This is the daughter of Coach Abadjiev who fortunately for us, is not a weightlifter!
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Martin’s father, Mincho, was the Olympic Bronze Medalist in 1980. In 2003, Martin was the Bronze Medalist in the European Junior Championships where he beat the current senior European Champion Jurgen Spiess. He is training at my club, Corequest Fitness (San Ramon) currently, along with several other up and coming lifters.
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09
Coaches Dave Spitz and Alex Krychev with Stephen
Stephen has some big numbers on his lifts – 230 kg back squat, 145kg Power Clean, 175kg front squat and 150kg split jerk – amazing numbers for a 17 year old. He is hitting 54′-55′ in his throws and should hit 57′-58′ in January, putting him in good position to close in on 60′+. He’s hitting 150′ to 160′ in the discus as well. My son Christopher, now at University of Texas, was a senior when Steve was a freshman and we are all happy to see what happens when you dedicate yourself like he has. Stephen used my son as a role model and it shows the power of having good role models to help a young man develop. Stephen has a modified lifting regimen, not all Olympic lifts but many of the auxiliary lifts are used 4 times per week. There is a tremendous focus on leg strength since that is the primary driver of success in the throws together with a good stretch reflex.
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