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Chinese 2015 Junior Worlds Weightlifting Team Training Hall

August 18, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here are the training hall videos of the Chinese weightlifting team at the 2015 Junior Worlds. Update: Here is the 2016 Team at Junior Worlds. Day 2: 22 Minute Video. Heavier Session. Wang Jie (69kg) Back Squats up to 170kg Zhou Jun (58kg) Front Squats 140kg x2 Yuan Chengfei works up to 160kg Clean & […]

Mohamed Ehab 161kg Snatch + 195kg Clean & Jerk

August 17, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Egypt a training camp in Hungary … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) snatches 160kg and Clean & Jerks 195kg! PRs all the way. More: All Mohamed Ehab Posts on ATG Update 26.08.2015: 161kg Snatch البوب يحييكم من كوكب المجر ب 160 كجم خطف ورقم مصرى جديد والقادم أفضل بإذن الله #rio_2016 Posted by Mohamed Ehab […]

2015 Junior World Weightlifting Championships Team Armenia Training Hall Video

August 16, 2015 By Gregor Winter

This is the resource page for the 2015 Junior Worlds. I will keep updating it with training hall videos, so you watch out for those. Useful Links: Start List – Final Version ATG on Facebook, ATG on Instagram @atginsta, @allthingsgym on Twitter Doping Update 11.08.2015: Ilia Atnabaev (85kg Snatch Gold) tested positive for stanozolol (via). […]

Stair Blocks

August 15, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Time to highlight another useful piece of equipment. Staircase Pulling Blocks You have probably seen them in Russian or Asian weightlifting videos (or if you are lucky your gym already has those). Update 15.08.2015: Here are (rough) measurements of the one they use in the Chekhov training base.

2015 USA Nationals Highlights

August 15, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here are some highlights of the 2015 USA Weightlifting Nationals. Schedule Start List Live Stream ATG Chat +105kg: Caine Wilkes going 186 + 230 Congrats to Caine Wilkes (@thedragonwilkes) on a 186 kg snatch! Such a great lift! #weightlifting #olympicweightlifting #usanationals2015 #snatch #usaweightlifting A video posted by Paula (@paulaholla1) on Aug 16, 2015 at 6:57pm […]

Team North Korea in the 2014 Worlds Training Hall

August 14, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here are some clips of the North Korean team in the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. Update: Day 2 Day 1

Semen Linder 182kg Hang Snatch

August 14, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … 17 year old Semen Linder (85kg) snatches 182kg from the hang! At Asian Junior Championships in January he weighed in at only 81.3kg. More Crazy Hang Snatches: 190kg from Artem Okulov

“Lesman Paredes Jumping” Photoshop Battle on Reddit

August 13, 2015 By Gregor Winter

This just made my day! My Lesman Paredes Jumping photo made it to the frontpage of reddit! Check out the “Weightlifter jumping up after a successful lift” Photoshop Battle on Reddit 😀 These are hilarious! Update: The photo on imgur now has 4.8 million views! There are so many good ones! Below are just a couple of […]

Pancake Good Mornings

August 11, 2015 By Gregor Winter

From the 2015 Junior Worlds Training Hall … Sasha Nievas (58kg) and Joana Palacios (63kg) from Argentina doing Seated Good Mornings in a Pancake Stretch Position. Great exercise that combines strength with flexibility training. #pancakegoodmornings Note how the back stays perfectly flat at all times (for the ladies, not so much for the guys in the video […]