Best of Olympic Weightlifting
October's ATG Patreon Posters are here: a Snatch Sequence of Shi Zhiyong snatch sequence and Rebeka Koha with a Snatch Pull. ATG Patrons at the $10 level get access to the still photo. $20+ level patrons get access to the sequence, as well as still … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Romania ... Loredana Toma squats 190kg! View this post on Instagram — Back squat 190 kg Great things never came from comfort zones . A post shared by Loredana Toma ?️♀️ (@tomaloredanaelena) on Sep 28, 2018 at 5:43am … [Continue reading]
Your favorite weightlifting podcast - The Two Doctors - had Kevin Simons as a guest on the show. Kevin is Harrison Maurus' coach, a former gymnast, gymnastics coach and crossfit games athlete. Topics: starting off Harrison as a gymnast … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Georgia ... I assume this was at the Georgian nationals (?). That means these are not official world records. Lasha Talakhadze Clean & Jerks 264kg (and snatched 214kg)! This is +1kg on Hossein Rezazadeh's 263kg clean and jerk … [Continue reading]
This is Clarence Kennedy's Squat Session which followed after his Heavy Snatch Session on Thursday before Super Sunday. Clarence squats up to 290kg / 639lbs! The amount of force he puts into his warm up sets is really fun to watch. So much … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... Tian Tao front squats 280kg! View this post on Instagram 田濤還85公斤時，280公斤前蹲，連腰帶都不帶。我立刻把家裡所有的裝備都扔了，以後連衣服也不穿了。 # 280kg front squat raw by @tiantao85kg . Watching this is simply mind … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Ukraine ... The Armenian team is at a training camp in Ukraine and 21 year old Simon Martirosyan hang snatches 210kg at around 113kg bodyweight. I hear he also clean & jerks 240kg regularly these days. View this … [Continue reading]
Quick Patron Update ... ATG Patrons now have access to a raw clips video of a training session with Rebeka Koha and Ritvars Suharevs before Europeans 2018. … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in Kazakhstan ... After competing in the Kazakh nationals Ilya Ilyin sat down for an interview (video below). The quotes from here paint a bleak picture of a depressed Ilya who struggled with alcoholism and suicidal thoughts (he already … [Continue reading]