Barbell Squat / Power Cleans
- Stand with your feet a little wider than shoulder width apart with your hands firmly gripped on the barbell at about the same width as your feet. The barbell should be resting on your upper thighs
- Using your hips for initial explosiveness, thrust them forward into the barbell
- At the same time bring the barbell up along your body using the initial thrust while squatting to catch the bar
- Finish with the barbell resting across your upper pectoral muscles
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Barbell squat / power cleans is a gym work out exercise that targets middle back / lats and also involves glutes & hip flexors and middle back / lats and shoulders and upper back & lower traps. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Barbell squat / power cleans, medicine ball / alternating side slams and trx suspension strap pull ups are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as barbell squat / power cleans. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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