Letslift....NEW Deadlift Record of 501KG by "The Mountain"

If you compare the two lifts, Bjornsson's indicates he could lift significantly more, as Hall is in serious trouble afterwards. He can't stand and he needs medical attention. He lifted so much that he injured himself. On the other hand, Hall held that weight up in the air for a solid five seconds, whereas Bjornsson drops it within three. The title of world's strongest man has more than a few caveats due to drug use but hard to argue that these guys are the strongest in the all drug olympics, and I do hope they don't actually pull their arms off some day.

That Magnuson lift is impressive. No grips. Underhand, overhand grip. Very easy seeming. He can certainly do more than that.

zxcvxczv wrote:

If you compare the two lifts, Bjornsson's indicates he could lift significantly more, as Hall is in serious trouble afterwards. He can't stand and he needs medical attention. He lifted so much that he injured himself. On the other hand, Hall held that weight up in the air for a solid five seconds, whereas Bjornsson drops it within three. The title of world's strongest man has more than a few caveats due to drug use but hard to argue that these guys are the strongest in the all drug olympics, and I do hope they don't actually pull their arms off some day.

Thor is stronger. Hall trained for a year after his record and lifted 472 comfortably in the middle of a competition.

He said he thought he could lift much more than his record by this point. They weighed the same despite 5in difference in height, so Hall stacks up well in muscle.

Talks about bodyweight are nonsense, strength gain is not linear, you dont' gain X kg on your max lifts for x kg of bodyweight gained.

Strongman deadlifts are also not comparable with Classic powerlifting deadlifts.

First Strongmen use a deadlift suit, which does not help much in this event, unlike in the squat or the bench press, but if they put the time to suit up, it's not for nothing.

However the straps are a game changer, they nullify the effect of the grip, which is problematic because a deadlift is, amongst others, supposed to measure of much you cand hold a weighted bar.

In Strongman, hitching is allowed, somebody mentionned, that Eddy Hall held the bar longer during his record. This is only partially true, he was hitching, because he struggled to lock out his knees (which would have had is attempt invalided)

There is also a difference with the bars that are used, Strongman deadlifts use a 'deadlift' bar while classic PLer use a 'stiff' bar. The latter is more difficult to handle.

All in all, Deadlift is the least strength/bodyweight related event in PL, this is the only event where lower weight class PLer can match SHW Pler.

I love how stoked everyone is