Turkey consistently fields excellent lifters, and has a few legends amongst it’s alums,  so I thought I’d show you a few of those guys.

One of the most famous has to be Naim Suleymanoglu, also known as ‘Pocket Hercules’.

I will let the video speak for itself:

So that’s a clean and Jerk over 3x Bw, and a Snatch at 2.5xBw

Below are some new talents;

Taner Sagir is weighlifter very similar in size and build to me (Coach Jason) and it always blows me away how gracefully he snatches weights I hope to one day DL for more than a single…

here’s a breakdown of his technique

and here’s one of Turkey’s best female lifters, Sibel Simsek: