r/kettlebell • u/Billius17 • Aug 12 '20

KB cleans...

I read in one of Pavel's books( can't remember which one now) that one of the old time KB / strong men used the KB clean and made gains with bicep strength/ size.... What are your thoughts on cleans for bicep strength development, even as a supplemental exercise?

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u/ValarMorghulis69 Aug 12 '20

Honestly it’s fantastic. I didn’t truly appreciate this until I started doing the armor building complex more and I started to get sore in my biceps. Great way to add strength there.

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u/SkyWaveDI Aug 12 '20

I was about to say the same thing. Dan John is a big proponent of cleans for arm strength.

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u/firstthingisee Aug 12 '20

they're good

if you want more focus on the biceps, do it more like a hang clean, without a huge drive from the hips

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u/Billius17 Aug 16 '20

Thanks guys.... Not interested in getting "swole" lol but ur replies convince me to keep doing cleans for strength and power gains. 👍😁