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Mohamed Ehab 190kg Clean & Jerk

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Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) is putting his triple bodyweight Front Squat to use and breaks the 190kg Clean & Jerk barrier (185kg C&J here). Last time, when I said he was closing in on Liao Hui’s record some of you regarded it almost as blasphemy. With 8 months to go until the 2014 World Championships I think […]

Artem Okulov 160kg x3 Snatch

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Meanwhile in Russia … With 3 weeks out from the 2014 Europeans (03-13 April 2014) here is a quick update from Artem Okulov (85kg) in the Ruza training camp. 160kg Snatch x3 Also notice how during these lifts the weight distribution change in his feet becomes very obvious. Bob Takano had some cool graphics about weight distribution […]

Nest of Giants – Vice Documentary about Icelandic Strongman

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The folks from Vice made a little documentary about the Icelandic Strongman scene. They visited the infamous “Jakabol” (Nest of Giants) gym which is run by Magnús Ver Magnússon and interview big names like Hafthor Bjornsson and Páll Logason. It’s not very in-depth, but it’s still a cool watch I think. More Strongman Documentaries: Magnus Samuelsson World’s Strongest Arms Svend Karlsen […]

Benedikt Magnusson 445kg Deadlift with Straps

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Meanwhile in Australia … This happened at the  2014 Giants Live  Strongman competition in Melbourne. Benedikt Magnusson got a 445kg Deadlift with straps. Note: He did this Deadlift after the Farmer’s Walk event. Will we see a 460kg+ Deadlift this year? Update 12.03.2014: Looks like Benni tore a biceps … Hafthor Bjornsson got 420kg (of even 430 by […]