Akkaev Back in!

[fraverdenstreet]

85s was ruined with rybakou bombing out
94s was pretty good
105s sucks now

only weightclasses i really care about. my life is ruined

[CHS55]

Supposedly one of the reasons Zygmunt left Poland was because of the stupid attempts that Dolega wanted to make at the 2008 Olympics; I think Zygmunt wanted to make smaller jumps and in the end Dolega missed what he would have needed to have gotten a bronze. Not sure if Dolega called the shots on his attempts this time but it's possible that he had some sort of say in what he would open with. Quite a shame that he never medalled.

[schabowy90]

can you guys imagine klokov and akkaev watching this right now?

THey're thinking to themselves....my god...this A group is like a B group compared to what we could have done.

[isaku900]

HEY! that guy was wearing knee wraps AND a powerlifting belt.....i thought oly lifting was RAW!!!!!!!!!! Have I been lied to?

next you're gonna tell me they're not natty...

[breathinglife]

Ilin could have entered the 105s, hah.

It would have been impossible to top the 85s performance from the last Olympics, but it was still disappointing to see Rybakou and Lu Wong past their prime.

[jb4476]

Ilin could have entered the 105s, hah.

It would have been impossible to top the 85s performance from the last Olympics, but it was still disappointing to see Rybakou and Lu Wong past their prime.

Lu Yong looked boss as **** in the snatch. His performance was nearly as smooth as in Beijing. But he has a herniated L5/S1 or some **** and it makes it really hard for him to jerk heavy.

[breathinglife]

HEY! that guy was wearing knee wraps AND a powerlifting belt.....i thought oly lifting was RAW!!!!!!!!!! Have I been lied to?

next you're gonna tell me they're not natty...

Haha. That always bothers me when people talk about how Oly lifters squat ATG no-no-no-no 100% natty rawz, but if you watch training videos, they often wear a belt and wraps.

[breathinglife]

Lu Yong looked boss as **** in the snatch. His performance was nearly as smooth as in Beijing. But he has a herniated L5/S1 or some **** and it makes it really hard for him to jerk heavy.

Yeah, I was shocked when he bombed on CJ after his snatch performance.

[BadSnatch]

Haha. That always bothers me when people talk about how Oly lifters squat ATG no-no-no-no 100% natty rawz, but if you watch training videos, they often wear a belt and wraps.

Still no silly suits.

[jb4476]

Haha. That always bothers me when people talk about how Oly lifters squat ATG no-no-no-no 100% natty rawz, but if you watch training videos, they often wear a belt and wraps.

I think they;re training in sleeves, not wraps, Huge difference. Wraps aren't allowed in competition.

[breathinglife]

I think they;re training in sleeves, not wraps, Huge difference. Wraps aren't allowed in competition.

No, they often wear wraps. I've seen several lifters wearing Titan red devil knee wraps in the Olympics.

[schabowy90]

Haha. That always bothers me when people talk about how Oly lifters squat ATG no-no-no-no 100% natty rawz, but if you watch training videos, they often wear a belt and wraps.

Im kind of surprised tbh...it seems like every 105 has one on.

[jb4476]

Dear God, watching this 105 class is like getting killed over the course of years with a dull spoon. Ilya Ilin would have taken gold in this class by a wide margin.

[feces99]

moral of the story: dont post training vids on youtube. everyone whos done it has had bad **** happen to them.

[breathinglife]

Dear God, watching this 105 class is like getting killed over the course of years with a dull spoon. Ilya Ilin would have taken gold in this class by a wide margin.

Yeah, when explaining the situation to my wife, I told her it would be like if Ryan Lochte and Phelps pulled out of all of their events at the last minute.

Except it's worse, because weightlifting is actually a cool sport.

[jb4476]

moral of the story: dont post training vids on youtube. everyone whos done it has had bad **** happen to them.

LOL, but Ilya, ever the (totally deserving) glory hound, did just that and delivered like a total boss. If you are going to post vids, you should fuking deliver on that ****.





Ilya actually C+Jed more than in his training vid.


....and Machiavariani just bombed out.

[breathinglife]

And the fellow from Georgia bombs on CJ.

[jb4476]

Yeah, when explaining the situation to my wife, I told her it would be like if Ryan Lochte and Phelps pulled out of all of their events at the last minute.

Except it's worse, because weightlifting is actually a cool sport.

It's more like if Lochte and Phelps both pulled out, and all the remaining male swimmers lost every event to Missy Franklin.

[GoJu]

I think they;re training in sleeves, not wraps, Huge difference. Wraps aren't allowed in competition.

Look at Cuban and South American lifters, they all wear powerlifting knee wraps, lol.

[GoJu]

moral of the story: dont post training vids on youtube. everyone whos done it has had bad **** happen to them.

Lol this! Wonder if the same thing will happen to Salimi!

[feces99]

Lol this! Wonder if the same thing will happen to Salimi!

just knocked on every wooden object in my house

[tfk44]

It's more like if Lochte and Phelps both pulled out, and all the remaining male swimmers lost every event to Missy Franklin.

IDK, I enjoyed the 105s and consider 412 a huge total. I don't think expecting new records every time is realistic.

[isaku900]

Randall Strossen @ironmind
Klokov was positive, a Russian colleague just told me - exactly what everyone suspected - and he said that Akkaev really was injured.

[chigiskov]

i still enjoyed it. bonk it kinda cool

[SPFjudge]

Randall Strossen @ironmind
Klokov was positive, a Russian colleague just told me - exactly what everyone suspected - and he said that Akkaev really was injured.

Tested postitive or was positive and avoided testing????

[jb4476]

Tested postitive or was positive and avoided testing????

The Russians do their own internal testing. Klokov wasn't caught. They can't afford that to happen.

Between Akkaev getting inured, Klokov not cycling off properly, Lapikov getting banned, Tsarukaeva getting injured, Slivenko pulling out, Rigert will probably get fired. Russia has no golds at the moment, and probably won't have even one if Salimi has anything to say about it.

[lwild]

What an anticlimax. Glad Torokthiy won atleast but no idea why Dolenga went in so heavy.

[jimmie1983]

The Russians do their own internal testing. Klokov wasn't caught. They can't afford that to happen.

Between Akkaev getting inured, Klokov not cycling off properly, Lapikov getting banned, Tsarukaeva getting injured, Slivenko pulling out, Rigert will probably get fired. Russia has no golds at the moment, and probably won't have even one if Salimi has anything to say about it.

How do you know they cycle off ?

[schabowy90]

How do you know they cycle off ?

...or they didn't mask it properly

[jb4476]

IDK, I enjoyed the 105s and consider 412 a huge total. I don't think expecting new records every time is realistic.

Yeah, Torokhity did great. Dat power jerk...I think I was a little harsh because Ilya Ilin totalled 6 kg more than anyone in the 105s while weighing 94. What I forgot was that Ilya Ilin is a total freak who is stronger than the vast majority of superheavy lifters, and one of the most accomplished lifters in history, so this comparison is profoundly unfair.