i was california state champion / trained at the sports palace -what Rigert lifted there was probably about 500lbs. - i put 500lbs in the racks over head so i could stand under it with my arms extended and lift 500 lbs off the pins and support it overhead as Rigert does here at the end ---- i tell you it felt like a fookin Freight Train on my arms. Just gettin that much off the floor is a FEAT !
He was able to squat 660 pounds "rock bottom" for three reps. Remember - an olympic rock bottom squat of 660 would be the equivalent of a 1000 pound "power squat". Power squatters do not dip below parallel. Olympic squatters have to go much much deeper. A huge difference.
Hi Mikeyburger- I saw some of your video clips - you are an excellent lifter- just keep it up ! It takes time to develop your skills and clearly you have them. Do not succumb to drugs which tend to be extremely prevalent in both Olympic and powerlifting contests. Good luck !
Rigert was lifting VERY conservatively here. Not long before the Games he set a WR C&J with a monster 485 lbs (220 kg), and in training had snatched 391. But he bombed out of the 1972 Olympics by starting too high in the snatch, so here in '76 he just wanted to total and secure a Gold Medal. He was so far ahead of anyone then that a mediocre day for him would still mean victory. Today he is a very successful coach.
I remember Dave Rigert very well.Pound for pound he was the strongest man in the world. He was an incredible athlete. He eventually cleaned and jerked close to 510 pounds at a body weight of 198.
I came up in lifting in the 70's and for anybody of my generation who ever laced up a pair of lifting shoes, Rigert was quite simply the man that all the wannabe's wanted to be.
hey thankyou, very few people think so actually, somebody said doing 120 clean and jerk @ 63 @ 16 (yrs old) is shit :( so i dnt know whats good, but its nice to think somebody likes them, il have some more soon thanks :D I just love the sport its fantastic ! great videos btw!!
@armpitpolice being explosive at the point of exhaustion would be a boxer throwing explosive punches in the 12th round for example. Olympic weightlifting is a purely anaerobic sport. The lifts are completed fast and so it does not require endurance(sustaining an effort for long periods of time)
Speed is the most important aspect of the clean, but the body needs a lot of strength to go with it. But not using speed is an inefficient use of the bodies strength.
Rigert wasn't in the highest weight class (the SHW snatch record is slightly higher than this C&J). Even now his best lifts compare favourably with those in the 105KG class.
I don't know, his elbows look odd from that angle but I don't see and actual press-out. Maybe his elbows are just like that, in which case he can notify the judges and they will take it into account when making their judgement.
@mikeutube7888 well i lift weights with the football team and if your the strongest person in da room but u tryina power clean staning straight up u finna break sump ... but it still takes that strength to get the weight up so itz a combination of strength and technique
If you don't have the STRENGTH you don't make the LIFT! Simple as that. Rigert was not only fast and a great technician, he was strong as a bull. Try it some day before you talk...
Wait a minute, earlier you said weight lifted doesn't matter, only medals. Except that Reza doesn't hold the true world record in either the C&J or Snatch. Like I said, watered down.
Reza? When lifters before him could snatch and C&J more at lighter bodyweights? As for Dimas, he was a great lifter, very charismatic, but Vardanyan put up bigger weights at a lighter bodyweight.
Well when five people have C&Jed more than Reza, I don't see how he can be one of the greats. If he were to break Taranenko's record then I'd consider it, but I think he let that opportunity slip by.
Watch some Paul Anderson videos, where he for example clean and jerked over 400 pounds with piss poor form. Then you could watch some videos of Hossein Rezazadeh and discover that his jerk form is awful but he is still able to clean and jerk 260 kilos.
Vardanyan has more world records...obviously the best is subjective. Going purely by the kilos, Vardanyan was stronger and weighed less. As for Reza, well he doesn't hold the true record in the snatch or C&J. In fact Pisarenko C&Jed more weighing 100 lbs less.
and the clean and jerk is all technique, thats why people can put up twice their weight, and not be very strong. learn something about the sport before you talk. thanks.
In My opinion Rigert is one of the all time best, a classic!
Setting WR from 165lb. class all the way to 220 and even 242
i was california state champion / trained at the sports palace -what Rigert lifted there was probably about 500lbs. - i put 500lbs in the racks over head so i could stand under it with my arms extended and lift 500 lbs off the pins and support it overhead as Rigert does here at the end ---- i tell you it felt like a fookin Freight Train on my arms. Just gettin that much off the floor is a FEAT !
He was able to squat 660 pounds "rock bottom" for three reps. Remember - an olympic rock bottom squat of 660 would be the equivalent of a 1000 pound "power squat". Power squatters do not dip below parallel. Olympic squatters have to go much much deeper. A huge difference.
One of the greatest!
David RIGERT était surnommé le" roi DAVID " ;
c'est tout dire.j'ai eu la chance de le voir tirer à Paris , inoubliable....
David Rigert competed in the 198lb weight class. This guy was my favorite lifter of all time.
Hi Mikeyburger- I saw some of your video clips - you are an excellent lifter- just keep it up ! It takes time to develop your skills and clearly you have them. Do not succumb to drugs which tend to be extremely prevalent in both Olympic and powerlifting contests. Good luck !
Rigert last lifted in the 198 pound class. The best Clean and Jerk I ever saw him do was a 4th attempt world record 489 pounds.
Rigert was lifting VERY conservatively here. Not long before the Games he set a WR C&J with a monster 485 lbs (220 kg), and in training had snatched 391. But he bombed out of the 1972 Olympics by starting too high in the snatch, so here in '76 he just wanted to total and secure a Gold Medal. He was so far ahead of anyone then that a mediocre day for him would still mean victory. Today he is a very successful coach.
He was stronger than a bull!!!!
I remember Dave Rigert very well.Pound for pound he was the strongest man in the world. He was an incredible athlete. He eventually cleaned and jerked close to 510 pounds at a body weight of 198.
I came up in lifting in the 70's and for anybody of my generation who ever laced up a pair of lifting shoes, Rigert was quite simply the man that all the wannabe's wanted to be.
All pure power and strength.
hey thankyou, very few people think so actually, somebody said doing 120 clean and jerk @ 63 @ 16 (yrs old) is shit :( so i dnt know whats good, but its nice to think somebody likes them, il have some more soon thanks :D I just love the sport its fantastic ! great videos btw!!
@armpitpolice being explosive at the point of exhaustion would be a boxer throwing explosive punches in the 12th round for example. Olympic weightlifting is a purely anaerobic sport. The lifts are completed fast and so it does not require endurance(sustaining an effort for long periods of time)
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Speed is the most important aspect of the clean, but the body needs a lot of strength to go with it. But not using speed is an inefficient use of the bodies strength.
Rigert wasn't in the highest weight class (the SHW snatch record is slightly higher than this C&J). Even now his best lifts compare favourably with those in the 105KG class.
what a beast!
ye hadnt he done like 3 reps at 305 kg back squat ?
I don't know, his elbows look odd from that angle but I don't see and actual press-out. Maybe his elbows are just like that, in which case he can notify the judges and they will take it into account when making their judgement.
@mikeutube7888 well i lift weights with the football team and if your the strongest person in da room but u tryina power clean staning straight up u finna break sump ... but it still takes that strength to get the weight up so itz a combination of strength and technique
actually it does because you said it's all technique so I said it's more than technique
David Rigert is a legend.
eso es auténtica fuerza.-
If you don't have the STRENGTH you don't make the LIFT! Simple as that. Rigert was not only fast and a great technician, he was strong as a bull. Try it some day before you talk...
were there even weight classes back then?
@jc55 Borat, is it you?
I are shocked!
Wait a minute, earlier you said weight lifted doesn't matter, only medals. Except that Reza doesn't hold the true world record in either the C&J or Snatch. Like I said, watered down.
Reza? When lifters before him could snatch and C&J more at lighter bodyweights? As for Dimas, he was a great lifter, very charismatic, but Vardanyan put up bigger weights at a lighter bodyweight.
Well when five people have C&Jed more than Reza, I don't see how he can be one of the greats. If he were to break Taranenko's record then I'd consider it, but I think he let that opportunity slip by.
thats just impressive as fuck
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and that makes NO sense in repsonse to what we were saying.
they are much better !!! agreed :)
or...they're great athletes...imagine that!
Watch some Paul Anderson videos, where he for example clean and jerked over 400 pounds with piss poor form. Then you could watch some videos of Hossein Rezazadeh and discover that his jerk form is awful but he is still able to clean and jerk 260 kilos.
hah, whatever dude, im done argueing over the internet.
212.5 @ 90 kg, thats pritty awesome :)
@armpitpolice all true except for endurance
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@musclemonster1993 whats funny here?
Alexeev was lighter than Reza
3 golds and 1 bronze*
its funny cuz 5yrs earlier he clean and pressed 203... thats 447lbs!!
Is it just me or does anyone else thing that jerk would have been a no lift by today's standards? I feel like the elbows were pressing out at 00:42
Vardanyan has more world records...obviously the best is subjective. Going purely by the kilos, Vardanyan was stronger and weighed less.
As for Reza, well he doesn't hold the true record in the snatch or C&J. In fact Pisarenko C&Jed more weighing 100 lbs less.
Competing in a watered down, pathetic Super Heavy division is a wonderful thing.
a guy i know can squated 837 pounds!
Good. Don`t do it ever again, until you learn the basic facts of this great sport.
You are kidding right?
hahahahaha
The british measures are not precise. Long live French metric system
HAHAAHHAHAHAA
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lol, pounds.:)
and the clean and jerk is all technique, thats why people can put up twice their weight, and not be very strong. learn something about the sport before you talk. thanks.
wow...ive seen better