Dry fighting weight c&p question

[faith2]

I know it might sound like a dumb question to ask but…

Do you guys re-clean the bells when you clean and press or just do 1 clean and press accdg to the ladder count?

And what is the difference of re-cleaning and only cleaning once?

 

[alive_again]

@faith2 Clean before each press, clean 1 time before the set of squat

If you don't clean every time (before the press), it's not a clean and press anymore, but it becomes just a press.

 

[faith2]

@alive_again Thank you!

 

[dawes]

@faith2 1 clean, 1 press, rest, 1 clean, 1 front squat, rest

1 clean, 1 press, 1 clean, 1 press, rest, 1 clean, 2 front squats, rest

1 clean, 1 press, 1 clean, 1 press, 1 clean, 1 press, rest, 1 clean, 3 front squats, rest

Etcetera...

That's how it goes. Some people like to remove the rest after you complete the C&P and co straight into 1 clean, X front squats.

 

[faith2]

@dawes Thank you so much for this! I know it sounds like you’re explaining to a kid… but i’ll take it 11/10!

 

[dawes]

@faith2 Ah, not at all! We have all been there with these sorts of questions around ladders and descriptions of exercises, have a search through older posts for a laugh, we all make it more complicated than it actually is

 

[edenrivers]

@dawes it's allowed to removed the rest between c&p and fs. I thought the rest is "important" in this plan otherwise it isn't DFW...?

 

[dawes]

@edenrivers Yes, the original DFW calls for a rest between the c&p and fsq and the best suggestion is that one runs the program as written at least once, ideally more.

When that runs out its course of effectiveness, one can experiment with variations.

Removing that rest and going straight into a set of squats seems to be the most used variation. In his books, Neupert himself often suggests a variations on his complexes that changes them into a chain (1 rep each exercises, times the amount of rep for the ladder).

 

[aliaconnors]

@faith2 Cleaning before every press should allow you to get extra reps. And the clean itself is an exercise that gives you some hinge, back and bicep work.

 

[faith2]

@aliaconnors Makes helluva lot of sense. Thanks man!

 

[juancarlos]

@faith2 It is not a clean & press if you don't clean for every press. Without recleaning, it is just a press.

 

[kampell]

@faith2 Another option instead of a regular clean would be a dead clean after each press (for sets of 2 or more). I've seen Mark Wildman mention that he prefers dead cleans.

 

[dixieriderxx]

@kampell Bruh, I’ve been doing some dead snatches in my current program and those sneak up on ya! Taking that swing out of the snatch or clean sucks haha

 

[ellierae]

@faith2 Oh shit, I’ve been doing a clean for every squat!