All Things Gym

Blended Chicken Spinach Shake

February 22, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Chris from 70s Big makes a shake. C ya. Chicken Spinach or Kale Water … [Continue reading]

Rep Max Calculator for Android

February 21, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Update: ATG now has its own Rep Max Calculator. Android: Rep Max Calculator is an easy way to determine a RM in the 1-12 range. Yes, yes, I know, real men & women do test true RMs, but it is still fun to geek out about rep maxes when nobody … [Continue reading]

Ihor Shymechko 205kg Snatch

February 21, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Meanwhile in the Ukraine ... More clips from the same 2011 competition we saw Oleksiy Torokhtiy 240kg Clean & Jerk yesterday. Ihor Shymechko (Igor Šimečka) with a 205kg Snatch Age: 26 Height: 190cm Weight: 137kg In London he lifted … [Continue reading]

Unique Aspects of Competitive Weightlifting [Paper]

February 20, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Unique Aspects of Competative Weightlifting

Here is an interesting read if you like science & weightlifting (which I hope is everyone of you). Adam Storey and Heather K. Smith published a paper for Sports Medicine taking a look at the Unique Aspects of Competitive Weightlifting. It … [Continue reading]

Oleksiy Torokhtiy 240kg Clean & Jerk

February 20, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Wow! Here is a way too easy looking 240kg Clean & Jerk by Oleksiy Torokhtiy. His bodyweight was 106.20kg and he did 175 + 240-415 in that meet (18.08.2011, via). Update: Here is his attempt with 230kg. The plates look weird, but it … [Continue reading]

Battle of Champions 2012 English Video

February 19, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Here is a recap of the Battle of Champions - Archangel 2012 competition. Watch Misha, Kirill & co. do what they do best. They edited the event down nicely, added athlete profiles and even translated it for us non-Russian speaking … [Continue reading]

Milko Tokola Video Interview w/ English Subtitles

February 19, 2013 By Gregor Winter

Milko "Type IIa" Tokola did a little video interview for his sponsor. At the moment he is preparing for the Finish nationals. He had an elbow injury and used this time to get stronger in squats and pulls. Now he is up to a 280kg Deadlift and … [Continue reading]