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Tian Tao 255kg x2 Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall

December 20, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here are some Squats by 20 year old Tian Tao (85kg) from the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. 255kg x2. (He has done 280kg in training) He did this 6 days before he competed at the 85kg session, were he finished in sixth place. Update: Here is his 275kg Squat from the same session. (Video also […]

Deng Wei 142kg Clean & Jerk Almaty 2014 World Championships

December 16, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is Deng Wei‘s 142kg Clean & Jerk from the Almaty 2014 World Championships that won her the 63kg category. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) She had a rough start into the competition, missing her first Snatch attempts at 110k (dropping it forward). In the press conference the 21 year old, who started weightlifting at […]

Deng Mengrong 140kg x2 Front Squat Almaty 2014 Training Hall

December 14, 2014 By Gregor Winter

From the 2014 Worlds Training Hall … Here is a 140kg Front Squat Double by Deng Mengrong (58kg, China). In the press conference the 24 year old mentioned that her best Front Squat is 150kg and that she only weighs 57kg in training. (Video also on Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) She won the 58kg category without […]

Lu Xiaojun & Liao Hui Ma Strength Seminar Attendees – What did you learn?

December 8, 2014 By Gregor Winter

There has been quite a bit of talk about the fact that USADA showed up during one of the Lu Xiaojun, Liao Hui & Coach Yu Jie Ma Strength Seminars. But what about the actual seminar itself (not the USADA thing)? Much like with the Klokov, Ilyin, Polovnikov Seminars it would be interesting to know what you have learned? […]

Yue Kang 170kg x5 Squat Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall

December 2, 2014 By Gregor Winter

From the 2014 World Championships Training Hall… Yue Kang (75kg) Squats 170kg x5, one week before her competition day. She did 150 x5 before that. (Video also Facebook and Instagram @atginsta) The 2 times Junior World Champion and 2011 Worlds silver medalist was a bit unlucky as she entered the competition with an old hip injury […]

Yung Chang 145kg Squat

December 2, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Update: Excellent detective work from Phil! Correction: Both names are correct it seems. Zhang Rong or Yung Chang. She’s 21 years old In the 2013 Chinese National Games she didn’t complete one lift, bombed the Snatch, DNF (via) At the 2014 Chinese Nationals she went 86, 90x, 90x in the Snatch and 103x, 103, 108x […]

Liao Hui 166kg Snatch and 359kg Total World Record

November 22, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships. China’s Liao Hui has done it again, beaten world records that is. He went for a World record in the Snatch with 166kg and a new total World Record with 359kg at his second Clean and Jerk, he skipped his last attempt. Check out his 165kg […]

Lu Xiaojun Bottom Up Overhead Squats Update 220kg

November 20, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Lu Xiaojun does Bottom-up Overhead Squats (Dead Overhead Squats) with 180kg. Here, Lu Xiaojun is using this movement during a mid-week session to train his support strength and practice his balance in the catch position. Notice how he finds his balance point before standing. (via Ma Strength) Update 21.01.2015: Liao Hui does it with […]

Liao Hui 200kg Clean & Jerk at Chinese Test Event Update 165kg Snatch

October 30, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … The Chinese Weightlifting team ran a test event in their training center. See the women’s session here. And Liao Hui (69kg) did pretty good. How Good? He got the 200kg Clean & Jerk and a 365kg Total, ergo also a 165kg Snatch. Update 30.10.2014: Finally, here is the 165kg Snatch Video Just […]