fused wrist and Cleans

[ndoud]

Hey Coach,

I have a client, lady, 34, good shape but has 1 fused wrist due to a injury about 12 years ago.....she is now ready for strength training (outside of big gym SB) is there any way to teach or a substitute movment for the Power Clean????when the wrist mobility is basically not there.

thanks,

Nathan

[Mark Rippetoe]

She has no reason to clean under these circumstances. Just have her deadlift.

[mlentzner]

She could power snatch, right? I assume she is otherwise in good orthopedic condition.

[DV]

My, rather unlucky, wife apart from the rotator-cuff deal also had her wrist immobilized with surgery a few years back, so this is interesting to me as well. We cant deadlift All The Time (only squat), so apart from chins might hi-pulls and/or (dare I say it) BB rows be useful?

[Mark Rippetoe]

She could power snatch, right? I assume she is otherwise in good orthopedic condition.

Believe it or not, the snatch actually requires wrist mobility.

My, rather unlucky, wife apart from the rotator-cuff deal also had her wrist immobilized with surgery a few years back, so this is interesting to me as well. We cant deadlift All The Time (only squat), so apart from chins might hi-pulls and/or (dare I say it) BB rows be useful?

Sure. Row away.

[Jamie J. Skibicki]

speed deadlifts? Clean pulls?

[Mark Rippetoe]

For a 34 year-old female novice just starting strength training?

[Eric K]

For a 34 year-old female novice just starting strength training?

E-ghad! You're right! Get her behind a prowler and doing box squats with chains AND bands!