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Originally Posted by JohnnyFondue
Help me learn how to do cleans!
Here is what I did tonight:
Clean 175x2
It's about 90% of my 1RM, I figured it would be better to work on form at 90% instead of 100%.
HALP!
1st rep:
looks like there is still just a littttle bit of premature arm bend in your right (can't see the left but it's prob more likely to occur in the right if you are right handed anyway). you also jump back when you catch the bar here
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i'm not an expert at diagnosing what causes what in these lifts but my take is that you are just leaning back slightly too much trying to get more hip extension so u get away from being on top of the bar during your 2nd pull which causes it go backwards a little and then-->jumping back to catch it. it still looks reasonably smooth overall tho.
2nd rep:
def better than the first. i still think there is just the slightest bit of premature arm bend. make sure you are really rotating your elbows out. i think your first pull is better in this rep than the first tho. u stay more over the bar which results in not going back as far w the catch. u still go back a few inches but obv not nearly as noticeable as the first and it looks good.
evoken and n82 both seem really good w mechanics so maybe they will chime in here as to what causes what exactly. one cue i used to hear a lot was to try and drive through the platform with your heels as u pull which can help negate that backward foot movement.