
British Strongman competitor Chris Gearing pulls a 400kg Deadlift. also 350kg x3 … [Continue reading]
Best of Olympic Weightlifting
British Strongman competitor Chris Gearing pulls a 400kg Deadlift. also 350kg x3 … [Continue reading]
German newspaper "Stern" wants to know who the most attractive Olympian is. You know what to do! Julia Rohde is currently in second place (7,26), behind swimmer Zsuszanna Jakabos (8,16). Let's get a weightlifter to the top! … [Continue reading]
Yay! More London 2012 training hall videos are appearing. Here is the man himself, Ilya Ilyin, a few days prior to winning the Men's 94kg with an effortless 200kg Power Clean & Jerk. Update: More Ilya. Update: gif with bar … [Continue reading]
Antoine Vaillant is in the final stages of getting ready to earn his bodybuilding pro card. He was visiting John Meadows for a couple of days. Here is the thread where he documented his trip to the mountain dog. And here they are doing their … [Continue reading]
That went faster than I expected. As I mentioned in the +105kg post, Matthias suffered no injuries to bones or the spinal cord. “The examination shows a ligament injury to the cervical vertebrae, a bruised sternum and a pulled muscle in the … [Continue reading]
Ok, so all the London 2012 Weightlifting events are over. I will be updating the posts as soon as new material trickles in (Did you film videos? Let me know!) Thanks to everybody for stopping by, posting comments and being hilarious in the … [Continue reading]
The Final Session! The Men's +105kg (B Group here) of the London 2012 Olympics is over. BBC Recordings: will be here (I use a VPN to watch the BBC Streams) Update: Official Recordings on YouTube Join the Live … [Continue reading]
Super Heavyweight Time! The Men's +105kg B Group (A Group here) of the London 2012 Olympics is over. BBC Recordings: will be here (I use a VPN to watch the BBC Streams) Join the Live Chat for the other session … [Continue reading]
David Rigert comments that Klokov didn't even fly out to London. Klokov had failed to recover from a knee injury that also required surgery and had not flown to London, said David Rigert, head coach of the Russian weightlifting team. And for all … [Continue reading]