In my strongman career there was never a more exciting event for me than the deadlift medley at the 2013 Arnold. At 175lbs we were to do a 435 axle, 585 deadlift FROM THE FLOOR, 720?lb frame than REP OUT a car till time expires. Nothing was talked about among competitors more. At the time 585 was a BIG deadlift at 175 and above mosts maxes. The real Strongmen said ok time to improve my deadlift and put in work! So many 175s put on 50+lbs to their deadlift training for this comp. Programming something unbelievably heavy to the current standards is how we raise the bar and push the limits! In my opinion that is exactly what Strongman is about and at the World Championship Level we should look forward to being tested to our limits. Big props to everyone who showed up to the challenge and put their fear of failure aside and pulled big because now a 600lb deadlift is the expected standard.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 01:05:06 +0000
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