Get a Better Front Rack | Phil Meggers

[stef]

Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers demonstrates a helpful stretch for you to get a better front rack position for the clean.

[Steven Kalin]

For me where I’m catching it is my collar bone. Causing me endless trouble. Going to be hitting this hard.

[CommanderFun]

For me where I’m catching it is my collar bone. Causing me endless trouble. Going to be hitting this hard.

Might need to widen the grip. I had that problem until I widened my clean grip to the same width as my bench grip.

That trick with the straps really does make this a good stretch. I actually have tried using this to teach cleans, but not as a stretch, as an actual movement done for reps. I found just repeatedly front racking off the hooks gets you more comfortable moving to catch the bar. Slips neatly right into the "from the top down" teaching process as the very first thing.