Mohamed Ehab Weighted Barbell Box Jumps
Meanwhile in Egypt … Last week we saw Norik Vardanian do regular Weighted Squat Jumps. Today Mohamed Ehab shows the Box Jump version. Update: After his 155kg Snatch from Blocks, he recently got 152kg...
View ArticleNadezda Evstyukhina Snatch Assistance Exercise
Meanwhile in Russia … Nadezda Evstyukhina shows Snatch assistance exercise. Looks like a warm-up exercise for her. She writes that it is useful for improving the Deep Squat Position during the catch,...
View ArticleNisida Palomeque Valoyes Clean + Split Jerk Box Jump Drill
Meanwhile in Colombia … Nisida Palomeque Valoyes, 2013 63kg Pan American Champion, shows a box jump drill I had not seen before. Cleans and Split Jerks onto Boxes. Not something to drill technique, but...
View ArticleOksana Slivenko T-Handle Deficit Romanian Deadlifts
Here is Oxana Slivenko doing some Deficit Romanian Deadlifts. Notice her form. Her flexibility allows her to have enough hip flexion to maintain a tight back throughout the entire range of motion. So...
View ArticleVladislav Rigert & Dmitry Klokov 100kg Weighted Plank
(Originally posted Jul 5, 2013) Vladislav Rigert and Dmitry Klokov show a killer isometric posterior chain exercise. Probably the best plank variation I have seen so far. Lay sideways on a bench and...
View ArticleMohamed Ehab 170kg Step-Ups
Another one from Mohamed Ehab today. Here he does Step-Ups (basically a partial single leg Squats) with 170kg. You don’t see weightlifters do unilateral exercises very often. That’s why I love...
View ArticleSplit (Without Jerk) Footwork Drill
Travis Cooper shared this drill to improve split form. On the Weightlifting Scoop Podcast he mentioned that Zygmunt Smalcerz uses this for his athletes in the Olympic Training Center. Basically it...
View ArticleMohamed Ehab Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex
Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) does a Snatch Grip Deadlift Complex. He does those to keep a tight back throughout all phases of the pull and as you can see, even after 22 reps he never...
View ArticleDmitry Klokov Assistance Exercises from a Seminar
Thanks to reader Stephen who submitted a couple of videos from a Dmitry Klokov Seminar. Send in your seminar exercise videos and I’ll add them to the post. Thanks to Stas for the Cliff notes. Weighted...
View ArticleMohamed Ehab GHD Barbell Rows
Meanwhile in Egypt … Here’s another assistance exercise from Mohamed Ehab’s endless supply. He does high rep Barbell Rows on a Glut Ham Developer (GHD) for some extra back tension. Post by Mohamed...
View ArticleDmitry Klokov Snatch Grip Front Raises in Squat
Meanwhile in Switzerland … Here is another assistance exercise from Dmitry Klokov. Snatch Grip Front Raises in the Deep Squat Position (DSP™) with 60kg. Check out the other Assistance Exercises from...
View ArticleDmitry Klokov Plate Flips for Grip Strength
Meanwhile in Russia … Dmitry Klokov trains his grip with 25kg plate flips. 12 reps left & right. You can find more assistance exercises from Dmitry here. Update: Here is another instance Dmitry...
View ArticleMohamed Ehab Inverted Weighted Wall Bars Sit Ups + 150kg Hang Snatch
Meanwhile in Egypt … Mohamed Ehab (69kg) shows us a brutal ab exercise variation Inverted Weighted Sit Ups on Wall Bars Post by Mohamed Ehab. And to back up his creative choice of accessory exercises,...
View ArticleApti Aukhadov Seated Muscle Snatch + BTN Snatch Press Shoulder Workout
Meanwhile in Russia … Apti Aukhadov shows a little shoulder isolation workout. Apti Shoulder Pump 3000: Seated Muscle Snatch Seated Klokov Press (Behind the Neck Snatch Grip Press) Snatch Grip Press in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Apti Aukhadov Lying Back Extensions
Meanwhile in Russia Apti Aukhadov shows that you don’t need a fancy apparatus to train your spinal erectors. You do however need a 185kg Snatcher to hold down your legs… Here Apti does Lying Back...
View ArticleDmitry Klokov Back Hyperextensions *Update*
(Originally Posted Jul 1st, 2013) Meanwhile in Russia … Let’s train some “Backceps”! Dmitry Klokov shows you one of the most basic, yet most useful back assistance exercise. Hyperextensions with 80kg...
View ArticleAlexey Lovchev 210kg Seated Good Mornings
Meanwhile in Russia … Alexey Lovchev does some Seated Good Mornings… … with 210kg! He doesn’t go all the way down, but note that his back stays as flat as a board throughout his range of motion. No...
View ArticleLu Xiaojun Bottom Up Overhead Squats
Meanwhile in China … Lu Xiaojun does Bottom-up Overhead Squats (Dead Overhead Squats) with 180kg. Here, Lu Xiaojun is using this movement during a mid-week session to train his support strength and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lu Xiaojun Back Exercise “Lu Rows”
Over at his blog Rob Macklem posted this sequence of Lu Xiaojun getting his Back Pump on in the worlds training hall. Usually I am not a fan of naming exercises after athletes, but “Round Back Deficit...
View ArticleOverloading Partial Squats with Slow Descent
Meanwhile in China … Kirksman from Lifthard.com is in China, learning from the coaches there. Follow his instagram for updates. He posts stuff about the training philosophy, as well as exercises like...
View Article