Exercise guide
Clean & Jerk.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Movement
- Compound
- Level
- Intermediate
Muscles at work
Make every rep count.
- 01
Start setup: Place the bar over the “knot” of your shoelaces (close, but not scraping your shins). Feet about shoulder-width with toes slightly out. Grip the bar just outside shoulder width.
- 02
Get tight: Hips down, chest proud, eyes forward. Brace your core and keep your back flat.
- 03
### Clean
- 04
First pull: Push the floor away and keep the bar tight to your legs. As the bar rises, let your knees shift back to clear the path.
- 05
Power position: Once the bar passes the knees, bring the knees forward slightly and get your torso more upright.
- 06
Explode: Jump straight up and shrug hard (don’t loop the bar away from you).
- 07
Pull under + rack: As the bar reaches shoulder height, whip the elbows around and through fast so they point forward.
- 08
Catch: Drop into a squat and catch the bar on your shoulders in a solid front rack (bar on the delts, elbows up, hands outside shoulders).
- 09
Stand: Drive up by extending hips and knees until fully tall.
- 10
### Jerk
- 11
Prep: Adjust your grip if needed. Bring elbows down to about 45° while keeping the bar supported.
- 12
Dip: A short, vertical dip by bending the knees (torso stays upright; heels down).
- 13
Drive + split: Explode straight up and punch the bar overhead. As the bar is still rising, split your legs and drop under to catch with elbows locked.
- 14
Recover: Step the front foot back slightly, then the back foot forward, finishing with feet together under the bar.
- 15
Finish safely: Lower or drop the bar from overhead in a controlled way (make sure the area is clear).
- 16
Repeat for reps.





