Clean pulls to improve power clean

Sean Manseau · 03-19-2007, 12:48 PM

my question: with clean pulls, is it better go to concentrate on going up in weight from week to week (say, from 225lbs to 250) or to stay at a given weight, and just try to pull faster and higher?

Jesse Woody · 03-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Ummm...both? I would increase weight as much as you can without losing the speed and power of the movement. Once the velocity is reduced too much, I would stick with that weight and attempt to speed it up. You can also incorporate lighter power-cleans, hang-power-cleans and throws to increase the speed of the hip-extension.

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03-19-2007, 12:48 PM	#1
Sean Manseau Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Amherst MA Posts: 209	my question: with clean pulls, is it better go to concentrate on going up in weight from week to week (say, from 225lbs to 250) or to stay at a given weight, and just try to pull faster and higher?

03-19-2007, 01:45 PM	#2
Jesse Woody Affiliate Profile: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orange Virginia Posts: 915	Ummm...both? I would increase weight as much as you can without losing the speed and power of the movement. Once the velocity is reduced too much, I would stick with that weight and attempt to speed it up. You can also incorporate lighter power-cleans, hang-power-cleans and throws to increase the speed of the hip-extension.