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Arakel Mirzoyan 200kg Front Squat + Jerk

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Meanwhile in Armenia … Arakel Mirzoyan (10th at 2011 worlds 77kg) with a 200kg Front Squat + Jerk. His best lifts on international stage are 155kg Snatch (at 77kg) and 185kg Clean & Jerk (at 69kg). More Front Squat + Jerks: Nadezda Evstyukhina 180kg Front Squat + Jerk (2009) Dmitry klokov 220kg Paused Front Squat + Paused […]

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.

Butterfly Pulls to Iron Cross on Rings

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Check out Butterfly Pulls to Iron Cross. From a vertical hang, pull up with straight arms. Post by Sergiy Agafontsev.   Nothing new in the world of gymnastics, but still an unreal looking skill. Aleksandr Balandin from Russia regularly combines this skill with other ridiculously hard ring skills. Balandin 1 – Butterfly pull to Maltese Balandin 2 […]

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 […]

Sa Jae-Hyouk 180kg Push Press

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This one is from the South Korean national team training camp during March 2012. Sa Jae-Hyouk (77kg) hit a massive 180kg Push Press. Oh, and he has had pretty good hops too… 1m / 39in. Read about his comeback after the elbow dislocation in London 2012 here. Update: Here are some Snatches from their training camp. Also […]