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Axle Clean and Press exercise illustration

Axle Clean and Press

Cleaning a thick axle bar from the floor to the shoulders and pressing it overhead, a strongman lift that works the grip hard.

Body part
Full body
Equipment
Barbell
Category
Strongman
Pattern
Vertical push
Mainly works
Front delts, glutes and quadriceps
Also
Triceps, forearms and upper back

Cues

  1. Pull the axle to the shoulders
  2. Dip and drive
  3. Lock out overhead