help with cleans

[dnixon]

I'm in week 2 of starting strength and really enjoying it. I have an issue with the cleans. I find it hard once I get it up to sit on my delts with only really my finger tips holding the bar in place. I kinda have my wrist supporting it more than I should (I think). Its not a problem while the weight is at 60kg but I reckon it will be as the weight goes up. Any help?

[NorthStrong]

Elbows up.

[dnixon]

Elbows up.

Yea I thought that but is it sonething that can be limited by flexibility or is it just mind muscle connection? (Or something of the sorts)

Are there any good videos that talk about hand positioning?

[CROMAGS1985]

NorthStrong is a wizard. Embedding hates me.

[NorthStrong]

Yea I thought that but is it sonething that can be limited by flexibility or is it just mind muscle connection? (Or something of the sorts)

Are there any good videos that talk about hand positioning?

Well yeah just get flexible enough to do it obviously, but the bar should end up resting on your shoulders, and not in your hands at all really.

Here is a great series of videos for you to learn the clean from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEyoH5FV03s (LINK)

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[dnixon]

Thanks guys, measly reps! Cheers for the vid

[olyw8lifter]

Yea I thought that but is it sonething that can be limited by flexibility or is it just mind muscle connection? (Or something of the sorts)

Are there any good videos that talk about hand positioning?

You'll have to specifically work on wrist flexibility. If you're not front squatting and/or cleaning more than 2x's per week, then I would try doing some static stretching specific to the wrists. You can google this and do something every day. It took me about 2 weeks of this before I got comfortable enough for it to not hurt.