This Is How You Clean & Jerk A Baby

6 Rounds
5 heavy Clean and Jerks or
10 light Clean and Jerks
Rest 1′

If you have been paying any attention to the Olympics, you might have heard about Olympic lifting and the clean & jerk. You lift the barbell from the ground to overhead in two separate moves. The power generation for this exercise is unmatched – a heavy load moving very very fast. The clean and jerk is not just useful for lifting a barbell and the movement’s utility is everywhere – heaving up heavy boxes, bags, and any object that can be heaved – even a baby!

Although the lift is quick and over in a few seconds, the body pays a heavy metabolic price for moving the weight so fast. The common question of “Where is the Cardio?” regarding CrossFit is answered thoroughly when doing multiple clean & jerks in a row.

We teach the lift first with PVC pipe and work on form and establishing motor patterns. After that is mastered, we move on to light weights and progress from there.

Welcome to Jeff, Trevor, and Audrey to CrossFit Portland! Jeff got his first kipping pull up – maybe even his first pull up ever? – after class yesterday!