Wednesday we’re practicing 2 position power cleans. Obviously we want to develop strength, but more importantly we’re working on technique and positioning. The focus is on the second pull of the clean, from above the knees through acceleration to full extension and the point immediately before beginning to pull under the bar.
Maintaining good positioning, with high contact and the bar tight to the body is generally more easily achieved from the hang, the first starting point we’re working from. It gets a little trickier when starting from the ground, and we need to get around those pesky knees. Ideally the second pull and receiving position will look identical for both cleans, with similar launch points, bar paths, and footwork.
The different starting positions can help to reveal movement flaws. Maybe you have difficulty getting around your knees, maintaining a good contact point, and hitting full extension when the weight is taken from the floor. Wherever you’re at with the clean, remember, just like pretty much everything else we practice, any inefficiencies can be improved by drilling the very exercise that uncovered them.
Strength/Skill:
Clean Pull 3×3 (use best set of power cleans + at least 5kg)
AMRAP 7:
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Hang Clean/Power Clean 105kg today was more passy-outie than usual.
WOD – 6+3 Tried 135# and my shoulders said no thanks, did 50kg (115#) instead.
“today was more passy-outie than usual.”
this made me laugh out loud.
Hang Clean/Power Clean: 60kg
WOD: 4+1 – Subbed Power Cleans @ 60kg for the Shoulder to Overhead due to shoulder issues. Turned into a leg burner with the power cleans.
Thanks Erika for the push today!
Correction WOD PCs @ 50kg
Of course, Joe! You are the one that pushed today and it got you one more full round…AWESOME. Now, we do that more! :)
HPC/PC: 75kg
Felt weak after yesterdays hard WOD.
WOD: 5+9 Rx
PC: 64 kg (form felt good, would like to have gone higher but ran out of time)
WOD: 4+4 Rx
would like to have gotten the last 2 S to OH’s, but had fun with this one for sure
PC/HC: 55kg
WOD: 5+8
Erika kept forgetting about me today soooooooooooo I feel like I should write in capital letters. But I won’t.
PC/HC: 50kg
WOD: 5+11 – My arms have serious problems staying straight. Must fix soon.
Nice job to my fellow mathletes (AKA 9AM)
IM SORRY!! when I put the name last and disorganized from the lined up class written I have issues.
excuses excuses. ;) silly girl. still love you though.