From the 2015 Worlds … Just wanted to point out the ridiculous bar bend during Meng Suping’s 190kg Clean. And just because it’s the internet, here is a gif: Gif Time: Just to show how much the bar bent during Meng Suping's 190kg Clean #gif #weightlifting #clean #cleanandjerk A video posted by All Things Gym […]
“Lesman Paredes Jumping” Photoshop Battle on Reddit
This just made my day! My Lesman Paredes Jumping photo made it to the frontpage of reddit! Check out the “Weightlifter jumping up after a successful lift” Photoshop Battle on Reddit 😀 These are hilarious! Update: The photo on imgur now has 4.8 million views! There are so many good ones! Below are just a couple of […]
Pancake Good Mornings
From the 2015 Junior Worlds Training Hall … Sasha Nievas (58kg) and Joana Palacios (63kg) from Argentina doing Seated Good Mornings in a Pancake Stretch Position. Great exercise that combines strength with flexibility training. #pancakegoodmornings Note how the back stays perfectly flat at all times (for the ladies, not so much for the guys in the video […]
Heavy Barbell Ankle Stretch
Here is a slight modification to the well known Barbell Ankle Stretch. Great stretch, if you can get get in the start position. Note: His feet are together. By doing this you create some external rotation in the ankles, thus preventing the arches from collapsing. For everyone asking how to stretch the ankles, here. The […]
Apti Aukhadov 205kg Clean & Jerk Photo
Here is my shot of Apti Aukhadov’s 205kg Clean & Jerk opener at the 2014 Worlds. This was his only successful Clean & Jerk (he missed 213 twice). Let’s wish him a happy birthday (today, November 18th, he turns 22) and hope he will have less trouble with injuries in the upcoming year. More: Watch […]
Jo Pok Hyang (PRK) 108kg Snatch Toe Save Photo + Gif
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty. The save of the day comes from Jo Pok Hyang (North Korea). She managed to save that 108kg Snatch in the Women’s 63kg. Your naming suggestions in the comments. YouTube Version
Chingiz Leans on (even more) Things
After I posted the Chingiz Mogushkov Leaning on Things Video he started to appear in more and more photographs around the world. Who knew that Chingiz was a time traveller? #ChingizLeansOnThings was born. I shared the first one on Facebook to get the ball rolling and especially reader/photoshop ninja Paul created some hilarious ones. If you want […]
Weighted Reverse Plank
Meanwhile in China … You know that planks (like all static exercises) don’t rank particularly high on my favorite exercises list. That is unless they are done with extra weight of course. We saw planks in different variations here, here or even one from Ilya here. One variation that was missing was the Weighted Reverse Plank: […]
Dmitry Klokov Lifetime Best Lifts
Here are Dmitry Klokov‘s Lifetime Max Lifts. If you have been following All Things Gym on Facebook you saw that Nat Arem from HookGrip visited the Russian weightlifting team in camp Chekhov. Among the photos of the team, he also uploaded this note to HookGrip’s instagram. So here are Dmitry’s Lifetime Max Lifts: Deadlift: 335kg / 280 […]
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