Olympic Lifting

[Girevik 69]

Post links to pics of your favorite Olympic Lifters here.


Here's a great shot of Pyrros Dimas... this guy's frame shows amazing developement... pure power:

http://www.881234567.com/pic2008/dimas1Small.jpg

[Cyrus The Virus]

Hope this link works. The following picture is of Naim Suleymanoglu(nick named Pocket Hercules).


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44886000/jpg/_44886485_sule512.jpg

[Cyrus The Virus]

Post links to pics of your favorite Olympic Lifters here.


Here's a great shot of Pyrros Dimas... this guy's frame shows amazing developement... pure power:

http://www.881234567.com/pic2008/dimas1Small.jpg

You aint kidding. Look at his quads.

[TigerAce01]

Dmitry Klokov...my absolute favorite Oly lifter ever. The guy is an animal, can't wait to see him win the world championships again...then take gold in 2012!

-Ace

[Girevik 69]

Hope this link works. The following picture is of Naim Suleymanoglu(nick named Pocket Hercules).


http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44886000/jpg/_44886485_sule512.jpg


I've seen him in MILO... "Pocket Hercules" is a good nickname for him.

[Girevik 69]

Dmitry Klokov...my absolute favorite Oly lifter ever. The guy is an animal, can't wait to see him win the world championships again...then take gold in 2012!

-Ace

Yep, Dmitry Klokov is definitely an animal...

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/05bgfrX5vr79A/610x.jpg

http://02varvara.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/dmitri-klokov.jpg

[Girevik 69]

...and Li Hongli is a beast:

http://www.life.com/image/82286342

http://english.people.com.cn/200612/05/images/xin_041203050845785215894.jpg

http://images.sports.cn/2003/12/15/32372A.jpg

[Cyrus The Virus]

Dmitry Klokov...my absolute favorite Oly lifter ever. The guy is an animal, can't wait to see him win the world championships again...then take gold in 2012!

-Ace

He sure is an animal, can't wait for the Olympics. I like watching the lifting events.

[Cyrus The Virus]

...and Li Hongli is a beast:

http://www.life.com/image/82286342

http://english.people.com.cn/200612/05/images/xin_041203050845785215894.jpg

http://images.sports.cn/2003/12/15/32372A.jpg

Where do you find these pictures? They are really good.

[rev8ball]

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to break the trend and go with a female O-lifter:


Melanie Roach: 34 y/o mother of 3...
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2008/05/20/roachx.jpg
http://www.ndfootballwiki.com/show_image.php?name=80683248.jpg

[Girevik 69]

Where do you find these pictures? They are really good.


Thanks, bro--I just go diggin' online for them.

[Girevik 69]

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to break the trend and go with a female O-lifter:


Melanie Roach: 34 y/o mother of 3...
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2008/05/20/roachx.jpg
http://www.ndfootballwiki.com/show_image.php?name=80683248.jpg


No need to apologize... great pics!


Here's Natalie Woolfolk:

http://www.crossfitfootball.com/uploads/football/image/5826_us_olympic_weightlifting_trials.jpg

http://www.life.com/image/82265789

http://www.life.com/image/82265979

http://www.life.com/image/82266190

[Cyrus The Virus]

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to break the trend and go with a female O-lifter:


Melanie Roach: 34 y/o mother of 3...
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2008/05/20/roachx.jpg
http://www.ndfootballwiki.com/show_image.php?name=80683248.jpg

Those were some good pictures.

[Cyrus The Virus]

Thanks, bro--I just go diggin' online for them.

You must use a better search engine than I do because I have a hard time finding articles or pictures related to strength sports.

[rev8ball]

Natalie Woolfolk

Another one of my favs, and a gold-medal winner....

[Girevik 69]

Tommy Kono, back in the 1950s:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/images7/tommy_kono55.gif

[Girevik 69]

Apparently Sergio Oliva started out with Olympic Lifting, before becoming a bodybuilder:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/images4/sergiooliva_olympiclifting.gif

[Girevik 69]

Great action shot of Jackie Berube:

http://www.scottandrewbird.com/sttbimages/posts/070719_jackieberube.jpg

[Cyrus The Virus]

Apparently Sergio Oliva started out with Olympic Lifting, before becoming a bodybuilder:

http://www.oldtimestrongman.com/images4/sergiooliva_olympiclifting.gif

Wow, did not know that. I just finished reading an article about Vasili Alexeyev titled "The Science of Winning According to Vasili Alexeyev." It was pretty interesting.

[Girevik 69]

Wow, did not know that. I just finished reading an article about Vasili Alexeyev titled "The Science of Winning According to Vasili Alexeyev." It was pretty interesting.


Is that article available online?

[desolation]

how could you not like this guy - he has a smile on his face while lifting the heaviest weight anyone ever has

http://z.about.com/d/bodybuilding/1/0/d/3/Weightlifting_Action_Gallery4.jpg

peace

[Girevik 69]

how could you not like this guy - he has a smile on his face while lifting the heaviest weight anyone ever has

http://z.about.com/d/bodybuilding/1/0/d/3/Weightlifting_Action_Gallery4.jpg

peace


He's a beast, for certain.

[Cyrus The Virus]

Is that article available online?

It is. I found it on elitefts.com, and search on the articles link.

[Cyrus The Virus]

how could you not like this guy - he has a smile on his face while lifting the heaviest weight anyone ever has

http://z.about.com/d/bodybuilding/1/0/d/3/Weightlifting_Action_Gallery4.jpg

peace

He definitely likes to lift weights.

[Girevik 69]

It is. I found it on elitefts.com, and search on the articles link.


Thanks... I'll check it out.

[Cyrus The Virus]

Thanks... I'll check it out.

You are welcome, it is a good article.

[NaturalTrainee]

For some reason I'm not too touched by this, maybe because I dislike olympic lifting even though I've been there for 3 years.

[Girevik 69]

For some reason I'm not too touched by this, maybe because I dislike olympic lifting even though I've been there for 3 years.


"...been there for 3 years."


???

[NaturalTrainee]

I've done olympic lifting for three years, age 11 to 14, entering some competitions as well. I simply dislike the "move the weight from point A to point B" thing.

[Girevik 69]

I've done olympic lifting for three years, age 11 to 14, entering some competitions as well. I simply dislike the "move the weight from point A to point B" thing.


Any kind of lifting involves moving the weight from point A to point B, no?

The nature of Olympic-style lifting is especially dynamic, and involves multiple joints and muscle groups--it works the "kinetic chain", and therefore it's especially good for developing functional strength and explosiveness.

What kind of lifting do you do now?

[NaturalTrainee]

Any kind of lifting involves moving the weight from point A to point B, no?

Correct, I didn't state it properly.

The nature of Olympic-style lifting is especially dynamic, and involves multiple joints and muscle groups--it works the "kinetic chain", and therefore it's especially good for developing functional strength and explosiveness.

What kind of lifting do you do now?[/QUOTE]

Practically, it involves moving a weight without further addos, this is why every momentum, jerk or muscle group is deployed. I prefer bodybuilding lifting style far more, not to mention that olympic lifters don't have pleasant physiques. It's simply not my thing even though I did learn stuff from it.

[Girevik 69]

Correct, I didn't state it properly.

Practically, it involves moving a weight without further addos, this is why every momentum, jerk or muscle group is deployed. I prefer bodybuilding lifting style far more, not to mention that olympic lifters don't have pleasant physiques. It's simply not my thing even though I did learn stuff from it.


Fair enough, though the idea of what constitutes a "pleasant physique" is pretty subjective... folks like Pyrros Dimas look as solid as anyone out there.

[Cyrus The Virus]

Fair enough, though the idea of what constitutes a "pleasant physique" is pretty subjective... folks like Pyrros Dimas look as solid as anyone out there.

I think that some of the olympic lifters have good physique. That is just my two cents.

[shizz702]

I think that some of the olympic lifters have good physique. That is just my two cents.

x2

I'm sure that if the majority of them cut down to single digit bf (most them are already lean as it is) they'd look pretty good.

Ivan Stoitsov is a good example: http://www.bodybuilders.gr/data/main/forum/mainuploadsfolder/alexandritsa78/2008123114204_Ivan_Stoitsov_O_pagkosmios_prwtathli tis_stin_katigoria_twn_77kilwn.jpg

[NaturalTrainee]

There are exceptions to everything, really. I wonder what is the factor that allows the minority of power and olympic lifters to create a nice physique.

[Girevik 69]

There are exceptions to everything, really. I wonder what is the factor that allows the minority of power and olympic lifters to create a nice physique.


Is it really only a "minority" of Olympic lifters who have "nice" physiques?

Most of the lifters shown on this thread have good builds; are they all "exceptions"?

[Girevik 69]

x2

I'm sure that if the majority of them cut down to single digit bf (most them are already lean as it is) they'd look pretty good.


Well said.




Ivan Stoitsov is a good example: http://www.bodybuilders.gr/data/main/forum/mainuploadsfolder/alexandritsa78/2008123114204_Ivan_Stoitsov_O_pagkosmios_prwtathli tis_stin_katigoria_twn_77kilwn.jpg



Stoitsov's physique is yet another example of functional power.

[Cyrus The Virus]

x2

I'm sure that if the majority of them cut down to single digit bf (most them are already lean as it is) they'd look pretty good.

Ivan Stoitsov is a good example: http://www.bodybuilders.gr/data/main/forum/mainuploadsfolder/alexandritsa78/2008123114204_Ivan_Stoitsov_O_pagkosmios_prwtathli tis_stin_katigoria_twn_77kilwn.jpg

Good picture.