Weightlifting

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

Shane Maier 220kg Clean

August 21, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Shane Maier keeps on progressing. 220kg Clean Training Compilation with lots of other big lifts. 210kg Jerk, 290kg squat x3, 180kg BTN Snatch Grip Push Press Thanks to Rob, Angie and Dan for submitting these.

Alex Lee 140kg Snatch

August 21, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in the U.S. … Alex Lee (69kg) breaks the double bodyweight barrier, snatches 140kg. Also this is 5kg above the current (135kg) American Record (PDF). Update: 170kg Clean & Jerk

Maxim Sheyko 239kg Clean & Jerk

August 21, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Various news sites report that Maxim Sheyko (2012 European Silver medalist) set a new (unofficial) Clean & Jerk World Record with a 239kg Clean & Jerk. 1kg more than David Bedzhanyan’s 238kg. The event took place 18. August at a city festival in Sakhalin Kholmsk. Sheyko totaled 430kg with a 191kg Snatch and 239kg Clean & Jerk. First to find videos, […]

Donovan Ford & Brian Wilhelm Snatch 160kg

August 20, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Over at Catalyst Athletics some heavy snatches went down over the weekend. Donovan Ford (105kg) with works up to 160kg (and 195kg Clean & Jerk). And recently mentioned Brian Wilhelm also with 160kg.

Christine Girard 100kg Snatch x12

August 20, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is London 2012 Women’s 63kg Bronze medalist, Christine Girard in a workout during her Olympics prep. 100kg Snatch x12 with 90 seconds rest in between attempts. Makes 10 out of the 12 attempts. I don’t know what her 1RM is (Edit:108kg in training, 106kg in competition), but considering she made 103kg as her opener and […]

Kendrick Farris 210kg Clean & Jerk

August 20, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is Kendrick Farris with a 210kg Clean & Jerk. Kendrick Y U NO MAKE 208kg in London? As stated in the video description, this was from the first quarter of 2012.

Official London 2012 Weightlifting YouTube Recordings

August 19, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Thanks to Lisa for pointing out that the official Olympic YouTube Channel has all (well, all A Groups so far) London 2012 weightlifting sessions available (now without country restrictions). Update: Apparently the videos are blocked in the US of all places. NBC Recordings here. Recordings are available in 1080p and you can even choose from […]

Chad Vaughn on the Hook Grip

August 18, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Chad Vaughn shares some thoughts on the Hook Grip. He is advocating letting go the hook grip in the catch positions, because it causes extra, unnecessary tension and limits flexibility.

Ilya Ilyin’s Future Plans

August 17, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Recently in the press conference you heard that he wants to be a coach. As he previously mentioned Ilya Ilyin is enrolling in a 3 year program in the Kazakh Academy of Sports and Tourism. He wants to improve the weightlifting program he uses. For this he wants experimental verification and scientific evidence. The system […]