The Starting Strength Channel | olympic lifts

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Josh Wells, SSC | May 03, 2021

Starting Strength Coach Josh Wells describes the difference between the three different types of jerks. 


Phil Meggers, SSC | April 19, 2021

Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers explains and demonstrates the proper rack position for the power clean. 


Josh Wells, SSC | February 25, 2021

Starting Strength Coach Josh Wells demonstrates how to learn to squat clean after gaining proficiency with the power clean.


Jonathon Sullivan MD, PhD, SSC | December 10, 2020

Sully discusses the 3 criteria for determining whether you should train the Olympic variants (the power clean and power snatch) after forty. These lifts are wonderful, but dispensable, and unless you have the desire, the aptitude, and the tolerance, they shouldn't be a part of your program.


Phil Meggers, SSC | November 30, 2020

Starting Strength Coach Phil Meggers discusses the beginning of the power clean and why accelerating the bar is required once the basic positions and movement are learned.




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