Am I the only one who got Goosebumbs at 5:32 min when Tian Tao looks at his achievements?! It‘s an unimaginable feeling for normal People to look at something like your own World Champion Trophy… Thank you for the Content!
Came back to watch this before the comp this Saturday. This short film let me see a part of the world that I otherwise would not know existed. Thank you! No matter what happens this Saturday I’m oddly proud of Tao, even though I don’t know him. It’s kinda weird to me that I’m a 30yo guy from Seattle WA and I’m wholeheartedly cheering for a Chinese weightlifter.
One day i would love to train in china at any one of these olympic lifting gyms im currently 21 and started olympic lifting in june im still a beginner but in due time technique and strength will get better💯
Unfortunately, the best you can do is seminars for a few days. These are state run schools which only train hand selected Chinese talent. Very few Chinese commercial weightlifting gyms exist.
@@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300 dam i see it would be very difficult to find a gym although seminars are good im goin to my first one on Jan 9th here in california . If anything prolly the only facility that IK of who will prolly let me train there is venus weightlifting and thats it for now hopefully covid is cured and maybe camps can open up again soon in china💯
Aw man, it almost made me cry as well when he looked at the board as the pride figurehead of the school. He can be very proud of himself for his achievments and i wish him the best to succeed in Paris. Smooth Journey Tian!
Amazing production quality, feels like watching a professional documentary (the English translation at 5:48 do be kinda sussy tho xD). Damn I feel so motivated rn I'm gonna go grab my powerlifting bar, learn this thing and see ya on the platform in Paris, Tian 😆😆
Unfortunately tian tao looks like he won't compete in paris which is very unfortunate for him because he suffered a shoulder injury which caused him to get surgery.
Dude this was actually really emotional to see. Glad Tian's made it to the top. Not sure with the weight class changes and injuries if he has another shot.
Thanks Yang for this Tian Tao video. There is a lot of positive energy in this video, although the music and editing is a little sad at the end. Hope to see Tian Tao and Rostami at Paris 2024.
This is why China can always produce large amount of Olympic level weightlifters, their weightlifting and table tennis culture is equivalent to the basketball culture in USA.
It's really not at all equivalent. I'm Chinese American and I grew up here in the US and Guangdong (I went back and forth a lot as a kid). In the US, every single school, from elementary school to high school, had a basketball court and everyone played at one point or another. There was a lot of reach and it was readily available, which means talent was EVERYWHERE to be scouted. In China, just like the US, weightlifting is not at all accessible. Most schools, just like the US, did not have barbells and weights and coaches readily available. The "meathead" stereotype in the US is even worse in China. I would compare it more to fencing. It's a niche sport that very few schools have, and only a select few get to try it. It's hard to scout for, and the talent you DO find, mostly comes from a certain class of people. For weightlifting, it's usually poorer rural folks, and for fencing, it's usually richer folks. (I did both in school, I was lucky that my public high school had a fencing program, and my university had a weightlifting program)
TT is the national sport and there were 3 million participants in the senior WC when they held it in China around 2008 (the qualification rounds took 3 years). Usa has many sports in different areas but TT will always be the no 1 in all of China. Weight lifting, badminton, shooting and diving for example have that professionalism, but weight lifting is not done by millions naturally since it is not "fun activity" for the average working class folks and the barrier to compete is high.
Thought he retired after not being selected for the Olympics. Not sure if it was his injuries but I thought it was because of his high inconsistencies and competitive weight class.
Tian Tao es definitivamente una leyenda, muchas gracias por el documental definitivamente estuvo increíble y muy emotivo Gracias YANG por él documental y esta página también
These kids would have a better core if they tried the movements slow. I just watched a world record holder and he says this. Also pull hard and push hard. What do I know? Im not a trainer or lifter, just a fighter.
@@MultiPain101 bruh Lu would get destroyed by tian Tao at 89. Lu didn't get stronger going up from 77 to 81 coz 77 was his ideal weight class. 89 is tian Taos ideal weight class
Am I the only one who got Goosebumbs at 5:32 min when Tian Tao looks at his achievements?!
It‘s an unimaginable feeling for normal People to look at something like your own World Champion Trophy…
Thank you for the Content!
Yes I got the goosebumps too!
Yeah man made me emotional. Great stuff
yeah exactly and i was full of shivers when they said that he is aiming for the paris...don t know what to think about it :/
Came back to watch this before the comp this Saturday. This short film let me see a part of the world that I otherwise would not know existed. Thank you! No matter what happens this Saturday I’m oddly proud of Tao, even though I don’t know him. It’s kinda weird to me that I’m a 30yo guy from Seattle WA and I’m wholeheartedly cheering for a Chinese weightlifter.
A fan of this fisherman!
Much love from India. I hope he comes back. Man got me interested in weightlifting
Incredible video would love to see more like this!
One day i would love to train in china at any one of these olympic lifting gyms im currently 21 and started olympic lifting in june im still a beginner but in due time technique and strength will get better💯
Unfortunately, the best you can do is seminars for a few days. These are state run schools which only train hand selected Chinese talent. Very few Chinese commercial weightlifting gyms exist.
@@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300 dam i see it would be very difficult to find a gym although seminars are good im goin to my first one on Jan 9th here in california . If anything prolly the only facility that IK of who will prolly let me train there is venus weightlifting and thats it for now hopefully covid is cured and maybe camps can open up again soon in china💯
they mostly take young kids
Beautiful film, brought a tear to my eye, especially the shot of Tian looking up at his entry on the wall :')
Aw man, it almost made me cry as well when he looked at the board as the pride figurehead of the school. He can be very proud of himself for his achievments and i wish him the best to succeed in Paris. Smooth Journey Tian!
Sounds like Paris unfortunately is a no go
Tian's training arc for Paris 2024 is reaching peak anime levels. Take my energy Tian ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
Titan Goku san
:(
😢
Amazing production quality, feels like watching a professional documentary (the English translation at 5:48 do be kinda sussy tho xD).
Damn I feel so motivated rn I'm gonna go grab my powerlifting bar, learn this thing and see ya on the platform in Paris, Tian 😆😆
He'll never stop giving up lol.
@@-TK- yea, it should be pursuing, I f**ked up the translation
this shit made me teared up, damn what a journey for all those athletes.
those barbells are crustier than the ones we had on the ship on deployment. respect
I have never admired other weightlifter as much I admired Tian Tao, He deserve so much in this sport I am rooting for him. Always.
Thicc Tao has inspired us all over the world! 田涛加油！#paris2024
I feel like every hater who believe Chinese lifters are only successful because they are all on gears should watch this video.
I don't think any1 thinks that
Extremely motivating video for small weight lifting school! Greetings from Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Built a champion with rust and dust respect....
Tian Tao competing in Paris 2024 needs to happen. I hope he can stay healthy and that China selects him to the team.
I love this kind of video so much (being able to see where the legend started), looking forward for more quality contents!
I want him to win a gold medal before he retires so bad...really was a shame that he couldn't make it to Tokyo
amazing content, thank u man! appreciate it
coming back to this video after hearing of his retirement just hits different. He along with lu inspired me to try out olympic weightlifting
the outro regarding him not being able to go to the Tokyo Olympic games and still not giving up on his olympic dreams crushed me
Unfortunately tian tao looks like he won't compete in paris which is very unfortunate for him because he suffered a shoulder injury which caused him to get surgery.
This was extra hard to watch now after the World Cup...
Dude this was actually really emotional to see. Glad Tian's made it to the top. Not sure with the weight class changes and injuries if he has another shot.
THIS IS PURE GOLD !!! this little film is a gem for the oly. Lifting community, thanks ❤
Thanks Yang for this Tian Tao video. There is a lot of positive energy in this video, although the music and editing is a little sad at the end. Hope to see Tian Tao and Rostami at Paris 2024.
he is china, asian, world champion, youth world record holder and olympic games silver medalist, I say he had great career so far
4:21 i love this shot! 🤣great stuff man 😁
I think he will win the new 89kg category in Paris.
That is if Lu doesn't move up in weight
@@MultiPain101 tbh, lidayin would be a even better fit for 89. But it will be such a battle, would be fun
@@NoOffensePies yeah, but it would mean people would be cut from the Chinese team :(
This is why China can always produce large amount of Olympic level weightlifters, their weightlifting and table tennis culture is equivalent to the basketball culture in USA.
it’s not lol these are standard procedures for any sport
It's really not at all equivalent. I'm Chinese American and I grew up here in the US and Guangdong (I went back and forth a lot as a kid).
In the US, every single school, from elementary school to high school, had a basketball court and everyone played at one point or another. There was a lot of reach and it was readily available, which means talent was EVERYWHERE to be scouted.
In China, just like the US, weightlifting is not at all accessible. Most schools, just like the US, did not have barbells and weights and coaches readily available. The "meathead" stereotype in the US is even worse in China.
I would compare it more to fencing. It's a niche sport that very few schools have, and only a select few get to try it. It's hard to scout for, and the talent you DO find, mostly comes from a certain class of people. For weightlifting, it's usually poorer rural folks, and for fencing, it's usually richer folks. (I did both in school, I was lucky that my public high school had a fencing program, and my university had a weightlifting program)
TT is the national sport and there were 3 million participants in the senior WC when they held it in China around 2008 (the qualification rounds took 3 years). Usa has many sports in different areas but TT will always be the no 1 in all of China. Weight lifting, badminton, shooting and diving for example have that professionalism, but weight lifting is not done by millions naturally since it is not "fun activity" for the average working class folks and the barrier to compete is high.
Letsgooooo! Amazing storytelling! Will def go to paris just to watch tian tao 🙌🏼 what camera lens did you use in this video if i may ask?
i hope that little boy can achieve success as well
Thought he retired after not being selected for the Olympics. Not sure if it was his injuries but I thought it was because of his high inconsistencies and competitive weight class.
Wow this film was amazing, thank you!!
我靠 片子剪的很好啊👍 我们也开始玩举重了 三个月🤣 举重其实是一个非常好的健身运动 希望可以普及 像CF一样 进入中国大众健身 希望这样的片子可以多多一些 传播举重
举重现状就是职业的贴钱都招不到人 业余的花大价钱都未必找得到一个教练
@@yza4896 真的真的，那天路过个CrossFit box，看到个外国人教练在教snatch，我的天那教的一个业余，我寻思在中国学举重还不方便吗，咱们省队市队随便退役的人不比这不知培训了几天的CrossFit教练强？然后大众点评一搜，发现全上海只有一家专业教举重的馆子。
@@ZoeCuiM 现实是退役的这些人几乎都转行或者不知所踪 当保安去的都有 一般人想学那价格是真的感人
@@yza4896 没办法，发展不线性。市场调节总是慢半拍
举重玩起来挫败感其实很强，我两个月了还没破PR……
Tian Tao es definitivamente una leyenda, muchas gracias por el documental definitivamente estuvo increíble y muy emotivo Gracias YANG por él documental y esta página también
Tian has inspired me to train Oly lifting! Or even 1 day become a amateur 81 lifter ~
Respect and much appreciation from 🇮🇳 India
s tier videography pls make more
Thanks for the English subtitles, I can actually speak Mandarin quite well, but it was hard for me to understand what they were saying at times.
Is he retired?
Edit: Ok now I see, that prank at Nationals wasn't a joke.
The new weight classes benefit him so no
paris 2024 is getting close and I really hope to see him pulling something spectacular off
good film! wished it was not a short. if tao wasn't injured, who would've lost the Olympic spot instead of him?
These kids would have a better core if they tried the movements slow. I just watched a world record holder and he says this. Also pull hard and push hard. What do I know? Im not a trainer or lifter, just a fighter.
This is such a good video!! Thank you SJJ and Tian Tao🐐
Beautiful film Yilin, really a fantastic job.
Thank you! More like this!
5:56 was the best Christmas gift I could have asked for.
Truth
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. So inspirational.
What an eye opener.
89kg as olympic weight class is going to suit him perfectly.
Only if Lu doesn't move up in weight
@@MultiPain101 bruh Lu would get destroyed by tian Tao at 89. Lu didn't get stronger going up from 77 to 81 coz 77 was his ideal weight class. 89 is tian Taos ideal weight class
@@Tom-vu1wr Only if his joints allow him too cause he needs the weight to keep himself injury free
@@MultiPain101 bruh tian Tao is only 28
@@MultiPain101 and Lu is 1 years older.
Nice video
This was beautifully done! LET'S GO LORD THICC TAO PARIS 2024!!!!
띠안 따오 은퇴인가보네...아깝네..참 부상으로...한국나이로 28에 가버리다니..참..앞으로 4년은 더 뛸 것인데..
Such a privileged boys and girls...👍👍👍
Nice 👍🏾👍🏾 good shyt homie. Wish I woulda known about this sport as a kid
Asian Dad: Are you olympic champion yet??!
Lil kid: Dad Im only 11.
Asian Dad: *Dont talk to me until you are Olympic Champion!!*
@4:35 I think they have a young Kuo Hsing-chun in there. That girl has precision and speed
Maybe he should stop giving up if he wants that Paris gold xd
Tian Tao’s personality seems very light-hearted and lively!
we have to get "approval" from their parents.
Amazing video!! Can't wait for more
What a video. Youre the man Yilin!
❤️❤️❤️this si beautiful, we all love thick Tao, and even more love chinese weigthlifting, i hope these kids get their dreams❤️
很好，就是正如有个外国网友说的，片尾弄得有点暗沉，不好，应该激昂一点以预示田涛巴黎的成功
Happy to read he’s still competing for Paris
饮水要思源. what a brilliant story. thanks!
great video, tian will probably feel good in the 89 kilo olympic class! giving good energy for paris!
Can someone compare his hand size? Curious.
So this means he is not retiring any time soon ??? Since he is aiming for Paris 2024
if it wasnt for Tian I would be the sadest video I ever seen
The head coach sounds a lot like Lu
Tian with the GUCCi belt yoooooo
His jacket is just awesome
Take my energy Tian ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
不是看过他一个退役的视频吗，复出了吗
thicc涛🐮🍺！！为祖国感到骄傲
Thank you for sharing
What a wholesome video
tian tao swag
Very beautiful
There's an eye in my tears bruh
More content pls
Feels
This is a great clip of the athlete's life. Can we expect more to come in the future?
You are a leyend
太好了！所以田涛不退役了？！
Jia you Tian Tao! 🔥
SHOW HIS CHILDHOOD HOME
awesome video!
I am indian but you are the best tian
❤️❤️💪
great vid
Amazing
Amazing
First
imagine just how many dont make it through, then be put through a multitude of drugs at the age of 12....
Did China ban steroids in recent years when it had previously been legal?