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Nikita Durnev (@nikita789) jerking an easy 110kg for a double. Very proficient in the way he lifts, Nikita’s movement is one of my favorites to watch.

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Raphael Dozzi of Max’s Gym (@mxaita) demonstrating a deficit snatch deadlift + snatch high pull (2 + 2). This exercise is used as a way to strengthen the back and learn how to elongate the pull. @nikita789 @polovnikov105 @oxanaslivenko @vladimir.safonov

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Kickin’ off day 2 of the Russian WL seminar! Visily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105) with an impressive muscle clean + press at 150kg. @nikita789 @oxanaslivenko @vladimir.safonov

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#USie post seminar! Great first day and fun connecting with friends. @nikita789 @polovnikov105 @oxanaslivenko @vladimir.safonov @joannaita7 @mxaita

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Visily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105) clean pulling an “easy” 330kg to kick off the Russian WL seminar down at Catalyst Athletics. The seminar is now in full effect! It’s been a fun day of living, learning and watching Russian WL philosophy. Thank you Greg Everett and the Catalyst Athletics (@catalystathletics) team for hosting this weekend.

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Visily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105) snatching an easy 190kg at Black Box Fort Worth. There’s still a few spots left for The Russian Weightlifting seminar at Catalyst Athletics in Sunnyvale, CA this upcoming weekend June 28th-29th! Come chill with me as we live, learn and watch some weightlifting this weekend at one of California’s premier weightlifting facilities. @oxanaslivenko @nikita789 @vladimir.safonov

Round 2 of the Russian weightlifting seminars are coming to the states! I’ll be hanging out June 28-29 at Catalyst Athletics in Sunnyvale, CA for the 2 day seminar. For more information, or to register, check out:

http://www.catalystathletics.com/olympic-weightlifting-seminars

Spaces are limited. Hope to see you guys there!

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Vasily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105) demonstrating the front rack support position.

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Vasily Polovnikov (@polovnikov105 ) demonstrating the clean high pull off a narrow pulling block.

These space efficient pieces can be found used around the Russian and Asian weightlifting gyms.

Benefits of this neat little unit include space efficiency, forcing a more controlled decent back onto the block and the third you’ll have to hit up Ursula Papandrea of #WeightliftingWise for the answer. She gave me a more science-y reason behind this tool, but I’m uncertain I can recount it with full accuracy.

Feats of strength with Dmitry Klokov (@klokovd) at CrossFit Oahu (@crossfitoahufamily). Given the amount of travel these guys have been doing around the world, they are still very regimented about their training. On this day in particular, because Polovnikov had already been in the states for several weeks, he was adjusted enough to push for a max on his snatch. Whereas Klokov stayed light to allow his body to adjust to the jet lag having just arrived a few days before.