Lower body · Power
Hang Power Clean
Triple extension = sprint acceleration
Coaching cues
How to do it well
These are the cues the app shows on the exercise card, written for the moment you are standing in front of the bar.
- Violent hip extension
- Punch elbows through
- Land in quarter squat
- Tempo
- Aggressive pull
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In the program
How Train Smart prescribes it
The sets and reps below are the authored starting point. The actual weight you see is calculated from your own last top set and the week you are in within your four-week block.
Alternatives
If you cannot do this one
Rack taken, kit missing, or it does not suit you. These are the swaps the app offers, matched by movement pattern and body region — each with the reason it is a fair substitute.
| Alternative | Why it works as a swap |
|---|---|
| Power Clean from Floor | Full-pull triple extension — football, rugby, AFL |
| Hang Power Snatch | Fastest bar-speed Olympic lift — sprint power |
| Clean Pull | Skill-free triple-extension overload — high force, low complexity |
| DB Snatch | Explosive single-arm power, easy to learn |
| Single-Arm DB Clean | Asymmetric explosive pull — combat athletes |
| Trap Bar Jump | Loaded jump — power with no barbell skill |
This exercise, in a program that knows why it is there
Train Smart puts this movement in the right session, at the right point in your block, at a weight calculated for you — and swaps it automatically if you do not have the kit.
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