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Bernardin Kingue Matam 180kg Clean & Jerk + Backflip

April 4, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at Europeans 2017 … Bernardin Kingue Matam (68.75kg, France) becomes European champion! After a rough start in the the snatch (140kg, x143, x144) he took the title with an all out 180kg clean & Jerk and finished the show off with an awesome backflip! More: Bernardin Squatting in the training hall a couple of […]

Anaïs Michel Michel 80kg Snatch + 100kg Clean & Jerk European Champion

April 3, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at European Weightlifting Championships 2017 … Anaïs Michel (48kg, France) becomes 2017 European Champion with 80kg Snatch + 100kg Clean & jerk!

Bernardin Kingue Matam Squats in Europeans 2017 Training Hall

April 1, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at 2017 Europeans … At the moment short clips are all I have time for here in Split (literally spending all day filming). So here is Bernardin Kingue Matam (@bernybernardin) (69kg, France) squatting 220kg at the end of his first training session. Longer videos follow once I am back home and have time to […]

The Oscar Figueroa Story – Olympic Channel

March 30, 2017 By Gregor Winter

The Olympic channel made a 26 minute Oscar Figueroa documentary, portraying his journey through the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic games. You’ll get insights into how a cervical hernia was ultimately responsible for his odd 2008 bomb out. A really nice comeback story. Thanks to everybody submitting this.

Angel Genchev Salto Mortale Documentary Translation 100% Done

March 30, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is a documentary that could use a translation / summary. It’s about Angel Genchev, who clean and jerked 202.5kg at 67.5kg bodyweight at the 1988 Olympics. It seems to be of the “where are they now” kind. Maybe there are some Bulgarian speakers who can give this a listen. Update 14.01.2017: Translation completed thanks to Vlad! Trailer […]

Rebeka Koha Bundesliga Full Session 92kg Snatch + 109kg Clean & Jerk

March 28, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is Rebeka Koha’s full session from her latest Bundesliga weightlifting competition (Chemnitzer AC vs AV Speyer). This was the same competition as Max Lang’s Europeans Qualifier. Rebeka went 3/3 in the snatch with 87, 90, 92kg. In the clean and jerk she did 105, 109kg and then attempted a PR of 112kg! More: Watch the ATG […]

Lasha Talakhadze Muscle Snatch Triple

March 26, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Stumbled across this fun clip from the 2015 worlds training hall … Lasha Talakhadze performing Muscle Snatch triples with an empty bar. More: Watch his 200kg Snatch Session from Summer 2016. Update 30.05.2017: A double with 110kg

Lydia Valentin 170kg x3 Squat

March 24, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Spain … After snatching 130kg from blocks, Lydia Valentin squats 170kg x3! More: Watch her do the same in the Houston Worlds Training Hall. Sentadillas por la mañana 170kg ..preparando las piernitas para la tarde ??? A post shared by Lydia Valentín (@lydiavalentin) on Mar 24, 2017 at 6:35am PDT

Team China Asian Championship Training Hall 2016

March 23, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Here is Team China in the training hall at Asian championships 2016. This is not a single session session, but a collection of clips that were filmed over multiple days. Featuring: Shi Zhiyong 240kg Screaming Clean Pull, mobility work, Yuan Chengfei Snatches and Handstand Push Ups . Zhang Jie‘s massive back Feng Lvdong, Front Rack […]