The Clean

The clean is a pure bit of functionality. The clean is simply pulling a load from the ground to the shoulders where frequently the object is being readied for lifting overhead. With the clean we take ourselves from standing over an object pulling it, to under it and supporting. The clean is a pure bit of functionality. It builds immense strength and power but this is only the more obvious part of the clean’s story. This complex movement actually contains within itself two princely exercises – the deadlift and squat. With the clean we take ourselves from standing over an object pulling it, to under it and clean is unique among weight training exercises in that it demands extraordinary athleticism beyond strength and power. — CrossFit is the world’s leading platform for improving health and performance. In the 20 years since its founding, CrossFit has grown from a garage gym in Santa Cruz, California, into the world’s most effective program for improving health and performance through nutrition and exercise. CrossFit is the world’s leading provider of accredited performance-based training courses and certifications and has more than 125,000 credentialed coaches across the world. The program can be modified to welcome people of all ages and abilities and millions of people have already experienced CrossFit’s transformational benefits in more than 13,000 affiliated gyms across 158 countries. CrossFit also directs the CrossFit Games season, beginning with the annual CrossFit Open, through which athletes at every level compete worldwide, and culminating in the CrossFit Games, where top athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth®. Learn more about CrossFit → Find a CrossFit gym near you → Find CrossFit Courses near you → View CrossFit workouts → Subscribe to CrossFit email newsletters → Learn more about the CrossFit Games → CrossFit® - Forging Elite Fitness® The CrossFit Games® - The Sport of Fitness™ - The Fittest On Earth™