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    Hang Clean to Power Clean

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        • Participant
          Danny Tutskey on June 21, 2004 at 12:42 am #9443

          Does anyone out there know if there is a conversion from a hang clean to a power clean as far as weight?

          Is there any way to predict a power clean based on a hang clean?

        • Participant
          delldell on June 21, 2004 at 3:41 am #29636

          Not really. Some people have a better hang clean because they use the stretch reflex better, some have a better power clean because they get something out of the first pull. I think that if your form is right your power clean should be higher.

        • Participant
          Danny Tutskey on June 21, 2004 at 4:56 am #29637

          Thanks, for the reply. I had an outstanding day lifting on Saturday. I have only done a clean or variation of any olympic lift in the last twice since the week of April 5. I had done 8 weeks of hypertrophy since and 2 weeks of strength transition. Anyway, I hang cleaned 1×5, 5, 3, 3 at 175, 185, 200, 220 respectively from slightly above the knee. I had never maxed out over 250 for 1 rep in a power clean so I was wondering if there was any way to see what a full clean max would be for me.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on June 22, 2004 at 11:08 am #29638

          As DellDell said, there's no way to tell because it would almost be like comparing apples to oranges….the extrapolation is just too great for us to predict. With time and experience using the two lifts you should be able to make self-predictions though.

          ELITETRACK Founder

        • Participant
          Danny Tutskey on June 22, 2004 at 11:11 am #29639

          Thanks Mike!

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on June 23, 2004 at 7:46 am #29640

          No problem.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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