6 Dangerous Exercises You Should Never Do

Photo by: Jessica Cassity

The Power Clean
The power clean is a barbell exercise that requires you to pull the bar from floor and "catch" it at your shoulders in a display of athletic power. "If you're an athlete, plan on competing in Olympic lifting competition, and have a competent coach, go for it," says Jim Kielbaso, MS, CSCS, director of Total Performance Training Centers in Wixom and Rochester Hills, MI, and author of Ultimate Speed & ... more 

Photo by: Jessica Cassity

The Power Clean
The power clean is a barbell exercise that requires you to pull the bar from floor and "catch" it at your shoulders in a display of athletic power. "If you're an athlete, plan on competing in Olympic lifting competition, and have a competent coach, go for it," says Jim Kielbaso, MS, CSCS, director of Total Performance Training Centers in Wixom and Rochester Hills, MI, and author of Ultimate Speed & Agility and World's Hardest Exercises. "If you just want to be in great shape there's no reason to do this exercise." Because a power clean is so technical, it's extremely easy to do it incorrectly, which can lead to wrist, elbow, shoulder, and lower back injuries. To get a similar burn without the risk (or need for a coach), add plyometric drills, kettlebell swings, medicine ball throws, or burpees to your training program, suggests Kielbaso.

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