Dmitry Klokov-going for GOLD in London 2012!

[@fitnessuniverse111]

Absolutely great video,good song thats goes along with all the sequences chosen to be in this video-great work...:)

[@nawdik]

The greatest competition that never happened. A tragedy in WL

[@DrBallz82]

terrific athlete, extreme discipline and a nice video to complement his training

[@MsSucka]

i cant wait to watch this guy this summer.

[@mu0325]

Klokov is a great lifter with a great spirit and he is indeed a great sportsman character, but when talking about spirit and determination I have never seen someone like Akkaev. He is indeed the underdog. against all the odds in 2008, being pushed to compete in group B he still managed to get on the podium and I think, was he given the chance in group A he would have gotten at least silver. He managed to go up in weight class and win the world against other long time 105s.

[@BrentstyleVibes]

There is no way to do that. The lifters and their entry totals are available from several weeks out of competition. For example you may find this on allthingsgym or the website of the olympics. And yes, Klokov vs Akkaev vs Aramnau (vs Dolega) would have been the battle of the century, I've spent 4 years waiting for it.

[@ULTRAGRIFFONS22]

Quel athlète! C'est la fierté de toute l'haltérophilie : force, puissance, prestance, classe! Un modèle pour tous!!! WEIGHTLITING PRIDE

[@hammerpop]

The premier event that never happened! I was so disappointed except for the Kazakhstan Ilya Ilyin who was an awesome surprise as was Svetlana Podobedova for the Kazakhstan women. As for Klokov and Akkaeve...Not sure if either man can continue at previous levels, though their prime years may be maxed out with recent injuries. So much stress on the joints and spine. Still they will be among the best ever.

[@2z48]

This is an inspiring video. Oly lifting rocks.

[@kalaloch131]

Gonna be pulling for Klokov but I don't know if he can beat Akkaev...I feel like he deserves it more after working so hard and coming in 2nd so often

[@leeonr]

i dunno if between the russians they'll try to break snatch record, i'm sure aramnau could edge them both in snatch, and most likely cj too, but it'd be interesting to see aramnau struggle for second consecutive gold

[@mrericmandude]

@MaximFIN88 I haven't heard that, thanks! But that's awesome, I hope he's back to his old self, if so, the 105 lineup will be beyond epic!

[@Apjooz]

Might be, especially with big legs the calf and hamstring pressing into each other can affect the knee in a negative way.

[@SuperOlds88]

great video

[@LaszloBencze]

He does some very unusual, extremely difficult training exercises: Jerk with a long pause in the dip position, Front squat with very long pause in bottom position, Snatches from a low platform. He does all these with big weights. Obviously he is building tremendous reserves for his competitive lifting. He also has superior speed and flexibility. Looks to me he has a very good chance at gold.

[@Weightlifter34rus]

Автор видео - ты супер молодец! Отличное видео про Димку сделал!

[@BrommaSwinger]

105 kg @ London olympics will be magic! Go Klokov!

[@duncanthaw6858]

Klokov is popular and it's easy to see why, but when it comes to his career, he really blew it. Barely won anything compared to similarly talented people.

[@lol6434]

totally clueless

[@Nashvillain10SE]

@@lol6434 I mean, his record speaks for itself and supports the comment. RELATIVELY SPEAKING, he hasn't had comparative results--world records? Gold medals? Olympic medals?

[@lol6434]

@@Nashvillain10SE He has olympic silver medal from 2008 beijing, silve in WC in Paris and ton of medals from europian &championships over the years.

[@alexkiller1]

respect from canada

[@mrericmandude]

@MaximFIN88 Any word on if Aramnau will compete in London? I saw his suspension was over a while ago....

[@nevarnejoh]

that front squat whith 250 was insane when he stopped at the bottom i thought thats it he stays there

[@Weightlifter34rus]

Клоков супер штангист! Я буду болеть за него в Лондоне!

[@MsSucka]

dmitry could easily be one of the strongest guys in the world.

[@speedykthx]

good thing for russian and most other eastern lifters is their qualifying events and national competition are typically untested, so they have free rain of use prepping for the olympics, which is why very few canadian and american lifters do well in the olympics, too much bs'ing around avoiding tests to qualify to really prepare properly, a lot go to mexico for this purpose...but still isnt enough

[@dan7edan7e]

180+220@111 is very, VERY low in terms of Olympics. I understand he will peak out during Summer, but nevertheless that's a huge gap he has to cover. London 105kg weightlifting will be super-intense, and if you are aiming for medals - absolutely nothing to do there with less than 420kg sum.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

Out of them, it's only Dolega left in the competition now :(

[@jshealy]

wow, that's old timey super strong!

[@Youngvic06]

He needs to start using steel bars, hes going to brake those rubber ones hes using one of these days. What a monster!

[@Apjooz]

It's definately safer than bouncing out of a full squat without any control...

[@EricDraven56]

Personne n'est invincible, mais franchement, il faudra qu'Akkaev soit très fort pour battre Klokov au JO, il ne se laissera pas battre 2 fois de suite par son compatriote, encore moins sur LE Titre Olympique dont tout le monde rêve. Et ce dont je suis sur, c'est que les Records Olympiques tomberont en -105 kg (200-236)

[@CekTopGaZa1988]

Tell plz someone the name of song.

[@Jlyka34]

Brandon Lee by The 69 Eyes

[@nawdik]

Supposedly an injury, although some suspect he tested positive in an internal test and they pulled him out of the competition so he wouldnt get caught officially and banned

[@mikeyburger1]

Oh, I read somewhere he did :/

[@81heta]

ootko muuten löytäny niitä jussin videoita jaskalta??olis kiva nähä niitä....

[@burner2231]

@MaximFIN88 I sure hope Bejanyan gets a spot...

[@KajzerOne]

Unbelievable!

[@MaximFIN88]

@mrericmandude he just compete in Belarussian cup, 180+220@111kg,..so looks like he is coming back..

[@dyotov3]

The best lifter in the world!

[@MrRubenxx1]

the best !!!

[@MaximFIN88]

@chiefwr88 Klokov vs.Akkaev vs. Dolega vs. Aramnau.. this will be THE weightlifting competition of 2000s... :)

[@JCGGPro]

Min. 1:00 = SlowMotion like a BOSS

[@arturo49147]

quiero bajar estos videos

[@TheDannyddd]

i know :( and its because of "undisclosed medical reasons". anyone wanna enlighten me on whether it was illness or injury related? i hope not the latter

[@josko2000]

Danny Sullivan steroids, him and akkaev

[@sibulxxx]

This excerise with 5 second stop at the bottom is very useful for weightlifers. :)

[@DustinOranchuk]

akkaev is invincible

[@Powerman8885]

There are not too many ways you can possibly fuck with such a man. Единицы могут тягаться с ним, дикий атлет.

[@AndreiOll]

Красава!

[@Coffee_and_SpentBrass]

2:57!.....holy shit!

[@TheOmed1999]

last time in belarussian cup he made 200+240@107kg

[@finsuofin]

Kyllä sitä dimalle jo kullan soisi:) Tässä tapauksessa vaan tuntuu että se ei ansaitse sitä vaan ottaa sen!!

[@iProVoK3D]

why didnt he compete? injury?

[@Tom-vu1wr]

Chemists messed up his cycle

[@DonDraper001]

How the fuck is he the greatest lifter of the century?

[@slicker2014]

I guess i wouldnt be shocked if he was found positive though. A beast nonetheless

[@tyrant1505]

Drugs? If so (and it WAS NOT proven), he ain't the only one, no discussion!

[@tyrant1505]

EVERYONE? NO!!!! Many? YES!!!!

[@sharifjomaa]

*strength

[@aminoacids13]

@chiefwr88 we will see what happen in London ;) ....nice vid anyway!

[@CanadianMang]

Okay from 2:43 to 3:05 Like wow what a f'in beast!!!

[@McAwesome17]

couldn't get his testosterone levels low enough so he pulled out

[@silverlemons971]

Actually Ilya llin is the best of the centruy, what a fail klokov didn't even show up

[@silverlemons971]

No he wasn't. He fucked up his steroid cycle and would of tested positive if he came so decided not to go

[@schoonerchow]

silver lemons you know I wish they wouldn't even test at all. everyone knows that most athletes use them it's just who gets caught and that's all sports

[@silverlemons971]

@billyboy1969 I love Klokov, he is simply amazing. But finding out that he couldnt come last minute because of drug testing pisses me off. I also liked Hysen Pulaku and he got disqualified..

[@Hopeswilldie]

Ilya is from Kazakhstan, you imbeciles

[@MrShady2099]

silver lemons I dunno man honestly people only really started talking about Ilya Ilyn since the 2012 games, and again with his 242CAJ. But if you look he won by bodyweight... Look at Liao hui, Lu Xiaojun, or Kim Un-Guk. Liao won by like 25kg, in 2014, and something similar in 2013, Lu also something close to 20kg in 2013 worlds,and Kim by something close to 10kg in 2014. They dont just win their categories, they dominate it. So no I dont agree that Ilya is the best lifter of the century. The only competition Ilya crushed everyone else was in 2012, yet he changed of category out of fear I believe. If you actually watched the Khaza nationals youd see that theyre were 2 other lifters in the 94KG that were just as good as Ilya I believe.

[@SandPointGym]

its funny how russia probably payed the olympic comitee to not spoil the name of there best athletes, bummer they cant compete, klokov and akkaev would be awesome to watch

[@speedykthx]

anything over a gram a week of test is a waste for strength purposes, 1g of test say stacked with 500-750mg of tren, and maybe some halotestin last few weeks...if you have to blast more than that you were never gonna be world class anyway...plus not to mention a decade of use on top of consistant training to be anywhere close to this

[@Cetoke]

Näkyykö 105kg sarja suomessa ollenkaa?

[@leeonr]

aramnau and akkayev on top of klokov that should be interesting

[@MrShady2099]

i would hardly say to most feared weightlifter. he isnt even close to a liao hui or lu xiaojun for his weightclass

[@Hopeswilldie]

Can't you read you halfwitt? RUSSIAN

[@MrShady2099]

David Lendl Yeah... well a fiew things wrong with this statement... well first of all, There are other great russian lifter, like Apti Aukhadov, Ivanov, who won olympic silver medals as well in the olympics. Hes not even the best Russian lifter of his weightclass! Look at Akkaev who was in the same weightclass as Klokov and beated him. Hes famous for looking good, not being the very best. You obviously dont know weightlifting.

[@Crwiii]

Chines just dominated the light weight classes lmao, Long quinquan, Chen lijun, Liao Hui, Lu XiaoJun, Tian Tao...

[@livingroomvids71]

i bet something will be better in the millenium..

[@gunlover94]

"undisclosed medical conditions." he probably juiced

[@freshchoresh]

Aramnau will win gold (again) obviously...

[@TheMcicak]

No!!!

[@iskanderzzz]

You know nothing about roids, 4-5 grams per week is hundreds times higher than natural. prof builders rarely using more than 2 g a week

[@xdonnix]

fuckn sucks i was looking forward to see him compete

[@1vootman]

Best Russian weightlifter of this century pfft... not really. Akkaev and Lovchev (to some extent) were more successful.

[@FieldBoy111]

lol . no

[@slicker2014]

and busted for doping i believe. :(

[@lukebelliveau7375]

extremly disapointing