Weightlifting

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

Ian Wilson Men’s 94kg 2012 US National Champion

March 4, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here are Ian Wilson’s lifts that won him the Men’s 94kg. Snatch: 147kg, 152kg, x155kg C&J: 187kg, x192kg 192kg,Total = 344kg Check out Donny Shankle’s 105 winning lifts here. Update: Highlights of the Men’s 94 kg session

DMP 2012 Poland Weightlifting Live Stream

March 3, 2012 By Gregor Winter

More live weightlifting today. DMP? 2012 in Poland

Donny Shankle 165kg / 205kg Nationals 2012

March 3, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Congrats to Donny Shankle. He lifted 165kg and 205kg for first place in the 105kg. Update: Videos, Gossip Glenn Pendlay said the following: He bruised his heel severly a few days before the meet. Did not interfere as much in the snatch as it did in the clean and jerk. It easily took 10-15kg off the […]

Behdad Salimi 260kg Clean & Jerk Photo

March 3, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Iran… Behdad Salimi going for a 260kg Clean and Jerk via Iran weightlifting national team

2012 USA Weightlifting Nationals & Olympic Trials Results

March 3, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here are the results of Senior Nationals and Olympic Trials. 56kg Men Name Team Sn CJ Total Place Darren Barnes East Coast Gold 101 120 221 1 Kyle King Unattached 85 110 195 2 Jeffrey Walters East Coast Gold 79 107 186 3 Keith Connolly Cincinnati Weightlifting Club 70 93 163 4 Sujal Bista Capital […]

Lift Complete – Free Competition Management Software

March 1, 2012 By Gregor Winter

In case you want to run a little Olympic weightlifting meet in your gym. Check out Lift Complete, a “Free Competition Management Software”. Lift Complete Lite is free software that helps manage the paperwork of small to medium competitions. You can manage the weigh in process, manage the lift order and for some eye-candy, show […]

Y Ahora En Español – Arrancada Instrucción

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is an introduction to the snatch, in Spanish.The video is from the Columbian Weightlifting Federation. The progressions they use are easy to understand even if you don’t speak Spanish. via Waxmans’s Gym

Donny Shankle Drop Snatch Warm Up Exercise

February 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Donny Shankle’s post on the Drop Snatch. A weightlifting warm-up exercise you should be doing.5 sets, 2-3 reps

Lu Xiaojun’s Back MILO 19.4 Cover

February 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Lu Xiaojun’s back on the cover of MILO 19.4. Reminds me of that iconic IronMind poster “Backs are to lifters what biceps are to bodybuilders.” MILO 19.4 cover: Lu Xiaojun (China) bangs away on some snatch pulls in the training hall at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships (Disneyland–Paris) a couple of days before winning […]