Alternating Deads and Cleans???

[slobberknocker]

My coach/old guy/mentor/friend wants me to take a week off DL's and do powercleans instead. Last week I pulled 720, so tomorrow he wants me to clean, then come back the next Sunday and do 730.

What do you guys think? I feel like my body might appreciate that extra week, since I've really been pounding the deads lately. Thoughts please?

 

[Liftbig]

actually, i used to do tons of powercleans in high school, andi think they really helped by deadlift, kinda like speed pulls. go for it id say. although i cant do them anymore, cuase i cant rack the bar on my shoulders anymore

 

[Scotsman]

Cleans can really help with hip drive. So I would say go for it.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[IronLion]

I think of cleans as speed work for deads

 

[slobberknocker]

I think of cleans as speed work for deads

That makes sense.

 

[b fold the truth]

I did power cleans for a while as well as high pulls thinking that they would help increase my pull...

They didn't.

They just threw my body off a bit because the movemnt is different and it threw off my technique. It just had ZERO carry over...for me anyway.

B True

 

[T-Man2003]

I would go for it. I agree with the speed factor. Just don't do hang cleans. I was doing them for a few weeks and now the bottom of my dl is alot slower and weaker than the top. My top(where the hang clean starts and up) is alot faster though.

 

[dutchpower]

Knowing the technic with power cleans is crucial inorder to get the optimal result. However the technic does take a bit of practice. I have had a lot of success using cleans, its help me the most with the lift off phase of the dead.

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

I think it is a good idea, if I deadlift twice a month it constantly improves, when I've done them weekly, the movement goes to hell. When you're done cleaning, do some clean grip rack pulls for assistance, then next week I think you'll smash your deadlift record.

 

[slobberknocker]

I think it is a good idea, if I deadlift twice a month it constantly improves, when I've done them weekly, the movement goes to hell. When you're done cleaning, do some clean grip rack pulls for assistance, then next week I think you'll smash your deadlift record.

About what height would you set the pins for those rack pulls? And should I do them smooth, or explosive?

 

[slobberknocker]

bump

 

[sinjinsmythe33]

worked well for me

i used about 50 to 70 per cent of clean max for eight or ten sets of two reps. twice a week for three weeks. tested my deadlift max shortly thereafter, 400 to 435. it may have been a combination of the cleans and cessation of deads for the same period. in any event, whatever you are doing in the deadlift department is working.

 

[longarms]

I've been alternating DLs & cleans for a few weeks, so the jury's still out. I'm not a competitive PL, OL or BB, just lifting for the fun of it. I would think that the cleans will improve my takeoff in the DL.