Weightlifting

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

Excellent Form Critique on Olympic Lifts

October 10, 2011 By Gregor Winter

bossesjoe on reddit repeatedly gave some excellent help for fellow redditors. Here is his step by step analysis of a clean and jerk. And another of a clean.

Galabin Boevski 250 kg ATG Squat

October 9, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is another clip from IronMind’s Unbelievable Bulgarians 1998 Training Hall DVD Galabin Boevski Galabin Boevski (69kg lifter) with 250 kg ATG Squat

Mike Burgener – Getting in Position for Explosion

October 9, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Mike Burgener on “The Point of Explosion” Quick coaching cues weight is above the knees shoulder is ahead of the bar weight is distributed on the balls of the feet remain flat footed knees out straighten legs , bring knees back, remain back angle sweep the bar back

Nicu Vlad, Attitude, Discipline and Mental Focus

October 8, 2011 By Gregor Winter

I was reading this interesting article from 2008 by Matt Foreman titled Lessons from Romania. It’s about his three weeks in the summer of 1990 training with Romanian weightlifting legend Nicu Vlad.He is said to be the “most technical weightlifter of all time”. Among his accomplishments is the 200.5 kg snatch world record in the […]

Polish Weightlifting Championships Live Stream

October 8, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Update: obviously the live stream is over, but you can still watch the recording here. Live Stream from the from Polish Olympic Weightlifting Championships

Snatch High Pull Demonstration

October 8, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Snatch High Pull Demonstration filmed by Kirk from lifthard.com

Glenn Pendlay Interview

October 7, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is an interview with California Strength’s Olympic weightlifting coach Glenn Pendlay. He mentions a lot of important points. the more you know the more you realize you don’t know there is no ideal program keeping everything in a long term perspective most common mistake of people training by themselves – not being methodical and consistent […]