andrey milanichev at world gym australia

[bigpauly]

i was lucky enough to meet this guy at my gym today he talked to us and we all had a bit of 1 on 1 training with him on the squat dead and bench was a bit hard to get good info out of him he had a translater but he didnt really know much about lifting all in all it was a good day and he was a very down to earth guy and awsome to watch him do some demo lifts for us, he done a few deads for us unfortunatley he pulled a bit of an injury on his last lift which was 396kg, pulled his hammie hopefully wasnt any thing to serious he seemed ok afterwards took a few vids

[Tommohawke]

I'm very jealous. Where abouts is this?
It would have been incredible to train with him (or at least watch).

[Torrtrefireto]

**** I hope the 390kg injury isn't serious

[breathinglife]

That's awesome, OP. Thanks for taking videos.

**** I hope the 390kg injury isn't serious

It looked like he reacted pretty quickly; I doubt it was anything too serious by the way he moved afterwards.

[bigpauly]

I'm very jealous. Where abouts is this?
It would have been incredible to train with him (or at least watch).

it was at my gym where i train world gym sydney aus, yeah it was incredible mate feel blessed to have had the chance to train and be taught a little by him, he also gave us a bit of insight about his life and how he started training and so forth, he said it only took him 3 years to achieve elite level lifts

[bigpauly]

That's awesome, OP. Thanks for taking videos.


It looked like he reacted pretty quickly, I doubt it was anything too serious by the way he moved afterwards.

yeah he seemed to be ok afterwards we stayed with him for a few more hours after that happened and he wasnt too worried about it

[ronin_ts]

was there at the seminar and had dinner with him afterwards at outback jack...the looks of people when him and M walked in was priceless..he also did a snatch with a waitress

[Torrtrefireto]

it was at my gym where i train world gym sydney aus, yeah it was incredible mate feel blessed to have had the chance to train and be taught a little by him, he also gave us a bit of insight about his life and how he started training and so forth, he said it only took him 3 years to achieve elite level lifts

My friend who used to train at his main gym told me that his family is very rich in Russia and he doesn't have to work. So maybe he just gets eat/lift/sleep/get massages?

[dparm99]

Good stuff mate! Shame he isn't coming to Brissy :-(

[ridge_forrester]

it was at my gym where i train world gym sydney aus, yeah it was incredible mate feel blessed to have had the chance to train and be taught a little by him, he also gave us a bit of insight about his life and how he started training and so forth, he said it only took him 3 years to achieve elite level lifts

hory shet.

[Sevenstrings]

Thanks for sharing this with us man What a beast of a man, wow

[bigpauly]

My friend who used to train at his main gym told me that his family is very rich in Russia and he doesn't have to work. So maybe he just gets eat/lift/sleep/get massages?

he told us he still has a job and works like every one else, another thing he said he rarley gets massages, but uses the sauna after training

[bigpauly]

Good stuff mate! Shame he isn't coming to Brissy :-(

yeah unlucky mate, i thought you guys up there would have sorted somthing out for him

[TheAndeanCondor]

My friend who used to train at his main gym told me that his family is very rich in Russia and he doesn't have to work. So maybe he just gets eat/lift/sleep/get massages?

Unlikely as his father was a MS Cyclist in the USSR (and considering how better athletes like Taranenko are now in complete obscurity). Also he did an interview with some Russian news program saying that he got into powerlifting to escape the political and economic turmoil during the 90s in Russia. Lastly, the stories he told seem to indicate he was not of a particularly affluent family.

From what I gather the athletes on the national team are paid by the government (he obviously wouldn't be on the national team seeing as he has a lifetime ban from the IPF for doping).

[Torrtrefireto]

he told us he still has a job and works like every one else, another thing he said he rarley gets massages, but uses the sauna after training

Unlikely as his father was a MS Cyclist in the USSR (and considering how better athletes like Taranenko are now in complete obscurity). Also he did an interview with some Russian news program saying that he got into powerlifting to escape the political and economic turmoil during the 90s in Russia. Lastly, the stories he told seem to indicate he was not of a particularly affluent family.

From what I gather the athletes on the national team are paid by the government (he obviously wouldn't be on the national team seeing as he has a lifetime ban from the IPF for doping).

Then I suppose my friend who used to train with him must have his information incorrect. I apologize