Tigran Martirosyan - 188 Clean & Jerk

European Weightlifting Championships in Lignano Sabbiadoro 11-21 April 2008 ITA
Olympic Qualification Event
New European Record Junior

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• European
• Weightlifting
• Championships
• Tigran
• Martirosyan
• 69kg
• 188
• clean
• jerk
• italia
• Italy
• junior
• armenia
• armenie
• tiko

[Sarge343]

I know I'm gonna get a few hundred minuses for this, but I really hate watching Armenians lift. Their lifts seem to be so brutal and ugly. Try comparing them to Chinese lifters, whose technique is so slick and smooth that it feels like you're watching ballet and not weightlifting.

And the thing that really pisses me off is why almost all Armenian lifters have the knees go all the way inwards while standing up from a clean and the coach doesn't do jack about it.

/rant

[angrygunsmith]

far out what a tank, go martirosyan!!

[EndlersaurusRex]

@Zlaterrr Care to enlighten us as to why, since I have literally never heard that? Deviation from the movement signifies either a flaw in technique or a muscle imbalance, both of which can cause injuries.

[EndlersaurusRex]

@MegaHayk777 @RandomStevie In weightlifting and other sports based around gaining a maximum distance/weight etc. (such as throwing), the current world's best display elegance of balance and strength. This isn't done because the sports are mean to be artistic or poetic in nature, but rather because a smooth, rhythmic technique accompanied by strength will outclass a mediocre technique with strength. That's why the Chinese do so well, and if Salimi improves his technique, >214 will come.

[RandomStevie]

@Sarge343 Although I understand what you mean, weightlifting is not a sport of elegance. The goal isn't to lift two to three times over your bodyweight over your head beautifully. Salimi's 214 was ugly as hell, but that ceases to supercede the fact that he lifted 472lbs over his head in about 3 seconds, where as the normal human being could get 472lbs about 3 inches off the ground.

[MegaHayk777]

@Sarge343 hahahhaha more stupid than the police allows:Weightlifting is a sport kind,not an art.It's not important how you do it,it's important that you do it.and I think that we armenians have the right to be proud of such good results and sportsmen,such a tiny country but anyway.....

[feces9999]

@yatinshams i guess they follow a more Abadjiev style of training, if they incorporate more assistance lifts and posterior chain work then itl probably fix it. But we all know countries, especially eastern countries, dont like to change the way they train.

[yatinshams]

@feces9999 the knees come in for two reasons, weakness in the gluteus medius or the vmo is too strong and pulls it in but either way, its not the great thing to have. It can be damaging to the knee but its also unavoidable during heavy squats. but either way good chinese and russian lifters have fixed the issue so i don see why the armenians cant

[brands1]

@feces9999 no, i heard thats a serious squat technique flaw bringing your knees inward like that, i hear you can tear your MCL doing that

[feces9999]

@Sarge343 would you say it is because of a hamstring weakness? the Bulgarians had the same problem in the days of Abajieev, particularly Naim. Probably due to the fact that they do more front squats than back squats

[feces9999]

@TheHolySC 69kg= weight class

346kg= total of their snatch and clean and jerk in the days competition

188= the amount of kilos he is attempting to lift

[LaszloBencze]

In terms of technique, I'd call that 90% perfect. Just a slight tilt to the left on the jerk (which obviously had no effect on the outcome). And it always amazes me to see this style of squat jerk. It takes superb balance and flexibility in addition to speed and strength. A hugely impressive lift.