Tips for Power Cleans

[Ain't That Something]

So I'm at the Gym today doing Power Cleans and after my second set of 7 I almost pass the fukk out. I'm new to doing it so I was wondering is it bc I was dehydrated bc I didn't drink my gallon of water yesterday, or bc I didn't eat enough so my body didn't have the fuel needed or is it due to breathing I was rushing the exercise so my breathing was off. Brehs that power clean give a breh new to this exc3rcise some tips.

@krackdagawd
@semtex @Malta

 

[semtex]

I do high pulls but not full cleans

 

[The ADD]

Breathing

 

[BillBanneker]

Do you do any warm up sets? Might help prepare the body for the working sets.

 

[Ain't That Something]

Do you do any warm up sets? Might help prepare the body for the working sets.

Yeah I was just done with 6 sets of 35 push up and lateral raises in between

 

[BillBanneker]

Yeah I was just done with 6 sets of 35 push up and lateral raises in between

Nah, i was referring to Powerclean sets, I just notice (for myself), that when doing any kind of Olympic style lifts, its better to warm up doing those than to rush into my working weight.

 

[You Win Perfect]

So I'm at the Gym today doing Power Cleans and after my second set of 7 I almost pass the fukk out. I'm new to doing it so I was wondering is it bc I was dehydrated bc I didn't drink my gallon of water yesterday, or bc I didn't eat enough so my body didn't have the fuel needed or is it due to breathing I was rushing the exercise so my breathing was off. Brehs that power clean give a breh new to this exc3rcise some tips.

@krackdagawd
@semtex @Malta

you already answered your question. not breathing...not enough fluid....not enough fuel and at the same time trying to do too much aka overexertion.

 

[semtex]

It's prob cause you're doing sets of 7 on something that people generally dont do for more than 3 reps.

 

[Ain't That Something]

It's prob cause you're doing sets of 7 on something that people generally dont do for more than 3 reps.

I thought I was building myself up by doing low weight and high reps before I go heavy. Pretty much Practicing the form right so I don't get injured. What would you suggest, just do reps of 3

 

[You Win Perfect]

I thought I was building myself up by doing low weight and high reps before I go heavy. Pretty much Practicing the form right so I don't get injured. What would you suggest, just do reps of 3

since you are practicing form then i guess ok. I would suggest using just the bar if thats all you're doing.

but if you didn't know already power cleans (like dead lifts) are exercises typically performed to build maximum strength not really an endurance exercise . so you wanna do close to or max weight when you do them. if you can do more than 3 reps, then you can probably go heavier.

 

[Ain't That Something]

since you are practicing form then i guess ok. I would suggest using just the bar if thats all you're doing.

but if you didn't know already power cleans (like dead lifts) are exercises typically performed to build maximum strength not really an endurance exercise . so you wanna do close to or max weight when you do them. if you can do more than 3 reps, then you can probably go heavier.

I will be honest breh I did not know that, I was doing 3 set of 7 at 135. So Next week I will try to go up in weight, I think I got the form pretty close to right if not right. thanks breh.

 

[brother walt]

I don't fukk with them they look scary

 

[puppetmaster]

Elliot can be long winded sometimes but he explains it well here. Make sure you're not holding your breath during the lift. That's what gets you to seeing stars etc

 

[Xerces]

Man, i tried some of these yesterday and my form was garbage, stopped doing them so I didn't hurt myself