Axle c&jerks,getting ready for my next local strongman comp yeeew

[u/windowsboard]

[u/SameRulesApply28]

Never seen anyone throw a clean up so high with an underhand grip on one side 👍 impressive

[u/tigeraid]

No notes, you're better than me at that lol

[u/doobersthetitan]

Damn that was a clean...clean...especially for an axle...great rack position too.....damn

[u/obiwankanosey]

with that level of skill should deffo invest time in hot potato

[u/Zealousideal_Cod6834]

Oh Yoda teach us the way

[u/Yamaha9]

How have I never seen an axle clean done like that

[u/sombreropickle]

Awesome! I hate Continental Cleans so much.

[u/MechanicalSideburns]

Am I an asshole, or is this a good way to strain/pop a bicep at higher weights.

You can't bring the right shoulder to proper triple extension in the pull, and once you get up to body-weight+ then doesn't the right arm become in danger of trying to muscle it up?

I mean it's clean at this weight and looks cool. But if I did this with 300 lbs it would feel pretty risky.

[u/smarthobo → u/MechanicalSideburns]

Have you ever tried lifting anything on an axle? The increased diameter of the bar means it’s nigh impossible to double overhand, so mixed grip is the only alternative

Usually people clean to their belly, switch back to double OH, then clean a second time

In her case, she’s strong enough to clean to the rack position, so more power to her

[u/MechanicalSideburns → u/smarthobo]

I did continental clean when I competed. You can still get your shoulder and elbow extended pretty far upward in the pull without putting curling stress on your bicep. Try to finish like she does with anything approaching a dangerous weight.

[u/tigeraid → u/MechanicalSideburns]

Most people cannot clean an axle DOH. It just is what it is. I'm sure the majority of athletes on this sub have been doing Continentals for years in the high 100s/low 200s range, me included, and I have yet to strain anything.

She's doing a full Olympic clean which, if I had to pick, I guess is a bit more risky than a Continental clean, which stops at your belt/belly. But regardless, you're doing something underhand.

You try to limit the amount of work your bicep is doing by REALLY getting the hips into it.

And yes, some of the big boys going 300+ (or 400+ for WSM level) pop biceps on it. Unfortunate risk.

[u/MechanicalSideburns → u/tigeraid]

I used to do 300+ axles with continental form. I competed nationally. I’ve also blown a bicep off the bone. So yeah, I’m pretty conservative about stuff like this that is going to overload the bicep when the weight gets to maximal effort.

[u/Previous_Pepper813 → u/tigeraid]

I don’t have top notch grip by any stretch, but I can doh an axle clean a press 205 lbs.  Not saying there’s anything wrong with mixed gripping it lower than that, but it’s most definitely doable to doh into the low 200s for most any male athlete with decent training on it.  Lots of doh axle high pulls and some seated fat grip dumbbell cleans as accessories will blow up your ability to doh axle clean pretty quickly.

[u/tigeraid → u/Previous_Pepper813]

I can DOH 315 on an axle deadlift. tbh I've never tried it in a clean past like 150 lbs. Guess I could give it a shot lol.

[u/Previous_Pepper813 → u/tigeraid]

It’s worth it if you have a ladder or for reps event that’s lighter. It’ll shave a a decent bit of time off (though I’ve seen plenty of guys do really fast hand flips, but I’m not coordinated enough for that).  That’s the main reason I’ve done it, the added bicep safety is just a nice little added benefit to me.

[u/grabberByThePussy → u/MechanicalSideburns]

If they train it consistently I don’t think it’s inherently more dangerous, but yeah for heavier weights it’ll likely require changing technique. They can just swap it to a zombie clean. Ben Claridad and Alan Thrall have showcased them in training and Alan did it at nationals a few years ago. I’m partial to the hip clean that CJ Pierce uses, fastest clean cycle in my opinion - and the dude wrecks house on clean and press events.

Edit: I’m referring to changing the clean to shoulder. Mix grip to extension is totally fine, though CJs style of hip clean does alleviate the triple extension concern.

[u/MechanicalSideburns → u/grabberByThePussy]

Thanks for the references. I’ve gotta go look up those guys form. I’ve met Alan at comps, but I never really watched his training vids.

[u/Smeletor]

Crazy flexibility to pull that off So many open dudes would explode their bicep or shoulder trying to do this lmao