Weightlifting

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

Weightlifting Shoes with Extra Elevated Heels

December 18, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Turns out I am not the only one with super poor ankle flexibility. Look at the heels in this photo below of Su Dajin. Thanks to Kari Kinnunen a.k.a. Wonderlifter for letting me post it here. That looks like it’s about the same heel elevation I need at the moment (I squat with oly shoes + […]

Top 10 Banned Substances Weightlifters Got Caught With

December 16, 2012 By Gregor Winter

After the recent Steroids in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting post I was interested in the number of athletes who got caught for a certain banned substance. Thanks to Anton, whose ninja like spreadsheet skills made counting the top 10 super easy. The data comes from the IWF sanctioned athletes page. As you can see taking something […]

Let’s Watch the 2007 Worlds 105kg Session

December 15, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Let’s watch the 105kg session of the 2007 World Weightlifting Championship. Features Klokov, Aramnau, Dolega, Vyšniauskas so it should be a fun watch. When: 21:00 GMT, 15.12 everybody hits play. Check here how it converts to your time zone. Join the Chat below or open it in a separate window. No spoilers! If you want to […]

Get Out of your Comfort Zone with 20 Rep Squats

December 15, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Ben Claridad starts a month of Super Squats. Take it up to about 90% then drop down for a set of 20. Adding to the set of 20 every week. Have a good Squaturday everybody. By the way, I found this (now inactive) channel the other day. This guy is killing it with high rep squats. […]

Steroids in Powerlifting and Olympic Weightlifting

December 14, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Clint Darden shares his opinions on steroid use in Powerlifting and Weightlifting. Powerlifters: testesterone, little deca (primobolan, equipoise), anavar, d-bol, anadrol, halotestin Olympic Lifting: is all about recovery, growth hormone, anavar, testosterone (in off season) Looking forward to your opinions / experiences (if you have any, since I don’t). Update: Check out the Top 10 Banned Substances […]