How This Guy Secretly Became The Best Weightlifter Ever. | Aleksandr Kurlovich

Yurik Vardanian was one of the best ...his 400 kg total in 1980 in the 82.5 cat were amazing...may he rest in peace...🙏🙏👍

[@stalin1909]

There are several great ones. Vardanyan was superhuman…. Pisarenko was nuts as well. And i like kakhiashvilli as well. Vardanyan’s Son lifted weights i believe ,but not at his dad’s level of course.

[@qltcn]

​@@stalin1909far better than Rigert's son though

[@ozwunder69]

Great commentary and great editing.. even managed to borrow some of my footage ;) incidentally the lift by taranenko at 1987 ussr champs was 265.5 not 262.5kg .. it was a soviet record as was his 472.5kg total

[@marcosmarroquin7982]

your knowledge of our sport is amazing brother thank you for the great video. That '87 worlds super heavy class was amazing. Taranenko, Krastev, Kurlovich, Nerlinger fighting it out, what a gem

[@anthonyjgraves8967]

The 1987 World Weightlifting Championships in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia (Now Czech Republic) would see the super-heavyweight class have nine lifters snatch over 182.5 (402 lbs.) and eight over 227.5 (501 lbs.) in the clean & jerk. I attended and watched the super's competition from the warm-up room area. It was a great competition that would not be beaten until the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia where thirteen supers would surpass 182.5 kg (402 lbs.) in the snatch and nine over 227.5 kg (501 lbs.) in the clean & jerk.

[@weightliftim9921]

Yess finally something about Kurlovich, I also think he’s a case for one of the greatest, even greater than pisarenko

better snatcher for sure, tho Pisa had even better bodytype for snatch, maybe lacked a bit of speed or more liekly techinque

[@LiftHeavy]

The 266 red light call was not controversial. There is a rule that states that an athlete must show control, remain steady for at least a second until judges give a down signal. You can rewatch this video indefinitely and still see that his body rotation never stopped. It is an incredible attempt without a doubt, but a zero controversy

[@o-neil]

One of my favourite lifters ever. His technique was so good, it always looked like he could lift anything he wanted

[@chim55]

Great video! Thank you

[@ronanbrookes7125]

Great video, looking forward to seeing more like it!

[@xgamermudkip7154]

I'll stand strong that yuri was the second best ever. He made a top 5 all-time total on 4 attempts, having made 5 kilos more in the jerk earlier that year. The fact that his total isn't 5 kilos more is sheer bad luck, the fact that a sub-super didn't make a 460 total was pure luck💀 that should not be a total a heavyweight is touching, or even thinking about.

[@NONO-hz4vo]

I agree. For his size he was incredible though as most can agree Naim is insane. That 500 Sinclair is legend.

[@vintagelifts]

Actually an interesting thing is that almost all top 10 Sinclair weightlifters had a chance to rank top 2, but almost never top 1 - Naim was extremely far in front of everyone else

[@JD-ww2ri]

Yuri Zakharevich must be in the first five in the list.210kg snatch+250kg C&J at - 110kg weight class in the 1988 Olympics...

[@haroldpepete]

woahhh, you're amazing, you did a great, Kurlovich deserved a video like this one. My three preffer lifters are Kurlovich, Aramnau and Sorahb Moradi. In today's broadcast in iwf world championship, one of the two guys that he believes he knows everything about weightlifting and he knows nothing, he said that Lalayan of armenia was the fifth lifter able to lift 215 or more, that's not correct, he is sixth, the first was Krastev, 2 The big Kurlovich, 3 salimi 4 lasha 5 gor and 6 lalayan. I have seen any Kurlovich video in youtube but yours were one of the greatest i've ever seen

[@casefarley5744]

That 266 is a red light from me. His right elbow does not look locked out. Might be an issue with that arm. It is a shame because It is an insane lift. More people have walked on the moon than clean and jerked 266 in competition.

[@outdoorguy845]

I've been a competitive powerlifter State Regional and National level for 25 years, but I've always appreciated the speed power and strength of weight lifters. As powerful as someone like Eddie Hall or any other Strong Man competitor is, they could never do what a weightlifter can do

[@Timonnnnnnn]

Курлович был выдающимся атлетом ! Я недавно увлёкся тяжелой атлетикой, поэтому не застал его карьеру, жаль что он рано ушёл ..., но в истории он навсегда !

[@CG_Strength]

Awesome video thank you

[@LiftHeavy]

I also wish we stopped saying “greatest ever” or of “all time”. Kurlovich was the greatest of HIS time and era. If Taranenko, Pisarenko and Kurlovich were well and active today, they would learn the Georgian national anthem by heart by now. Lasha is the greatest of this era too, I’m sure someone else with come along to change that in the future

impossible to predict like that different training more fat (just look at Lasha)...

[@raianndias8336]

Excellent! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@zydomason]

Ahh the legendary samboy chips cup

[@vintagelifts]

Setting an all time world record at worlds 👎👎👎👎 Setting an all time world record at the Samboy chips cup 😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@bulletproof_ben]

Brilliant video

[@zuzannalewtak5658]

Super vid 🏋🏼

[@Ewgen-t.]

Легендарные.

[@NONO-hz4vo]

Taranenko, Krastev, and Kurlovich all lifted with pure power. Almost all their lifts feature bar paths that have more in common with the art work of a 3 yr old than anything resembling a modern lift.

Rest in peace Mr Kurlovich and Mr Krastev....🙏👍👍

[@joshventura8193]

What are the red and white adidas shoes he was wearing called?

[@nickcustodi592]

I’m actually upset they didn’t give him the down signal on that lift lol at least from that angle it absolutely looked like he had the weight overhead motionless and under control with feet in line. Maybe I’m missing something?

[@benoitterneyre5064]

Did he dislocate his elbow earlier in his career, similar to Zakharevich? Even on valid clean and jerks, his right elbow doesn't look like it's able to fully extend, which was probably made worse every time he went for a world record clean and jerk, causing the controversial no lifts in 87 and 89 despite being as extended as possible for him.

[@vintagelifts]

I’m pretty sure he got hurt at some point yeah, not sure when though

[@NICKTJONES]

HERE WE GO! THE CHANNEL IS HAPR

[@vintagelifts]

Let’s get it

[@edwarddorey4480]

From what country are you?

[@vintagelifts]

🇫🇷

[@PBSAnthropology-cn6tw]

@@vintagelifts Thank you!

[@oscarcastillo8510]

Si alguien que consume Salbutamol pq es asmático da positivo es descalificado ?

[@bumpercoach]

right up there but at least a few arguably better... and just one of the repeat Super champs Davis Zhabo, Alexeev, and Reza before Lasha made it beyond all others this last wknd

[@HOCM102]

Just a merch idea... but hear me out here: Samboy chips t-shirt. The classic logo and colorway. Anabolic af if you ask me

[@djones3291]

This would go hard ngl

[@vintagelifts]

That’s a damn good idea

[@deepsquat600]

Sorry I gave that lift a red light... It was amazing but he wasn't in control and it was helicoptering on him.

[@piergiorgiorota6416]

Il piu grande e lasha talakadakse

[@BuJammy]

I cannot look at Kurlovich's elbows.

[@gwgiagal5065]

🏋️🏋️

[@SirPerikles]

My boy got robbed. twice 😢

[@JoeyLannigan]

David Rigert was the best ever 😎🎸

[@22448824]

No one thinks Dimas is the best lifter ever. Unless you judge it on the whole career and not only best lifts.

[@signs80]

I think there's an argument when you have as much dominance as he did for that length of time

[@stuart4860]

back when steroid testing was non existent...

[@martinfiay8908]

I’m sorry but I think Lasha is the best ever