Here are some crazy lifts from the 2005 Russian weightlifting championships (or Russian Cup?). Great lifts by Russia’s finest weightlifters… Evgeny Chigishev, Dmitry Klokov, Mikhail “Misha” Koklyaev, Andrei Chemerkin etc… If like me you wondered what the channel’s name “44252005” stands for. I guess these videos provide the answer. Klokov totaled 442.5 kg in 2005. That’s right. […]
2011 President’s Cup Weightlifting Videos
Here are the recordings of the men’s 94kg, 105kg and +105kg at the 2011 President’s Cup in Belgorod, Russia. Complete Results here. 94kg Snatch 94kg C&J 105kg Snatch 105kg C&JPart1 Part 2 with 238kg C&J World Record by David Bejanyan +105kg Snatch +105kg C&J
238kg Clean & Jerk World Record by David Bedzhanyan
21-year old Russian (former Armenian) David Bedzhanyan set a new official Clean and Jerk World Record in the 105kg category at the 2011 President’s Cup (complete results here). New World Record: 238kg (2kg less than in his unofficial 240 kg C&J WR at the 2011 Russian Cup.) Update: Read David’s Interview on ATG. He snatched 183kg and C&J 238kg for a total […]
2011 Russian President’s Cup Live Stream Link
Update #2: Here are the complete recordings.Update: New C&J WR (238kg) set by David Bejanyan. The 2011 Russian President’s Cup is this weekend. Here are some infos and a live stream link. Official Site: http://en.pcwl.ru/Life Stream Link: here Schedule: Saturday, December 17th 15:00 — Men weight category 94 kg16:30 — Opening ceremony17:00 — Women weight category 75 kg18:30 — […]
David Bedzhanyan 240kg Clean & Jerk
Update: Here is his New Official World Record C&J at 238kg. New unofficial 105kg Clean and Jerk World Record by David Bejanyan (or Bedzhanyan?, Давид Беджанян). 240kg Clean and Jerk lifted at the 2011 Russian Cup St. Petersbubrg. More here. He went 5/6 with 185 190 193х 225 235 240. That’s 3kg more than Alan Tsagaev’s previous WR. Update 22.08.2014: […]
Mikhail Koklyaev Russian Cup 2011
Mikhail Koklyaev at the Russian Cup in St. Petersburg 2011. Misha took first place. Snatch: 190,190,200kgC&J: 225,240,248kg Also check out the new 240kg C&J World Record by David Bejanyan.
Bodyweight Exercises for Fighters
Over at his blog Ross Enamait put the spotlight on Vasyl Lomachenko. He calls him “one of the greatest amateur boxers of all time”.But not only is this kid is a skilled fighter, he also shows that you can get really strong without fancy equipment. Vasyl performs basic bodyweight exercises like pull-ups, dips, weighted rope climbs, […]
Klokov vs Akkaev 2011 Paris Worlds Highlights
In my opinion the Men’s 105 kg is the most impressive weight class. With his 430 kg total Akkaev would have ranked 5th in the +105 kg super heavy weights. Not too bad for a guy that weighs over 30 kg less than the guy who totaled 430 kg in the +105kg. That’s why here is another […]
Men’s +105 kg 2011 World Weightlifting Championships
Here are the recordings of the Men’s +105 kg session of the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships. In it you will see Behdad Salimi’s 214kg Snatch World Record Rank Athlete Group Body weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 Behdad Salimi (IRI) A 168.22 201 209 214 1 241 250 260 […]