The reason that the deadlift records don't really go as high as squat and bench has almost nothing do with equipment. Start with light weight and use the same weight for each. Like 350lbs. And you tell me what's harder to do hold on to it like deadlift, hold it up like bench or put it on your back like squat. Holding that weight off the ground is much harder for deadlift because all that's holding it up is your grip.
This documentary definitely raises great points about the Squat.
In most Special Olympics Powerlifting competitions, highest Deadlift and Bench Press scores are from lifters involved in Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift events.
In fact, the top Deadlifters in Special Olympics World Games Powerlifting history, John "Jackie" Barrett from Canada and PG Griffin from USA, are both strong triple combination lifters.
Lessons learned, three-lift lifters are indeed strong overall lifters.
Goes both ways Mendy, they cant bench your weight, but you couldnt squat or dead theres. They have higher totals, they are stronger than you. Thats the bottom line.
@dresendezz Ever tried mixed grip or straps? Because they make having weak hands no excuse. I have strong long legs and weak medium length arms/hands, and my deadlift is higher than my squat because I've used mixed grip to overcome it. Even if I couldn't grip it mixed I'd still use straps.
bench press is a full body lift... in order for someone to bench the weights scot does, he must have tremendous strength everywhere... i.e in order to bench big, you better be able to engage the the lower body and the spinal erectors to create a powerful base to transfer strength.... very, very hard to do a powerlifting bench press without having lower body strength
@HanstheDestroyer215 yeah ive hered the same...have u found any proof of this.. i serched a bit but culdnt find a vid or a reliable source, sure hes a massive bloke and his legs r quite big and defined. i personally dont believe it cos if he cud do it then why not ...its not like its a huge task to undertake at a meet
@tomlennon1000 yes, i bet he should at least do 800 for us on a squat. at least do a deadlift scot. Benching is the hardest lift to get to 1000. I am surprissed theres so few 1000 deadlifters, or maybe its my ectomorphic bodytype that i can only squat 155 but deadlift 270. weird
@SplinterCellFugitive The reason why there's less 1000 lb deadlifts is because they haven't been able to invent equipment that can boost the deadlift that much. You have to look at raw numbers, the raw deadlift record, something in the 900s (Konstantin Konstantinovs does 939 I think), is much higher than the raw bench record of 715.
@amounirl that is true, although bodytype does play a difference. Dave Hoff has the 2nd highest total at 2910 and he squats 1165 and deadlifts 800, but ed coan could deadlift 900 raw. Westside has the best equipment for building the deadlift but Dave is not the biggest deadlifter there, but he does excell in squat and bench. Arnold also deadlifted 698 raw being a bodybuilder. yet his squat was a measly 478. some of it is equipment and some is genetics.
@SplinterCellFugitive Well I'm just talking about strictly raw here. A raw full depth squat will always be lower than a raw deadlift, unless your arms are so short that your deadlift starting position is lower than your parallel squat, which I'm sure is a really small minority of people. Of course with geared lifts where they hardly even go that low, squat will be higher than deadlift.
The reason that the deadlift records don't really go as high as squat and bench has almost nothing do with equipment. Start with light weight and use the same weight for each. Like 350lbs. And you tell me what's harder to do hold on to it like deadlift, hold it up like bench or put it on your back like squat. Holding that weight off the ground is much harder for deadlift because all that's holding it up is your grip.
archibaldcox 3 weeks ago
Jesus christ the woman at 45 seconds must have gone on a roids only diet
JonathanBloggs 1 month ago
This documentary definitely raises great points about the Squat.
In most Special Olympics Powerlifting competitions, highest Deadlift and Bench Press scores are from lifters involved in Squat, Bench Press, and Deadlift events.
In fact, the top Deadlifters in Special Olympics World Games Powerlifting history, John "Jackie" Barrett from Canada and PG Griffin from USA, are both strong triple combination lifters.
Lessons learned, three-lift lifters are indeed strong overall lifters.
HalifaxHercules 2 months ago
Goes both ways Mendy, they cant bench your weight, but you couldnt squat or dead theres. They have higher totals, they are stronger than you. Thats the bottom line.
samandquinn 3 months ago
@samandquinn Mendy can't squat or dl anyways, the guy can barely walk because he was in a car accident and severed his left ankle.
HXCpr0n 1 month ago
What was the bottom line again?
wabashalwaysfights5 3 months ago
@dresendezz Ever tried mixed grip or straps? Because they make having weak hands no excuse. I have strong long legs and weak medium length arms/hands, and my deadlift is higher than my squat because I've used mixed grip to overcome it. Even if I couldn't grip it mixed I'd still use straps.
amounirl 4 months ago
i agree no way you can hold 1000 pounds using just your chest and tricep and shoulder muscles, base of power is robably core and hips
tldevilsh 4 months ago
but i guess its like a dunk only basketball player saying they are a basketball player when they only dunk...
SplinterCellFugitive 6 months ago
bench press is a full body lift... in order for someone to bench the weights scot does, he must have tremendous strength everywhere... i.e in order to bench big, you better be able to engage the the lower body and the spinal erectors to create a powerful base to transfer strength.... very, very hard to do a powerlifting bench press without having lower body strength
donkeykong384 6 months ago
I have a feeling scot actually trains everything but only competes bench. i mean look at his quads
SplinterCellFugitive 8 months ago
@SplinterCellFugitive hes claimed to squat over 1000
HanstheDestroyer215 7 months ago
@HanstheDestroyer215 yeah ive hered the same...have u found any proof of this.. i serched a bit but culdnt find a vid or a reliable source, sure hes a massive bloke and his legs r quite big and defined. i personally dont believe it cos if he cud do it then why not ...its not like its a huge task to undertake at a meet
tomlennon1000 7 months ago
@tomlennon1000 yes, i bet he should at least do 800 for us on a squat. at least do a deadlift scot. Benching is the hardest lift to get to 1000. I am surprissed theres so few 1000 deadlifters, or maybe its my ectomorphic bodytype that i can only squat 155 but deadlift 270. weird
SplinterCellFugitive 6 months ago
@SplinterCellFugitive The reason why there's less 1000 lb deadlifts is because they haven't been able to invent equipment that can boost the deadlift that much. You have to look at raw numbers, the raw deadlift record, something in the 900s (Konstantin Konstantinovs does 939 I think), is much higher than the raw bench record of 715.
amounirl 4 months ago
@amounirl that is true, although bodytype does play a difference. Dave Hoff has the 2nd highest total at 2910 and he squats 1165 and deadlifts 800, but ed coan could deadlift 900 raw. Westside has the best equipment for building the deadlift but Dave is not the biggest deadlifter there, but he does excell in squat and bench. Arnold also deadlifted 698 raw being a bodybuilder. yet his squat was a measly 478. some of it is equipment and some is genetics.
SplinterCellFugitive 3 months ago
@SplinterCellFugitive Well I'm just talking about strictly raw here. A raw full depth squat will always be lower than a raw deadlift, unless your arms are so short that your deadlift starting position is lower than your parallel squat, which I'm sure is a really small minority of people. Of course with geared lifts where they hardly even go that low, squat will be higher than deadlift.
amounirl 3 months ago