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Karen Tovmasjan 149kg Snatch 178kg Clean & Jerk

September 9, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Time to highlight a non east European lifter. This is 22 year old Karen Tovmasjan from the Netherlands (formerly an Armenian). Lifted 149/178 at a club competition at the University Sportscentre Amsterdam. Bodyweight: 78,3kg. With a total of 327kg he would have been 12th at the 2012 European Championships in Antalya. Update: as was pointed […]

Miika Antti-Roiko Front Squat 212.5kg x5

September 8, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Finland … Looks like Miika Antti-Roiko and Milko Tokola had a good morning session. Miika bangs out a set of 5 of Front Squats @ 212.5kg. When in doubt, Front Squat! (Click to tweet)

Alexander Varbanov 215.5kg Clean & Jerk World Record

September 8, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is Alexander Varbanov’s Clean & Jerk world record. 215.5 kg lifted on May 12, 1987 in Seoul in the 75 kg category. Will it ever be broken? It may take a while, but I think it will. Especially when you read statements of Lu Xiaojun’s coach that Lu “has reached 180 kg in snatch, clean and […]

Milko Tokola Snatch & Clean Complexes

September 7, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Finland … Milko Tokola performs some heavy barbell complexes (at 85,7kg bodyweight) in his homegym. Snatch Complex with 130kg Snatch Pull Snatch x2 Overhead Squat Clean & Jerk Complex with 165kg Clean Pull Clean Front Squat Jerk x2 If it is blocked in your country, try this. Update: More

Kendrick Farris 275kg for 2

September 7, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Another Kendrick Farris squat video today. He almost hit a 3RM with 275kg As Everett pointed out on the other video, these clips might be a year old. Still, some nice squats. Thanks to Edwin for sending this in.

Marshall White 15 Reps 100kg Hang Power Snatch

September 6, 2012 By Gregor Winter

And now for some Strongman conditioning … Marshall White likes his Olympic lifts and does 15 reps of Hang Power Snatches with 100kg 102kg (225lbs). Can’t hate on the form either. Perfectly acceptable for his purpose. This is an odd movement since it seems as though your explosiveness just goes away without any warning and there’s […]

Kendrick Farris 231kg Front Squat

September 6, 2012 By Gregor Winter

After 242.5kg x10, Kendrick Farris continues his training clips with a 231kg Front Squat.

Apti Aukhadov 180kg Snatch + 210kg Clean & Jerk

September 5, 2012 By Gregor Winter

I told y’all to keep an eye out for TrueWeightlifting’s uploads. After a euro techno 190kg Snatch from blocks by Evgeny Chigichev, here are 2 clips of Apti Aukhadov in camp Chekhov. 180kg Snatch 210kg Clean & Jerk

Iranian Weightlifting Team Training Videos

September 5, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Iran’s training hall … Here are some clips from what I guess was the pre London 2012 training camp. Navab Nasirshelal (105kg) 300kg Squat Iran’s Saeed Mohammadpour (94kg) 220kg Clean & Jerk Saied Sayar(105kg) Snatch Saeid Sayar Clean & Jerk Bahador Moulaei (+105kg) and Saeid Sayar Kianoush Rostami (85kg) Clean & Jerk Sajjad Anoushiravani (+105kg) Clean & […]