Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in California ... Amazing performances all around. Rich Froning made his way back to the top and won his 4th Consecutive CrossFit Games Title. Check last year's Games post here. And it's been 4 years in the making, Camille … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Italy ... Here is an ATG first timer. 19 year old Mirco Scarantino (56kg) from Italy Snatches 122kg off Blocks. He is the 2014 European Silver Medalist at 56kg and 2014 Jr. Worlds Bronze Medalist … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Belarus ... Here is recent interview with Andrei Aramnau. Translation & Summary kindly provided by Vadim Pakhutkin. This was filmed at the training base in Staiki, Belarus. He mentioned some of his Training PRs: Back … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Quick Update from Behdad Salimi. He and the Iranian team are back in Tehran after their training camp in Hungary (where they got a surprise visit from WADA btw). Here is is getting comfy on his home platform - 250kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Adam Maligov (85kg, here around 90kg) Jerks 230kg from the Rack! More from Adam: Read his Interview on ATG Watch his 190kg Snatch off Blocks and his 215kg Clean & … [Continue reading]
Blast from the Past ... Here is another one from the 1984 Friendship Cup. Viktor Solodov in a battle with Blagoy Blagoev. He got a 190kg Snatch + 233kg Clean & Jerk at 90kg! Watch the amazing save of the 233kg. They really made him … [Continue reading]
That's it. Thos were the 2014 Commonwealth Games Weightlifting Sessions. Start List Results Highlights: 58kg: Zoe Pablo Smith won the 58kg! 92kg Snatch 118kg Clean & Jerk [Recording] 53kg: was on by 16 year old Chika Amalaha … [Continue reading]
The Barbell Shrugged crew got to interview Dmitry Klokov while he was at the USAW Nationals! His English has really improved a lot! [2:30] "if you want to be a professional athlete you sometimes have to drink" (alcohol). On Saturday after … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Nauru ... Jezza Uepa (370kg Squat) enters ATG's Front Squat Hall of Fame with 320kg! More Super Heavy Front Squats: Derek Kendall 362kg Front Squat (800lbs) Mikhail Koklyaev 312.5kg Front Squat Holger Kutroff 300kg … [Continue reading]