From the 2014 World Championships Training Hall. Junior World Record Holder Tian Tao (85kg) does Floating Snatch Grip Deadlifts. He did those 2 days out from competition at the end of his training, doing sets with 70, 110, and 130kg. Read more about this exercise variation on Catalyst. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta)
Li Ping 103kg Snatch World Record at 53kg
Previously in China … Li Ping’s (53kg, China) still standing 103kg Snatch World Record at the 2010 Asian Games. She Clean & Jerked 127 here for a 230kg Total. Update: She snatched 104kg at the 2012 Chinese Nationals. A year earlier in 2009 at the Chinese National Games she already Snatched 103kg, Clean & Jerked […]
Wang Mingjuan & Yang Lian Snatch 99kg at 48kg in 2009 (WR Weights)
Previously in China … at the 2009 Chinese National Games. Wlift84 is scouring CNTV for all the hidden weightlifting gems and here are two nice ones. Wang Mingjuan and Yang Lian Snatch 99kg at 48kg, one kilogram above the current world record. Both also beat the total world record. Wang went 99/121 (also above WR at that time)/220. […]
Tian Tao Weighted Push Ups Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall
Previously in the 2014 World Championships Training Hall … (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) In German we have the expression “Not macht erfinderisch”, which translates to “Necessity is the mother of invention”. This is definitely true for athletes in the worlds training hall who want to do more than just Snatch, C&J and Squat. […]
Tian Yuan 95kg Snatch + 126kg Clean & Jerk at 48kg (Unofficial World Record)
From the 2012 Chinese Nationals … A 19 year old Tian Yuan (48kg) lifts unofficial Clean & Jerk and Total World Records. WR = 98/121/217, Tian = 95/126/221 Thanks to wlift84 for submitting.
Tian Tao 275kg Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall
After his 225 x2 and 255 x2, here is Tian Tao’s 275kg Squat in the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. This was the heaviest training hall Squat by a 85kg lifter. Update 01.01.2015: Here are his 225×2, 255×2, 275 in order. All were done within a couple of minutes of each other, 6 days before he […]
Overloading Partial Squats with Slow Descent
Meanwhile in China … Kirksman from Lifthard.com is in China, learning from the coaches there. Follow his instagram for updates. He posts stuff about the training philosophy, as well as exercises like the one below. Overloading the descent of the squat to improve quad strength and back tightness. This is a 20 year old kid […]
Tian Tao 255kg x2 Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall
Here are some Squats by 20 year old Tian Tao (85kg) from the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. 255kg x2. (He has done 280kg in training) He did this 6 days before he competed at the 85kg session, were he finished in sixth place. Update: Here is his 275kg Squat from the same session. (Video also […]
Deng Wei 142kg Clean & Jerk Almaty 2014 World Championships
Here is Deng Wei‘s 142kg Clean & Jerk from the Almaty 2014 World Championships that won her the 63kg category. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) She had a rough start into the competition, missing her first Snatch attempts at 110k (dropping it forward). In the press conference the 21 year old, who started weightlifting at […]