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Vasily Polovnikov 180kg Snatch x2

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Here is an older clip from Vasily Polovnikov when he was still training in Russia. 180kg Snatch x2 (at 85+ ,94 ish bodyweight?) In a comment on a video the guys he trains with in Boston said his bests are 201kg/230kg (at higher bodyweight). Update: He lifted in the recent Russia Cup in the 94s.  Sn: 165 170 […]

Harrison Maurus 140kg Squat at 12 Years Old

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Here are some nice lifts from a young gun. Harrison Maurus squats 140kg at 12 years of age. If you look through his other vids, you can see that he is using the Texas Method. Great numbers so far. Let’s hope he keeps lifting. All lifts from the meet. 140kg Squat 72.5kg Bench 150kg Deadlift

Full Range of Motion Dips

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Former gymnast Dusty Hyland talks about the basics of the dip. Important to post stuff like this from time to time. Just recently somebody wanted to enlighten me on the dangers of proper dipping depth. “Dude, don’t go so low. It will screw up your shoulders”. Where have you heard this before? Just as with […]

“Throwing Iron” Trailer

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Just saw this trailer for a shotput-documentary. It’s called Throwing Iron (available for $3 on Amazon Instant) It follows Adam Nelson, John Godina, Christian Cantwell, and Reese Hoffa in the year leading up to the 2008 Olympics. Included are training footage and competition footage, as well as interviews with the athletes, and their coaches, family, […]

2012 Russia Cup

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Results: (Videos Below) 77 kg: 335 (145+190) – Mikhail GOBEEV (84, Sankt Petersburg; 76,80) – 420,7 pkt. 318 (142+176) – Aleksey OSIPOV (94, Bryansk; 76,60) – 400,0 pkt. 311 (135+176) – Ilya POPOV (87, Samara; 76,60) 311 (136+175) – Aleksey YEMELYANENKO (94, Moskva; 76,70) 310 (145+165) – Ruslan SINYAKOV (90, Belgorod; 76,15) 305 (135+170) – […]

Transitioning from Powerlifting to Strongman

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Chad Wesley Smith talks about how he transitioned from Powerlifting to Strongman. Topics: building strength endurance importance of the Squat special strength for events doing exercises at varying intensities Yoke Walk while dragging a sled, Chain Yolk to challenge core stability