When American weightlifter Mattie Rogers sees a loaded barbell and an opportunity to add another medal to her resume, she seldom misses. A two-time Senior Pan-American Champion — once in the 81-kilogram ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Loredana Elena Toma (71KG) Captures 119-Kilogram World Record Snatch En Route to World Championship
As a weightlifter, Loredana Elena Toma isn't known to mess around. In 2017, the Romanian competitor officially burst on the international scene when she captured the Senior 63-kilogram World title at the ... Continue Reading
American Weightlifter Olivia Reeves (71KG) Scores 139-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for Senior Worlds Bronze Medal
In what would be a productive year for any weightlifter, American competitor Olivia Reeves has certainly started to resemble a potential weightlifting superstar. After already setting a clean & jerk ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Karlos Nasar (89KG) Captures World Record with 220-Kilogram Clean & Jerk
Entering the 2022 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Weightlifting Championships (WWC), Karlos Nasar was one of the presumed top athletes to watch. After he captured three separate Junior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Captures 162-Kilogram Clean & Jerk for New World Record
Hampton Morris is one of the more prominent up-and-coming names in Olympic weightlifting. Amidst the absence of other notable stars, the athlete came through for Team USA at the 2022 International ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Katie Estep (59KG) Sets 3 Junior American Records at the 2022 USA National Championships
On June 29, 2022, weightlifter Katie Estep notched three Junior American Records in the 59-kilogram division at the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Each of those ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Mattie Rogers (76KG) Breaks 3 Senior American Records at 2022 USA National Championships
On July 2, 2022, weightlifter Mattie Rogers stole the show during the 2022 USA Weightlifting (USAW) National Championships Week in Las Vegas, NV. Rogers showed off her strength and broke three Senior ... Continue Reading
Weightlifter Eishiro Murakami (+109KG) Sets 3 National Records During 2022 All-Japan Championships
On May 1-2, 2022, Eishiro "Tank" Murakami shared some of his recent top lifts — a 192-kilogram (423.2-pound) snatch and a 233-kilogram (513.6-pound) clean & jerk. Murakami achieved both of the feats ... Continue Reading
Olympic Weightlifter Katherine Nye Squats 186 Kilograms (410 Pounds) for a New PR
Olympian weightlifters are consistently some of the world's strongest athletes. With her latest staggering feat in training, Katherine Nye is no exception. On April 22, 2022, the Team USA weightlifter — ... Continue Reading
How to Determine Your Snatch Grip Width
This week's article is mainly for the newcomers to the Olympic lifts. One question that most people have when they first start to learn the snatch is, "How wide should the grip be?" This question is ... Continue Reading
