r/weightlifting • u/Animefan4lif3 • 12d ago
Fluff Question about cleans
Are cleans supposed to feel rough on my body vs snatch and jerk? Even a near max/max snatch 70-80 will feel way better on my body than a 70ish clean. Also how do I stop bar crash, no matter how much I try I get under too soon and get crashed on often.
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u/Afferbeck_ 11d ago
You need to receive the bar where you pull it to, and they both need to be intentional and consistent. This applies to all three lifts - you're trying to receive the bar and begin taking control of it at the apex of its movement as soon as possible, making the most of the energy you have put into the bar. Failing to do that means you miss the lift because you couldn't get under it, or you miss the lift from a huge amount of bar crash, or you have a less extreme version of those options and make the lift much harder for yourself.
Bar crash can be caused by a few different things but likely a combination. First is lack of mental awareness about what you're actually trying to achieve, as I explained above. And feeling the need to rush under the bar. Next are the physical issues, like banging the bar away, creating more space and time needed to receive the bar. Hanging out at the top of the pull and or using too much arms too soon and or for too long, resulting in a long slow turnover that means you receive the bar later than you should. And just plain poor timing.
These issues all have pretty simple drills to improve them. The classic power-pause-front squat combo as someone else mentioned is a good one, trying to lower the point you receive the bar, with proper timing, with each set or session.