Strength Report: The Power Clean and the Squat

by David Feeley
Strength and Conditioning Coach Ball State University
American Football Monthly April 2015 Issue Online

The two main lifts we habitually do that are the core of what we do are the squat and the power clean. We will then adjust those main lifts for athletes with different body types and/or limitations. 

Two reasons why we regard these two exercises as the most important are because they test lower body strength and also total body power. There is a very high chance that our players performed these lifts in high school, and the results of their max efforts in those lifts give play...Login to Read More

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