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Christine Girard 100kg Snatch x12

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Here is London 2012 Women’s 63kg Bronze medalist, Christine Girard in a workout during her Olympics prep. 100kg Snatch x12 with 90 seconds rest in between attempts. Makes 10 out of the 12 attempts. I don’t know what her 1RM is (Edit:108kg in training, 106kg in competition), but considering she made 103kg as her opener and […]

Stefan Botev 200kg Snatch

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Thanks to Roberto who keeps the Bulgarians 1988 clips coming. We continue with Stefan Botev and a 200kg Snatch (? 3 big reds + 1 slimmer 15kg?). Also check out this article (Update: original article was removed.) about Botev where he talks about modifying his Bulgarian-ish training to accommodate for his age. Mixing in more exercises and shortening training sessions. I have another system not as […]

Lu Xiaojun 175kg Snatch World Record Video

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Thanks to the heroic effort of reader Edwin we get to see a video of Lu Xiaojun’s 175kg Snatch World Record. Also available as slow-mo-ish gif (15mb warning). Update: Here is his Lu’s 176kg Snatch World Record from the 2013 Worlds. 204kg Clean & Jerk + Celebration video, Also available as gif. 204kg Clean & Jerk + Celebration […]