Endless singles or more multiples ?

Espi · 07-05-2008, 03:16 PM

The only semi-OLY lift I ever do is a hang clean. Too chicken to try other lifts, unless you think a front squat is an Oly lift.

I'm trying to get past my current max weight for hang cleans of 40kg.
My thinking is to get better by starting to do multiple reps at lower weights as sofar I've only been doing singles since a hang clean used to be a purely functional (fun) exercise preceding the front squat.

Am I totally off?

I'm also need of someone who wants to critique my (poor) technique when I get my SO to put a few of them on his camera and onto YouTube. I'd rather not make a fool of myself and make them public, so please send me a PM instead

karky · 07-05-2008, 04:36 PM

I like triples a lot. For some reason I don't get much progress if I only use singles (whether they are very close to 1rm or more like 90%) Triples work very well for me though.

Espi · 07-05-2008, 04:38 PM

That was also something I wondered. Doubles felt a bit odd and so did 4s. Like too many for a technical lift like the hang clean.

karky · 07-05-2008, 04:39 PM

Yeah, people usually only go 1-3 for the oly lifts. Any more than that and form gets bad.

GqArtguy · 07-05-2008, 08:43 PM

Working on technique is whats going to get you beyond 40 unless you have some strength issues.

How you want to work that technique (exercises, volume, etc.) is going to be dependent on what needs to fixed, how often you train, etc.

Espi · 07-06-2008, 02:53 AM

Right now they are done twice a week (am training 3x/wk), but they never were the real focus of a workout, just a 'fun' predecessor (?) of the front squats I was going to do.

The main thing that needs to be worked on is leg drive and keeping the path vertical. If I get more leg drive involved that would help up the total weight.