Best of Olympic Weightlifting
I am going to win Rio as a vegetarianBack in July (2013) Ilya Ilyin sat down for an interview. The interviewer is some kind of business coach, without a particular affiliation to weightlifting. But there are a couple of points you might find … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the U.S. ... Catalyst's Tamara Solari gets a 220kg Squat. She also did a 185kg Front Squat recently. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia Absurdistan ... Aleksey Nikulin gets a 325kg Squat at 81.5kg ?! He also uploaded his other reps from today: 315kg x2, 300kg x2, 280kg x2. … [Continue reading]
Dmitry Klokov visted CrossFit Geraklion. That's the facility where Oksana Slivenko trains at. By the way, Oksana has her own YouTube channel now. First Dmitry toured the place and got his body fat measured. At 110kg he clocked in at 7% body … [Continue reading]
You knew that Chad Vaughn (@olychad) is a fan of Close Grip Overhead Squats. Here he does tempo work with them. LOTS of core, mobility, and strength work all in one! 305lbs for 5sec down and 10sec hold. The goal in the next few months is … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the U.S. ... Everett send in this crazy lift. Derek Kendall is a powerlifter I've had my eyes on for a while. Earlier this year, he squatted 365 kg with no wraps at 140 kg. He has since put on about 20 kg of bodyweight, and … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Dmitry Berestov Cleans 210kg for a triple. About the 2013 President's Cup: He was surprised that he was not allowed to lift there. (via) He tried to get on the Russian team, but because he didn't compete in the … [Continue reading]
Today and tomorrow (22-23.11) we get a live stream of the President's Cup. Start List. Unfortunately not up to date (No Lovchev, Nurudinov, Zubova...) Results Highlights: Tatiana Kashirina set a new World Record in the Total with 334kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Dmitry Berestov pulls 320kg. He jokingly says: there, now I got my master of international class degree in powerlifting President's Cup News: Berestov will not start at the President's Cup (renamed to Kremlin's Cup), … [Continue reading]