Clean Deadlift

Trains the Hamstrings.

Equipment
A barbell
Mechanic
Compound
Force
Pull
Level
Beginner
Clean Deadlift: the muscles it trains, from behind. Primary — Biceps Femoris (Long Head), Biceps Femoris (Short Head), Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Also worked — Forearm Flexors, Forearm Extensors, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius and 11 more.Clean Deadlift: the muscles it trains, from the front. Primary — Biceps Femoris (Long Head), Biceps Femoris (Short Head), Semitendinosus and Semimembranosus. Also worked — Forearm Flexors, Forearm Extensors, Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius and 11 more.
The muscles this trains, front and back. Deeper red is primary.

How to do it

  1. Set a loaded barbell on the floor over the middle of your feet, stance about hip-width.
  2. Bend down and take an overhand grip wider than your shoulders — the grip a clean uses.
  3. Set your hips lower than in a conventional deadlift, chest up and back flat.
  4. Push the floor away and lift the bar, keeping it close to your legs.
  5. Keep the torso angle steady through the first half rather than letting the hips rise first.
  6. Stand tall at the top, then lower along the same path.

Common mistakes

Muscles worked

Primary

Secondary