Barbell High Pull

How to perform it

Step-by-step instructions

1. 01Stand with your midfoot under a barbell on the floor, take an overhand clean-width grip just outside the legs, and set a tight start position with a neutral spine.
2. 02Push through the whole foot to lift the bar, keeping it close to the shins and maintaining your back angle until the bar passes the knees.
3. 03Continue driving with the legs as the bar reaches the thighs, then extend the hips, knees, and ankles forcefully without swinging the bar away.
4. 04After full extension, shrug and pull the elbows high and out to guide the bar toward the upper abdomen or chest without curling or catching it.
5. 05Keep the bar close as it descends, absorb it with bent hips and knees, and return it to the floor under control before resetting.