Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here is a quick clip of Rinat Kireev (85kg in the video, 94kg now) snatching 180kg, 185kg from blocks. Crazy weights for a 85kg lifters, but remember he already did 176kg in the 2012 Russian Nationals. Thanks to Phil for submitting. … [Continue reading]
Head on over to Weightlifting Fix. Clarence did an interview with his coach Pawel Najdek. We trained a program that was very similar to Bulgarian training methods. (Szewczyk was a good friend of Abadzijev) training was very difficult and required … [Continue reading]
Here is a nice lift by Andrey Molchanov (85kg). 205kg Clean & Jerk lifted in 2010 at the Italian & RSA Senior Championships, Grigoriy Novak Memorial. He went 165kg/ 205kg there. Anybody know about the whereabouts of this guy? I … [Continue reading]
Here is a 2010 Kelly Starrett with a nice hip warm-up sequence. Maybe you find a movement you can incorporate into your warm-up. For me it was the duck walks. I have not done these in a long time. Try the advanced version if you can: hold a … [Continue reading]
Check out this DIY weightlifting gym from Bulgaria. Nikola Giorgiev transformed what used to be a former air raid shelter into a place where kids can train. Thanks to Pim for submitting. … [Continue reading]
Chad Vaughn wrote an article on the Split Jerk. From stance, grip width, jerk dip, shoulder-hip alignment to jerk foot position he covers pretty much everything. As for the dip, I cannot remember ever working with anyone whose dip I have not … [Continue reading]
My friends over at the IWF want to know who your favorite lifters of 2012 were. Too bad they only allow medalists from the London Olympics as candidates. I had some good ideas for this ... Well, even with this limited choice I think we can all … [Continue reading]
I recently came across the story of Armenian born weightlifter Sargis Martirosyan (94kg). He lifts some impressive numbers (see videos below). So you might ask why haven't we seen him in London or at the Europeans? The answer is … [Continue reading]
I am sure we've all been in this situation ... What do you do when you find yourself in a worlds training hall and there is no back extension around? You ask your friendly Russian coaching staff member to to act as a counter weight. Rob … [Continue reading]