Weightlifting

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

Dimas, Suleymanoglu, Weller in Melbourne Training Hall

October 23, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Triple Extension Naim Suleymanoglu More footage from the IronMind 1993 Heavy Metal in Melbourne DVD Lifters: Pyrros Dimas Naim Suleymanoglu Ronny Weller

Slow Motion Power Snatch and Clean

October 23, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Some slow motion case studies of Olympic lifts from Justin Lascek’s YouTube Channel. 90kg Power Snatch at 240 FPS140kg Clean at 240 FPS

220kg Power Clean – Hossein Rezezadeh

October 22, 2011 By Gregor Winter

This deserves an extra post. It’s also from the 2000 Sydney Olympics Training Hall Clips. Among other great lifts you will see Hossein Rezezadeh Power Clean 220kg (at 4:50).

Mike Burgener – One PR a Day

October 21, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Mike Burgener explains his rationale for not letting his athletes go for multiple PRs in a day.

70’s Big Podcast with Glenn Pendlay

October 21, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here is some gym talk for your Friday commute. Justin Lascek and Glenn Pendlay talk weightlifting in Episode #9 of the 70’s Big Podcast. Topics: Push-press utility What kind of emphasis or frequency strength training would have in a weightlifting program as a trainee advances from beginner and beyond Pulling from blocks Being an Olympic weightlifter without […]

Bulgarian Weightlifting Training Hall 1988 Seoul

October 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Here are several training hall lifts from the Bulgarian Olympic weightlifting team training for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. This home made video was shot by an unknown weightlifting fan and found its way into the PHAT Elvis gym and has only been seen by a select few members of the U.S. weightlifting community. […]

Triceps Mobility for Front Rack Position Mobility WOD

October 20, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Kelley Starrett on improving the front rack position by working on the triceps and the tendon it attaches to. Simply roll back and forth on the triceps tendon and loosen up the tissue. Also Check out Mobility 101 for more mobility awesomeness.

Upper Body Stretches for Olympic Weightlifting

October 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Glenn Pendlay has two Upper Body Flexibility Exercises for Olympic Weightlifters (see the Lower Body Stretches for Weightlifters here). Update: Added YouTube video below. Shoulder Dislocates Starting Position First are the classic Shoulder Dislocates (or Pass Throughs) with PVC pipes or broomsticks. These are a great exercise in order to get you ready to catching the […]

Shi Zhiyong 153 kg Snatch World Record

October 19, 2011 By Gregor Winter

This week in World Record Wednesdays: Chinese lifter Shi Zhiyong (62kg body weight class) 153 kg Snatch at the 2002 World Uni Championships, Izmir. Update 21.09.2014: Kim Un-Guk from North Korea broke the Record with 154kg and a 165kg C&J