Vaclav Psenicka, Jr (1931-2015)
Sad news came from Prague, Czech Republic. Vaclav Psenicka, Jr, world class Olympic weightlifter, died at 84. On behalf of the Lift Up and Olympic weightlifting community, we send our deepest condolences to Mr....
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Childhood Idol
Just some memories… David Rigert was an idol of my childhood. There was nothing special about me in this. I was an aspiring lifter and Rigert was a weighlifters’ weightlifter. In our lockers of...
Requiem For a Heavyweight
Big Lifts By Big Guys: Visual Retrospective of World Records Big lift by Alexey Lovchev at the 2015 World Championship was truly sensational and inspirational. 26-year-old athlete from Russia clean-and -jerked 264KG and set...
The Joy Of Weightlifting
“Ave, Imperator, morituri te salutant” Pardon my Latin. “Hail, Emperor, those who are about to die salute you” This is what gladiators were saying before entering the Coliseum Arena in the Ancient Rome. We...
New World Record: 264kg/582lb by Alex Lovchev, Russia
Aleksey Lovchev (RUS) sets two new WR with this INSANE 264kg/582lb clean & jerk. — FloElite (@Flo_Elite) November 29, 2015 Seeing how lifters beat world records is always exciting. Seeing how it is being...
2015 World Championship: Women, 75+KG
The last set of medals at the weightlifting world championship in Houston, TX was awarded to the best women’s lifters in the 75KG+ weightclass. Tatyana Kashirina won all gold medals (snatch, clean-and-jerk and total)....
2015 World Championship: Men, 105+KG
In his last attempt at 2015 IWF World Championship in Houston, TX, Russian super heavyweight Alexey Lovchev lifted 264KG and set a new world record both in clean-and-jerk (264KG/582lbs) and in total (475KG/1047lb). Prevous...
Ms. Rim Jong Sim: The Lifter
The story of the silver medal by Rim Jon Sim in the 75KG weight class (women) at the 2015 World Championship in Houston, TX USA deserves a page in the history book. I used...
Great Effort. Bad Lift.
Words, pictures, videos give only a bit from a gamut of emotions you go through when you actually see this type of lifts in the close proximity. Silence in the audience. Focus of athletes....
2015 World Championship: Men, 94KG
The 105KG weight class in men’s program is a hot ticket at the weightlifting tournaments. The lifters are very athletic. The loads are heavy and impressive. The heavier, the merrier. Audience in the weightlifting...
