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Snatch Technique Progression
Position by position — from the first pull to a stable overhead — with the drills Ivan uses himself.
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Ivan Markov · two-time European Champion · World Championships medallist · Olympian
Learn Olympic weightlifting from a world medallist
Online coaching, technique courses and training programs by Ivan Markov — European Champion in 2013 and 2014, two World Championships silvers, the 2014 world snatch title at 179 kg and an Olympic final. The Bulgarian method, taught by someone who lived it.
Coaching in English and Bulgarian.
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390 kg
Best competition total: 179 kg snatch and 211 kg clean & jerk, World Championships 2014
2×
European Champion: Tirana 2013 and Tel Aviv 2014, three gold medals each time
179 kg
World Champion in the snatch, Almaty 2014 — silver in the total by a single kilogram
4th
London 2012 Olympics: the same total as the bronze medallist, 10 grams of bodyweight apart
1:1 online coaching
Your programming and your technique, in Ivan’s hands
Not a template. Ivan writes your training from your current numbers, your competition calendar and your weak positions, and watches you lift every week.
- Monthly individual programming, built around your meet or your goal
- Weekly video analysis of your snatch and clean & jerk
- Direct line to Ivan for questions between sessions
- Monthly video call to review the block and plan the next one
Monthly coaching
Fee on application
Programming, weekly video analysis, direct contact and a monthly call. Cancel any month.
Limited places
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Application first, payment after. Ivan reads every application himself and replies within a few days.
Training programs
Written by Ivan. Downloaded in a minute.
Complete training blocks as PDF: sets, reps, percentages and the technique focus for every session.
PDF · 6 weeks
Clean & Jerk Fundamentals
The clean, the rack position and the jerk, built as separate skills and then put back together under load.
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PDF · 4 weeks
Explosive Strength Block
Pulls, squats and jumps programmed the Bulgarian way, for lifters whose technique is ahead of their strength.
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Video academy
The complete technique library
Every position of the snatch and the clean & jerk, drill by drill: setup, pull, turnover, receiving, recovery. The most common errors and exactly how to fix them. New videos every month.
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About Ivan
From the Bulgarian school of weightlifting to your training
I walked into a weightlifting gym at five, because my older brother Georgi was already there. He went on to become an Olympic silver medallist and World Champion, and he has been my coach for my whole career.
I learned the lifts the Bulgarian way: position by position, thousands of repetitions, no shortcuts in technique. That method took me to two European titles, two World Championships silvers, a world snatch title and an Olympic final. It is the same method I teach.
Career highlights
- 2014European Champion, Tel Aviv — gold in snatch, clean & jerk and total
- 2014World Championships, Almaty — silver in the total (390 kg), gold in the snatch (179 kg)
- 2013European Champion, Tirana
- 2013World Championships, Wrocław — silver in the total (381 kg) and in the snatch
- 2012Olympic Games, London — 4th, 85 kg
- 2014Athlete of the Year, Burgas
The Markov name
Two brothers, one gym in Burgas. Georgi Markov: Olympic silver in 2000, World Champion in 2002, European Champion in 2002 and 2003, a world record in the snatch. Ivan Markov: two European titles, two World Championships silvers, an Olympic final. Georgi coached Ivan from the age of five. Markov Weightlifting is that gym, online.
Who this is for
Beginners
You want to learn the lifts properly from day one instead of fixing bad habits for years.
CrossFit athletes
Your snatch is the weak link. Usually the problem is positions, not strength, and positions can be taught.
Competitive lifters
You need periodised programming toward a meet and a second pair of eyes on every heavy session.
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Ready to lift better?
Tell Ivan where you are and where you want to be. He answers every application personally, usually within a few days.
Or write directly: [email protected]