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RUM 6 Raw Unity Meet Powerlifting Live Stream

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If you want to watch some Powerlifting this weekend (23/24 Feb.) tune in to RUM 6 – Raw Unity Meet which streams live via XPTV on uStream. Athletes will compete in Full Power (Squat/Bench/Deadlift), and Bench Only. Here are previous Raw Unity Records. Results Day 1 Day 2 Update: Vashon Perryman’s (75kg) World Records 324.7kg (716 lbs) Deadlift via PL […]

Carlin Isles 106 cm (42 Inch) Single Leg Box Jump

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Here is a video of Carlin Isles doing a 106.6cm (42 inch)Single Leg Box Jump. He is touted by some to be the world’s fastes rugby player (100m in 10.24 s) If you have not seen it here is a pretty popular video of him running away from others. Thanks to Kevin for tweeting this at […]

Rep Max Calculator for Android

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Update: ATG now has its own Rep Max Calculator. Android: Rep Max Calculator is an easy way to determine a RM in the 1-12 range. Yes, yes,  I know, real men & women do test true RMs, but it is still fun to geek out about rep maxes when nobody is looking, right? Get it here: Google […]

Ihor Shymechko 205kg Snatch

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Meanwhile in the Ukraine … More clips from the same 2011 competition we saw Oleksiy Torokhtiy 240kg Clean & Jerk yesterday. Ihor Shymechko (Igor Šimečka) with a 205kg Snatch Age: 26 Height: 190cm Weight: 137kg In London he lifted 197 197 200 225 232 237 for a 429 total (6th place).

Unique Aspects of Competitive Weightlifting [Paper]

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Here is an interesting read if you like science & weightlifting (which I hope is everyone of you). Adam Storey and Heather K. Smith published a paper for Sports Medicine taking a look at the Unique Aspects of Competitive Weightlifting. It is a very nice review of the research that has been done so far and features lots […]

Battle of Champions 2012 English Video

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Here is a recap of the Battle of Champions – Archangel 2012 competition. Watch Misha, Kirill & co. do what they do best. They edited the event down nicely, added athlete profiles and even translated it for us non-Russian speaking people. Raw Powerlifting at its finest. Well done Russia. (If the video is blocked in your […]