Best of Olympic Weightlifting
While Dmitry snatched 180kg after a pause at the knees (and after a 1100km drive to camp Chekhov) today, his colleague Vasiliy Polovnikov gets 190kg from the high hang at Norwood Weightlifting in Norwood, MA. Update: Read Vasiliy's interview on … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile at the Clash of Titans ... FInally we get new Benedikt Magnusson Deadlift footage. The 29 year old got 400kg in that meet. … [Continue reading]
After his 312.5kg x9 Squat, here is another Misha update. 362.5kg (797.5 lbs) Deadlift for 9 reps … [Continue reading]
It's time for the 2013 Summer Universiade (World University Games) in Kazan, Russia. I will be updating this page every day with links to streams. Additionally you can follow ATG on Facebook, ATG on Google+ or me on Twitter. Also, to all you … [Continue reading]
Here is what we missed not watching the women's 75kg of the 2013 Universiade. 19 year old Olga Zubova beat her Russian teammate Nadezhda Evstyukhina. She went 115kg, x120kg, 120kg in the Snatch and 145kg, 152kg, 159kg in the C&J for a … [Continue reading]
Today in the Daily Dmitry ... Dmitry shows parts of his ab workout. Lay on your back, lift up your legs 90 degrees and have a partner push down your legs. I have never tried this, but I assume the violent eccentric part will give you lots of … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Rasoul Taghian (211kg C&J) is ready for the 2013 Universiade. Today he posted another awesome Snatch. 170kg. We will see him tomorrow in the 77kg where, with 361kg, he posted the highest entry total. Also … [Continue reading]
See, the Chinese are not the only ones doing handstands. In addition to his Overhead Press Dmitry also banged out a couple Handstand Push ups (a.k.a Earth Pushes, as a youtuber called them) today. Full ROM and not the headstand version which seems … [Continue reading]
Dmitry Klokov has another "interesting exercise" as he calls it. Alternating "Behind the Neck" and Front Snatch Grip Presses. He does 7 reps with 90kg (around 70% for him if 130kg is 100%). So, step up your OHP game and hit it from all … [Continue reading]