Fernando Reis Back Squatting 320kg and Hang Snatching 180kg in the 2015 Worlds Training Hall.
Semen Linder 182kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … 17 year old Semen Linder (85kg) snatches 182kg from the hang! At Asian Junior Championships in January he weighed in at only 81.3kg. More Crazy Hang Snatches: 190kg from Artem Okulov
Karina Goricheva 120kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan … Karina Goricheva (63kg) Snatches 120kg from the hang. At the 2014 World Championships she won the 63kg Snatch Gold with 113kg. A video posted by Karina Goricheva (@karina_goricheva) on Apr 29, 2015 at 10:03am PDT
Dmitry Klokov 190kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Spain … at a Dmitry Klokov Seminar. Dmitry Snatches 190kg from the hang! More: Watch his 200kg in the Almaty Worlds Training Hall Update: Dmitry’s Longer video
Asmir Kolasinac (Shot Putter) 170kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Serbia … Here is a 170kg Hang Snatch from a Non-Weightlifter. This is Serbian Shot Putter Asmir Kolasinac. He is the 2013 European Indoor Champion, 2012 European Bronze Medalist. Wikipedia lists his bodyweight at 135kg Looks like he’s not even wearing weightlifting shoes… More Shot Putters: David Storl’s training Damian Kusiak
Olga Zubova 120kg Snatch + Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Russia … Finally we get some footage of Olga Zubova (75kg) training. Update: 165kg Deficit Clean Update: Read Olga’s Interview on ATG. Yes, she is currently banned, but luckily she has full support of the Russian federation. Recently Sergei Syrtsov (head coach) announced that: We hope not only to see Olga at the Olympic Games in […]
Mohamed Ehab Inverted Weighted Wall Bars Sit Ups + 150kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) shows us a brutal ab exercise variation Inverted Weighted Sit Ups on Wall Bars Post by Mohamed Ehab. And to back up his creative choice of accessory exercises, here is a 150kg Hang Snatch! Post by Mohamed Ehab. Best of Mohamed: his 190kg Clean & Jerk 155kg Snatch […]
Adam Maligov 160kg x3 *Update* 170kg x2 from Blocks
Meanwhile in Russia … Here is Adam Maligov (85kg) with a 160kg Snatch triple (1 from the floor, 2 from the hang). The 20 year old was second in the 2014 Europeans with 171 + 202. Looks like he is training in David Rigert’s weightlifting academy in Taganrog. See a tour of of the gym here. Update: […]
Artem Okulov 190kg, 180kg x2 Hang Snatch *Updated* with Interview
(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 […]