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Khetag Khugaev 150kg Snatch at Age 15

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(Originally posted on August 29, 2013) Remember the video of the then 14 year old Khetag Khugaev (174kg Clean from Blocks)? In July he lifted in the 2013 Summer Spartakiad in Russia. He won the 85kg (lifting at 81.3kg bodyweight) with a 150kg Snatch and 169kg Clean & Jerk. … 150 at 15, 160 at 16, … Update […]

Vyacheslav Yarkin 115kg Snatch (63kg, 15yrs) Update: 140kg C&J

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(Originally posted August 19, 2013) Meanwhile in Russia… Here’s one to watch: 15 year old Vyacheslav Yarkin (listed as Viacheslav Irakin on IWF) snatches 115kg at 63kg bodyweight. In 2012 at the Youth Worlds in Kosice he lifted 88+106 in the 50kg category. Update 07.09.2013: 116kg Snatch + 140kg Clean & Jerk won the the U17 […]

Tian Tao 280kg x2 Squat

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Meanwhile Last year in China … Tian Tao (17 y/o 77kg in the video, now 85kg) Squats 280kg for a double! Learn more about Chinese Weightlifting in Larry’s Article Series. Also see his short interview here. And in case you have not seen the 215kg attempt I shared on the ATG Facebook Page the other day, […]

Dmitry Klokov 200kg x2 Push Press + Squat Session w/ Vasiliy Polovnikov

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Meanwhile in Russia … After Dmitry Berestov’s 200kg Push Press x2, here is the other Dmitry’s go at it. Also check out Dmitry’s 225kg Push Press. Update: Bonus Squat Session of him and Vasiliy Polovnikov. Dmitry works up to 260kg Paused. Plus they have a little English shout out for their upcoming seminars.

Chad Wesley Smith Squat Instruction

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Chad Wesley Smith from JTS Strength shares his method of teaching the Squat. Maybe you can pick up a cue that is useful for you (or your trainees). creating a stable shelf for the bar to sit on unracking and walking out (3 step method – dominant foot, then set off foot, then set dominant foot) bracing […]