2014 World Championships Highlight … Aleksey Lovchev’s 257kg Gold Medal Clean & Jerk. Yes he had a bad day in the Snatch (his 195kg Snatch in the warm up area had us hoping for a good session), but this 257kg in my opinion made up for it in my book. 257kg is even 1kg heavier than […]
Aleksey Lovchev 250kg Snatch Pull Slow Motion *Update* 300kg off Blocks
Meanwhile in Russia … In his interview Aleksey Lovchev mentioned that he doesn’t do Deadlifts, only Pulls. Here he is with a 250kg Snatch Pull in slow motion. More Alexey: Check out the Alexey Lovchev Category on ATG 210kg Snatch off Blocks 255kg Clean & Jerk 205kg + 252kg at 2014 Europeans Update 02.10.2014: 300kg […]
Sa Jae-Hyouk 2014 Korean Nationals + 213kg Clean in Training
Meanwhile in Korea … After the comeback from his elbow injury and his participation in the 2013 nationals (still 77 then), here is another update from Sa jae Hyouk. At the 2014 Korean nationals in June he went 166 + 202 at 85kg. He attempted 213kg (212 is the Korean 85kg Record), but only cleaned […]
Ivan Markov 175kg Snatch + 210kg Clean & Jerk 2014 European Champion
Another highlight from the 2014 Europeans. Ivan Markov winning the 85kg weight class. 175kg Snatch in beautiful slow motion from HookGrip. Real Time Version
Lydia Valentin 115kg Snatch & 140kg Clean Slow Motion + Seminar Video
From the 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships … HookGrip captured a nice 480 frames per second slow motion video (played back at 75%) of Lydia Valentin’s 115kg Snatch and 140kg C&J Attempt. In the comp she went 105, 110, 115 and 130, 135, x140 [Video of all lifts] Update: 115kg Snatch Slow Motion Video Also watch […]
Ruslan Albegov 209kg Snatch + 255kg Clean & Jerk
(Originally posted on October 27th,2013) Update 16.11.2013: Comparison of Ruslan’s 197kg & 209kg Snatch
Tatiana Kashirina 190kg Clean & Jerk World Record
Meanwhile at the 2013 Worlds … 22 year old Tatiana Kashirina (104.32kg) set a new +75kg Clean & Jerk World Record. Already on her second attempt she got the 190kg Clean & Jerk. She went 142, x147, x147 in the Snatch and 180, 190, x192 in the Clean & Jerk. This beats Meng Suping’s World Record by 2kg. Watch in slow […]
Lu Xiaojun 176kg Snatch World Record (and 204kg C&J)
Lu Xiaojun has done it again! 176kg Snatch World Record at the 2013 World Championships 77kg. Together with his 204kg Clean & Jerk (2nd attempt) this makes 380kg for a new World Record in the Total. Watch the Snatch in glorious 120 FPS slow motion (or in full speed here).
Andrei Rybakou 179kg Snatch at 2013 Worlds
This was the best snatch at the 2013 Worlds 85kg. Andrei Rybakou went 175, x179, 179 and x194, 194, 200 for a 373kg Total (6th). Overall I’d say that the 85kg was the most interesting category yet. Great performances by Artem Okulov (172+209=381), Ivan Markov (175+206=381) and of course the man himself, Apti Aukhadov (175+212=387). Full Speed […]