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Dmitry Klokov Interviews Mikhail Koklyaev

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Meanwhile in Russia … Dmitry Klokov continues his “On Par/On Equal Terms” Interview series with Mikhail Koklyaev. It has lots of info about his views and troubles with the Russian system. The hypocrisy of performance enhancing drug use in sports. Video has English subtitles. More: All other Interviews in Dmitry’s “On Par” Series. Transcript:

2015 European Weightlifting Championships

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Those were the  2015 European Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia. Date: 11-18th April 2015 Useful Links: Start List (PDF) Results Men / Results Women EasyWL Doping News Update 10.06.2015: Adrian Zbirnea MDA, 105kg Silver tested positive for nandrolone (via). Update 18.05.2015: Oleg Proshak (+105kg Winner) tests positive for dehydrochloromethyltestosterone. (via) Update 08.05.2015: First positive test comes from *drum […]

Mikhail Koklyaev Kirill Sarychev “Power in Meat” Notes

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Mikhail Koklyaev and Kirill Sarychev recently gave an interview. It was titled “Power in Meat” 🙂 Thanks to Sergiy Turchyn we get a translation. More: Misha on Breaking Plateaus and Recovering from Inflamed Elbows. Translation Misha is trying to make Kirill do strongman. He believes Kirill can beat the world record in log lift (227kg) one season […]

Oleksiy Torokhtiy on Hyperextensions

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Back Extensions / Hyperextensions have been covered quite a bit here on ATG. A favorite among lifters who also  often mention in Interviews when it comes to lower back health and recovery. Below is a video of how Oleksiy Torokhtiy likes to perform them. More: Watch Dmitry Klokov’s Hyperextensions with 80kg here. Translation / Summary: from Sergiy. He never uses […]

Vasiliy Polovnikov 320kg x2 Squat *Update* 320 x3

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Meanwhile in Russia … Vasiliy Polovnikov bests his old Squat PR. Last year he did 320kg for his heaviest single on video. Today he uploaded 320kg x2! Read his Interview on ATG. Update 05.05.2015: Vasiliy squats 320kg x3! Сегодня неплохо поприседали , в этот раз 320кг покорились на 3 раза , потихоньку ростем , today […]