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Stretching

Chin To Chest Stretch

The Chin To Chest Stretch is a seated bodyweight stretch for the neck with additional tension that may be felt around the traps. The hands rest behind the head and provide gen...

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Strength Body Only

Chin-Up

The Chin-Up is a bodyweight pulling exercise performed with the palms facing the body. The lats provide much of the pulling force while the biceps, forearms, and middle back a...

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Strongman Other

Circus Bell

The Circus Bell is a strongman event performed with an oversized thick-handled dumbbell. The implement is cleaned from the floor to one shoulder and then driven overhead with...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean

The Clean is an Olympic weightlifting movement that brings a barbell from the floor to the front-rack position. The legs and hips accelerate the bar before the lifter pulls un...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean and Jerk

The Clean and Jerk is an Olympic lift performed in two distinct stages. The clean moves the bar from the floor to the shoulders, and the jerk drives it from the front rack to...

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Strength Barbell

Clean and Press

The Clean and Press combines an explosive barbell clean with an overhead press. The bar travels from the floor to the shoulders before being pressed overhead without a second...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean Deadlift

The Clean Deadlift is a deadlift variation performed with the stance, grip, and bar path used for a clean. The hamstrings, glutes, quadriceps, back, traps, forearms, and grip...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean from Blocks

The Clean from Blocks begins with the bar elevated on sturdy blocks rather than resting on the floor. Starting height can be adjusted to emphasize a specific portion of the pu...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean Pull

The Clean Pull uses the pulling phases of the clean without a catch. The bar moves from the floor through controlled knee extension and then accelerates as the hips, knees, an...

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Olympic Weightlifting Barbell

Clean Shrug

The Clean Shrug is an Olympic weightlifting accessory exercise performed with the bar held at mid-thigh. The traps elevate the shoulders while the forearms maintain the grip a...

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