North Korea 🇰🇵 Full Session - Om Yun Chol's Heavy Day + Heavy Squat Triples with Pause

[@allthingsgym]

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[@TanayGurjar]

he is a world champion, still spends considerable time with an empty bar...shows how important skill work is

[@8andre3]

At every level

[@VenomKpp]

It also helps you to keep respect for the weights. A lot of people don't respect the weight after a while. You might be able to curl 20lbs easy but if you don't respect the weight it could lead to injury and it just slipping out of your hand onto your foot will ruin your month. Always respect the weight.

[@Cerbberos]

People trying out oly lifting in commercial gyms should learn from this. I see people doing even 60kg cleans and OH squats with horrible form and mobility.

[@VenomKpp]

***** You've never had something lsip out of your hand? I mean accidents happen and somtimes you just get lazy with the weights since it's so light to you but a damn 10lb weight falling on you is still 10lbs.

[@TanayGurjar]

This guy has now won the Olympic Silver medal in Rio!

[@tenyriakteny3803]

16:07 Om Yun Chol's lower back is so strong it bulges out beyond his upper back. The true predator back every bodybuilder dreams of.

[@hey12358y]

Glorious Leader Gains.

[@liquidtunes]

Cracked me up XD

[@programacaocomramon]

😂😂😂😂

[@Colt-Forty5]

When you realize their heaviest lifter is only 170lbs, it puts this shit into perspective. These are some STRONG people.

[@allways28]

never thought id say this but, those north koreans really know how to lift

[@alexlo4866]

they better know how to lift or they will be killed

[@allways28]

yea its a good incentive.

[@MegaLaidback]

Yeah.

[@swindle2345]

They've probably been training since they were 3 or 4 hahaha

[@jeffreychen5130]

too bad they cant lift their economy out of a shithole

[@Kaikojo]

His first warm up set after the empty bar is an increase of 90% of his body weight, and is 125% of his weight. Pound for pound has to be one of the strongest men of all time. Despite the smaller numbers of the lowest weight classes, Om still leads with the greatest surplus in kg on the platform. He has nearly 30kg on the next best competitor. Li Fabin, Shi Zhiyong, Liao Hui, Lu Xiaojun, Li Dayin, or Tian Tao have never done this. Not even Lasha has done this, and he literally weighs more than 3x more than Om. These are all men who are nearly untouched in the sport, but none have dominated truly the same way, if you look at both relative AND absolute disparities. How is this even physically possible.

[@epikcyne]

Those snatches look so beautiful. I learn so much from just observing these Olympic lifters lift. And their freaking aesthetic too

[@CLFmoto87]

That's what can happen when you feed your people, Kim!

[@MrAlexg91]

which is why he won't do it lol

[@fengxu6700]

lmao

[@anupranavde9290]

Anabolic rice, maybe.

[@bladebrush6824]

Anyone else want to go lift weights?

[@late8123]

Stanley Moore little late, but take me with you...i feel like hitting the gym right now :D

[@Menga213]

i can't believe people in the Gym ain't watching these clips

[@warlocksarewatching]

As much as I dislike North Korea, and feel sorry for its people, I'm glad these lads have something to be proud of other than their 'Dear Leader'.

[@thehunter5311]

Another dumbass influenced by mass media. Why would you dislike it? Does it affect you in any way? Why do you westerners feel the need to put your nose in every body's business? Just mind your own business and let every goddamn country run it's politic like it wants and if the people of that country are unhappy let them riot. Period.

[@jordi2146]

@@thehunter5311 it's a 3 year old comment chill the fuck out

[@danielhenderson762]

@@thehunter5311 lol wtf. It's called sympathy.

[@maximusstirnimus5210]

@@danielhenderson762 I dislike many governments, but I don't immediately think about guantanamo, the Iraq War, or funding the genocide of East Timor when I see an American. North Korea can never be mentioned in a politically neutral manner, it's pretty annoying.

[@mum8les384]

These are the best fed people in that whole country

[@PHH420]

I personally think this is one of the best modern training hall videos.

[@jttrinh33]

Om Yun Chol's lower back is monstrous!

[@robyjason]

Watching this group lift never gets old

[@luisitor6]

Amazing to see this people lifting this kilograms. THANKS to show us.

[@zianaldrich6013]

Tbh 5:00 is so wholesome, you can see so much pride in that coach's eyes when you see him warming up lol

[@robertocastillo9672]

20:18 that clean pull though!!!

[@vincek7810]

Hail, Our Glorious Leader

[@Matt_Lifts]

+jus a treat Peejay it glorious leaderening

[@falloutm134]

I wish I was able to do military press like that... holy shit after what he done prev.

[@pringleschapman7165]

Those Kim Jong Minion are much stronger than Rich piana aka"smaller" by the day

[@Konfleik]

LMAO

[@oyunovacom]

Rich Panini aka Redder by the Day

[@miguelriverajr639]

Right Babe?

[@drewmyself189]

Gotta confuse the laws of logic

[@jackas695]

Piana said it's all about the pump not the weight LMAO

[@jk47Ssb]

This is just... beautiful

[@misterf7739]

Dude's shoulder mobility is insane.

[@davidking7883]

Real power and no shortcuts. Salute!

[@davidshort2806]

Can't believe they're this buff even though they haven't been fed for days

[@bishopm4401]

Shit they represent NK to the outside world. They all probably get to eat more than small North Korean families

[@thomasdelcourt6662]

Bishop M r/wooosh

[@creepington464]

Such a naive comment.. Let me guess.. You are American?

[@Tom-vu1wr]

@@creepington464 let me guess u have no sense of humour

[@creepington464]

It's not funny.. That's all..

[@compounding_gains]

*Insert forced labour camp quip here*

[@shadigif8916]

Lifting heavy weight for glory of the dear Leader

[@GuitarDudeBoii]

if they fail to lift the weight....OFF WITH THEIR HEADS

[@dduran28506]

Hahahahahahah

[@aydn5894]

more video like that pls nice to watch full trainings of olimpics

[@Eatzdiary]

They're really happy to be filmed right now

[@runsontrails3091]

The discipline shows. No swearing either.

[@kman9359]

i wonder if they are thinking about their supreme leader while they're competing?

[@MrAlexg91]

daaaaamn son these guys are probably stronger than their military.

[@Kang.Fitness]

What's the spray Om Yun Chol is using @ 5.26 ? is it cooling spray for acute injuries?

[@koreanwithdowney]

your channel is awesome! keep up the good work. thanks!

[@einarandersson9599]

Love how the bar starts at oms knees

[@paulgigas]

They don't miss many jerks when the fearless leader is ever ready.

[@nathanielwowchuk6880]

anyone else hearing the achacahchachacha at 19:00

[@bosef9727]

Following in Clarence Kennedy’s footsteps I guess

[@stayswiith309]

Discipline

[@disacane8459]

These are kim's secret weapons

[@MrChristianLoving]

that little asian dude is a beast

[@Alex-cf7vp]

One was squatting 500lbs like it was nothing

[@Kaikojo]

Om Yun Chol

[@charles125]

Didn't even realize these guys are from NORTH Korea, I find that so weird. Didn't even know they were allowed to leave lol

[@CC-pf3jb]

They arent allowed to leave

[@ostschnaller]

maybe north korea is not like what media tells us

[@MigthyDucksz24]

For International events they are. But still there's security all around them. They can not leave in acutality it's just a 'buisness trip' sort of speak.

[@SugarRayValentine]

Lol id leave for olympics then run away and never go back to Korea

[@charles125]

Luke Youne Shit man that's crazy

[@will.isnull]

They call him Yun Chul in North Korea, we call him Young Swole in America

[@NickLifts]

With a stocky thick guy like chol, whose bone density is probably through the roof, the last thing you’d expect is an elbow injury. It just goes to show how important technique is, even at the Olympic level

[@aerohk]

do they get to go outside and have some fun?

[@squeegie]

Compared to most other people in North Korea, this is probably going out to have fun.

[@aerohk]

eclipsez0r Hmm, so they are probably locked in a hotel room with someone watching them 247?

[@eclipsez0r]

Yes. There are North Korean labourers in Poland, who's pay goes to their government, and they don't leave their isolated camps where they live, unless it's for their 12 hour work day.

[@eclipsez0r]

Cash for Kim: North Korean Forced Laborers in Poland - KZbin

[@forteastro6996]

eclipseNF 7uu7

[@visualstv2822]

I can see where all their food goes too. Feed the rest of your country, NK.

[@McMeatBag]

Imagine how good they would be if they could warm-up to metal

[@samdeakins5924]

Is it me or do they seem to move the bar quicker than other countries? Russian style is slow but explosive, Chinese style seems quick but very controlled, North Koreans seem to move the bar as fast as possible but then struggle to control it when it slows down

[@polespadale]

The first time that i saw the faces of this guys (north koreans, ofcourse), i feel a serious and terrorific sensation. But i think that there are more discipline and dedication than the another competitors from another countries.

[@mrrm5280]

Wow they are much stronger than South Korean

[@SmokeIsDaMan]

insane volume

[@cafrodomax]

nice military press aggg

[@ethanr2469]

Not taking away anything from those guys but i'm always surprised how small they look considering all the weight they can hustle. They can move weight that guys twice their size wouldn't budge.

[@DeygudBoyes]

Not true, and you are heavily understating the size of their legs and their posterior chain development. They don't have the flashy bodybuilder muscles such as the chest, bis and rear/side delts, but they definitely have very solid mass in the muscle groups that are engaged during their lifts (quads/hams/glutes/lower back/traps/lats). Their legs are undeniably big.

[@MrAckers75]

You would be surprised how big these guys are in real life. There muscles look very dense

[@Xxcactus108xX]

5:42 gave me a heart attack

[@kosiak10851]

I love People's Korea. Greetings from Russia.

[@full-timepog6844]

*kim's korea

[@heights163]

All in the legs baby. Some good technique here.

[@AngealVO]

Supreme leader is happy with these gains.

[@ambidexmed]

Choe Jon Wi!!!

[@TheKapzor]

Very good squat form

[@pablan8541]

Gregor please, make a hookgrip north korea t shirt

[@Ige886]

That bootleg adidas with the airmax pod tho...supreme!

[@DwayneND]

The guy in grey suit seem's the special agent

[@surelock3221]

28:05 to NK gulag with him

[@huskerfaninNJ]

Jesus fucking Christ. Did they feed the weightlifting team all the remaining food in North Korea?

[@chris-hu7tm]

you have been told lies about north korea by the media, its not as bad as you think

[@jesper3785]

Been there yourself?

[@chris-hu7tm]

***** Its in our interest to bash a country like North Korea, a country that is threatening us. One way to do this is to turn our people against them, which is largely done by the media. Im not insinuating that North Korea is a good country, but its not near as bad considering our history and how we like to create a "we vs them" mentality. The fact that they can happily compete in the Olympics is a testament to the fact that the picture we have of North Korea is largely not true.

[@bulgarintv]

+chris ornomoro You are so wrong. Only in Pyongyang people can live "normal lives", and for the size of the city, they call it a dead city because 50% of the buildings are empty and just for looks. Literarly the rest of the country is starving. It is that bad if you have even done some research that has nothing to do with the media. They have concentration camps that hold 150,000 people and there is evidence of that.

[@jonathantorhead6728]

The fact that a country can compete in the olympics is not in any way a testament to how ordinary people have it in North Korea. You dont know how they have it there i would assume, the multitudes of people who've escaped do however, and it's incredibly easy to say "The media is lying to you" when speaking of a hermit kingdom like North Korea. Because you havent seen it first hand, it's incredibly easy to start thinking the opposite of what the media tells you, simply because you're a skeptic of share their ideological views. People did the exact same about the USSR. Some people still do, claiming how it was a paradise and everything we've been told is a lie simply because the West and the Warsaw pact where directly opposed to each other. But as almost everyone who lived in the USSR or have had family members who've lived in it, will tell you otherwise. It was a hell hole, and North Korea is most likely even worse.

[@calebmarshall3271]

Anybody else notice how they realize that the red white and blue ring around the whites aren’t double sided and switch them around so that it’s not on display? Make no mistake. This is a PR team.

[@lainhikaru5657]

As an athlete myself I say,athletes from North korea after the olympics stay in Brazil.We will help you escape dictatorship so you can train all you want without fear and leave a free life.

[@SugarRayValentine]

They will kill their parents and put their kids and wife in concentration camp if they run

[@lainhikaru5657]

Ozymandias Ugh,I didn't tought about that.

[@Graham-Christian]

What the heck was that dude spraying on himself at 5:19?

[@tsheringsherpa5462]

Gray House Productions it's vaopcoolant. It's like ice pack in a can

[@XXSomeDudeXX]

0:23 Look how best Korea pauses. Mirin hard.

[@BikerMiceOne]

i only have a beater bar and ohio 20kg bar , i dont even let those get dusty and cover them up after using. and these guys drop eleikos on the floor. 😂 i want to cry

[@Noobhead34DoesMC]

aris gemino its not theirs they dont care lol

[@oliverdavis3943]

It also doesn't matter.

[@durrantmiller8810]

aris gemino you can’t put a bar loaded that heavily without dropping it it will rip your arms out of socket

[@gabrielecafiero9014]

they built their muscle in labour camp in russia

[@LaKeRsOvErCeLtIcS]

the only way to be sure to not starve in North Korea is join the national weightlifting team.

[@subutai_choon]

동무 멋지다

[@colemanshum3726]

Amazing he’s using the Russian style of stomping his feet, instead of sliding them out like Chinese lifters do

[@monjavilla26]

were they sponsored by asics?

[@august4633]

One of the guys is wearing Adidas socks :O

[@enkaperson]

Somehow I've got the impression that all north koreans are soldiers. I blame mainstream media.

[@pignokor5536]

you pleased the supreme leader comrade.

[@vrrtvrrt5700]

Lower back is huge!!

[@blyat4842]

They had a private interview with one of these guys in the past

[@Xenilolix]

your family lives if you get gold

[@sarethums]

I want to know what their max deadlift is

[@MrStrutxD]

are you joking? their deadlifts will be amazing, they have long torsos. you can't build these amazing jerks cleans snatches etc without having a really explosive heavy deadlift. they all can probably deadlift about 700lbs on average, for the medium and bigger guys there.

[@cowboycatss]

Western media has really done its job, just look at these comments lol

[@laloperez737]

Es la primera vez que veo a norcoreanos sonreir

[@blacksmith3560]

what an impressive team !!!

[@volvo245]

I bet those fuys eat more than some medium sized village in NK combined

[@callee85]

they are so short, with the right technique they could lift 300% of their own weight with no problem

[@ricardoozmilos6987]

Its not the height who does the difference its the weight . the heavy man there is like 60 kg

[@oliverdavis3943]

The one left of shot has, multiple times, but he's one of only about half a dozen ever to do so. Yes it is down to technique, and other things.

[@rfjohns1715]

The right build short arms & legs long back for rapid pull.

[@akkimaroine487]

what's the best practice , weightlifting or powerlifting for overall strength and hypertrophy combined ? Thanks

[@StGeorgedragonhunter]

If you want to get strong at bech, deadlift and squat powerlifting, if you want to get strong at C&J and snatch weightlifting. For hypertrophy it's pretty much the same if you train well in any of these disciplines and you are natty.

[@akkimaroine487]

Thank you Claudio

[@TheWowzz]

It depends, weightlifting probably for overall and relative strength, powerlifting if you want the strongest squat bench and deadlift like the guy above said. You'll get a nice physique aswell from doing both

[@cleomensxliv3605]

Weightlifters are significantly stronger in the spinal erectors, the lower hamstring (just behind the knee) and the front of the leg (quads) and Powerlifters are significantly stronger in the triceps, lower chest, and upper hamstring (back of the upper thigh to mid thigh). The differences in the strength of the muscles in the rest of the body are marginal and can vary from individual to individual depending on things like genetics and training methods. The lower hamstring is more important for athletic movements such as switching directions quickly or accelerating to a full sprint although its strength has no effect on determining top running speed however weightlifters are actually even better than the Olympic sprinters in the first 20 of the 100m dash as research from the mexico olympics showed...Powerlifters are not. If you want the strongest arms possible it is absolutely necessary to do heavy bench presses but in most real world activities the arm's primary function with regards to the use of significant force is to serve as a conduit for power generated by the legs and back and so maximizing arm strength in itself in fact has little benefit from a functional standpoint and the chest is more or less completely useless for throwing, punching, or grappling although it is to a minor extent an active participant in the last of these three having some minor utility. The spinal erectors are responsible for straightening the spinal cord, rotating the torso, and stabilizing the torso in general and so are extremely important in more or less every athletic maneuver with the exception of those rare instances where the spine and torso are supported externally such as Bench Press or seated leg extensions (technically they are still activated during these movements but only to an insignificant extent so as not to be central). Squats and Dead lifts also work the spinal erectors to a significant extent however they are not worked nearly as well as in Clean&Jerk in these exercises which are especially inferior in developing the upper portions of these muscles which run along the entire length of the spine....as a relevant note its important not to confuse the lower spinal erectors (which closely surround and attach directly to the spinal cord like all the rest) with the "low back" muscles or lumbar muscles (on either side of the bottom of the spine descending to and inserting into the hip) which also play an important role in stabilizing the torso in addition to transferring force between the leg and back and are more or less worked equally in Dead Lift and Clean&Jerk, somewhat less so in squat, and basically not at all on Bench Press. If one were to do nothing besides lift weights for his training therefore Olympic weightlifting provides superior functional abilities however an expert wrestler or a linebackers success in their sport is primarily determined by their sport specific skills and not the exercise selection of their strength and conditioning program although in practice both of these types of athletes often mix approaches doing say power clean and bench press (in professional american football and wrestling power cleans or more rarely power snatches are always performed as a basic movement although Jerks or full squats cleans/snatches are very rare)

[@moynihansamm]

If you want to see the comparison of strength just search "powerlifting squats vs weightlifting squats." Oly lifting requires an incredible combination of coordination, speed, explosiveness, mobility, and of course, strength. Powerlifting requires only the latter.

[@sawakun]

this people just like a robot working

[@WeebKilla95]

These dudes love hitting that ground hard.

[@RdyToMingle]

These guys would be giants inside NK

[@abeurakadabeura]

It's a bit sad that whenever there is a video showing NK team, people can only talk about the dictatorship and not just focus on the athleats.

[@arcocola8183]

Those blue shoes are cold as ice.

[@benlobner7070]

I don't get why everybody in the comments is like "look how good there technique is". I mean there pulls are very good but of all professional teams they seem to have the worst lockouts. Both in the Jerk and in the snatch. Even some of the warm up sets look like three red lights with that much ellbow bend.

[@Scudhs]

I understand that it is generally taught to have your upper arms parallel to the ground when in front rack position, so is there a reason that a lot of athletes have their elbows pointed slightly down in front rack position?

[@rainerkuusik8158]

Scuds their upper arms are short so they have to point their elbows down to get into a good rack position

[@jhonnyola]

Why do first snach the clean and jerk?? Because of completion setup?

[@takashiotu]

his power is stronger than missiles

[@TMNXtras]

Wish I could Olympic lift, don't have the coaching, form too hard to get down without a coach

[@TheWowzz]

Olympic lifting is really hard the technique is just beyond anything, getting into it myself if you really can't get a coach watch some vids hit the gym and just practice with the bar for an hour, thats what i do

[@TheZweric]

I don't have a coach, but learned sloppy clean and jerks recently all by myself. Watched a few technique vids and tried to remember them for the workout one or two hours after. Then I filmed myself to analyze my form. Now I've got a little confidence and it improves from there. You can do it all the same!

[@AngealVO]

I'm self taught and I snatch 225lbs my snatch isn't bad but my cleans are horrible but practice makes perfect...just go out there and do it brother, Clearance is self taught if that's any kind of motivation.

[@민들레영토-o9e]

20:20

[@anttijappinen]

How do they get enough food for the gainz?

[@ShadyNJ]

I'm sure the athletes in NK get special privileges and are well fed.

[@leonmane1880]

I wonder what happens to them after their careers are over

[@mr.billthrower7392]

@@leonmane1880 They probobly help coach and assistance the next generation of lifters.