Rest in peace, champion!

Ronnie Coleman wouldn't even be able to get into a proper starting position or catch position because of shit flexibility. Please do not ever compare bodybuilders and weightlifters ever again

@travisk54, do you have a source saying he missed his last two? I haven't heard that

ahhh.the great Krastev..

in an interview anatoly claimed he hit a 280 c&j in training

Почивай в мир, Шампионе !!!

@nova68nova At 19 years old, Pat Mendes snatched 207kg. With a future ahead of him, it seems 216kg won't be the record for long...

@MrJervilla thats true but some people just don't handle the pressure of a competition as good as others. He is more then capable if he finds a way to get comfortable out there.

@mig97217 No... I'm talking about Saeid Alihosseini, who BTW later got his life ban cut down to a 12 years suspension.

I have seen those videos, and yes considering he's the size of the hulk, he is fairly limber. But like you said, not comparable to a weight lifter, which is what I was aiming at.

@DMxNemesis I have heard of this Pat Mendes dude.... seems like another Paul Anderson... cool

PROUD TO BE BULGARIAN!!!

Do not underestimate the power of a belly over a strong core - I have crushed doors with mine, when I was fat

@MrJervilla he has missed the last two tests, you get if he misses its suspension, not sure how long though.

sorry this comment is really old, but saying ronnie had shit flexibility is wrong, look at his leg training vids where he stretches at the end - hes quite limber for his size, not like oly lifters but certainly for average joes

Check out that bar path :) Talk about efficient!

@DanielMays88 Pat Mendes is now only 9kg away, I see the record falling by London 2012 at most

@DrinkAndNeverAskWhy why??

@CptCoolXD and EVERY OTHER world level lifter

@AmusingYeti who knows? word is he might be making a comeback for 2012

@nova68nova I thought it was going to be Chigishev if he would have bulked up to massive size. Now, I don't know. Perhaps that Iranian kid that broke the JR world records might have it, maybe even Pat Mendes. Somebody said Aramnau might bulk up to 105+ and go for it, I don't think Aramnau has the drive for it.

He bounced it off his stomach.

Oops, forgot that one. I pretty much listed everyone who trained at dynamo.

How long will it be before someone breaks his 216kg snatch record in competition? It's already been 23 years, who knows... it might stand for another 23.

all im going to say not only is that alot of weight but that lift looks so fucking tough even with light weight

I was there in the front row.

I feel so weak

This is what i do but my coach tells me to keep my ass down, that i'm lifting my ass up too soon.

@TheSquataholic That's the bit I fail at... :s

@ahmednabil That lift was done with straps

ewhy has the iranian junior been banned for life?

@MrJervilla as long as he doesn't miss his last chance for a drug test

He has a lot of muscles, covered with fat

@nova68nova Behdad salami have breaket his record on 217 kg in iran nationals

@sibulxxx 207 is still far from 216.

@crackyflipside The iranian Jr WR holder has already been banned for life.

@kickenwing30 yeah steroids can do great things for you, and dont say he doesnt because he doesnt ever compete in national/international competition where he would get drug tested cause he knows he would fail. His 207kg is not without substance.

@madaozeki Just barely missed his junk. A true master

empire state games?

He did; but that only qualified as a Soviet Record, not a world record.

i think i watched the wrong video involving the snatch...

@sibulxxx I know about 220 even.

@DrinkAndNeverAskWhy Hahaha, then I imagine he will not be the one to break the record!

@nova68nova His best is 218kg in training, offical 216kg, I think someone will break it but not this year.

@silexent ahaha you made me laugh =)

all time best Snatch WR record holder :-)

Yes, I am sure Ronnie Could lift twice as much with bicept peaks.

@crackyflipside L0L PAT DIDN'T EVEN MEDAL YET AT W0RLDS 0R WIN JUNI0R W0RLDS AND Y0U'RE SAYING HE'S G0NNA BEAT THE ALL TIME REC0RD. T00 FUNNY.

The key to this lift is having the huge balls.

Ah I see......the secret is bouncing the bar off a giant belly, and here i was still using my legs :P

@MrJervilla I'm all for Americans being great but mendes is a choke artist he can't even come close to the big weights in competition. He did awful at worlds. He is a very strong kid i'm not taking that away from him but he isn't a competitor.

Everyone used and uses drugs but Bulgarians set the records :) . Drugs are not the key obviously . If you say bulgarians use better drugs than russians and americans i will never believe .

Heard of that too, but it's all bull. Iranians are the most prideful and racist people. He might have cleaned it, since pisarenko, kurlovich, and taranenko have cleaned 275 in training

Fatboy techniques are worth pennies

This guy has no muscles,if he can lift this much I cant even imagine what Ronnie Coleman or any of those musclefreaks would