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Best of Olympic Weightlifting

Juha Virtanen Deadlifts

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Here are some heavy deadlifts by Finnish lifter Juha Virtanen. The clips are from 2010, but I hope he kept pulling massive weights in the meantime. 380kg Here he works up to 360kg for 2 reps. 340kg x4 300kg x8 in what looks like the same cave we saw Miika training in.

2012 American Weightlifting Open Live Stream

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Here is a Live Stream for the 2012 American Weightlifting Open (Nov 30- Dec 2). See IWF, it’s not that hard. Schedule (PDF) – Times are PST. Chat: Join the Chat and watch with others Update: Glenn Pendlay & Jon North recorded a Weightlifting Talk episode there. Link to mp3 (right click + ‘save as’) Results: PDF, Percentages of […]

Quick Turkey Leg Recipe

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Give chicken breasts a rest, here is another quick episode of Antoine Vaillant’s “Super Awesome Kitchen Stuff“. Today he makes a turkey leg. preheat oven to 190°C season your big ass turkey leg with Cajun spice and a spicy seasoning salt when done melt some butter in microwave and mix it with pepper sauce Funny how much more enjoyable cooking […]

Front Rack Position External Rotation & Elbow Position for Back Squats Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starrett takes another look at the Front Rack Position. First part is about keeping a stable, externally rotated rack position is really good. Second part is about pointing the elbows down when doing back squats. For example he says that it unloads the wrist and makes the back more stable. Here are both versions […]

Chad Vaughn on Power Cleans

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Chad Vaughn made 2 videos about Power Cleans. Heavy Power Cleans feet don’t go wider than shoulder width + 1 inch do not squat lower than quarter squat Power Cleans in Metcon Workouts  lowering the weight correctly- RDL to above the knee, from there lower with your legs, remaining your back angle Pavla Kladivova shows you […]