Tips on cleans

singingflutelady
singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I want to start the Texas method but it has cleans I'm it and I don't know how to do them. I did body pump a few times a long time ago but I wasn't doing them right (basically curling the bar up) and the instructor didn't correct my form. Does anyone have any tips or are there any good instructional videos out there? Thanks

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  • rileyes
    rileyes Posts: 1,406 Member
    T Nation---> "Sure-fire Way to Learn the Clean"
  • rejectuf
    rejectuf Posts: 487 Member
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyoH5FV03s

    Glenn Pendlay tutorial on how to clean.
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
    edited January 2016
    https://youtu.be/wIB_X2N6020

    Edit. These are power cleans. My mistake. The difference between a power clean and just cleans is that in power clean you don’t have to get into a squat positions to catch the bar

    Edit 2: Texas method has Power cleans. So make sure you do the right things
  • mrp56839
    mrp56839 Posts: 159 Member
    I'm trying to learn these too with my PT, but I'm riding the struggle bus big time :(

    I can't get the rack right - I feel like the bar is in my throat and I end up with sore spots on the front of my shoulders (about 3 fingers past the clavical), so I know my position isn't right. He moved my elbows up and in to where they should be, and my hands were as high as my ears - I couldn't hold onto the bar where they were at and my arms are practically turned outward to keep a finger around it. I've been working on increasing my arms/wrist flexibility...but what else can I do to get the rack position right???

    I'm so frustrated with the stupid clean, but I want to be able do it because it IS pretty awesome looking...

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