Welcome back to the final edition of our Foundational Movement Series!! Over the past year (we skipped a few months, ha), we’ve covered the 9 fundamental movements of CrossFit on our YouTube page and our blog. Take a trip down movement memory lane – The Air Squat, Front Squat, Overhead Squat, Shoulder Press, Push Press, Push Jerk, Deadlift, & Sumo Deadlift High Pull.
Today we cover our last & final movement – the Medicine Ball Clean. View our video about it here.
Key Points:
- Setup – Ball on the floor. Stand with feet shoulder width apart, weight in the heels, shoulders over the ball & knees in line with toes. Ball is positioned on the floor between the legs with clearance for the arms. Arms are straight with palms on the outside of the ball.
- Execution – Drive through the legs and heels, hips fully extend hips and shrug with straight arms. Hips close to land in a front squat and arms pull under to catch the ball with elbows beneath the ball.
- Rep Completions – Stand up to full extension with the ball in the rack position.
You can view the Medicine Ball Clean with Julie Foucher here.
Spend some time working with the Medball Clean to perfect it & then try it out in a WOD! Super spicy!
We hope you’ve enjoyed our Foundational Movement Series. Here’s moving well & moving often!!
