Best of Olympic Weightlifting
New ATG Sequence Poster for June: Harrison Maurus 158kg Snatch at Roma 2020 Cup! Become a Patron here. View this post on Instagram (Then) 19 year old @harrison_maurus (81kg??) snatching 158kg / 348lbs … [Continue reading]
How to Snatch Press in Deep Squat with Kuo Hsing-Chun! These clips are from “The Perfect Jerk” Video (17 minutes long) on our patreon. Kuo's PR is 60kg (bodyweight!), according to Coach Lin. These are a great exercise to add to your … [Continue reading]
How does someone like Richard McLaren, the law professor and investigator behind “The McLaren Report”—about widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia—follow up on that success? In this case, it’s by writing a report that is even more unbelievable. … [Continue reading]
Together with special guest Brian Oliver (Inside the Games) we (Nat from hookgrip, Dr. Boffa and Gregor) talk about the juicy revelations of the McLaren investigation of the International Weightlifting Federation. From buying votes, to making … [Continue reading]
After The Perfect Squat video, we just posted part 2 of Kuo's training session to our patreon. 17 minutes of Kuo practicing Jerks from rack + accessories (Snatch Press in bottom position). Become a Patron here. View this post on Instagram … [Continue reading]
Update: We recorded a podcast episode about the findings of the report. Listen below. The McLaren Weightlifting Investigation press conference was this morning and it was just about as damning and explosive as possible. The investigators found … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... It's time for the bi yearly state TV check-ins with the team. Press the CC button in the youtube player for subtitles. In the women's team check-in below they mention that, because of the postponement of the olympics, they … [Continue reading]
We just added new ATG flags to the hookgrip store ?! Get yours here. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Lausanne ... The IWF released the revised Tokyo 2020 qualification guidelines for weightlifting. Read the ATG Guide here. Biggest Change: They added a new qualification period. All weightlifters are required to compete at least once … [Continue reading]