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The best weightlifting videos, articles and interviews from around the web.

Tian Tao 302kg Squat

December 26, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Tian Tao (85kg) Back Squats 302kg. Same session as his 220kg Clean & Jerk?

Mart Seim Last Heavy Clean & Jerk Training before 2015 Worlds

December 25, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here is Mart Seim’s last heavy Clean & Jerk session before he competed at the 2015 Worlds. Watching Mart train is pretty fun. Blink and you miss his next set. The session below was maybe 45 minutes long. In this one he worked up to a 235kg Clean & Jerk did some Pulls with 290kg then […]

Zhassulan Kydyrbaev 192kg Snatch + 233kg Clean & Jerk

December 24, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … Zhassulan Kydyrbaev (94kg) Snatching 192kg and Clean & Jerking 233kg in training (equalling Ilya’s World Record). I assume this is from his 2015 worlds prep. A video posted by @zhassulan.kydyrbaev on Dec 24, 2015 at 2:09am PST

77kg Warm Up Area 2015 World Weightlifting Championships

December 23, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here are my clips from the 77kg Warm Up Area at the 2015 World Championships. Featuring Lu Xiaojun, Kim Kwang Song, Mohamed Ehab, Andranik Karapetyan, Viktor Getts, Su Ying, Nijat Rahimov, Krzysztof Szramiak, Rasoul Taghian. Interesting thing that I didn’t manage to capture was Lu missing a 190kg clean (Dr.Westbrook showed me the video). Clearly […]

Olga Zubova 170kg Paused Front Squat

December 23, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Olga Zubova (75kg) Front Squats 170kg with a Pause! Olga Zubova and Vladimir Safonov, squat (pause 3sec) 170kg A video posted by Владимир Сафонов (@vladimir.safonov) on Dec 23, 2015 at 7:05am PST

Viktor Getts Light Snatch Pull + Snatch Training in Chekhov

December 21, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Before we traveled to Grozny for the 2015 President’s Cup, Nat and I stayed at the Chekhov training camp for 2 nights. Besides banya with the Russian team, this meant we got to hang out with Viktor Getts (European Silver Medalist). Viktor is a super friendly guy who took good care of us while we […]

Liao Hui 260kg Front Squat?

December 21, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Liao Hui Front Squats 260kg! More: Read the Hookgrip Liao Hui Interview here. "Where should one's balance be in a squat?" is a question we often receive. In China, athletes are taught to keep their balance over the midfoot (ie center of the supporting surface). According to professor Gu Yongquan balance […]

Clarence Kennedy 300kg Paused Squat

December 20, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Ireland … After his paused 260x5x5, here is Clarence Kennedy with a 300kg Paused Squat! More: Read His Interview on ATG.

Sohrab Moradi 185kg Snatch 220kg Clean & Jerk 2015 Worlds Training Hall

December 19, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here’s one of those crazy performances you see in world championships training halls. Sohrab Moradi (94kg) snatching 185kg (4kg more than the gold medal at worlds) and Clean & Jerking 220kg (he did 230kg on another day too)! He knew he couldn’t compete here, but he still wanted to show the world what he is […]