Cleaning up the Clean

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Before the throwdown on Saturday, I got in some early morning olympic lifting practice with some equally overzealous friends. We worked on building up to a one rep max clean. I managed 98 lbs, which was a 3 lb PR, but I failed on several attempts at 102. My coach says it's mental, and I think he's totally right. I can power clean 95; I should be able to go significantly higher catching in a squat. I just need to make myself drop under the bar. Of my three attempts at 102 lbs, I really only got aggressive on the last one. Of course, I fell backwards and got thwacked by the bar. Fortunately, I don't think anyone caught that on film!

-Gym Belle-

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