[remus]

His close to a v14 apparently (Randall's been in touch via insta I believe).

[tomtom]

That’s how I visualise my chiropractor - when lying face down having bits of my back click unexpectedly…

[Teaboy]

I don't know anything about lifting but this looks impressive:
https://twitter.com/photocliks/status/1415213576818610179?s=20

[SA Chris]

just mental. Not just from a strength perspective, but co-ordination and commitment too.

[Nibile]

Absolutely iced it.
Fantastic.

[remus]

Lasha does it again https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/58090804 (apologies for the iplayer link).

I love how his opening lifts start after everyone else has finished.

[Nibile]

What a performance.
I watched his last heavy training session the other day, this outcome was written.

[joel182]

I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is. Whatever it is I hope they keep it up. Surely he is capable of the 500 kg total and it would be incredible to see it happen (bring on Paris 2024?!).

[Fiend]

No crossing himself after the lifts, no tick, surely??

Looked smooooth on the c&j 

[Wellsy]

I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is. Whatever it is I hope they keep it up. Surely he is capable of the 500 kg total and it would be incredible to see it happen (bring on Paris 2024?!).

Same secret as literally everyone else I guess; good chemistry and bribes!

[moose]

I wonder what the Georgian secret to avoiding getting caught doping is.

Whatever the secret is,  it's not fool proof, according to an article in the Guardian, he had a two-year ban when he tested positive for stanozolol in 2013.

[CrimpyMcCrimpface]

Interesting, though highly stylised, documentary called Icarus in which a cyclist sets out to try and cheat the doping tests, and becomes embroiled in the exposure of state-funded doping in Russia. On Netflix [/off-topic-film-recommendation]

[shurt]

 Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?

[remus]

Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?

From my armchair understanding, basically they have to smash loads of food when training so they can build strength. As a side effect this means they'll also put on a lot of fat. Bodybuilders will typically then cut so they look lean and well defined, but you can't train strength while cutting so for a weighlifter there's no advantage to having a cut phase (unless you're trying to hit a weight limit). It's also worth remembering that they're totally stacked as well, there's a fuck ton of muscle underneath that fat.

[Fiend]

Pretty sure in a documentary / video clip, Eddie Hall said he was on 10,000 calories a day. And was pretty rubbish on the campus board.

[shurt]

Am genuinely interested, why do the top weightlifters in the heavier divisions carry so much extra fat? Is there any advantage?

From my armchair understanding, basically they have to smash loads of food when training so they can build strength. As a side effect this means they'll also put on a lot of fat. Bodybuilders will typically then cut so they look lean and well defined, but you can't train strength while cutting so for a weighlifter there's no advantage to having a cut phase (unless you're trying to hit a weight limit). It's also worth remembering that they're totally stacked as well, there's a fuck ton of muscle underneath that fat.

Thanks for this. It makes sense, it's been driving me a bit mad trying to work it out

[Wellsy]

Also in the super-heavy division there's no weight cap.

If there's a weight cap then body comp is more a concern because you want to be as close to the cap as you can and you want as much muscle as you can get, so if you are maxing out the weight due to too much fat, that's bad.

But in the top division, there's no cap. It doesn't matter how much you weigh. So there's less body comp there as well.

[Dexter]

From Dai Koyamada's instagram
65kg front three on the BM 2k edges
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTyxuhPhDUX/

[MischaHY]

instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it 

[mr chaz]

instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it 

Clearly 1.5 mm edge on the end of a massive sloper, back around...

[36chambers]

instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it 

Still a long way off Gresham's credit cards...

[Will Hunt]

Bleedin' bivi ledges.

[MischaHY]

instagram.com/p/CTwiPmTp0HV/

1.5mm edge. Absolute filth. Bets on for how long before he's campusing on it 

Clearly 1.5 mm edge on the end of a massive sloper, back around...

Perhaps this is more to your taste; 200% bodyweight pullup on the BM2k small monos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CML411iDiuj/

[teestub]

Perhaps this is more to your taste; 200% bodyweight pullup on the BM2k small monos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CML411iDiuj/

Almost a pull up!

[Wellsy]

Bleedin' bivi ledges.

Build your whole house on that