Programming Cleans

[niclane]

My clean has been stuck for a while and 185# is my best single. I've just switched from TM to 5/3/1 and am doing cleans on bench day. I've been working up to a heavy single and then doing 4 sets of 3 with ~85% of that weight. I just started this, so I don't know how it's working yet (but my deadlifts seem to like having their own day and I'm hopeful that an increasing dead will also help bring my clean along).

If my goal is to increase my clean, is that as good a method as any, or would you recommend a different approach?

Thanks!

[Andy Baker (KSC)]

I don't clean that often anymore but my cleans have always responded best to increased frequency. This may be because I suck at cleans and the extra days of form work have helped my heavy days. Except for early stage novices I don't like triples for cleans....I like singles and doubles. And yes, getting your squat and deadlift up is the best way to a better clean for the average joe. I guess keep your heavy clean day where it is, and then maybe do a second day of lighter cleans as a warm up for your deadlift.

[niclane]

I don't clean that often anymore but my cleans have always responded best to increased frequency. This may be because I suck at cleans and the extra days of form work have helped my heavy days. Except for early stage novices I don't like triples for cleans....I like singles and doubles. And yes, getting your squat and deadlift up is the best way to a better clean for the average joe. I guess keep your heavy clean day where it is, and then maybe do a second day of lighter cleans as a warm up for your deadlift.

Thanks, I'll give that a shot.

[swiminator]

This has been working for me: http://startingstrength.com/resource...687#post472687