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Evgeny Kolomiets 180kg Snatch

February 6, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in camp Chekhov, Russia … 94kg lifter Evgeny Kolomiets saves this 180kg Snatch. Thanks to Phil for submitting.

Report: Clarence Kennedy at the 2012 European Junior Championships

February 4, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here is a short report on what went on with Clarence Kennedy at the 2012 European Junior Championships. The plan had been to enter 180kg and then increase to 190kg to disrupt the warm‐up of others. We discussed possibly opening with 187kg, but given the strength and ease of Clarence’s last warm‐up with 182kg, the […]

Lu Xiaojun Snatch High Pull Photo

February 3, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here is a great photo of Lu Xiaojun doing Snatch High Pulls. Guillotine style! Rob Macklem snapped it in the training hall of the 2011 World Championships in Paris. Here is what Rob said when I asked him about the photo: No particular story, other than I like to shoot the diversity of exercises the […]

Ashot Danielyan 215kg Snatch 262.5kg Clean & Jerk

February 2, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Just wow! Here is a blast from the past by Armenia’s Ashot Danielyan. In the video he goes 200kg, 210kg and 215kg in the Snatch and 250kg, 262.5kg in the Clean & Jerk. The greatest total ever recorded? From his wiki: The 1999 and 2000 European Champion, he initially won a bronze medal in the […]

Form Check Friday – Missed Lifts Edition

February 1, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Last week’s Form Check Friday was fun. This weeks focus will be on missed lifts (but you can still post videos of makes too). Again, this is chance to receive feedback from other lifters /coaches and also train your eyes to analyze your lifting videos. Provide some context along with your video (was it a max? etc.) […]

Evgeny Pisarev 196kg Snatch JWR

February 1, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here is Evgeny Pisarev’s 196kg Snatch (Junior World Record) from 2008. Does anybody know what he has been up to since then? Thanks to Phil for submitting.

Milko Tokola’s Brutal Squat Session

January 30, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Milko Tokola had a brutal Squat session today. 210kg x5, 215kg x5, 220kg x4, 227.5kg x3, 235kg x1 ATG, no wraps, no belt at 84kg bodyweight. Thanks to Solaris for translating: “Painetta” means “pressure” in Finnish.

Dmitry Klokov Front Squat Poster – Print Your Own

January 30, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Because my gym walls were a bit empty I decided to have the Klokov Front Squat Wallpaper printed as a poster. I chose Poster XXL to do the job and I have to say it looks better than expected. Of course it is not super sharp, but it’s plenty for a poster that is viewed from a distance. Shipping was […]

Dead Quarter Squats

January 30, 2013 By Gregor Winter

We talked about Dead Squats before. But how about dead quarter Squats to overload the part of the movement where you usually get stuck? Below is D’angelo Osorio doing it with 276kg (607lbs) for 3. Have you used it? Maybe D’angelo somehow reads this and can comment on it. Update: Some of you think it is not useful for weightlifters. Here […]