Time to highlight another useful piece of equipment. Staircase Pulling Blocks You have probably seen them in Russian or Asian weightlifting videos (or if you are lucky your gym already has those). Update 15.08.2015: Here are (rough) measurements of the one they use in the Chekhov training base.
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“Lesman Paredes Jumping” Photoshop Battle on Reddit
This just made my day! My Lesman Paredes Jumping photo made it to the frontpage of reddit! Check out the “Weightlifter jumping up after a successful lift” Photoshop Battle on Reddit 😀 These are hilarious! Update: The photo on imgur now has 4.8 million views! There are so many good ones! Below are just a couple of […]
Pancake Good Mornings
From the 2015 Junior Worlds Training Hall … Sasha Nievas (58kg) and Joana Palacios (63kg) from Argentina doing Seated Good Mornings in a Pancake Stretch Position. Great exercise that combines strength with flexibility training. #pancakegoodmornings Note how the back stays perfectly flat at all times (for the ladies, not so much for the guys in the video […]
Dmitry Berestov & Alexandr Krasnov Training Hall Russian Championships
Here is a training hall video of Dmitry Berestov & Alexandr Krasnov at the 2015 Russian Weightlifting Championships. Alex competed earlier that week in the 56kg category, so he did some Box Jumps and GPP (Pull Ups, Sit Ups) stuff as active rest. Dmitry did BTN Snatch Grip Presses up to 120kg and Deficit Power […]
Lu Xiaojun 180kg Snatch
Meanwhile in China … Apparently Lu Xiaojun snatched 180kg! More: Watch his 176kg Snatch World Record here.
David Bedzhanyan 242kg Clean and Jerk
Meanwhile at the Russian National Championships… David Bedzhanyan(105kg) tied Ilya Ilyin’s 242kg World Record Clean and Jerk, breaking the Russian Record for the 105kg Clean and Jerk in the process. This is the first time we’ve seen him on the platform since 2014 Worlds where he Clean and Jerked 240kg and I think this might […]
Dmitry Klokov 200kg Snatch at Almaty 2014 Worlds Training Hall
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … Dmitry Klokov is currently at the World Championships and having a look. While he is there he figures he can get some training lifts in, who wouldn’t want to train amongst other world champions? His Bodyweight is currently 110kg, this 200kg snatch is the first time snatching 200 since his preparation for […]
Deng Wei Training Hall 2014 World Weightlifting Championships
Here are some clips of Deng Wei (63kg World Champion, China) in the 2014 Worlds Training Hall. This was filmed the day of my arrival in Almaty, on 07.11.2014. I still remember feeling like a zombie, because at that time I was up for 26 hours straight. First big travel, first time in a training […]
Deng Mengrong Profile 2015 *Translation Added* + Training Hall Clip
Meanwhile in China … Here is a profile about Deng Mengrong (2014 World Champion 58kg). Translation: Thanks to Victor for the notes. If you find other interesting bits, leave a comment below. Deng is from Guangxi, like Lu Yong. She was very strong as a child, and excellent in all athletics, which caused her to […]
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