Ryan Hall 370 lbs deadlift

LM wrote:

TrackCoach wrote:

I am not a deadlift expert, but as a former athlete and coach (football & track), I know a lot more than the average guy. I have designed resistance training and have spent decades in the gym working with all sorts of athletes and I still lift and probably will for the rest of my life. With that said, you are absolutely incorrect, a 370lb deadlift is NOT a joke, especially for 170lbs, relatively new to lifting and not built for deadlifting (long legs). In fact, I was at the gym last night (a big gym in a big city) talking to guys and looking at performance charts and the average DL max was around 400 for regular guys who have been lifting regularly for years. Albeit, most of these guys aren't trying to achieve any type of max. At my gym, which is used by competitive bodybuilders and a number of college and professional athletes, your 515lbs would put you in the elite category for guys weighing under 180lbs. I have coached distance runners who can't deadlift their body weight when they start strength training. A 370lb deadlift is certainly nothing to brag about, but all things considered, it's pretty good for Ryan and I definitely would not call it a joke.

I agree. Anyone calling it a joke is just being dumb.

It would be just as idiotic as calling a 20' 5k a joke. It's not. It's not fast be serious standards, but it's a time that's VERY fit for the average population, and even fast for guys that "in shape" but don't be competitive endurance athletics.

I think the guy talking about people not trying 225lbs out of fear of injury and embrassment was being a little overkill (deadlift isn't scary...I could see people freaking out with 225 on their back for a squat though) but the general tone of his post was correct. It's a number that weak people sure as hell don't lift. You're not competitively strong, but you've got a solid strength base going for you with that number.

otter wrote:

LM wrote:

I agree. Anyone calling it a joke is just being dumb.

It would be just as idiotic as calling a 20' 5k a joke. It's not. It's not fast be serious standards, but it's a time that's VERY fit for the average population, and even fast for guys that "in shape" but don't be competitive endurance athletics.

I think the guy talking about people not trying 225lbs out of fear of injury and embrassment was being a little overkill (deadlift isn't scary...I could see people freaking out with 225 on their back for a squat though) but the general tone of his post was correct. It's a number that weak people sure as hell don't lift. You're not competitively strong, but you've got a solid strength base going for you with that number.

I deadlifted 425 at a weight of 185 just to try it. I was not in the weight room at all prior to doing that. Given a few weeks I am sure I could have been over 500. I am by no means an elite athlete.

Deadlifting 370 is not at all newsworthy from a guy who was at the pinnacle of his sport ten years ago.

That being said, I have always been a Ryan Hall fan for a lot of other reasons but I am not going to celebrate a physical feat that I can still match at my age of 46.