Clean & Jerk is a weightlifting movement on Fiz. Clean to front rack, then jerk overhead. Also known as c&j, clean and jerk, cj, grace, jerk. Primary muscles: quads, glutes, shoulders. Scored by reps + weight. Featured in 1RM Clean & Jerk, Grace, Hybrid Metcon X.
Clean & Jerk
also c&j, clean and jerk, cj, grace, jerk
Clean to front rack, then jerk overhead
Category
Weightlifting loaded barbell and dumbbell work
Logged as
RepsWeight / kg the fields Fiz records for this movement
Primary muscles
quadsglutesshoulders
Secondary
hamstringsupper backlatstricepscoreforearms
Appears in
Scaling ladder
2 easier
Clean & JerkWorks quads, glutes, shoulders
Squat CleanPull barbell to front rack position
Power CleanPull barbell to front rack position
Workouts using the clean & jerk
3 on FizFrequently asked
6 answersWhat muscles does the Clean & Jerk work?
Clean & Jerk primarily works quads, glutes, shoulders, with secondary engagement of hamstrings, upper back, lats, triceps, core, forearms.
How do you do a Clean & Jerk?
Clean to front rack, then jerk overhead.
How is the Clean & Jerk scored?
On Fiz, Clean & Jerk is tracked by reps + weight. Log your reps, weight, distance, or time and build a movement history that powers leaderboards and PRs.
What's an easier alternative to the Clean & Jerk?
Easier scaling options include Squat Clean, Power Clean. Each is a standalone movement in the Fiz glossary you can swap into any workout.
What else is the Clean & Jerk called?
Clean & Jerk is also written c&j, clean and jerk, cj, grace, jerk. Fiz resolves all of those spellings to the same movement, so a workout written either way logs to the same history.
What workouts include the Clean & Jerk?
1RM Clean & Jerk, Grace, Hybrid Metcon X. All free to log on Fiz.