Almir Velagic Interview on Weightlifting World Podcast

The Weightlifting World Podcast interviewed German Super Heavyweight Almir Velagic.

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Almir’s Stats:

• Height: 183cm
• Weight: around 140-145kg
• Career Bests: 192+235, 426kg, See his competition history here.

Topics:

• Getting started in the sport
• German Weightlifting Bundesliga
• training legs, Almir likes high(er) rep work (6-8 reps) and pyramid down, squats everyday
• First International competition
• having Matthias Steiner to push him
• 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Velagic & Steiner’s 333.3kg Tandem Clean & Jerk
• Knee Surgery
• London 2012 Olympics
• Germany complaining about lax doping testing of some countries
• “German System” is similar to the Russian he says. Almir likes the basic exercises, nothing fancy.