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Opinion: Bodybuilder Samson Dauda Told Sam Sulek He Lifts Too Heavy. Dauda Is Wrong.
Ever since Sam Sulek started yapping into his webcam on his gym commute in 2023, he’s rapidly become the Internet’s favorite soundboard. Everybody has their take: Sulek is this, Sulek is that. He’s a good influence, he’s a bad influence. He’s comfort food, he’s junk food. But it was 2023’s Arnold Classic winner and IFBB pro bodybuilder Samson…
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“Paris Is the Ultimate Goal”: Lasha Talakhadze (+109KG) Will Not Lift at 2024 IWF World Cup
Since 2016, weightlifting fans all over the world have expected major competitions to close out with a bang. Georgian super-heavyweight and two-time Olympic Champion Lasha Talakhadze, who lifts in the final event of every weightlifting meet in the Men’s +109-kilogram division, has routinely ensured that things end on a high note. Lasha must retain the feeling of the…
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Weightlifter Kang Hyon Gyong (55KG) Sets Clean & Jerk, Total World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup
Since the 2024 IWF World Cup began on Mar. 31 in Phuket, Thailand, every single weight category has seen new records set (and reset). On Apr 2., it was North Korea’s Kang Hyon Gyong who set two more: a 131-kilogram (288.8-pound) clean & jerk and a 234-kilogram (515.8-pound) Total. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
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Weightlifter Li Fabin (61KG) Hits 146KG Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Few weightlifters run their category like China’s Li Fabin. The 2020 Olympic Champion holds all three world records in the 61-kilogram division and, on Apr. 2, 2024, Fabin strengthened his claim when he set a 146-kilogram (321.8-pound) snatch world record. The 2024 IWF World Cup, which runs in Phuket, Thailand from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, was Fabin’s…
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American Weightlifter Hampton Morris (61KG) Makes History: First World Record Clean & Jerk (176KG) in Over 50 Years
American weightlifter Hampton Morris made history on Apr. 2, 2024, during the 2024 IWF World Cup in Phuket, Thailand. Morris, 20, put the United States back into the Senior world record books for the first time in over 50 years when he clean & jerked 176 kilograms, or 388 pounds. This historic achievement comes at the tail end…
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Opinion: Long-Length Partial Reps Are Overrated for Bodybuilding
At my gym, (and probably at yours, too) there’s an older gentleman who spends his workouts idling on various machines, performing quarter-range-of-motion everything before heading home. Good on him for staying active. I would have scoffed at his “suboptimal” technique in years past. But in 2024, this individual is an evidence-based, scientifically optimized muscle-building Gigachad. Long-length partials —…
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Weightlifter Ri Song Gum (49KG) Sets 221KG Total World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
North Korean weightlifters may not be eligible for the 2024 Olympic Games, but that isn’t stopping the People’s Republic from rewriting the record books. On Apr. 1, 2024, during the Women’s 49-kilogram event at the 2024 IWF World Cup, Ri Song Gum did just that. Gum, the world record holder in the clean & jerk, advanced her own…
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Weightlifter Hou Zhihui (49KG) Sets 97KG Snatch World Record at 2024 IWF World Cup
Team China is in top form. With only a few short months until the 2024 Paris Olympics, the most dominant weightlifting team in the world — thanks to athletes like 49-kilogram Hou Zhihui — is putting on a show at the 2024 IWF World Cup. Zhihui set a new world record in the snatch of 97 kilograms, or…
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Weightlifter Won Hyon Sim (45KG) Sets Triple World Records at 2024 IWF World Cup
Things started off with a bang at the 2024 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup, thanks to weightlifter Won Hyon Sim. Sim, the inaugural world record holder in the Women’s 45-kilogram category, further cemented her dominance in the featherweight division when she set three new world records in a row. This year’s World Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand…
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2024 IWF World Cup Results
For many of the world’s best weightlifters, this is the final attempt. The 2024 International Weightlifting Federation’s (IWF) World Cup, which runs from Mar. 31 to Apr. 11, is the final qualification opportunity for any athlete who wishes to secure their Olympic dreams in Paris this summer. This year’s Cup, held in Phuket, Thailand, will close out an…
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