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Miika Antti-Roiko 250kg Front Squat

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Meanwhile in Finland … After his 282.5kg Squat 2 weeks ago it was time for Miika Antti-Roikoto get a Front Squat PR. 250kg at 99kg bodyweight. More Miika / Front Squats: Miika’s 240kg Paused Front Squat Miika’s 220kg Front Squat with a super long pause Dmitry Klokov’s 250kg Paused Front Squat (which I made into a wallpaper and poster) Update: […]

Rudolf Plukfelder Documentary (David Rigert’s & Vasily Alekseyev’s Coach) with English Subtitles

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Documentary time! Here is the remarkable life story of Rudolf Plukfelder. Below the video you can find the Transcript, which was made by ATG reader Sergiy Turchyn. Thank you very much for putting in the work Sergiy! Quick Facts about him: Plukfelder’s original name was “Pflugfelder” (lit. translation “plough fields”) After Hitler attacked the Soviet Union […]

Adam Maligov 215kg Clean & Jerk *Update* 207.5kg Clean + Front Squat + Jerk

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Meanwhile in Russia … Adam Maligov gets a new Clean & Jerk PR. 215kg in the bank. Read his interview on ATG, in which he talks about his training. Related: Here are other 85kg Lifters going for 215kg Artem Okulov’s 215kg Clean & Jerk and Apti Aukhadov’s 215kg Clean & Jerk at the 2013 Europeans On a […]

Leho Pent 300kg Squat

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Meanwhile in Estonia … What is it that gives Estonians their superhuman Squat strength?… Is it that gym? Is it the haircut? You decide! Here is Leho Pent (94kg in competition, currently 95-96) Squatting 300kg. The only other 300kg Squat from a 94 that comes to my mind is that of Zygimantas Stanulis. By the […]

Behdad Salimi 225kg Deadlift + Power Clean + 2 Jerks

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Meanwhile in Iran … Looks like Iran has lifted the ban on Facebook & Instagram? Good for us, because we get to see Behdad Salimi doing a Complex with 225kg. Deadlift + Power Clean + 2x Jerks How crazy is re-racking 225kg to do another Jerk? Anyway, I think that’s the heaviest barbell complex online. Also check […]

Snatch + Clean & Jerk Technique Instruction with Dmitry Berestov

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Here is a Snatch and Clean & Jerk technique tutorial featuring 4 Russian masters of sports. Most prominent is Dmitry Berestov. He along with Aleksandr Zakharov, AleksandrKrasnov (56kg) , Dmitriev(?) go through every minute detail of the Snatch. Maybe we can get a time stamped translation /summary going. Snatch Video, 90 min Clean & Jerk Video 68 min Vadim wrote […]