Here is the recording of the Men’s 105 kg session of the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships Epic lifts by Khadzhimurat Akkayev and Dmitry Klokov. Both went 6/6. Event Gold Silver Bronze Snatch Akkaev 198 kg Klokov 196 kg Machavariani 187 kg Clean & Jerk Akkaev 232 kg Klokov 232 kg Torokhtiy 229 kg Total Akkaev 430 kg Klokov 428 kg […]
Sergey Petrosyan 195kg Jerk
Meanwhile in Russia Sergey Petrosyan (69kg lifter) squats and jerks 195kg
Russian Clean and Jerk Instruction Video
Another one blast from the past. Similar to the snatch instruction video, this one is a vintage Russian Clean and Jerk technique video.
Russian Snatch Instruction Video
From the history books… If you ever wondered how snatches where taught back in the day, wonder no more! Here is a vintage Russian snatch technique instruction video. See the Clean & Jerk Instruction video here.
Maxim Sheyko 210 kg Clean Complex
Big weight… Maxim Sheyko with a 210 kg Barbell Complex. Clean + Front Squat + Jerk
Russian Weightlifting Documentary
Here is a two part Russian weightlifting documentary with some big lifts. Leonid Taranenko & Aleksandr Kurlovich at the 1987 Russian Championships. undefined
Khadzhimurat Akkaev 235kg C&J in Training
Meanwhile in Russia … Khadzhimurat Akkayev gets a 235kg Clean and Jerk in training. Update: Read Akkaev’s 2014 Interview on ATG. That’s 5kg more than he lifted in the 2011 European Weightlifting Championships Khadzhimurat Akkayev 195kg Snatch, 230kg C&J
Dmitry Klokov 2011 Russian Weightlifting Championships
What better way to start the day than with some Dmitry Klokov footage. The video shows him lifting and winning the 105kg at the Russian Weightlifting Championship in Penza (August 1, 2011). Body Weight: 104,95 kg Snatch: 190 kg, 195 kg, x197 kg Clean and Jerk: 226 kg, 232 kg, x
Russian Wrestling Warm-up Drills
Always admired wrestlers for their insane agility. Especially when it comes to neck bridges…