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Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position

How to do the Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

CompoundKettlebellsIntermediatePull
Primary muscles

Forearms

Secondary

Biceps, Shoulders

Equipment

Kettlebells

Step by step

How to do the Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position

  1. 1

    Initiate the exercise by standing upright with a kettlebell in one hand.

  2. 2

    Swing the kettlebell back forcefully and then reverse the motion forcefully. Crush the kettlebell handle as hard as possible and raise the kettlebell to your shoulder.

In Ascend

Log it, see it on your body.

Every Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your forearms volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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