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Alejandro Gonzalez Baez Box Jumps

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Alejandro Gonzalez Baez (77kg, 170cm) has an epic vertical jump. Ok, no real surprise here as weightlifters are known to have some serious jumping ability. Here he does Box Jumps up to 122cm without a knees to ears deep squat landing. Here are his lifts from the U23 Euros. And for good measure here is a 220kg Squat triple […]

Rasoul Taghian 172kg Snatch at 77kg

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Meanwhile in Iran … Check out 26 year old Rasoul Taghian (77kg). He made 160+195 in the Iranian league last November. Prior to London he made 371kg (170+201, unofficial Iranian Total and Snatch records), but was not selected for their team! Here he is a 172kg Snatch at 77kg. Update: also check out his 201kg Clean & […]

OlyStats.com Weightlifting Database

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Check out OlyStats.com. Not only does the creator have an excellent taste when it comes to link color, but it also has a database has all the US data since 1998 and some international meets. The goal of the site is to promote weightlifting in the US by providing results data in an easy to understand format. Features 25,000+ […]

2013 Arnold Weightlifting Start List

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The start list of the 2013 Arnold Weightlifting Championships is out. Unfortunately it doesn’t look very international to me. Top Guys Diego Salazar (69), Carlos Andica (85kg) will probably take their classes Kendrick Farris (94kg) is not on the list, so easy game for Jon North George Kobaladze (+105) posted the highest total with 385kg, Shane Maier posted 370kg Update: Recordings (if you like […]

Zygimantas Stanulis 300kg Squat

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I guess here is another awesome Squat of the day. Zygimantas Stanulis (94kg European Junior Champion) with a 300kg Squat. He told me that we may see him in the Europeans in April or the Junior Worlds in May. Don’t tweak your neck.

Ihor Shymechko 205kg Snatch

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Meanwhile in the Ukraine … More clips from the same 2011 competition we saw Oleksiy Torokhtiy 240kg Clean & Jerk yesterday. Ihor Shymechko (Igor Šimečka) with a 205kg Snatch Age: 26 Height: 190cm Weight: 137kg In London he lifted 197 197 200 225 232 237 for a 429 total (6th place).