Progression ladder for the Power Clean

Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.

Easier and harder steps around the Power Clean

These are the substitutes for the Power Clean, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.

Easier steps (6)

  1. Sumo Deadlift With Bands

    Sumo Deadlift With Bands

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  2. Sumo Deadlift With Chains

    Sumo Deadlift With Chains

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  3. Reverse Band Deadlift

    Reverse Band Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  4. Sumo Deadlift

    Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  5. Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift

    Reverse Band Sumo Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings
  6. Snatch Deadlift

    Snatch Deadlift

    • Advanced
    • Barbell
    • Hamstrings

Where you are now

Power Clean

  • Advanced
  • Barbell
  • Hamstrings

Harder steps

Nothing in the substitutes for the Power Clean scores harder than it.

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