Blasts from the Past … Here are 100 minutes filled with tons ridiculously massive lifts from the 2004 Russian weightlifting team. If you liked the IronMind videos you’ll love this one. Certainly one of the best lifting videos I have seen. When Dmitry Klokov interviewed Dmitry Berestov he mentioned that: I remember during his preparation he […]
What’s Evgeny Chigishev doing now?
What has Evgeny Chigishev been up to after he retired from professional weightlifting? Here is a 10min video about him. As always, if you can help with the translation of the main points it would be greatly appreciated. Update: Thanks for taking the time to translate again Sieg. He says that at first he wanted […]
Evgeny Chigishev 207.5kg Snatch at 2003 Europeans
Here is a video of Evgeny Chigishev at the 2003 Europeans. He competed at a bodyweight of 113kg and still got 207.5kg in the snatch. Results: Snatch 195kg, 202.5kg 207.5kg Clean & Jerk 235kg, 240kg, x250kg Check out that big smile when he realizes he’s got the lift. Complete +105kg Recording
Evgeny Chigishev Ends Weightlifting Career
Just got wind of this one … Evgeny Chigishev retires. Sad to see him go. What an amazing lifter. Here are his career bests: the 211kg snatch from the 2005 Worlds in Qatar and his 250kg Clean & Jerk at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Evgeny Chigishev & Dmitry Klokov Snatches
Here is an older clip of Evgeny Chigishev and Dmitry Klokov in Taganrog. Looks like it’s a couple of years old. Likely pre Beijing 2008. Chigishev snatches what looks like 200kg. Dmitry has no beard. Don’t know who the 3rd lifter is. It’s not Ivanov, is it? Update: Chigichev’s lifts are 170, 180, 190 they say […]
2005 World Weightlifting Championships
Frank Rothwell uploaded the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships Men’s 105kg and +105kg. +105 kg Results Snatch Name B.weight 1 2 3 Result 1 Evgeny Chigishev 125.77 200 209 211 211 2 Hossein Rezazadeh 164.60 201 205 210 210 3 Jaber Saed Salem 125.30 195 201 203 201 4 Viktors Scerbatihs 139.55 195 201 205 201 Clean […]
Dmitry & Evgeny Conversation Contest
After seeing the 205 kg snatch video I thought we could have a little caption contest. Instruction: Download the blank template below and create your own, like Evgeny did. Upload your awesome panel to imgur.com. Post a link in the comments. Download template: (right click + ‘save as’) JPEG image with blank bubbles, without layers Layered PSD let’s […]
2008 Beijing Olympics Weightlifting +105 kg Highlights
I know we all have watched the epic battle of the 2008 Beijing Olympics +105 kg before. But I had to post this highlight clip. What a great battle. It had everything you could wish for. Big lifts & big emotions. I don’t know about you, but this still gives me goose bumps. Name Body […]
Evgeny Chigishev 2001 Europeans Sub 105kg
Here is a “skinny” (sub 105kg), 21 year old Evgeny Chigishev. This is from the 2001 European Weightlifting Championships. Snatch: 195kgClean&Jerk: 227.5kg 2 years later he won the 2003 Europeans with 207.5kg + 240kg in the +105kg. Thanks to the anonymous reader who submitted this clip. If you have something you want to share, submit it here. f