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Mohammed Ehssan 195kg Snatch + 240kg Clean and Jerk

November 20, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile at the World Weightlifting Championships… Mohammed Ehssan (+105, Egypt) got a big training total, possibly the heaviest snatch in the halls so far. At the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, he went 193/243/436 for a bronze medal. You can follow his instagram: @goldenlifter 195kg Snatch 240kg Clean and Jerk Capital Strength from Ireland […]

Sardorbek Dusmurotov 325kg Back Squat

November 18, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Uzbekistan… Ricky Gulyamov has started uploading more training footage. This time we see another 5kg on Sardorbek Dusmurotov‘s Back Squat with 325kg. In the comments Ricky says he did 330kg afterwards and there will be more footage released soon, so make sure to follow him on instagram.

Chinese Squat Jerk Compilation

November 15, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Wlift84 made a cool compilation of Chinese lifters who squat jerk. This one takes the prize for best opening attempt in my opinion.

Ding Jianjun Squats & Pulls 2015 Asian Championships Training Hall

November 15, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here is a training session from Ding Jianjun (62kg, China) in the 2015 Asian Championships Training Hall. This was a couple of days after he competed.

Simon Martirosyan 190kg Snatch

November 14, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Armenia Russia*… Simon Martirosyan has been posting quite regularly in the run up to the 2015 World Championships. He’s currently on the start list competing in the 105kg class with a 400kg entry total (18th November is the final date to finalise entries). He’s 18 years old so it’ll be interesting to see if […]

Vasily Polovnikov at Moorestown Weightlifting Club

November 13, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Visited Vasiliy Polovnikov today at Moorestown Weightlifting Club in New Jersey. He went up to 180kg in the Snatch. Then started squats at 300kg and went up to 320kg x2.

Iranian Team Asian Championships Training Hall Team Video

November 11, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Let’s watch the Iranian team in the Asian Championships training hall. Update 11.11.2015: Team Video featuring Bahador Moulaei, Ali Hashemi, Mostafa Rajaei, Ali Miri, Majid Askari and Hossein Tavakoli.

Firidun Guliyev 195kg Clean & Jerk

November 9, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Azerbaijan … Firidun Guliyev (69kg European U23 Champion) Clean & Jerks 195kg. More: See him in the European Junior & U23 Training Hall 06 11 2015 195 kq A video posted by firidun.quliyev (@firidun.quliyev) on Nov 9, 2015 at 2:55am PST

North Korean Men’s Team Training Asian Championships

November 6, 2015 By Gregor Winter

Here are 7 minutes with the North Korean men’s team in the Asian Championships training hall. Snappy lifts throughout. Also check out those abbreviated Power Cleans in their complexes. No Kim Myong Hyok in this one though. He trained in the afternoon. Lifters: Jon Choe Wi, Sin Chol Bom, More: Chinese Men’s Team in the Training Hall North […]