Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... This one is from Ilya Ilyin's last "Big Friday" (where he also did the 189kg Snatch). 241kg Clean & Jerk! Yesterday he weighed in at 113.34kg. This surpasses his pre-London 2012 training PR of 240kg (at 106kg, … [Continue reading]
Let's watch little kids lift more than us... It's time for the 2014 Youth Olympics Games in Nanjing, China. Useful Links: Start List Schedule / Results Video Recordings Men’s +85kg Snatch, Clean & Jerk Men’s … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Rustem Sybay gets a 260kg Front Squat. He, along with Zulfiya Chinshanlo, was selected for the Asian games team, where he is going to fill a spot in the 85kg. In case you didn't see the update on his 170 + … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... at a stop on the Dmitry Klokov World Domination Seminar Tour. On today's menu: Fried Shoulders, Russian style! Workout: 21-15-9 rep Rounds of Deficit (a.k.a. Full ROM) Strict Hand Stand … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympics. Update 14.10.2014: Here is a 130kg Snatch by him. 17 year old Cheng Meng from China won the 56kg setting World Records throughout Snatch: 120, x128, 128kg (equals his own … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Here is 2012 Olympic Champion (95 +131) Zulfiya Chinshanlo's with a 100kg Snatch. This lift is from the Anatoly Khrapaty tournament (where Ilya did the 239kg C&J). She went 100 + 122 lifting in the 58kg. It … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Colombia ... Time for another ATG First Timer. Meet 19 year old Luis Javier Mosquera (62kg). He is the 2014 Junior World Champion (137 + 165) and recently also became the Colombian Senior National Champion at 62kg. Follow him … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... at another Kazakh Max Out Friday. Ilya got a 189kg Snatch, which is a comeback PR. Keep track of his progress with the Ilya Progress Tracker here. Update: That same "Big Friday" he did a 241kg Clean & … [Continue reading]
Just like he did with Olga Zubova and Tatiana Kashirina, Rashid Itsaev fom YouRaiseRussia spend some time with Tatiana Matveeva. Who is Tatiana? She is the 2006 European Champion in the 69kg category and also is the 2005 Junior World Champion. … [Continue reading]