[quote author="star61" date="1319678552"]Joe,
Have you ever thought of doing explosive high pulls and just forgetting about the catch? Your benefit is in the pull, and I think any eccentric benefit is highly mitigated by your catch form. So why bother with the catch?
Some one has mentioned to me before just doing a high pull, i could do that. So doing full cleans is no good either? I have tried them a couple of times and have ok technique, but obviously the weight moves slower when its 15-20kg more.
This is why i normally train with 140, i catch it nearly straight legs, so no errors. Either way, I wont be doing any training at all for a while so i might as well start planning now.[/quote]Actually I think full cleans are great, as are hang cleans off of a rack. If you go heavy, I would drop the weight, or with hang (rack) cleans, have someone help you rerack the bar. I like heavy cleans for low reps (doubles) and moderate i.e. 60%, for faster, more explosive pulls (sets of 3-5). I just really think the angle of your knees and ankles in the heavy lifts in your vid puts you in a bad position. Even if you don’t want to compete, try to find a good coach and in quick order you will be doing full cleans to a full, narrower, front squat. Your cleans will go up, you will benefit from the front squat, and it will be safer. But as Nick has said many times, strength is not an issue with you. I would be an RFD working fool if I were you.