Weightlifting

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

Snatch Grip Squat Press

January 29, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Chad Vaughn keeps on growing his weightlifting exercise library. Today he goes through the Snatch Grip Squat Press (sometimes called Sots Press, even though I heard the original Sots Press had you press the bar from the front, like Kevin Cornell did here with 110kg). Probs to everybody who can do it without elevated heels.

Alexandr Kurlovich 215kg Snatch + 266kg Clean & Jerk

January 28, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Hope you all have a good start into the week. Here is one from the history books I hadn’t posted before. Alexandr Kurlovich’s 215kg Snatch at the 1989 World Weightlifting Championships. One of the most amazing lifters who ever walked this planet. He went 215kg / 245kg in that meet. And for good measure, here is […]

Weightlifting News – Turkey Tests Positive, Abadjiev Returns to Bulgaria

January 27, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Turkey: Five Turkish lifters tested positive during the U23 Europeans last month. That was enough for the Turkish officials. The entire board of their weightlifting federation resigned. Akkus would not name the weightlifters, saying their positives had not been confirmed yet, but said none of them had won medals. Bulgaria: Ivan Abadjiev wants to return […]

Travis Cooper 170kg Clean Complex

January 27, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at MDUSA … For regular updates and videos from the team, LIKE their Facebook Page – MuscleDriverUSA. Here is a Clean Complex with 170kg from Travis Cooper. Clean Pull Hang Clean 2 Jerks Thanks to Phil for submitting. Travis also got a nice 241kg Squat for 3 recently. And in case you have not seen it […]

Brian Wilhelm 200kg Overhead Squat

January 26, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at Catalyst Atheletics … Brian Wilhelm does a 200kg Overhead Squat. I asked Igor if he does this exercise. His answer: “Yes, but this is not an exercise, it’s fun.” Thanks to Phil for submitting.

Form Check Friday

January 25, 2013 By Gregor Winter

This is the first Form Check Friday. A chance for all you self coached, garage warriors to post videos of your lifts and get critiqued by other lifters (and hopefully coaches too [Update: Thanks to Glenn Pendlay (yes, it’s the real Glenn)]. Maybe we will focus on specific lifts in the future. For now any lift goes. Post […]

Widen Your Front Rack Grip for Front Squats

January 24, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Kelly Starrett takes another look at the Front Rack Position for Front Squats. In this videos he and Diane Fu advocate gripping the bar wider. This added external rotation of the shoulders puts you in a more stable position and should help with keeping your elbows up.

Damian Kusiak 130kg Close Grip Muscle Snatch x4

January 23, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Remember shot putter Damian Kusiak? He just uploaded a video of him man handling 130kg with a Close Grip Muscle Snatch (or Muscle Clean & Press?). Update: Thanks to Razor for pointing out that he calls it Snatch Press and “Most of discus/ hammer thrower do this exercises.” 140kg Thanks to Phil for submitting.

Gheorghii Cernei 160kg Snatch

January 23, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Check out Gheorghii Cernei’s (85kg) 160kg Snatch. The 22 year old Moldovan was 3rd in the U23 Europeans last year, weighing in at 83.8kg. Subscribe to his YouTube Channel here (currently 1 subscriber …). Thanks to Phil for submitting.