Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in the US ... Pat Mendes' comeback is going very well so far. He seems to progress it at a rate that is similar to Ilya's (at least for the Snatch). On 13.06.2014 he hit a 186kg Snatch. He got one red light for vertical video … [Continue reading]
Mark Bell and the Supertraining Gym crew had Dr. Layne Norton on the PowerCast Podcast to talk about nutrition & powerlifting. Since Layne is one of the few reasonable guys in nutrition that I think are worth listening too, I thought this was … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US... The now 14 year old Clarence Cummings set a bunch of national records at the 2014 US Youth Championships. He weighed in at only 63.98kg. 118kg Snatch + 146 Clean & Jerk in Slow Motion Related: 14 … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Meet 16 year old Ilya Atnabaev (85kg). In April he won the 2014 European Youth Championships with 150 + 181. Here he Snatches 165kg in training. More Young Guns: Khetag Khugaev (85kg) 164kg Snatch + 196kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... Since it's international Max Out Friday, Rustem Sybay ups his Clean & Jerk PR. His current weight is 96kg. On the platform next to him Ilya Ilyin got a 181kg Snatch and 227kg C&J. Update 15.08.2014: … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Here is an older 175kg Snatch from Apti Aukhadov. Older, because currently the Chekhov training hall is being renovated and the team gathered in the Sochi training camp. More Apti: Apti Aukhadov 180kg Snatch + … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... Jenny Lyvette Arthur (75kg) squats up to 170kg. Watch her 110kg Snatch of Blocks here. Also check out: Lidia Valentin (75kg) Squatting 170kg x3 Ksenia Maximova (58kg) 170kg Squat Update: 156kg Front … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Vasiliy Polovnikov (105kg) is back at at 200kg Snatches! (watch his first 200kg Snatch here) More Vasiliy: Read his interview here. Loading View on Instagram He did 180kg and 190kg before this. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in South Africa ... Another one from the 2014 IPF Raw Worlds. Ray Williams with a 412.5kg Squat (909 lbs) at 162.40kg bodyweight. He went 372.5, 397.5, 412.5kg for a new IPF World Record. Together with a 235kg Bench and 325 … [Continue reading]