Meanwhile in China … This performance deserved its own post. 24 year old Olympic champion, Shi Zhiyong (69kg) snatching 163kg and clean & jerking 197kg! This is an unofficial world record total of 360kg, beating Liao Hui’s 359kg total from 2014 worlds. 69kg Shi Zhiyong 163kg Snatch + 197kg Squat Jerk
Shi Zhiyong & Liao Hui at 2017 Chinese National Games (198kg vs 194kg Clean & Jerk)
Meanwhile at the 69kg session at the 2017 Chinese National Games … 23 year old Shi Zhiyong (Olympic champ) clean and squat jerks 198kg for the win. Snatch: x160, x160, 160kg Clean & Jerk: 193, 198, x200! Liao Hui second (160/194). A post shared by All Things Gym (@atginsta) on Sep 3, 2017 at 3:51am […]
Team China Asian Championship Training Hall 2016
Here is Team China in the training hall at Asian championships 2016. This is not a single session session, but a collection of clips that were filmed over multiple days. Featuring: Shi Zhiyong 240kg Screaming Clean Pull, mobility work, Yuan Chengfei Snatches and Handstand Push Ups . Zhang Jie‘s massive back Feng Lvdong, Front Rack […]
Chinese Olympic Lifters Training for Beijing
Some pre Beijing 2008 Olympics Chinese weightlifting footage. Past olympic medalists, Zhang Guozheng, Shi Zhiyong, Zhang Xiangxiang and Wu Meijin training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I didn’t know Zhang Xiangxiang’s back story. From near death straight to Olympic gold!
Shi Zhiyong 153 kg Snatch World Record
This week in World Record Wednesdays: Chinese lifter Shi Zhiyong (62kg body weight class) 153 kg Snatch at the 2002 World Uni Championships, Izmir. Update 21.09.2014: Kim Un-Guk from North Korea broke the Record with 154kg and a 165kg C&J