Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Germany ... Update 2.9.2013: He walked 555kg for 10m in the middle of Berlin's Alexander Platz. Thanks Allen. Patrik Baboumian a.k.a. the "Tofu Tank" (he's vegan) walks a 555kg (1223.5lbs) Yoke for 5m. He claims this is the … [Continue reading]
Here is another homemade wooden squat rack. (note: in the photo above the metal sheets to reinforce the joints aren't on yet) This one was built by redditor Mr Friz and cost approximately $50 US. See his thread on reddit here. Now … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Here is a combo that is a first for ATG. Dmitry klokov does a 220kg Paused Front Squat + Paused Jerk. Also Check out Miika Antti-Roiko's 220kg 10 second Paused Front Squat. … [Continue reading]
Here is a very nice 2 minute video about Czech Hammer Thrower Lukáš Melich. It nicely captures the passion and at the same time struggle of athletes who compete in sports that won't make you rich. The title of the video translates to something … [Continue reading]
Here is a Plyometric Circuit performed by Jessica Marie Salvaggio at the OTC. Looked fun. That's why I wanted to learn more about why and how often Zygmunt Smalcerz's has the athletes do these kinds of jumps. Thanks to Jessica for taking the time … [Continue reading]
The 2013 World's Strongest Man is happening right now. Just as last year Per Gunnar over at the MarundeMuscle Forum prepared a spreadsheet with the results. Finals Video Update: Videos of Heat 1-5 … [Continue reading]
(Originally posted April 23rd 2013) Check out TheSquatRack.com - an online workout tracker. Still very much in beta it already sports the basic functions. See this post on reddit where the developer explains them. If this is still too fancy … [Continue reading]
Silence in a Russian training hall. You know what that means, right? A big lift is about to go down. This time it was Gennady Muratov (200kg Snatch) again. 235kg Clean & Jerk for him. Akkaev was amused. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the UK ... The female - straight to the bar - Ilya (Filya?) keeps progressing at a fast pace. Last time we saw her she hit 78+103. Now, still 14 years old, Rebekah Tiler hits 85kg +110kg at 63kg! Update 03.09: Rebekah will be … [Continue reading]