@@Megsquats I was just going to comment that these cleans look smooth as hell. I finally subscribed to Zack just now after following here from your "SOTTS PRESS" video: overdue - way to make things happen. I'm learning a lot from both of you and now I'm subscribed to both, thank you!
Watched what feels like hundreds of these videos but this one was one of the best. Zack did an amazing job of hitting the nuances, timing and demoing And the power lifter was an complete copy of what I always do when PC so it was a perfect for me. Thank you!
Kristen's strength is just so much bigger than her absent explosiveness. I had the same problem. More technique drills with no/low weight helps, and more conditioning ...
I love the contrast where Meg catches the bar in the front rack almost exactly where the bar stops in her pull, while Kristen is pulling the bar higher and having it crash down into the front rack. Gives a striking comparison between a common problem and the ideal catch.
I love this channel. As I lose weight, I want to learn these lifts. Don't have access right now to a trainer, so this is the best source I've seen. Will save this for a few months time when Im back to being more athletic size. I know cameraman said Kristen has huge lats but what about those quads? Girl looks like she could crush squats. Once she gets technique, her lower body strength will not be an issue by the looks of her
Some of the best/strongest Olympic lifters don't really fit the bill of "athletic size" Athleticism doesn't really have a look. Lean and athletic aren't mutually exclusive either. You can have one without the other. These are difficult and technical heavy lifts. Start as soon as possible so you can develop the mobility and drive those movement patterns into your brain and Central nervous system. You got this! Good luck!
For some reason, The clap the thigh then up drill is golden for me! thanks a lot! I got my clean so much more smooth doing these drills like 30 times per training session.
I am in no position to coach, just making an observation. It seemed like Kristen pull pulling the bar with her arms before she made contact at the hips
The top down front rack set up. Nice approach. Imma use that for our on ramp class. You've given me yet another very useful tool. Great content here, Zack.
Damn wish I’d been following ZT instead of using other tutorials 2 yrs ago. I got a nice incomplete fracture in my right wrist I just wrapped (kept lifting but ditched power cleans) and it hurts to this day. Perhaps...😬
Kirsten is so strong she wanted to muscle it all the way through. Looks like she was starting with her arms instead of glutes and hamstrings at the bottom position. Maybe is she didnt' pause at the bottom and just went straight down and up it would've helped with better co-ordination?
Like Zack said it is all technique/skill work for her. Once she manages to transfer all of her leg strength correctly she could be such a strong olympic weightlifter.
Some weightlifters do a narrow sumo clean pull as an accessory, but I don't think I've seen anyone do an actual sumo clean outside of fucking around. There is kind of the opposite, which is to clean with a snatch grip and slide the grip in to receive the bar. It has its pros and cons, mostly cons.
Hey Zach, I'm trying to implement some power cleans into my program. Loved the video by the way, very helpful. I'm having some trouble finding the ideal touch point. In the video, they start by finding their touch point standing straight up and making the bar collide with their thighs and pulling the bar up at a 90 degree angle. However, when you bend over to do it below the knees, that touch point isn't too easy as now you have to bring the bar towards your thighs and then move the bar at a 135 degree angle. I'm having trouble getting that touch point down when I start to bend over. Thanks in advance!
This move takes a while to master.. Actually I've never considered myself an expert at cleans even though I've done the movement thousands of times. I'm always trying to get that perfect rep. Getting your front rack position nailed down has to happen before anything. You should never feel like you're pulling the bar...it should be more like a jump with the bar and you flip the elbows up lightning fast to get under it. It's tough to resist the urge to pull, but the bar should get launched upward by body momentum.
Wow! Great to see these two very different girls go through the coaching. When you watch Meg‘s last clean in slo-mo, you can actually see that she could have easily power cleaned the 75kg with the height she had on the pull and only failed the lift because she was off balance when catching the weight in the squat.
Still don’t quite understand the mechanics. If I recall correctly, reading the power clean uses the legs to drive the weight up but not pulling with the arms. Secondly the barbell is suppose to have a floaty feel.Don’t quite understand why contact with the barbell to the thigh is necessary.when exactly are you pulling with the arms? I than power/hang clean 135lb and sometimes it feels weightless but adding more weight is feels like I’m not sure how to get that same ‘floaty’ feeling.
THANKS! I feel like I can aproach weightlifting now. Oh one more thing, can anyone give good advice on elbow injuries, like severe "tennis elbow"? I have a chronic decade long elbow injury caused by pulling myself up ropes for a living as an aborist in a physical rope ascension move called "hip thrusting".
It seems Kirsten rows her arms and goes on her toes to early. Vertical jumps might help her get the movement more but really good first day tho, niceee
My left biceps tendon is hurting when i am transitioning to front rack. Got any advice? Getting the hang of the technique and i power cleaned 50kg thanks to you!
1:35 its more than flexibility, limb length makes it much easier or harder. if your humerus is longer compared to your ulna and radius then its easier to get into that position. your elbow is farther away from your shoulder so your palm is closer to your shoulder.
I feel Kristens pain . I’m a ex power lifter and getting into weight lifting . I literally do the exact same thing she does. I’m struggling! Lol . But I have my mind set .
Zack how long does it take till the Hookgrip didn't hurt anymore and should I train it with load on the bar or without? The Hookgrip is my biggest problem so any help is welcome...
just hookgrip whenever u touch a barbell, except maybe deadlifts. On an untrained thump the load shouldnt be to high, but get the volume in. When ur thump hurts not only during but aswell afterwards ur maybe doing to much for the moment and still need to get used to it.
Wrap your thumb along the bar rather than around it. That way the bar will press against the meaty part of your thumb and it will hurt less. When you get used to it, it won't hurt at all anymore. Omar Isuf has a good video on this, that's where I learned it
So I'm actually learning this movement right now just for general conditioning. Only problem is I got somewhat decent using 40 kg but since I only have limited amount of plates the next increment is 60 kg and that's too big of a jump. Should I just keep training with 40 until I master it even more or should I try the 60 until I make it?
He's recording the weight as including the bar?? (2x15kg he put on screen as 45kg, 15kg from the bar). I'm always unsure on this, do you count the weight of the bar or not?
How much does the bar that they used in the video weighs?, i got a 45lbs bar and i dont think its the proper weight to learn the techniques with, that or im just weak
i think meg is not a complete beginner to the sport, and i think when you teach them pull elbows that high would that create a wrong idea of how clean is? cuz in clean you never pull elbows that high. and kristen is apparently struggling with power position, shouldn't it be great to teach her where is the power position?
You DO NOT stack your wrist like that overhead. I am so surprised to see Zack say this. Wrist should be in a support position. This actually will appear slighty bent. The bar will then be stacked over the elbow. This is the same as the bench.
@Zack Telander I missed you saying it was specific to that. I love your videos have been watching for over 2 years. I wasn’t trying to put you down at all was just surprised because you generally have great teaching. This exact instruction is just one that I see recurring from CrossFit gyms and always bothers me. Cheers Zack.
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The eye candy in this video is outrageous...Meg and Kristen look alright too.
Haven't seen Meg in a minute. She's looking jacked.
lookin scrum-diddly-umptious indeed
Thank you friend! Trying my best.
@@Megsquats I was just going to comment that these cleans look smooth as hell. I finally subscribed to Zack just now after following here from your "SOTTS PRESS" video: overdue - way to make things happen. I'm learning a lot from both of you and now I'm subscribed to both, thank you!
Watched what feels like hundreds of these videos but this one was one of the best.
Zack did an amazing job of hitting the nuances, timing and demoing
And the power lifter was an complete copy of what I always do when PC so it was a perfect for me. Thank you!
Kristen's strength is just so much bigger than her absent explosiveness. I had the same problem. More technique drills with no/low weight helps, and more conditioning ...
Meg's cheatin, she's been coached all the beginner drills by Max before
Her fiance, Ryan, also trains weightlifting so if nothing else just seeing it enough.
also she did crossfit for a while.
I'm also forced to watch All Things Gym videos on a loop for 4 hours every Saturday.
@@Megsquats Is that like how Jeff Nippard forces his girlfriend to watch Ronnie Coleman videos all day?
@@JackgarPrime lol
I love the contrast where Meg catches the bar in the front rack almost exactly where the bar stops in her pull, while Kristen is pulling the bar higher and having it crash down into the front rack. Gives a striking comparison between a common problem and the ideal catch.
So useful! Literally was trying this out an hour ago
I love this channel. As I lose weight, I want to learn these lifts. Don't have access right now to a trainer, so this is the best source I've seen. Will save this for a few months time when Im back to being more athletic size.
I know cameraman said Kristen has huge lats but what about those quads? Girl looks like she could crush squats. Once she gets technique, her lower body strength will not be an issue by the looks of her
Catalyst Athletics and Starting Strength
Some of the best/strongest Olympic lifters don't really fit the bill of "athletic size"
Athleticism doesn't really have a look. Lean and athletic aren't mutually exclusive either. You can have one without the other. These are difficult and technical heavy lifts. Start as soon as possible so you can develop the mobility and drive those movement patterns into your brain and Central nervous system. You got this! Good luck!
0:03 Thought you were going to go in for that grab you absolute madman
Giraffe keepin it PG
I admire both of these women so much!😍
For some reason, The clap the thigh then up drill is golden for me! thanks a lot! I got my clean so much more smooth doing these drills like 30 times per training session.
Keep doing stuff like this! I learn so much when I watch ppl teach others
This was brilliant! Very helpful to me in many ways. 10,000 thank you's
0:46
You heard it POGS, NON-NEGOTIABLE
Was that a COATH reference??
powerlifter in me just wants to yank that bar and catch fully standing up. I relate to Kristen so much in this vid
When I grow up, I want to be as strong as @megsquats ... 💪
Two of my fav YTers together, yes, more please!
Really really amazing! Trying something new and started with weightlifting. Never seen such a good technical video before. Thank you!!!!
Meg's looking hella good and she's damn fast! that looks just very good! Coach ZT is a pro
This is actually the most helpful power clean video you've ever made. 💯
1:35 "no smiling in weightlifting" 😂😂😂
I am in no position to coach, just making an observation. It seemed like Kristen pull pulling the bar with her arms before she made contact at the hips
Zack covers that, but you are seeing correctly.
the weight is so light that she can just pick it up but too heavy to be explosive for more than one rep
Brett Michum good to know. Glad I’m not seeing things that aren’t there haha
Kristen: **starts overthinking it**
Zack: NO THATS IT **PLEASE SHUT UP**
A beautiful video showing 2 women being reborn into Oly!
I have never, never tried to do power clean, but with the explanation in this video I think I will start practicing it.
The top down front rack set up. Nice approach. Imma use that for our on ramp class. You've given me yet another very useful tool. Great content here, Zack.
Thanks for this! We’ve been focusing on cleans at the gym, and I need to really look at my form now to progress.
You lucky man. Meg is a natural.
Great video! Love the exercises and nice to see the athletes' progression!
Damn wish I’d been following ZT instead of using other tutorials 2 yrs ago. I got a nice incomplete fracture in my right wrist I just wrapped (kept lifting but ditched power cleans) and it hurts to this day. Perhaps...😬
Zack, you are an excellent coach. Great vid
Kirsten is so strong she wanted to muscle it all the way through. Looks like she was starting with her arms instead of glutes and hamstrings at the bottom position. Maybe is she didnt' pause at the bottom and just went straight down and up it would've helped with better co-ordination?
She's got quads for days. Both of these girls could go on to do some great Olympic lifting.
Like Zack said it is all technique/skill work for her. Once she manages to transfer all of her leg strength correctly she could be such a strong olympic weightlifter.
may I sumoClean?
but my lord, is that legal?
Some weightlifters do a narrow sumo clean pull as an accessory, but I don't think I've seen anyone do an actual sumo clean outside of fucking around. There is kind of the opposite, which is to clean with a snatch grip and slide the grip in to receive the bar. It has its pros and cons, mostly cons.
@@AfferbeckBeats Common wealth and pan am lifter Mary Jose of Canada does that. She used to train with my coach, it was ridiculous..
Zack "Non-negotiable" Telander
Meg in here acting all like "woah omg am I doing it right?" As if we all havent seen her video with Max :D
wow Kristen's cleans look like mine, I find that comforting.
Absolutely amazing tutorial
Hey Zach, I'm trying to implement some power cleans into my program. Loved the video by the way, very helpful. I'm having some trouble finding the ideal touch point. In the video, they start by finding their touch point standing straight up and making the bar collide with their thighs and pulling the bar up at a 90 degree angle. However, when you bend over to do it below the knees, that touch point isn't too easy as now you have to bring the bar towards your thighs and then move the bar at a 135 degree angle. I'm having trouble getting that touch point down when I start to bend over. Thanks in advance!
This move takes a while to master.. Actually I've never considered myself an expert at cleans even though I've done the movement thousands of times. I'm always trying to get that perfect rep. Getting your front rack position nailed down has to happen before anything. You should never feel like you're pulling the bar...it should be more like a jump with the bar and you flip the elbows up lightning fast to get under it. It's tough to resist the urge to pull, but the bar should get launched upward by body momentum.
This is so helpful! Thanks, my guy!
damn, haven't seen meg in a while, she looks jacked as hell !
What should I do Zack, should I go off the hips or not??????
AHHHHHH!
@@zacktelander Well, we're waiting! 🤣🤣
Such wholesomeness.
Franchement au top la vidéo ! Very awesome and useful vidéo ! Thanks u ! (Sorry for my english i’m french)
Great teacher
Those drills look money.
Wow! Great to see these two very different girls go through the coaching. When you watch Meg‘s last clean in slo-mo, you can actually see that she could have easily power cleaned the 75kg with the height she had on the pull and only failed the lift because she was off balance when catching the weight in the squat.
Still don’t quite understand the mechanics. If I recall correctly, reading the power clean uses the legs to drive the weight up but not pulling with the arms. Secondly the barbell is suppose to have a floaty feel.Don’t quite understand why contact with the barbell to the thigh is necessary.when exactly are you pulling with the arms? I than power/hang clean 135lb and sometimes it feels weightless but adding more weight is feels like I’m not sure how to get that same ‘floaty’ feeling.
The wowowong HAHAHAHAAH imma call the contact that now
manz got the grand master staff
Great job.
Lol my phone only displayed "How to power clean" and for a few seconds i legit thought the video was about how to clean your house
meg made that look easy. I'm jealous
Exactly what I need!
Keep up the good work!
Max already taught her how to clean...
hahaah I was thinking this. youtube memory is short 😂
I'm afraid I'm going to hit my pp with the bar :(
castrate
Sacrifices must be made
You will, or probably did since the comment is old. It’ll be all good lol
THANKS! I feel like I can aproach weightlifting now.
Oh one more thing, can anyone give good advice on elbow injuries, like severe "tennis elbow"? I have a chronic decade long elbow injury caused by pulling myself up ropes for a living as an aborist in a physical rope ascension move called "hip thrusting".
It seems Kirsten rows her arms and goes on her toes to early. Vertical jumps might help her get the movement more but really good first day tho, niceee
ms kristines clean was sort of segmented... why is that an is that alright?(nvm i continued watching and saw it was addressed, great coaching zack :)
My boy Telander slapping the shit outa them thighs lol great video tho!!
Awesome, can you do one for the snatch too?
Beeing one of the most amazing coaches online definitely has its perks,,, like training with the most gorgeous, most beautiful women eveeeeeeeerrrrrr
zack is about to pass blaha on subs! non negotiable!
My left biceps tendon is hurting when i am transitioning to front rack. Got any advice? Getting the hang of the technique and i power cleaned 50kg thanks to you!
1:41 perfect Q
Can you make this video for a snatch as well?
i have a question
is it ok if my legs are a bit pointed outside while i squat?
1:35 its more than flexibility, limb length makes it much easier or harder.
if your humerus is longer compared to your ulna and radius then its easier to get into that position.
your elbow is farther away from your shoulder so your palm is closer to your shoulder.
I feel Kristens pain . I’m a ex power lifter and getting into weight lifting . I literally do the exact same thing she does. I’m struggling! Lol . But I have my mind set .
Zack reminds me of Badger off breaking bad (Jesse Pinkmans mate that hangs out with skinny Pete).
I bet Kristen was thinking “OK you lot, let’s deadlift next and let me destroy you all” 😍
By the end I was really hoping green pants chick nailed it
I just realised I have been using the wrong wrist position this whole time
Zack how long does it take till the Hookgrip didn't hurt anymore and should I train it with load on the bar or without?
The Hookgrip is my biggest problem so any help is welcome...
just hookgrip whenever u touch a barbell, except maybe deadlifts. On an untrained thump the load shouldnt be to high, but get the volume in. When ur thump hurts not only during but aswell afterwards ur maybe doing to much for the moment and still need to get used to it.
Wrap your thumb along the bar rather than around it. That way the bar will press against the meaty part of your thumb and it will hurt less. When you get used to it, it won't hurt at all anymore. Omar Isuf has a good video on this, that's where I learned it
This looks just like the gym from those yo Elliot videos
is this really the thumbnail you wanted
@zack are you wearing Strength Shop WL shoes?
So I'm actually learning this movement right now just for general conditioning. Only problem is I got somewhat decent using 40 kg but since I only have limited amount of plates the next increment is 60 kg and that's too big of a jump. Should I just keep training with 40 until I master it even more or should I try the 60 until I make it?
@@thorbengoeman9729 Yeah. I actually learned how to do it with 60.
What shoes world you say are the best when power snatch and squat cleans?
He's recording the weight as including the bar?? (2x15kg he put on screen as 45kg, 15kg from the bar). I'm always unsure on this, do you count the weight of the bar or not?
You always count it with the bar. In olympic weightlifting, standard men’s bar is thicker and weighs 20kg’s, standard women’s bar weighs 15kg’s.
How much does the bar that they used in the video weighs?, i got a 45lbs bar and i dont think its the proper weight to learn the techniques with, that or im just weak
Meg Squats really turned into a muscle mommy. How is this 3 years old?
i think meg is not a complete beginner to the sport, and i think when you teach them pull elbows that high would that create a wrong idea of how clean is? cuz in clean you never pull elbows that high. and kristen is apparently struggling with power position, shouldn't it be great to teach her where is the power position?
hi，bro thx for this Introduction， can u just give some trick method，how can I move the contact point up
Does anybody know where he got that t shirt?
For the girl with great thighs, she has to pull with her legs hips before pulling with her arms , looks like she starts her move with attempt to row.
Hopefully convert powerlifters into weightlifters
Meg got a good overhead position tho
Let Rip teach it to them ...
Couple of spicy gals here, I would have liked to see more shenanigans.
Why the stacked wrists? Every profesional athlete that i watched have their wrist bended
It's just part of the mobility drill.
@@zacktelander thanks for answering zack cheers from Argentina
MS kinda looks like Emily Blunt.
I have such a girl crush on meg.
You DO NOT stack your wrist like that overhead. I am so surprised to see Zack say this. Wrist should be in a support position. This actually will appear slighty bent. The bar will then be stacked over the elbow. This is the same as the bench.
It was just part of the mobility drill.
@Zack Telander I missed you saying it was specific to that. I love your videos have been watching for over 2 years. I wasn’t trying to put you down at all was just surprised because you generally have great teaching. This exact instruction is just one that I see recurring from CrossFit gyms and always bothers me. Cheers Zack.
Great video, great cues. Also Meg @ 10:47 😂😂😂😂
Meg is such a brown noser :p that cracked me up, its so true! lol
Lecker Mädche 😎
Never was a fan of the whole “slapping the bar on the middle thigh” thing doesn’t create any explosiveness imo lol