Powerclean numbers of the pros

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          bman on February 11, 2012 at 7:14 pm #18174

          A comrade on another forum was requesting max powerclean to body weight ratios for any athletes people knew of, besides his list here. Any additions would be appreciated.

          Name Time BW P.Cl Ratio

          Jonathan Edwards 72 150 2.08
          Mark McKoy 13.08 78 150 1.92
          Ryan Scott 10.28 88 150 1.70
          DW 88 150 1.70
          Colin Jackson 12.91 74 142.5 1.93
          Jason Gardener 9.98 74 140 1.89
          Daniel Plummer 10.33 88 140 1.59
          James Ellington 10.38 82 137.5 1.68
          Duncan Malins 13.76 81 137.5 1.70
          Craig Pickering 10.14 83 140 1.68
          Dominic Girdler 13.78 85 135 1.59
          Chris Baillie 13.44 75 132.5 1.77
          Will Sharman 13.49 81 130 1.60
          Marlon Devonish 10.06 82 130 1.59
          Chris Lambert 20.34 85 130 1.53
          Mark Lewis-Francis 10.04 90 130 1.44
          Richard Alleyn 13.71 81 125 1.54
          Dale Garland 49.79 79 120 1.52
          David Hughes 13.57 85 120 1.41
          Allan Scott 13.62 81 120 1.48
          Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 10.35 83 150 1.80
          Nick Gayle 13.95 86 115 1.34
          Rob Newton 13.36 87 115 1.32
          Andy Turner 13.27 75 110 1.47
          Steve Green 50.17/46.69 72 105 1.46
          Leon Baptiste 10.33 79 125 1.58
          Christian Olsson 73 150 2.05
          Nick Newman 79 143 1.81
          Donovan Bailey 9.84 93 165 1.77
          Bruny Surin 9.84 86 170 1.97
          Glenroy Gilbert 10.10 79 170 2.15
          Darren Campbell 10.04 80 135 1.68
          Fabrice Lappiere 8.34 67 105 1.56
          Bryan Clay 84 152 1.81

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          Mccabe on February 11, 2012 at 11:37 pm #114704

          Thats difficult to read, any chance you could put it into a table of some sort? muchly appreciated post though.

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          comando-joe on February 12, 2012 at 3:03 am #114706

          I know Lappiere has done 110, Harry for one actually has a video so possible one of the only legit lifts. Edwards wasnt 72kg when he did 150. But seems like he did 132 at 72 according to his log. Just today actually, someone said they have seen Burny Surin lift, and his strong points wasnt his clean, it was his pressing. Olsson heavier than 73kg. Most of the other names i dont know.

          Also, are these guys taking their career best lift, then saying what their lightest, possibly competiton weight when they wouldnt be as strong. And how high or low do they catch is another point. I know a lifter in the commonwealths seeing athletes not even catch the weight and claiming a pb.

          Theres a vid of a lifter weighing about 76-77kg power cleaning 190, and he deffinately weighed that because it was just before weigh-in.

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          Mccabe on February 12, 2012 at 3:36 am #114708

          I’ve been told Edwards managed to get 2.0 BW not 2.08 from someone who claims to have been involved with him in the weights room.

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          eroszag on February 12, 2012 at 5:02 am #114709

          Aikinees did 170k last year…good point about athletes weight..varies so much during career…we could think shawn crawford weights 165 lbs when he was about 20 more at his peak…

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          Craig Pickering on February 12, 2012 at 8:33 am #114711

          Most of those weights from UK sprinters and hurdlers were from a presentation given by a coach over here on weight training in 2007. The PRs and weights were well researched at the time, so will have been accurate then.

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          comando-joe on February 12, 2012 at 9:17 am #114712

          Most of those weights from UK sprinters and hurdlers were from a presentation given by a coach over here on weight training in 2007. The PRs and weights were well researched at the time, so will have been accurate then.

          No way was Edwards 72kg. His best lifts were later in his career when he was bigger. All we see on paper was [email protected] or 73. Unless there are vids and they actually knew their weight when they did the lifts, i would be sceptical. To athletes it’s like asking the random gym go-er what do you bench.

          Alot of athletes have a boost of confidence when they have a good power to weight, so wouldnt surpise me if they fib about their weight. I go from 77-82kg in the year, obviously im stronger when im heavier. I could easily say my best power clean is X and im 77, but really i did it at 80-82. I know guys personally who do this.

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          Nick Newman on February 12, 2012 at 9:30 am #114713

          Lol i really weigh 90kg

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          comando-joe on February 12, 2012 at 10:13 am #114714

          Lol i really weigh 90kg

          You know what im saying. People are probably taking in season body weight vs off season maxes.

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          Craig Pickering on February 12, 2012 at 11:00 am #114715

          [quote author="Craig Pickering" date="1329015848"]Most of those weights from UK sprinters and hurdlers were from a presentation given by a coach over here on weight training in 2007. The PRs and weights were well researched at the time, so will have been accurate then.

          No way was Edwards 72kg. His best lifts were later in his career when he was bigger. All we see on paper was [email protected] or 73. Unless there are vids and they actually knew their weight when they did the lifts, i would be sceptical. To athletes it’s like asking the random gym go-er what do you bench.[/quote]

          Note how I said UK sprinters and hurdlers.

          With my old coach, after 1RM testing we got on the scales. Thats how Im certain the athletes coached by him on that list have correct PR + body weight.

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          Mccabe on February 13, 2012 at 1:11 am #114716

          Edwards was heavier than 72 when he cleaned he 150. I’ve had a lecture from the guy who was involved with his training at the time and knew his coach quite well.

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          Zack Trapp on February 13, 2012 at 3:17 am #114720


          Harry Aikines-Aryeetey at 170 Kgs. Not sure what his bodyweight was, maybe 86 kg.

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          comando-joe on February 13, 2012 at 3:35 am #114721

          We’ve all seen the Harry vid, he says 87 at the time.

          Just watched UK trials and he’s looking a lot smaller now…and slower?

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          Craig Pickering on February 13, 2012 at 4:05 am #114722

          I know, a massive 0.01 slower.

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          comando-joe on February 13, 2012 at 4:55 am #114723

          I know, a massive 0.01 slower.

          What? He’s 0.10 slower.

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          Craig Pickering on February 13, 2012 at 5:03 am #114724

          [quote author="Craig Pickering" date="1329086142"]I know, a massive 0.01 slower.

          What? He’s 0.10 slower.[/quote]

          He ran 6.64 there last year, and 6.65 there this year. Compared to the year he ran 10.10, when he ran 6.70 I think.

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          jock1310 on February 18, 2012 at 12:39 pm #114841

          James McLachlan – 51 – 210 – 4.12

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          Nick Newman on February 18, 2012 at 3:15 pm #114842

          Nice opening performance james

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          jock1310 on February 20, 2012 at 8:42 am #114870

          Ha likewise sir. Everyone has taken a step-up so it seems. Personally I can attribute that to a winters work without a single injury!

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          Nick Newman on February 20, 2012 at 11:31 am #114875

          Haha yeah I wish I could say the same thing! If I stay injury free from now on i’ll be ok. Good luck.

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