Over at Cathletics Greg Everett made the Olympic Weightlifting Training Programs available for download. Just chose your program cycle of choice and click the “Export Cycle as Word Doc” button at the top of each the page.
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The best weightlifting videos, articles and interviews from around the web.
2011 WWC 105 kg and +105kg Side View
Here are videos of the 2011 WWC 105 kg and +105 kg sessions filmed from the side. Enjoy Dmitry Klokov, Khadzhimurat Akkaev, and Behdad Salimi battling it out again. 105 kg +105 kg
Liao Hui Suspended for Doping
Beijing 2008 gold medalist in the 69kg weight class – Liao Hui has been suspended by the International Weightlifting Federation for three years for doping. (via) Liao will be barred from competition until Sept. 30, 2014, the IWF said on its website. No other details were given, although the government’s China Radio International said he had […]
Catapult Technique by Don McCauley
Below is a four part series by Don McCauley on the Catapult Technique in Olympic Weightlifting. Update: Don was on the Weightlifting Scoop Podcast where he clarified what the “Catapult” is. Greg Everett has the following to say about the videos (via) 1. Don is a great coach 2. Triple extension is not a lifting […]
Ronny Weller 205.5kg Snatch + 260kg Clean & Jerk 1998 Europeans
IronMind Spotlight on Ronny Weller at the 1998 European Weightlifting Championships Ronny Weller goes 6-for-6 and wins Gold snatching 195, 202.5 and 205.5 and then clean and jerking 245, 255 and 260kgs. Update 23.4.2015: Here are the Clean and Jerks in better quality!
Paleo Solution #107 Olympic Lifts Starting Position
Paleo Solution Podcast Episode 107 has some good weightlifting tips by Greg Everett. Starting position for Olympic lifts [33:42] Problem: the top of the shin (almost knee) the bar Fix: adjust hips till your arms are vertical – shoulders will be slightly in front of the bar make sure bar is not touching the shins at the start don’t […]
Behdad Salimi 320kg Squat at the 2011 Worlds
Update: Here he is 1 year later in the London Olympic training hall. Update: A fellow redditor in r/weightroom found a second video of the same squat. According to which it was only 320kg (see 2nd video below). Nonetheless he made it look way too easy. Here is a video of a big 360kg (800 lbs) 320kg (705 lbs) squat […]
Chinese Olympic Lifters Training for Beijing
Some pre Beijing 2008 Olympics Chinese weightlifting footage. Past olympic medalists, Zhang Guozheng, Shi Zhiyong, Zhang Xiangxiang and Wu Meijin training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I didn’t know Zhang Xiangxiang’s back story. From near death straight to Olympic gold!
Olympic Weightlifting Book Recommendations
In Episode #9 of the 70’s Big Podcast Glenn Pendlay was asked what weightlifting books he recommended (question is at 48 min in the podcast). His recommendations: The Weightlifting Encyclopedia: A Guide to World Class Performance by Arthur Drechsler If you are only going to buy one book about Olympic Weightlifting “The Weightlifting Encyclopedia” by Arthur Drechsler […]
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