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Snatch, Clean and Jerk Warm Up by Cao Lei

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Thanks to the anonymous reader who submitted the following 2 videos. They show the complete warm up routines of female Chinese weightlifter Cao Lei, who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Definitely something to learn from. Warm up for the Snatch: Exercises: Pressing Snatch Balance, Drop Snatch, Overhead Squats,  Tall Muscle Snatch Warm up for the Clean and Jerk: Exercises: Scarecrow […]

Lu Xiaojun 230kg Front Squat Double at 2011 Worlds Training Hall

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Lu Xiaojun in the 2011 Weightlifting Worlds Training Hall. (Here’s another.) Chinese lifter, LU Xiaojun (-77), 2 days before his event. I was surprised by the heavy load that was on the bar 2 bays before competition and I thought he will do one or two back squats. I was amazed when I saw him […]

Liao Hui Suspended for Doping

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Beijing 2008 gold medalist in the 69kg weight class – Liao Hui has been suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for three years for doping. (via) Liao will be barred from competition until Sept. 30, 2014, the IWF said on its website. No other details were given, although the government’s China Radio International said he had […]

Top 3 Still Rings Routines 2011 Chinese Nationals

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Here are the Top 3 Still Rings Routines from the 2011 Chinese National Gymnastics Championships.You can find a write up of the competition over at Gymnastics Coaching. These little Chinese gymnastics robots are looking more and more like real humans. I guess they will keep dominating that apparatus for the years to come. Luo Xuan […]

Men’s 77 kg 2011 World Weightlifting Championships

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Here is the recording of the Men’s 77 kg session of the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships Snatch C&J T 1  Lu Xiaojun 165 170 170 200 205 211 375 2  Su Dajin 160 166 168 201 206 211 372 3  Sa Jae-Hyouk 157 157 165 197 203 211 360 Also watch the Men’s 69 kg if you haven’t.