Thread: The Pocket Hercules

Damn. Little man can hack it!

Naim Suleymanoglu was born to Turkish parents living in Bulgaria. Only 1.47m tall, he quickly attracted attention for his weightlifting ability. He set his first adult world record when he was only 15 years old. In 1984, at the age of 16, he became the second lifter to clean and jerk three times his bodyweight. Bulgaria boycotted that year's Olympic Games, but a few weeks later Süleymanoglu lifted 30kg more than the Olympic winner in his weight category. In 1986, Suleymanoglu defected to Turkey and represented that country at the 1988 Olympics. Competing in the featherweight division, he broke the world record in both the snatch and the jerk, and won the gold medal by 30kg. In fact, his combined total was greater than that of the winner of the lightweight division. Suleymanoglu was undefeated for 8½ years, but at the 1992 European Championships he was beaten by Nikolay Peshalov of Bulgaria. Three months later, at the Barcelona Olympics, Suleymanoglu turned the tables and beat Peshalov by 15kg. Four years later, at the Atlanta Olympics, Suleymanoglu engaged in a tremendous duel with Valerios Leonidis of Greece and finally earned his third gold medal by breaking his own world record. Suleymanoglu tried to win a fourth gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but he missed three times while trying to snatch 145kg and was eliminated.

http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/h...PAR_I_ID=61224

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Naim is my favorite olympic lifter. Totally amazing! thanks for the video. I have clips of almost all his olympic lifts (including 5 of the world record lifts). Total bad ass.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Naim is my favorite olympic lifter. Totally amazing! thanks for the video. I have clips of almost all his olympic lifts (including 5 of the world record lifts). Total bad ass.

Why, because you like to see someone about your size pulling the big weights? Haha, sorry, I had to.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

Why, because you like to see someone about your size pulling the big weights? Haha, sorry, I had to.

naim is way smaller then me. he is only 4'1" and is a 62kg lifter. I would love to be as strong as he was though. His lifts are better then any american lifter in his class or the next class up and they are good enough to be competitive at nationals in the class about the 77kg class (85kg). He is a bad ass!

Originally Posted by P-funk

naim is way smaller then me. he is only 4'1" and is a 62kg lifter. I would love to be as strong as he was though. His lifts are better then any american lifter in his class or the next class up and they are good enough to be competitive at nationals in the class about the 77kg class (85kg). He is a bad ass!

I was trying to throw a short joke your way, but it went right over your head you bastard.

well that is one exercise among any where short people rock. i mean i can do 225, and i am 6'5. sucks being so damn tall. anyone want a few inches lol

Originally Posted by CowPimp

I was trying to throw a short joke your way, but it went right over your head you bastard.

I knew what you were doing. I just wasn't having it.

Originally Posted by P-funk

Naim is my favorite olympic lifter. Totally amazing! thanks for the video. I have clips of almost all his olympic lifts (including 5 of the world record lifts). Total bad ass.

Mind posting them? Sorry for the infrequent time I can post at these forums, I dont have much free time atm.

Matt,

In my journal I post video clips after my workouts as inspiration for myself and all those viewing. Keep your eyes open. I will be posting them at some time.

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18 year old male
6'5" tall
270 pounds
13.7 percent body fat
bench 335
deadlift 525
squat 405

goal by age 24, weigh 300 or more with less than 10 percent. is it possible, we will see.

why are you quoting his signature?

Originally Posted by P-funk

why are you quoting his signature?

I could have sworn he was only 15 two days ago?