Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Meanwhile in the UK ... The strength levels of the top Strongman competitors these days is insane. If you don't pull 400kg you can't play in the big boys league. Terry Hollands did it before, and now did it again. No suit, no straps and at … [Continue reading]
Alejandro Gonzalez Baez (77kg, 170cm) has an epic vertical jump. Ok, no real surprise here as weightlifters are known to have some serious jumping ability. Here he does Box Jumps up to 122cm without a knees to ears deep squat … [Continue reading]
Rasoul Taghian (77kg) uploaded his pre-London 201kg Clean & Jerk I mentioned yesterday. … [Continue reading]
Mark Bell has video of Eric Spoto working up to a 306kg Bench Press. Piece of cake. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iran ... Check out 26 year old Rasoul Taghian (77kg). He made 160+195 in the Iranian league last November. Prior to London he made 371kg (170+201, unofficial Iranian Total and Snatch records), but was not selected for their … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in England ... British Strongman Laurence Shahlaei pulls 370kg for a double. Thanks to Phil for submitting. … [Continue reading]
Check out OlyStats.com. Not only does the creator have an excellent taste when it comes to link color, but it also has a database has all the US data since 1998 and some international meets. The goal of the site is to promote weightlifting in … [Continue reading]
Huge Squat from Ray Williams (subscribe to his channel). Here he does a 410.5kg (905 lbs) Squat, raw, no wraps, in the USAPL/IPF. The sad thing is, he forgets to wait for the rack command, so he gets redlighted. Update: Everett provided some … [Continue reading]
Glenn Pendlay started a cooking series - The Weightlifter's Kitchen. In episode 1 he makes a stew using a crock pot. Stews are one of the easiest meals to prepare and they taste even better the next … [Continue reading]