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Team China Training Hall 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships

September 2, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is a quick clip from team China in the 2016 Asian Championships training hall. Since ATG didn’t make enough money to finance the trip to Uzbekistan I am super thankful that Paula @paulaholla1 recorded some footage for us all. Part 1 More: Chinese Team in the Junior Worlds Training Hall Update 01.09.2016: Team China […]

Shen Guowei 200kg Squat Double

June 30, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China… Shen Guowei (15 y/o, 62kg, China) squats 200kg for a double. He’s not appeared on the international scene yet but perhaps we’ll see him compete at the youth world championships in October.

Zhang Wangli Fast Pulls Panda Pulls

May 18, 2016 By Gregor Winter

19 year old Asian Champion Zhang Wangli (66.25kg, China??) doing Fast Pulls / Snatch High Pulls / ?Panda Pulls in the 2016 Asian Championships Training Hall. More: Watch her 150kg Clean & Jerk at 65kg.

Tian Tao 215kg Clean 2015 Worlds Training Hall Full Session

May 11, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is Tian Tao’s 215kg Clean Session from the 2015 Worlds Training Hall. This was during the same session Lu Xiaojun Clean and Jerked 200kg. More: Tian’s 218kg Junior Clean & Jerk World Record Full Team video from that Training Session

Lu Xiaojun 200kg Clean & Jerk with a Smile Full Session 2015 Worlds Training Hall

May 10, 2016 By Gregor Winter

From the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships Training Hall. Update 10.05.2016: “Full Session”. At least all exercises are shown. I don’t think I managed to film all his sets as there was too much going on (25 min Team China Video here …) Lu Xiaojun (77kg) Clean & Jerking 200kg with a smile 🙂 From commenter Willisan […]

Yuan Chengfei & Zhang Jie Handstand Push Ups Asian Championships Training Hall

May 2, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Not the first time we see Handstand Push Ups here. Yuan Chengfei and Zhang Jie busting out a couple of sets of Handstand Push ups in the Asian Championships training hall. More: Here is the weighted version with 40kg strapped to their backs.

Shi Zhiyong 183 Power Clean 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships

April 27, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Shi Zhiyong (China, 72.40kg) with an opening lift of a power clean and jerk of 183kg at the 2016 Asian Championships! The entire audience gasped when they saw how high he caught the weight.

Tian Tao 220kg Unofficial Clean and Jerk & Total World Record

April 18, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at the Chinese Nationals… Tian Tao (85kg) clean and jerked 220kg for a 395kg total which is 2kg & 1kg over the current world records respectively. He also attempted 181kg in the snatch for a new Chinese record.

Lu Xiaojun 174kg Snatch 207kg Clean and Jerk 381kg Unofficial World Record Total

April 17, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at the 2016 Chinese National Championships… Lu Xiaojun (77kg) breaks his own 380kg total world record set at the 2013 world championships by 1kg. He snatched 174kg, with a third attempt to spare, and clean and jerked 207kg.