pick it up as if it was a power clean received without a front rack . Yeah that ' s another way to do it , I guess , but I always found actual clean to put me in a more advantageous position . I can see it being easier if you ' re getting some momentum from the clean and don ' t stop at the shoulder . Actually that ' s what I thought too after having recognized that effect , and also having asked several fellow lifters to try it out with same results higher RM or more reps . However you actually get more reps out of cleaned OHP , which wouldn ' t make sense if it was all about momentum not much momentum after 1 st rep . Also when I OHP I always clean it these days , I always pause for a moment after clean to get rid of momentum . Re narrow grip , narrow stance I do narrowish grip middle or ring finger on the barbell rings and narrowish stance squeezing glutes and all that . Since OHP is usually somewhat in the realm of 12 of deadlift , I feel relatively safe doing OHP from clean and even being its advocate .