Olympic Weightlifting

Naim Süleymanoğlu, Turkish Olympic Weightlifter - Gold Medallist at 3 consecutive Olympic Games (1988-96)

I saw Rebeka for the first time on All Things Gym Instagram picture. This picture stood out among others and stuck into my head like an embodiment of an ideal movement: strength, proper technique, beauty and grace - all in one.

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Liu Huanhua of China reacts after a good lift during the men’s 102kg weightlifting event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) PARIS — Liu Huanhua won China its fourth weightlifting gold medal through the first seven competitions at the Paris Olympics, taking gold in the men’s 102 kilograms on Saturday. Liu beat Tokyo champion Akbar Djuraev of Uzbekistan in a reclassified division, as weightlifting was reduced from 14 to 10 events…

Resistance training is the best form of exercise to fight weight (fat) gain. In this article we discuss it in detail.

Aen Zlatev (75/82.5), Bulgaria Snatch - 183kg Clean & Jerk - 225kg Total - 405kg - 10 World Records - Olympic Gold ('80 Moscow) - 3x World Champion ('80 Moscow, '82 Ljubljana, '86 Sofia), 3x Silver Medalist - 5x European Champion ('80 Boegrad, '82 Ljubljana, '84 Vittorio, '85 Katowice, '87 Reims), 3x Silver Medalist #weightlifting #throwback

Lasha Talakhadze (Georgia) 🥇 109+ kg • Tokyo 2020 Olympics #weightlifting

By Lori Stultz, Communications Manager The surge of incredibly strong, fast, and talented vegan athletes is one of my favorite parts about this movement. The types of athletes vary widely, and it’s inspirational to hear vegan athletes talk about their concern for animals and the environment, and the ways in which they take care of […]

Olivia Reeves of Team USA competes in the women's 71kg weightlifting final. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Getty Images photographer Kevin Frayer has been in Beijing to check out how the Chinese weightlifting team are getting on ahead of the start of Rio 2016

Nothing generates controversy in the world of weightlifting more than programming. Well, except for proper technique, who coached who, and drugs. But all that aside, there are plenty of arguments about how to program, and I would like to present some simple steps to follow that should allow just about anyone to write a decent…

Getty Images photographer Kevin Frayer has been in Beijing to check out how the Chinese weightlifting team are getting on ahead of the start of Rio 2016

People who are motivated by achievement desire to improve their skills and prove their competency to themselves and others. It can be an internal desire to strive for personal accomplishment or a sear

Grit: Zlaten Vanev had it. Challenge is a prerequisite for transformation, and a barbell coupled with an iron will is how Vanev was forged in fire, cleaning 210 kg, only to miss the jerk. A couple of days before, Vanev had made five attemtps on the same 210-kg, cleaning the weight but missing the jerk each time--all under the watchful eye of fabled coach Ivan Abadjiev in the Bulgarian training hall. The good news is that about a week later, Vanev won the World Weightlifting Championships.