More amazing Artem Okulov footage. 170kg Snatch from hang for 2. I wonder what he can do now (remember he did 180kg a year ago)? By the way, the “Bang” sound you hear is him breaking the sound barrier on his way under the bar.
Marshall White 15 Reps 100kg Hang Power Snatch
September 6, 2012 By 5 Comments
And now for some Strongman conditioning … Marshall White likes his Olympic lifts and does 15 reps of Hang Power Snatches with 100kg 102kg (225lbs). Can’t hate on the form either. Perfectly acceptable for his purpose. This is an odd movement since it seems as though your explosiveness just goes away without any warning and there’s [...]
Ben Claridad 150kg Hang Snatch
June 21, 2012 By 3 Comments
Ben Claridad, who recently had some nice Power Snatch & Push Press PRs, adds a 150kg Hang Snatch to his repertoire. 128 and 130kg. power snatches. The 2nd is questionable but I’m going to count it anyways. 140 and 145kg. push presses. My best before this was 130.
Chinese Weightlifting Training Hall
December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sneak peek into a Chinese Weightlifting Training Hall In this video…in this order…16 year old snatching 100kg x 2—16 year old hang snatch 90 kg— 69 kg lifter snatching 140 kg— 105 kg snatching 140 kg x 3 Super Heavy squatting 280 kg x 3— 94 kg lifter squats 290 kg— Super Heavy does a [...]
Mike Burgener coaches All Black Owen Franks
October 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Here are almost 60 minutes of Olympic weightlifting coaching footage. Mike Burgener is coaching All Black rugby player Owen Franks who wanted to improve his Olympic lifts. Another example of how Olympic lifts will improve almost every athlete that needs power in his sport. If you are like me and don’t have acces to profesisonal coaches you will definitely [...]
