Olympic Weightlifting: Fix Your Clean!

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[abellabarbie]

That looks so painful. I don't know how people don't get the form down with light weight or even just the bar, then go heavier. 😭😭

[brianfox]

I... have never measured my grip properly. This makes so much sense why I'm always chasing my clean.

[jackwaddell]

I’d say he just needs a good block on squats and front squats. I’d assume his power cleans are super powerful but he lacks the strength to catch and stand the weight back up. He’s definitely hinge dominant. Drills are great, but realistically won’t change much without the strength to get it back it up

[latsword]

The only thing I would add is start with a light weight. Hammer that for months if necessary to nail the correct technique. I spent most of my time at University lifting light weights. It was years later before I went heavy. As a result I had my technique down

[arturo]

To have many mistakes, that man is pretty strong though. He clearly is gonna lift more than that clean if he corrects his technique properly.

[thethingyoustubbedyourtoeo]

His name could just be Vaughn and that part of the sentence would still work

[don]

Just watching the first video form I feel like my shoulders are dislocating

[DrTontongon]

Hi, can you review what went wrong in the video where the bar falls on the quadriceps of the women trying to clean and the quadriceps tears?

[byza]

First guy also needs to drop the weight a bit, looks like it’s pulling him forward

[marcjansma]

Why does this guy have so much weight on the bar while his technique is so awful? This ego lifting destroys his body.

[SOSick]

how do i get flexible enough to do cleans? My arms dont bend like that

[Biggiganigg]

Does the lifter still get the athletic benefits with the bad form

[JayzsMr]

What if you have too long arms for this higher contact point?

I have monkey arms which makes the clean harder to do than the snatch

[cxa]

What kind of shoes are good to use for power lifting? 🤔

[khmak]

Is the contact point for a clean higher or lower than that for a power clean?

[mattymx]

Yeah but when I do that I end up scooping my junk with the bar

[YIO]

Seems like a cup would ne necessary equipment, otherwise you could pinch or squash your bits with hundreds of pounds of metal...

[anthopanino]

These cleans look like they could end a man's blood line if he's not careful

[jackkovar]

How to not whack yourself in the willy 🤔

[TheZyrkProductions]

His elbows looks locked even with lightweight.