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The hip clean is a hang lift from a contrived position-in an actual clean, the trunk will be approximately vertical when the bar is at the upper thigh rather than the shoulders still being over the bar as in this exercise. Note that this is not the same as a dip clean.
Stand tall with the bar in your clean grip and hanging at arms’ length. Brace the trunk and ensure your balance is even over the whole foot.
Hinge at the hips and bend the knees slightly, keeping the bar tucked up against the same point on your body it started as you bring the shoulders in front of the bar.
Change directions and complete a clean as you would otherwise.
Notes
The difference between the dip and hip clean is that a dip clean keeps the trunk vertical, whereas a hip clean involves a forward hinge of the hips. Hip cleans are of questionable utility because they position the lifter artificially-with the bar at this height in an actual clean, the trunk would be vertical and the knees forward like in a dip clean or clean from power position. It’s arguably more of a way to cheat on a dip clean to make it easier for lifters who have trouble with leg drive-exactly the ones who need to be doing dip cleans instead of hip.
Purpose
The hip clean is simply a very high hang position that forces a lifter to finish more aggressively and completely, and commit to an aggressive, quick turnover.
Programming
The hip clean can serve as a lighter clean exercise on light training days, replacing power cleans or other hang clean variations to force a reduction in intensity and allow recovery between heavier training days. It can also be taken heavy, and up to maximal effort. Use 1-3 reps per set.
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[@jenniferw3458]

I "think" I understand this is a contrived position for the purpose of this drill, but now I'm confusing myself with the timing and shoulder position over the bar when it comes to performing cleans at full speed, as well as when performing them from the power position.
Can you please tell me if I'm correct in my understanding of a few things?
1.The hip clean is a drill that is essentially a high hang, but with shoulders slightly in front of the bar instead of over it. The drill is performed with a slight bend in the elbows (as well as the knees). The purpose is for the lifter to feel the bar in the hip pocket and the connection to full hip extension, in addition to practicing fast, aggressive turnover.
If my understanding is correct, do you find this drill to be confusing to lifters who already struggle with early arm bend? Is there any particular scenario where you would suggest using this drill to help correct a movement flaw, as compared to others?
2. When performing cleans from the power position, the difference from the hip clean is that the arms have no bend until this hips are open (just as it should be in a regular clean). The shoulders should be on top of the bar. This is a helpful movement for lifters who struggle with the early arm bend, as well as those who are getting behind the bar too early (typically resulting in a jump back in the landing).
So sorry for not finding a more succinct way to ask my questions! Greatly value the knowledge you share and love your videos and articles. Thank you!

[@CatalystAthletics]

Power position is different because trunk is vertical, meaning it's an actually accurate position that will occur during a clean.
The arm bend is a minor issue with regard to the hip clean - the real problem is that during a clean, when the bar is at that position on the body, the trunk will be vertical, not leaned forward. So again, I would never use the hip clean.... I see no benefit to it, and lots of drawbacks. It's included in my library for the sake of thoroughness, not as an endorsement of the exercise.
See if this video helps your understanding - ruclips.net/video/zpZOlqsaiNE/видео.html