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Adam Maligov Interview

June 16, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Photo by Hookgrip More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Oleg Chen Interview Here is the next interview in our series of interviews with Russian weightlifters. We got to talk with 21 year old Adam Maligov. He is the 2013 Junior European champion and silver […]

Aleksey Lovchev Interview

June 3, 2014 By Gregor Winter

More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Adam Maligov Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Oleg Chen Interview Today I am excited to share this interview with Aleksey Lovchev with you. As you know Aleksey (24) is the 2013 World Championships bronze medalist and 2014 European Champion in the +105 weight class. The interview […]

Vasiliy Polovnikov Interview

May 24, 2014 By Gregor Winter

More Interviews from the Series: David Bedzhanyan Interview Adam Maligov Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Tima Turieva Interview Oleg Chen Interview This interview is brought to you by Alexey Goldbergs from WODloft.ru where you can find the original Russian version. Thanks to Alexey for translating it for ATG. Hope you enjoy it. Introduction: […]

Larry’s Chinese Weightlifting Experience Part 3 – Front Squats

May 13, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is Part 3 of Larry’s Chinese Weightlifting Experience series. This one is all about Front Squats. From rack position, over torso strength to knee tracking. Part 1: Snatches & Squats Part 2: Clean & Jerks + Pulls

Lydia Valentin Day in a Life

April 15, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here is a day in a life of the 2014 European 75kg champion, Lydia Valentin. I think it’s targeted towards the non weightlifting crowd, but I think Lidia fans will still enjoy it. With my crappy Spanish skills I got that she has a 70/30 carbs / protein mix after training, but that’s about it. […]

Artem Okulov 190kg, 180kg x2 Hang Snatch Updated with Interview

April 3, 2014 By Gregor Winter

(Originally posted March 22, 2014. See Updates) Meanwhile in Russia … Still only 19 years old Artem Okulov gets a 190kg Hang Snatch! Update: I asked Artem about his weight. He was 88kg in the video! Update: Jump to the interview below. Just for reference: the 94kg Snatch World Record still stands at 188kg. Simply amazing. Also […]

Weightlifting Statistics for 2000-2012 Olympics

April 1, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Here are some Weightlifting Statistics for 2000-2012 Olympics. This spreadsheet was created by reader Matjus. I spent ages trying to find something like this so ultimately I thought I’d just make it myself. Hopefully someone will find it interesting. What I found interesting was that it was in fact the higher weight classes who had […]

Mohamed Ehab Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex

March 9, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) does a Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex. He does those to keep a tight back throughout all phases of the pull and as you can see, even after 22 reps he never compromises form. For this one he loads the bar with 155kg, his current Snatch 1RM and does 5x Snatch […]

Behdad Salimi 225kg Power Clean & Jerk

February 22, 2014 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Iran … Behdad Salimi gets a 225kg Power Clean & Jerk (heaviest on ATG so far). Also check out his 260kg Clean & Jerk (heaviest C&J in 2013). Update 12.05.2014: Behdad did a 232 kg Power Clean … Update 01.07.2014: 225kg Deadlift + Power Clean + 2x Jerks Update 24.02.2014: Hossein Rezazadeh replaced Kourousha Bagheri as head […]