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A Collection of Exercises and their Variations from Around the World.

Max Lang Clean and Snatch Pulls Tutorial

January 27, 2016 By Gregor Winter

“Zug Eng!” That’s not a Rammstein song, but German for Clean Pull (lit. translation “Pull Narrow”). In this video Max Lang goes over the first phase (“First Pull” – the pull to hips). Second Pull is the high pull to belly button / chest. He’ll cover that in his Snatch Pull video. Max emphasises: being able […]

Mohamed Ehab Back Extension Shoulder Press

December 27, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab has a Back Extension + Shoulder Press combination for you. Easy to see everything before you do it. Posted by Mohamed Ehab Olympic Lifter on Sunday, December 27, 2015

Mikhail Koklyaev Deadlift Assistance Exercises

September 20, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Mikhail Koklyaev shares some exercises to help your Deadlift. Box Deadlifts (Calves against box) Seated Good Mornings Snatch Pull from Blocks

North Korean Good Mornings

July 18, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here is one the the more unusual exercise variations you see in training halls … Rim un Sim (58kg) performing multiple sets of 10 of what looks like stiff legged Good Mornings. More: The Big Junior Worlds Post on ATG.

Oleksiy Torokhtiy on Hyperextensions

April 25, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Back Extensions / Hyperextensions have been covered quite a bit here on ATG. A favorite among lifters who also often mention in Interviews when it comes to lower back health and recovery. Below is a video of how Oleksiy Torokhtiy likes to perform them. More: Watch Dmitry Klokov’s Hyperextensions with 80kg here. Translation / Summary: from Sergiy. He never uses […]

Liao Hui 200kg Bottom Up Overhead Squat

March 21, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … After we saw Lu Xiaojun do this exercise with 220kg, here is Liao Hui (69kg) with 200kg Bottom Up Overhead Squats (Dead OHS). More: Watch Liao’s 400kg Front Rack Hold.

Jared Fleming Back Accessory Exercises & Stretches

February 11, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Jared Fleming shares the exercises he used to help him recover from back injury (“two Lumbar disc bulges and severe back spasms”). Most of them follow the common theme of actively stretching (rounding over) and contracting (arching back up) the spinal erectors. His Template: