Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Russia ... Magomed Abuev is uploading some old training videos. Among them is a 205kg Snatch from 2009... which means the now 21 year old was 17 at the time! He also uploaded a 220kg Clean & Jerk from 2008. For a list … [Continue reading]
Clint Darden shows you Band Resisted Sit Ups for constant tension. Throw these into your bag of tricks. While you at it also give Band Resisted Jackknifes a try. More Effective Abs / Core Exercises: Weighted Hanging Leg Raises with … [Continue reading]
Here is another Blast from the (not so distant) Past ... Dmitry Lapikov (+105kg) with a 215kg Snatch + 251kg Clean & Jerk in what looks like the Taganrog training camp. Maybe some of you attending the Klokov seminars can ask Dmitry when … [Continue reading]
Dmitry Klokov sat down for an interview with Zygmunt Smalcerz. If you can help with the translation / summing up interesting parts, it would be greatly appreciated by every ATG reader. Check out Dmitry's other interviews here. Update: Thanks … [Continue reading]
A 3.1x bodyweight Bench Press? Raw? Without much arching? Here you go... Roman Eremashvili makes it happen. 210kg Bench at 67.5. Same weight he did a year ago, weighing 69kg. … [Continue reading]
Nat Arem (Hookgrip) is currently attending the 3 day Klokov / Ilyin / Polovnikov Seminar at Waxman's Gym. There he asked Ilya about his best lifts and his plans for the near future. (Click "See More") Post by hookgrip. Here is … [Continue reading]
Erik Blekeberg, who attended one of the Russian Weightlifting Seminars, made a quick video recapping their Joint Warm-up Routine. Nothing fancy. Basic stuff I hope all of you are already doing in some form or another. But maybe you can pick up … [Continue reading]
Jezza Uepa, who you remember from his super fast 360kg Squat, managed to get 370kg in competition. This was at the IPF Commonwealth & Oceania powerlifting championships. 370kg Squat (missed 382.5kg) 242.5kg Bench Press 310kg … [Continue reading]
Last time we saw Ray Williams in a meet he squatted 410kg and forgot to wait for the rack command. This time he gets 410kg easily. For his 3rd attempt he went for 432.5kg (950 lbs) which also came up quickly. Didn't count because he did not … [Continue reading]