Upright row mean bend in the elbow. I proper clean the elbows should be straight. Shoulders don't really come into it, and if they are then you are not doing it right. Only time I feel anything in the shoulders is from a hang as I have no movement from the legs you tend to cheat a little.
Where's Fadi? I think he would have a view about whether the deltoids play any role in a power clean other than just being somewhere to rest the bar.
**palms forehead** I'm not saying it's an upright row like a bodybuilder see's. Using it just to reference what type of movement it is. Would explosive vertical pull suit you better?? If you read my first post, you'd notice I said that hang cleans were better if he was trying to get some shoulder involvement.
I agree, it would be nice to hear it first hand rather than reading it articles/ journal entries.
The one I think of readily is Christian Thibadeau a former Oly weightlifter turned bodybuilder who loves Cleans for shoulder work because they add some variety to a relatively small muscle group.
No!Also Oni a squat clean is where you pull yourself under the bar as you are mentioning, a power clean is essentially a jump and shrug.
Yes! Power clean is a explosive movement that isn't aimed at using the maximum weight possible. The idea of a power clean is to pull the bar as high as possible. This is why it's used for athletes. They can work on being explosive and not be handling max weights.
Whats all this full rom deadlift bollocks
Whats all this full rom deadlift bollocks
why not clean and press? powerclean up to OHP? just another option.
Where's Fadi? I think he would have a view about whether the deltoids play any role in a power clean other than just being somewhere to rest the bar.