Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Germany ... Here's an update from track cyclist Robert Förstemann (the guy with the Huge Thighs). He now Squats what looks like 260 (or even 290kg?) for a double! Wikipedia lists him as being 174cm and 90kg … [Continue reading]
Let's stalk track Ilya Ilyin's progress during his 2014 build up. A while ago I had the idea to keep track of Ilya's progress. So for each of his videos I started to enter the biggest lifts into a spreadsheet. This thing will be updated along the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Another "Big Friday" and you know what that means, right? Team KAZ is going all out. Here is Almas Uteshov (94kg, Silver at 2013 Worlds with 175 + 222) from whom we don't often get to see training footage, with a … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile Last Summer in China ... Here's a clip of Lu Yong Snatching 178kg. The other day I asked the uploader about his whereabouts. He said that those clips of him are from summer 2013 and that: "He was chubby and fighting a knee … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Kilogram by Kilogram Ilya Ilyin inches towards world domination. Last week 241kg, now a 242 Clean & Jerk which is not only a comeback, but an all time PR for him. See his comeback progress with the Ilya … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Kianoush Rostami (85kg) Power Clean & Jerks 190kg. I guess when you can do 220kg Clean & Jerks, 190kg feels like a PVC pipe. Two weeks ago, in the first meet of the Iranian League, he went 175 + 205 (missing … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in ... Track & Field Land. We have all seen the crazy plyometrics of track & field athletes before. May I remind you of Werner Günthör's training videos or The Price of Gold Documentary. Well, here is another example :) Below … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Egypt ... Nobody Power Snatches 140kg quite like the Egyptian Lion Mohamed Ehab (69kg). He also uploaded a 160kg Power Clean & Jerk, but he has done 168kg before. Update 01.03.2015: 147kg Power … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Time for another ATG First Timer. Meet 21 year old Lyaysan Makhiyanova. She is the 2013 European Junior champion in 75kg. Below she does a Clean Complex with 120kg: Clean x2 (not standing up on first rep) Front … [Continue reading]