Weightlifting

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

Kendrick Farris Jerk 195kg x5

August 29, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Kendrick Farris power jerks 195kg for a set of five.

Long Qingquan (56kg) 160kg Clean & Jerk

August 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is Long Qingquan (56kg) with a casual 160kg Clean & Jerk. This video is a few years old. via NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting More: Remember Long Qingquan also did Triple+ bodyweight Clean & Jerk with 170kg! Update: Side view

Chad Vaughn on the Squat Part 2

August 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is part 2 of Chad Vaughn talking about the Squat. Update: Part 1 here, Part 3 here Goes over the basic flexibility needs Use BW 5×5 5 sec paused squats to get comfortable in the bottom position to the point where your quads aren’t firing.

Ben Claridad TV Fundraiser Promotion

August 28, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Ben Claridad & Co. went on local TV to promote their fundraiser. Has all the usual things that happen when weightlifting is presented in TV. an over ambitious host arm flexing But a good opportunity to get the word out. Gotta take what you can get. Swole, Swolé?

Kendrick Farris 162kg Snatch

August 27, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Kendrick Farris posted a 162kg Snatch from late 2011. Too bad he missed his 150kg opener in London. So it was 155kg in the end there.

Lu Xiaojun 170kg Snatch High Pulls

August 27, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Here is Lu Xiaojun with some snatch high pulls from the from the 2011 Worlds training hall. I think we should all put together some money and have camera drones hover around Lu 24/7. (gif) More: Lu Xiaojun with a 150kg Snatch double with slow motion bar path. via NorthSport Olympic Weightlifting (Give them a LIKE!)

Weightlifting Fix by Clarence Kennedy

August 25, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Check out Weightlifting Fix, the new website by Clarence Kennedy & Friends. Already has a couple of Olympic lifting tutorials (like Power Clean, Squat, Front Squat) on there. Since nothing sucks like starting a new project and having no readers, make sure you subscribe and tell your friends your friends about it.

Fernando Reis at Lindenwood University

August 24, 2012 By Gregor Winter

Looks like the U.S. just got another super heavyweight. Fernando Reis moved back to Missouri to go to college there. Here he is at the Lindenwood University gym, doing some snatch pulls. via, Thanks Dan for submitting.

High Rep Olympic Lifts Workout ‘DT’

August 22, 2012 By Gregor Winter

A CrossFit workout with high rep oly movements, performed with good form from first to last rep? It exists! Jirka Orsag uploaded a video of his girlsfriend, Pavla Kladivova (112kg Clean & Jerk, 140kg front squat, 200kg Deadlift, 150kg x3 conventional Deadlift), going through the following circuit: Update: Thanks to Wilmar for pointing out that the workout is […]