Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Ilya Ilyin gave an interview to a Kazakh news site. In it he walks about how he experienced the time after worlds and his future plans. Below are the main points translated by Sergiy: … [Continue reading]
More Interviews from the Series: Oleg Chen Interview Adam Maligov Interview Alexey Lovchev Interview Vailiy Polovnikov Interview Tima Turieva Interview Khadzhimurat Akkaev Interview Time for another interview in the series of … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Colombia ... 19 year old Luis Mosquera (62kg) Clean & Jerks 177kg! 177kg cargada A video posted by Luis Mosquera (@luisjavierhd16) on Feb 12, 2015 at 5:54am PST 177kg yer A video posted by Luis Mosquera (@luisjavierhd16) … [Continue reading]
While we were in Almaty Hookgrip got a chance sit down with Liao Hui and the Chinese team manager to interview the freshly baked world champion and world record holder in our hotel lobby. Read the full interview on Hookgrip's Facebook page. You … [Continue reading]
Jared Fleming shares the exercises he used to help him recover from back injury ("two Lumbar disc bulges and severe back spasms"). Most of them follow the common theme of actively stretching (rounding over) and contracting (arching back up) the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... When coach Yu Jie isn't looking Liao Hui has some fun maxing out with a 400kg Front Rack Hold. Update: Read his interview here. … [Continue reading]
Here is Ruslan Nurudinov's 193kg Gold Medal Snatch from his 6/6 performance at the 2014 World Championships. He went 185, 190, 193kg which is 3kg up from his Snatch at the 2013 WWC (where he missed 196). Watch in 1080p50 for best … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... Quick clip from the Chinese winter training camp (where Tian Tao also C&Jed 220kg). Update: Part 2 with Wu Jingbiao Snatching 135kg! Also Ding Jianjun 170kg Front Squat, Li Fabin 170kg Jerk, Lu Haojie 140kg Snatch, … [Continue reading]
Previously in the 2014 World Championships Warm-up Area ... Here are three clips showing Olympic Champion and World Record Holder Om Yun Chol (56kg, North Korea). The 155kg Clean & Jerk at the end was his last warm up attempt before he went … [Continue reading]