This is one of the most exciting classes, it's been pretty uneventful for most of the quad, but it'll be a bloodbath and anyone could win at the Olympics. I'm still hoping Akbar will win - as long as he's in good shape, he could definitely hit around 190 230
The real question is: where the hell are these elite lifters getting their Rom 2's? They all look brand new, so it's likely not some pair that they've been using all these years.
Thank You Serious, another great vid. I think Gigachad is definitely the man to beat. Very intriguing with 2 Olympic champs competing but you are spot on with analysis of each limitations Ahkbar seems much more suited to 108s and Meso who hasn’t matched his best from the 96s 3 yrs ago. I like Karapetyan for silver. Super strong pull. It’s funny that a guy who snatches 185 (almost 187) has difficulty with his cleans. He needs to work on getting his elbows turned over quickly and out of the way of his knees as he racks it. His jerk on the 216 was smoked - a beautiful deep split. 408-410 will be good enough for silver.
It’s a great class, probably the most competitive for medals on the men’s side. My feeling is Lesman will win the snatch, and set the standard for the medals on his c+js. Akbar will look to overtake Lesman for the lead. Meso will jerk what he needs to overtake Akbar for Silver and Liu will total high enough (around 415) that Meso will be forced to take a massive final attempt for gold. The trailing potential medallist’s will struggle to make those bigger jerks to get into the top 3.
I think Lesman and Akbar will snatch similar, meso will snatch 175-180 and liu will snatch 183-186 Liu takes total and gold with 235 c&j. We all know aslong as he stands a clean up decently that he’ll jerk it as he has the best jerk ability in that class
The only reason Meso won the Olympics is because Tian and Moradi weren’t there, that gold medal at Tokyo was Moradi’s, pre injury. He was good at 96 but he hasn’t managed to set any WR, nearly always clarking it mid thigh, This should be an easy win for Liu. That being said I think the 102 gold this year probably would have been won by Moradi, he would have moved up and probably annihilated all world records, I think the C&J would be much higher than 232kg and the snatch record would have been established in the low 190’s had he still been around.
The no 2,3,4 guy’s numbers are significantly below his 94kg best and liu huanhua hit 1kg above his 94kg WR at 8kg above that weight. Also I don’t know if you have seen but he’s been cleaning over 220, this year in his casual retirement training, and this is when he isn’t training for anything, with that dodgy shoulder, so clearly age doing much, so I don’t agree with the age factor as a reason for him not medalling, or even taking gold. He’s an outlier like your shi’s and lasha, not many people have held all 3 world record’s simultaneously, and been that dominant in a competitive weight class like the old 94/96.
Also wtf happened to rasoul motadmedi? He was hitting 180 and 220s in the 102s before it was the Olympic category. He would be in solid contention for a medal
@@DevInHisBag after winning Asians in 2022 he tore a muscle in his arm and hasn't really recovered since. He came 24th at worlds in 2023 and hasn't competed since.
I am not a fan of 102 kg. There are almost no lifters in that category where that’s a natural body weight for them. Most of them are 96s force feeding themselves or 109s starving themselves. I’m hoping we get heavyweight back next quad. 102 is sub heavyweight. It’s not the same thing.
I believe in Akbar! He knows what he has to do to win. He competed in 102 in 2018 where he set a junior world record in snatch 180kg. He is the only one who has snatched over 200 in training. Of course he probably weighed over 115kg but he made 205. In 102 he will be faster. In 109, he did 195. That's why Messo didn't increase anything, because when you go up a weight class, you get stronger but slower.
People gonna hate me for this but I believe Mesos better years are behind him, I don’t believe he’s ever made 230 in comp and I don’t think he’s goin to do it in his 3rd Olympic Games as an “older” athlete with a recent injury. I personally hate Lesman Paredes as he is just a bad showing to watch. Never competes, doesn’t take all his attempts, somehow makes a mundane sport even more mundane (yes i know he’s dealt with injuries lately ) Akbar heaviest CJ at 109 was 237 at the last Olympics I believe and I don’t think he can reach near that at this bodyweight, Liu did 4kgs less at the asain games weighing 9 kilos less The amount of 180/220’s we’re going to see is insane. The 102 class took a while to develop competitively and now is the most competitive class on the men’s side. I just hope no weight classes are reshuffled after this games and we can see just what these guy’s are capable of over the next couple of years 🙏 fantastic video as always brother you’re doing gods work out here
I agree with Meso (though he is 26 so he could get better probably in theory), for years and both in 96 and 102 he said he will break the WR. He never did and i think he only cleaned a wr weight once and failed all other attempts. And his snatch also never got better. He has never snatched 180+ and the 180 in training hall was with straps. If Liu can keep his consistency and with a couple of well calculated attempts (maybe 183/184 as a third snatch instead of 186) he will most likely win
@@chrismanich3063Meso has attempted WR232 four times. (102) 2021 Asians he had 2 strong cleans but his back foot slipped both times. Tokyo he clarked. Qatar cup 2024 (102) he clarked. Purely psychological; he’s got the strength to do mid30s. My 💰still on Liu
@@chrismanich3063 With Liu's back squat constantly increasing, I'd expect his snatch to near 190 or break it. His 185 snatch at the Asian Games was hit before he even squatted 295.
Would you look at that, Lesman fails to make weights he could’ve previously tried in comp but declined, meso bombs, Akbar couldn’t hit what he needed for gold. 🤷🏽♂️
Messo fell off, he can't keep up with his old weights at a higher weight class. Akbar has the best chance of beating gigachad in the total. But who knows, guys could be really gearing up for this one.
Great video again
This is one of the most exciting classes, it's been pretty uneventful for most of the quad, but it'll be a bloodbath and anyone could win at the Olympics. I'm still hoping Akbar will win - as long as he's in good shape, he could definitely hit around 190 230
If Gigachad hits a 185+ snatch, I can’t see anyone beating him in the total.
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@@dragothunderstar6526 Sure did.
The real question is: where the hell are these elite lifters getting their Rom 2's?
They all look brand new, so it's likely not some pair that they've been using all these years.
Great overview man!! I didn't realize this class was so competitive
This was an awesome overview of the class with no BS, straight to the point. Thank you, and keep making these!!!
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Thank You Serious, another great vid. I think Gigachad is definitely the man to beat. Very intriguing with 2 Olympic champs competing but you are spot on with analysis of each limitations Ahkbar seems much more suited to 108s and Meso who hasn’t matched his best from the 96s 3 yrs ago. I like Karapetyan for silver. Super strong pull. It’s funny that a guy who snatches 185 (almost 187) has difficulty with his cleans. He needs to work on getting his elbows turned over quickly and out of the way of his knees as he racks it. His jerk on the 216 was smoked - a beautiful deep split. 408-410 will be good enough for silver.
at this weight class, gigachad CJ is just unrivaled man
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It’s a great class, probably the most competitive for medals on the men’s side. My feeling is Lesman will win the snatch, and set the standard for the medals on his c+js. Akbar will look to overtake Lesman for the lead. Meso will jerk what he needs to overtake Akbar for Silver and Liu will total high enough (around 415) that Meso will be forced to take a massive final attempt for gold. The trailing potential medallist’s will struggle to make those bigger jerks to get into the top 3.
I think Lesman and Akbar will snatch similar, meso will snatch 175-180 and liu will snatch 183-186
Liu takes total and gold with 235 c&j. We all know aslong as he stands a clean up decently that he’ll jerk it as he has the best jerk ability in that class
The only reason Meso won the Olympics is because Tian and Moradi weren’t there, that gold medal at Tokyo was Moradi’s, pre injury.
He was good at 96 but he hasn’t managed to set any WR, nearly always clarking it mid thigh, This should be an easy win for Liu.
That being said I think the 102 gold this year probably would have been won by Moradi, he would have moved up and probably annihilated all world records, I think the C&J would be much higher than 232kg and the snatch record would have been established in the low 190’s had he still been around.
I do not think so! He is almost 36! Even if he wasn't injured I don't think he would even get a medal.
The no 2,3,4 guy’s numbers are significantly below his 94kg best and liu huanhua hit 1kg above his 94kg WR at 8kg above that weight.
Also I don’t know if you have seen but he’s been cleaning over 220, this year in his casual retirement training, and this is when he isn’t training for anything, with that dodgy shoulder, so clearly age doing much, so I don’t agree with the age factor as a reason for him not medalling, or even taking gold.
He’s an outlier like your shi’s and lasha, not many people have held all 3 world record’s simultaneously, and been that dominant in a competitive weight class like the old 94/96.
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Also wtf happened to rasoul motadmedi? He was hitting 180 and 220s in the 102s before it was the Olympic category. He would be in solid contention for a medal
@@DevInHisBag after winning Asians in 2022 he tore a muscle in his arm and hasn't really recovered since. He came 24th at worlds in 2023 and hasn't competed since.
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I am not a fan of 102 kg. There are almost no lifters in that category where that’s a natural body weight for them. Most of them are 96s force feeding themselves or 109s starving themselves.
I’m hoping we get heavyweight back next quad. 102 is sub heavyweight. It’s not the same thing.
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I believe in Akbar! He knows what he has to do to win. He competed in 102 in 2018 where he set a junior world record in snatch 180kg. He is the only one who has snatched over 200 in training. Of course he probably weighed over 115kg but he made 205. In 102 he will be faster. In 109, he did 195. That's why Messo didn't increase anything, because when you go up a weight class, you get stronger but slower.
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People gonna hate me for this but I believe Mesos better years are behind him, I don’t believe he’s ever made 230 in comp and I don’t think he’s goin to do it in his 3rd Olympic Games as an “older” athlete with a recent injury.
I personally hate Lesman Paredes as he is just a bad showing to watch. Never competes, doesn’t take all his attempts, somehow makes a mundane sport even more mundane (yes i know he’s dealt with injuries lately )
Akbar heaviest CJ at 109 was 237 at the last Olympics I believe and I don’t think he can reach near that at this bodyweight, Liu did 4kgs less at the asain games weighing 9 kilos less
The amount of 180/220’s we’re going to see is insane. The 102 class took a while to develop competitively and now is the most competitive class on the men’s side. I just hope no weight classes are reshuffled after this games and we can see just what these guy’s are capable of over the next couple of years 🙏 fantastic video as always brother you’re doing gods work out here
I agree with Meso (though he is 26 so he could get better probably in theory), for years and both in 96 and 102 he said he will break the WR. He never did and i think he only cleaned a wr weight once and failed all other attempts. And his snatch also never got better. He has never snatched 180+ and the 180 in training hall was with straps.
If Liu can keep his consistency and with a couple of well calculated attempts (maybe 183/184 as a third snatch instead of 186) he will most likely win
@@chrismanich3063Meso has attempted WR232 four times. (102) 2021 Asians he had 2 strong cleans but his back foot slipped both times. Tokyo he clarked. Qatar cup 2024 (102) he clarked. Purely psychological; he’s got the strength to do mid30s. My 💰still on Liu
@@chrismanich3063 With Liu's back squat constantly increasing, I'd expect his snatch to near 190 or break it. His 185 snatch at the Asian Games was hit before he even squatted 295.
@@AdStellae- if he doesnt have small hands, that might be possible
Would you look at that, Lesman fails to make weights he could’ve previously tried in comp but declined, meso bombs, Akbar couldn’t hit what he needed for gold. 🤷🏽♂️
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Messo fell off, he can't keep up with his old weights at a higher weight class. Akbar has the best chance of beating gigachad in the total. But who knows, guys could be really gearing up for this one.