Origins of Weightlifting

[Bergred]

At 8:02, Serge Redding was described as a Bulgarian lifter, that's incorrect, he's Belgian (dec. 1975)

[Bodytribe1]

@Bergred: please either read the video description or the many comments with the same thing to say below.

[SpeedoJoe]

Absolutely no mention of kettlebells whatsoever?

[Bodytribe1]

@SpeedoJoe: Kettlebells don't have much place in the origins of the sport of weightlifting. Despite all the modern hype about them, modern KB sport didn't exist until recently and has no relation to Weightlifting except that sometimes they shared gym space with the barbells and might have been used by some lifters for supplemental strength. I'd have to include ALL manner of training tools if that warrants a mention of KBs.

[nodache]

Weightlifting is not ~POWERLIFTING~ That's for sure! There's a very big difference.

[Bodytribe1]

@nodache : nope, indeed, Powerlifting has a much younger history, not really becoming what we know of today until the 60's. The name "powerlifting" is ironic though, since, if ya dust off your old mechanical formula for power (P= F x v), then Weightlifting is actually "power" lifting, while Powerlifiting tends to be more Max Force lifting... or am I just being pedantic?

[SpeedoJoe]

@Bodytribe1 I wouldn't call it pedantic at all.

[ManagFTW66]

really well done

[asianstrength]

6:58 in that photo the strongman is lifting with his penis

[OscarMaris]

@asianstrength no, the line is going up into his mouth

[JeddJohnson]

@asianstrength He's lifting them with his teeth. Look again.

[fyckthissht]

massive mistake on redding...

[Bodytribe1]

@fyckthissht ... C'MON!!! Read the comments and the video description.

[JustinPaulS81]

@Bodytribe1 -that requires effort.

[Bodytribe1]

@ portugalijoao777: Already been covered, replied too and even mentioned in the notes above.

[portugaljoao777]

serge reding was belgian not bulgarian

[Bodytribe1]

@Mayhemusic: Good ear. The song is "Left Holding the Bag" by my friend Ani Kyd, off her album Evil Needs Candy Too. Its on Alternative Tentacles.

[mayhemusic100]

@Bodytribe1 thanks alot man, and by the way, loved the video. very good job

[mayhemusic100]

@Bodytribe1 also, tell ur freind to keep up the good work, her stuff is pretty nice.

[mayhemusic100]

any one now the name of the song at 3:38 ?

[prillnillaice]

@mayhemusic100  band misery signals album controller song i forget

[mayhemusic100]

@prillnillaice lol, thanks man, i can fugure it from there, thanks alot

[visuallyblind09]

sounds like he missed the rubber mat at 11:17.

[OrlyDudeGuy]

How I wish many of today's modern local gyms included gym rings along with free weights. I love doing free weights and body weight exercises.

[HenNgTr]

i wish deadlifts were in the olympics

[OlympicDragons]

I really enjoyed that ! Nice work !

[collwatt]

african americans been lifting heavy when you was doing it fun

[freakdp1]

9:07 did you just press 225? or are my eyes decieving me? Good job man :)

[farahinogal]

Great video! Are there any installments in this series after this one?

[Bodytribe1]

@farahinogal : Not yet. I updated this one for a film festival at this year's Arnold Sports Classic, but with all the DVDs we put out about what we do at my gym, Bodytribe Fitness, and the fact that I'm a one man show when it comes to editing, filming, writing (even music scoring), it is by oure luck that anything gets done. BUT I'm working on a full length documentary about the history of strength, so there will be a preview of that soon.

[visuallyblind09]

@Bodytribe1 Do you have a youtube video over the history of kettlebell?

[Bodytribe1]

@visuallyblind09: nope, but I write a little about it here if you go to the bodytribe website and search for the post 'kettlebell hyperbole'

[813pabes]

how come bench and squat aren't included in olympics

[Bodytribe1]

@813pabes ...

A valid question! The simple answer is that they weren't heavily practiced lifts back then. Racks and benches weren't found in the gyms of the times, since the goal was to pick something up from the ground and do something with it, usually put it over your head. Squats became a supplemental lift called deep knee bends in the early 1900's, but bench pressing was originally from the floor in a bridge position, more of a show lift than a serious training lift.

[ozwunder69]

@813pabes because they arent real sports lol

[dchen345]

@813pabes Benching and squatting don't require power. When you max out on a strength exercise it is slow.

[Wiegieboard]

Bloody great video! Well done with it it's really well made.

[DaleCredico]

Yeah!

Much enjoyed.

[davidleitner]

Awesome video! I learned a lot and good to see Schmitz still looking good. Thanks for that!

[davidleitner]

Awesome video! I learned a lot and good to see Schmitz still looking good. Thanks for that!

[powmongo]

That garage the narrator is lifting in looks familiar. I think Don Weideman trained in there. 

[theotherserge]

@3:56 is that the Maybeck Gymnasium in Berkeley? (the one that burned down, sadly so)

[lillianreptilian]

Well done! Very fun to watch and I learned a lot!

[monsco724]

Great video Chip! I learned quite a bit. I'll be sharing this with my weightlifting friends. Nice job.

[taffy1975]

There's an image of medieval gymnastics and weightlifting in the imagesonline.bl.uk, search for image: 076317

Also check out the images and article on thearma dot org site under essays called rennfit. Hate tht you can't post links on youtube.

[CritiQuestion]

and what was the point of that cat? (3:52)

[Bodytribe1]

@CritiQuestion : Oh, I didn't mention... that cat snatches 115 and cleans 140 for world records in his weightclass and the quadrupedal categories.

[FugettaboutitNYC428]

Awesome Presentation!

[leezhanwei]

the narrator is hilarious

[SpoonOfSadness]

very cool video chip!

[jihad4o]

oh, I wish Serge Redding was a Bulgarian weightlifter,but he happens to be Belgian. I like the video though.

[Bodytribe1]

@jihad4o : Yeah, I mentioned that in the video notes. The B words confuse me.

[shanewilliams02]

So awesome man! It's leading our blog tomorrow!

[ironpinoy]

Great Work. Nice info.

[FormosaFitness]

Excellent. Keep up the good work!

[thoomoo]

Interesting

[space0alien]

Another excellent contribution to our sport and the world. Love it!

[robfatal916]

oh my god i LOVE this video! great work Body Tribe!

[cardsfanatic]

cool vid.