Power Clean

The additional technical element for the power clean from the floor versus the lift from the hang is the passage from below the knees to above the knees. What needs to happen is that you initiate the pull from the floor with the hamstrings. You do this by moving the knees back so that when the bar reaches the knees, the tibias are perpendicular to the floor. While you’re doing this the bar is kept close to the body, so it’s lifted in a slight backward arch. When the bar reaches the upper third portion of th