Alternate Power Clean Programing

[Matthew Spicka]

Age 46, 215#

Max 5x3 145#

I dont feel like my PC will progress much past 150# which I am currently working back up to. I do have a bit of fear of the lift due to having a bad right knee, most likely an mcl tear.

I do enjoy them and do not want to quit so what I have been doing is adding extra reps vs. going up in weight. Today I did 125#, 3, 3, 3, 3, 7.

What does intermediate programming look like in the PC? I would almost prefer something with more reps and less weight, but still slowly progess the weight just maybe once or once every other week.

[Mark Rippetoe]

Practical Programming for Strength Training, 3rd edition – The Aasgaard Company

[Matthew Spicka]

Ah yes... My inclination was work ar higher rep ranges. But this is not the case. I should do doubles and then down to singles. This makes much more sense, remembering back to hurting my wrist once. I believe it was on the third rep of one of the later sets when my form broke down.

Time to get back into the books!