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Anonymous
Hey /fit/,
At 5'10" and 155 lbs., I have a 340 lbs. squat, a 95 lbs. single arm barbell snatch, and a 28" vertical - but my powerclean is only 135 lbs... what the fuck? What the explanation for this, and how can I raise that shit quick?
>> Anonymous
Lift more?
>> Anonymous
It could be yourned technique.

Alot of people who improperly powerclean use their arms to clean the bar instead of an explosive core.
>> Anonymous
>>175251

Yarp.

The power clean is so technique orientated. Work on your form with less weight and you should hopefully start to see improvement. You should be cleaning a lot more with a 340lbs squat... provided you're actually full-squatting that 340lbs and not just going half-way to parallel.
>> Anonymous
>>175256
OP here. No - I may squat wide as fuck, but I go deep. Alright, thanks for the technique tips. How much should I be shooting for, though, with my current stats?
>> Anonymous
>>175262
No idea tbh. Just really work on your form and then step the weight up until you really struggle... then use that weight as your work set and add a few lbs next workout.
>> Anonymous
If you can upload a video of your technique we might be able to critique you better (or you can even critique yourself).

I'm 5' 8", 170lbs, and since I started doing them again after a LONG 5 year haitus of doing lifts like that, my max is 185 for now, and when I did do them more often, I weighed 155lbs, and had a 225lb clean. A lot of the other guys in my weightlifting classes could generally do 100-140% of their bodyweight after they got their technique right.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6TlbDQUWs0s <--- might help you out a little.
>> Anonymous
OP here again. Would a good strength base translate into good power, or would specifically training the powerclean basically mean starting from scratch?
>> Anonymous
>Would a good strength base translate into good power
Yes and no... I was able to double my max in about two months, I always had very good overall strength, but I just hadn't developed much technique in that particular lift. So it took a while for me to catch up to my maximum potential with my existing strength just by fixing a bunch of little things here and there.

So short answer, yes general strength will definitely contribute, but one of your biggest preventing factors will likely be your technique for quite a while.