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Ou Lingli (58kg) 97kg Snatch 120kg Clean & Jerk 2016 Junior World Weightlifting Championships

August 28, 2016 By Gregor Winter

After you saw her and the team in training … Here is 18 year old Ou Lingli (58kg) snatching 90, 95 and 97kg on her way to become Junior World Champion. Update 28.08.2016: Here is her 120kg Clean & Jerk opener.

Adkhamjon Ergashev 130kg Snatch 2016 Junior Worlds

August 27, 2016 By Gregor Winter

A highlight from Junior Worlds … 17 year old Adkhamjon Ergashev (62kg, Uzbekistan) Snatching 130kg!

Team Korea Isometric Training with Paused Overhead Squats & Paused Snatch Deadlifts

August 26, 2016 By Gregor Winter

From the 2016 Junior Worlds … It’s not always big lifts that you see in training halls. Here are team Korea’s junior lifters with Paused Overhead Squats and Paused Snatch Grip Deadlifts (with up to 1 minute long holds!). This was after they competed. Lifters: Jeongseon Mun, Seunghwan Kim, Jongkyoung Kim, Gilbeom Kang

Raw Clip: Wu Jingiao and Om Yun Chol 56kg Warm Up Area at Worlds

August 24, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Since I don’t have enough footage to make a full 56kg warm up video, here is just a raw clip. Wu Jingbiao (China) Clean & Jerking 150kg Om Yun Chol (North Korea) Power Clean + Clean & Jerk 130kg You get the idea, one second you focus on one lifter and behind you you almost […]

Pak Jong Ju 131kg Snatch + 160kg Clean & Jerk 2016 Junior Worlds

August 23, 2016 By Gregor Winter

From the 2016 Junior Worlds … 19 year old Pak Jong Ju (62kg, North Korea) Snatching 131kg. This was good enough for silver behind Mo Yongxiang from China who went 137/170. Pak is the 2014 Youth Olympic Games Champion. 160kg Clean & Jerk

Lasha Talakhadze 170kg No Hookgrip Snatch Full Session

August 22, 2016 By Gregor Winter

Here is a training session with 22 year old Lasha Talakhadze before he became Olympic champion. This was filmed in Tbilisi during Junior Worlds. Highlights: 00:18 Warm Up Start 01:40 Muscle Snatch 04:50 170kg No Hookgrip Snatch 09:26 195kg Power Clean + Front Squat + Jerk 11:16 240kg x3 Clean Deadlift to Hip More: Watch […]