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Ilya Ilyin 9 Months Rest after Olympics

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(Originally posted October 6th,2012. See updates) In an interview from right after the Olympics (10. August 2012) Ilya Ilyin’s coach said: He needs to rest for at least 9 months, during which he will only do light training like running, but no “boom” – said the coach Elijah Erzhas. Thanks to Eoin for submitting. Update: He won’t participate […]

Chingiz Mogushkov Leaning on Things

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Here is a tribute to one of my favorite lifters on the Russian team – Chingiz Mogushkov. Hope he recovers quickly from his little hip injury and we’ll see him in top form at the President’s Cup in November (21-23.11). Update: Check out Chingiz Leans on (even more) Things. Update #2: The “Chingiz Leans” Shirt arrived. […]

Squat Jerk Tutorial

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Here is a Hock-Ausstoß tutorial. Sounds like German Kamasutra, but it means Squat Jerk. As you can clearly see in the video, this flexibility-steroid using cheater can get into a perfect position. Even without weight on the bar! Below is what’s being said in the video. Pros of the Squat Jerk: you don’t need to […]

Ramazan Rasulov 195kg Snatch

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Meanwhile in Russia … After his 190kg from deficit, Ramazan Rasulov here he is with a 195kg Snatch! You might want to reconsider your votes for the 94kg  🙂 PS: This video looks like it is from there training camp in Istra a couple of weeks ago.