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Polish Weightlifting Team for London

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Thanks to reader Markus for submitting this news. Tomasz Zielinski won the XVII Memoriał Waldemara Malaka Competition in Gdansk/Poland last weekend (results PDF). He did 171kg/215kg with BW 95,9kg and got the last ticket for London (video below). Polish Olympic Weightlifting Team: 77kg: Krzysztof Zwarycz 85kg: Adrian Zielinski, Krystian Sroka 94kg: Tomasz Zielinski 105kg: Bartlomiej Bonk, Marcin Dolega […]

Hysen Pulaku 150kg Clean + Overhead Squat

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Finally a new Hysen Pulaku clip! Watch this super smooth combination. 150kg Clean + Overhead Squat. Thruster 2.0? Hysen lifting the equivalent of an NFL offensive lineman, like Holly Mangold’s brother, Nick, of the NY Jets, over his head and then squatting. How many NFL players could do this? Zero. (via) Oh, and while we’re talking […]

Kianoush Rostami (85kg) 220kg Clean & Jerk

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In an Iranian test meet Kianoush Rostami lifted Clean and Jerk, as well as total World Record weights in the 85kg category. Since this was a not an IWF sanctioned meet these are no official world records. Snatched 179kg, Clean & Jerked 220kg for a 399kg total. Other lifts: Sohrab Moradi 171kg / 215kg Behdad Salimi went […]

Jani Illikainen 305kg Front Squat

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After posting Miika Antti-Roiko’s Front Squat video reader Nortah commented: You want to see finnish front squat power? Yes I do! And I thought you would too. Here is Jani Illikainen, Finland’ Strongest Man 4 time winner in the 2000s. with a 305kg Front Squat. 270kg x3

Weightlifting Talk Ep.3 with Glenn Pendlay

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On Weightlifting Talk Episode 3 Donny Shankle & Jon North have Glenn Pendlay on the show and answer listener questions. [1:25:30] Glenn’s take on the low bar back squat depate from episode 2. you want to develop strength in the positions you use high bar squat has good transfer to other exercises if you are a strong […]

Lu Yong’s Road to London 2012

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Thanks to Clarence K for uploading some news pieces about Lu Yong’s road to the 2012 Olympics. And thanks to YouTube commenter shawncheng8 we get an English translation. It begins with a recap of his last lift in the 2008 Olympics and the red light situation with his second to last C&J, which I won’t bother translating. Lu Yong: […]