IronMind Big Lift Series: Zlaten Vanev 210-kg Clean & Jerk: 5 Attempts

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Grit! Earlier that year (1998), 77-kg weightlifter Zlaten Vanev (Bulgaria) had dislocated his arm attempting a 205.5-kg world record clean and jerk. Some months later, IronMind’s Randall Strossen was on site in the Bulgarian Weightlifting Federation’s training hall and captured Vanev cleaning 210 kg five times, only to miss the jerk each time-all under the watchful eye of fabled coach Ivan Abadjiev. You can experience the five attempts here-the 170-lb. Vanev attacking 463 lb.! And if you want to be reminded of what persistence looks like when you’re training, you’ll find the story and Strossen’s photo of Vanev again missing the jerk after cleaning the same 210 kg on IronMind’s Grit poster, now available in the IronMind e-store (www.ironmind-st.... By the way, about a week later, Vanev won the World Weightlifting Championships. Also, Vanev went on to dislocate or break his arms two more times in his weightlifting career, the most disappointing being as he was in his final preparations for the 2000 Olympics. Talk about being forged in fire!

[@ilyailindu07]

His style, his explosiveness, his technique, the atmosphere of the room, the intensity, these are scenes that we will not find nowadays....

[@tacituskilgore2016]

Ok boomer

[@fullsend5437]

@@tacituskilgore2016 ok but he’s right though....so boomer or not the statement is 100% accurate

[@callmeacutekitten3317]

You must be living under a rock bro

[@gqqggq7127]

Wish gyms still existed everywhere with that kind of vibe

[@grenadeout562]

@@gqqggq7127 some training halls still look like that. A lot of equipment, especially in schools is from the late communist era or 90s

[@sofvanko5381]

"No Fear from missing, and no reluctance to come back and try the weight again!"

[@federicocarnebale]

Fun fact: he was one of Abadjiev favourites because he was one of the few of that team that really enjoy being tortured by the bulgarian system. It is known that a lot of his teammates were cheating and lying bout sets and reps done because it was so much intensity that even with a ton of drugs they were feeling pain every day. But this straight up psychopath 😂 really was one of the very few that never lied, cheated and discuss with Ivan, a true insane and powerful mind and body. One of my favourites lifters in history for sure

[@gikaradi8793]

they lived in paradise !!Lifting all day long and i would not care if i got hurt.BTW i would also lie to Abadjev because i woud do more sets in secret!! My outmost respect to the Bulgarian weightlifters of that era

[@federicocarnebale]

@@gikaradi8793 no you dont 🤣 you dont have an idea of how brutal this system was

[@gikaradi8793]

@@federicocarnebale I Would get buried in a few weeks youre defintely right. Abadjev produced 12 olympic champs and about 100 more European and World. in 2 decades We all can imagine how many thousand lifters couldnt make it .The chosen ones were super athletes

[@Jenkins11]

Still one of the most intense training sessions captured on film. Wish I could have seen this guy lift.

[@josephm.noviello1996]

No sense of time anymore. Just him and the weight. Everyone elss except the coach has left.

[@jonmolina948]

If he makes it on the first or second try Abadjiev will probably shake his hand and after that make him put 5 more kilos on the bar.

[@jan-alexanderpelz1649]

I'm going to meet him in October I'm really excited

[@pavlopixxao7185]

@@jan-alexanderpelz1649 any update ?

[@maxaffe3195]

yeah what about the update@@pavlopixxao7185

[@Carlos-bk5is]

@@jan-alexanderpelz1649update?

[@jan-alexanderpelz1649]

@@Carlos-bk5is well he died in Germany the same year

[@fokojan]

my CNR was exhausted simply watching this. absolutely crazy.

[@fokojan]

@Nicco Ford yes!

[@JinnDante]

cns

[@bifftannen5957]

I was next to the platform when he hurt his elbow in 1998 in Riesa at the European Championship. World Record attempt at 205,5kg. Crazy Man!

[@TK-cy3yp]

3-time World Champion 🏆 4-time European Champion 🏆

[@Hffhffdvjoc123]

"Sir, this is LA fitness. Put your weights down gently."

[@cannonfodder8287]

I hear only steers or queers come to LA Fitness. Telling me to put the weights down gently doesn’t sound like something a steer would say. So I guess that narrows it down don’t it?

[@michaellopez2070]

@@cannonfodder8287none of y’all lift enough to be slamming the weights. If you’re making noticeable slams you aren’t strong enough. It’s the same as having to bounce every bench vs pause or bodybuilding style control, both take more strength and are less showy. Unless you’re clean and jerking 450 like this guy

[@TB-fx9ye]

Sends chills down my spine

[@cash377]

Zlatan Vanev is 3 time Champion of the World ,and 4 time European Champion.

[@MrAckers75]

that first pull is so quick

[@fokojan]

this is mental!

[@plantybara]

So this is where the poster that says " G R I T " comes from. I stare at it so much on my coach's wall between sets!

[@xxkillshot5xx]

After watching this to see him do 215 for the world champion (i think) is so satisfying... he really worked hard for it and didn't give up.

[@rawweightlifting8471]

I come back to this video every once in a while and every single time it is still unbelievable

[@Hffhffdvjoc123]

Imagine this guy went to planet fitness.

[@frankchen4229]

ok we get planet fitness sucks when are these jokes gonna stop mfl

[@jonnah99]

That. Is. Insane.

[@josephm.noviello1996]

Oh how I wish they still did the Clean and Press. This is still incredible. Highly efficient explosive strength. This guy has got some super tough muscle fiber.

[@giorgosdragouidis5777]

I think this is a 215 on the bar not 210...if you see closely in the tip of the bar i believe there are two little plates of 2.5 kg not one plus the safety which is another 2.5 kg each side ...anyway great lifts no matter what!!!

[@Lisrulz96]

Barbell, 2 reds, 2 blues, 4 yellows, 2 greens, 2 5kg plates, 2 2.5kg plates, 2 safety locks = 210kg

[@polespadale]

@@Lisrulz96 exactly. Are many years watching bars men

[@abdirazaqhussein3262]

That explosiveness is crazy!

[@lithesteel9599]

Iron. Don't quit ever.

[@Al.j.Vasquez]

Lasha Talakhadze can snatch 10 kgs more than that, but he's like 10 kgs short from weighing the double of what this guy weights, i respect all lifters, specially those who give the extra to achieve their best.

[@shamarenko]

stupid comment atleast they are in different categories do you know something about sinclair system???When Zlatan competed lasha was small boy so be more respectful.

[@dimitarkolev9540]

Машина българска!

[@cliptomaniac2562]

One of the most violent things I have ever seen

[@iielysiumx5811]

the aggression in that clean is mad

[@1llusion839]

Thanks for posting!

[@redhelinux6679]

His real name is Zlatan not Zlaten. Just like Zlatan Ibrachimovic! Name Zlatan means "Gold/y" of bulgarian!

[@kvn13]

Ibrahimović is from Bosnia and Herzegovina so this guy could be Zlaten since Bulgarian is quite different from Bosnian/Croatian

[@vasil.kamdzhalov]

@@kvn13 I have I friend that is called Zlatan and he is bulgarian, Zlaten isn't the common choice.

[@LucaS-pc3hf]

unbeliveble!

[@963hz]

Amazing video! Since you were there...... any idea, or do you recall, how long his rest periods were between these attempts?

[@Purplino]

I think around 5 minutes

[@user-fh5zk9cz9p]

Целеустремленный мужик, молодец

[@vasilishimself9806]

I think he loaded 220kg to the bar right after this and he made it!

[@davidcoelho9891]

Damn, putting the video on the slowest speed while Vanev is grunting gives some nice horror like sounds 😆

[@MathewMorrill]

My favorite!

[@dadgumwler]

After the 4th attempt when he’s pacing and that lady is trying to get by I’m always reminded of Oblivion NPCs

[@rustyrave]

does anyone have an idea what kind of shoes hes wearing? If I cant lift like him, I should at least look like him!!

[@AngealVO]

Adidas adistars

[@Rockyrules1995]

I swear on everything the camera flashes f’d up his 3rd lift. That camera flash would be insanely distracting

[@rdozzi]

The boss!

[@AnthonyGarcia-sy3yk]

If that bar weights like 150 he would hit the ceiling with that first pull hahah .

[@AscendHumanity]

So much fury

[@MarcusLeonard307]

Wow...

[@RadnaiTamas]

Bulldog plates

[@meathook3000]

+Tamas Radnai What brand is that? I have never seen such plates.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

+meathook3000 Bulldog is a Columbian company, they've been around forever. They have an instagram account that shows their equipment and local lifters using it etc. It's "bulldogsportscol"

[@meathook3000]

danehb89 Interesting. Thanks.

[@keertighorpade9166]

Great

[@BlueRabbit_]

wow.

[@grouch032]

What lifters are those?

[@mme9646]

It's 215, not 210.

[@AfferbeckBeats]

I can see red blue yellow yellow green on the bar for 190, plus small whites for 200, and small 2.5s plus collars for 210kg. Unless you think there's another pair of 2.5s.

[@hjaltalinator]

@@AfferbeckBeats i see no blues but 4 x 25s. I think its 220

[@JFat5158]

@@hjaltalinator you'd be wrong then, the colour is hard to see in this vid but the second plate is definitely blue.

[@to5ov472]

Последният голям, заедно с Гълъбин, жалко че се контузи и не стана олимпийски в Сидни 2000..:((

[@stefanstefanov9409]

Милен Добрев и Величко Чолаков са последните двама големи.

[@leebyungjun151]

Isn’t that 220?

[@rawweightlifting8471]

Yeah

[@omithehomi8568]

Isn’t this 220kg?

[@ABCefgy]

this is 220

[@thebeyonder4113]

That's 220 ain't it ?

[@Lisrulz96]

Nope, 210

[@thebeyonder4113]

@@Lisrulz96 oh yeah the colour in the video is a bit off