No handed squat world record. This man is amazing. 290kg

**Waterfield** · 19-10-2010 02:19 PM

World Record:

Full display of his strength:

He does a 190kg snatch...and itches his leg while doing it.

**MJ.23** · 19-10-2010 02:24 PM

For me his 150kg muscle snatch is the most impressive.

I love how he has more core stability than anyone whos on a bosu ball doing DB squats for "core stability."

Truly a freak of nature this man. I would love this kind of strength. I see lots of strongmen rolling frying pans. Bet Koklyaev could rip it in two!

Also just noticed hes doing the "strongman snatch" Not as technical as the oly style. If he mastered the oly style he could go higher than the 190kg. Hes so strong he actually pulls the bar high enough to just dip under it with his arms already straight!

**Waterfield** · 19-10-2010 02:42 PM

His related videos are quite funny, he has one where he lies on his back on the ground with something like 120kg, then does a crunch.

**Verth** · 19-10-2010 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MJ.23

For me his 150kg muscle snatch is the most impressive.

I love how he has more core stability than anyone whos on a bosu ball doing DB squats for "core stability."

Truly a freak of nature this man. I would love this kind of strength. I see lots of strongmen rolling frying pans. Bet Koklyaev could rip it in two!

Also just noticed hes doing the "strongman snatch" Not as technical as the oly style. If he mastered the oly style he could go higher than the 190kg. Hes so strong he actually pulls the bar high enough to just dip under it with his arms already straight!

MJ you possibly don't know he used to be a 'proper' Oly lifter before he turned to strongman

Here's an old clip of him at 19 years old in a comp'...

Nice technique!

**James** · 19-10-2010 05:14 PM

I want to see a no handed deadlift.

**Verth** · 19-10-2010 05:17 PM

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I want to see a no handed deadlift.

Umm you'd have to take a lot of blue pills to pull that off

**Waterfield** · 19-10-2010 05:18 PM

I was waiting for that James lol.

Newbie here...what's the difference between a PL and OLY snatch?

**MJ.23** · 19-10-2010 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Verth

MJ you possibly don't know he used to be a 'proper' Oly lifter before he turned to strongman

Here's an old clip of him at 19 years old in a comp'...

Nice technique!

Mmm thats odd as the technique he uses wouldnt be taught by many oly coaches. I guess hes found the way that works for him!!

**Verth** · 19-10-2010 07:42 PM

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Mmm thats odd as the technique he uses wouldnt be taught by many oly coaches. I guess hes found the way that works for him!!

Ah but ... How many Russian (or whatever) coaches have you traind with !!!

The only odd thing imo is the way he starts, but I have seen it done by otehr Oly lifters - His pull is excellent, nit too fast off teh floor, nice position then great axxeleration at the top and a nice deep squat (at least deep for a big guy like him - smaller lifters often go lower, but then they ain't using such big weights) - Anyway that's my take on it.

Some contrast - here's a very young Dave Morgan, one of Britain's best ever lifters with a 170Kg snatch and 200Kg C&J to his name at under 85Kg - (I used to train with him when I were young lol:

As a much lighter guy he gets very deep

**MJ.23** · 19-10-2010 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Verth

Ah but ... How many Russian (or whatever) coaches have you traind with !!!

The only odd thing imo is the way he starts, but I have seen it done by otehr Oly lifters - His pull is excellent, nit too fast off teh floor, nice position then great axxeleration at the top and a nice deep squat (at least deep for a big guy like him - smaller lifters often go lower, but then they ain't using such big weights) - Anyway that's my take on it.

Some contrast - here's a very young Dave Morgan, one of Britain's best ever lifters with a 170Kg snatch and 200Kg C&J to his name at under 85Kg - (I used to train with him when I were young lol:

As a much lighter guy he gets very deep

The main difference i see is the fact he keeps his arms straight throughout. Ive seen most coaches use the shrug -> arm bend and when you roll the bar in the air your arms lockout. Of course this means going into a deeper squat however it means the bar doesnt have to travel so high which means more weight can be used. Dave Morgan shows this superbly. Magnificent motion he has. Also what i love about that pull is that he didnt sit at the bottom of the motion with the bar over his head. At the Beijing olympics i noticed a few people doing this. Also people who didnt use the bar bounce in the jerk. They seemingly had it racked for 10 minutes lol.