Power clean 60kg form check

[Nico Garcia]

They look better than the last ones I saw. Much better.
Yes, elbows should be faster, the triple extensions could be angrier but, overall, a clear improvement.
Keep at it.

IPB

Thanks, will do. Appreciate the feedback.

[Nico Garcia]

Power cleans are one of those few things that adding weight actually improves technique, since you can't rack it if you pull it wrong. These are actually pretty good cleans. Add some weight and make up your mind to rack the bar harder and faster.

I feel like today at 77.5 kg these started to click. Still need work but I think I see what I need to work on now.

https://youtu.be/83Zn4XeQj4A?feature=shared

[Nico Garcia]

I’m at 80 kg now. Am I still on the right track? Keep adding weight? Thanks for the help guys!

https://youtu.be/hfVw-aFSFWQ?feature=shared

[Mark Rippetoe]

These look pretty good.

[Nico Garcia]

These look pretty good.

Alright, thanks Rip — appreciate the continued feedback from you.

[IlPrincipeBrutto]

Hello,

I’m at 80 kg now. Am I still on the right track?

let me take the dangerous course of action of (partially) disagreeing with the great man himself.

Besides being on of the best exercises for the coordination of the full extension of the posterior chain, one of the ways the Power Clean is sometimes used is as a stepping stone towards learning the Clean. I know, we are not doing this here, but hear me out for a minute.
In the Clean learning process, once you have learned to Power Clean, your next step is to Power Clean + squat down and back up. The point here is that after the PC, your feet should be in a position that allows you (should you want) to just squat down, and back up, without any further adjustments.

It looks as if you would not be able to do that; you land your PC with very wide feet and in position that does not seem that stable; indeed, you have to quickly recover a narrow stance and stand up.

The bottom line is that I think you should try to complete you PC with a narrower, more stable position. Because the point of the PC is not (or should not , imho) to just rack the bar anyhow.

IPB

[Mark Rippetoe]

IPB is right. The stance you return to after the rack should be the stance you hit after the jump.

[Nico Garcia]

you land your PC with very wide feet and in position that does not seem that stable; indeed, you have to quickly recover a narrow stance and stand up.

The bottom line is that I think you should try to complete you PC with a narrower, more stable position. Because the point of the PC is not (or should not , imho) to just rack the bar anyhow.

IPB

Totally, I see that now and I’m not sure why I’m doing it. I’ll see what I can do to fix it. Probably will need to reset the weight a bit. Thanks!