Best of Olympic Weightlifting
... be thankful you're even alive. Over at the tight tan slacks of dezso ban you can see how people trained their abs back in 1940s. And surprise, surprise... nothing much has changed since then. These exercises survived, because they are … [Continue reading]
Listen to Part 2 of Sean Waxman's appearance on the Wodcast Podcast (Part 1 here). Topics: Doping in weightlifting and CrossFit Bulgarians in Seoul drug testing in sports Download: link to mp3 (right click + 'save as') Also check … [Continue reading]
Mikhail Koklyaev lifted at the 2012 European Powerlifting Championships. Epic squats! Squat: 330kg, 340kg, x345kg Bench Press: 200kg,215kg, 225kg Deadlift: 370kg, 400kg … [Continue reading]
Ilya Ilyin with a 230 kg Clean & Jerk at the 2011 Kazakh Weightlifting Nationals. That clean looks so effortless. … [Continue reading]
Depending on how much your neighbors hate you, you might have to think about reducing the noise of your garage gym weightlifting platform. Check out this post Design for a Quiet, Low Vibration Olympic Weightlifting Training Platform. Basically, … [Continue reading]
Update: Read his Interview on ATG. Clarence almost hits a triple bodyweight squat (after his hamstring trouble). 256kg Squat @ 87kg / 18years … [Continue reading]
Listen to the BioJacked Podcast Episode #3 with guest Max Aita. Links to mp3: Part 1 & Part 2 (right click + 'save as') Topics: weightlifting, powerlifting, coaching, training programs Via John Phung. … [Continue reading]
This was a good read. Current (article is from 2007) anti-doping policy: a critical appraisal. The authors took a look at common anit-doping arguments: the level playing field argument protecting the athlete's health the concern for … [Continue reading]
If you need ideas for barbell complexes, Jim Schmitz has got some for you. Military press – push press – push jerk Push jerk – split jerk (unnatural leg forward) – split jerk (natural leg forward) Power snatch – overhead squat Power clean – … [Continue reading]