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Dmitry Klokov is possibly the most well know weightlifter of the 21st century. His strength, technique, and physique have played a huge part in the motivation of many of today's weightlifters. But it wasn't always so easy for Klokov...

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The Official Entry List for the 2018 WWC is out! This week was packed with sensational lifts from all around the world, as well as news about Arley Mendez's injury, Werksan's business plans, and Team USA's pre-Worlds training camp!

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On today's episode Glenn and I talk strength progression and complexes. Glenn talks about his percentage and rep progression for strength exercises and how they might affect progress in the snatch and clean and jerk. We also discuss our views on the use of complexes. Glenn and I see the use of complexes differently, though our views on what is too much seems pretty bang on. Enjoy!

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Ruslan Nurudinov has lfted what most would consider extremely heavy weight more consistently than any other 105 since the inauguration of the weight class in 1998. Denys Gotfrid was not only a Junior World Record holder, but also the first 105 of the modern era to total 430kg.

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As well as the Dimas vs Youth lifter scuffle, this week was packed with lifting. With exactly 2 weeks to go until Worlds, whilst some countries and lifters are using the tactic of going quiet, others are posting more than ever! Tian Tao, Sohrab Moradi, Ilya Ilyin, Lydia Valentin and more all star in this week's fantastic episode of the news show.

Youth Greek Lifter vs Dimas - https://bit.ly/2pVbF6u

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This episode goes into the WL House 'Hall of Fame'. Josh and I spoke in depth about the existing research on hypertrophy training for weightlifting, as well the optimal volume, exercise selection, frequency, tempo, and general execution of this type of training. We also had a deeper conversation about the driving force behind our aspirations. This conversation left me on a huge high. The second conversation begins at 1:26:15.

Enjoy this extra long episode of the #weightliftinghousepodcast

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This incredible photo was taken by the one and only Bruce Klemens who has helped me hugely with the production of the book The Greatest Weightlifters of All Time

Szymon Kolecki is THE most under developed talent that the sport has ever seen. As a teenager Kolecki was setting senior world records, but due to a back injury and a series of drug bans, what might have turned into one of the most staggering careers of all time was cut short.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFhQmGfuZpY - Kolecki's growth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R51SYMFvBUU - Kolecki vs Kakhi

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It's awfully quiet in the weightlifting world as we build up to the World Championships which are just 3 weeks away. Even amidst this hush, Lu Xiaojun and Tian Tao showed off their incredible talents and reaffirmed their potential for dominance.

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Glenn and I spoke about how to ensure continual progress during a plateau in the lifts. This led to a discussion about the utility of sets of 10 in the squats, something I am more of a fan of than Glenn. But before any of this, Glenn switches to Hulu...

Weightlifting starts at 07:15mins.

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Both Khadzimurat Akkaev and Tian Tao are two of the most talented lifters of the 21st century. But they both share one common trait - they have never shown us what they are really capable of in competition...

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