Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Russia ... at the 2012 Russian Championships Svetlana Tsarukaeva Snatched 118kg at 63kg for an unofficial World Record. 1kg above her official World Record which she set at the 2011 Worlds in Paris. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Quick update from Apti Aukhadov (85kg). Here he Squat Jerks 223kg from the Rack. Far from a PR for him (225kg Front Squat + Split Jerk), but nice to see that he is back to heavy weights. He along with Oleg Chen can … [Continue reading]
Here is a pretty cool interview with Konstantin Pozdeev. He is one of the strongest Deadlifters to walk this planet right now (405kg at 103.5kg, sumo) and comes across like a really nice dude. Thanks to Dmitry Spiridonov (video) and Mike … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Another ATG First Timer this weekend. Today it's 23 year old Nadezhda Lomova (63kg) with a 115kg Snatch off Blocks. That is just 2kg below the 63kg Snatch World Record (117kg by Svetlana Tsarukayeva, who btw also did … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... Eric Lilliebridge gets a some PRs. 362kg Deficit Deadlift (800 lbs) and a 317kg Paused Squat (700 lbs)! Also check out his 408kg Deadlift. More Heavy Pause Squats: Dan Green 320kg, 300kg x2 Paused … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... I think by now it's safe to assume that Dmitry Berestov did not retire. Today he did a 190kg Snatch + Snatch Pull. I guess we will see him next in the Russian Championships (August 18-25). Alternative Theory: He is … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Aleksey Lovchev does some GPP training with Kettlebell Throws. He launched the 32kg into low earth orbit. Here is what happened when it re-entered earth's atmosphere. Loading View on Instagram I thought it looked … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... After we saw the men's competition yesterday, here is a video of the Chinese women's test event. Zhou Lulu Snatched 145kg and Clean & Jerked 189kg . It's being reported that Dang Wei tied the 63kg Clean C&J … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Just like he did with Tatiana Kashirina, Rashid Itsaev from YouRaiseRussia, visited 20 year old Olga Zubova (75kg) in the St. Petersburg training camp and had a quick chat with her. Update: Here is a video from Karen … [Continue reading]