Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Ilya Ilyin with a 250kg from the Rack! Recent or from his 2014 prep? See his 2014 Progress Tracker here. WORLD RECORD 250 KG Ночная тренировка Толчок 250 кг. Мировой рекорд!!! #илья_ильин #ilya_ilyin … [Continue reading]
While in Poland Nat (hookgrip) and I got the chance to visit team Astana (basically the best male Kazakh weightlifters) in the Olympic training center in Spała. We attended both their morning and evening training session. Because some of the guys … [Continue reading]
Blast from the Past ... Back in 1987 Alexander Varbanov Clean & Jerked 222kg at 75kg! Those were the days! A. Varbanov 222.5 CJ222.5kg C&J @ 75kg bw. Unofficial record, yet real lift 1987 #preOlympic training) … [Continue reading]
From the 2014 World Championships ... Mohamed Ehab (69kg) Clean & Jerking 182kg on his last attempt. This lift got him silver in the Clean & Jerk as well as Silver in the Total. More: Watch his 195kg Clean & Jerk here. and … [Continue reading]
Here are the training hall videos of the Chinese weightlifting team at the 2015 Junior Worlds. Update: Here is the 2016 Team at Junior Worlds. Day 2: 22 Minute Video. Heavier Session. Wang Jie (69kg) Back Squats up to 170kg Zhou Jun … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Egypt a training camp in Hungary ... Mohamed Ehab (69kg) snatches 160kg and Clean & Jerks 195kg! PRs all the way. More: All Mohamed Ehab Posts on ATG Update 26.08.2015: 161kg Snatch البوب يحييكم من كوكب المجر ب 160 كجم … [Continue reading]
This is the resource page for the 2015 Junior Worlds. I will keep updating it with training hall videos, so you watch out for those. Useful Links: Start List - Final Version ATG on Facebook, ATG on Instagram @atginsta, @allthingsgym on … [Continue reading]
Time to highlight another useful piece of equipment. Staircase Pulling Blocks You have probably seen them in Russian or Asian weightlifting videos (or if you are lucky your gym already has those). Update 15.08.2015: Here are (rough) measurements … [Continue reading]
Here are some highlights of the 2015 USA Weightlifting Nationals. Schedule Start List Live Stream ATG Chat +105kg: Caine Wilkes going 186 + 230 Congrats to Caine Wilkes (@thedragonwilkes) on a 186 kg snatch! Such a great lift! … [Continue reading]