Meanwhile in Houston… Chen Lijun (62kg) from China broke two world records, one in the Clean & Jerk and one in the Total. He went 150kg in the Snatch, failing his 152kg third attempt by slipping on the platform. Followed by 183kg in the Clean & Jerk for a 333kg Total. Earlier this year at the […]
IWF 2015 Technical Committee Meeting Report + 2014 Financial Report
The IWF has posted some meeting notes from the Houston World Championships. They currently have the 2015 Technical Committee and the 2014 Financial Report (pdf formats) plus some guidelines. Some interesting snippets from the TC document: The 2015 World Championships created a record for the most countries and athletes competing in it. A report was […]
Chinese Men’s Team Training Hall Asian Championships
Here is what went down during the afternoon session of the Chinese men’s team on September 5th at Asian Championships. Lots of heavy Squats and Pulls. Highlight: Su Dajin Squatting 280kg (at 77kg) Ding Jianjun (62kg), Lin Qingfeng (69kg) Huang Wenwen (69kg), Wang Jun (77kg), Su Dajin (77kg), Sun Wei (85kg), Cao Gang (85kg), Tian Fuxuan (94kg)
Marcel Guidea 280kg Front Squat
Meanwhile in Russia… More Monday Front Squats! This time from Marcel Guidea(105kg). squats on his chest …. history 280kg A video posted by Marcel Guidea Vasile (@marcelguidea) on Oct 12, 2015 at 12:53pm PDT
Clarence Kennedy 180kg Snatch
Meanwhile in Ireland… Clarence Kennedy posted a new Snatch series video and hit a huge milestone. In the YouTube comments he said that he wants to compete in the future internationally but is currently focusing on training. More: Read his Interview on ATG. Update 26.09.2015: 220kg Clean & Jerk
Clarence Kennedy 280kg Paused Back Squat
Meanwhile in Ireland… Clarence Kennedy is looking in good form with a huge 280kg Paused Back Squat @ 100kg. You can read about his training and recovery here.
Ivan Stoicov 185kg Snatch
Meanwhile in Azerbaijanian… Ivan Stoitsov/Stoicov just posted this 185kg Snatch to his facebook page. 185 kg. Posted by Ivan Stoicov on Friday, 11 September 2015
2015 Chinese Summer Test Event
Meanwhile in China… More videos from the Chinese Test Event have surfaced, including some summer training. Thanks to yangyang’s instagram we have more footage from the event. Update 12.09.2015: Yangyang delivers Chen Lijun’s 182kg Clean and Jerk! 09.09.2015: More updates from yangyang! 165kg Long Qingquan Clean and Jerk, 175kg Lu Xiaojun Snatch. 06.09.2015: Yangyang uploads Tian Tao […]
David Bedzhanyan 242kg Clean and Jerk
Meanwhile at the Russian National Championships… David Bedzhanyan(105kg) tied Ilya Ilyin’s 242kg World Record Clean and Jerk, breaking the Russian Record for the 105kg Clean and Jerk in the process. This is the first time we’ve seen him on the platform since 2014 Worlds where he Clean and Jerked 240kg and I think this might […]