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Ilya Ilyin Becoming a 105kg Lifter?

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So according to this article Ilya is planning to move up in weight and become a 105kg lifter. Yerzhas Boltayev, the weightlifter’s coach, said this during the briefing that was held at the airport. And because he wants to read All Things Gym he is going to learn English in the next six month. “I […]

Ilya Ilyin London 2012 Press Conference

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Here are a couple of videos that are in need of a translation. A summary of the main points would be greatly appreciated. First a video from the press conference after his 94kg domination. Translation thanks to reader Russ: We respect Ilya. We understand how difficult it was for you to achieve your victory. The last […]

Flat Feet, Collapsed Arches Mobility WOD

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Kelly Starrett talks about fixing your feet again. Your feet are on the front line, being the first point of contact. Collapsed arches can get you in trouble and cause a lot of problems upstream (knees caving in etc). Remember, Justin also had a post about feet a while back. Since then I have been […]

Ilya Ilyin 200kg Power Clean & Jerk London 2012 Training Hall

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Yay! More London 2012 training hall videos are appearing. Here is the man himself, Ilya Ilyin, a few days prior to winning the Men’s 94kg with an effortless 200kg Power Clean & Jerk. Update: More Ilya. Update: gif with bar path Update: Different Angle Comment from the uploader: I can confirm that this is in fact 200kg […]

+105kg Men 2012 London Olympics Weightlifting

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The Final Session! The Men’s +105kg (B Group here) of the London 2012 Olympics is over. BBC Recordings: will be here (I use a VPN to watch the BBC Streams) Update: Official Recordings on YouTube Join the Live Chat at allthingsgym.com/chat/ Snatch: This was the shocker of the evening – Matthias Steiner takes a bad hit by losing 196kg over his head (backup gif). Update: According […]