Powercleans for the first time

[zar9star]

This is the first time me doing powercleans. Am I doing the infamous "arm-pull"?
Also, I noticed that my stance after the jump is more narrow than before. Is this an issue?

5th set:

https://youtube/9q5zbbgXzf4
https://youtu.be/9q5zbbgXzf4

[Scott Tomlinson]

Hate to say it but I do see some arm pull. Play the video in slow motion if you can, or pause it just as the bar passes your knees. Your elbows begin to bend as you begin your jump when you still have a good back angle and haven't fully extended yet. As you jump, a lot of your power is taken away as your arms straighten back out. You want all that power to go directly to the bar. 1st and 2nd reps show it most, 3rd is a bit better.

Try to focus on keeping​ them straight all the way through the jump, then quickly move into the catch. As an analogy, imagine you want to pull a kettle bell up with a chain. You lift it off the ground slowly, then as you get ready to pull hard you let it down a bit and slack the chain. As you pull hard the chain snaps tight again against your pull and you lose power. You want the chain (your arms) tight the whole time as you jerk it up. If you try to lift with your biceps at all, they will lose and the bar will stretch your arms out again.

Would a SSC or more experienced user agree with this analogy?

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Hi,

Am I doing the infamous "arm-pull"?

You are.
A couple of things you might try to improve the situation:

- rotate your elbows in (so that the inside of the elbow faces back)
- lock your triceps and keep them locked

Locking your triceps is effective, but requires a lot of control; triceps need to stay locked until the jump, and unlock immediately right after it (otherwise you've never going to rack that bar).

Also, I noticed that my stance after the jump is more narrow than before. Is this an issue?

Not sure whether is an issue or not. It might indicate some problem elsewhere in the lift. It certainly is unusual.

Last but not least: 60Kg seems a lot of weight for a first time.

Hope this helps,


IPB

[zar9star]

Thank you guys. I will work on the ellbows. It's not my first time lifting,
just first cleans. I was a YNDTP guy who did rows instead.