Comments on: The Power Clean http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/ Building Bodies Fitness and Personal Training Calgary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=339 By: Karen http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-19436 Karen Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:34:49 +0000 http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/#comment-19436 Hey Ray, Been missing in action for awhile but looking forward to tomorrow! Would love to see cleans and overhead squats in a workout! Love em both! Karen Hey Ray,

Been missing in action for awhile but looking forward to tomorrow!

Would love to see cleans and overhead squats in a workout! Love em both!

Karen

]]> By: Ray Burton http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-19433 Ray Burton Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:09:00 +0000 http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/#comment-19433 I'm doing hang cleans and front squats today Joel. I like to switch back and forth from hang cleans to power cleans depending on the other exercises I'm doing that day. I’m doing hang cleans and front squats today Joel. I like to switch back and forth from hang cleans to power cleans depending on the other exercises I’m doing that day.

]]> By: Joel http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-19432 Joel Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:09:21 +0000 http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/#comment-19432 I am a high school track and field coach that works with athletes that compete in throwing events (shotput and discus). During our weight workouts I emphasize olympic lifts like the power clean. I tell my athletes that if you were to only have time to perform one lift a week, the power clean would be the lift to do. I find that the power clean does work multiple muscles and it also seems to increase our athletes quickness/explosiveness which is key in throwing events. I personally make sure that I inclued power cleans in my own weekly workouts. I however do a variation called the hang clean. The hang clean is like the power clean, but it starts with the barbell at mid-thigh. The hang clean puts a lot less stress on my back, but allows me to still have a very explosive lift. I am a high school track and field coach that works with athletes that compete in throwing events (shotput and discus). During our weight workouts I emphasize olympic lifts like the power clean. I tell my athletes that if you were to only have time to perform one lift a week, the power clean would be the lift to do. I find that the power clean does work multiple muscles and it also seems to increase our athletes quickness/explosiveness which is key in throwing events. I personally make sure that I inclued power cleans in my own weekly workouts. I however do a variation called the hang clean. The hang clean is like the power clean, but it starts with the barbell at mid-thigh. The hang clean puts a lot less stress on my back, but allows me to still have a very explosive lift.

]]> By: mary http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/comment-page-1/#comment-19431 mary Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:07:08 +0000 http://buildingbodies.ca/the-power-clean/#comment-19431 This is definitely a killer exercise. I hear that it works all of the muscles like deadlifts and squats. A compound movement and a great fat burner. I'm gonna keep my weight on this one at 65 lbs. for a while (twenty pounds of weight on a 45 lb. barbell). I've got another move I'm gonna incorporate into my workouts. I'm gonna start doing barbell overhead squats (squatting while holding the barbell overhead) and slowly turning my body to the left or right after I squat on alternate squats. I'll hold that position for a moment, slowly turn the torso to a straight position and raise the body upwards. I know that this sounds a little challenging and dangerous. I'll just take my time and not use more weight than I can handle. I'm surprised Nick Nelson hasn't come up with this one. This is definitely a killer exercise. I hear that it works all of the muscles like deadlifts and squats. A compound movement and a great fat burner. I’m gonna keep my weight on this one at 65 lbs. for a while (twenty pounds of weight on a 45 lb. barbell). I’ve got another move I’m gonna incorporate into my workouts. I’m gonna start doing barbell overhead squats (squatting while holding the barbell overhead) and slowly turning my body to the left or right after I squat on alternate squats. I’ll hold that position for a moment, slowly turn the torso to a straight position and raise the body upwards. I know that this sounds a little challenging and dangerous. I’ll just take my time and not use more weight than I can handle. I’m surprised Nick Nelson hasn’t come up with this one.

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