For some onlookers, Olympic weightlifting moves like the clean exercise might seem straightforward. You load a barbell and basically throw the weight up. But powerlifters and bodybuilders know this ...

Standard squat exercises target your quadriceps, hamstrings, glutes, abdominals, and calves. Other squat types, like barbell squats, work slightly different muscle groups such as your back muscles.

The clean is an explosive full-body movement that helps develop total-body power and strength. Try your hand at this Olympic lift and you’ll quickly learn it’s the ultimate test of strength, ...