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

Lasha Talakhadze 250kg Clean & Jerk 2017 Europeans

May 31, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here are Lasha Talakhadze’s Clean & Jerks from the 2017 Europeans in side by side comparion. You can watch his complete warm up (0-250kg) here. More: Lasha’s 0-217kg Snatch World Record Warm Up. Lasha’s Last Heavy Training before Competition

Loredana Toma Europeans Training Hall 155kg Squat Double

May 29, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here are a couple of clips of 21 year old Loredana Toma (63kg, Romania) in the europeans training hall. This was 2 days before she became european champion. She worked up to 115kg clean & jerks and a 155kg squat double. More: Loredana Snatching 100kg Lydia Valentin in the Training Hall Rebeka Koha in the […]

IWF Election Results: Tamas Ajan Remains President

May 29, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Quick Update from the IWF elections in Bangkok. Results so far: President: Dr. Tamas Ajan (HUN) got 86 votes vs. 61 for Antonio Urso General Secretary: Mohammed Jaloud (IRQ) 1st Vice President: Intarat Maj. Gen. Yodbangtoey (THA) Woman Vice President: Ursula Papandrea (USA) Vice Presidents: Nicu Vlad (ROU), Jose Carlos Quinones (PER), Zhanat Tusspbekov (KAZ), […]

Adam Maligov All Warm Up + Competition Lifts 2017 European Championships

May 27, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is an edit of 24 year old Adam Maligov (94kg, Russia) becoming 2017 European champion. Adam is coached by Aslambek Ediev. Read the Adam Maligov Interview on ATG. Attempts

Irakli Turmanidze 201kg Snatch 2017 European Weightlifting Championships

May 24, 2017 By Gregor Winter

From the 2017 Europeans … 32 Irakli Turmanidze (135kg, Georgia) snatching 190, 197 and 201kg! After snatches he withdrew from the competition due to an injury in his thigh. Remember he pulled something during his and Lasha’s Last heavy training (watch it here). That’s why I was even more surprised to see him compete and […]

Simon Martirosyan 175kg Snatch & Gor Minasyan 195kg Power Clean & Jerk 2017 Europeans Training Hall

May 22, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here are a couple of clips of Simon Martirosyan and Gor Minasyan in the 2017 Europeans training hall. 20 year old Simon worked up to 175kg snatches (with some hiccups along the way). 22 year old Gor Power Cleans up to 195kg. More: Gor Minasyan Snatching 200, 205 and 211kg at Europeans 2017! Simon Martirosyan […]

Rebeka Koha Europeans Training Hall Part 1 with Mirco Scarantino

May 20, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is Rebeka Koha’s (58kg, Latvia) first training session at the 2017 European championships. This was 3 days out, before She Snatched 95kg and Clean & Jerked 118kg in competition. Rebeka is joined by European champion Mirco Scarantino (56kg). Both are coached by Eduards Andruskevics and did the same exercises. So I thought it made sense […]

Strappo Lento Warm Up with Mirko Zanni

May 20, 2017 By Gregor Winter

In the Rebeka Koha & Mirco Scarantino Training Hall video many of you commented on the Mirko Zanni‘s (69kg, Italy) snatch warm up exercise. So here is a separate post. Strappo Lento (Slow Snatch / Tall Snatch Drops) A post shared by All Things Gym (@atginsta) on Feb 15, 2018 at 1:28pm PST

Fernando Reis Interview by Hookgrip

May 19, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Hookgrip interviewed Brazil’s strongest weightlifter – Fernando Reis. The 27 year old, who has been lifting since he was 10 talks about: how he got started in the sport transitioning into a superheavy doing a Bulgarian type approach and stalling adding more variety after doing just snatch cnj pulls squat addressing one weakness at a time his […]