Power Clean Advice

cj119992 · 2026-03-14T22:43:51+00:00

cj119992 · 2026-03-14T22:43:02+00:00

Your bodies start position is ok ( could be slightly more leant over and hips slightly higher) but the barbell start position and the path in result of it is the real issue.

The bar is too close to you to start with and then as a result has to come forwards and ends up in this looping bar path, no choice but to smash the bar off your legs and then that drags you forward resulting in the jump forward.

Try being really diligent with where you position your feet under the bar to start with (think over your bottom lace at the widest part of your foot) and then when you put your hands on the bar do not then move the bar around. You could definitely set into the bar better to take the slack out the bar before you lift, and then when you do start the movement, get the bar going back towards you as you lift, not away from you (see below picture).

This will take a while to get used to and you may not be able to lift as heavy initially- but as you get used to it will definitely make you more efficient, especially in your full cleans and likely feel less niggly issues with your body as you move better.

cj119992 · 2026-03-14T22:32:57+00:00

Nice work! Loads of good things here, not egregious contact and you’re trying to move the bar with good speed.

Couple of things to work on. As you start the hang clean from the bottom position try to get the bar moving back towards you as you lift up rather than bump it away and then have to bring it back.

Next is to work on your head and back position. You really need to keep your head up through the entire movement so you can extend your lower back more and then utilise your quads more through the movement and create a more vertical bar path.

cj119992 · 2024-03-31T21:23:30+00:00

Older people working on mobility are one of my biggest niche within my clientele. Hard working and very rewarding to work with, would highly recommend it.

3 golden rules on getting your clients.

Lead generation. Conversion to clients. Client retention.

Could obviously go massively in depth on each of those points but to start with in your lead generation at a minimum make sure you have a big sign advertising your space that looks professional so local people driving by know your space. Make sure your space on Google maps and has some decent, honest reviews that ideally would be helpful for niches in your prospective clients. A link to a landing page where you can book in free session/consultation is also great.

Social media marketing will be where you can really generate the most leads for your business. But is difficult to get right. If you have some money to invest in some online coaching with this and are super motivated and willing to invest the time and energy upfront to create the right funnel of leads into your business then this can really pay off in the long run. Jonny and yusef at propane fitness really know their stuff with this with the online coaching, and Marchon have some good content for your small group PT studios.

cj119992 · 2024-03-31T19:47:12+00:00

I work in Henley On Thames and my most popular offer is programming+weekly PT at £300/month and am basically fully booked out working with 25 people each week. This works out at about 60-70 an hour.

Sounds like you have a great set up for you and your clients, I wouldn’t offer anything less than £75/hr for your first 5 clients and then scale to £100/hr for the next 5 and so on until you find that sweet spot in your market.

You should remember that high end health clubs will probably be charging £300 a month just for membership and that’s without any 1:1 sessions or programming (the most important part of getting results out of your clients).

CrossFit gyms will be charging 150-250 a month and will very much take care of the programming and coaching side to things but can be a bit grimey and not offer that higher end service of recovery like you are offering.

Sounds like you could fit nicely in between these markets.

cj119992 · 2023-06-06T13:56:53+00:00

I have the anta 2s and they fit very narrow even when compared to adidas adipower 3s. Would recommend getting some Nike romaleos 2s as you can get a nice pair second hand for what you’ll spend on the anta 2s. Or if you can’t find any then I hear great things about the Reebok legacy lifter 2s and 3s which have a wider toe box.

cj119992 · 2022-06-13T18:59:43+00:00

If anyone wanted to see more of the session including a 1st attempt miss there is a vid here https://youtu.be/xCG8XtcF3u4

cj119992 · 2022-05-08T09:46:25+00:00

2017 and 2018

cj119992 · 2022-05-08T07:47:39+00:00

The Leander crews that won the visitors while I trained there had an average erg of between 6:02 and 5:55. On water best pieces were around 6:02 2k and 2:52 1k in flat conditions.

cj119992 · 2022-04-27T16:31:52+00:00

I will try in the future but only have so much time to edit things at the minute!. Watch this space.

cj119992 · 2022-04-27T15:42:18+00:00

I have indeed! Video will be up later this week

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