Power Clean form check

[hammock23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnOh...ature=youtu.be


I can tell by the video that my arms are bending too soon, and my elbows probably still aren't getting up fast enough.

I tried turning my arms out and flexing my triceps to help keep my elbows from bending, but I've noticed very little improvement.


Any other ideas/cues for me to help fix these problems? How does everything else look?


Thanks in advance.

[Paul Horn]

The bar lands on your shoulders. You don't catch it in your hands and gently place it on the shoulders. You jump (HARD) with straight elbows, then you get under the bar and let it slam into the meat of your deltoids. My advice is to pick a lighter weight and work from the hang position. Once you can catch the bar in a solid rack, with the elbows pointing straight ahead (not down), you can start pulling from the floor.

[hammock23]

Thanks Paul. I dropped the weight down and practiced for the past hour or so and I think these look better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt8xnDLNuNw

[Paul Horn]

Yeah, buddy! Much better.

Now, make it heavier and post again.

[hammock23]

Here's 135. It looks like my first rep was probably the best as my arms appeared to stay straight for longer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeIIFj92lF8

[Paul Horn]

The bar is off your legs the entire way up. Treat it like a deadlift.