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Best Weightlifters of 2012 – Vote for Om Yun Chol

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My friends over at the IWF want to know who your favorite lifters of 2012 were. Too bad they only allow medalists from the London Olympics as candidates. I had some good ideas for this … Well, even with this limited choice I think we can all agree (!) that this year’s award has to […]

Let Sargis Martirosyan Compete!

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I recently came across the story of  Armenian born weightlifter Sargis Martirosyan (94kg). He lifts some impressive numbers (see videos below). So you might ask why haven’t we seen him in London or at the Europeans? The answer is politics. As of 2005 he is residing in Austria. First as an asylum seeker, now as […]

Full Knee Extension Mobility WOD

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From the category “things you didn’t know you were lacking”. Kelly Starrett talks about terminal knee extension. The Problem: knee can’t fully extend, is flexed all the time. Check out more drills on Mobility 101. The Fix with band distraction and tibia internal rotation. Doing extra work with a voodoo compression band.

Damian Kusiak Shot Putter

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Check out Polish shot putter Damian Kusiak. Currently he is on a 2 year ban for using stanozololololololol, but that doesn’t stop him from uploading awesome training videos to youtube (subscribe to his channel). On his channel you will find a lot of awesome feats of (explosive) strength. 200kg Behind the Neck Push Press. Update: has […]