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9 Minutes 85kg Warm-up Area 2014 World Championships

December 24, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here are 9 minutes of the 85kg Snatch Warm-up area at the 2014 World Championships. Update: Clean & Jerk Warm-up Video here 75kg Warm Up here 94kg Warm Up Snatches This should give you a rough idea what the atmosphere backstage is like. The recording starts shortly after the athletes returned from the introduction. Make sure […]

Sardorbek Dusmurotov 320kg Squat

December 24, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile A while back in Uzbekistan … 21 year old Sardorbek Dusmurotov (105 kg) Squats 320kg. 320 – 330 kg seems to be the mark most top 105kg need to hit to be competitive. Klokov listed a 325kg Squat, same for Berestov, 320kg for Polovnikov. Of course there are outliers like Ilya who said he Front Squatted 320 […]

Overloading Partial Squats with Slow Descent

December 23, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Kirksman from Lifthard.com is in China, learning from the coaches there. Follow his instagram for updates. He posts stuff about the training philosophy, as well as exercises like the one below. Overloading the descent of the squat to improve quad strength and back tightness. This is a 20 year old kid […]

Ivan Markov 179kg Snatch Almaty 2014 World Championships

December 22, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is Ivan Markov’s 179kg Gold Medal Snatch from the 2014 World Championships. The 26 year old who started weightlifting at age 14 had a perfect run in the Snatch going 174, 177, 179 kg. This gave him a one kilo advantage over Kianoush Rostami from Iran (his 178kg here). (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) […]

Tian Tao 255kg x2 Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall

December 20, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here are some Squats by 20 year old Tian Tao (85kg) from the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. 255kg x2. (He has done 280kg in training) He did this 6 days before he competed at the 85kg session, were he finished in sixth place. Update: Here is his 275kg Squat from the same session. (Video also […]

Barbell Shrugged at Eleiko Headquarters in Sweden

December 19, 2014 By Gregor Winter

The Barbell Shrugged guys traveled to Sweden and visited the Eleiko headquarters. First they talk with Eleiko CEO Erik Blomberg and later with Anders Lindsjö. Notes company was started in 1927 produced waffle irons and toasters in the beginning Eleiko in Swedish stands for “Electrical Installation Limited Company” First barbell was developed in 1957, quality […]

Dmitry Berestov & Dmitry Klokov Training Session in Chekhov Translation Added

December 19, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Earlier this week Dmitry Klokov and Dmitry Berestov had a little private training session in the national training center in Chekhov. They are not going too heavy (170kg pause Snatch though), but it’s nice to see a tour of the facility (click here for a tour of David Rigert’s Weightlifting Academy in Taganrog). Update: Read […]

Kim Tuan Thach Profile (Jr Snatch World Record Holder)

December 17, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Rarely do you ever hear or see something about Vietnamese lifters. So here is a profile on the 56kg Worlds Silver Medalist and Junior Snatch World Record Holder – Kim Tuan Thach. Thanks to reader Minh for the translation below. Translation [0:40] MC introduces Thach Kim Tuan, who shined in SEA GAMES 2013. He then […]

Deng Wei 142kg Clean & Jerk Almaty 2014 World Championships

December 16, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is Deng Wei‘s 142kg Clean & Jerk from the Almaty 2014 World Championships that won her the 63kg category. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) She had a rough start into the competition, missing her first Snatch attempts at 110k (dropping it forward). In the press conference the 21 year old, who started weightlifting at […]