Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Earlier today North Sports Olympic Weightlifting posted screenshots of Lu Xiaojun's back while he did some Snatch High Pulls in the London 2012 Training Hall. The direct translation is "Fast Pull". Read more about it here. Now, here is the … [Continue reading]
This is another one of those 'Women Everybody should squat' posts. I know this is preaching to the choir, but it bears repeating. As a woman you won't get huge and bulky all of a sudden, only more awesome. Don't be afraid of picking up … [Continue reading]
Start your Monday off the right way. With Dmitry Lapikov and a 240kg Clean & Jerk. Not sure how old this clip is. He is definitely good for a lot more. As I posted earlier he went for 250kg in the mock competition. And if you say 'Wait a … [Continue reading]
Here is 2011 105kg England's Strongest Man, Graham Hicks with a 200kg log press. Closing in on Zydrunas Savickas' 217.5kg record. With all his Oly skills I wonder why Misha has not already claimed that record? Update 25.05.2014: Graham gets … [Continue reading]
Last Weekend we did a rewatch of the 1988 Seoul Olympics +110kg Snatch session. Today we will watch the Clean & Jerk session. Join the chat below (or in an extra window). When: Sunday, 16th September, 8 pm GMT, 9 pm London, 4 pm New … [Continue reading]
Mikhail Koklyaev wants to deadlift 412 kg (907 lbs) for a double. Not this time. More Misha Deadlifts. Update: In the description Misha shared his thoughts on the Olympic selection: War is a place where you can kill, but there is a … [Continue reading]
Time to highlight a non east European lifter. This is 22 year old Karen Tovmasjan from the Netherlands (formerly an Armenian). Lifted 149/178 at a club competition at the University Sportscentre Amsterdam. Bodyweight: 78,3kg. With a total … [Continue reading]
Until yesterday I have never heard of Chad Jones. These 7 minutes are well worth your time. A short documentary film on former New York Giant Chad Jones —a star athlete from LSU whose promising professional career was put on hold by a tragic car … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Finland ... Looks like Miika Antti-Roiko and Milko Tokola had a good morning session. Miika bangs out a set of 5 of Front Squats @ 212.5kg. When in doubt, Front Squat! (Click to tweet) … [Continue reading]