Gregor Winter, Author at All Things Gym

Khetag Khugaev 164kg Snatch 196kg C&J at 85kg 16 y/o

March 11, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Remember Khetag Khugaev? Let me help you: in 2011 at 56kg he did 80+100 then 174kg Clean at age 14 150kg Snatch at 15 (and 81.3kg) and 2013 European U17 Champion … Now at age 16 years he won the Russian U17 Championships 85kg category with 164+196=360! Let that sink in for a second. His […]

David Morgan Interview on Weightlifting World Podcast

March 11, 2014 By Gregor Winter

The Weightlifting World Podcast interviewed David Morgan. He was 4th twice at the Olympics (’84 and ’88) and won Gold at 5 Commonwealth games. They talk about his career, his thoughts on British weightlifting (attitude of lifters /funding/ selection process) as well as the alleged corruption of the IWF when it comes to drug tests. Download the […]

Nest of Giants – Vice Documentary about Icelandic Strongman

March 10, 2014 By Gregor Winter

The folks from Vice made a little documentary about the Icelandic Strongman scene. They visited the infamous “Jakabol” (Nest of Giants) gym which is run by Magnús Ver Magnússon and interview big names like Hafthor Bjornsson and Páll Logason. It’s not very in-depth, but it’s still a cool watch I think. More Strongman Documentaries: Magnus Samuelsson World’s Strongest Arms Svend Karlsen […]

Mohamed Ehab Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex

March 9, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) does a Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex. He does those to keep a tight back throughout all phases of the pull and as you can see, even after 22 reps he never compromises form. For this one he loads the bar with 155kg, his current Snatch 1RM and does 5x Snatch […]

Benedikt Magnusson 445kg Deadlift with Straps

March 8, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Australia … This happened at the 2014 Giants Live Strongman competition in Melbourne. Benedikt Magnusson got a 445kg Deadlift with straps. Note: He did this Deadlift after the Farmer’s Walk event. Will we see a 460kg+ Deadlift this year? Update 12.03.2014: Looks like Benni tore a biceps … Hafthor Bjornsson got 420kg (of even 430 by […]

Dan Green 288kg x10 Squat

March 8, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in the US … Dan Green squats 288kg (635 lbs) x10. The crazy thing is that this is a weight he also Front Squatted before.

Lydia Valentin 115kg Snatch & 140kg Clean Slow Motion + Seminar Video

March 7, 2014 By Gregor Winter

From the 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships … HookGrip captured a nice 480 frames per second slow motion video (played back at 75%) of Lydia Valentin’s 115kg Snatch and 140kg C&J Attempt. In the comp she went 105, 110, 115 and 130, 135, x140 [Video of all lifts] Update: 115kg Snatch Slow Motion Video Also watch […]

Eric Lilliebridge 408kg Deadlift

March 7, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Just Wow! Eric Lilliebridge hits a Deadlifts PR with 408kg (900 lbs). From Everett: This was a 16 kg PR for him. He had just hit an all-time best of 392.5 kg at the UPA Nationals two weeks ago. Video of the entire session.

Dmitry Klokov 235kg Rack Jerk

March 6, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in London … Dmitry Klokov keeps on putting up high numbers during his seminar world tour. After 190kg Snatches or 190kg Thrusters became a common occurrence, here is a 235kg Rack Jerk. Not a lifetime max (262kg), but only 10kg below his 245kg Jerk from before London 2012. Pretty insane if you consider all the travelling he does. Here […]