Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Canada ... George Kobaladze (+105, 37) also gets a Front Squat PR. 285kg ATG. He is prepping for this year's Commonwealth games and says his training is going well. His last Front Squat PR was 282kg. Also check out his 200kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Nice to see a more frequent updates from Behdad Salimi. Today he snatched 210kg from blocks. Also check out his 225kg Power Clean and 260kg Clean & Jerk. Related: Alexey Lovchev's 210kg Snatch from Blocks. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... He did 288kg before, but that was with wraps and not as deep. Now Dan Green went for a raw Front Squat PR and got a 283 kg (626 lbs). … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... Pat Mendes (now at 104kg) is steadily progressing after his comeback from his hip surgery. Now he already squats 300kg again. Still far off of his 362kg (800 lbs) PR, but in an interview over at Lift Big Eat Big he … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... 15 year old Joe Pena squats 317kg (700lbs) at 140kg bodyweight. 15 ... Redditor fsholo nailed it saying: He never got the message to stop starting strength More Youngsters: Khetag Khugav Cleaning 174kg at 69kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Poland at the 2014 European Youth Championships ... 17 year old Simon Martirosyan from Armenia snatched a new Youth World Record in the +94kg category. 182kg, surpassing the 181 from Gor Minasian. What's more, he did it at … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Dmitry Klokov trains his grip with 25kg plate flips. 12 reps left & right. You can find more assistance exercises from Dmitry here. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Poland ... Zydrunas Savickas gets a new Log Press World Record. 227kg (500 lbs) lifted at the Giants Live meet in Poland. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Here is Adam Maligov (85kg) with a 160kg Snatch triple (1 from the floor, 2 from the hang). The 20 year old was second in the 2014 Europeans with 171 + 202. Looks like he is training in David Rigert's weightlifting … [Continue reading]