Best of Olympic Weightlifting
At the EPA European Championships of Powerlifting and Bench Press in Kiev, Ukraine, 26.04.2012, Shaloha Arkady totaled 742.5 kg, breaking Tony Conyers all-time raw (no knee wraps) world record of 714.5kgs by a whopping 28 kg. This is now the mark to … [Continue reading]
Last week's Form Check Friday was fun. This weeks focus will be on missed lifts (but you can still post videos of makes too). Again, this is chance to receive feedback from other lifters /coaches and also train your eyes to analyze your lifting … [Continue reading]
Here is Evgeny Pisarev's 196kg Snatch (Junior World Record) from 2008. Does anybody know what he has been up to since then? Thanks to Phil for submitting. … [Continue reading]
Jack McIntosh comes back from some hamstring issues with a 320kg Deadlift for 3. Looks like he will be back pulling 400kg again in no time. Update: 310kg x5 … [Continue reading]
Paul Carter had Kirk Karwoski on his podcast. As with all Captain Kirk interviews this was also a fun listen. On vegetables: if it grows in the dirt, it can't be good for you Download Audio: it's on 4share Or listen below. … [Continue reading]
Milko Tokola had a brutal Squat session today. 210kg x5, 215kg x5, 220kg x4, 227.5kg x3, 235kg x1 ATG, no wraps, no belt at 84kg bodyweight. Thanks to Solaris for translating: "Painetta" means "pressure" in Finnish. … [Continue reading]
Because my gym walls were a bit empty I decided to have the Klokov Front Squat Wallpaper printed as a poster. I chose Poster XXL to do the job and I have to say it looks better than expected. Of course it is not super sharp, but it's plenty for a … [Continue reading]
Over at Creative Live Kelly Starrett is giving a 2 day course titled "Maintaining Your Body". If you watch it live via the stream the entire thing is free (recordings will cost $79 if you pre order / $99 later). Topics: resolving … [Continue reading]
We talked about Dead Squats before. But how about dead quarter Squats to overload the part of the movement where you usually get stuck? Below is D'angelo Osorio doing it with 276kg (607lbs) for 3. Have you used it? Maybe D'angelo somehow … [Continue reading]