The hip power clean is a hang lift from a contrived position—in an actual power clean, the trunk will be approximately vertical when the bar is at the hip or high thigh rather than the shoulders still being over the bar as in this exercise. Note that this is not the same as a dip power 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 into the crease of the hip or high thigh as you bring the shoulders in front of the bar.
 
Change directions and complete a power clean as you would otherwise.
 
Notes
The difference between the dip and hip power clean is that a dip power clean keeps the trunk vertical, whereas a hip power clean involves a forward hinge of the hips. Hip power clean s are of questionable utility because they position the lifter artificially—with the bar at the hip or high thigh in an actual power clean, the trunk would be vertical and the knees forward like in a dip power clean or power clean from power position. It also tends to make lifters bend the elbows significantly to keep the bar in the hip, which changes the lift even more from the real thing. It’s arguably more of a way to cheat on a dip power clean to make it easier for lifters who have trouble with leg drive—exactly the ones who need to be doing dip power cleans instead of hip.
 
Purpose
The hip power 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 power clean can serve as a lighter clean exercise on light training days, replacing power clean s 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.