Ivan Chakarov Training 1993 in Melbourne

Ivan Chakarov Training 1993 in Melbourne

Another clip from the 1993 Heavy Metal in Melbourne DVD from IronMind. Training just days before the 1993 World Championships, Ivan Chakarov does a no-no-no back squat with 270 kgs weighing about 91 kgs for three reps.

Kakhi Kakhiashvili Training in Melbourne 1993

Kakhi Kakhiashvili Training in Melbourne 1993

This clip is Kakhi Kakhiashvili training just days before the 1993 World Championships.It’s from the IronMind 1993 Heavy Metal in Melbourne Training Hall DVD 150kg snatch for two190kg clean and jerks220kg back squat for three Just another day at the office…

Dimas, Suleymanoglu, Weller in Melbourne Training Hall

Dimas, Suleymanoglu, Weller in Melbourne Training Hall

Triple Extension Naim Suleymanoglu More footage from the IronMind 1993 Heavy Metal in Melbourne DVD Lifters: Pyrros Dimas Naim Suleymanoglu Ronny Weller

Nicu Vlad, Attitude, Discipline and Mental Focus

Nicu Vlad, Attitude, Discipline and Mental Focus

I was reading this interesting article from 2008 by Matt Foreman titled Lessons from Romania. It’s about his three weeks in the summer of 1990 training with Romanian weightlifting legend Nicu Vlad.He is said to be the “most technical weightlifter of all time”. Among his accomplishments is the 200.5 kg snatch world record in the [...]

Pyrros Dimas Power Clean & Front Squat

Pyrros Dimas Training

Pyrros Dimas training power snatch, clean and front squat This is from the IronMind 1993 World Weightlifting Champs Training Hall: Heavy Metal In Melbourne. 170 kg Power Clean & Jerk 200kg front squats like it’s nothing Slow motion of that 170kg / 375lb Power Clean undefined