220 kg Clean / 486 pounds

Pat Mendes of Average Broz Gymnasium does an easy 220 kg clean (486 lbs) on his quest to do 500 before years end. 19 years old, 132 kg bdwt (290)

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• clean
• jerk
• snatch
• power
• strong
• lifting
• weightlifting
• powerlifting
• olympic

[TOBigNasty65]

is there a reason why there aren't clips on the ends of the bars for most of the video's? just wondering

[BROZKNOWS]

@TOBigNasty65 yes - because the bar and plates are machined with very tight tolerances so once they are loaded they don't move much. most lifts are done in singles so if the plates do move then they can be adjusted after it's dropped before the next rep. We usually only use them on squats where the bar oscillation can shake small plates off the end.

[kerwinmatt]

Did he try a jerk after the video was cut?

[BROZKNOWS]

see the first comment

[DKerelchuk]

Amazing lifting!! Is the wider grip front rack beneficial? or is it personal preference?

[BROZKNOWS]

It's whatever position looks the strongest from the very beginning. we modify slightly as time goes by, but usually not much.

[BROZKNOWS]

he thought about it, but he was just doing cleans that day and hadn't done any up to that point and decided that 220 cold was not the best idea.

[LexingtonLanePlummer]

My life sucks. I'll never be as strong as Pat!

[ViKtoricus]

@fxb4 Work on your wrist flexibility or switch with the power snatch.

[TOBigNasty65]

@BROZKNOWS thx broz

[fxb4]

i really like doing explosive exercises but the power clean has ALWAYS been a problem for me my wrists are really inflexible

[shade6787]

@akerbacker yeah i think so, for sho

[Conrad0032]

@akerbacker no.

[justwhatchedthis1]

Oh man, a video with a cliff hanger. I think he jerked it. Lol.

[DoNotClickUFreak]

@akerbacker no

[akerbacker]

i clean 250lbs at 170.. is this good?

[mavQB]

OMG! Perfect form bro!

[silexent]

Superlative lifting, man...we'll see a gold medal around your neck one day!

[MEELATEHGRIL]

That shit just SOUNDS heavy.

[fir3bender]

so why dont i see him at meets i saw ya'll at AO's but i didnt see him

[Lolercopterz]

@michaelzwarszawy Paul anderson could press 500lbs with ease.

[whiskey01]

olympic lift !!

[rodthekid]

Im exciting aboutthis young man as far as the 2012 Olympicsand beyond. Keep training hard...the USA is rooting hard for yah.

[skirts365]

@michaelzwarszawy Here's my 2 cents hoping so! 500 total needs to be done and only an SH has a chance.

[16dakota]

how high is your vertical?



[scaught]

Good god.

[weightliftingisgreat]

Does he bend his arms too early or is that ok? I remember Rezazadeh did that also.

[GiacomoPhilipp92]

wow top!

[bigepps60]

bad ass

[michaelzwarszawy]

Pat is going to be the first human to ever C+J 600lbs+ and first to snatch 500lbs+, i know he can do it.