Outdoor weightlifting demo.

This one is old but gold. Outdoor weightlifting demo on cobblestones with and without rubber mats in Latvia 2010.

Best way to massage someone

Just walk all over them... if you are not too heavy for that person ;)... there are more such things all over the internet. But for someone who has never done that before it is better to have some sticks in both hands for balanace. Or do it next to a wall. There is also a video demonstrating that which I'm not able to find at the moment.

Source: http://sheltongstevens.tumblr.com/post/29279500281/chinese-discipline-olympic-weightlifting

Post by Arnold Weightlifting Championships.

Ian Wilson 202kg Clean and Jerk

Ian Wilson is getting closer on his competition best (which is 205kg)...

Cougar weightlifing club (Brisbane Australia)

Here is a nice video which is a very quick walk through of weightlifting. From starting early (and demonstrating that the children dont get killed in the process and just grow like any other child), focus on speed, flexibilty, strength and goal setting. This is also the club where the Olympian Damon Kelly trains.

www.cougarsweightlifting.com
https://www.facebook.com/cougarsweightliftingclub

193kg squat jerk

Not only Lu and Apti can Squat Jerk.

Here is Carlos Andica from Columbia squat jerking 193kg at the South American Games in Santiago (Chile).

After winning the Snatch this got him the silver medal in the Clean and Jerk as well as overall silver int the 85kg category (results).

Lidia Valentin Snatch 115kg in slow motion

Here is a slow motion video of Lidia Valentin (-75kg) from the 2014 Arnold classic weightlifting championship. Notice how close her head gets to the bar when she is pulling under.

Blind weightlifter Malek Chamoun

Update: He won the Australian Commonwealth Games Trails - he went 143kg/175kg :). See the results.

Here is a news article about the blind weightlifter Malek Chamoun and his ambitions.

Post by Malek Chamoun.

I another article he talks about his blindness. Starting with the age of 7 his sight got worse and at the age of 12 he was legally blind. He still is able to see however: "If there are several red plates they blend into each other. I can see a blur of a bar.

The weights are easier to see than the bar. But I know the bar is going to be in the middle of the platform."

I think that is very impressive to be that good at weightlifting without being able to see - as the most learn weightlifting with their eyes.

Snatch 135kg

Post by Malek Chamoun.

Clean and Jerk 175kg

Post by Malek Chamoun.

Ivan Markov Snatch Sequence

Notice that upright position in the last frame. (original hookgrip post - similar pictures can be bought at the hookgrip store)

That was a competition best for him.

Also a video of him from the German Bundesliga some months ago where he did 167kg.

Snatch duck walk

Here is some awesome fight of a Brazilian weightlifter. First of all its an awesome bottom position - then he takes the 127kg bar to a duck walk - however he loses the fight :(.
I believe its Wellington Mendes (69kg) at the South American Games 2014 in Santiago. He went 125kg/145kg (results).

On his second attempt he made 125kg.

He also has a nice looking 140kg power jerk.

Weightlifters of the year 2013

Recently the IWF published the winners of the weightlifter of the year award for the year 2013. It was no surprise that Ruslan Albegov and Tatiana Kashirina won those (both won the Europeans, Universiade and World Championships). In honor of the winners the IWF made a small video of them.

Weightlifting the struggle

Here is a nice clip from the british weightlifting club "Olympic Dragons Weightlifting Club" which demonstrates the struggle in weightlifting training. Main act Shaun Clegg.

Post by Olympic Dragons Weightlifting Club.

Milko laughs

Not close to his max but that laugh is ready for the movies.

Weightlifting emotions

Enjoy the emotions enjoy the drama.

Even more Julia

She married Tom Schwarzbach and now is no longer Julia Rohde but Julia Schwarzbach. She went 73kg/95kg.



And her husband also lifted in the same competition (155kg/195kg):



And the complete competition:

Julia Rohde on German Bundesliga result list.

I did not expect that, but today I noticed that a familiar name appeared on the German weightlifting Bundesliga result list: Julia Rohde. She once considered retiring from weightlifting. But there she is again.

Her numbers are a little down from what I am used to, however still good, but not good enough for international competitions just yet. However most of the time the top German weightlifters take it "easy" in Bundesliga and rather go 6/6.

Here are the results. Julia went 77kg/100kg.

Norik Vardanyan Interviews

Clint Darden provides some interviews with Norik Verdanyan. Norik is the son of weightlifting legend Yuri Vardanyan. Yuri achieved a 400kg total at 82.5kg also one of the greatest sinclair totals (~491 sinclair) of all time.

The interview - part 1:



Part 2:



And Norik on competition preparation and training:



Norik on his fathers expectations and mental toughness:



Noriks 380kg training total (same numbers as in London 2012):



Also his fathers 405kg total:

Apti Aukhadov 200kg Jerk double

Apti seems to like instagram and gives us regular updates. Now Squat Jerk 200kg for a double.

Aleksey Lovchev squats 300kg

Some more easy looking squats. This time 300kg x2  by the russian super heavyweight Aleksey Lovchev. He is currently listed as the reserve man for this years world behind Chingis Mogushkov and Ruslan Albegov.

D'Angelo Osorio Snatch PR

D'Angelo Osorio sets a new Snatch PR of 155kg after a great save where he almost stumbles over the camera window which is built in the platform (at least that is my guess what it is). This is for the funny close ups you see e.g. at the Olympics which are somewhat useless in my opinion - or even dangerous in this case.

Apti Aukhadov flying

Now Apti is flying around in Chekov. And as a reference according to wikipedia Apti is 178cm. Which makes the platform height 140cm according to my approximation :). Picture of the approximation is below the video.