Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here is a day in a life of the 2014 European 75kg champion, Lydia Valentin. I think it's targeted towards the non weightlifting crowd, but I think Lidia fans will still enjoy it. With my crappy Spanish skills I got that she has a 70/30 carbs / … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Today in All Things Lovchev we get to see the 2014 version of his 210kg Snatch from Blocks (see the 2013 version here). Almost looks like he wanted to double it. Update: Read Aleksey's interview on ATG. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Aleksey Lovchev just got from his great performance at the 2014 Europeans. Perfect time to upload his training PR from the time leading up to the competition. 255kg Clean & Jerk! Update: Here is the interview … [Continue reading]
Update 13.04.2014: Meanwhile in Iceland ... Dmitry Klokov visited CrossFit Reykjavik for a seminar. Together with former Crossfit games champion Annie Thorisdottir he gave the Crossfit benchmark workout "Isabel" another go. 30 reps "Ground to … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Israel (at the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships) ... Aleksey Lovchev is the new +105kg European Champion! Update: Read Aleksey's interview on ATG. Weighing in at 134.12kg the 24 year old got a 205kg Snatch + 252kg Clean … [Continue reading]
This is the 2014 European Weightlifting Championships resource page Hey Ron & Marc Huster, thanks for giving ATG a shout outs on German Eurosport :D Thanks to everybody who joined the chat. It was great fun. Useful Links: Results … [Continue reading]
(Originally posted Mar 15, 2014. Jump to the latest update) Five Azerbaijani medalists from the 2013 Europeans have been disqualified and stripped off their medals. (via) Who? Valentin Hristov (62kg), Silvia Angelova (48kg), Intigam Zairov (94 … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Dubai ... Siamand Rahman won the 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships. The giant weighed in at 179.57kg and went 275kg, 281kg, 285kg and 285.5kg for a new World Record in the +107kg class (just as they in weightlifting, the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Israel ... This deserved its own post. Lydia Valentin (75kg) finally managed to win her first European championship. She went 6/6 with Snatch: 115, 120, 121 (Gold) Clean & Jerk: 137, 144, 147 PR (Gold) Thanks for … [Continue reading]