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Vasiliy Polovnikov 320kg Squat

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Meanwhile in Russia … Vasiliy Polovnikov started a YouTube Channel. Subscribe here. In his first longer vlog style video he shows us you the apartment and also Squats a very slow 320kg Squat (10kg up from his previous heaviest Squat on video). Pretty gutsy attempt after having trouble unracking that! ATG’s Rep Max Calculator gave […]

Marcel Guidea 180kg Snatch at 19y/o

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Meanwhile in Russia … Marcel Guidea (2nd at Jr Worlds 94kg) Snatches 180kg and 170/2. In July I reported that Marcel would switch from Moldova to Russia. So here are his first training videos from the Russian training hall in Chekhov. The 19 year old will be eligible for the 2015 junior worlds. Update 10.10.2014:  […]

Jezza Uepa 400kg Squat

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Meanwhile in Brisbane, Australia … Why don’t I post more Powerlifting videos? Because few are as awesome as the following. Nauruan Squat monster Jezza Ueapa gets a 400kg Squat. Raw, i.e. no wraps. We last saw him do a 320kg Front Squat. Update 18.10.2014: He set a new IPF Squat World Record with 413kg. Thanks to Dave for […]

Pat Mendes 310kg Squat

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Meanwhile in the US … After his 190kg Snatch Patrick Mendes wrote “I’ll squat whatever it takes to lift 192/220”. A 310kg Squat (comeback PR) should get him closer to that goal. The other day he also squatted 295kg x2, which, when you plug it into the all knowing and always accurate ATG Rep Max Calc, coincidentally yields 312kg 1RM. […]

2014 Asian Games Highlights + Videos

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Those were the weightlifting sessions at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. It rained world records like it’s 1980 again. I hoped you enjoyed ATG’s coverage of the event. Thanks to everybody who helped out. Useful Links: Start List & Schedule Results Recordings Bud Charniga looks at the New Records What was your “Lift […]

Dmitry Klokov Interviews Aleksey Lovchev *Translation Complete*

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Time for Aleksey Lovchev’s “On Par” interview with Dmitry Klokov. Translation Status: Completed! Big thanks go to Vadim Pakhutkin & Sergiy Turchyn who tackled this one. Just as he did in his other “On Par” Interviews, Dmitry did a great job as an interviewer. Here we really get to know Aleksey. During the interview he references Aleksey’s past […]