Clean technique check for Coach Rippetoe

[barwick11]

Wow this video is ancient... it almost hurts to watch it now, but I told Coach Rip I'd leave it up :)

[dbol90]

hahaha you need to work on your form big time

[bozez1]

apparently thats what he's doing hence the video.

[whitebear8000]

i know this video is old so you've probably gained more size, but here your really skinny and still very strong, nice job man. How much can you clean now?

[haidar99999]

nice and stay strong

[mrbtardation]

Shrug comes too early, try a more upright posture as here you are basically first extending your knees while keeping your hip bent so you are after that kinda doing a straight legged deadlift into the shrug. The triple extension becomes a double extension and you actually fail to get properly under the bar as you catch it.

So yeah, make sure you still have your thighs in the game when you make the shrug. bring that ass down and drive the weight (not your ass) up with your legs.

[barwick11]

Man this video is old. Anyhow, I had to respond to this one.

Shrug may be too early, I haven't looked at it in this video recently. But as far as the upright posture and extending the knees first, that's how it's supposed to be done. You stay over the bar as long as possible, right up until the jumping position (for me, about halfway up my thigh).

Also, most of these are power cleans, I'm still not at the point where I can reliably pull myself under for a full squat clean every time.

[mrbtardation]

Your back should be MORE upright (a smaller angle to vertical) simple as that. The shrug is supposed to come simultaniously with the triple extension but here theres just too much distance until your hip is straight and thus the shrug comes too early.

The bar also travels away from the body if your second pull is from a too bent over position.

You dont need to full squat under every rep. Just squat just a little. As long as your feet are in a solid squat position. And the bar racked.

[grambo22]

Couple things:

1) Your jerk grip is wrong, you need to adjust to a jerk grip from clean grip, take the bar into the bottom your hands, elbows will point downward more like an OH press (but not straight down or behind the bar ever), also quick dip with hips then explode up and immediately down into the split position, you are trying to press the weight up in the vid instead of get under it.

2) Your power clean receiving stance is too wide, jump down not out.

[Filo011]

your not centered on the bar thats one reason why the bar is falling on the right side, also try practicing trowing from your legs, you'll need it when you increase the weight trust me

[FUZZYisBIG]

Your technique will get twice as good simply by wearing some proper shoes. You wouldn't go running in flip flops would you? Go get some Adidas Ironworks.

[geormar]

I think you need to train on your military press which is just pushing the bar upwards.

[xlelanolx]

I personally think your form looks alright.

[sirawpalot]

Regardless Paulgwj has a point you need to be scooping with your wrists and hands so the bar travels closer to you body. It shouldn't arc out and come back to you. Also you are shrugging to early and missing the triple extenstion. Keep it up though its a technical lift so it takes time.

[barwick11]

Thanks for the input. It's a power clean though, not a full clean. I did one full clean in there.

And while my arms may start bending a hair early in a few of these, I'm definitely not pulling with my arms. Trust me, I can't pull jack with my arms. Actually, re-watching it, I can't barely pick out any times that I pull early, unless I slow it down in slow motion.

[paulgwj]

Coach Rippetoe better rip you a new one :D

What you should be doing is dipping your body back down under the bar and catch it on your upper chest. Also, you shouldn't be using your arms to lift it, only your legs. Jumping upright rows are a fast way to injure your shoulders. I learned all this the hard way =)