Originally Posted by
jbackos
I'm probably going to get flamed here but here goes. Why are we having trainees performing power cleans when they haven't mastered basic pulling mechanics and can barely deadlift their own bodyweight? Why not use a 2 day a week deadlift program comprised on one volume day, and one technique day using a cycled number of singles at intermediate weight (70-85%)? Any comments are appreciated.
Regarding the pull off the floor, I discovered that as my block pull poundage increased, my pull off the floor became stronger and my starting position improved. I used to believe that deficits were required to improve the initial pull but have changed my position, now believing that the pull off the floor is weak, then it is usually the lower back/core (sorry) which is weak and that training the legs by doing deficits or trap bar lifts will only exacerbate the issue. Understandably this may be peculiar to my situation but am curious if anyone else had a similar experience.