Mike Burgener: Coaching The Hang Power Clean

Coach Burgener gives a few pointers on the Hang Power Clean.

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[atomichop]

So are you saying that, mike burgener, a coach to olympic athletes, is wrong about the name for a lift he has been performing and teaching for maybe 30 years? wow in that case maybe i should check out your website and videos next time im looking to improve my form.

[drummerlars]

very good form it's always good to see girls of the weight room

[Roberto Alfaro]

LOL

[topstep]

"Dad. I don't want to make any more videos with you. Can I go hang out with my friends now?"

[plakey2001]

It's a hang power clean, not a clean, not a push press, push jerk. Why is there debate i.e. "she's not strong" "she's this or that". The same girl is in heaps of videos doing full lifts like a snatch & clean & jerk. Anyone with half a brain knows that this stuff is quite technical so it's important to transition smoothly by completing each part as a separate exercise at times.

[khm3rboi215]

i was on my 2nd set of this exercise and after getting the bar up, i lost grip on the bar and the bar came crashing down on my leg.

[kyantec]

Jus lifting the bar,doesnt mean shes that strong

[dp1569]

Of course a lot of people will say YES! YOU NEED TO JUMP, but right now there is some controversy. The current coach of the U.S. Olympic team advocates a flat footed "catapult" as opposed to the normal method known as the "triple extension".

[Alex Scott]

Is it odd for me to do this exercise without the jump? I don't ever see the need to jump even with heavy loads... I may just be doing the exercise wrong then but any input would be well appreciated xD

[fuser1984]

Thanks for this. I always come back to see!

[Bellarugger]

i used to have a similar problem- i would slam it on my clavicle. now i focus on keeping my upper arms parallel to the floor which creates a kind of shelf/rack with my anterior deltoids. it's also almost impossible (for me, anyway) to maintain a tight grip when the bar's racked on your ant delts. maybe if you try not placing the bar so far back toward your throat & instead on your shoulders, that would help. like i said, think of your anterior deltoids as the shelf/rack. works for me :)

[Snodgers3rdclass]

this looks dangerous :x