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Joint Warm-up from the Russian Weightlifting Seminars

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Erik Blekeberg, who attended one of the Russian Weightlifting Seminars, made a quick video recapping their Joint Warm-up Routine. Nothing fancy. Basic stuff I hope all of you are already doing in some form or another. But maybe you can pick up something new here. Circles in all directions: Neck, Wrists, Elbows, Shoulders, Back, Hips /Hamstring, Knees, Ankles, Kozack stretch. More Warm-ups: Dmitry Klokov’s Warm-up Routine […]

Jezza Uepa 370kg Squat (912.5kg Total)

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Jezza Uepa, who you remember from his super fast 360kg Squat, managed to get 370kg in competition. This was at the IPF Commonwealth & Oceania  powerlifting championships. 370kg Squat (missed 382.5kg) 242.5kg Bench Press 310kg Deadlift for a 912.5kg total. Update: he did 320kg Front Squat Mike Tuchscherer also competed there and totaled 916kg (371kg Deadlift!).

Ray Williams 432.5kg Squat, 987.5kg Total

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Last time we saw Ray Williams in a meet he squatted 410kg and forgot to wait for the rack command. This time he gets 410kg easily. For his 3rd attempt he went for 432.5kg (950 lbs) which also came up quickly. Didn’t count because he did not wait for the rack command. On his channel he wrote […]

Zhan Xugang 230kg Front Squat

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Blast from the Past… A 230kg Front Squat by Zhan Xugang (77kg) from the 2000 worlds training hall (?). World Records by Zhan: 70kg: at the 1996 Olympics he claimed the Snatch WR with 162.5kg, the C&J world record with 195kg (Total WR 357.5kg) 77kg: Clean & Jerk world record with 206kg in 1999 Related: Lu Xiaojun’s 230kg […]

Muhammad Begaliev 163kg Snatch off Blocks

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Meanwhile in the U.S. … 22 year old Muhammad Begaliev from Uzbekistan gets a 163kg Snatch off blocks. He won the 85kg at the 2013 American Open with 157+185 (at just 80.75kg bodyweight!). Thanks to Zac for the info. Update: Reader Jonas send in this video of his American Open performance, including warm up lifts.

BarSense – Android Bar Path Tracking App

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Android 4.0+: Check out BarSense – a simple bar path tracking app. Useful not just for weightlifting, but also for squats (see examples here) and all your other favorite lifts. The developer is taking your feedback in this reddit thread. Richie Patterson said: Great app, used it on all my lifters tonight, gave them some […]

Chad Wesley Smith on Squat Tightness

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Chad Wesley Smith addresses 3 common Squat mistakes. Rounding Over (my biggest fault): create more upper back tightness, hands close, elbows pushing in & forward -> helping thoracic extension. Front Squats are also a great tool to improve this. Loose Mid Section: you want “360° pressure”, cue =”breathe into your lower back” + flex glutes to […]