Dmitry Klokov Videos

Dmitry Klokov is a Russian 105kg weightlifter. He started getting a following the CrossFit community, especially from Outlaw’s Rudy Neilsen, who penned a love note to the Russian. His YouTube channel was full of original, creative training videos completely different from the ordinary weightlifting training videos.

Klokov capitalized on his new found Internet fame by going on a global tour doing wildly popular weightlifting seminars. At $500 a pop, this must have been a lucrative trip. Many US weightlifters complain about the lack of financial support for weightlifters compared to other countries. Creative entrepreneurship like this may be able to fund a full time weightlifting career.

Here are a few of my favorite Klokov videos. There are plenty more.

Warm-Ups

Legs

Core

 

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Unrelated Video: Clean and Jerk Box Jumps

Synchronized Clean and Jerk

A few fun videos today. Thanks to Reddit’s /r/weightlifting and AllThingsGym for the videos.

First up, former Olympic Gold medalist, Matthais Steiner (also remembered for this cringe-inducing London 2012 accident) and partner Almir Velagic do a synchronized clean and jerk with 333.3kg (for reference, the world record for one person is 263.5kg). Skip ahead to 57 seconds to see the lift.

Next up, we have USA Weightlifting coaching legend Jim Schmitz teaching the clean and jerk with slow motion video:

Finally, madman Russian Dmitry Klokov does broad jumps. With a barbell. At the bottom of a snatch position. Don’t try this at home.

Battle of the Squats

I found this video floating around /r/weightroom. Basically, it’s a max bodyweight back squats in 5 minutes challenge among four competitors: a Weightlifter, a Powerlifter, a Strongman, and a Bodybuilder.

I’d love to see more of these kind of videos, comparing various strength sport athletes.

Basic bio for the participants:

Patrik, Strongman: Int. German Junior Champion Bodybuilding 1999 Germany’s Strongest Man 2011 World-records in: Loglift, Keglift, Yoke-Walk

Robert, Weightlifter: Multiple German Champion, placed 9th @European Championships 2013, placed 11th @World Championships 2013 all up to 69 KG – class

Dorian, Bodybuilder: 2xGerman Champion, World Championship – Finals, 4th @Frey Classic

Thomas, Powerlifter: Multiple Bench Press State Champion, Powerlifting State Champion, won an insignificant tug war battle @ basic military service – he insisted on this