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Fares Meso Hassona Elbakh 220kg Clean & Jerk 2017 World Championships

December 17, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is 19 year old Fares Elbakh’s @mesohossana (94kg, Qatar ??) Clean & Jerking 220kg! This was a 9kg PR in international competition to take home silver in the clean and jerk. He just moved up to 94kg after winning junior worlds at 85kg this year. More: Watch his PR Squat Session here. His PR […]

Squat Max Out Session Fares “Meso Hassona” Elbakh (275kg PR)

December 14, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is a squat session with 19 year old Fares “Meso Hassona” Elbakh (94kg, Qatar) in the 2017 worlds training hall. A week out from competition he went for a new PR. His previous best squat was 270kg. Here he got 275 rather comfortably. Later in competition he clean and jerked 220kg! More: Watch his […]

Loredana Toma 2017 World Champion (109kg Snatch 128kg Clean & Jerk)

December 14, 2017 By Gregor Winter

22 year old Loredana Toma (63kg, Romania) had a perfect competition in Anaheim. She went 6/6, snatching 109kg, in the process of becoming 2017 World Champion! More: Watch her Full Warm Up Session from Europeans U23 a 2 months earlier.

Lasha Talakhadze 0-220kg Snatch World Record Warm Up 2017 World Championships

December 12, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is Lasha Talakhadze’s 0-220kg Snatch World Record warm-up video. Lasha Stats (December 2017): 24 years old 1.97 m tall 166kg bodyweight (up 8kg from his previous 217kg WR) His Attempts:

Oleg Chen 170kg Block Snatch

December 11, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Oleg Chen (69kg) snatches 160kg and 170kg from blocks! 170#weightlifting#nationalteam#siberiansupernaturalsport#chenoleg #ченолег#тяжелаяатлетика#сборнаяроссии#сибирскоездоровье A post shared by CHENOLEG???? (@chenoleg) on Dec 21, 2017 at 12:08pm PST

Lasha Talakhadze 220kg Snatch World Record

December 10, 2017 By Gregor Winter

While I am working on his 0-220kg warm up video, here is Lasha Talakhadze’s 220kg snatch world record from the 2017 world championships. A 3kg improvement over his previous record from Europeans 2017. Update: Here is the 0-220kg Warm Up Video. More Lasha: Lasha’s 217kg Snatch World Record from Europeans 2017 Lasha’s 0-217kg Snatch Warm […]

Mart Seim vs. Shitty Iranian “Fans” 253kg Clean & Jerk PR

December 9, 2017 By Gregor Winter

How to shut up haters the right way… Here is Mart Seim’s 253kg Clean & Jerk PR in front of an unbelievably disrespectful Iranian crowd at the 2017 World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, USA. Follow Mart on Instagram @martseim. Just like in Rio they were butthurt over the jury’s (correct) decision to red light Salimi’s […]

2017 IWF World Weightlifting Championships Anahaim USA

November 25, 2017 By Gregor Winter

The 2017 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, USA are approaching fast. This page will be update throughout the event. When: 28.11 – 05.12.2017 Useful Links Start List (PDF) Official Website Schedule News Results / Live Scoreboard Live Stream Info Live Stream on USAW @atginsta Updates @iwfnet Updates Next Sessions Competition Over News Update 23.01.2018: […]

Max Lang “What’s in your Bag?” Gym Bag Tour

November 22, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is a quick tour through Max Lang’s gym bag. Filmed right after his Last Heavy Training Session at Europeans 2017. Products Mentioned 5.11 Tactical Rush72 Backpack Romaleos 2 Liquid Chalk Rocktape (for thumb) Thera Band Bengay Creme / Icy Hot Creme Eleiko Knee Sleeves, Better Deal: Hookgrip Neoprene Sleeves Hookgrip Socks Floss Bands Black Roll Mobility […]