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Artem Okulov 290kg Squat + 170kg Snatch Pull + Snatch x2

April 17, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Artem Okulov (85kg) gets a 290kg Squat, which is a PR for him. Remember in his interview he said that his previous PR was 270kg x2, because he wasn’t allowed to do more. 170kg Snatch Pull + Snatch x2 More Artem: Check out his 180kg Snatch + 200kg Clean Complex the superhuman 190kg Snatch […]

Ivan Markov 175kg Snatch + 210kg Clean & Jerk 2014 European Champion

April 17, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Another highlight from the 2014 Europeans. Ivan Markov winning the 85kg weight class. 175kg Snatch in beautiful slow motion from HookGrip. Real Time Version

Lydia Valentin Day in a Life

April 15, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is a day in a life of the 2014 European 75kg champion, Lydia Valentin. I think it’s targeted towards the non weightlifting crowd, but I think Lidia fans will still enjoy it. With my crappy Spanish skills I got that she has a 70/30 carbs / protein mix after training, but that’s about it. […]

Aleksey Lovchev 210kg Snatch off Blocks

April 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Today in All Things Lovchev we get to see the 2014 version of his 210kg Snatch from Blocks (see the 2013 version here). Almost looks like he wanted to double it. Update: Read Aleksey’s interview on ATG.

Aleksey Lovchev 255kg Clean & Jerk

April 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Aleksey Lovchev just got from his great performance at the 2014 Europeans. Perfect time to upload his training PR from the time leading up to the competition. 255kg Clean & Jerk! Update: Here is the interview with him. Watch his 205kg Snatch +252kg Clean & Jerk here.

Aleksey Lovchev 205kg Snatch + 252kg C&J 2014 European Champion

April 12, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Israel (at the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships) … Aleksey Lovchev is the new +105kg European Champion! Update: Read Aleksey’s interview on ATG. Weighing in at 134.12kg the 24 year old got a 205kg Snatch + 252kg Clean & Jerk winning Snatch, C&J and Total (457kg!). Note that the biggest training lifts (that are on video) are 205 (210 from blocks) […]

2014 European Weightlifting Championships Updated

April 12, 2014 By Gregor Winter

This is the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships resource page Hey Ron & Marc Huster, thanks for giving ATG a shout outs on German Eurosport 😀 Thanks to everybody who joined the chat. It was great fun. Useful Links: Results Men /Women Start List (PDF) Video Recordings Men’s +105kg Snatch, Clean & Jerk Men’s 105kg Snatch, Clean & Jerk Men’s 94kg Snatch, […]

Weightlifting News: Team Azerbaijan Banned Update 18 Athletes

April 12, 2014 By Gregor Winter

(Originally posted Mar 15, 2014. Jump to the latest update) Five Azerbaijani medalists from the 2013 Europeans have been disqualified and stripped off their medals. (via) Who? Valentin Hristov (62kg), Silvia Angelova (48kg), Intigam Zairov (94 kg), Sardar Gasanov (69) and Zulfugar Suleymanov (62 kg). Zlatan Vanev, the head coach of team Azerbaijan said: “I’m in shock, I do […]

Lydia Valentin 121kg Snatch + 147kg C&J European Weightlifting Champion

April 11, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Israel … This deserved its own post. Lydia Valentin (75kg) finally managed to win her first European championship. She went 6/6 with Snatch: 115, 120, 121 (Gold) Clean & Jerk: 137, 144, 147 PR (Gold) Thanks for the videos Yair! (Check out Yair’s Bar Path Tracking app “Platform Helper” for Android) For complete recordings […]