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USA Weightlifting Instructional Video

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Here is an USA Weightlifting instructional video that goes over the basics. The narrator reminds me of those old instructional videos. Update: Did they forget the snatch? What about the jerk? Is this the reason why the US isn’t on top of their game? Teaching the jump & shrug. “Sports Performance Coaching (Olympic Lifting) – […]

2012 Youth World Weightlifting Championships

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The 2012 IWF Youth World Championships start today. Schedule: here Start List: here Update:Let’s watch the 94kg and +94kg together! 94kg is at 14:30 Slovakia Time Edit: Over! +94kg is at 17:00 Slovakia Time Edit: Over! Join the Chat Live Stream Live Scoreboard

Arthur Mugurdumov YouTube Channel

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Here is another YouTube Channel of a Russian weightlifter that is in need for some subscribers. Archiman88 is the channel of Arthur Mugurdumov. Update: Here is his new channel. Currently he has only 19 subscribers. So hit subscribe. Weight Class: 105kg Born: 1988 He lifted 171+215 at the 2012 Russian Championships at 102.75kg bodyweight and sports a pretty good moonwalk. 280kg Snatch […]

Asen Zlatev Heavy Snatch 1988

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Reader Roberto keeps the 1988 series going. Here is another one from the 1988 Bulgarian DVD. Asen Zlatev (230kg C&J here) with what looks like a 180kg or 190kg Snatch. Roberto thinks its 190kg at a bodyweight of 85/87 kg. Thanks to Roberto for submitting this.

Chad Vaughn on the Squat Part 3

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Chad Vaughn uploaded Part 3 of his Olympic Squat series. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Front Squat: Frankenstein Front Squat as first progression to force the best possible FS position regular Front Squat with clean grip grip width: thumb width outside of the knurling or index finger 1-2 inches outside of the shoulders […]

David Rigert will be replaced

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After not winning a single gold medal in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics it is time for a change in Russian Weightlifting. Rigert will not coach the Russian team in the future. Head coach of the Russian men’s team coach, David Rigert, and women’s national teams Soltan Karakotov will not work with the Russian weightlifters […]