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David Rigert Profile

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Get a glimpse into the mind of David Rigert. Vladimir, who already put subtitles in the Klokov & Akkaev training camp video, just finished translating the David Rigert profile video. Thanks for putting in the work Vladimir!

Ilya Ilyin London 233kg Clean & Jerk World Record 2012 Olympics

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Here are some nice recordings of Ilya’s lifts as seen from the audience (by @EamonnFlanagan). Love the atmosphere. People will talk about these lifts for decades. Scenes from the streets of Kazakhstan And another one from the training hall. 165kg Snatch. This would lend itself to some Kinova bar path action. Update: gif with bar path, slower […]

Jan Struve 105kg World Champion

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Here is something for all of you how think you are too old to get into weightlifting. I bet you didn’t know that Germany had a reigning 105kg world champion… Well, check out Jan Struve. Coming from a gymnastics background, he started weightlifting in 2001 at the age of 25. 10 years later, in 2011, he […]

Robert Förstemann Squats

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So by now you probably have seen the photos of track cyclist Robert Förstemann’s enormous Döner thighs. It was all sparked by a tweet by Greg Henderson: These things are the opposite of all show no go. Update 01.09.2014: He now squats what looks like 290kg for a double. And what does he do to train […]