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Konstantin Konstantinovs Interview at GPA Worlds

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Mike Israetel from JTS Strength sat down for an interview with Konstantin Konstantinovs. Update: Here is Mikhail Koklyaev’s interview at GPA Worlds. gymnastics, wrestling background as a kid started Powerlifting at age 15, first meet 16 Indispensable Principles of Powerlifting big base of raw strength don’t rain too heavy too often, recovery is a must don’t […]

Dietmar Wolf Interview (Coach of Carl Yngvar Christensen)

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Meanwhile in the in Powerlifting land … Here’s an Interview with Dietmar Wolf, who is the coach of the Norwegian Powerlifting team. This interview was recorded when his athlete Carl Yngvar Christensen set a new single ply world record at the 2014 IPF World Championships. What’s interesting about the “Norwegian System” is the high frequency […]

Derek Kendall 373kg (823 lbs) Front Squat

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Meanwhile in the US … Derek Kendall bests his own mega Front Squat, which was the heaviest on video yet. After his 362kg (800 lbs) in January this year, here is a 373kg Front Squat (823 lbs). Unbelievable… A video posted by Derek Kendall (@derekkendallpowerlifter) on Nov 11, 2014 at 1:46pm PDT Thanks to Emil for […]

Jezza Uepa 413kg IPF Squat World Record Kimberly Walford 240kg Deadlift at 67kg

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Meanwhile in Australia … at the Sydney fitness expo. Here are 2 Powerlifting World Record performances. With a 413kg (910 lbs) Squat Jezza Uepa breaks Ray Williams’ IPF Squat World Record. He got a 978.5kg Total at 166.8kg Bodyweight. More: Watch his 320kg Front Squat here. Kimberly Walford Deadlifts 240kg at 67kg bodyweight. She totaled 535kg […]

Mohammed Boufia 390kg Squat

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Meanwhile in Algeria … at the 2014 IPF African Open Championships in Béjaia. Here is what the opposite of a dive bomb Squat looks like. Mohammed Boufia (127kg) Squats 390kg with a super slow descent. Complete domination over the weight.

Chad Wesley Smith 387kg Squat

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Meanwhile in the US … The Juggernaut Chad Wesley Smith Squats 387kg (855lbs). Turns out this is exactly what ATG’s Rep Max Calculator predicts when you plug in his 365kg x2. Just from listening to it, you could think it was Milko Tokola…