All Things Gym

Best of Olympic Weightlifting

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

Split (Without Jerk) Footwork Drill

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Travis Cooper shared this drill to improve split form. On the Weightlifting Scoop Podcast he mentioned that Zygmunt Smalcerz uses this for his athletes in the Olympic Training Center. Basically it works the footwork without fatiguing the shoulders. Dip – Pause Split (don’t drive the bar up) – Pause Recover Morghan King, who demonstrates it […]

Mohamed Ehab 170kg Step-Ups

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Another one from Mohamed Ehab today. Here he does Step-Ups (basically a partial single leg Squats) with 170kg. You don’t see weightlifters do unilateral exercises very often. That’s why I love Mohamed’s videos. Always nice to see what’s going down in gyms around the world. Today he worked up the following in that exercise: 120 […]

Nadezhda Evstyukhina Snatch Assistance Exercise

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Meanwhile in Russia … Nadezhda Evstyukhina shows Snatch assistance exercise. Looks like a warm-up exercise for her. She writes that it is useful for improving the Deep Squat Position during the catch, as well as overhead stability. Note that even with her 135kg Snatch, she uses “only” 70kg (or 65 if that’s a women’s bar). […]

Weighted Barbell Squat Jumps

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Norik Vardanian performs some weighted Weighted Barbell Squat Jumps. Jumps at 70kg. This is a great exercise. I do this about twice a week. Helps me with speed. People can use this exercise who have trouble catching the bounce in the bottom of a Clean. More Weighted Jumps: Barbell Broad Jumps Barbell Box Jumps Update: Dmitry […]

Band Resisted Sit Ups

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Clint Darden shows you Band Resisted Sit Ups for constant tension. Throw these into your bag of tricks. While you at it also give Band Resisted Jackknife‬s‏ a try. More Effective Abs / Core Exercises: Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with Apti Aukhadov Hanging Leg Raise Variations GHD Russian Twists

Isometric Leg Extension Holds

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I recently came across a photo of Mohamed Ehab (155kg Snatch) doing some low tech Isometric Leg Extension Holds. So I asked him about some details about this exercise. He does: 3 sets 20 second static hold with 90kg He uses it for the prevention of injuries, especially the knee joint. Very difficult, but very useful. Have […]