Guys I already said I'm not catching it with my arms. I'm pc'ing 175lbs right now and that feels heavy for me especially since the movement is difficult for me in the first place. At the end of the rep I let the bar fall off my shoulders close to my body, and as it approaches my thighs I bend my legs slightly to break the weight of the fall.
How can I get used to it if I have to skip my power clean sets because of how painful the bruising is?
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/3161/29758632.jpg
It doesn't look too bad because of the amount of light in the pic, but it really looks nasty in person.