Chinese weightlifters training

Past olympic medalists, Zhang Guozheng, Shi Zhiyong, Zhang Xiangxiang and Wu Meijin training for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

[@michaeltaishuen]

"愈簡單的愈難" 真的很感動 那種執著的意志 實在令人敬佩

[@kraftsportNO]

thanks for posting! great video!

[@patrick230]

this is an awesome piece,very inspiring.thanks for posting.

[@mikeyburger1]

Great Great video, thanks again for these, luv them !

[@user-tm6rt9fv7b]

Thank you ! 谢谢

[@ZGGordan]

great video! and very very good for motivation

[@TheDivineNicholai]

Awesome video. The chinese weightlifting team is so inspiring and interesting to watch.

[@rmsolympic1]

Inspired stories and inspiring training!

[@wissenistkraft2633]

they´re so inspiring to me! awesome guys, they probably work harder and more than most of the people! Motivates me very much

[@Socomite]

I enjoy watching these guys train, and they always have this great attitude, always willing to learn more and better themselves, not only as lifters but as athletes. Watching dudes like Zhang and Zhiyong train with injuries and be all like "well shit happens sometimes, what are you gonna do, still got to train" makes me think twice about whining about my aching joints to my coach. Truly inspirational stuff.

[@king0elizabeth]

much respect for these guys

[@JacktheDaniels]

@RPenta Good one. What was your idea of a good weightlifting facility? Do you do OL? The ones in the video are good because it's just platforms, jerk boxes, squat stands, barbells, and plenty of plates. All you need for OL. I like that it's big and open, too. You can see everyone else training around you, and people can motivate and push each other.

[@JacktheDaniels]

@MrJervilla Yeah, it's also a lot about timing, positioning, and flexibility. If you're out of position on the catch then the mechanical disadvantage (leaning over, etc.) makes it really hard to stand up with the weight. I used to squat 405 lbs. and clean 200, but now that I squat less often and do more OL's I can clean 260 (but my squat went down to 350 b/c I haven't been working on it as much. It sucks, I need to start working on it more again.).

[@romadt]

Zhang Guozheng is my favourite chinese weightlifter

[@justjacqueline2004]

Amazing determination by fantastic men.

[@mike2011989]

very inspiring stuff

[@Sarge343]

Glad you liked them

[@adarqui]

gr8 vid!

[@KustomD]

Awesome.

[@wordwreckin]

Ahhh, makes sense. Thanks a lot.

[@onepounch]

holy shit! how much is wu meijin squatting there? that´s sick!!! keep posting vids!

[@thericky1]

just a question, when they pause for a second before doing the press in the beginning where do they rest the weight? shoulders or that bone right below the neck?

[@wullebulle123]

thats one hell of a gym

[@Sarge343]

@thericky1 they rest the bar just behind the clavicle, on the shoulders. That position demand a bit of flexibility, so try practicing with just the bar, having only 1 or 2 fingers under it and keeping your elbows high, over time it becomes natural (and quite confortable!)

[@imsmenoo]

Not to mention that pressing overhead puts a strain on the pectorals as well.

[@mac2k2020]

@pseudoBearmode but it is essential if you train seriously at any level the amount of damage you cause to your muscle requires a higher intake of proteins and other nutrients.. you can buy meat or you can use shakes or both

[@fugfz]

if you got 10 thumbs up it doesn't mean you're right. i personally know Olympic lifters and they don't use steroids, so don't generalize. winning without cheating has a better intense feeling. lots of people have integrity. if you happen not to know .. too bad for you

[@Sarge343]

I'll put up more of those later ;)

[@eamonob84]

@cannonbulk that's very true! im 6'03 and have a very weak squat and clean compared to my deadlift. deadlift definitely feels much easier for me with having longer legs.

[@MrJoffe95]

you always work as hard as you'r body is able to work. i'm probably working even harder than many others because i have school - work and training every day all day. if i could get fed as much as i want when i want and relax and all i have to do is train 4-5 times a day that would be a heaven for me. trust me, ive been to camps just for the sake of my training and its very relaxing compared to my everyday life and training, but its still hard yes. i dont know if you get it or not.. but yeah

[@moveless]

Why the heck did they use Yiruma's music for this vid's beginning? Love the song, doesn't quite fit

[@wordwreckin]

What is he doing at 2:43? Super heavy 1/8th front squats to accustom his body to the heavier weights??

[@Clown7916]

I agree with that athlete. Warming up is VERY important!

[@Sarge343]

Yeah, he got gold in 2004. He also finished fourth in Sydney in 2000

[@Sarge343]

I think those are jerk drives, to help them accelarate the bar overhead in the jerk.

[@GohansRiceBall]

Man, I wished I had tried harder to watch all of the weightlifting competition during the 2008 Olympics. I only caught pieces of the Women. These stories really make you feel for them.

[@MetalForeverLives2]

This depends on many factors, such as dosages, the compounds you take, etc... The only thing that would be slightly noticeable are more rounded delts, due to the increased androgen receptor density. Keep in mind though, that these people are doing these olympic lifts for somewhere around 8 hours DAILY. Of course you'd need hormonal support to recover from that.

[@romadt]

Dimas is the best lifter of all for me too. But Zhang Guozheng is the best chinese lifter for me.

[@supasaiyn]

how do they train ? how do they progress weight without putting on weight ? and why are theyre chests big ? do they also practice bench press ??

[@LazySniper]

when you snatch, clean and jerk, you lock your back by contracting the muscles. and you use some of your back when you bring the weight up.

[@RPenta]

@Sarge343 I am dead serious on the lack of equipment, dude; thumbs up yours.

[@JacktheDaniels]

9:16 Awesome. This is what most gyms should look like.

[@Pulstreiber]

3 words: respect, respect, respect!

[@Sarge343]

Those are jerk drives. They use a weight around 110-120% of their max jerk and initiate the jerk, but don't actually jump under and catch it.

[@juanflo1000]

Solo el entrenamiento hace campeones y supera lo imposible...

[@Sarge343]

That depends. If you have a coach, you should ask him.

[@TiberiusStorm]

I love Olympic weightlifting but I agree it is hard on the shoulders, knees and back!

[@Sarge343]

I actually feel the same... But I gotta admit that watching the weightlifting competition in Beijing was AWESOME!

[@lenagerner]

guozheng's neck and back are serious business

[@Sarge343]

He's my second favorite lifter of all, after Dimas the great

[@biscuitbuilder]

Agreed 100%

[@zeyusong4176]

It is all about hard working...

[@mailmepizza]

Awesome video I agreed with everything these guys said. And yeah, can't imagine how much money was laid down for those facilities. Amazing.

[@Workhard1994]

Does any 1 know whether these guys live of this?

[@MrChasegei]

@aguaditoo i am american and i agree once america started bodybuilding olympic weightlifting was all but forgotten even though the first ever bodybuilders (tommy kono john grimek etc) were champion olympic weightlifters, i wish america would get a good system and get rid of crossfit for trainig our olympic team

[@kurpickamadinja]

I have a question, have you thought about this program called the Max Muscle Method? (look it up on google). My mother in law says it gets people stronger.

[@spookytoebeans]

Did anyone else notice the "Castle in the Sky" theme playing around 5:50?

[@EndlersaurusRex]

@MrPowerlifter13 in regards to lifting, we have zero recently.

[@604josh]

This is just gymnastics with a barbell.

[@azxsde1]

I TRAIN SWIMMING OLYMPIC WEIGHT LIFTING, AND WORK OUT WITH BODY WEIGHT KINDA LIKE GYMNASTICS TYPE STUFF.

[@Sarge343]

@prettyboyswagnyc it's called olympic lifting, powerlifting is squat, bench press and deadlift. And I would like to see a BBer attempt to snatch 300 pounds

[@JordanSpecops123]

What is zhang Guozheng doing at 2:17 Is he building power for the Jerk

[@ShannonVenasse]

damn I wish we had a gym like that for Canadian olympic weighlifters!

[@Hardistul]

well check powerlifter/strongman misha koklyaev who snatched over 460lbs (he does have a very very strong weightlifting background though, winning 6 national titles in russia) what I would really like to see is a olympic weightlifer deadlift 800lbs. because entering the 900 club is pretty much impossible.

[@grosdaraz]

"The 62k class is packed so his chances of making the olympics are slim" -> wins gold true man!

[@shortfatandcrass]

Would be great if they revamped all of powerlifting and make it so that you have to lift raw. Only thing that can be used is chalk. Make it so only the conventional deadlift will be accepted. Make it so that only a standard squat olympic style squat will be accepted and bring back the overhead press and ditch the 3" belly benching.

[@jlirving]

This is so fucking true! For people who say weights stunt your growth, you're wrong. The reason majority of elite O lifters are shorter is because the shorter you are the higher the advantage you have in lifts such as the snatch, clean and Jerk and the power lift Squat. While some bigger taller blokes have a decent advantage with the Dead lift which is seen by many as the ultimate lift.!

[@JacktheDaniels]

@MrJervilla There was once a soviet lifter who back squatted 450kg in preparation for a competition, but in the actual competition, he couldn't stand up with a 240kg clean. Also, I'm sure you're familiar with Mark Henry and Shane Hamman? They both tried their hand at weightlifting at the Olympics. Neither of them got a medal. Great strength alone doesn't ensure success at Olympic weightlifting. There are many more factors involved.

[@caseysdf]

is the secret to have strong legs and core

[@Sarge343]

they are short, but NOT skinny by any means, especially Zhang Guozheng

[@Mer134]

Can't believe every second comment here is about roids. The question about whether these athletes are phenomenal or not is boiled down to whether they take roids or not. The pounds on the barbells aside NO ONE in the freaking universe can acquire such perfect weighlifting techniques by taking any drug in the universe. Now, then why the fuck are the argument centered around a drug? Fuck off to a Bodybuilding video. Thank you.

[@PWDr93]

@Sarge343 would love to see a Bodybuilder attempt to snatch 200lbs :) olympic lifting is true power!

[@selaasar]

You sick FOCK! I like your style.

[@TheSuperber]

@JordanSpecops123 Yes

[@Sarge343]

He bombed out in the clean and jerk at the olympic trials... What a shame, he's one of my favorite lifters!

[@Sarge343]

@LayEmOut60 he's 5'4'' actually

[@Sarge343]

No problem. I like those very much myself, so I thought, why not share it with the others?

[@Sarge343]

Yeah that's the point. Weights up to 200% of the best jerk are used. They're basically 1/8 of a squat. (But I'm no expert)

[@JacktheDaniels]

@RPenta Clearly you have no idea what constitutes a good facility when it comes to Olympic weightlifting. The facilities in the video are awesome.

[@himelodykek]

perfectly said

[@Adeyemi777]

LOL no, i meant the scream of pain and agony in the background

[@TheBadmiral]

They do not train bench press or any sort of chest press movement. Their chest are so big purely because of the amount of training they do on eery other part of the body which release so much growth hormones etc. that the chest will still grow. Most top-end weightlifters in the heavier categories will be able to bench over 300-400lbs if they were to try despite never doing a bench pres sin their life.

[@RicardoPestana]

they are olympic athletes so they are tested a lot on international competitions.....

[@KizZBG]

@RUBAN0606 oh shit, that sounded painful!

[@phleidhs]

POWERLIFTING WEIGHTLIFTING STRONGMAN BODYBUILDING are brothers

[@Militantcheese]

Sweet gym

[@midn135]

what a beast

[@xXAnthony619Xx]

Great video, but MUSIC CHECK!

[@mistersupermannohere]

they forgot to show the part where they stick it

[@Vegetto19]

I wonder why Liao Hui wasn't in the video...

[@fuerzabruta88]

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[@Blomberg792]

@thericky1 They rest the weight on the collarbone.

[@23.Capricorn.23]

5:05 - oh, holy shit!

[@Adeyemi777]

2:38 I think somebody just snapped ALL his shit up

[@FLORES15RAMON]

snap city!

[@Sarge343]

He's squatting 190kg at about 8.20 I think. That's well over triple bodyweight!

[@jondrewE]

@Entropy137 Ooft, i see what you mean! That looked like terrible form lol, there must be some weird reason for doing that.

[@electronikita]

A runnah, a swimah, a shootah.

[@treatt22]

@needabloodyname fuck yeah!!

[@Sarge343]

@RPenta are you actually serious?