by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 21, 2017 | Athletes, BoxRox, External Posts, News, weightlifting
The following information comes from Inside The Games. “Two 14-year-olds are among seven Egyptian weightlifters who tested positive for steroids at the African Youth and Junior Championships. Egypt were forced to withdraw from the Junior World Championships as a...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 20, 2017 | Athletes, BoxRox, External Posts, News, weightlifting
Clifton Pho from Canada has set a new open world record deadlift as a Junior with a 285kg (627 lbs) lift at 66kg (145 lbs)! Relative to his own body, this is 4.3 times what he weighs himself. Watch the lift below: New OPEN WORLD RECORD Deadlift as Junior with 285 kg...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 18, 2017 | BoxRox, External Posts, News, weightlifting
CJ Cummings wins his fourth world title overall (2-time Youth, 2-time Junior)! He was in fourth place at the end of the Snatch, lifting 138kg. This put him 9kg behind Japan’s Masanori Miyamoto who managed 147kg on his third attempt. Cummings clean & jerked 173kg...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 18, 2017 | Athletes, BoxRox, External Posts, News, weightlifting
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Congress will create a group specifically to tackle illegal doping in Olympic Sports. Another group will be formed to progress the “Sports Program” and will address gender equality, new events, 2020 Olympic body weight...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 14, 2017 | BoxRox, External Posts, News, weightlifting
Andrei Aramnau has recently launched a youtube channel that has opened up his fascinating story, training tips and thoughts to the world. “When I was born I had 6 fingers on my hand thanks to Chernobyl. Coach gave me an ultimatum: to train for Europeans I had to cut...
by chetcromer_ut5n0x1i | Jun 9, 2017 | BoxRox, CrossFit, External Posts, News
WHAT’S HAPPENED SO FAR? In 2013 the NSCA published a study concluding that CrossFit was dangerous and exaggerated claims of injury. CrossFit knew the study and the underlying data was false, the NSCA didn’t back down so lawyers got involved. “The NSCA study reported...
