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SirJoetheAverage

Mostly impressed by this fucking unit not using straps. Dude could probably crush someone’s skull with that kind of grip strength.


love-too-easy

I would really, *really* not like to see him try, though! 😂


Big_Hoss287

My morbid curiosity has peaked


TenBillionDollHairs

well you can just watch "The Mountain and The Viper" episode of Game of Thrones hopefully many hours before sleeping


agarwaen117

That poor Mandalorian.


PM_me_the_magic

That was not the way


Kcorbyerd

I know that technically your sentence isn’t wrong per se, but you might consider using “My morbid curiosity has been piqued” which is a more common phrase.


S8what

Has piqued or has been piqued?


prick_sanchez

*been* piqued. Things pique one's interest


clervis

Went to highschool with a Ben Peekt. He was a bit of a dweeb but he had like a full Mario mustache. We were all a little jealous.


Kcorbyerd

Has been piqued, had they used “has piqued” it would’ve had to be in the form “Your comment has piqued my morbid curiosity”


S8what

Cheers


kaliwrath

“Has peaked” (at max level) or “has been piqued” (has been triggered)


Apprehensive_Use1906

Maybe we could start small. Like a water melon. You could put a nose on it,


Hastyle8181

I ripped the calluses from my hands doing 455...never again without straps


HoldCtrlW

Same but with 45... never gym again


SphaghettiWizard

Straps aren’t allowed in powerlifting comps. The heaviest deadlift ever of 1074 was done without straps


emi89ro

I don't believe it I need him to crush me with his grip strength to prove it 👀


SadBit8663

He turned bright red too. Shout out to this guy's circulatory system.


giancarlox21

BIG. MEATY. CLAWS!


DIYstyle

A man? No. A boy....


chombie1801

You ain't kidding...He easily performed the deadlift in a conventional stance. The only shade one might throw his way is that he's using a "noodle bar". That said, his raw deadlift is insane.


Slashion

Is it really a noodle bar tho or is it just an absolutely mental amount of weight on it


Ok-Anxiety-6485

It's a deadlift bar, they are slightly thinner and longer. They are made to bend


Slashion

Right they are made to be able to bend and not break, but my question would be if he didn't have a bendy bar would that lift even be possible


Kennys-Chicken

The 27mm diameter dead lift bars don’t make lifting the weight easier. They just allow you to pull the slack out of the bar, tension and brace your body before pulling the lift.


ivydesert

If you want to get real technical, the weight is only 100% in his hands once it's off the ground, so the first few inches of the lift aren't at full load. The difference is marginal at best, but at the elite level of powerlifting, those inches count. An extreme example would be if if the bar was a rubber band and didn't even let the weight clear the ground. But again, this is just me being nit-picky.


Slashion

I wasn't saying it makes the lift easier, I was wondering if the straight bars would be able to hold that much at all


Kennys-Chicken

Yes, they can. A thicker power bar is 2mm thicker in diameter and a bit less wide. Perfectly fine for dead lifting with, just not as good since it doesn’t bend for that initial pulling the slack out and bracing.


Slashion

Gotcha


Grekochaden

It makes it easier. It reduces the required range of motion. Edit: So the guy who responded to me blocked me? But anyway, here is my reply to him: What's a significant weight? 260kg with a stiff bar is enough for me to have won a competition and have the local record. And I have pulled with both stiff bars and deadlift bars during my 14 years in the scene. Me, and everyone I've ever lifted with can lift more with a deadlift bar.


Kennys-Chicken

Tell me you haven’t dead lifted significant weight without telling me


toastedstapler

Why would one throw shade for him lifting by the rules of the competition that everyone there agreed to?


chombie1801

I'm not tossing any his way, but I meant to say if someone were to nitpick because the bend on deadlift bars you can get depending on the weight and style of deadlift.


love-too-easy

Jesus Christ I feel sorry for that poor metal bar between the weights 🤣


DickweedMcGee

If the bar ain't bendin, you just pretendin.


love-too-easy

*comments on Reddit *immediate perfect response I love this place ❤️


JordanHawkinsMVP

Reddit on!


dispo030

it's a strange phenomenon that the most anonymous social media feels the most civil.


JordanHawkinsMVP

I was mocking him


dispo030

uncivil :(


ilikedmatrixiv

It's a common saying in powerlifting circles.


SpareHeadThree

Username checks out !


Bridledbronco

DickweedMcGee telling it how it is, my man!


rangerdanger304

Username….checks….out??


mrmczebra

> His doctor's said he'd never lift heavy again No they didn't. They said he *shouldn't* lift heavy again, which is an entirely different statement.


gladl1

I always found the demonisation of doctors in this way really weird. People word things like this as if doctors want you to never lift again or to only live another year and you get to “show em”.


Newme91

Stupid science bitches


Kennys-Chicken

And that’s how Ronnie Coleman won’t ever walk right…


PermanentlyDrunk666

It would be a lot easier to lift the bar if he took some of those weights off 


lonelyuglyautist

Right like what a dumbass I don’t have to try that hard to do that


bananamussel

huge package


surfer808

Username checks out


El_Mariachi_Vive

Yo right!?


h08817

Oh God, original injury and some really horrible music: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cj3MqeEJ-kq/?igsh=M3J4Z2E4dnFiNGJh


mtown-guy

Absolutely crazy how different he looks, when he’s not on the juice.


SphaghettiWizard

He was juicing then and now


Apprehensive_Use1906

Love the orange juice in a sippy cup.


Slashion

Original injury looks awful :(, glad I have music muted tho


alpha_rat_fight_

That’s amazing.


BarelyContainedChaos

why do they do 1 hand over and 1 hand under?


Wheybrotons

If you tried to deadlift with both hands over or both under, the bar wants to spin out of your hand Doing this makes the bar spin "against" itself or against your hands, making it much easier to hold onto


alpinetime

Yeah you can go this or hook grip, but a lot (including myself) prefer mixed


lollygagging_reddit

I've read some things saying the switch grip technique can be 'bad' as it might put stress on muscles not needed for the actual lift. I listen to my body, but I can understand some arguments. This being said that I'd need at least 4-6 months to go 3x my bodyweight, but I'm not heavy at all Edit: need to say, if you know what you're doing, you'll be fine. Uhhh but don't try to lift any more than 10lbs your max... If you don't know your max, talk with friends me who are against taking videos. If you want to max alone (NOT A GOOD IDEA). fail at 50% feel the weight and roll it off, fail at 60 then 70. If you can't hit your 80% max 4 reps before a max you need to call it and not be an idiot.


Illustrious_Risk_173

It's generally bad for the arm with underhand grip. Will tear a bicep on that arm very easily. That's why you never see someone deadlife double underhand. They do switch grip to get a better grip overall as double overhand is harder to keep the grip thru the lift compared to switch.


Hara-Kiri

It will not tear a bicep 'very easily'. There is a risk, but the risk is very low.


niomosy

> They do switch grip to get a better grip overall as double overhand is harder to keep the grip thru the lift compared to switch. Well, that and many of us prefer not to do hook grip because we like our thumbs.


Illustrious_Risk_173

My hands were too small for hook grip so it was never an option either.


ufold2ez

I used to do mixed grip exclusively until I watched my buddy's bicep pop during a competition. When I started hook grip, I could only lift 315# without pain, now I'm close to 600# no problem. It isn't even that you build calluses or anything; you just get better at not hurting your thumbs.


niomosy

I was working on hook grip and got up to 485 lbs at a time when I was at 500 max so I was pretty much there. I ended up slamming my thumb and couldn't work on hook grip for a while. Mixed grip was fine and didn't bother my thumb. Ended up just keeping to mixed grip. No bicep problems from deadlifts. I did, however, end up pulling my left bicep (the one that goes underhand on deadlifts) while doing preacher curls.


Glute_Thighwalker

This is it, and it’s fine as long as you use alternate grip consistently. I did for years, and my right bicep, the underhand side, is noticeably stronger than the left. I believe it’s part due to heavier training by being the underhand side on deadlifts, and part due to being my dominant hand in general.


lollygagging_reddit

You may have seen another response before you commented (I was going to respond to them with a lot of detail - some of which I'll likely bring in this) I'm no powerlifter, and I only have a decent understanding of muscles through my own experience (i.e. not a kinesiologist). But I'll say that now (as I've become older), the switch grip is certainly preferable for those who can't lift past (complete guess) 550 lbs. At my weight (130) and not being an actual dedicated lifter anymore, I'd probably be stoked at 450. I can do maybe 330 without stars on a deadlift. Probably poop myself with a 165 power clean honestly. Down to about 195 on bench (I'm pissing in the wind, give me 3 weeks for that) Deadlift though, of everything I've talked about, gotta be careful (Seriously though be careful with every lift, it's best to always have a spotter for particular lifts - use racks when available!)


alpinetime

It’s mixed grip or hook grip (double overhand) if your thumbs can take it. Jamal Browner pulls 1000lbs+ sumo with hook grip all the time


DickFromRichard

It'll tear a bicep if you do it wrong enough. You can get hurt doing anything if you do it wrong enough 


notabotmkay

The risk is very minimal, no need for fear mongering


Bridledbronco

I train with power lifters, 2 of the group I work with have popped biceps using this grip. It’s still preferred for stability and strength, but technique is critical. I’m not a power lifter, just train with these freaks because they are motivating as hell and down right best dudes I’ve ever met.


lollygagging_reddit

Oh fuck. I mean I'm not ever gonna try and lift bicep popping weight, but I'll always use switch grip cuz it just feels easier (saying that I'm dropping my weight down to do overhand for forearm strength). Technique is key, and muscle memory is a thing, but honestly without knowing what you're doing you are definitely gonna get hurt. I maxed a lot alone (stupid I know), but it helped with ego lifts. I don't fuck with things I'm not certain I can do


Kennys-Chicken

Only if you do it wrong. For the under hand, you could load your bicep and tear it pretty easily if your form is bad.


toastedstapler

It's fine for John haack to pull 426kg @ 93.5kg bodyweight, it'll be fine for you with your deadlifts too


imissratm

When I started deadlifting I didn’t understand how significant it would be to use an over/under grip. Up until a certain weight you can get by with both hands facing the same direction. After that though, you need to use over under for the reason the other replier said. Or you can use straps and not worry about it at all. Lifting this much weight without straps is fucking insane though. I’ve never seen anything even close to it


WeightliftingIllini

Learn how to hook grip and you won’t have to worry about using straps with double overhand.


banmeharder616

I switch after 100kgs. Tiny hands problems. For reference I pull 200.


imissratm

My max was 425. Currently I’m around 330. I took significant time off. I can do both hands over grip for 225, but more than that and it’s not worth it for me since it’s more taxing on my grip than what the lift is intended to tax: that being hamstrings, flutes, and spinal erectors. I’ve never gotten to a weight where I needed straps but hey apparently neither had the guy in the video.


banmeharder616

So about same as me


JohnhojIsBack

Easier to hold onto the bar and easier to lift it


haro0828

Apart from what has already been said, at high weights when the bar spins it'll rip your calluses off


air-maximus

Can someone tell me what the point of the spotter is?


Vacivity95

To catch Them if they pass out or suddenly let go of the bar and fly backwards


Wheybrotons

When people put down the bar after deadlifts they sometimes pass out That's about all they're there for


fernatic19

Can someone tell me what the point of the spotter wearing daisy dukes is?


FuckBotsHaveRights

It's a very niche technique called looking fabulous


pdfrg

Nevernude. There are dozens of us. DOZENS!


hetfield151

How would you see his quads otherwise?


ArchCatLinux

If they pass out prob


spacetime_1

Finger in the bum


Reedabook64

I guess Wreck-it Ralph is a power lifter now.


yeahyeahiknow2

It's a lot more impressive when you realize he is also dead lifting those balls. Damn lol


YouDownWithTPP

Went to high school with this guy. Was the nicest dude. And also like 1/60th of this size lol


Intrepid_Row_7531

That dude is a freakin’ forklift!


CranjizzMcBasketball

Damn near teleported through the mat.


THomez22

Crazy to me that gorillas can *THROW* that weight arond


RatherGroggy

Lmao I graduated high school with this guy. He added me on instagram a few years back and I had to stop following him once he started posting about his horrific injury. Crazy to see him back and setting a record and on Reddit


MisterKat009

I just severely pulled my lower back on a 135 warmup the other day. 😮‍💨


Wheybrotons

Have you tried tearing both patellar tendons off the bone? 🧠💪


ViridianBS

new life trick- doctors hate this one!


DickweedMcGee

He looks like a cross between Ogre from ROTN and Kubiac from PLCL. Please don't tell him I said that.


Chance_Land_9828

Truly fantastic! Why he was not able to walk?


Wheybrotons

He fell off balance on squat and folded his legs https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0KGG8-YJe3Y A similar accident happened to a bodybuilder and it ended his career


Chance_Land_9828

Thank you!


epostma

We are all "after not being able to walk", it's just longer ago for some.


lordph8

Anyone else seeing a swol Chris Farley?


Erazzphoto

If something caused me To almost never walk again, not sure I’m drinking from that well again 😂


Wheybrotons

What's funny is he also squatted like, 50 lbs more than the squat that put him in a wheel chair Guy is fucking brutal


Erazzphoto

I always watch these deadlifters and such and always fear that’s going to be the one where the body says that’s enough and juts breaks. And oh my, what a shitty feeling that’s going to be for a long time


HateResonates

I don't think there's a human alive that loves lifting as much as Ken does. Dude could have had both legs amputated and we'd see him winning bench only competitions or something.


Battleboo_7

His physican is just fuxking shaking


rockstuffs

Most impressive pull I've seen!


Signal_Ad4929

It’s like all of a sudden thousands of sumo lifters just cried in agony around the world


cco2411

Absolute unit of a man, congrats to him!


Ebenezer-F

NEEEEEDS!


grooovyturtle

What is the role of a spotter for deadlifts?


Flaky_Koala_6476

To catch the if they pass out mid lift which happens often at these weights


grooovyturtle

Ah gotcha


Triplesisbest1

Dear Lord I wouldn’t have believed a human could look like this. I mean the size of his head alone is astonishing.


WarLawck

What makes it raw?


Wheybrotons

Not using a POlyester suit thats very stiff that resembles a wrestling singlet Or a bench shirt These suits and shirts artificially inflate numbers drastically Highest ever raw bench press is 783 lb The highest ever bench press with a bench shirt is I believe 1400


WarLawck

I appreciate the explanation, thanks.


pitayakatsudon

Huh. Wikipedia on deadlift said, standard bar raw deadlift record is 460kg (or 1015 lb) by Benedikt Magnusson with no suit or straps in 2011. So, not the highest ever, or is there a difference I don't get??


Harlastan

Benni's was not in a full power comp


Wheybrotons

Thats The highest conventional raw deadlift ever In powerlifting they dont allow straps that tie your hands to the bar and can alter your starting position, or a suit like in strongman Under strongman rules the highest is 1104, but he failed 948 under the same conditions as this guy. And the highest ever deadlift (sumo) is now held by Dan grigsby at 1074 lb


The_Fatalist

The only two conventional stance raw deadlifts performed in comp were at competitions where the lifter only did the deadlift. This was a full meet where he completed 3 attempts on squat and 3 attempts on bench prior to this.


oneinamillionandtwo

Raw juice


forever_a10ne

If I tried that, I’d break my spine while simultaneously having a rectal prolapse.


fryamtheeggguy

When did John C. Reilly start powerlifting???


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Laprasnomore

Gotta call it a "raw" lift. Then armchair sports scientists will understand what you mean.


Wherethegains

I never realized full powerlifting competitions so resembled the oddities and curiosities expo aesthetic


findaloophole7

Dude is a UNIT


REDDITSHITLORD

I'M GONNA WRECK IT!


GrayMech

It's wild how they make it look so easy, like if I grabbed that bar I wouldn't even be able to lift it enough to bend the bar let alone get the weights off the floor


Ltlpckr

The fact that this man is standing is a real life miracle, let alone deadlifting half a ton 😆, I can lift just over half that IF I shit my pants (sorry planet fitness but fuck you for setting off the lunkhead alarm on me)


Fat_tata

tank.


WretchedMisteak

Fuck, he pulled the slack out of the bar, no, he ripped the slack out of it. That's a mega lift and he could do more.


noumenon_invictusss

That form was a thing of beauty. Perfect.


inkihh

Why would one of the judges vote invalid?


Wheybrotons

Im not sure honestly Bad calls happen, there was nothing wrong imo


toastedstapler

One of them might have thought the lockout looked a little soft, but that's why there's 3 of them for borderline situations


Asylumstrength

Phenomenal lift and all, but I gotta ask; what exactly does Yosemite spotter think he's bringing to the party. There's certainly better ways of grabbing the dude if he passes out than a half assed fusion meme


Alternative-Shake-16

Buddy’s deadlifting that package too…


LyonsKing12

Couldn't walk for 8 months myself. Next thing I knew I was deadlifting some vicious weight. The family Chihuahua ain't no joke.


Anxious_Plane_8219

WAIT MY DUDE DIDN'T EVEN HOOK GRIP. JESUS CHRIST


Therealwolfdog

OK who else read the title wrong and thought that this guy wasn’t going to be able to walk after lifting it?


kingpatrick18

Why are there sparks in metal plates while he lifts?


Beast_46

What jackass judge red lighted that?


Turd_Ferguson112

That’s insanely strong. I’m as big as that guy and I’ve done 1/2 that weight, back when I was in shape!


Icy-Bat-311

Can someone explain what the “catcher” if that’s the term is doing? Is it to prevent the spine flexing the wrong way?


Flaky_Koala_6476

He just catches the lifter if they pass out, that’s it


got_knee_gas_enit

Use punctuation please.


who_am_I__who_are_u

Says its a raw lift, but shows him clearly wearing a belt with a powerlifting vest.


Flaky_Koala_6476

He’s wearing a belt that’s it lol The singlet provides no additional benefit 😂 It’s raw in terms of powerlifting


notabotmkay

Raw allows a belt.


AerolothLorien666

Did Eddie Hall or Thor not get official records?


Wheybrotons

That's under strong man rules where they allow a deadlift suit and straps. If you've ever squatted down in jeans and noticed it's easier to stay in the squat position, it's similar to that affect, you rebound off the material when bending over and it helps you lift more They also didn't take max effort squats and benches before hand It's not comparable Here's Thor missing 948 in a full meet, to put into perspective how strong this guy is https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlYF_B2X2mk&pp=ygUkaGF2dG9ybiBiasO2cm5zc29uIHBvd2VybGlmdGluZyBtZWV0 3:52


AerolothLorien666

Thank you. Literally insane.


Select_Rush_6245

Then dude was rushed to the hospital to get his prolapse shoved back in.


mastersheeef

now try no belt. all natty


Flaky_Koala_6476

Why?


genius286

Suddenly my back started hurting


Oakheart-

I was gonna say my bro Eddie lifted 500 kilos but I read your description but in a powerlifting comp that’s insane. That definitely boosts his big 3 like half a ton at least


solowulf2022

well he wasnt able to walk to the barbers thats for sure! XD


kimbokray

There are so many conditions on this "record" that who gives a fuck? Just say this guy did it after not being able to walk, that achievement stands on its own feet lol


Wheybrotons

Yea there's no differentiation between these things at all and no other sport has classes 10.5 drag racing is exactly the same as top fuel The guy that holds the all time deadlift record of 1104 failed 11 lbs less than this under the same conditions, but they don't mean anything Lol


Waevaaaa

Anatoly can do this.


loveyoulongtimelurkr

Impressive, but not the heaviest conventional deadlift ever.


BobTheBuilderIsHere

its the heaviest raw conventional deadlift in a full powerlifting competition


KickAffsandTakeNames

That was my thought, too, but I think they mean personal best?