Barbell Heaviest barbell snatch ever: 222kg/489lbs

[Chrisdavisjr]

This just happened at a Georgian national competition: Lasha Talakhadze snatched 222kg/489lbs in a fourth attempt (competitors are typically only permitted three per lift) to break his own world record and perform the heaviest barbell snatch ever recorded:

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[Anna C]

He looks so casual about it, too. Amazing.

If I could only learn to pull under the bar 1/10th that fast...

 

[Oscar]

I always find amazing how a seven second video can be the outcome of a lifetime of dedication. I'll be extremely happy the day I can deadlift that much.

 

[Anna C]

I always find amazing how a seven second video can be the outcome of a lifetime of dedication. I'll be extremely happy the day I can deadlift that much.

Well, he is only 26 yrs old (almost 27), so he has a lifetime yet ahead to conquer new things. But yes, he has worked hard for those seconds!

 

[Don Fairbanks]

Well, he is only 26 yrs old (almost 27), so he has a lifetime yet ahead to conquer new things. But yes, he has worked hard for those seconds!

Warm body cold mind and looks to be thinking about 500+lb snatch and 600+lb CJ.

 

[Chrisdavisjr]

Warm body cold mind and looks to be thinking about 500+lb snatch and 600+lb CJ.

If there’s anyone walking the Earth right now who could hit a 500kg total it’s this guy, although I’m still not entirely convinced that’s even physically possible.

 

[Don Fairbanks]

If there’s anyone walking the Earth right now who could hit a 500kg total it’s this guy, although I’m still not entirely convinced that’s even physically possible.

I remember when he hit a 220 snatch for the first time and the commentator stated he never thought he would see a 220 snatch in his lifetime.

 

[GeoffreyLevens]

I'd like to see his misses just for comparison because that 222kg/489lbs went up like it was spring loaded. So fast and smooth!!!!

 

[Don Fairbanks]

I'd like to see his misses just for comparison because that 222kg/489lbs went up like it was spring loaded. So fast and smooth!!!!

Yes, fast and smooth like a big cat, and you might have to wait a bit, I believe a miss is rare.

 

[GeoffreyLevens]

Yes, fast and smooth like a big cat, and you might have to wait a bit, I believe a miss is rare.

It did say 4th attempt though maybe that meant the other 3 were at lower and ascending weights so they allowed him one more just to blow out the record book...

 

[Chrisdavisjr]

Looks like his most recent miss in a major competition was from the 2018 European Championships in Romania. Having secured first place with a 210kg/463lbs snatch, he went for 221kg/487lbs to break the record and was very close indeed:

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His technique is incredibly consistent; had he been able to get the bar just an inch higher (if that) he would have made that lift no problem.

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[GeoffreyLevens]

His technique is incredibly consistent; had he been able to get the bar just an inch higher (if that) he would have made that lift no problem.

Yeah, I say less than an inch... He was "there" just not quite squared up under.

 

[LukeV]

Ever since lockdown I've been working on matching the size of his gut and I'm nearly there. Next I'll focus on the lifts

 

[WhatWouldHulkDo]

I wonder how much of that could have been the fact that it was a 4th attempt - all the mental pressure of competition is off, just get to go out and be awesome.

The rest of the world must just feel like it's made of marshmallows when you have that kind of strength...

 

[Don Fairbanks]

I wonder how much of that could have been the fact that it was a 4th attempt - all the mental pressure of competition is off, just get to go out and be awesome.

The rest of the world must just feel like it's made of marshmallows when you have that kind of strength...

I wonder how many NFL teams have contacted him.

 

[Chrisdavisjr]

I wonder how many NFL teams have contacted him.

Possibly some other sports may have tried to poach him while he was still a youth lifter but he's pretty much become the undisputed master (historic anti-doping rule violations notwithstanding) of his chosen sport and to go from that to a novice in a different sport (a novice with outstanding potential, but a novice nonetheless) can't hold much appeal for someone who's as competitive as Lasha is.

It's fun to speculate what would be possible if you could take a physical specimen like that and 'reprogram' their brain to see how they'd do at boxing, football, rugby etc.

 

[wespom9]

That's awesome. Anyone know how heavy he is?

 

[Anna C]

That's awesome. Anyone know how heavy he is?

372 lbs at 6'6" according to Lasha Talakhadze - Wikipedia

 

[Don Fairbanks]

If there’s anyone walking the Earth right now who could hit a 500kg total it’s this guy, although I’m still not entirely convinced that’s even physically possible.

Not in competition, but still 495kg.

 

[Steve Freides]

372 lbs at 6'6"

He weighs 2-1/2 Steves.

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