[Brampton_Boy]

I don't know if it's something wrong with my form, or through some odd twist, clean pulls are indeed harder than power cleans, but there is a pretty significant disparity between the two (for me).

I can comfortably do 225x3 for power cleans, but struggle to get 205 to nipple height on the pull.

Does anyone else experience this?

[ratman201]

How far do you drop into your catch? It's very likely clean pulls are harder becauce you are pulling higher.

[takeahnase]

You're probably shrugging less explosively with the pulls and "pulling" more.

[Brampton_Boy]

Originally Posted by ratman201

How far do you drop into your catch? It's very likely clean pulls are harder becauce you are pulling higher.

For power cleans, I try to drop as little as possible. I may have to take a video for a form check.

[JPC]

Nipple height is too high for a clean pull. Sternum height is all you need. Also are you doing the clean pulls from the floor or the hang? The hang makes it harder.

[sombo05]

Post vids if you've got 'em. Otherwise I'll leave you with this.

In my experience, Clean Pulls are generally done with 100-130% of your Clean and Jerk max. Your best Powerclean is around 90% of your C&J (on average for most people). I'll let you do the math...

Also, rarely, if at all, do your elbows bend on a Clean Pull. It's a pop with the hips and big shrug but no bend in the elbows. Bar usually ends up around navel/waist heighth.

[Green Monkey]

I'm guessing that your form is changing since you know you aren't going to rack the weight.

In my experience, Clean Pulls are used for two things - training with a weight you are having trouble racking, or avoiding teaching the PC/C and J form.

Check the form for Clean Pulls, I don't think the height of the pull is nearly as important as where the drive for the pull actually comes from.

BTW - I do this with PCs vs. Cleans. When the weight gets up beyond a certain point, I can't make my body dip below the bar and end up doing a PC - whether I like it or not.

[BabyPhenom]

YOu're supposed to pull up to the solar plexus with high pulls