"The power output for cleans (single or double) is much less than swings with the same load. Eccentrically, there is really no comparison – I commonly get people over 2xBW on swings, but I get excited when that number is 1.25xBW on the clean. The eccentric phase (the drop) is much shorter, more compact, and a slightly different angle than the swing. All of this combines to decrease the eccentric forces."
I don't understand. It sounds like you are saying that people can swing twice bodyweight, but only clean 1.25 times bodyweight, because swings produce more power? If swings require more force, then it seems that one could clean more than one could swing (i.e., the clean requires less force, so it can be done with heavier weight.) It sounds like if a 200 pound person can swing 400, but can only clean 250, then a 250 pound clean is roughly equivalent to a 400 pound swing. Clearly this is not what you mean, so I'm misunderstanding something.
How would cleaning 2 24k kettlebells relate to swinging a 48k kettlebell, in terms of the benefits described in this article? Denisov has done a boatload of double cleans with 2x32k and pulled over 600 with very poor form and very little deadlift training. Can an athlete who regularly cleans 2x24k for high reps expect to pull over 400 without specific deadlift training? The article implies that swings will give this benefit.