Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Latvia ... Mart Seim (Estonia, +105) gets a 190kg Snatch in a training camp in Latvia. This is a 10kg PR after his 180+233 at the Estonian nationals last month. Update: Mart Squatted 320kg x10! Update: his 246kg Clean & … [Continue reading]
Here is the Russian weightlifting technique poster for Snatch and Clean & Jerk which hangs on the wall at the training center in Chekhov. It's from hookgrip who took the photo during his visit in September 2013. He made both, the Russian … [Continue reading]
It's time for the 2014 World's Strongest Man competition. I will update this post with more videos as they trickle in. Results Zydrunas Savickas is 2014 World's Strongest Man! This is his 4th title. Final Points: Zydrunas Savickas - … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Artem Okulov Clean & Jerked 215kg. This was the same day he did the 190kg (and 180kg x2) Hang Snatch at 88kg. I am told that he wasn't allowed to attempt 220kg that day. Update: Finally here is the video. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Poland ... Ilya Ilyin is currently training in the Polish training hall,which you might remember from the "Siodme Poty" videos (Olympic Sports Center in Spala). Marcin Dolega is also training currently training there. He gets a … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Albania ... Daniel Godelli (now 77kg) gets a 165kg Snatch. He posted a 361kg entry total on the 2014 Europeans start list (highest 77kg entry total by 10kg). Update 12.09.2014: Daniel Snatched 170kg. Also watch his 230kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Spain ... Lydia Valentin (75kg) squats 170kg x3. In the upcoming European championships she posted the highest entry total (255kg) of the 75kg. Watch her 124kg Snatch and 140kg C&J here. More Heavy Squats from Strong … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... You can't manage what you can't measure - William Edwards Deming Well, now the Chinese weightlifting team can. Looks like they've gotten themselves some "instant lift assessment" stations. It tracks the lift's bar path … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Lithuania ... Finally an update from Aurimas Didzbalis. He was not wasting his forced time off and gets a 240kg Jerk from the rack. Update: Just asked Zygimantas Stanulis, he says that Aurimas is still a 94kg lifter. Remember … [Continue reading]