Best of Olympic Weightlifting
From the 2014 Asian Games ... Mariya Grabovetskaya from Kazakhstan is one of the few women who can snatch 140+kg. During the +75kg session she basically "powered" all her lifts. 141kg Snatch + 161 Clean & Jerk at 117.33kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Spain ... Lydia Valentin (75kg) had a good Monday session. She gets a 130kg Snatch off Blocks ... and a 160kg Clean of Blocks. … [Continue reading]
This thing is based on the previously mentioned calculator from the Queensland weightlifting Association. Download: xlsx or open in Google Sheets (File - Make a Copy) Chose your weight class from the drop down.Type in your actual numbers in the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... After he missed 212kg twice at the Asian Games, Kianoush Rostami (85) is back to work. 215kg Clean & Jerk. Not a video PR though. Watch his 220kg here. Loading View on Instagram … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Albania (or is it still the from the training camp in Greece?) ... Daniel Godelli (77kg) gets (what I think is) a 205kg Clean & Jerk with Hysen watching in the background. Last month at the Albanian national championships he … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Australia ... at the Sydney fitness expo. Here are 2 Powerlifting World Record performances. With a 413kg (910 lbs) Squat Jezza Uepa breaks Ray Williams' IPF Squat World Record. He got a 978.5kg Total at 166.8kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... It's time for the 2014 Chinese Fall National Weightlifting Championships. This is a competition where we won't see the top guys (as those prepare for worlds), but there are still plenty of nice lifts. You can watch the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... 19 year old Aidar Kazov Snatches 165kg and Clean & Jerks 200kg. He currently weighs 80kg and is still undecided if he will move up to 85. He told me he will probably stay in 77kg a little longer. Right now he is … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Here is another blast from the past from Bahador Moulaei. After his 260kg Clean & Jerk video, here is an attempt at the C&J World Record. 264kg Clean + a missed Jerk. I wouldn't be surprised if he has a … [Continue reading]