How do you perform Squat Clean?
How do you perform Squat Clean?
- Place your feet about shoulder-width apart, with your toes pointing slightly outward.
- Place two weights on the floor between your feet.
- Bend forward slightly and tuck your hips and knees to grab both weights.
- Keep your back straight and your shoulders back.
- Stand up straight as you bring the weights to your shoulders in a quick jerk.
- Once your body is upright, lower into a squat very quickly.
- Catch the weights on your shoulders in the squat position.
- From that squat position, stand up straight while holding the weights on or against your shoulders.
Common faults
- Losing the flat back.
- Hips don’t go low enough.
- Knees bend inward.
- Look at the ground.
- Incorrect posture of the back and shoulders.
