What muscles does the Barbell Clean And Press work?

Mainly the abs, front delts and glutes.

What equipment do you need for the Barbell Clean And Press?

It uses a barbell. Without it, the Dumbbell Single Arm Clean And Press and the Pike Push-Up/Handstand Push-Up train the same muscles the same way.

GymVim rates it advanced. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.

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A full-body lift that pulls the bar from the floor to overhead in two phases — power, posture, and pressing strength in one rep.

Stand with feet hip-width apart, bar over mid-foot, and grip just outside the knees with a flat back.
Drive through the floor and pull the bar up the body, keeping it close as the hips and knees extend.
Pull yourself under the bar quickly and catch it on the front of the shoulders with elbows pointing forward.
Stand fully tall with the bar racked, brace the core, and reset your breath before the press.
Press the bar straight overhead by pushing through the shoulders and triceps until the arms lock out.
Lower the bar back to the shoulders, then to the floor with control to reset for the next rep.

Yanking the bar with the arms early instead of driving the legs and hips first, which kills power.
Catching the bar with low elbows, which collapses the rack position and stresses the wrists.
Pressing the bar in front of the head instead of straight up, which strains the lower back and shoulders.
Rounding the back on the pull from the floor, putting the spine in a weak and risky position.

What muscles does the Barbell Clean And Press work?: Mainly the abs, front delts and glutes.
What equipment do you need for the Barbell Clean And Press?: It uses a barbell. Without it, the Dumbbell Single Arm Clean And Press and the Pike Push-Up/Handstand Push-Up train the same muscles the same way.
Is the Barbell Clean And Press good for beginners?: GymVim rates it advanced. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Band Overhead Press.