Meanwhile in Iran …
More training videos from Sohrab Moradi (94) are surfacing the web.
After his 195 + 230, here is a 197 + 234kg attempt!
Thanks to Lucas for the hat tip.
Related: Ilya’s 196kg Snatch + 240kg Clean & Jerk from his London prep.
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Now that is one slow first pull.
Also ugly clean recovery. Not that it matters as long as he stands up, but I think he lacks strength to put up bigger numbers.
>270 fsq
>lacks strength
wut
Not only does he have a 270 front squat, but back when he was an 85 he paused back squatted 310. I think he’s plenty strong.
I agree…it’s just a huge weight!!! wow. 197/234 beats Ilyin at 94kg…it’s pretty huge.
This is training. Also he didn’t come close to actually doing 234
Didn’t come close? He barely missed the jerk, you must be kidding right:)?
that’s what I’m saying…he cleaned it. It was hard but he definitely is ridiculously strong to even attempt that weight IMO
Doesn’t look like “barely missed” to me. It’s not like he jerked it and then couldn’t stand still / lost balance.
You clearly do not like this guy and deny what you see and his strength. Of course he may not even come close at competitions to what we see here, but we comment his training not his comps, height of the jerk was just too low and there were technical problems in clean (as mentioned by mrtn) so I think barely is ok here. Of course he could lose it like Rostami at Worlds and then we will both agree. For me he is able to do it now (234kg) on roids or overweight does not matter.
I do not dislike the guy. I am super impressed by his snatch, but his CJ is by my opinion significantly less impressive.
Apologies, but are you seriously debating the merits of a guy who snatched 197 and cleaned and then barely missed the jerk on 234?? Ha. Ha. Ha.
i think there were tiny technical inaccuracies while cleaning the 234 (in contrast to the perfect looking snatch) which resulted in wasting some strength. if he gets it in with perfect form (or develops still more overplus in strength), there would be enough energy left to jerk it.
You can see how much he struggles with the recovery and he has no power to do the jerk.
Obviously he is inhumanly strong as any top weightlifter, not arguing with that.
Bigger numbers!? 234 is 1 kilo over the 94 standing world record
He didn’t do 234. And comparing training to competition is not fair at all.
Impressive lifts. I hope we see him at Worlds next year. Gregor, do we know his training bodyweight by chance?
Ilyin could have made 190 snatch in London but did “just” 185 to make a result good enough to secure his chances for gold. This guy can make at least 190 in competition if everything goes well.