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Exercise of the day … Snatch Grip Fron Raises? with 100kg. I think Dmitry is trolling us all. Expect a 100% increase of people doing them in your gym today Update: Looks like it’s grip training. He opens his hands on top of each rep. Translation: Klokov: The second exercise on our compulsory program today is…I [...]
Following his Klokov Press video here is a Jerk Complex by Dmitry Klokov also with 125kg. Looks like a nice warm up drill for him. Power Clean Strict Press Strict Press to Split Jerk x2 Push Press Paused Dip Jerk Update: Reader Soiren comments that: I believe it can be called “Jerk Drops” or “Jerk [...]
Welcome to All Things Klokov as this site will be called from now on. A new Klokov video a day? I can live with that Today Dmitry has a video of a (almost) Straight Legged Snatch Grip Deadlift with 250kg And a set of 5 with 120kg on the Snatch Grip BTN Press aka Klokov Press
While we are waiting for the video of the 2013 Russian Championships 105kg session, here are the results for you to discuss. What do you think? Will he get to worlds? Is he done? Or was it just a solid comeback after an injury (this gets my vote)? Update: Videos! Dmitry Klokov’s 186kg Snatch Dmitry Klokov’s [...]
Meanwhile in Russia … After we saw his comeback the 2013 Russian Championships, Dmitry Klokov is uploading some training videos again! Snatch Grip Behind the Neck Press aka Klokov Press 125kg x3 Also check out his Press & Jerk Complex.
Update: Live Stream They are back! Dmitry Klokov and Khadzhimurat Akkaev are on the start list of the 2013 Russian Championships. After a complete lack of news about the meet the Russian weightlifting federation today published the start list. Schedule & Results Start List (PDF): Men, Woman Search the list for Клоков and Аккаев and you will see [...]
Because my gym walls were a bit empty I decided to have the Klokov Front Squat Wallpaper printed as a poster. I chose Poster XXL to do the job and I have to say it looks better than expected. Of course it is not super sharp, but it’s plenty for a poster that is viewed from a distance. Shipping was [...]
Here is a weightlifting wallpaper to replace your boring desktop backgrounds. I thought to myself, why not combine 2 things I enjoy, Black & White photography and watching Dmitry Klokov lift heavy things. So I took the still from his 250kg Paused Front Squat, removed the other people who were in the gym and made [...]
As if Akkaev dropping out of the Olympics (Update: Akkaev may lift) wasn’t bad enough, here we go with more bad news … Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov has withdrawn from the Olympics for unspecified medical reasons, the country’s sports minister said Saturday. Vitaly Mutko announced Saturday the 29-year-old athlete would not be able to compete, but did [...]
Here is an older clip of Evgeny Chigishev and Dmitry Klokov in Taganrog. Looks like it’s a couple of years old. Likely pre Beijing 2008. Chigishev snatches what looks like 200kg. Dmitry has no beard. Don’t know who the 3rd lifter is. It’s not Ivanov, is it? Update: Chigichev’s lifts are 170, 180, 190 they say [...]
Just stumbled across a Dmitry Klokov interview that was published on 27. August 2012. Not much information about the injury itself, but it gives some insights into how he experienced the whole situation and what goes on in an athletes head after such an event. Below is the shaky Google translated version. You can get the basic [...]
Here is a new Dmitry Klokov video. 206kg Snatch! The description says: In memory of the preparation for London, FORGIVE ME RUSSIA! Thanks to everybody who submitted this. Easily the most submitted item so far.
Meanwhile in Russia … 20 Year old Dmitry Khomyakov (77kg) gets a 195kg Clean & Jerk with Apti Aukhadov in the watching in the background. He is on the 2013 Euro Start List with a 340kg entry total. Don’t tweak your neck watching this! Update: He just became 2013 European Champion with a 161kg Snatch and [...]
Just to kick Monday in the butt. A Dmitry Klokov compilation.
Update: Check out the Dmitry & Evgeny Conversation Contest How awesome is Dmitry Klokov? As mentioned earlier he is in the weightlifting camp Chekhov. Now here he is putting 205kg over his head for an unofficial snatch world record. At 5:10 is that 200kg for a double? (If the small red plates are 2.5kg) The 205 kg [...]
Here is Dmitry Klokov stretching his Tibialis anterior muscle together with all the little muscles in the feet. Similar to the stretches Kevin Cornell showed us. Thanks to Emilia for letting me post the photo. Check out more drills on Mobility 101.
Here is a visit to Dmitry Klokov’s home. It’s in Russian, so maybe some of you could give a quick summary of what he says [read the update below]. But I think he also talks about Arnold being one of his heros/idols. Looks like he has a nice home gym going on. Of course he has an [...]
Lots of weightlifting news has been piling up over the last couple of days. Some good, some bad. Here is your fix. Russia He was not on the 2013 Russian Team List, but Dmitry Klokov (and Khadzhimurat Akkaev) are still training according to Sergey Syrtsov (head of Russian weightlifting). So there is hope. Remember that in his post London [...]
Sometimes it’s fun to look at the search terms people type into Google to arrive at this awesome blog. One that comes up pretty often is: How tall is Dmitry Klokov? Answer: 182cm (5 feet 11.7 inches) (source) So there you have it. Now go lift something heavy.
Check out the slow motion of Dmitry Klokov’s 232kg Clean & Jerk from the 2011 Worlds. On a side note, if you enable the YouTube HTML5 Player you can adjust the playback speed on any video from 2x to 0.25x (click the settings gear). Great for case studies.
