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  1. R

    Need help with weightlifting shoes

    Hey guys, got inspired by one of Fadi's post on weightlifting shoes so I've decided to look into it. I was looking at adidas powerlift but i read reviews on them on how the heels start to compress at heavy weight and i intend of having these weight lifting shoes for a long time. I read around...
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    Official London 2012 Weightlifting YouTube Recordings

    the official Olympic YouTube Channel has all (well, all A Groups so far) London 2012 weightlifting sessions available Recordings are available in 1080p and you can even choose from three different commentary tracks, English, Spanish, Non(e). Go to the channel and select ‘Weightlifting’ from...
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  3. M

    Weightlifting Shoes

    Can anyone confirm if the weightlifting shoes from QWA are the same as the shoes from Underground Elite. Thanks.
  4. P

    Oly weightlifting coach in Melbourne.

    Does anyone know an Oly weightlifting coach in melbourne? Wasn't sure which forum to post this is, its not powerlifting and not body building so I figured general fitness is good enough...
  5. A

    British Weightlifting Documentary – Girl Power, Going For Gold

    British Weightlifting Documentary – Girl Power, Going For Gold he BBC made a documentary about 3 British weightlifters as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympics. Girl Power: Going for Gold The film follows Zoe Smith (58kg) (@ZoePabloSmith), Hannah Powell (48kg) @hannahpowell92 and Helen...
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    Lonndon 2012 Weightlifting Athlete Profiles

    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, superstitions, hobbies etc… Didn’t know that...
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    • 2012 athlete lonndon profiles weightlifting
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Sporting Corner
  7. P

    Weightlifting Maths

    Lately I've been doing a bit of working out what I 'should' be snatching based on other lifts, ie clean & jerking &/or squats. It is starting to get me a bit frustrated &/or disappointed. There are a few different metrics, which leads to me to the conclussion that it's all a bit rubbery...
  8. P

    Weightlifting mathematically

    I found this pretty cool vid on youtube and thought id share it here Ruslan Albegov 210kg Snatch + 245kg Clean and Jerk - YouTube See how the 120kg snatch was performed? In about 1 second, the bar moved 137cm. Let's do some calculus..... velocity = Distance / Time 137cm / 1s = 1.37...
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    2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships

    The 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships was held at Yichung Culture & Sports Center in Pyeongtaek, South Korea between April 24 and April 30, 2012. It was the 43rd mens and 24th women's championship. Here are some of the results... 69kg weight class totaling placing 1st Shi Zhiyong (China)...
  10. 0ni

    Does Olympic weightlifting build strength?

    Starting Strength
  11. A

    Naomi Kutin, 10-Year-Old Girl, Breaks Women's World Weightlifting Record

    Naomi Kutin, 10-Year-Old Girl, Breaks Women's World Weightlifting Record 9 year old Naomi Kutin squats 187 lbs at a bodyweight of 88 # - YouTube Naomi Kutin, 10-Year-Old Girl, Breaks Women's World Weightlifting Record (VIDEO)
  12. The Hamburgler

    AUSBB Powerlifting and Weightlifting Leaderboard

    Similar to the other couple of threads/leaderboards (I'd been meaning to do this one for a while but it would have been painful without a working computer at home) but for the 3 powerlifts and 2 weightlifting events + totals. The main difference with this leaderboard is that video evidence of...
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    4 Day Olympic Weightlifting Routines

    4 Day Olympic Weightlifting Routines Ive currently been doing a 4 day split tues Chest/ triceps Wed Back Thurs Legs Sat Shoulders/ olympic lifts Chest session is currently 5x5 bench 3x5 negative Bench 3x10 Dips 4x Flys 4x Tricep Pulldowns Back 3x10 Chins 4x10 Close...
  14. SWH

    Deadlift form.

    I just came home from the gym and decided to take a video today of my deadlifting form since I haven't really had any proper advice on how to do them. Would really appreciate if anybody would have the time to click on this youtube link and tell me if i'm deadlifting correctly? Thanks, Sam...
  15. Fadi

    Weightlifting mourns: Vasily Alexeev the legend is dead.

    Vasily Alexeev was to weightlifting what Arnold Schwarzenegger was to bodybuilding. The giant of a man was way ahead of his time setting 80 world records. Most of us don’t even get a chance to set 80 PBs let alone world records. Vasily died last Friday 25th of November 2011. He would have...
  16. RyanF

    Weightlifting Shoes - Brisbane

    I've decided that it's high time I quit squatting in runners and invest in some proper weightlifting shoes...but, I don't know where to go in the Brisbane area to find a pair that fits. Sure, I could just order a pair online and have them delivered, but I wouldn't know if they're the right size...
  17. P

    *special* weightlifting........

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  18. D

    Weightlifting or Powerlifting (or Bodybuilding :P)

    Discuss. I know most of the people on here are powerlifters and i guess that's because powerlifting is just more accessible to the general public. The lifts are simpler and can generally be self taught. But here's a question. If you were given the opportunity to be coached in weightlifting...
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    2011 Weightlifting Calendar

    March 26 – 27 - Australian Clubs Championships - Chandler, QLD May 8 – 14 - Youth World Championships - Lima, PER May 11 – 13 - Arafura Games & Oceania Championships - Darwin, AUS May 28 - Qld Masters Championships - Cairns June (TBA) - Junior World Championships - Penang, MAS July 30 -...
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    Russian Weightlifting.

    Recently a good friend of mine loaned me a box full of very old school weightlifting material, dated between 1975 & 1983. There's quite a few Russian year books in there, which covers all sorts of things such as analysis of technique, research findings, reviews of competitions & so forth. Two...
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