First a snatch, than a jerk, oh my

[joswift]

Olympic weightlifting should be called powerlifting and powerlifting should be called weightlifting, and bodybuilding should be called fuckwittery

fixed

[Humble Narcissist]

fixed

There's no need to rip on the men in thongs.

[oldtimer1]

There's no need to rip on the men in thongs.

Yes, men posing in thongs all oiled up to music for cheering men is an incredible sport.

[illuminati]

finally someone marginally ahead of Anatoly Pisarenko from the 80s

he was so strong they had to change the weight classes and wipe the slate clean to ensure records would
be broke.

Correct - he was phenomenal
Load of bollocks they keep scrubbing world records & weight classes
As stated by I L -  Taranenko’s 266kg is the heaviest Clean & jerk
In competition.

Taking nothing away from this lad clearly he’s Very Very Good.

[oldtimer1]

They got rid of the records because they didn't have tests for the steroids they were using. They wanted a clean slate.

[illuminati]

They got rid of the records because they didn't have tests for the steroids they were using. They wanted a clean slate.

Like I said a lot of Bollocks
Do away with all world records in All sports as They’re all Using
Some Kind of PEDS
They were back in the 60’s & it’s just Progressed from there.

[hazbin]

Correct - he was phenomenal
Load of bollocks they keep scrubbing world records & weight classes
As stated by I L -  Taranenko’s 266kg is the heaviest Clean & jerk
In competition.

Taking nothing away from this lad clearly he’s Very Very Good.

at least it's not like powerlifting where they have about 40 different world championships a year.  one year there
were two different world championships here in Alberta alone.

[illuminati]

at least it's not like powerlifting where they have about 40 different world championships a year.  one year there
were two different world championships here in Alberta alone.

That’s so sad - I used to compete in powerlifting
Here in the U.K. it was just the one Federation & That was affiliated to the only World Championship IPF.

[Humble Narcissist]

at least it's not like powerlifting where they have about 40 different world championships a year.  one year there
were two different world championships here in Alberta alone.

The same with boxing and kickboxing, everyone's a World Champion!

[funk51]

joe weider predicted the 600 lb clean and jerk back in 1967. paul anderson officially did a 440 lb c and j and reportedly 485 in training and a 560 lb push press off a rack. he was a weak cleaner.

[LMV]

 epic strict press by serge reding in 1971

502 lbs/ 228 kg

yeah i know vasily aleev pressed 507 lbs / 230 kg, but that press was far from strict,
serge got robbed big time

[funk51]

epic strict press by serge reding in 1971

502 lbs/ 228 kg

yeah i know vasily aleev pressed 507 lbs / 230 kg, but that press was far from strict,
serge got robbed big time

            did you ever hear the story of serge getting kidnapped. and the kidnappers brought him back a few days later because they couldn't afford to feed him.