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Vyacheslav Yarkin 255kg x2 Squat

February 4, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Russia … Vyacheslav Yarkin (77kg) squats 255kg for a double!

Cristina Iovu 2016 European Weightlifting Champion 90kg Snatch

February 2, 2017 By Gregor Winter

From the 2016 European Championships … Cristina Iovu (53kg, Romania) snatched 90kg and clean & jerks 120kg (after 110 and 113). This was her second gold at Europeans (after 2012). More: Cristina Training a couple of days before competing here. Update: Here is Cristina’s 90kg Snatch opener (missed 94, 95).

CJ Cummings 222kg x2 Front Squat Update: 230kg

February 2, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in the US … 16 year old CJ Cummings (69kg) Front Squats 222kg x2 … Comment from his coach (I think): What he is not telling you is…… he DID NOT do this fresh! He did a great snatch balance work sets & then – PR reps for squat and jerk with a 5 […]

Rebeka Koha Warm Up Area Snatches & Clean & Jerks Bundesliga Weightlifting

January 29, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Update 31.01.2017: Clean & Jerks! After you saw how Rebeka Koha did in her first Bundesliga competition, here is the full video of all her snatches, including all warm up attempts.

What does Trump’s Ban of 7 Muslim Countries mean for Weightlifting?

January 29, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in the US … You probably heard about Donald Trump’s executive order to close US borders to 7 Muslim-majority countries (via). Affected Countries: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Somalia. The executive order bans citizens of of these countries entering the United States for at least the next 90 days, and bans refugees from Syria indefinitely. With […]

11 Bulgarian Weightlifters Test Positive Update 500000 USD Fine Dropped by CAS

January 28, 2017 By Gregor Winter

(Original Post from March 2015. See Updates.) Here we go again … Reuters reports that 11 Bulgarian weightlifters tested positive two weeks ago during a training camp for the 2015 Europeans. Same deal as in 2008, when 11 Bulgarians tested positive for methandienone (Dianabol). Update 28.01.2017: After initially ruling that Bulgaria doesn’t have to pay the 500000 […]

Rebeka Koha & Ritvars Suharevs First German Bundesliga Competition Suharevs Clean & Jerks

January 27, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in Germany … Yesterday I drove down to Plauen to meet Rebeka Koha and Ritvars Suharevs for their first German bundesliga weightlifting competition. If you have never met them, let me tell you they are both very friendly and easy to talk to, which makes filming them super easy. Same goes for their coach Eduards Andruskevics. […]

Aleksey Torokhtiy 225kg BTN Snatch Grip Push Press

January 26, 2017 By Gregor Winter

From the 2015 worlds training hall … Dmitry Klokov wasn’t the only non competing lifter that put up big numbers in the training hall. Aleksey Torokhtiy worked up to a 225kg Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Push Press! More: Dmitry Klokov Pause Snatching 200kg!

Lin Qingfeng 190kg Clean Fast Pull

January 26, 2017 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in China … Lin Qingfeng (69kg) performing Clean Fast Pulls in slow motion. More: Lin Qingfeng’s Handstand to Partner Back Stretch Lin Qing feng (69kg gold medal in2012 Olympic Games)clean fast pulls 190kg. #olympicweightlifting #olympics #weightlifting #lifter #crossfit #cleanandjerk #pullups #olylifting #awesomeweightlifting #china #chineseweightlifting A video posted by AWESOME WEIGHTLIFTING?? (@awesome_weightlifting) on Jan 26, 2017 […]