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2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting

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That’s it. Thos were the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Sessions. Start List Results Highlights: 58kg: Zoe Pablo Smith won the 58kg! 92kg Snatch 118kg Clean & Jerk [Recording] 53kg: was on by 16 year old Chika Amalaha (Nigeria) with 85kg + 111kg Update: She failed her doping test. 69kg: 15 year old Rebekah Tiler with a 91kg […]

Dmitry Klokov on Barbell Shrugged

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The Barbell Shrugged crew got to interview Dmitry Klokov while he was at the USAW Nationals! His English has really improved a lot! [2:30] “if you want to be  a professional athlete you sometimes have to drink” (alcohol). On Saturday after training, sauna, massage. [9:00] biggest problem is his right shoulder. 2006 in prep for his 2nd world championships he […]

Jezza Uepa 320kg Front Squat

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Meanwhile in Nauru … Jezza Uepa (370kg Squat) enters ATG’s Front Squat Hall of Fame with 320kg! More Super Heavy Front Squats: Derek Kendall 362kg Front Squat (800lbs) Mikhail Koklyaev 312.5kg Front Squat Holger Kutroff 300kg Front Squat Chingiz Mogushkov 295kg Front Squat Dan Green 292.5kg Front Squat Igor Lukanin 285kg Paused Front Squat

Chanko Nabe – The Sumo Stew

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Today I Learned about Chankonabe a.k.a. the Sumo Stew. Chanko Nabe Chanko: Sumo Wrestler Food Nabe: Pot The bulk of Chanko Nabe is made up of large quantities of protein sources. Pork, meat balls, fish, chicken, tofu. They seem to throw everything in there. Sumo wrestlers eat it in massive quantities. Of course they add […]

Ilya Ilyin 185kg Snatch + 239kg Clean & Jerk Competition Comeback 2014

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Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … In his 195kg Snatch off Blocks video I told you about the Anatoly Khrapaty Tournament, which is Ilya Ilyin’s first competition since the 2012 London Olympics. He weighed in at 107.4kg, so he lifted in the +105kg category (no need to impede preparation for worlds). See the full results below. How did he do? This madman got […]

Yury Vlasov Documentary “A 20000 Ton Barbell” + Excerpts from his Book “Justice of Strength”

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Documentary Time! Today you get another Weightlifting History Lesson which is brought to you by ATG reader Sergiy Turchyn (who already provided the Rudolf Plukfelder Documentary Translation). This one is about Yury Vlasov. Who is Yury Vlasov, you ask? That’s the reason I am posting this here. To make you aware of the calibre of lifters that existed before […]

2014 US Weightlifting Nationals Highlights

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Okay, If you are not following ATG on Facebook (or twitter) here is what went down over the weekend at the 2014 US Weightlifting National Championships. Final Results David Boffa reviews the competition Men’s +105kg Caine Wilkes got a 182kg Snatch and 218kg C&J (227kg miss) Men’s 94kg Snatch Recording + Warm Up Lifts from […]