Power Training: Clean Pulls
In previous posts we have covered the hang power clean, push jerk, and hang power snatch as power training exercises that can be used in a team strength and conditioning setting. One...
Olympic lifts
Power Training: The Hang Power Clean
The power clean is one of the foundational exercises in the weight room for developing power. With the power clean the athlete lifts the bar from the floor to the shoulders in...
Strength and Measurements Matter
The Olympic lifts have several phases. The first pull, where the bar is slowly lifted off the ground. The second pull, which is the explosive part of the lift. The amortization phase...
Variations of the Clean, Part 3
Up to this point we’ve covered how to teach the clean, variations of the clean using hang cleans and block cleans, and variations of the clean using different types of pulls. This...
Variations of the Clean, Part 1
In two previous posts I spent a lot of time covering different ways to teach the clean. Olympic lifters use a wide range of assistance exercises to improve their cleans. Many of...