Slow motion perfectly captures world record

Russian weightlifter Aleksey Lovchev has become the new king of the clean and jerk after breaking the world record at the IWF World Weightlifting Championship earlier this week.

But the strain and power exerted to set the new benchmark can only now be fully comprehended after his successful attempt was captured on slow motion footage.

In real time, the 26-year-old seems to make a mockery of the back-breaking 264kg weight, lifting the bar in one fluid motion, resting for just a moment before completing the attempt with a strong finish.

However, in the slow motion footage, every movement of the body is caught in fine detail, showing the precise nature needed to break such a hefty record.

The vision also captures the physical strain Lovchev endures during the attempt, his face contorted in pain as he powers his name onto a new page of history.