Beginner
In Depth on The Power Clean with Mark Rippetoe
Coach's take: The 'throw and catch, not a lift' framing alone makes this worth the watch.
3.9
Power clean
Gym (men) / Popular
Pull, extend and catch the bar in the front rack.
What coaches agree on
- Drive your elbows up and forward until the bar rests on your front delts, that's the rack position the whole lift builds toward.
- Keep the bar traveling in as close and vertical a path as possible, essentially brushing your thighs the whole way up.
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Common mistakes
- Bending the elbows early to row or curl the bar up with the arms, instead of keeping them straight and driving with the hips and legs, is one of the most common faults; the arms should only whip around into the rack after the hips, knees, and ankles are fully extended.
Beginner
Power Clean Series Part 1 - Learning the Three Positions
Coach's take: Explains not just what to do but why -- that's what makes it stick.
3.9
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Beginner
How to Power Clean [From Olympic Weightlifter Darren Barnes]
Coach's take: The best of this whole batch — explains the why behind every cue, not just the what.
3.9
Beginner
Power Clean Teaching Progression Breakdown
Coach's take: Explains the why behind every cue - this is how you actually teach the lift.
3.8
Beginner
Teaching a New Lifter the Power Clean with Grant Broggi
Coach's take: About the best 'watch someone actually learn it' footage you'll find.
3.8
Beginner
How to: Power Clean
Coach's take: Clear terminology, correct cues, real teaching progression -- genuinely well done.
3.8
Intermediate
5 Tips Improve Your Clean | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: A drill for every fault — this is real coaching, not a listicle.
3.8
Beginner
How To Power Clean: Step by Step Beginner's Tutorial
Coach's take: Best kind of teaching video — breaks it into pieces you can actually drill.
3.8
Intermediate
Add 50lbs To Your Power Clean With These 7 Tips
Coach's take: Sharp, specific refinement tips with a genuinely useful drill included.
3.7
Beginner
Power Clean Series Part 5 - Adding Plates and Tying it All Together
Coach's take: A clean five-step finish that actually ties the series together.
3.6
Beginner
Power Clean Series Part 2 - Jumping with Straight Arms
Coach's take: Explains the physics, not just the cue - that's what makes it stick.
3.6
Intermediate
Power Clean Series Part 3 - Racking the Bar
Coach's take: Correct, well-drilled coaching on the catch -- assumes you know the earlier positions already.
3.6
Beginner
How To Power Clean For Beginners | Tutorial
Coach's take: Clear technique plus a genuinely useful mistakes list — does what it says on the tin.
3.6
Intermediate
How To Use Your LEGS for Power Cleans
Coach's take: This is how you actually teach the leg drive, not just describe it.
3.5
Intermediate
How to POWER CLEAN / Step-by-Step (2023)
Coach's take: Correct and well-organized, but it's a checklist — it assumes you already know the vocabulary.
3.5
Beginner
POWER CLEAN TECHNIQUE TIPS ADAM SMOTHERMAN CLEMSON UNIVERSITY TIGERS STRENGTH DEMO
Coach's take: Smart progression, but it's coach-to-coach narration more than a direct lesson to you.
3.4
Intermediate
Three Tips - Hang Power Clean
Coach's take: Three real fixes, each with the 'why' attached — no filler tips here.
3.2
Intermediate
How to Use YOUR ARMS for the Power Clean
Coach's take: Good diagnosis of WHY arms bend, not just telling you to stop doing it — minus a quick plug for their own program.
3.2
Intermediate
Power Clean Like An Olympian🏋🏽♀️
Coach's take: Accurate and credible, but it tells you what happens more than how to get there.
3.1
Intermediate
Why We Train the Power Clean with Mark Rippetoe
Coach's take: Great context for why you're doing this lift, not a how-to on its own.
2.7
Beginner
Beginners Guide to Clean & Jerk with Meg Squats | JTSstrength.com
Coach's take: Good drill (the timing rock), just leans on watching the rep more than being told what to do.
2.7
Intermediate
Power Clean vs Full Clean | What’s The Difference?
Coach's take: Correct, useful, but it's a quick clarification, not a full technique lesson.
2.6
Intermediate
Movement Demo - The Power Clean
Coach's take: Correct shorthand cues, but assumes you already roughly know the movement.
1.7