Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in Egypt ... Mohamed Ehab (69kg) does a Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex. He does those to keep a tight back throughout all phases of the pull and as you can see, even after 22 reps he never compromises form. For this one he loads the … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Australia ... This happened at the 2014 Giants Live Strongman competition in Melbourne. Benedikt Magnusson got a 445kg Deadlift with straps. Note: He did this Deadlift after the Farmer's Walk event. Will we see a 460kg+ … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in the US ... Dan Green squats 288kg (635 lbs) x10. The crazy thing is that this is a weight he also Front Squatted before. … [Continue reading]
From the 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships ... HookGrip captured a nice 480 frames per second slow motion video (played back at 75%) of Lydia Valentin's 115kg Snatch and 140kg C&J Attempt. In the comp she went 105, 110, 115 and 130, … [Continue reading]
Just Wow! Eric Lilliebridge hits a Deadlifts PR with 408kg (900 lbs). From Everett: This was a 16 kg PR for him. He had just hit an all-time best of 392.5 kg at the UPA Nationals two weeks ago. Video of the entire session. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in London ... Dmitry Klokov keeps on putting up high numbers during his seminar world tour. After 190kg Snatches or 190kg Thrusters became a common occurrence, here is a 235kg Rack Jerk. Not a lifetime max (262kg), but only 10kg … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Colombia ... 31 year old Edison Angulo (77kg) squats 250kg. He won the 2013 Colombian nationals 77kg class with 147+192. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Last time we saw this young gentleman it was with a 115kg Snatch (140kg C&J) at 63kg. Here is an update from then 15 year old Vyacheslav Yarkin (from November 2013, he is 16 now). 130kg Snatch (if those blue … [Continue reading]
Blast from the Past ... Here is one from the London 2012 Olympics. Just days before the +75kg session, Tatiana Kashirina snatched an easy 140kg. 140kg was in the 90% range for her I guess. Later in the competition she opened with 144kg and … [Continue reading]