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Video Find: When the Clean and Press was King
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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Video Find: When the Clean and Press was King
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LBH Lifter Javier Garza places 6th at Nationals
Congrats to our own Javier Garza, who placed 6th in the 105kg weight class after totaling 302kg at the 2011 National Weightlifting Championships in Council Bluffs, IA! Javier weighed in at 100.92 kg. Best snatch: 140kg Best c&j: 162kg Congrats, …
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LBH Lifter Javier Garza places 6th at Nationals
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The Bulgarian Method in The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal’s feature on legendary Bulgarian coach Ivan Abadjiev and his quest to bring his method of training to American athletes.
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The Bulgarian Method in The Wall Street Journal
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Sticky: Help us update our contact list
More people than we can count have graced the platforms at LBH since Morris Weissbrot founded the Olympic weightlifting program in 1962. We’re trying to compile an e-mail list of current and past LBH team members as well as update the …
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Metropolitan Open — October 27, 2012
WEIGH-IN COMPETITION MALE: 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg & 85kg 8:10AM 10:10 AM FEMALE: ALL WEIGHT CLASSES 10:45 AM 12:45 PM MALE: 94kg, 105kg & +105kg 1:00 PM 3:00 PM Download application here.
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NYC Open — February 4, 2012
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012 Location: Professional Athletic Performance Center 645 Stewart Ave. Garden City, N.Y. 11530 Registration Deadline: January 21 Entry Fee: $35 Event Organizer: Artie Drechsler 33–30 150th St. Flushing, NY 11354 lifttech@earthlink.net Eligibility: All athletes currently registered with the USAW. …
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LBH Lifter Javier Garza places 6th at Nationals
Congrats to our own Javier Garza, who placed 6th in the 105kg weight class after totaling 302kg at the 2011 National Weightlifting Championships in Council Bluffs, IA! Javier weighed in at 100.92 kg. Best snatch: 140kg Best c&j: 162kg Congrats, …
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Results: 2011 Metropolitan Championships
MEN CLASS NAME YOB TEAM WT SNATCH C&J TOTAL RANK 1 2 3 1 2 3 62 kg Adam Rashid 1976 LBH 61.28 57 62 62 72 77 82 139 1 Eric Goldlust 1983 IHT 61.00 40 45 45 55 …
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Metropolitan Weightlifting Championships, 10/22/11
UPDATE: Results available here. Date: Saturday, October 22 Location: Lost Battalion Hall 93–29 Queens Boulevard Rego Park (Queens), NY 11374–1138 map & directions Registration Deadline: Friday, October 14 Entry Fee: $40 by registration deadline $50 late entry Event Organizer: Joe Triolo Sanction 06–05–06 …
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Trinity College Open, 11/20/2011.
Download registration form here. More information at www.connecticutweightlifting.com. Date: Sunday, November 20, 2011 Location: Trinity College, Ferris Athletic Center 300 Summit Street, Hartford CT 06106 map Entry Deadline: November 7, 2011 Entry must be postmarked by Monday November 7, or late …
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The Beast of the East, 10/8–10/9 2011
Deadline for registration: September 30 When: October 8 & 9, 2011 Where: Durham Fairgrounds, Durham CT Who: 200 Individual Athletes (Divisions for Men and Women), and 40 teams of 4 athletes each (2 men and 2 women). What:6 workouts will test all domains …
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2011 Rudy Sablo Memorial Open
Men’s and Woman’s Weightlifting Competition Sanctioned and conducted by the Metropolitan Local Weightlifting Committee of the U.S.A. Weightlifting Federation Date: September 25 , 2011. Sun. Place: 645 Stewart Ave Garden City, N.Y. 11530 Sanction #: (06–11–05) Category Weigh in Competition Women (all classes) …
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Video Find: When the Clean and Press was King
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!
Len Bacino Demonstrates the Snatch
Step-by-step photos and video of assistant coach and masters lifter Len Bacino snatching 105 kg.
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