Weightlifting

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

Deng Mengrong 140kg x2 Front Squat Almaty 2014 Training Hall

December 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

From the 2014 Worlds Training Hall … Here is a 140kg Front Squat Double by Deng Mengrong (58kg, China). In the press conference the 24 year old mentioned that her best Front Squat is 150kg and that she only weighs 57kg in training. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) She won the 58kg category without […]

Sohrab Moradi 197kg Snatch + 234kg Clean & Jerk Attempt

December 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Iran … More training videos from Sohrab Moradi (94) are surfacing the web. After his 195 + 230, here is a 197 + 234kg attempt! A video posted by amir hossein nazem (@amirhossein_nazem) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:36am PST A video posted by amir hossein nazem (@amirhossein_nazem) on Dec 12, 2014 at 11:40am PST […]

Nadezhda Evstyukhina Post Workout Stretching Routine

December 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Nadezhda Evstyukhina shows you her post workout stretching / mobility routine. More on Mobility at Mobility 101

Oleg Chen Interview

December 11, 2014 By Gregor Winter

More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Adam Maligov Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Next in the series of interviews with Russian weightlifters we talked to Oleg Chen. Alexey Goldbergs from wodloft.ru interviewed the 26 year old shortly after the 2014 World Championships. Oleg talks talks about the […]

2014 World Weightlifting Championships

December 9, 2014 By Gregor Winter

This is the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships Resource page. As always, I will keep this page updated throughout the event as soon as new information is available. Thank You! Big thanks go to Anton from Sweden and Phil from Scotland, who on very short notice took over ATG and kept the site up to date. Without […]

Luis Mosquera Works Up to 130kg Snatches in Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall

December 8, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here are a couple of Snatches from Luis Mosquera in the 2014 World Championships Training Hall in Almaty. The 19 year old Colombian worked up to 130kg singles in that session. This was filmed the day I arrived in Almaty, Friday November 7th. Two days later on Sunday he won the the 62kg Snatch Bronze […]

Lu Xiaojun & Liao Hui Ma Strength Seminar Attendees – What did you learn?

December 8, 2014 By Gregor Winter

There has been quite a bit of talk about the fact that USADA showed up during one of the Lu Xiaojun, Liao Hui & Coach Yu Jie Ma Strength Seminars. But what about the actual seminar itself (not the USADA thing)? Much like with the Klokov, Ilyin, Polovnikov Seminars it would be interesting to know what you have learned? […]

Sohrab Moradi 195kg Snatch + 230kg Clean & Jerk

December 7, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Sohrab Moradi (now 94 I believe) gets some nice training PRs. 195kg Snatch + 230kg Clean & Jerk. Currently he has only very few followers on Instagram. Follow him @ayoub.moradi. A video posted by ayoub4mb (@ayoub.moradi) on Dec 12, 2014 at 9:18am PST

Kianoush Rostami 178kg Snatch Almaty 2014 World Championships

December 6, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is Kianoush Rostami‘s 178kg Snatch from the Almaty 2014 World Championships which set him up to become the new world champion. With one big breath and a little hop forward on each attempt, the 23 year old Iranian, who started weightlifting at the age of 13, went 3/3 in the Snatch. 173, 176 and 178 , which was only surpassed […]