American weightlifting has another 500 pound jerker, and his name is Wes Kitts. And before you call out the lift on a technicality: Yes, we know it’s from the back rack, and yes,
For most of the 1990s, Olympic weightlifting’s heaviest weight class was ruled by the Russian giant Andrei Chemerkin. At his competition peak, Chemerkin’s 6 foot frame supported nearly 400 pounds of bodyweight, which
Dmitry Klokov is a living weightlifting legend. Between his 2008 Olympic silver medal, world title, and reputation for just being a really nice guy, he’s solidified himself as one of the most well-respected
With the European Championships and Rio test event, it would have already been a big few weeks for international weightlifting — but add in Chinese Nationals, and you have an entirely different sort
Go ahead and give this man all the karma, folks. Aleksey Torokhtiy — Ukrainian national treasure and 2012Â Olympic gold medalist in the 105 kg class — has released 11 weeks of free online
Dmitry Berestov is one of Russia’s most celebrated weightlifters of the last few decades, and his 2004 Olympic gold in the uber-competitive 105 kilo weight class is still a memorable performance. (For reference,
From the Instagram account of Russian weightlifting coach Vladimir Safonov comes another insane lift from behind the former iron curtain. Still just 22 years old, 75 kilo lifter Olga Zubova is training through
For years, there have been rumors of ungodly big lifts completed in Soviet training halls during the Cold War: Pisarenko’s 270 kilo clean & jerk and 280 clean; Yuri Zakharevich’s 300 kilo jerk (!). Then
You may have seen on the IWF website that June’s 2016 Pan American Championships have moved locations. Do not despair, the competition will still he held in the South American country of Colombia. Originally
For nearly 20 years, Josh Peters has pursued dual passions: art and weightlifting. That’s led the Hawaii-raised Peters to travel the world and explore numerous outlets in athletics and creativity. Now calling New
