The Seated Dumbbell Clean: Building the Upper Back and Shoulders

The seated dumbbell clean is one of those exercises that people think must be performed incorrectly when they see it. I first learned of it from Louie Simmons’ old Westside Barbell VHS tapes. It is a pretty crude, momentum driven exercise, that delivers results. At Westside it was used to build the upper back, strengthen the external rotators, and make …