Ilya Ilyin of Kazakhstan competed in the 94kg division at the Olympics and made quite a statement of strength. He set 2 new Olympic records and 2 new world records with his lifts.
A man weighing 207 pounds, snatched 185kg (407lbs) and had a successful clean & jerk of 233kg (512.6lbs) for a new Olympic and world record. His total of 418kg (919.6lbs) was also a new Olympic and world record.
The most I have gone over head has been 245lbs, and that felt pretty darn cool. But this guy…..This guy put nearly 513lbs over head. That is about 305lbs more than he weighs. If you watch the video, he charged the lift, too. He did not require a lot of time to think, get reset, or anything of the sort.
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aesthethc reblogged this from weightsoverhead and added:
Ilya Ilyin is getting really strong now. I kind of wonder how Klokov and Akkaev has been training…
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sabbyrunsatl said:
He’s big for a Kazakh. The men there tend to be small. He’s of Russian and not indigenous ethnicity, it looks like. And that’s probably where he gets the size. Strong guy!
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shortmom said:
500 lbs is like 2 refrigerators!
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runningwithguts said:
You’re like my go-to Olympic lifting reporter/commentator.
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gillsquirt said:
kazakhstan owned the lifting i guess! i didn’t see much of it, but i saw maya maneza totally beast out.
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