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Clean Pulls, which can be done from the floor, from just below the knee, or from above the knee (hang clean position). It is meant to build the strength of the muscles that contribute to the "pull" portion of a power clean. This is very valuable for both practice of an important skill, and general strength.
If you are new to this or have trouble maintaining proper form, you should begin with clean pulls from above the knee, then progress to doing them from below the knee and then the floor, as you get better with practice.
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note the "follow down"
like I said in the high pulls video, this is the way to "follow" the bar back down to the ground- again, especially with heavy weights, and when you're going from the ground, just let the bar go down, and hang on to keep control of where it goes.
weight...
I like these a lot I think. I'm assuming that this would be done with a load heavier than one could actually clean, is that correct?
usually
Yeah, they're an assistance exercise, so typicaly you would be able to lift more with this than you could clean. Make sure that you do these safely anyway.