Best of Olympic Weightlifting
Here is Alexander Varbanov's Clean & Jerk world record. 215.5 kg lifted on May 12, 1987 in Seoul in the 75 kg category. Will it ever be broken? It may take a while, but I think it will. Especially when you read statements of Lu … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Finland ... Milko Tokola performs some heavy barbell complexes (at 85,7kg bodyweight) in his homegym. Snatch Complex with 130kg Snatch Pull Snatch x2 Overhead Squat Clean & Jerk Complex with 165kg Clean … [Continue reading]
Update: In December 2012 he did 305kg in training. Here are Siamand Rahmam's lifts from the Men's +100kg Powerlifting at the London 2012 Paralympics. Easy 270kg & 280kg Bench Press to secure gold. No problem here. But his world record … [Continue reading]
Another Kendrick Farris squat video today. He almost hit a 3RM with 275kg As Everett pointed out on the other video, these clips might be a year old. Still, some nice squats. Thanks to Edwin for sending this in. … [Continue reading]
And now for some Strongman conditioning ... Marshall White likes his Olympic lifts and does 15 reps of Hang Power Snatches with 100kg 102kg (225lbs). Can't hate on the form either. Perfectly acceptable for his purpose. This is an odd movement … [Continue reading]
After 242.5kg x10, Kendrick Farris continues his training clips with a 231kg Front Squat. … [Continue reading]
Mohamed Eldib set a new World Record in the Men's 100kg at the London 2012 Paralympic Powerlifting. The 33-year-old lifted 249kg, but could have still been beaten by defending champion Qi Dong who got 242kg on his second. However he failed failed … [Continue reading]
I told y'all to keep an eye out for TrueWeightlifting's uploads. After a euro techno 190kg Snatch from blocks by Evgeny Chigichev, here are 2 clips of Apti Aukhadov in camp Chekhov. 180kg Snatch 210kg Clean & Jerk … [Continue reading]
Here is a video of Ronnie Coleman's at his first powerlifting competition. 1994 was the year. Already huge as a rock. Also in the video is Roy Mason who holds the 60+ record in the 165 lbs with a 545 lbs deadlift (1987). Via … [Continue reading]