Was wondering your opinion on Hang cleans for hypertrophy. Playing college football this was a staple lift and it used to get my traps pretty yoked. Not sure if this was because it was a “newbie” stimulus or if there could actually be a place for these in a hypertrophy program. And if there is a place for it, where would you recommend it be placed?
Personally I don’t think it’s worth the potential trade-off. The explosive nature of it, with the “impact” of the eccentric taking it back to the hang position I think will eventually lead to overuse issues. Stick with rack deadlifts, or even farmers walks for the goal of getting a lot of load on the shoulder girdle/traps
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