Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Britain ... 20 year old Zoe Pablo Smith (58-63?) gets a 160kg Squat PR! Update: Zoe is 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion. Update 17.02.2015: 145x4 Squat PB! 145kg x 4 ☺️ did 140x4 before this. Had no idea that I was in … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Egypt ... Mohamed Ehab (69kg) shows us a brutal ab exercise variation Inverted Weighted Sit Ups on Wall Bars Post by Mohamed Ehab. And to back up his creative choice of accessory exercises, here is a 150kg Hang … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Finland ... After his 282.5kg Squat 2 weeks ago it was time for Miika Antti-Roikoto get a Front Squat PR. 250kg at 99kg bodyweight. More Miika / Front Squats: Miika's 240kg Paused Front Squat Miika's 220kg Front Squat … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Behdad Salimi Cleans 260kg a couple of times. The beginning is cut out. Could it be that he did those from the hang? Watch his 260kg Clean & Jerk here. … [Continue reading]
Documentary time! Here is the remarkable life story of Rudolf Plukfelder. Below the video you can find the Transcript, which was made by ATG reader Sergiy Turchyn. Thank you very much for putting in the work Sergiy! Quick Facts about … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Maxim Sheyko (105kg) hits a 190kg Snatch His best competition results are 187 + 226. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Adam Maligov gets a new Clean & Jerk PR. 215kg in the bank. Read his interview on ATG, in which he talks about his training. Related: Here are other 85kg Lifters going for 215kg Artem Okulov's 215kg Clean … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Estonia ... What is it that gives Estonians their superhuman Squat strength?... Is it that gym? Is it the haircut? You decide! Here is Leho Pent (94kg in competition, currently 95-96) Squatting 300kg. The only other 300kg Squat … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Yesterday he set the ATG Push Press record. Today Chingiz Mogushkov goes after the popular Clean + Front Squat + Jerk complex. He gets 237.5kg. Let's see if Behdad Salimi takes up the challenge :) … [Continue reading]