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To: Nervous Tick

“Do a set of squats, followed by cleans, every day, usually around breakfast. Don’t know what that other stuff is.”

Depending on what exercise you call a “clean” and “clean and jerk” (there are several variations — e.g., standing clean, power clean, etc.), you do a deadlift when you pick the bar up and bring it to your waist.

It’s the “hip hinge” part of movement. Easily the most fundamental exercise for longevity, other than walking.

More glute focused than a squat, although both target the quads and have considerable overlap.

If you do squats already, consider putting single leg work into the rotation — a standing lunge (basically a one-legged squat) or, better, a Bulgarian split squat (a lunge/one legged squat with the non-working leg behind you on a bench, box, or even a chair). One leg work does wonders for hip mobility, knee strength, etc.


52 posted on 01/08/2026 7:19:35 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: Jewbacca

You got my attention with the snatch.


64 posted on 01/08/2026 7:54:41 AM PST by Laslo Fripp (Does anybody proofread anymore)
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