#3 Videos Worth Watching, featuring Dmitry Klokov

In this article on videos worth watching we take a look at some of the awesome lifts from the former Russian weightlifter Dmitry Klokov, but first a short introduction.

He was born February 18, 1983 and son to the heavyweight world champion Vyacheslav Klokov.

Dmitry Klokov became a world champion himself at the 2005 World Weightlifting Championships, with a total of 419 kg (192 kg Snatch, 227 kg Clean & Jerk in the 105 kg weight category) .

He has won several medals after that and announced his retirement from international competition in May 2015.

For the past few years Dmitry has been doing weightlifting seminars at Crossfit gyms all around the world and has been recording and posting videos of this on his YouTube channel.

Now for some impressive videos on his lifts.

206 kg Snatch (with straps)

242 kg Clean & Jerk

202.5 kg Snatch

225 kg Push press

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245 kg (539 lbs) Rack jerk

Video compilations of many lifts

Stats of Dmitry Klokov’s max lifts

• Deadlift: 335 kg / 280 kg x10
• Squat: 325 kg
• Snatch Grip Deadlift: 305 kg / 260 kg x10
• Snatch (with Straps): 206 kg
• Snatch: 202.5 kg
• Rack Jerk: 262 kg
• Overhead Squat: 240 kg
• Clean & Jerk: 242 kg (Video here)
• Bench Press: 230 kg, 200 kg x5
• Front Squat: 285 kg