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Weightlifting Scoop Podcast #43 – Science or Culture

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Listen to the Weightlifting Scoop Podcast Episode 43. Travis Cooper, James Tatum and Glenn Pendlay talk about weightlifting programs and how they are influenced by science and culture. Specifically they talk about the different mindsets behind Russian, long time periodization, versus the Bulgarian method. Download: link to mp3 (43mb, right click + ‘save as’)

Anastasios Triantafyllou 320kg Squat

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Meanwhile in Greece … Anastasios Triantafyllou gets a 320kg Squat. The now 26 year old lifted in the Bejing 2008 94kg category (155+196). In 2009 he tested positive for Methylhexamneamine (aka 1,3-dimethylamylamine or DMAA) and was banned for 4 years (which was later reduced to 2 years).

Oksana Slivenko on CrossFit

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Oksana Slivenko gave an interview about how she found CrossFit and how it helped her find herself. After the injury that prevented her from competing in London she was planning to retire from weightlifting, but later recovered, won the Universiade and is now on track for the world championship in October. She is on the board of […]

Chinese Weightlifting Experience

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Here is an interesting Sunday read. Update: Also read Larry’s Chinese Weightlifting Experience Series. Yatin Parasher shared his experiences visiting China’s weightlifting gyms. Where: “My China Experience” Thread on Pendlay Forum. Read the whole thing. He even started to upload some videos to his youtube channel. So subscribe for future uploads. Here are just a couple […]