Best of Olympic Weightlifting
As you can clearly see on his profile photo Velichko Cholakov is excited to be taking part in the London Olympics. The Bulgarian bronze medalist from Athens 2004 will be lifting under coach Zlatan Vanev for Azerbaijan. Here he is squatting … [Continue reading]
Let's check in with Khadzhimurat Akkaev and see what he's been up to in the weeks leading to the Olympics. Update 11.09.2014: Read Akkaev's 2014 Interview on ATG. It looks like he has permanently moved into the Taganrog training camp. And, … [Continue reading]
Brush up on your weightlifting trivia! Check out the Athletes' Bios of the weightlifters taking part in London 2012. Provides you with all sorts of information. Like when and why they picked up the sport, what kind of injuries they suffered, … [Continue reading]
Kelly Starrett, together with Gary Reinl put out a lengthy video about Icing and R.I.C.E.. On first sight, it all seems to make sense and caters to your intuition. Increasing circulation = good; restricting nutrient flow & shutting down the … [Continue reading]
Mark Bell talks you through a video of powerbuilder Stan Efferding deadlifting 347kg (765 lbs) for 2 with no belt. BTW the app he uses to replay and annotate the video is before mentioned Coach's Eye. … [Continue reading]
Boston Globe has a photo of Ilya Ilyin side planking like a boss. So Yoga is allowed after all? … [Continue reading]
Jirka Orsag squats 300kg x3 … [Continue reading]
Here are some clips of Žydrūnas Savickas' performance at the Harlem Strongman Demo in Navan, Ireland. 320kg tyre deadlift for 11 reps Atlas Stones up to 175kg 140kg Log Press for 10 reps Thanks to strongman Adam for submitting … [Continue reading]
This Adidas weightlifting commercial for the Korean team was shared with me by ATG reader Lester a couple of days back on the All Things Gym Facebook page. Since then some of you submitted it couple of times as well. So I thought this was worth … [Continue reading]