Best of Olympic Weightlifting
70's Big Mike has 3 tips for your next meet. have a full day of rest before the meet have realistic goals expect things to go wrong (time table changes, venue change etc.) Do you have more tips like these? … [Continue reading]
Pete Rubish reps out on 272kg (600 lbs) Deadlifts and gets 13 reps. GOAAD - Gallon of Ammonia a Day. … [Continue reading]
With all the mobility exercises we have seen over the past years it is easy to lose track of the most effective ones. That's why I put together a resource page of the ones I liked most. Check it out at allthingsgym.com/mobility101 … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Russia ... Mikhail Koklyaev practices some Stone Loading. 215kg Stone x3 … [Continue reading]
Here is a short report on what went on with Clarence Kennedy at the 2012 European Junior Championships. The plan had been to enter 180kg and then increase to 190kg to disrupt the warm‐up of others. We discussed possibly opening with 187kg, but given … [Continue reading]
Here is a great photo of Lu Xiaojun doing Snatch High Pulls. Guillotine style! Rob Macklem snapped it in the training hall of the 2011 World Championships in Paris. Here is what Rob said when I asked him about the photo: No … [Continue reading]
Strongman Sundays ... Terry Hollands successfully rehabbed his biceps tear from the 2012 World's Strongest Man. You can follow his training log here and see what he did yesterday. But as with all injuries, that tear is still in the back of … [Continue reading]
Just wow! Here is a blast from the past by Armenia's Ashot Danielyan. In the video he goes 200kg, 210kg and 215kg in the Snatch and 250kg, 262.5kg in the Clean & Jerk. The greatest total ever recorded? From his wiki: The 1999 and 2000 … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Iceland ... Hafthor Bjornsson is on track for the 2013 Arnold Strongman Classic competition. 116kg Giant Dumbbell Press x4 and 110kg for 10 reps … [Continue reading]