Power clean form check

[sasamsa]

Here it the video:
power clean video

[David Geiger]

1) You never really get set before you pull, which is fine at this light weight, but is going to cause you to miss reps when the weight is heavier. Take a brief second, stop all that bouncing around, and squeeze up tight like it is a deadlift. 2) You are not fully extending on the jump; so, "get tall" and jump very hard and try to put your head through the ceiling. 3) At the jump point, the bar should contact your thighs. You are leaving the bar a couple of inches in front of you. Again, this will cause you to miss reps at heavier weights. 4) Try using a slightly wider grip to allow your elbows to rotate forward and up faster, you are moving them to the correct finish position, but not until after the rack has occurred. There's more, but start with this.

[Scott Hanson]

I second AtlantaDave's comments on the setup. Every rep is different because of the bouncing up and down before the pull. You are trying to achieve a perfect, tight setup that is repeatable every time. In addition to his other comments, you are also bending your arms prematurely, with the possible exception of rep 1. On rep two, you start your pull off the floor with slightly bent elbows, arms straighten, then bend again before you complete the jump. Rep three, you bend your arms before you complete the jump. The early arm bend is not horrible, but it will not improve as you add weight, so fix now.

[poser]

In addition to what was said above (deadlift form to the knees, then explode), you can probably slow down on the deadlift portion of the pull. You are really "ripping" the bar off the floor. Nothing wrong with starting the movement slow and controlled and then accelerating into the power position.


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