- Begin with the barbell on the floor
Clean and Jerk How To
Why do it?
The Clean and Jerk is a complex multi-stage Olympic movement to lift the heaviest weight possible above your head using a barbell.
Form Check
Instructions
- Push the bar off the floor like a deadlift
- Drive with hip and toe extension
- Jump under the bar into a low Front Squat position
- Stand up straight
- Spring down until there is a slight bend in your knees and back
- Recoil up driving the bar from your feet into the air
- Split your legs to get under the bar as it reaches its highest point
- Extend the arms fully and catch the bar in a stable split position
- Stand up from the split position