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Band Resisted Sit Ups

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Clint Darden shows you Band Resisted Sit Ups for constant tension. Throw these into your bag of tricks. While you at it also give Band Resisted Jackknife‬s‏ a try. More Effective Abs / Core Exercises: Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with Apti Aukhadov Hanging Leg Raise Variations GHD Russian Twists

Dmitry Klokov Interview with Zygmunt Smalcerz

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Dmitry Klokov sat down for an interview with Zygmunt Smalcerz. If you can help with the translation / summing up interesting parts, it would be greatly appreciated by every ATG reader. Check out Dmitry’s other interviews here. Update: Thanks to Vadim Pakhutkin for translating. Zygmunt started as a gymnast. Then switched to weightlifting only as a […]

Ilya Ilyin’s Plans for Rio 2016

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Nat Arem (Hookgrip) is currently attending the 3 day Klokov / Ilyin / Polovnikov Seminar at Waxman’s Gym. There he asked Ilya about his best lifts and his plans for the near future. (Click “See More”) Post by hookgrip.   Here is his first heavier Snatch (140kg) since London 2012. It would be really epic […]

Joint Warm-up from the Russian Weightlifting Seminars

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Erik Blekeberg, who attended one of the Russian Weightlifting Seminars, made a quick video recapping their Joint Warm-up Routine. Nothing fancy. Basic stuff I hope all of you are already doing in some form or another. But maybe you can pick up something new here. Circles in all directions: Neck, Wrists, Elbows, Shoulders, Back, Hips /Hamstring, Knees, Ankles, Kozack stretch. More Warm-ups: Dmitry Klokov’s Warm-up Routine […]

Jezza Uepa 370kg Squat (912.5kg Total)

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Jezza Uepa, who you remember from his super fast 360kg Squat, managed to get 370kg in competition. This was at the IPF Commonwealth & Oceania  powerlifting championships. 370kg Squat (missed 382.5kg) 242.5kg Bench Press 310kg Deadlift for a 912.5kg total. Update: he did 320kg Front Squat Mike Tuchscherer also competed there and totaled 916kg (371kg Deadlift!).