To make it easier to spot the possible effects of biorhythms on a lifter's performance the numbers that show what day a cycle is in are color coded. "Critical" days are shown in red on the charts. Days when a cycle is in the "up" phase are shown in green. Days when a cycle is in the "down" phase are shown in blue. You can save any of the charts to your computer by placing your cursor over a chart of interest, right-click to see a drop-down menu, then left-click on the "Save image as..." option.

In addition, each lifter's Natal Energy Imprint Sun Sign (NEI SS) will be listed for general reference. The first letter indicators are: C = Cardinal, F = Fixed, M = Mutable. The second letter indicators are: F = Fire, E = Earth, A = Air, W = Water.

And since the date of birth also reveals the theoretically chosen "life path" of a person, that information is also given. You can see what that number represents here and here, as well as investigate various other sources of explanation of the "life path" here.

We'll begin with a review of World & Olympic records as established prior to the 2012 London Summer Olympics. The second chart for each weight category will provide biorhythm information for the actual day of Olympic competition as well as lifting ratios. Currently only the Women's +75 Kg, the Men's 105 Kg, and the Men's +105 Kg classes are showing the lifting ratios. I will add the lifting ratios to the earlier classes as time permits. Dates of birth are shown for verification purposes. The charts are from the Wikipedia site to which I have added the dates of birth, biorhythm, lifting ratios, & natal energy imprint information.

The lifting ratios provide another tool to able one to better evaluate and appreciate the lifting skills of the athletes, particularly within the same weight class. And for more accurate comparative evaluations of lifters in different weight classes, as well as within the same weight class, the guidelines presented in the following Bob Hoffman Formula chart should be followed. Note that since the chart is from 1963, it is based on a lifter's weight in pounds instead of kilograms. Since 1 lb. = 0.453592 kg, if you know the lifter's weight in kg, simply divide that weight by 0.453592 in order to obtain the equivalent weight in pounds, then follow the instructions on the Bob Hoffman Formula chart immediately below. (Add Bob Hoffman Formula, Tuesday, September 4, 2012)

Note: If you would like to see a similar analysis made for a different competition, please email me a link to similar results charts and I'll try to do such analysis as soon as possible. Be sure that such charts show the lifter's dates of birth & date(s) of competition or else include those dates of birth & competition in your email.

2008 Beijing Summer Olympics Weightlifting Results

Women: 48 kg (105.82 lb)  53 kg (116.84 lb)  58 kg (127.87 lb)  63 kg (138.89 lb)  69 kg (152.12 lb)  75 kg (165.35 lb)  +75 kg (+165.35 lb)

     Men: 56 kg (123.46 lb)  62 kg (136.69 lb)  69 kg (152.12 lb)  77 kg (169.76 lb)  85 kg (187.39 lb)  94 kg (207.23 lb)  105 kg (231.49 lb)  +105 kg (+231.49 lb)

  2012 Summer Olympics Weightlifting Schedule: All Classes

Women's 48 kg (105.82 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday, August 6, 2016, defending 2012 gold medalist Wang Mingjuan's biorhythms will be at 11 - 2 - 5.

Women's 53 kg (116.84 lb) Class     Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday, July 29, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon's biorhythms will be at 8 - 13 - 26.

Women's 58 kg (127.87 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: There is an interesting background article on the 2008 Gold Medal winner, Chen Yanqing, here.

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Monday, July 30, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Chen Yanqing's biorhythms will be at 4 - 19 - 27.

Women's 63 kg (138.89 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Pak Hyon-Suk's biorhythms will be at 15 - 3 - 25.

Women's 69 kg (152.12 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Liu Chunhong's biorhythms will be at 19 - 23 - 15.

Women's 75 kg (165.35 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Friday, August 3, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Cao Lei's biorhythms will be at 9 - 7 - 23.

Women's +75 kg (+165.35 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday, August 5, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Jang Mi-Ran's biorhythms will be at 18 - 1 - 2.

Men's 56 kg (123.46 lb) Class     Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Sunday, July 29, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Long Qingquan's biorhythms will be at 21 -14 - 23.

Men's 62 kg (136.69 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Monday, July 30, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Zhang Xiangxiang's biorhythms will be at 5 - 24 - 15.

Men's 69 kg (152.12 lb) Class     Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Liao Hui's biorhythms will be at 5 - 23 - 25.

Men's 77 kg (169.76 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Sa Jae-Hyouk's biorhythms will be at 19 - 23 - 15.

NOTE: To see two excellent examples of how a "critical day" seems to have adversely affected the performances of two Group A lifters to the extent that they both failed to total, take a look at the second & thirds lines from the bottom of the above 77 kg Men's Results chart. Especially significant is the fact that the lifter in the second line from the bottom of the above chart, Taner Sağır, had been the Olympics record holder in the Snatch (172.5 kg)& Total (375 kg)(both set at the 2004 Olympics) prior to the 2008 Olympics, as shown here. The lifter in the third line from the bottom of the above chart, Octavio Mejias, had lifted 152 kg Snatch, and 187.5 kg Clean & Jerk at the 2004 Olympics. Here, 4 years later, he was unable to lift more than the 152 kg Snatch, and failed on all 3 attempts at a 185 kg Clean & Jerk. As I mention here, "critical days" "can basically be thought of as days when we are prone to errors in judgment". Further, "The basic principle to keep in mind regarding a "critical day" is to simply allow more time for consideration of your alternatives before making a decision." Had the two lifters been consciously aware of the need to "allow more time for consideration" of their starting lifts, they might not have left their best lifts in the warmup room.
  There is one more aspect concerning the position of the biorhythm cycles of both of those Group A lifters on the day of Olympic competition that may be of general interest. As I mention in the information here, every other week, on the same day of the week as we are born, is an emotional critical day. Both of the lifters were born on a Wednesday, and their competition, unfortunately for them, coincided with their every other Wednesday. And it's also important to keep in mind that just because you have a "critical day" on a day of competition doesn't automatically mean you're going to fail to total. If you'll take the time to study the rest of the Men's 77 kg Class chart, as well as the rest of the Class charts, both men's and women's, you'll find that there were other lifters who lifted on "critical days", but who weren't adversely effect to the point of failing to total. Knowledge of biorhythms is simply another tool for developing deeper self-knowledge & awareness. Whether you use that tool to your own benefit, or whether you use it to your own detriment or even try to ignore it, is totally up to you. You are the one who will experience the consequences of your decisions and actions; I can only do my part to try to make the knowledge and understanding available in as easily-to-be-understood form as possible. Please do not hesitate, and in fact, feel more than welcome, to ask any questions that might be helpful in you gaining a better and deeper understanding of the subject. No matter how insignificant and/or trivial you might initially think they are. And I strongly encourage you to read, and reread as often as necessary, the excellent article here to help you incorporate your increasing knowledge and understanding of biorhythms into your training and competition.

Men's 85 kg (187.39 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Friday, August 3, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Lu Yong's biorhythms will be at 6 - 24 - 10.

Men's 94 kg (207.23 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

You can see two short videos of Ilya Ilin's record-breaking Clean & Jerk here and here.

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday, August 4, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Ilia Ilin's biorhythms will be at 7 - 19 - 28.

Men's 105 kg (231.49 lb) Class    Back to QuickLinks

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Monday, August 6, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Andrei Aramnau's biorhythms will be at 23 - 2 - 1.
        The 2008 silver medalist Dmitry Klokov's biorhythms will be at 22 - 11 - 5. (Add Tuesday, June 26, 2012)

Men's +105 kg (+ 231.49 lb) Class     Back to QuickLinks

You can see videos of Matthias Steiner's unfortunate accident at the 2012 Olympics here and here. The second video is an excellent side view perspective which clearly shows how Matthias lost his balance falling backwards, but the weight dropped forward onto him instead of backwards away from him. And of possible "coincidental" interest is the fact that Matthias was having an intellectual "critical" day, which may have contributed to him accidently allowing the weight to fall forward on him instead of falling backwards away from him. However, if you take a look at this video summary of the +105 Kg class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, starting at the 1:48 mark, you'll see that Matthias came oh so close to being flattened when he dropped his missed third snatch attempt of 207 Kg. To make it easier to understand what happened during both of Matthias' 2008 and 2012 accidents, you can see, and download, a composite jpg that shows the anatomy of both accidents using individual frames from videos of both accidents by clicking here.

Note: At the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, defending 2008 gold medalist Matthias Steiner's biorhythms will be at 16 - 21 - 18. Will he be able to again tap the emotional "will to win" to repeat as 2012 Olympic Champion?
    On Tuesday, August 7, 2012, the +105 kg 2008 silver medal winner, Evgeny Chigishev, will have his biorhythms at 5 - 2 - 15.
   And on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, the +105 kg gold medal winner at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championship, Iranian lifter Behdad Salimi Kordasiabi, born on Friday, December 8, 1989, will have his biorhythms at 22 - 19 - 29.

To see a video of the world record tandem clean & jerk of 333.3 Kg (734.8 lbs) that was set by Matthias Steiner & his teammate Almir Velagic, click here. (Add link Saturday, July 21, 2012)

Note: The final lift in the 2008 Men's +105 kg class was also the final lift in the 2008 Olympic Weightlifting competition. And that final lift provided the people of the world with one of the most positive emotional moments ever seen in sports. Take a look at these YouTube videos here, here, here, here, and here to see for yourself, just in case you somehow missed this very special "moment in time".
   What makes Matthias Steiner's final 258 kg (568.8 lb) Clean & Jerk so memorable is that 1. It was 10 kg (22.05 lb) more than his best previous personal record; 2. At the end of the Snatch, he had been in 4th place, but with his 2nd attempt 248 kg (546.75 lb) Clean & Jerk, he had moved into 2nd place, but still 9 kg (19.84 lb) behind the then leader, Evgeny Chigishev. In order to win by 1 kg (2.2 lb) he HAD to lift 258 kg by adding 10 kg (22.05 lb) to his second attempt. 3. His biorhythms were all in the Down phase, and only 1 day away from an Emotional critical day. After you have learned from your own personal experience what it feels like to have all 3 cycles in the Down part of the chart, and compared that to what it feels like to have all 3 cycles in the Up part of the chart, you will likely appreciate the magnitude of Matthias Steiner's accomplishment in winning the 2008 Olympic gold medal even more.
   At this point I would again encourage you to read this excellent article which explains in detail how to apply the knowledge of biorhythms to your training & competition. As the author of that article says: "I also want to point out that while I’m a staunch supporter of biorhythms, there are plenty of other factors to consider when it comes to training. Rest and diet head that list, as well as previous workload, injuries, stress, weather and even nutritional supplements." And Matthias Steiner proved at the 2008 Olympics that your mental attitude, the "will to win", can override all 3 biorhythm cycles being Down.

   And as that author also summarized: "You can deal with biorhythms in three ways. One, recognize that they exist, and adapt your training program to them. Two, refute that there is such a thing, and continue to wonder why you’re all of a sudden having terrible workouts. Three, believe in them, but do nothing. Your choice."

    

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