Power Clean Analysis Essay

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Going throughout the body for each position of the power clean I will give a detailed analysis of my subject’s technique, commenting on what is proper and improper form. Starting off, my subject wasn’t able to perform a full power clean starting from the floor. Reasoning for this was due to being inexperienced of the power clean and worried they might injure themselves. They skip the “lift off” phase and start off the “power position.” During the “power position” his foot position could use some work. On his left foot, it is slightly “duck footed” meaning it is pointed outward. This could be fixed, by reminding him to keep both his feet pointed in the same direction. His right foot is pointed straight outward. Moving to his upper legs, before …show more content…
This may not cause issues with light weights, but adding more weight, could cause some injury by having the knees bending in too much and hurting themselves. This could be fixed by shortening the foot distance from each other. His knees are at a good bend however, which is good because if you extend them too much you won’t have any power to push the bar up and if they are too bent, then you would be using more energy to bring the bar up. His hips are in a good position, they are pushed back and also pointed downward. This allowing him to get more power when he thrusts his hips forward. His back is in a neutral position up until his head, which is eyes are pointed straight forward. You want either a neutral spine throughout, or the head slightly up. A simple que to help this is to have them not to look straight forward, but slightly downward. His arms are straight with no bend, elbows pointed outward, and the bar is close to his shins. A good cue for how close the bar should be is it should almost or should scrape the shins as the bar is getting pulled up. Moving to the “extension phase”, his toes are pointed up which good, has a good hip extension making it easier to get the bar