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The best weightlifting videos, articles and interviews from around the web.

Isometric Leg Extension Holds

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I recently came across a photo of Mohamed Ehab (155kg Snatch) doing some low tech Isometric Leg Extension Holds. So I asked him about some details about this exercise. He does: 3 sets 20 second static hold with 90kg He uses it for the prevention of injuries, especially the knee joint. Very difficult, but very useful. Have […]

Hysen Pulaku Still Training

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Meanwhile in Albania … Good News! Looks like Hysen Pulaku isn’t “done with lifting” afterall. Remember that after he tested positive at the Olympics (only weightlifter to do so) he received a two year ban. This ban will be in place until 27.07.2014. For a recap of some of his amazing lifts check out the […]

Mart Seim 265kg x10 Squat

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Meanwhile in Estonia … Mart Seim does some “Klokov Cardio” with 265kg x10 Squats! If you haven’t already, read his interview (and watch his 350kg Squat) here. Now his wrist feels better and he can already snatch normally again. Power Cleans are also okay. Full Cleans need a little bit more time. Note: this is not what he […]

Aleksey Lovchev 320kg x2 Squat

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Meanwhile in Russia … When he is not shooting machine guns (currently he does his military service) Aleksey Lovchev is still still busy in the gym. Remember he is still injured from worlds (torn muscle in elbow). In the comments he says: “I wish I could also Snatch and C&J, but all I do is pulls and squats… […]

Karen Martirosyan 200kg BTN Snatch Grip Push Press + Update: 200kg x20 Squat

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Meanwhile in Russia … 20 year old Karen Martirosian does some Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Presses with 200kg. At the 2013 Europeans Juniors he got 2nd place in the +105. His best results so far are 180+206. Subscribe to his YouTube channel for more feats of strength. Update 01.12.2013: How about 200kg Squat x20? More High […]

Gleb Pisarevskiy 255kg Clean (and more Massive Lifts from the 2004 Russian Team)

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Blasts from the Past … Here are 100 minutes filled with tons ridiculously massive lifts from the 2004 Russian weightlifting team. If you liked the IronMind videos you’ll love this one. Certainly one of the best lifting videos I have seen. When Dmitry Klokov interviewed Dmitry Berestov he mentioned that: I remember during his preparation he […]

Weightlifting News: Yet Another Turkish Doping Avalanche

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Meanwhile in Turkey … Remember when earlier this year the entire Turkish U23 team tested positive? That was just the tip of the iceberg. As you might have heard there was a German news report (original report here, machine translated article here) about new testing methods which revealed hundreds of new positive doping cases. Now […]