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Make sure you check out the Interview Series with the Best Russian Weightlifters and the Interviews by Dmitry Klokov.

Checking in with Tatiana Matveeva

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Just like he did with Olga Zubova and Tatiana Kashirina, Rashid Itsaev fom YouRaiseRussia spend some time with Tatiana Matveeva. Who is Tatiana? She is the 2006 European Champion in the 69kg category and also is the 2005 Junior World Champion. Her best lifts in international competition are 114 + 147 (at 69kg). Follow her […]

Andrei Aramnau Interview July 2014

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Meanwhile in Belarus … Here is recent interview with Andrei Aramnau. Translation & Summary kindly provided by Vadim Pakhutkin. This was filmed at the training base in Staiki, Belarus. He mentioned some of his Training PRs: Back Squat: 310×3, thinks he can do 350 x1 Front Squat: 260×2 (two reps, although it wasnt very audible, could […]

Dmitry Klokov on Barbell Shrugged

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The Barbell Shrugged crew got to interview Dmitry Klokov while he was at the USAW Nationals! His English has really improved a lot! [2:30] “if you want to be  a professional athlete you sometimes have to drink” (alcohol). On Saturday after training, sauna, massage. [9:00] biggest problem is his right shoulder. 2006 in prep for his 2nd world championships he […]

Tatiana Kashirina & Coach Interview

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Here is an Interview with Tatiana Kashirina & her Coach, Vladimir Stanislavovich Krasnov. Rashid Itsaev from YouRaiseRussia visited them in their gym. Big thanks to ATG reader Sergiy Turchyn for providing the translations & summary. Make sure to watch both video at the bottom of this post. First Video: Good Mornings, Close Stance Squats, Clean Pulls From the […]

Ruslan Nurudinov Weightlifting World Podcast

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The Weightlifting World Podcast had Ruslan Nurudinov on the show. They interviewed him while he was in the training camp in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is 2009 Junior Champion (85kg), 2012 Asian Champion and 2013 World Champion. Watch his 190kg Snatch + 235kg Clean & Jerk that made him 2013 World Champion in 105kg. Despite of the minor language barrier they got some […]

Lu Xiaojun Documentary + Interview with English Subtitles

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Thanks to Ma Strength we get some subtitles on a short Lu Xuaojun documentary and a longer interview he did on CCTV. The first video is  more like a quick portrait, but nevertheless sheds some light on how and when he started weightlifting. (Spoiler: He started with 13 and not 19, as was the rumor). Transcript In […]

Adam Maligov Interview

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Photo by Hookgrip More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Oleg Chen Interview Here is the next interview in our series of interviews with Russian weightlifters. We got to talk with 21 year old Adam Maligov. He is the 2013 Junior European champion and silver […]