Best of Olympic Weightlifting
The IOC approved the modified Qualification System Principles, which you can read in full below. That's the IOC's document to all international federations. It is not a revised Weightlifting qualification. See the bolded parts which are … [Continue reading]
Now available to ATG Patrons: Team North Korea Training at 2019 Worlds. A good mix of big (and fast) squats by Choe Jon Wi, pulls and heavy snatches from Kim Kuk Hyang and Kim Hyo Sim—all fueled by the ever so present group cheering from team … [Continue reading]
These are the new ATG Posters available for patreons at the $10 (stills) and $20 (sequence) levels. Max Lang Textbook Snatch Technique Poster View this post on Instagram Textbook Technique! @max_lang_weightlifting 🇩🇪 147kg / … [Continue reading]
Meanwhile in China ... The Chinese team held a test event and most showed up in peak shape (Tian Tao and Li Dayin didn't compete)! Watch the full replay here. View this post on Instagram 170kg / 374lbs snatch at 75.4kg by … [Continue reading]
Oscar Martinez going heavy in snatch and clean & jerk just a few weeks before he won Italian Nationals! We’ve got two versions for you to enjoy: with and without our commentary (available on patreon). In the commentary we try to provide some … [Continue reading]
The Olympic Games got postponed! Nat Arem (hookgrip), Jen (One Kilo) Dr. Boffa (ATG), and myself - Gregor (ATG) talk about what it means for weightlifting and how the spread of the coronavirus has affected us and the rest of the world. Topics: … [Continue reading]
Kuo Episode 4 is now available for ATG Patrons! Become a patron here. This 14 minute episode covers Kuo’s recovery from a major injury back in 2014. You’ll see how the injury and her recovery had a profound impact on her training and on her life … [Continue reading]
As we previously talked about on the ATG Podcast, the IWF finally changed the qualifying procedures for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (via). Remember that athletes had to "participate" (weighing in, and being available for drug testing counts as … [Continue reading]
Nat Arem (hookgrip), Dr. Boffa (ATG), and myself - Gregor (ATG) talk about how corona is causing havoc in the weightlifting world, how the IWF should handle the Olympic qualification process and what we do personally to deal with the virus. Update … [Continue reading]