Power Clean Series Part 3 - Racking the Bar

Part 3 in the series on learning to do and coach the power clean. Mark Rippetoe breaks down the teaching method for the power clean in short videos designed to be easily referred to by lifters and coaches. In part 3, Rip teaches how to rack the bar after jumping with straight arms.

[jasonsilos]

Rip was averaging a straight elbow comment every 14.4 seconds. Impressive. Can’t wait for Fridee.

[curlean-x]

This series is going to be so useful for people with barbells and plates but no rack trying to press!

[passthru]

Guy looks terrified that hes gonna bend his elbows and Rip is gonna kick him square in the nuts...

[MrChrisjacksonlm]

I like the cue you gave about using the triceps... by squeezing the tricep it helped me keep my arm straight.... I have struggled with unlearning to pull with my arms and break elbows early

[saulwest]

Ripp needs to be alongside Trump & Fauci at these daily press conferences, to ensure everyone is training correctly at home.

[peterquinn]

Came for Bre, got a patrol cop named Rusty.

[tomchadderton]

Great series! Rusty looks like Howard Moon.

[jakem]

So your supposed to bend your elbows, right?

[df]

2:43 I have a hard time not getting my elbows in. Not sure if it’s because my arms are long or if the weight is forcing me to shrug the weight up like a jumping high pull

[mahdavimail]

How many sets/reps should I do a week?tnx for the video

[LifeisGood]

I don't have this lift down at all, seems simple but it's complicated! I don't have a barbell right now, been practicing with a broomstick. When I had a bar, my feet would always go way wide when I rack it. Also I never figured out how to rack it on the delts, it was always resting on my upper chest. Is this a flexibility issue?

[MeepMeep]

What kind of camera this person using? It's so crisp

[curlean-x]

0:58 this guy's clean grip gets the bar in the pocket postion! One of the shortest pairs of arms I've ever seen

[MikeXCSkier]

This is a jump with a reverse curl added at the end.

[Jordan-hzwr]

Mark is as adamant about not bending your elbows, as he is not curling in the squat rack.

[stanyu]

I can’t get the bar to rest on my anterior delts in the rack position, no matter my grip width the barbell is entirely on my middle three fingers. Am I doing something wrong, or is my anatomy just a poor fit for the rack position?

[lewispersonaltraining]

Hate to contradict the Great ripp, I’m finding these videos extremely useful. But I’ve read and see a fair few Olympic weightlifters stress the triceps remain relaxed. Arms straight etc etc but triceps relaxed. ? Any one else heard these cues

[Rothbardy]

How do you keep the bar from thwacking your junk during the jump?

[ryanweber]

Is it okay if I bend my elbows a little? Like slightly less than straight?

[LinkHylia]

One thing, upon racking the bar, the bar shouldn't slam on the top; meet the bar.