The clean is a pure bit of functionality. The clean is simply pulling a load from the ground to the shoulders, where frequently the object is being readied for lifting overhead. With the clean, we take ourselves from standing over an object and pulling it to moving under it and supporting it.

With your feet anchored, touch the backs of your hands to the ground above your head on the lean back, and touch your fingers to your feet or anchors at the top of the sit-up.