Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Pete Rubish is currently releasing a bunch of videos about his experience with using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). It started with his video about "Taking breaks from gear" and was followed by a video about Superdrol, Trenbolone (Part 2) and … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Behdad Salimi gets a 360kg Squat. The last time we saw him squatting something comparable was during his London preparation. More Behdad: 260kg Clean & Jerk 225kg Power Clean & Jerk 214kg Snatch … [Continue reading]
Another one from Albania today ... 22 year old Daniel Godelli gets a 230kg Front Squat. First I thought "Oh pretty good for a 77kg", but he is a 69kg lifter! See his competition history here. Update: he is on the 2014 Europeans Start List as … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Albania ... 25 year old Erkand Qerimaj (77kg) gets a 160kg Snatch. In the 2013 World Championships he got 6th making only his openers (155+191). He also posted a 200kg Clean Post by Erkand Qerimaj. Here is the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Egypt ... Mohamed Ehab (69kg) is putting his triple bodyweight Front Squat to use and breaks the 190kg Clean & Jerk barrier (185kg C&J here). Last time, when I said he was closing in on Liao Hui's record some of you … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... With 3 weeks out from the 2014 Europeans (03-13 April 2014) here is a quick update from Artem Okulov (85kg) in the Ruza training camp. 160kg Snatch x3 Also notice how during these lifts the weight distribution change … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Remember Khetag Khugaev? Let me help you: in 2011 at 56kg he did 80+100 then 174kg Clean at age 14 150kg Snatch at 15 (and 81.3kg) and 2013 European U17 Champion ... Now at age 16 years he won the Russian U17 … [Continue reading]
The Weightlifting World Podcast interviewed David Morgan. He was 4th twice at the Olympics ('84 and '88) and won Gold at 5 Commonwealth games. They talk about his career, his thoughts on British weightlifting (attitude of lifters /funding/ … [Continue reading]
The folks from Vice made a little documentary about the Icelandic Strongman scene. They visited the infamous "Jakabol" (Nest of Giants) gym which is run by Magnús Ver Magnússon and interview big names like Hafthor Bjornsson and Páll … [Continue reading]