Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Brazil ... Fernando Reis squats 320kg for a double. Last double I posted from him was with 300kg in 2012. Update 13.06.2015: Fernando posted this top set of 340kg to his instagram...time to invest in some skinnier … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Ireland ... Here are Clarence Kennedy's training highlights for February - March. Includes a 1RM Pause Squat of 270kg (280kg miss), 210kg C&J attempt and more. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Ukraine ... Oleksiy Torokhtiy is getting more and more active on social media. He is cranking out videos on his youtube channel. Like the instructional videos below. Update 26.03.2015: New video on the Second Pull in … [Continue reading]
Update 14.10.2015: Greg Everett asked me to take down the sheets. For other Program Spreadsheets check out the ATG Spreadsheet Category. … [Continue reading]
Previously at the 2014 World Championships ... Here is the 171kg Snatch by 27 year old Zhong Guoshun'S (77kg). This was on his second attempt. After Godelli, who was lighter, made the same weight, Zhong missed 172kg on his third attempt. With … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the UK ... Ilya Ilyin visited the British student championships. So the Weightlifting World Podcast used this opportunity to interviewed him. Topics: how his training changed as he got older at age 16 Enver Turkeleri … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... After we saw Lu Xiaojun do this exercise with 220kg, here is Liao Hui (69kg) with 200kg Bottom Up Overhead Squats (Dead OHS). More: Watch Liao's 400kg Front Rack Hold. … [Continue reading]
While she was in the US Hookgrip got a chance to interview Lydia Valentin. Topics: How she got into weightlifting only maxes in the last 3 weeks of preparation (for a competition) 12 weeks is the minimum time required to prepare for a … [Continue reading]
Previously in China … London Olympic Champion Li Xueying (CHN) snatching 111kg at 58kg at the 2009 National Games. Then 19 years old this lift is one kilo above the Junior World Record. She didn't appear internationally after her 2012 Gold … [Continue reading]