Prime Eddie Hall As A Powerlifter

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  • @LiftingVault
    @LiftingVault  4 роки тому +324

    Let us know in the comments, why do you think Eddie never competed?

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +41

      Because his grip wasn’t good enough. After 2016 he lost a lot of function in his right hand, so holding a 400kg deadlift is out of the question.

    • @heisenb0rg840
      @heisenb0rg840 4 роки тому +65

      His goal was the WSM title and achieving it took a heavy toll on his body, fucked his hip & bicep up

    • @KaokashinPlays
      @KaokashinPlays 4 роки тому +1

      Why did you delete the last video about light weight benchers

    • @ironwrist6629
      @ironwrist6629 4 роки тому +3

      @@hg_10sm68 wtf you say haahahahaha

    • @comeoniknoweverything8227
      @comeoniknoweverything8227 4 роки тому +2

      The first squat is 750 pounds not 800

  • @TheLionManOnline
    @TheLionManOnline 4 роки тому +3287

    Imagine a fully hydrated Eddie Hall.

  • @fatunimarota1397
    @fatunimarota1397 4 роки тому +747

    Eddie also has potential to be the best power farter too

    • @nall8387
      @nall8387 3 роки тому +17

      try naming one who's better than him at that.
      Yeah, he already is the best farter

    • @RTHpriest
      @RTHpriest 3 роки тому +11

      That's the point. His farts are so powerful they actually lift him off the ground.

    • @janjelen9183
      @janjelen9183 3 роки тому +5

      Nah Bro Markus Rühl is unbeatable when it comes to farting ^^

    • @mike35501
      @mike35501 2 роки тому +1

      Hahahahhhahhahah

    • @victor2055
      @victor2055 2 роки тому

      @@RTHpriest fart in a bottle from terraria moment

  • @jabberwock14
    @jabberwock14 3 роки тому +840

    Powerlifters: "But muh grip"
    Eddie: *Pinch Grips 2 deep dish 45's*

    • @vincentchao9916
      @vincentchao9916 3 роки тому +66

      Don't think there is a single powerlifter that can do that anyway lol

    • @CeroAshura
      @CeroAshura 3 роки тому +145

      Anyone claiming Strongman do straps because they have bad grip is mentally ill. Grip is their bread and butter.

    • @nonachyourbusiness1164
      @nonachyourbusiness1164 3 роки тому +8

      @Steven Criscione What do you mean you have trained nothing but grip strength?

    • @maandlifting5877
      @maandlifting5877 3 роки тому +38

      @@nonachyourbusiness1164 he trained nothing but grip strength his whole life I assume

    • @nonachyourbusiness1164
      @nonachyourbusiness1164 3 роки тому +37

      @@maandlifting5877 Thanks man, I was lost there

  • @emp100k
    @emp100k 3 роки тому +313

    It is my firm belief, that at his prime (between roughly the beginning of 2016 and when he won worlds in 2017) Eddie was the statically strongest person in history. We've seen better movers, better all around athletes, guys who were more well rounded, but as far as the big 3 static lifts (as well as strict overhead pressing power) I don't if we've ever seen anyone greater.

    • @naif8493
      @naif8493 2 роки тому +1

      Larry Wheels is despite weighing half

    • @dummy9517
      @dummy9517 2 роки тому +64

      @@naif8493 not even a competition lol. I am a big fan of Larry, and I know very well what he has achieved. But let's be honest, Larry will never match prime Eddie, no way

    • @psychologienerd7546
      @psychologienerd7546 2 роки тому +2

      no thor. taller, heavier, still stronger.

    • @emp100k
      @emp100k 2 роки тому +8

      @old man strength Jen's best bench at -132 bodyweight is 301 lb her other benches up to 320 lb were done heavier at a bodyweight of 138-142 lb. There are a few women who have done more or as much at lighter bodyweights, so better pound-for pound lifts, including Fatma Omar who benched 315 at -123 lb, and Esther Oyema who benched 311 at -105 lb. And that's just the women.
      As far as men are concerned the pound for pound bench is even more pronounced with lifters like Sherif Othman benching 457 lb at -123 lb bodyweight and Roland Ezuruike benching 441 lb at -114 lb bodyweight. (That's nearly a 4x times bodyweight bench).
      That said I'm not talking about bench only here or about pound for pound, when I say "statically strongest" I'm talking about a powerlifting total, all 3 disciplines, and the biggest total ever.
      As for the arguments about Thor certainly he and Eddy would be close strength wise in squat and deadlift, but Eddie at his peak was benching nearly 200 lb more than Thor at his biggest...

    • @somalianjim6050
      @somalianjim6050 2 роки тому

      @@psychologienerd7546 well if he was stronger surley he wouldve won 2017

  • @RamblinAround
    @RamblinAround 2 роки тому +120

    I think he was even more suited for powerlifting. I have no doubt, he could have achieved that record total.

  • @mustang8206
    @mustang8206 3 роки тому +112

    Eddie Hall was a strongman a sport where grip is more important than powerliftering. Just because straps are used in one event doesn't mean grip is not important. Farmers, stones, rocks, sandbags, kegs, Hercules hold, deadlift hold all require grip

    • @somalianjim6050
      @somalianjim6050 2 роки тому +13

      like hercules hold is litterally grip based

    • @TriggerStand
      @TriggerStand 2 роки тому +1

      I'm pretty sure straps are allowed in Strongman. At least in the deadlift.

    • @arsen2506
      @arsen2506 Рік тому +1

      @@TriggerStand you misunderstood, Conner meant that even if straps are allowed in deadlift, it doesn't mean that grip is not important in strongman

    • @lennertcornette
      @lennertcornette Рік тому

      So true, I'm at 80kgs deadlift and my legs and back can do more but my grip is too weak. I'm doing lots of farmer walks do increase grip strength.

  • @hg_10sm68
    @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +1007

    GOAT of powerlifting and didn’t even put up a total 😂😂

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +25

      Curmudgeon Lol WSM 2017 squat for reps is not an indication of a prime Thor’s 1RM in squat. Bear in mind he squatted 460kg, walked out, with 4 weeks of prep. He was injured (quad tear) & weaker in 2017

    • @lordlycan5035
      @lordlycan5035 4 роки тому +15

      Thor would beat him on everything, apart from possibly bench, if he was looking to do it that is his weakness, so that will be the lift he concentrates on improving. Remember Ed's retired now, l think Thor has done enough to surpass his static strength now, quite easily

    • @NK-xz9mx
      @NK-xz9mx 4 роки тому +9

      Ed Coan is the goat unless someone does more than what he did in the sport

    • @Lubet0TheGreat
      @Lubet0TheGreat 4 роки тому +75

      @@lordlycan5035 "possibly bench" LOL Eddie pause reps 265 for 8, Thor's best bench is 250 for 1. Eddie can outlift him with 50-60 kg easily.

    • @mrsensei8878
      @mrsensei8878 4 роки тому +6

      @@lordlycan5035
      Why is everyone saying Thor his bench is weak? Is it really that bad compared to others? Because I have never seen anyone doing those heavy dumbell presses as easy as thor does without anyone handing it over.

  • @heisenb0rg840
    @heisenb0rg840 4 роки тому +247

    The GOAT of static strength for sure

  • @juliawilliams1355
    @juliawilliams1355 3 роки тому +557

    He is built for powerlifting more than strongman imo.

    • @madprbros4425
      @madprbros4425 3 роки тому +28

      No in my opinion both
      Even if thor practiced for powerlifting he would have got the world record
      Both Eddie and Thor are great strongmen

    • @juliawilliams1355
      @juliawilliams1355 3 роки тому +41

      @@madprbros4425 he did a powerlifting meet and does not have the world record. Eddie is 6'3 with short arms nad legs nad a longer torso, this build is objectively better for powerlifting where a load is moved statically with a barbell.

    • @Jc-go3mz
      @Jc-go3mz 3 роки тому +5

      @@madprbros4425 it’s not a matter of opinion, but rather his build of his body

    • @KillianDefaoite
      @KillianDefaoite 3 роки тому +14

      Eddie is tall, but not as tall as guys like Tom Stoltman, Shaw, or Bjornsson. Height is a massive advantage almost all of the time in strongman.

    • @branominal8564
      @branominal8564 2 роки тому +9

      @@juliawilliams1355 Pretty sure Thor only trained for a few months and totalled 1100 and that was with a redlighted 460 which could have passed and looked super easy. With a couple years of powerlifting-only training, I think he could have put up a lot more in the squat and maybe the bench, and his grip on the deadlift would have improved as well. If we make some conservative assumptions that he would hit 270 bench, 480 squat, 420 deadlift, he's already at 1170
      Thor was a freak but I agree Eddie had a better powerlifting build, I think Lifting Vault is also giving conservative estimates in the video, I think Eddie could have squatted 450-480, benched 300-315 and deadlifted 430-440, so at worst, a 1180 total and at most my estimate gives well over 1200

  • @malsawmtluangahmar6040
    @malsawmtluangahmar6040 4 роки тому +1151

    Butthurt powerlifters everywhere talkinh about his grip strength

    • @etamair748
      @etamair748 4 роки тому +60

      It's the truth tho, he self admitted that he tore a muscle in his hand reducing his grip strength.
      While I think he is the greatest dead lifter ever, I don't think a mixed grip would give him a great deadlift

    • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
      @user-qf2gu4zl5s 3 роки тому +3

      Malsawmtluanga Hmar it’s not butthurt, but what’s the most you seen Eddie pull with out straps

    • @powerlifting1012
      @powerlifting1012 3 роки тому +36

      @@user-qf2gu4zl5s it could just be preference. To be a great strongman you need incredible grip strength.

    • @finestjellybeansrawlol9486
      @finestjellybeansrawlol9486 3 роки тому +51

      @@user-qf2gu4zl5s he never needed to pull without straps so why would he? There's no reason why he would bother with a raw deadlift in training considering he likely did grip specific work for that.

    • @whenisdinner2137
      @whenisdinner2137 3 роки тому +44

      He gripped 2 45 pound yorks on world's strongest man LMFAO he has better grip than 99% of power lifters.

  • @MrPikkabo
    @MrPikkabo 4 роки тому +558

    Imagine Eddie in a fully equipped comp

    • @chill_Park
      @chill_Park 4 роки тому +5

      U mean equipped lifting?

    • @joemfahey
      @joemfahey 4 роки тому +36

      He'd squat AND deadlift 500kgs. Bench mid 600 lbs maybe. Sorry don't knkw the kilos

    • @macsmitty1171
      @macsmitty1171 4 роки тому +42

      Joseph Fahey he wouldn’t deadlift 500 in comp. not after he already squatted and benched. And he can’t go into that mindset again

    • @joemfahey
      @joemfahey 4 роки тому +15

      @@macsmitty1171 Well you have as much of a clue as i do. Quit it with the "mindset" bullshit. It's called getting hyped for a lift and everyone does it.

    • @st-gw1wz
      @st-gw1wz 4 роки тому +32

      @@joemfahey lol I bet you've never competed right? Lol if you think he can pull 500kg squat and deadlift on the same day.

  • @xinsanedefeatx
    @xinsanedefeatx 4 роки тому +194

    Wild to see just how whippy that bar is with 800lbs flying around on it

    • @jamesmoore5221
      @jamesmoore5221 4 роки тому +34

      The bars he was using were 8ft bars at 25kg, he says he prefers using the longer bar because it activates more stabilisation muscles thus in theory would make pulling or pressing on a stiffer bar easier

  • @H.K.5
    @H.K.5 3 роки тому +40

    Prime Hall has the same physique as Kingpin in the Marvel comic books.

  • @Kankerpatient123
    @Kankerpatient123 3 роки тому +80

    Eddie doesn’t like heavy squats while doing 800 for reps

    • @dummy9517
      @dummy9517 2 роки тому +7

      Cause that was actually lightweight for him

  • @robertarchbold8658
    @robertarchbold8658 3 роки тому +30

    Imagine saying Eddie Hall has poor grip strenght

  • @tonghaochen5667
    @tonghaochen5667 3 роки тому +42

    Legend says dehydrated Eddie lift 500 kg imagine when his hydrated.

  • @chronicsindrome2175
    @chronicsindrome2175 4 роки тому +30

    Eddie was a static monster

  • @erickvelasquez6410
    @erickvelasquez6410 4 роки тому +186

    As a hypothetical discussion, these estimations seem pretty reasonable. Squat I think can be 450-460kg and bench maybe add 5-10kg. And you have to think to say he was to focus on a powerlifting comp, the training would be very specific. He would attack weaknesses like grip (might train mix grip) and hitching. Cool Vid.

    • @KaokashinPlays
      @KaokashinPlays 4 роки тому +1

      Mixed hook grip is the way to go

    • @MajesticSkywhale
      @MajesticSkywhale 4 роки тому +17

      @@KaokashinPlays it's definitely the way to go if you want to rip your bicep off. Best is to just learn regular hook grip

    • @erickvelasquez6410
      @erickvelasquez6410 4 роки тому +1

      Erik Van der Zee yea in second thought he probably won’t do mix grip. He might lose weight in this scenario to get some fat off his hands. So then he could do normal grip.

    • @None-zv2qk
      @None-zv2qk 4 роки тому +8

      @@MajesticSkywhale you wont tear your bicep if you do it right. As long as you dont flex your bicep while pulling it wont tear.

    • @MajesticSkywhale
      @MajesticSkywhale 4 роки тому +7

      @@None-zv2qk true in principle, but good luck focusing on that at 1000lbs if you're not Benni

  • @scottbarnett3566
    @scottbarnett3566 2 роки тому +11

    I don't know exactly where he would rank - but 2016-17 Eddie hall is absolutely in discussion for best all time static strength.

  • @callumaston1598
    @callumaston1598 3 роки тому +9

    Obviously he’s the strongest static human to ever live

  • @benhogan8394
    @benhogan8394 4 роки тому +22

    I wonder if Eddie has seen this video. Would be curious to see what he makes of this

  • @Marco-il8pw
    @Marco-il8pw 4 роки тому

    loving the background music

  • @patthemachine1942
    @patthemachine1942 4 роки тому +1

    More videos like these please!

  • @austinlincoln3414
    @austinlincoln3414 3 роки тому +11

    Bro imagine doing 805 for 8 reps 😭

  • @1978Powerlifter
    @1978Powerlifter 4 роки тому +50

    There already is a GOAT in powerlifting and his name indeed is Eddie: Eddie Coan. Maybe not undisputed entirely, but recognised as such and respected all around.

    • @gitsurfer27
      @gitsurfer27 3 роки тому +3

      Peak Eddie Hall would have smashed him out of the park if he wanted to.

    • @InvisibleHotdog
      @InvisibleHotdog 3 роки тому +11

      You mean John "Eddie" Haack?

    • @creativemod
      @creativemod 3 роки тому +3

      @@gitsurfer27 of course. but its more due to the fact that eddie was about 80kgs heavier. stupid comparison

    • @gitsurfer27
      @gitsurfer27 3 роки тому +2

      @@creativemod When you get into the heavyweights its no longer about bodyweight, its about who can lift the most regardless of what the bathroom scales say. Eddie was the GOAT.

    • @creativemod
      @creativemod 3 роки тому +2

      @@gitsurfer27 thats true. However Ed Coan was not a heavyweight. I believe he used to be somewhere around the 220lb weight class

  • @samuelpetrowitsch5437
    @samuelpetrowitsch5437 4 роки тому +2

    The thumbnail is great

  • @ciandunphy7888
    @ciandunphy7888 3 роки тому +4

    Also with Eddie hall for his bench and squat he used a 8ft wobbly bar which made it harder

  • @Polandsyndromebodybuilding
    @Polandsyndromebodybuilding 3 роки тому

    What a nice relaxing music.

  • @kennethsteelhammer
    @kennethsteelhammer 4 роки тому +8

    Keep in mind that Hafthor´s best raw deadlift without straps "only" is 410 kg.

    • @benji3008
      @benji3008 4 роки тому +1

      And Eddie's is 360kg I believe.🤔
      Soo🙄😬😬

    • @Dr_Footbrake
      @Dr_Footbrake 3 роки тому +6

      A lot of these comments are severely underestimating the grip and fatigue factors of a full PL comp

    • @creativemod
      @creativemod 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dr_Footbrake yep a pl competition can be about 6-8 hours long

    • @bobmartin8933
      @bobmartin8933 2 роки тому

      @@Dr_Footbrake lol
      compare that to strongman

    • @Dr_Footbrake
      @Dr_Footbrake 2 роки тому

      @@bobmartin8933 I hope you're not implying that pulling without straps after 3 x >90% squats and benches is easier than fresh with straps in training.

  • @coldprince130
    @coldprince130 3 роки тому +4

    Eddie Hall is the real life version of Zangeif from Street Fighters.

  • @StevenCR-ew1lm
    @StevenCR-ew1lm 3 роки тому +1

    eddie ma boi 💪🔥

  • @DennisGr
    @DennisGr 4 роки тому +15

    i really like the way you used to come up with the estimates, i would however argue that had he trained specially for powerlifting he could have easily deadlifted 450kg for a valid and good lift. the man did 460 for a speedrep (yeah, with straps, we all know) that looked like an empty bar. however, its all just words and my claim is an easy one to make since it can never be backed up nor can it be disproven. i think eddie did the right thing going for a WSM title.

    • @None-zv2qk
      @None-zv2qk 4 роки тому +2

      it doesnt matter how strong your back is if you cant hold on to the bar. Thor failed a 430 dl because of his grip and at that stage he was easily capable of 470 with straps

    • @DennisGr
      @DennisGr 3 роки тому +4

      you don't get it, do you? had he trained for powerlifting he would have included grip strength into his usual routine. he never had to train grip because he chose strongman as a career.

    • @Dr_Footbrake
      @Dr_Footbrake 3 роки тому +1

      @@DennisGr Even if he trained grip I it doesn't guaratee he could hold onto the bar (see Blaine Sumner). Honestly think he'd struggle to pull 400kg in a 3 lift meet, particularly if he's going to be squatting around 450kg

    • @vincentchao9916
      @vincentchao9916 3 роки тому +4

      @@Dr_Footbrake This grip issue is nonsense, strongman have events that test grip 2x as hard any powerlifting deadlift would ever. There is not even one powerlifter who could carry a 400kg thicker handle frame up a ramp.

  • @samboulter781
    @samboulter781 4 роки тому +7

    There’s a video of Ed doing 420kg x 4 reps beltless on his Facebook page from 2016, definitely his best set of deadlifts.

    • @LiftingVault
      @LiftingVault  4 роки тому +4

      I'm pretty sure he was wearing a suit for that

    • @samboulter781
      @samboulter781 4 роки тому

      Lifting Vault could have been! Hard to tell, he deffo lifted 420kg for a triple without a suit and belt , so not out of the realms of possibility that he could have done it for 4!

    • @xinsanedefeatx
      @xinsanedefeatx 4 роки тому

      Lifting Vault if it was an old vid most people seem to agree that the old suits didn’t add much if anything to your total

    • @Dr_Footbrake
      @Dr_Footbrake 3 роки тому

      @@xinsanedefeatx Suits haven't changed much since the mid-2000s. You're thinking of the old squat/deadlift suits from the 90s

  • @provi2
    @provi2 4 роки тому +5

    Prime Eddie Hall vs Prime Krzysztof Radzikowski in powerlifting would have been interesting to watch

    • @gr3dxdsuh865
      @gr3dxdsuh865 4 роки тому

      Good that you mentioned Radzikowski! In his prime he was stongest bencher in strongman, also squat close to 420 (or more?) and deadlift raw probably 400

  • @codyscott7711
    @codyscott7711 2 роки тому

    Greatest STATIC lifter ever

  • @justaguywithoutabeard2108
    @justaguywithoutabeard2108 3 роки тому

    Stay hydrated folks!

  • @cedricfischer4382
    @cedricfischer4382 4 роки тому

    YES

  • @mr.100rupees3
    @mr.100rupees3 3 роки тому +2

    Hydrated Eddie hall as a powerlifter

  • @mrrawww2427
    @mrrawww2427 3 роки тому +1

    hes insane at the viking hold too which is grip strenght im telling you grip wouldnt be a issue

  • @petertimar6742
    @petertimar6742 3 роки тому +2

    I know that legpress is easier then a squat but it is still impressive that he did a 1000kg press

  • @thomasr1797
    @thomasr1797 4 роки тому +9

    Bench Goat is Julius Maddox

    • @avanchels3662
      @avanchels3662 3 роки тому

      Strongest bench yes, but not the Goat bench

    • @avanchels3662
      @avanchels3662 3 роки тому

      Thor Odinson what do you mean bullshit? Literally any powerlifting meet is measured by wilks, Maddox has the strongest bench but not the most impressive one.

    • @superstomp2
      @superstomp2 3 роки тому +8

      @@avanchels3662 Maddox is by far the best bencher of all time. I don’t care if some 60kg lifter has a better Wilks. Julius is benching almost 800lbs.

  • @UnknownUser-xb1mp
    @UnknownUser-xb1mp 2 роки тому

    you forgot to factor in that eddie benches with an 8ft bar he said to work stabilizers more. i dont remember where he said it, but it was in a brian shaw video with nick best

  • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
    @user-qf2gu4zl5s 4 роки тому +127

    Grip is massive part, like Thor he pulled 410 and failed 430 in a comp last year, people was saying Eddie could pull 470 without straps is silly, he can’t be the goat as he have never done a comp

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 4 роки тому +6

      I´ll put his DL at around 400; as of today we know Thor is a better Deadlifter than Eddie was (not smacking on him, i can´t stretch how much more weight he lifts than me) and his grip failed him at 430 though he has trained that grip more than Eddie has ever done, also his grip failed him on events before. We know as a matter of fact that Eddie can pull way over 400 but in a PL comp that seems like a reasonable number for me

    • @rauldelgadillo8447
      @rauldelgadillo8447 4 роки тому +14

      I think Benny pulled 460 raw

    • @gr3dxdsuh865
      @gr3dxdsuh865 4 роки тому +5

      @@antoniocenteno1483 in straps thor is better, but i think totally raw when you need to use grip strenght hall would pull more

    • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
      @user-qf2gu4zl5s 4 роки тому

      Antonio Centeno possibly he could pull 400, but 400 is still i big pull without straps and as I've never seen him pull without straps I can't say for sure.

    • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
      @user-qf2gu4zl5s 4 роки тому +1

      Raul Delgadillo yeah 460 raw in just a dead lift comp, Andy Bolton done 457.5 in a full comp, that was equipped

  • @MegaKUBZI
    @MegaKUBZI 3 роки тому +1

    He did maxed out on bench press watch his videos first, it was after his prime and the series was called road to 700lb bench and the most he did was about 290kg, so i assume that in his prime it would be much more.

  • @reekoboost7498
    @reekoboost7498 4 роки тому +2

    Eddie also did a 120kg rolling thunder lift in a small competition at his gym, so no grip issues there lol

    • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
      @user-qf2gu4zl5s 3 роки тому

      Astrapi69 different grips the rolling thunder is open hand and different grip for a dead lift which is closed hand

    • @meginna8354
      @meginna8354 3 роки тому

      different grip, Eddie's grip issues held him back in his career,

  • @freakied0550
    @freakied0550 4 роки тому +2

    Eddie Hall did a push/pull in 2015 with a very loose set of rules. He benched 280kg touch and go, and with 1 foot leaving the ground (obviously would be DQ'd in a more serious setting), and he deadlifted 420kg with straps. There's a post on Markos' FB page with links to video footage of the bench, and a still shot of the deadlift at the top.

    • @5mysoluap978
      @5mysoluap978 2 роки тому

      That contest was way before his prime and he was nursing a tricep and calf injury. He hit 300kg bench at a commercial gym.

  • @KillianDefaoite
    @KillianDefaoite 3 роки тому +4

    Eddie is perhaps the statically strongest man to have ever lived. In my opinion if he had done powerlifting he would have had far more success than he did in strongman.

  • @mustang8206
    @mustang8206 3 роки тому +3

    Pinching two plates is insanely hard. Watch the video from the Strongest Man in History where they attempt it

  • @danielfoley6839
    @danielfoley6839 3 роки тому

    Yes he was

  • @Logan-dk8of
    @Logan-dk8of 3 роки тому

    if he really wanted to get back into strongman or powerlifting at this point he still has the physicality to do so, would be awesome if after his showdown with hafthor he goes hard at lifting for a year or so and competes in some powerlifting meets

  • @meme-ge8tq
    @meme-ge8tq Рік тому

    Imagine the "death by deadlift" challenge was included in this

  • @Bavarian_Lifting
    @Bavarian_Lifting 2 роки тому

    He said once he didnt follow powerlifting because there wasnt any money to earn and that the sport gets lower recognition/attention in General. But he did say its great to build a foundation for other strength Sports.

  • @ilijadasn6407
    @ilijadasn6407 3 роки тому

    Strongmen have insane grip, they do farmers walk, frame carry, Hercules hold, deadlift hold, etc. where they need stronger grip for longer periods of time.

  • @negativeslim
    @negativeslim 4 роки тому +40

    Pretty sure this title belongs to either ed coan or john haack currently

    • @kdktrapz3267
      @kdktrapz3267 4 роки тому +11

      Def John haack, I wouldn’t even say he’s in his prime and he’s already the GOAT

    • @xinsanedefeatx
      @xinsanedefeatx 4 роки тому +14

      I love how disappointed Haack always looks after lifting, he’ll pull 800 or bench 500 for reps and pop up looking completely unimpressed like he’s thinking “that was spose to be easier”

    • @JDog3943
      @JDog3943 4 роки тому +1

      Haack is up there but not the GOAT, Russ, Lillebridge, Wheels are all good considerations as well

    • @kdktrapz3267
      @kdktrapz3267 4 роки тому +5

      JDog3943 yeah no...

    • @JDog3943
      @JDog3943 4 роки тому +2

      @@kdktrapz3267 you reallyyyyy think haack is the goat? You must only watch "kingofthelifts" Instagram

  • @jonasbeirnaert5407
    @jonasbeirnaert5407 4 роки тому +4

    Shame he never did a powerlifting competition when he was at his best

  • @gitsurfer27
    @gitsurfer27 3 роки тому +2

    The current raw PL record is 2,386lb set by Kirill Sarychev
    793.7 lb squat - Eddie beats that by at least 150lb if he trained
    705.5 lb bench - in his "road to 700" series Eddie pushed 672lb after just a few months training for it
    887.4 lb deadlift - in 2013 (3 years before his prime) Eddie pulled 925lb raw (even with his weak grip!)
    Even if we took his 805x5 squat as his 1 rep max, that brings his total up to - 2402 beating the current wr by 16lbs
    And this is taking his unequipped 805x5 as his 1 rep max, and assuming that he wouldn't train for the event and his numbers wouldn't continue to grow. His real raw total would have been 200lb above that
    Lol what do you think would have happened if he trained for it and worked on his "weaknesses"? He would have set a record that would stood for 20 years at least.

  • @maximiliancop1000
    @maximiliancop1000 4 роки тому +1

    Apparently he did a push-pull meet some years ago and managed 280/420. But without footage, just a certificate. You can find it in his Facebook page.

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +3

      Gore4ever FulciLives he failed 400 on grip? There goes the ATWR argument lol

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +1

      Curmudgeon in his prime he had terrible grip due to a hand injury at WSM 2016

    • @Dr_Footbrake
      @Dr_Footbrake 3 роки тому

      ​@@hg_10sm68 He could still make up for it on squat/bench. Dan Bell's wrapped total he "only" pulled 400. So for arguments sake if Eddie pulled 380 he'd just need to find 21kg from somewhere.

  • @DevinDTV
    @DevinDTV 3 роки тому

    seemed like a fair analysis of eddie's potential

  • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
    @user-qf2gu4zl5s 4 роки тому +1

    The 2 20 kg pinch is world class feat but don’t carry over to the dead lift, ones pinch open hand dead lift is closed hand

  • @jiv32
    @jiv32 3 роки тому

    UA-cam captions "Annie Hall just became world's strongest man"

  • @PapaBurgandy111
    @PapaBurgandy111 3 роки тому +1

    A lot of comments saying the reason he didn't compete was due to his apparent lack of grip strength (?!) and/or injuries. Noone considering the possibility he just wasn't interested in powerlifting? He was an all round strength athlete and Strongman is a much more varied sport, so switching to powerlifting he could've just found tedious?
    Also there's no money in powerlifting.
    To the point about his grip, he can rep out the Thomas Inch dumbell and flay frisbee with 20 kg plates. His gripstrength shits all over most pro powerlifters

  • @JevStn
    @JevStn 2 роки тому +1

    It's simple - money. Powerlifting as a sport has less commercial value than strongman.
    Less commercial value means less prospect of earning money and sustaining yourself. Don't forget - strength sports are very taxing on your budged due to the ammount of food and drugs needed.
    I remember of an interview with Eddie regarding his preparations for his 500kg pull - he said that he needed something like 800£ per week just in doctors & medicine (if i remember correctly).

  • @jondovik6250
    @jondovik6250 3 роки тому +5

    Prime Eddie would do 715 bench

  • @louderthangod
    @louderthangod 2 роки тому

    He’s only 34. I wish he’d get back into this, either power lifting or strong man.

  • @markknight6364
    @markknight6364 4 роки тому +93

    We will never know how much he could’ve pulled completely raw, because we’ve never seen him deadlift EVER without straps.

    • @salocin3114
      @salocin3114 4 роки тому +64

      He was a strongman. They all have insane grip strenghts because of the carry events

    • @cringecake321
      @cringecake321 3 роки тому +2

      Does that matter?

    • @Dualities
      @Dualities 3 роки тому +4

      you want him to hurt himself or what? he can lift your car and carry it to grocery store and back

    • @seleukosnikator7347
      @seleukosnikator7347 3 роки тому

      @pierce sherry I would agree if Hafthor and Hall did not lift 500 kilos without a suit. Raw is forever the best.

    • @mustang8206
      @mustang8206 3 роки тому +4

      Just because straps are used in one event doesn't mean grip is not important. Farmers, stones, rocks, sandbags, kegs, Hercules hold, deadlift hold all require grip

  • @mesumnaqvi3411
    @mesumnaqvi3411 3 роки тому +2

    He could've definitely beat all the records.

  • @austinmayfield5095
    @austinmayfield5095 3 роки тому +13

    Grip strength? You can use straps in strongman, so why WOULDN'T you train with them?

  • @ryanseow5447
    @ryanseow5447 3 роки тому

    I can't even squat or dead this mans bench,man am i feeling weak

  • @markkuseoun5652
    @markkuseoun5652 4 роки тому

    Fully hydrated Eddie vs fullthor

  • @thatonegamer2709
    @thatonegamer2709 3 роки тому

    He gave up being the greatest PL to become THE BEAST!!....

  • @SimonGhostRileyTF141
    @SimonGhostRileyTF141 Рік тому

    Eddie hall was putting up those numbers while training for strongman events. Imagine what he would have done if he only trained for 3 events!

  • @hg_10sm68
    @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +6

    It wasn’t 365kg on the squat. It was 345kg. He or his video editor mislabelled it in his post. 345kg is the weight he uses to gauge his current strength. instagram.com/p/BZjIH8hlOZD/?

    • @LiftingVault
      @LiftingVault  4 роки тому

      This is where I found it: facebook.com/eddiehallwsmlegend/videos/that-time-i-did-a-365kg-squat-for-8-easy-reps-no-belt-no-knee-sleeves-and-in-a-s/1842256859203729/

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +7

      @@LiftingVault facebook.com/strengthasylum/videos/1316664955080009/ this is from his own gym in early 2017 confirming it is 345kg. And heres Eddie in 2017 posting it as 345. facebook.com/eddiehallwsmlegend/videos/1443625302424578/
      Eddie either exaggerated the weight on purpose to get it up to 800lbs, or by accident.

    • @hg_10sm68
      @hg_10sm68 4 роки тому +2

      Gore4ever FulciLives I noticed that. Increased the weight by 5kg on a recent post didn’t he? 155 to 160? Or was it 170

    • @user-qf2gu4zl5s
      @user-qf2gu4zl5s 4 роки тому +2

      Yes it was 345 he said that on a video think it was with Brian Shaw

    • @mikeoxmaul1788
      @mikeoxmaul1788 4 роки тому

      I see you're hard at work gentleman. Doesnt hurt to add an extra 10 kg 🤣

  • @AleX-fs4ww
    @AleX-fs4ww 3 роки тому +4

    Keep in mind that he used the long wobbly bar in his lifts which makes it much harder

  • @aejae15030
    @aejae15030 3 роки тому +2

    If his grip strength was not Top Notch, then that's because his sport din't require that.

  • @sourabhruhil586
    @sourabhruhil586 4 роки тому

    Ya 100 percent

  • @edsonmartinez7854
    @edsonmartinez7854 3 роки тому

    The bench press helps with overhead press right ?

  • @yamanmustafa7574
    @yamanmustafa7574 2 роки тому

    0:43 - Your washing machine door is ready to open.

  • @littlemoo52
    @littlemoo52 4 роки тому

    A healthy Kaz would have done crazy numbers.
    And you cant mention PL without Ed Coan being in the mix.

  • @Abss0966
    @Abss0966 3 роки тому

    This guy sounds like CaspianReport

  • @xpsquad7175
    @xpsquad7175 4 роки тому +1

    I think one time he said that he only maxed quarter squats,said that he done 4 reps on 730kgs

    • @xpsquad7175
      @xpsquad7175 3 роки тому

      Yeah, and since he overshoot that time he fucked up his hip. I forgot the name of the video in which he talked about that but i know its a video from last year

  • @lorenzhofer8506
    @lorenzhofer8506 3 роки тому +14

    Didn't Eddie bench 300 kg in an official meet?

  • @milesfiscella7791
    @milesfiscella7791 4 роки тому +103

    Grip on the deadlift would be the main issue

    • @thedrusus
      @thedrusus 4 роки тому +27

      Eddie has insane grip, I'm sure with mixed grip he'd do fine (outside of callus tears)

    • @mgu-vx4ib
      @mgu-vx4ib 4 роки тому +7

      @@thedrusus he doesn't have insane grip.

    • @bubban5651
      @bubban5651 4 роки тому +41

      @@mgu-vx4ib yes, he does

    • @mgu-vx4ib
      @mgu-vx4ib 4 роки тому +2

      @@bubban5651 relative to for example Benni, No, he doesn't. Show me an example of Eddie's grip strength. Maybe a 400+ deadlift without straps?

    • @wilfordbrimley6938
      @wilfordbrimley6938 4 роки тому +21

      Dude effortlessly picked up 2 plates in 1 hand... you all telling me you see that as common where you lift?

  • @Weighthunter
    @Weighthunter 4 роки тому +14

    He had the potential! But he never did id, I will never understand why ☹️ sure there is no money to get, but a lot of honor.

    • @stpbasss3773
      @stpbasss3773 3 роки тому +1

      Eddie quit competing for his health and his family, he was killing himself eating as much and being as huge as he was when he competed, he's way way way slimmer and healthier now. He talks about it himself in videos, he didn't want to stop but he had to since continuing to compete would be selfish towards his family.

    • @Weighthunter
      @Weighthunter 3 роки тому

      @@stpbasss3773 I know, but he could have done it by the way, when he was on his peak and he could do it after he endet his strongman career. After a one year break to recover, for example. Because train for a powerlifting competition is not so much hard work, like training to win WSM.

  • @mm.7053
    @mm.7053 2 роки тому

    Eddie and Shaw dis that 2x45s chalange and Magnus Samuelsson was the last man to close de handgripper COC#4, all 3 Strongman,
    “Powerlifters noise complaining on grip”

  • @ConnorYT10
    @ConnorYT10 4 роки тому +5

    I believe Eddie has always been scared of tearing his biceps... perhaps he feared going strapless, and using an alternate grip, would put him at risk of injury on heavy deadlifts. I know it's not necessarily a dangerous grip but if it's a severe worry for him, it could be an explanation. (Obviously in addition to it not being necessary for strongman).

    • @jk47Ssb
      @jk47Ssb 2 роки тому

      would pull hook grip if he did a meet

  • @JacobSmith-fj1io
    @JacobSmith-fj1io 4 роки тому

    Yeah these estimates are very fair. I think you're dead on.

  • @65blablabla
    @65blablabla 4 роки тому

    Eddie is still a strong mutha f...er for his size and height he is really strong.But from what we see when he puts his mind on something he is unstoppable.

  • @krossxeye660
    @krossxeye660 2 роки тому

    I'd say round both squat and deadlift to 1000 pounds, and 700 pounds for bench. 2700 pound total, or well over 1200 kill

  • @lawrence675a
    @lawrence675a 2 роки тому

    Bro finding a video of ed deadlifting without straps would be more impressive than a 500kg deadlift

  • @SandorJazz
    @SandorJazz 3 роки тому +1

    Why is everyone acting like Eddie is old? He's only 32 LOL, he just retired super early. He still has plenty of time to powerlift if he wants. I mean ed coan was 44 when he retired!

    • @J.c410
      @J.c410 3 роки тому +1

      eddie is finished, he retired becaue he was dying from the abuse of foods and roids he was on during the 2016 / 17 season to get to the top

  • @Kuzuri2
    @Kuzuri2 3 роки тому

    but goat powerlifer now is our Petr Petras with 1160kg x)

  • @jurekcc9162
    @jurekcc9162 4 роки тому +1

    Goat of what????

  • @gibletgravy
    @gibletgravy 3 роки тому +1

    I wish I could make my 2 plate squats look as easy and as clean as Eddie's 360kg...

  • @THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1
    @THEDRAWINGSTUDIO1 4 роки тому +4

    Who needs a power belt when their belly is already a power belt? XD

  • @badarshaikh2271
    @badarshaikh2271 4 роки тому +24

    The grip argument is flawed, Eddie is a strongman and events like farmers carries require massive grip. These strongman have superb grip strength and i would even go on to say that Eddie could have pulled 460+ on the deadlift raw if he wanted to.

    • @exarius91
      @exarius91 4 роки тому +3

      not every strongman has superb grip strenght, just look for example at 2020 arnold strongman classic frame carry Kieliszkowski vs Bjornsson

    • @lieutenantdanslegs4328
      @lieutenantdanslegs4328 4 роки тому +4

      @@exarius91 Hafthor had an injury some years ago, which damaged his grip strength. Nontheless Eddie performed very well in the frame carry in WSM 2017, he had superb grip in his prime.

    • @vincentchao9916
      @vincentchao9916 3 роки тому

      @@exarius91 lol you really showing how little you know about lifting!

  • @anthonylodge7516
    @anthonylodge7516 2 роки тому

    Those squats with 800…my god…never seen anything like it

  • @chuckatley1464
    @chuckatley1464 2 роки тому

    Eddie would hands down be the most legendary powerlifter of all times if he just trained it exclusively for a year

  • @strengthchannel4181
    @strengthchannel4181 3 роки тому +1

    his squat is not 365 kgx 8 reps. he changes the title in his youtube channel. go watch in 345x8 lift in his facebook.

  • @joelrodriguez7550
    @joelrodriguez7550 4 роки тому +3

    I think a better title would be "Could prime Eddie Hall have been the GOAT of powerlifting?"