David Rigert Clean and Jerk

David Rigert clean and jerks 468 pounds to win the 1976 olympics

[@Eningmea62]

In My opinion Rigert is one of the all time best, a classic! Setting WR from 165lb. class all the way to 220 and even 242

[@LunkHead5150]

David Rigert competed in the 198lb weight class. This guy was my favorite lifter of all time.

[@Kuviasuktok]

One of the greatest!

[@vibra64]

He was stronger than a bull!!!!

[@paldrich1]

Rigert last lifted in the 198 pound class. The best Clean and Jerk I ever saw him do was a 4th attempt world record 489 pounds.

[@johnjsil]

i was california state champion / trained at the sports palace -what Rigert lifted there was probably about 500lbs. - i put 500lbs in the racks over head so i could stand under it with my arms extended and lift 500 lbs off the pins and support it overhead as Rigert does here at the end ---- i tell you it felt like a fookin Freight Train on my arms. Just gettin that much off the floor is a FEAT !

[@meatitarian]

I came up in lifting in the 70's and for anybody of my generation who ever laced up a pair of lifting shoes, Rigert was quite simply the man that all the wannabe's wanted to be.

[@Monctonite]

I remember Dave Rigert very well.Pound for pound he was the strongest man in the world. He was an incredible athlete. He eventually cleaned and jerked close to 510 pounds at a body weight of 198.

[@finrod55]

Rigert was lifting VERY conservatively here. Not long before the Games he set a WR C&J with a monster 485 lbs (220 kg), and in training had snatched 391. But he bombed out of the 1972 Olympics by starting too high in the snatch, so here in '76 he just wanted to total and secure a Gold Medal. He was so far ahead of anyone then that a mediocre day for him would still mean victory. Today he is a very successful coach.

[@Monctonite]

He was able to squat 660 pounds "rock bottom" for three reps. Remember - an olympic rock bottom squat of 660 would be the equivalent of a 1000 pound "power squat". Power squatters do not dip below parallel. Olympic squatters have to go much much deeper. A huge difference.

[@Apjooz]

All pure power and strength.

[@anwaryussuf4449]

David Rigert is a legend.

[@Monctonite]

Hi Mikeyburger- I saw some of your video clips - you are an excellent lifter- just keep it up ! It takes time to develop your skills and clearly you have them. Do not succumb to drugs which tend to be extremely prevalent in both Olympic and powerlifting contests. Good luck !

[@mikeyburger1]

hey thankyou, very few people think so actually, somebody said doing 120 clean and jerk @ 63 @ 16 (yrs old) is shit :( so i dnt know whats good, but its nice to think somebody likes them, il have some more soon thanks :D I just love the sport its fantastic ! great videos btw!!

[@DarrylRajamae-tx3fk]

Legend

[@psolarhidi]

@armpitpolice being explosive at the point of exhaustion would be a boxer throwing explosive punches in the 12th round for example. Olympic weightlifting is a purely anaerobic sport. The lifts are completed fast and so it does not require endurance(sustaining an effort for long periods of time)

[@MsFisicoculturismo]

eso es auténtica fuerza.-

[@Rasy2kG]

what a beast!

[@varet19]

David RIGERT était surnommé le" roi DAVID " ; c'est tout dire.j'ai eu la chance de le voir tirer à Paris , inoubliable....

[@dconner50]

were there even weight classes back then?

[@omarhjawaid]

thats just impressive as fuck

[@laurionb]

Rigert wasn't in the highest weight class (the SHW snatch record is slightly higher than this C&J). Even now his best lifts compare favourably with those in the 105KG class.

[@dynomax101]

If you don't have the STRENGTH you don't make the LIFT! Simple as that. Rigert was not only fast and a great technician, he was strong as a bull. Try it some day before you talk...

[@nroks]

I are shocked!

[@mikeyburger1]

ye hadnt he done like 3 reps at 305 kg back squat ?

[@dan7edan7e]

@jc55 Borat, is it you?

[@dornerd]

I don't know, his elbows look odd from that angle but I don't see and actual press-out. Maybe his elbows are just like that, in which case he can notify the judges and they will take it into account when making their judgement.

[@pmilleroly27]

Speed is the most important aspect of the clean, but the body needs a lot of strength to go with it. But not using speed is an inefficient use of the bodies strength.

[@demizebp]

hah, whatever dude, im done argueing over the internet.

[@iwilson1894]

actually it does because you said it's all technique so I said it's more than technique

[@drekevans]

@mikeutube7888 well i lift weights with the football team and if your the strongest person in da room but u tryina power clean staning straight up u finna break sump ... but it still takes that strength to get the weight up so itz a combination of strength and technique

[@fdfdfdfdsss]

Well when five people have C&Jed more than Reza, I don't see how he can be one of the greats. If he were to break Taranenko's record then I'd consider it, but I think he let that opportunity slip by.

[@fdfdfdfdsss]

Wait a minute, earlier you said weight lifted doesn't matter, only medals. Except that Reza doesn't hold the true world record in either the C&J or Snatch. Like I said, watered down.

[@Apjooz]

Watch some Paul Anderson videos, where he for example clean and jerked over 400 pounds with piss poor form. Then you could watch some videos of Hossein Rezazadeh and discover that his jerk form is awful but he is still able to clean and jerk 260 kilos.

[@TownesBuford]

Thus was uploaded with a toaster.

[@iwilson1894]

or...they're great athletes...imagine that!

[@musclemonster1993]

its funny cuz 5yrs earlier he clean and pressed 203... thats 447lbs!!

[@mikeyburger1]

212.5 @ 90 kg, thats pritty awesome :)

[@demizebp]

and that makes NO sense in repsonse to what we were saying.

[@irmamowonelidze1490]

💖💖💖💞💞💞💞

[@mikeyburger1]

they are much better !!! agreed :)

[@wilwn]

3 golds and 1 bronze*

[@fdfdfdfdsss]

Competing in a watered down, pathetic Super Heavy division is a wonderful thing.

[@fdfdfdfdsss]

Reza? When lifters before him could snatch and C&J more at lighter bodyweights? As for Dimas, he was a great lifter, very charismatic, but Vardanyan put up bigger weights at a lighter bodyweight.

[@Machismo1983]

HAHAAHHAHAHAA

[@bradycentralbball08]

a guy i know can squated 837 pounds!

[@dan7edan7e]

@musclemonster1993 whats funny here?

[@mikeyburger1]

:))

[@Apjooz]

Good. Don`t do it ever again, until you learn the basic facts of this great sport.

[@CharlieMikeXray]

Is it just me or does anyone else thing that jerk would have been a no lift by today's standards? I feel like the elbows were pressing out at 00:42

[@psolarhidi]

@armpitpolice all true except for endurance

[@Apjooz]

You are kidding right?

[@NewDeal1917]

Alexeev was lighter than Reza

[@demizebp]

hahahahaha

[@Faramarzrastin]

The british measures are not precise. Long live French metric system

[@fdfdfdfdsss]

Vardanyan has more world records...obviously the best is subjective. Going purely by the kilos, Vardanyan was stronger and weighed less. As for Reza, well he doesn't hold the true record in the snatch or C&J. In fact Pisarenko C&Jed more weighing 100 lbs less.

[@Hopeswilldie]

lol, pounds.:)

[@oso0610]

wow...ive seen better

[@demizebp]

and the clean and jerk is all technique, thats why people can put up twice their weight, and not be very strong. learn something about the sport before you talk. thanks.