Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Azerbaijan ... Elkhan Aligulizada (77kg, Junior) Clean & Jerks the World Record weight of 211kg! He set the 77kg Junior World Record in Houston, but unfortunately later appeared on the sanctioned athletes list. 211 kq ... … [Continue reading]
From the 2014 Worlds Training Hall ... Meng Suping working up to 195kg Clean Pulls. First in High Pull style, which she later changed to normal Pulls. She did a bunch of sets, not all are shown. More: Meng Suping Front Squatting 200kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Estonia ... Mart Seim Back Squatted 400kg today. A big milestone for the 25 year old. No belt. No wraps. Below the video is a quick Q&A. Follow him @martseim on instagram. Of course I had to ask Mart a couple of … [Continue reading]
Here is then 17 year old Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan (69kg, Mongolia) snatching 110kg on her opening attempt. … [Continue reading]
Here are clips from the 85kg Warm Up Area at the 2015 World Weightlifting Championships. It was pretty busy in there. You focus on one lifter and you miss 2 attempts happening behind your back. And before you know it you already have to rush back … [Continue reading]
(Original Post from 2012, Updated) Lu Xiaojun with some lateral raises to grease those shoulders. Ok everybody, you know what that means, right? ... Lateral raises Lu Raises, as they are called from now on, till your arms fall off … [Continue reading]
From the 2015 World Championships Training Hall. After their Squat Session, Lu Xiaojun & Tian Tao worked up to 295kg Front Rack Holds. More: Lu Xiaojun Squatting 275kg Tian Tao Clean & Jerking 220kg Liao Hui's 400kg Front Rack … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Estonia ... On his road to 400kg, Mart Seim just squatted 380kg. Originally he planned to do 370kg x2 today. But since he didn't feel (and sleep) well, he skipped morning training and went for the 380kg single instead. Update: A … [Continue reading]
"Zug Eng!" That's not a Rammstein song, but German for Clean Pull (lit. translation "Pull Narrow"). In this video Max Lang goes over the first phase ("First Pull" - the pull to hips). Second Pull is the high pull to belly button / chest. He'll … [Continue reading]