Sully Power Clean - The Dos & Don’ts of Lifting

<p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Dr. Jonathan Sullivan joins Matt and Scott to discuss the merits and drawbacks of including the power clean in someone’s program. Who should perform it, and how do we evaluate if someone should or should not perform the power clean?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Sully has 3 criteria for assessing whether someone should perform the power clean:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Want to do it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Aptitude to do it</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 300;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 300;">Tolerate it</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">For those who meet the above criteria, it can be beneficial. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Sully believes the power clean develops and trains power. It is an accessory pulling exercise. It also introduces the lifter to Olympic weightlifting, a whole other arena in the strength and barbell world that that lifter might be interested in. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">The power clean also helps the lifter learn how to commit to a movement pattern. You can’t hesitate with the clean. This carries over to other lifts, like the squat, in committing to the execution of the lift. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Matt, Scott, and Sully agree that to be a good, well-rounded barbell coach a coach should be able to coach the power clean and power snatch. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">One thing they also agree on is that the power clean is not appropriate for a novice’s linear progression program. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 300;">Lastly, there are the limitations and realities of the coaching session. In a 2-hour out-of-town session, there’s not enough time to coach the power clean and the other 4 lifts. Because of this, the power clean is best for clients who you see multiple times a week in-pers