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Strength exercise

Log Clean and Press

How to do it

  1. Stand over the log bar with feet hip width apart, gripping the neutral handles and hinging at the hips to set your back flat.
  2. Drive through your legs and hips to pull the log up and rotate it onto your shoulders in one motion, absorbing it with a slight knee bend.
  3. Reset your stance with feet shoulder width apart, the log resting across your shoulders and chest.
  4. Dip your knees, then drive through your legs and hips to press the log overhead until your arms lock out, working the shoulders, gluteus maximus, quadriceps, and core.
  5. Lower the log back to your shoulders under control, then set it back to the floor between reps.
  6. Keep your torso upright through the clean phase rather than rounding your back to muscle the log off the floor.

Muscles worked

ShouldersMuscles surrounding the shoulder joint, responsible for a wide range of arm movements. All Shoulders exercises
Gluteus MaximusLargest gluteal muscle responsible for hip extension and external rotation. All Gluteus Maximus exercises
QuadricepsMuscles located at the front of the thigh, responsible for extending the knee. All Quadriceps exercises
CoreThe group of trunk muscles across the abdomen, sides, and lower back that stabilize the spine and pelvis and transfer force between the upper and lower body. All Core exercises

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Axle Clean and PressBarbell CleanBarbell Clean and JerkBarbell Hang CleanBarbell Hang SnatchBarbell Muscle Snatch
Type
Strength
Primary muscles
Shoulders, Gluteus Maximus, Quadriceps, Core
Measured in
Reps and weight