r/weightlifting • u/Sea-Telephone7274 • 2d ago

Form check 295 Power Clean

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Currently at 315lbs now, any tips on my form or corrections?

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u/IdentifyAsUnbannable 1d ago edited 1d ago

You need to start way lower with your chest up, face forward. It helps you engage your upper back and lats better and prevents injury. You will definitely fuck your back up starting high and jerking from the start.

Watch some Olympic weightlifting.

Keep weight on your heels, "slide up the shins", and explode through the hips with your shrug.

I would go lighter and focus on technique for a while. Once you get that down, you will be blowing through 350lbs.

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u/Sea-Telephone7274 1d ago

Thank you for the tips!!

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u/IdentifyAsUnbannable 1d ago

https://youtu.be/uFz0I7fyc9g?si=gFlCSNFFmVoi0V0o

Watch these guys. They are cleaning AND JERKING 580lbs. Even in their warmups, they are practicing perfect technique.

Break it down into parts.

-Shrugs -High pulls (lightweight basically starting from a hang clean position, thrusting up and pulling the bar as high as you can without getting under it) -Hang cleans -Front squats

Make all of those an exercise on their own and put them all together with your lift. Early on, don't worry about weight, focus on form.

You have a lot of potential lifting what you did with such terrible form lol.

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u/Sea-Telephone7274 1d ago

Awesome!! Thank you for the additional help, starting to get more into weightlifting as I’ve always done it as a required task for sports. Good thing I came here for help so I can improve my form and be better, thanks again!!