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Axle Continental Clean and Push Press

Advanced strongman floor-to-overhead lift combining a continental axle clean with a controlled dip-and-drive push press.

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Axle Continental Clean and Push Press demonstration

Exercise overview

Training details

QuadricepsGlutesHamstringsUpper BackShouldersTricepsForearmsAbs

Equipment

Axle Bar

Sets × reps

4 × 3

Rest

2 min 30 sec

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 01Stand over the axle, brace, and take the prescribed secure grip on the thick bar.
  2. 02Lift the axle to the approved torso contact point, stabilize it, and change both hands to an even overhand grip.
  3. 03Extend the hips to move the axle into a secure front rack, then stand fully and reset the brace.
  4. 04Dip straight through the knees and hips, drive through the floor, and press the axle overhead as it rises.
  5. 05Stabilize with elbows extended and the axle over the midfoot, then lower to the rack and designated drop area with hands and feet clear.

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