Technique

Video Find: When the Clean and Press was King

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Footage of the clean and press being con­tested at the Empire State Invi­ta­tional. Date unknown. Uploaded by YouTube user cnclifter. Thanks for this trea­sure of a clip!

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Len Bacino Demon­strates the Snatch

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Step-​​by-​​step pho­tos and video of assis­tant coach and mas­ters lifter Len Bacino snatch­ing 105 kg.
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Weightlift­ing Equip­ment Through the Ages

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To those of us who have been involved in our sport for a num­ber of decades it some­times seems that our sport is time­less[…] But if one were to sit down and review all of the changes that have occurred over the last 60 years or more he will be aston­ished at the num­ber of such changes.
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Remem­ber the Press

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The fol­low­ing was con­tributed by Dres­din Archibald. It takes thor­ough research and weightlift­ing knowl­edge to write an arti­cle of this cal­iber. Dres­din knows this sport. We encour­age oth­ers to con­tribute arti­cles to us for pub­li­ca­tion on our web­site. His­tory of …
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