"I don't consider the members of the other federations my rivals. The only opponent I'm fighting against is the world record" - Lu Xiaojun
@ke32856 жыл бұрын
Bernie Perez Lu is our nigga, Lu is our idol
@user-ri1nu9xq2m5 жыл бұрын
in chinese, i mean in mandarin , he said it like I'm compete to myself ,totally not arrogant , he is a super nice and humble person
@leonleonov13055 жыл бұрын
''I don't consider other weightlifters as my rivals.I know I am better prepared than them. The only oponent I'm fighting with is myself. If I resist the temptations of going to a night clubs, drinking or doing other stupid things, no body can defeat me!'' - Angel Genchev. The haviest man to lift three times his own body weight.
@Dance16174 жыл бұрын
Lu has to think like that, he has no human competition
@tomsoleymanbik32664 жыл бұрын
Bernie Perez maybe you should watch 1988 Seol Naim Suleymanoglu. See what dominance means.
@plasmadrip46334 жыл бұрын
0:00 this opening is absolutely beautiful.
@XtarShoter3 жыл бұрын
what a pairing right, Weightlifting is the classical genre in weight training.
@allgoo19645 жыл бұрын
I think the weight lifting competition has the most diverse participants and countries. A country nobody ever heard of gets a podium and the lifter becoming instant national heroes. It's largely dependent on individual strength and skill.
@hobit75859 жыл бұрын
"in weightlifting in order to win first place, 90% of the time you must beat the chinese and is damn hard to do so"
@leonleonov13055 жыл бұрын
@@wolfdog5981 If they change the training method to bulgarian system they will probably beat the Chinesse. Bulgaria was only 8 million people and they were still the best in the 70s and 80s and even some of the 90s
@stefanfreestylez5 жыл бұрын
Luckily the big boys dont have to worry about the lil china men in their category
@Dayum2865 жыл бұрын
arde how to explain the China’s male football team
@Asianpride21425 жыл бұрын
@@stefanfreestylez 109 kg silver medalist 2018 worlds = Chinese man. You = dumb:( also china dominates almost all the heavier weight classes haha, 96kg, 85 kg... r u ok?
@liquidsquid1015 жыл бұрын
@@wolfdog5981 You clearly haven't been to India :D That's gonna take a aaaaaaaaaaages. Half the people don't even use cutlery, don't expect global reign from India anytime soon. Also poor genetics for lifting. Don't get me wrong, I love India, but that was just a silly comment
@zemstone9 жыл бұрын
Yes! Finally it's out Based Klokov
@euphoricrun9 жыл бұрын
Having practiced as olympic weightlifter in the past, this documentary brought back some good memories and made me want to get back to it. Maybe I will.
@openedboxgaming17192 жыл бұрын
Hope you did friend
@SjorsGameplay9 жыл бұрын
LMAO lu xiaojun and liao hui in the club this is awesome ahaha
@harrisonsloan60365 жыл бұрын
post mortem russia: train hardddd, die die die die China: lets go clubbing lol
@lukelee20744 жыл бұрын
That is just showing off for documentary
@brycebyte9 жыл бұрын
This was just fantastic, thank you
@KarthiKeyan-gp6et5 жыл бұрын
The Strength Athlete Hhii
@CrunchyButtBurger8 жыл бұрын
My favorite part was seeing that lu xiaojun and Liao hui actually go clubbing together LOL
@DJHEV7 жыл бұрын
As an athlete of the iron, much respect for weightlifting.
@alonsobarrera29979 жыл бұрын
At 29:45, It seems that Lu Xiaojun was at that club only for eating hehehe
@WEI-lu4io5 жыл бұрын
Coz his wife will be angry if he wanna hook "grip" gal HAHA.
@trexbattle4 жыл бұрын
Pour manger et dancer
@andt33162 жыл бұрын
On July 31, in the men's 81 kg weightlifting final of the Tokyo Olympics, 37-year-old Chinese athlete Lu Xiaojun won the championship with 170 kg snatch, 204 kg clean and jerk, and a total score of 374 kg. The snatch, clean and jerk, and total scores all broke the Olympic Games Record.
@ozwunder692 жыл бұрын
seriously this was the first olympics to host the 81kg class
@stelliumeleven28898 жыл бұрын
klokov father and son scene on the couch gave me feels. 30:30 if you want a good laugh
@tryphon209 жыл бұрын
Very nice documentary!Weightlifting deserves these things.Deserves the "King of Sports" title.The most demanding sport requiring agility,strength,speed,concentration among others and all those at the highest value.No fancy clothes and arrogant athletes.Humble and hard working modern Hercules guys! We love weightlifting!
@proudHughesfan9 жыл бұрын
Sir, that was very well put. Especially the last 2 sentences.
@Ainttrippin9 жыл бұрын
Tryfon Plessias ..and lots and lots of steroids.
@Ainttrippin9 жыл бұрын
No. Not all successful athletes take steroids. And you sound like a moron when you say that.
@jureslegel38779 жыл бұрын
Profesional sports at its best are all on so high level you must using lets say enhancers for your body to get to that level. Athletes use the enhancers because the competition is crazy and there are a lot of money for medals. Simple as that.
@bradleybunch20295 жыл бұрын
@Joseph Doe lol
@TheTigerRunner9 жыл бұрын
Lu Xiaojun is the best. :) So glad this documentary finally came out.
@justindenver56922 жыл бұрын
This documentary was made 6 years ago.. cant believe Lu Xiaojun is still the best one all over the world....He just won another gold medal in Tokyo Olympics 2021 😂😂😂 Congratulations! Lu Xiaojun!
@ohioman0082 жыл бұрын
lu hasnt compete yet, i think u are talking about the other chinese weightlifter
@angelkilier2 жыл бұрын
@@ohioman008 Maybe he's a psychic or something. Lu actually won the gold. LOL
@ohioman0082 жыл бұрын
@@angelkilier lol hahahah he must be
@Uzumatha9 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this documentary! Thank you IWF!
@PermanentHigh4 жыл бұрын
9:10 "You merely adopted lifting. I was born in it, molded by it"
@Mktgaming20239 жыл бұрын
Worth the wait! Brilliantly produced, shame there was no Ilya, but it's really motivating! Can feel a 200KG Snatch coming tomorrow morning :-) THANKS IWF!
@LXAsx4579 жыл бұрын
the music in this documentary makes all of these places seem so enchanted
@atuldixit0077 жыл бұрын
Leg day every day
@kekw99285 жыл бұрын
true bros skip leg days
@nathanielsablan24744 жыл бұрын
Eyre Borne I was once a true bro. I have since learned the error of my ways
@heshamaldhahiry954 жыл бұрын
@@kekw9928 and look like a lollipop
@AZ-rg3rf3 жыл бұрын
the way it should be
@immxrtalized91172 жыл бұрын
@@kekw9928 true men train for a massive chest, massive arms, and massive legs. And most importantly, back.
@fidelmarcasado16426 жыл бұрын
Wow! Who would’ve known! The first story is located in my hometown! San Luis Potosí! México. Greetings.
@KavishBatra9 жыл бұрын
Dimitry Klokov the only reason i watched it nd Then i Just Loved the whole thing..... Loved the documentary...... thanks a lot
@Darkmaster36947 жыл бұрын
Funny to see in 2015, Dmitry Klokov had hopes of winning gold then the same comity (IWF) that made a documentary starring him decides to ban the Russian lifters, sort of disheartening.
@stefanfreestylez5 жыл бұрын
Theyre literally allll on it that does nothing for the sport
@JohnSmith-nz2eb4 жыл бұрын
Stefan Cupovic I know they’ve got to keep up appearances to stay in the olympics but it sucks when a single country is singled out for PED use
@danielhenderson7622 жыл бұрын
IWF don't have that authority. If wada pops someone, they're banned. IWF has no say
@HeathWatts2 жыл бұрын
When will we stop pretending that high-level and pro athletes aren’t all using PEDs? It’s been that way for decades in most sports and about 70 years in Olympic weightlifting.
@germanolivera21889 жыл бұрын
The best documentary that I´ve ever seen. Thanks
@AnthonyMcqueen19878 жыл бұрын
Great documentary on these amazing athletes much respect to all the discipline and time it took to get them where they are.
@SpartanBaron169 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic work. Hopefully this helps more people find the beauty in the sport.
@muhammadbegaliev91989 жыл бұрын
It is so Beautiful. Thanks to those who worked on this film. It is amazing!!!!
@anitam95029 жыл бұрын
The best video that i never saw in my whole life, this define the weight lifting in all forms. weightlifting will be always the best sport in the whole world!
@dna82699 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for putting this together!
@06livefast9 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that the U.S. wasn't even mentioned once in this documentary for 2 reasons: The U.S. sucks at weightlifting and The U.S. sucks at weightlifting!
@meathook30009 жыл бұрын
06livefast lol... but they started out by talking about Mexico (wtf?)... they also left out many renown WL countries like Bulgaria, Khazakhstan, Iran, North Korea, etc.
@06livefast9 жыл бұрын
***** Yes, but it wasn't about acknowledging all the great countries, it was about talking about the future of Olympic Weightlifting and how Weightlifting has touched even the poorest and war-torn countries like Mexico and shown how the future is bright with Weightlifting. Also, to mention the Chinese and Russians (because they are currently the masters of Weightlifting) is only suitable, and finally to not mention the US at all in regards to Weightlifting is just out of respect for the sport and not sugar coating reality, because when you swallow that cup of pride, its not hard to see that the US is fucking garbage at anything besides Gymnastics, Track and Field, and coming in second for every time in hockey.
@Sam22music9 жыл бұрын
We have some great lifters... Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they suck. And yes, most Americans have little respect for oly lifting, but that doesn't defeat that there are some amazing lifters in the US.
@Rsx6speed9 жыл бұрын
Sam 22 The US has amazing weightlifters? Please, give me a list of current world champions we have. How many world record holders do we have? How many Olympic medals have we brought home in the 21st century? While many of us would like the US to be at the forefront, don't be delusional, our lifters don't necessarily bring fear into the eyes of the international weightlifting community. Perhaps in the future, but not today nor in the recent past.
@182chaos9 жыл бұрын
Did the first reply just say north korea? Lol
@OlyLiftingNut9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video, loved it!!! Great to see the animations to help explain how the sport works too.
@PatrickSam9 жыл бұрын
Now this is a beautiful piece of work!
@MrHg9149 жыл бұрын
Wow.... one of the best dcoumentarys I ever seen.. 11/10 Nice Job.....
@ronsonmoses9 жыл бұрын
Thought it was great, but there is so much more to the world of weightlifting. Please make more!
@eleanorclub6 жыл бұрын
Fabulous, engaging and inspirational. So well done. Thank you.
@frankieimpastato91339 жыл бұрын
This is incredible! I am very happy to have seen this video, this is a must share.
@tanujgodara12435 жыл бұрын
30:17 the big man bringin the heat with those moves. dude was killin it
@Palestineexists2 жыл бұрын
Competitive weightlifting gave me lots of confidence and discipline. ❤️ 🏋️♀️
@MeleDrummer9 жыл бұрын
Great documentary, I really enjoyed it, specially because it shows different approaches to the art of weightlifting. In future features, I would enjoy seeing Illya Illin and Lydia Valentin. Thanks for the film IWF!
@urbanrani7529 жыл бұрын
Strength, humbleness and discipline at its best
@monserratetech9 жыл бұрын
The words of György Szalai... Fantastic!!!
@portwill8 жыл бұрын
Nagyon jó dokumentumfilm lett, le a kalappal!
@xdriverzero54159 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for this documentary.
@cyruscruz909 жыл бұрын
Thank you IWF! #olympicweightlifting #LIFTTHEWORLD
@TanayGurjar9 жыл бұрын
Had tears in my eyes at the end
9 жыл бұрын
such a nice video..weightlifting it is so addictive...once you try it you never can quite...even though you retire it you will always be one of them...a lifter...
@sinlokemp6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful documentary.. really inspiring
@samshrewsbury29989 жыл бұрын
Loved this Docu on weightlifting.
@evagenesiz78023 жыл бұрын
i do a lot from bodybuilding, powerlifting or even a little bit of crossfit no "bs movement like flapping pull ups etc" but i fell in love with weightlifting.
@JUKEBOXX19909 жыл бұрын
Excellent comments about strength and will in the opening scene.
@deppwaswho9 жыл бұрын
the piano song at the beginning was beautiful, does anyone know what it is?
@KingElrosTarMinyatur9 жыл бұрын
***** One of the most famous pieces of history, Clair de lune by Debusse.
@sergiogodoy3409 жыл бұрын
***** Claude Debussy's Clair de lune
@Daluke619 жыл бұрын
***** Like others have said, 'Clair de lune'. It's a favorite of mine mainly because my mom used to play that on the piano quite frequently at home when I was growing up. Always love hearing it!
@Matrix-wg2iq9 жыл бұрын
***** the Evil Within by Sebastian Castellanos
@LunkHead51507 жыл бұрын
Incredible video. I noticed a few seconds of Lidia Valentin. Well done.
@narayankannan96794 жыл бұрын
This video is pure gold for weightlifting fans
@TacticalAkimbock9 жыл бұрын
i was just oloking for this, and it was just released yesterday NICE!!!!!!!!!!!
@Hate2Reg9 жыл бұрын
Great documentary, thanks IWF!
@bouliopoulos9 жыл бұрын
amazing documentary
@muthaflela55488 жыл бұрын
I wish to do weight lifting but I have no weights and gym in my village :(
@chikaamalaha88869 жыл бұрын
Wow THIS IS MOTIVATING I love this. Motivational words builds the soul towards a goal.
@paulp2179 жыл бұрын
Long awaited~
@Doe72519 жыл бұрын
Brilliant documentary very inspiring
@TheLipodoc9 жыл бұрын
absolutely sublime!! Thank you!
@StavrosC39 жыл бұрын
Where is the amazing Pyrros Dimas? :(
@evilsnox68308 жыл бұрын
+Stavros Man he is playing blacklight retribution
@AlexiosKarakatsanis8 жыл бұрын
+Stavros Man him and Ilya Iliin are missing
@qewr42318 жыл бұрын
You be illin LOL
@user-dz4ty5tj7q8 жыл бұрын
I don't follow weight lifting but these guys are p4p strongest men on the planet. And it is functional strength
@x783407 жыл бұрын
Agree. I was gonna argue gymnasts are close but gymnasts have zero lower body strength.
@MrBreakingbad7 жыл бұрын
@Nosferatu He mentioned pound for pound. Yet you had to compare that with strong men. Usually fatsos resort to that bullshit.
@slicedcucumber9357 жыл бұрын
+Nosferatu Zodd his name is Lu Xiaojun, not lyu. lol
@slicedcucumber9357 жыл бұрын
+Nosferatu Zodd the extra "y" is just there to help english speaker to say his name right.
@x783407 жыл бұрын
Nosferatu Zodd YES, officially it's LYU but more commonly used is LU. Like Michael and Mike for example.
@y_exb9 жыл бұрын
Круто) Кросс-фит сделал ТА популярным спортом во всем мире и это радует!
@antonlarne49219 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome movie!
@Gallagher.6619 жыл бұрын
Kind of was expecting more out of this documentary. And I would say that Weightlifting is right next to Wrestling with King of Sports.
@alexskromniy6989 жыл бұрын
PERFECT, GUYS MAKE MORE DOCUMENTARY FILMS PLEASE
@xharekx339 жыл бұрын
Please, please, add an undubbed version. All the emotion from the people interviewed is lost and all we get is the saccharined dialog of the dubber. Unbearable.
@horatius7809 жыл бұрын
Please do this IWF. It really is unwatchable with the voice overs
@colemcnair57529 жыл бұрын
How many languages do you speak?
@prowrestlerfighter9 жыл бұрын
Cole McNair he meant subtitles...
@pawenawrocki55549 жыл бұрын
Harek SxE Yeah, I can hear that Klokov says more detailed information and the translation is a little bit different.
@PrototypeBMX9 жыл бұрын
Paul Akama think the translation is just faster
@marcelopaulino89394 жыл бұрын
Olá, gostaria de pedir a vocês que colocassem legenda em Português/Brasil, vocês fizeram um ótimo trabalho. Obrigado
@Mnguyen929 жыл бұрын
I didn't choose the weightlifting life, the weightinglifting life chose me
@MrDjcorrupt9 жыл бұрын
That's deep
@onLYbyM9 жыл бұрын
m nguyen 3deep5me
@djtim069 жыл бұрын
m nguyen thug life
@johannesschaf13016 жыл бұрын
Thats what the chinese guys are saying haha, they are the chosen ones
@davide1000mr3 жыл бұрын
In Russia, weightlifting choose you.
@MellonVegan9 жыл бұрын
Only 10000 members in the Chines weightlifting federation? As far as I know Germany has 18000 and we downright suck at weightlifting :D Seems like the old argument of "there are just more Chinese" doesn't count much, then. They just do it better.
@Mike-bt3ki9 жыл бұрын
Tobias Ommer there just are more chinese, china has the largest genetic pool in the world. the chinese government knows this and searches every nook and crevice for the perfect genetics suitable for the required sport. the chinese will be dominant at almost every sport in the forseeable future, with the monetary funds and support they give their athletes anything is achievable
@yumengyan15209 жыл бұрын
Tobias Ommer the Chinese official said its over 10,000 member, and it must be more than that, because we do not ask them to register (thats what he said in Chinese PS I am Chinese~~~)
@MellonVegan9 жыл бұрын
Landroverboy New what?
@yumengyan15209 жыл бұрын
Landroverboy New lol i am speechless...
@waswaswad9 жыл бұрын
Tobias Ommer Sag das mal Matthias Steiner
@jorgeborbolla37439 жыл бұрын
hahahaha Lu is a party animal!!!
@michaelkelland79905 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah he is
@Gustavo-nd3cx6 жыл бұрын
Great documentary!
@austindukes10892 жыл бұрын
Lu has the best back development i have ever seen!! Insane.
@hemphill969 жыл бұрын
This was simply amazing.
@franzmustermann7609 жыл бұрын
Meine Motivation vor dem Training!
@bmstylee4 жыл бұрын
Simplicity of purpose. Complexity in execution.
@sukraatahluwalia51375 жыл бұрын
@11:06, the man in the red shirt watching Aukhadov lift is Gennady Anikanov, Klokov and Klokov's father's weightlifting coach. He is the coach Dmitry is talking about here.
@adrianqureshi71607 жыл бұрын
I have a newfound respect for Klokov.
@MetalMaineiac6 ай бұрын
Indeed.👍
@richard2175 жыл бұрын
great vid..but once again this documentary was still male dominant, there are so many great female weight lifters the IWF could have used...being a new subscriber to IWF...I've noticed that in a lot of their vids...
@Dmitrii_NY9 жыл бұрын
IWF ,You have to make The second part of the movie. And include other great athlets from Iran,Poland,Kazakhstan and ect. And even ,the third! And of course, thanks for your working.
@christiangerhardt24087 жыл бұрын
very good documentary
@grubernaama9 жыл бұрын
loved it!!!! , was worth the wait :)
@123abek8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful movie
@x783407 жыл бұрын
22:32 Oscar Figueroa, Olympic Gold medalist, ripped as fuck
@Diego.cvz987 жыл бұрын
gotta say I almost cry when i saw his last performance at rio. Super emotive.
@joshgarcia49687 жыл бұрын
For some reason it made me laugh when they said "90% of the time to win you have to beat the Chinese"
@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw6 жыл бұрын
Josh Garcia sad but true
@dencetrov70995 жыл бұрын
I dont see much chinese in 90+ kg
@trtnec5 жыл бұрын
@Den Petrov, hence 90% and not 100%
@dencetrov70995 жыл бұрын
It less than 90%
@trtnec5 жыл бұрын
Den Petrov , of course not, and did you hear the idiom just before it? You think soccer rules consist of 22 players and Germans winning? Seriously, it will help you in parties to understand things like this
@fattyacid19019 жыл бұрын
Beautiful athletes from all over the world!
@SheThe1Who2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing the beautiful strong African women!!💪🏿💯🎉
@chrissinha39317 жыл бұрын
beautifully done
@alexandrianyalapendergrass79783 жыл бұрын
what a great doc!!
@barbarolopez85368 жыл бұрын
Muy bueno todo esta muy bien y muy profesional, en realidad trabajos de esta naturaleza motivan a todos los niños, niñas y a todas las personas para que hagan ejercicios y practiquen deportes, los ejercicios y el deporte son muy importantes para lograr y mantener una vida sana física y mental felicidades gracias a todos y a todas DIOS los y las bendiga saludos.
@sergiogodoy3409 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@cruznunez19102 жыл бұрын
New to olympic weightlifting , im still a teenager , but i know what i want in life , a world title in this sport , this beautiful beautiful sport , ill work hard to get it
@arjay2002ph3 жыл бұрын
weightlifting will accept you just as you are. it will only ask for your passion and your hard work.
@byza101 Жыл бұрын
Watching this in 2022, Lu still at the top of his game, Dimitri doing crossfit and Shi has taken centre stage… Weightlifting is in good hands.
@JoseAngelCorona89 жыл бұрын
I'm So happy that Lu likes to go out and listen to music in the club like me! You can train and have fun!