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Lydia Valentin Perez 124kg Snatch + 140kg C&J

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Meanwhile in Spain … Lydia Valentin Perez (75kg) is preparing for the Arnolds. Here is 124kg Snatch and 140kg Clean & Jerk (her best competition Snatch is 122kg from the 2013 Worlds). Update: See parts of the seminar she did while she visited Ohio for the Arnolds. Update 2: Lidia won the 2014 European Championships! Also check out […]

Kim Min Jae 191kg Snatch

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Okay, it’s officially Korean week here on ATG. There I was thinking the 190kg Snatch from Kim Min Jae (94kg) was dope today… Well, here is 191kg for the next unofficial world records compilation! (also from the London 2012 prep I assume). 3kg above the current 94kg WR. Thanks to bp for uploading & submitting.

Kim Min Jae 190kg Snatch

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Another one from the March 2012 South Korean training camp. Kim Min Jae (94kg): 150kg, 175kg, 180kg, 190kg, 185kg Sa Jae Hyouk (77kg): 156kg, 162kg Not entirely sure if the weights listed are correct, but Kim snatched 185kg in the London 2012 -94kg. So it seems appropriate. Update: 191kg Snatch by Kim. Also watch Ilya Ilyin’s 196kg […]

Nadezhda Evstyukhina Snatch Assistance Exercise

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Meanwhile in Russia … Nadezhda Evstyukhina shows Snatch assistance exercise. Looks like a warm-up exercise for her. She writes that it is useful for improving the Deep Squat Position during the catch, as well as overhead stability. Note that even with her 135kg Snatch, she uses “only” 70kg (or 65 if that’s a women’s bar). […]