Time to highlight a non east European lifter. This is 22 year old Karen Tovmasjan from the Netherlands (formerly an Armenian). Lifted 149/178 at a club competition at the University Sportscentre Amsterdam. Bodyweight: 78,3kg. With a total of 327kg he would have been 12th at the 2012 European Championships in Antalya. Update: as was pointed […]
Chad Jones Always A Fire Short Documentary
Until yesterday I have never heard of Chad Jones. These 7 minutes are well worth your time. A short documentary film on former New York Giant Chad Jones —a star athlete from LSU whose promising professional career was put on hold by a tragic car accident before it even had a chance to begin. Amazing […]
Miika Antti-Roiko Front Squat 212.5kg x5
Meanwhile in Finland … Looks like Miika Antti-Roiko and Milko Tokola had a good morning session. Miika bangs out a set of 5 of Front Squats @ 212.5kg. When in doubt, Front Squat! (Click to tweet)
Alexander Varbanov 215.5kg Clean & Jerk World Record
Here is Alexander Varbanov’s Clean & Jerk world record. 215.5 kg lifted on May 12, 1987 in Seoul in the 75 kg category. Will it ever be broken? It may take a while, but I think it will. Especially when you read statements of Lu Xiaojun’s coach that Lu “has reached 180 kg in snatch, clean and […]
Milko Tokola Snatch & Clean Complexes
Meanwhile in Finland … Milko Tokola performs some heavy barbell complexes (at 85,7kg bodyweight) in his homegym. Snatch Complex with 130kg Snatch Pull Snatch x2 Overhead Squat Clean & Jerk Complex with 165kg Clean Pull Clean Front Squat Jerk x2 If it is blocked in your country, try this. Update: More
Siamand Rahman 301kg Bench Press London 2012 Paralympics Powerlifting
Update: In December 2012 he did 305kg in training. Here are Siamand Rahmam’s lifts from the Men’s +100kg Powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympics. Easy 270kg & 280kg Bench Press to secure gold. No problem here. But his world record attempt at 301kg was red lighted. If you know why, let me know in the comments. Update: So the consensus seems to […]
Kendrick Farris 275kg for 2
Another Kendrick Farris squat video today. He almost hit a 3RM with 275kg As Everett pointed out on the other video, these clips might be a year old. Still, some nice squats. Thanks to Edwin for sending this in.
Marshall White 15 Reps 100kg Hang Power Snatch
And now for some Strongman conditioning … Marshall White likes his Olympic lifts and does 15 reps of Hang Power Snatches with 100kg 102kg (225lbs). Can’t hate on the form either. Perfectly acceptable for his purpose. This is an odd movement since it seems as though your explosiveness just goes away without any warning and there’s […]
Kendrick Farris 231kg Front Squat
After 242.5kg x10, Kendrick Farris continues his training clips with a 231kg Front Squat.
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