Dumbbell Cleans & Continental Press

"No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us." - 1 John 4:12
142¼lb(64½kg) Cleaned twice, then Continental Pressed(English Style). L- 72.4lb R- 69.9 lb. Cleaning heavy dumbbells can be frustrating. I used a technique mentioned by Arthur Saxon by pushing the top of the hands against the plates & using a swinging action. I am aggressively pulling the weights back at the start to initiate as much momentum as possible so that on the way back forward, the weights will pull me forward, allowing me to release the tension on the arms and catch in a Split position. I position the leg to go forward a bit ahead so that l'm cued to move that leg forward when it is time. I set up with the dumbbells a bit forward to give me more distance to swing back. As the weights get heavier, l will have to swing back harder, which should allow me to split deeper. The Continental Press with feet astride is an English bastardization of the actual feet split style used by the Continental Lifters. Still a great exercise, even if not true to historical form. If you get into heavy Cleans with dumbbells, and l think you should, learn to swing so the weights can work for you. God Bless!
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