The Belarus Weightlifting Nationals happened last weekend (June 16-17). Andrei Aramnau, weighing in at 110.85kg, snatched 190kg, missed 195kg and got 197kg by 2-1 majority vote. After hitting 210kg and 220kg in the C&J he apparently he smashed his quads pretty badly missing his third attempt at 230kg. (via) Andrei Rybakov (profile) lifted 185kg in the snatch […]
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2012 USAW National Youth Championships
The 2012 U.S. National Youth Championships are this weekend (June 22-24). And there is a live stream available (requires silverlight). Thanks for the heads up Don.
Ben Claridad 150kg Hang Snatch
Ben Claridad, who recently had some nice Power Snatch & Push Press PRs, adds a 150kg Hang Snatch to his repertoire. 128 and 130kg. power snatches. The 2nd is questionable but I’m going to count it anyways. 140 and 145kg. push presses. My best before this was 130.
Barbell Combinations to Correct Faults
Read Donny Shankle’s post on combinations. combination = barbell complex consisting of only two exercises first exercise to fix an error done for 1 rep Some examples: Straight legged snatch high pull + Snatch Front Squat + Jerk Power Clean + Clean Heavy Dip + Jerk (assisted) Back Raise Brake (end of concentric) + Back […]
Preliminary Russian Weightlifting Team for London
Preliminary because it will be finalized on July 8th. July 9th the final team will come together in the Chekhov training camp near Moscow. Update: Final team announced. Men 94kg: Alexandr Ivanov and Andrey Demanov 105kg: Khadzhimurat Akkaev and Dmitry Klokov +105kg: Ruslan Albegov Women 63kg: Svetlana Tsarukayeva 69kg: Oksana Slivenko 75kg: Nadezda Evstyukhina +75kg: Tatiana Kashirina Potential candidates: 63kg: Marina Shainova 75kg: Natalia […]
Damon Kelly Radio Interview
After qualifying for the London Olympics Damon Kelly is getting interviewed by Australian radio stations. Download Audio: Link to mp3 8.6 MB (right click + ‘save as’) This one is about the qualifying process and the mindset of weightlifters. But of course the host managed to insert questions like: How much do you leg press? (hint) Gotta admit, […]
Glenn Pendlay Donny Shankle Reddit AMA
Today (June 20th) at 6PM EST Glenn Pendlay & Donny Shankle will be doing an AMA on Reddit’s r/weightroom. They will be promoting the Kickstarter Project The Artist & The Olympian (previously mentioned here) as well as answering your questions. With 3 days to go people have already pledged $6,388 of $15,000. Update: This is Glenn Pendlay’s Reddit […]
Tatiana Kashirina Weightlifter by Accident
Here is short news clip about 21 year old Tatiana Kashirina. Fun fact, she got involved in weightlifting by accident She knocked on the wrong door at the gym, and instead of going to a dance class she went into the weightlifting room. Yep that’s how it’s done in Russia. Knock on the wrong door […]
Weightlifting Academy Ivan Rojas & The Cuban System
On Weightlifting Academy episode 15 Nick Horton interviews coach Ivan Rojas. Topics: talk about different weightlifting systems Cuban System called “strategic direction” – assessment, test, forecast back squat should be 72.7% of your Olympic total 3x front squat with your max Clean & Jerk power snatch 80% of your max snatch crunches in between sets […]
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