he was truly a gentle giant.my first memories are of watching him compete.he was a gentleman in every sense of the word.powerlifter,bodybuilder,olympic,it didnt matter who you talked to.everyone knew him or knew of him and had nothing but good things to say.
Question! I couldn't tell because of the camera angle, but is this before or after you COULDN'T touch the bar with your legs.
This was after. You could "brush" the thighs from 1964-68. After that, full contact allowed. Before, no contact on the legs although shin touches were often ignored.
it's obviously a no lift. The acceleration at the beginning of the lift from the knee jerk and pseudo jerk technique throwing his torso under the weight is why it is not a strict press. Still impressive of course. Just not what it's suppose to be.
Keep in mind this was before modern olympic bars that spun. He had to control that weight with his wrists and stop it from snapping them when cleaning it.
@slowfuse that obese cunt broke 80 worldrecords and was in that period mile in front of the rest. Have some respect for this alltime weightlifting legend.
Feel bad for Redding, because his press was a lot more strict than this. Still a great lift, but Redding's press is WAY more impressive in my opinion.
knee bend on redding isnt shown,because he is shown on camera from the front.if the camera would show him from the side like alexeev,his knee bend could also be seen.but when considering what weights are being pressed i guess since the judges allowed such presses it seems very fair.
Just watched Serge's press, and you can see a definite contraction in Reding's legs the entire way through the press. This means that, although at the start his knees became unlocked for a split second, there could have been no leg drive on his lift.
Bodybuilding is NOT a sport, they are not judged for their strength or speed. They are models and some of them put shit / synthol oil / under their skin to have bigger biceps or shoulder so what you see might not be muscle.
Of course many bodybuilders are very strong like Ronnie or Dorian but their goal is NOT to become strong just to look strong. Just compare Frank Zane with Ronnie Coleman, both of them Mr Olympia! Period.
@imoengirl It is a sport. It's also a display of what each individual's "human perfection" looks like Many would argue that it is also an art form..Don't be such a close minded douchebag. Jesus Christ if "precision sports" such as golf, archery, shooting, and even fucking chess and poker is considered a sport than so should body building. If you dislike so much I don't know why the hell you care to bash it then.
Surprisingly his shoulders look like they're never been worked out before. Now compare that to the watermelon-shoulder-size of a bodybuilder... bodybuilding is so shameful to strength sports
@llrond Bodybuilding is not a strength sport. It is about muscle size and definition. While they can put up some impressive weights it is not about that. That is the difference in how bodybuilders and weightlifters look. Bodybuilders also dehydrate themselve before a competion so the muscles are more defined.
@llrond Haha well I know I will get some flack for this but broad shoulders will get you a lot more women then bold claims (even if you can back them up). It really depends on what you're into. Personally I like doing a combination of both styles of training to get the best of both worlds.
Reding had more raw strength than Alexeev at this time, but Alexeev's power was amazing, and later grew to gigantic levels. As Taranenko and Rigert and others said, one RARELY saw Alexeev do his really serious workouts, as he liked to train alone at home, or in the gym at 4 in the morning. Several team-mates reported seeing him C&J 567-580 on a few occasions shortly before the '76 Games. He was always good for more than he did in meets.
@NWpowerhouse85 What more do you want from him? Hold the weight for one hour,while standing on a one leg?Raw events dont require such a long hold time,like in for example bench press events with shirts.
@Henzzman Dude....it was touch and go, if you've ever watched a PROPER lift in raw bench, you briefly PAUSE. Mendelson's a super-freak, and it's still grossly impressive, but regardless, I stand by my comment, because it's true.
James Henderson did 700+, and HIS was a pause/lift.
The question of the knees bending in the clean and press is a valid one. One of the reasons that it is no longer included in the sport is the difficulty in judging. Also notice the extreme hyperextension of the back. This lead to serious injuries. So in 1972 the clean and press was eliminated from competition.
@762full I feel quite the contrary. As you can see from these comments, that there's always nagging about the clean technique -- and I don't wonder, this shouldn't have been accepted -- and it's almost impossible to judge it and the technique can be dangerous for your back.
That was clearly a push press. And yet he still struggled. Redding pushed the 228 kg so easily, no bend in the legs whatsoever. If he did what Alexeev did he coulda easily made 235 or 240 kg.
Two points: First, this is 1971, before Alexeev reached top strength; he got stronger each year until at least 1978 (Reding died in mid-1975).
Second, notice that, even with his leg kick , Alexeev celebrated as soon as he put the weight down, while Reding, with a far stricter lift, waited anxiously for the white lights. Like all Soviet lifters, Alexeev knew the the judges would pass anything a Russian could put overhead, legal form or not. Reding didn't have that luxury.
@flyinhighrogerKBTR1 It is called a singlet. They all have to wear it, some wear a t-shirt under it as long as the t-shirt meets the rules. About the only thing that has changed is that the legs are longer.
Not the point man, this is not a bodybuilding contest. If you think these gentlemen have weak abs think again when you look at this mans arched back. Thats 230kilos he just pressed.
Alexeev's form shows why the press was eliminated after the 1972 Olympics. Also, look at the Serge Redding video -- HIS press was much stricter than Alexeev's, but he was very nervous waiting for the white lights. Here, V.A. isn't concerned at all, because the judging was rigged for Soviet lifters. If they locked it out, they got white lights. Period.
Oh, I'm not disagreeing! I still think Reding had more raw pressing power, but click on "Vasily Alexeyev" over to the right and see him. clean and jerk that 563 WR at the '76 Olympics. It's obvious that Alexeev could have STARTED with that weight! I think he could have C&J'd 600 that day! He was the king of lifters.
Alexeyev was not the best presser and did not perform this lift strictly to say the least. He was however the greatest clean and jerker of all time and could have done more than 273kg in 1980 when he bombed out in the snatch taking his PR on his first attempt (a lift he was horrible at. Of his 80 WR's 1 was a snatch) Press was not strict before he stepped on the international platform. If we say Redding was more strict this is one thing; Saying he performed a strict press is completely wrong.
Yes, you're right that Reding's press was not perfectly strict (not a true Military Press), but it was stricter than V.A.'s. However, I saw footage of Alexeev's last press world record,his 521 in 1972, the heaviest press ever made in competition, and it actually looked stricter than the one shown here. As far as the C&J, I think V.A. could have done 600.
to blakfire1337: funny thing is you are neither! we all know you are not really strong and a fat fuck, thats a given. but you also are not moderately strong and good looking lol.
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Yes that was a lift, yes this guy is fat as hell, yes I would rather be fit and strong than fat and have super-normal strength paired with the limitations that come from being a fatass. But hey some people just have a hard time loosing that weight and as long as he's a happy fatass it doesn't matter really because power lifters are fat and they make money to ease the pain of being fat.
While he is fat...I would guess that he is no where near as fat as he looks, there would have been a hell of a lot of muscle underneath that belly and chest fat that makes it look much worse than it would have been... he probably was also very fit, fatness and fitness are not mutually exclusive.
I'd rather be slim and toned and not obviously muscled at all...as those people tend to live longer :P
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I don't know, I mean when me and my dad go for a run or do something cardiovascular I always seem to outperform him. I thought it was because of his bulky power-lifter looking physique. Now that you mention it, he is 43. Still it's hard to imagine this guy being able to keep up with my speed either because he has more fat than my dad does. I guess there are exceptions, but could you imagine this guy running lol.
Right. But even Reding's lift was less strict than Bill March's 390 at 228 in 1969, Serge's back helped start the lift. I've seen photo of Rigert weighing 193 doing 436 and a half. He's bent so far over backwards, it's unbelievable he didn't fall and did finish the "press" but in pure terms, was it worth Marvin Eder's 315 x 3 strict at 197? I'm skeptical and Eder had NO steroids in 1953. I believe he could have beaten Blagoev at 90kg had he arrived at the same time and place.
Right. But even Serge used some back motion to get it moving up. I think the judges were pro-Soviet & pro-Eastern bloc because wasn't Reding denied a pain shot to let him try again then there was 67.5 Kuchev of Bulgaria "pressing" 157.5 he was bent over like a contortionist & STILL passed while Russ Knipp who used a style closer to strict was turned down in Munich. I also think Iran was paid off so Reza would not break Taranenko's 266. Yes, Alexeev was a technician at "pressing" a bar up.
Such a great world championships in Lima, Peru, in 1971! The crowd is right there around the lifters, just like in a meet at the YMCA. It was a lot of fun for all. I believe Redding's 502 was, as a pure press, superior to the 507 we see here. Alexeev finally pressed 521 in 1972, a truly amazing lift, but not very strict. Redding had more muscle power, but Alexeev was a better athlete overall and always the best competitor.
Esta haciendo un levantamiento que se llama press, en castellano le dicen fuerza. Lo eliminaron de las competencias porque muchos se lesionaban haciendolo, quedando solamente el arranque y el envion como levantamientos para competir.
Creo que eliminaron el press de las competencias porque los atletas estaban violando las reglas del levantamiento, doblandose la espalda para tras y usando las piernas, como Alexeev hace en este video. Por lo menos eso es lo que he leido. Nunca he leido que la causa fue lesion de los atletas, pero si es posible, por supuesto.
@ZachariahSalazar Redding also had a knee bend same way.And i think its normal for the knee to bend a little,because of the weight,though such minor knee bend doesnt give you any extra momentum or power.
u are rigth, not exactly a clean and press. impressive non the less, anyone who has the balls to say something bad about him...well clearly they are brain damege.
David Rigert "pressed" 198kg at 90kg before the "press" was scrapped. Seeing the photo from a side view, it's incredible he didn't fall over backwards---he was bent like a curly fry. A great feat of power, but conversion to a strict press may have taken 100 pounds OFF the lift.
The press was eliminated because many of the lifters used a knee flex (as Alexeev did here) during the press phase of the lift (and knees are/were supposed to be locked and NOT used). Knees are (and were) legitimately used in getting the barbell overhead in the Clean and Jerk lift, one of the 2 still-existing Olympic lifts.
As if it even matters if he's fat! He's a super heavyweight, all he cares about is lifting the most weight possible in his category, I seriously doubt there is anyone alive today who could replicate this feat.
dude i am telling you the truth. that stomach of his looks like all fat but it's hard as rock. just hard as muscle. it's just that some can't have the right looking abs like body builder does. i mean my father trained with him for year so i think he would know.
Are you being serious? Just because his stomach was hard doesn't mean it isn't encase by a wall of fat. I'm not even going to argue with you, it is so ridiculous. His body fat percentage will be pretty high
Think of his diet though. To maintain his stature he's more concerned about protein intake than he is about his torso fat levels. Protein is required for the amount of muscular exertion going on in power lifting. You'll find A LOT of powerlifters aren't "cut". But rather huge and mostly defined
That's absolutely ridiculous. Every person in the world has abs. Whether they're visible is dependent on how much body fat you have and this guy has a lot.
What the hell, did you actually bother to watch the video? How many men press 506 pounds?
As far as form goes... the man was one of the greatest weightlifters to ever live. He knew how to press; this is the form with which he got the most weight up. Which is what the competition is about.
Great man, but Redding beat him in the press. He clearly used leg drive to beat Redding's 502.
kittenSmash7383 1 week ago
he was truly a gentle giant.my first memories are of watching him compete.he was a gentleman in every sense of the word.powerlifter,bodybuilder,olympic,it didnt matter who you talked to.everyone knew him or knew of him and had nothing but good things to say.
MrCranberry777 2 weeks ago
What suprises me is that he doesn't look like a beast (compared to bodybuilder). However, he is strong like one.
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Question! I couldn't tell because of the camera angle, but is this before or after you COULDN'T touch the bar with your legs.
This was after. You could "brush" the thighs from 1964-68. After that, full contact allowed. Before, no contact on the legs although shin touches were often ignored.
DrLeroyArch 1 month ago
Re: "Truly a Powerlifting ICON."
Wrong. Truly an Olympic Weightlifting Icon.
Even truer - Truly a Sport Icon.
DrLeroyArch 1 month ago 2
Re "Keep in mind this was before modern olympic bars that spun."
Keep in mid that Olympic bars HAVE spun since the 1920s. This bar spins as much as any Eleiko of today. That is not why he pressed like this.
This type of "press" was unfortunately within the norm what was generally passed in the last couple of years before 1972.
DrLeroyArch 1 month ago
it's obviously a no lift. The acceleration at the beginning of the lift from the knee jerk and pseudo jerk technique throwing his torso under the weight is why it is not a strict press. Still impressive of course. Just not what it's suppose to be.
VikingII 1 month ago
HOW DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A NO LIFT jmalcomb7 not saying your wrong but what gives u that idea?
stuart7337 2 months ago
@stuart7337 because it is supposed to be a strict press and he bends his knees before the lift.
xuaxace 2 months ago
Keep in mind this was before modern olympic bars that spun. He had to control that weight with his wrists and stop it from snapping them when cleaning it.
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Rest in Peace: 80 world records, 2 olympic golds, 1 great man
coolintake 3 months ago
RIP. THE KING FOREVER.
pinboyjorf 3 months ago 3
RIP One of the greatest ever
Chuin5 3 months ago 2
Requiescat In Pace; un mítico gigante entre gigantes, de esos pocos que nos muestran lo asombroso que es la mente y el cuerpo humano.
До свидания!
ateasyr 3 months ago
RIP.
Pentagonshark666 3 months ago 19
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wow cant believe this morbidly obese cunt died of a heart attack
slowfuse 3 months ago
@slowfuse that obese cunt broke 80 worldrecords and was in that period mile in front of the rest. Have some respect for this alltime weightlifting legend.
Mrsirflexalotta 3 months ago
Память не вечное. Может он гниют в мире
Upyrazz 3 months ago
Truly a Powerlifting ICON. I grew up watching him. Thank You for the inspiration over the years! RIP
waveslider11 3 months ago
In memory of the greatest lifter of all time.
McRat1968 3 months ago
R.I.P
vik123456n 3 months ago
Вечная память.Покойся с миром.
R.I.P
zuhelWTF 3 months ago
R.I.P. You were the greatest of all time!
tryfis 3 months ago
That's a push press--NOT a press.
marcxopoco 3 months ago
R.I.P. Vasily - You will always be remembered and missed. And, you had more fans here in America than you maybe knew.
badmaxx 3 months ago
rip
Mrsirflexalotta 3 months ago
Вечная память.
MrRegere 3 months ago
Adeu to the greatest weightlifter of all time!
glcb7 3 months ago
RIP for this icone of Olympics of Montréal.icon.
WALTKRIEG 3 months ago
RIP
bukanteambiasa 3 months ago
R.I.P
Berserkeer 3 months ago
I bet he got a lot of girls with that body
elvisflorian 4 months ago
about the op: how much do you press? fag
ragnarokalfa 4 months ago
Feel bad for Redding, because his press was a lot more strict than this. Still a great lift, but Redding's press is WAY more impressive in my opinion.
TBW92 4 months ago
Calm the fuck down about the knee bend. This was in '71 when it was "acceptable" to use a little leg drive in the press
zseward 6 months ago
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Knee bend...absolutely. Still impressive, but NO LIFT!
0219brixton 6 months ago
Knee bend...asolutely. Still impressive, but NO LIFT!
0219brixton 6 months ago
knee bend on redding isnt shown,because he is shown on camera from the front.if the camera would show him from the side like alexeev,his knee bend could also be seen.but when considering what weights are being pressed i guess since the judges allowed such presses it seems very fair.
Henzzman 7 months ago 2
@Henzzman
Just watched Serge's press, and you can see a definite contraction in Reding's legs the entire way through the press. This means that, although at the start his knees became unlocked for a split second, there could have been no leg drive on his lift.
Draykid 3 months ago
Oh my god
Garrnett1 7 months ago
In 1972 Alexeev pressed 250kgs*2. In 1980 made sitting press (without back support) -230kgs*2.
MrRegere 7 months ago
definite knee bend...
3sheik 10 months ago
that leotard is too small
yellowfever4 10 months ago 27
Question! I couldn't tell because of the camera angle, but is this before or after you COULDN'T touch the bar with your legs?
Knowyourbody 10 months ago
@Knowyourbody AFTER
ozwunder69 5 months ago
banned for doping few months later
jebaj0czeski0marynaz 10 months ago
@jebaj0czeski0marynaz They all dope, stop being so niave, just a question on who gets the shit out of their system in time.
clearlyasexyboy 9 months ago
i look bigger than him i can't even put up 300 like that lol
victor1993k 10 months ago
Bodybuilding is NOT a sport, they are not judged for their strength or speed. They are models and some of them put shit / synthol oil / under their skin to have bigger biceps or shoulder so what you see might not be muscle.
Of course many bodybuilders are very strong like Ronnie or Dorian but their goal is NOT to become strong just to look strong. Just compare Frank Zane with Ronnie Coleman, both of them Mr Olympia! Period.
imoengirl 11 months ago
@imoengirl It is a sport. It's also a display of what each individual's "human perfection" looks like Many would argue that it is also an art form..Don't be such a close minded douchebag. Jesus Christ if "precision sports" such as golf, archery, shooting, and even fucking chess and poker is considered a sport than so should body building. If you dislike so much I don't know why the hell you care to bash it then.
Fir3fly798 10 months ago
Before walking out from behind stage he had been warnd by kgb that he will be shot if he fails.
pbrick6301 11 months ago
why does he even bother wearing a shirt?
TheShankman 1 year ago
Too bad hes a fat-ass
xXRaJuNxCaJuNXx 1 year ago
<3 vasily is sooo hot!!! *.*
ZBTheGreatBobz 1 year ago
Surprisingly his shoulders look like they're never been worked out before. Now compare that to the watermelon-shoulder-size of a bodybuilder... bodybuilding is so shameful to strength sports
llrond 1 year ago
@llrond Bodybuilding is not a strength sport. It is about muscle size and definition. While they can put up some impressive weights it is not about that. That is the difference in how bodybuilders and weightlifters look. Bodybuilders also dehydrate themselve before a competion so the muscles are more defined.
mondo78 11 months ago 2
lol, he looks like a slob, his shoulders dont even look like they can press 100lbs, yet.... this is why strength training > bodybuilding
llrond 1 year ago
@llrond Haha well I know I will get some flack for this but broad shoulders will get you a lot more women then bold claims (even if you can back them up). It really depends on what you're into. Personally I like doing a combination of both styles of training to get the best of both worlds.
Fir3fly798 10 months ago
No lift, knee bend.
TheGreatOldOak 1 year ago
Too much knee bend to be considered a press, but a good feet of strength, nonetheless...
teamhavocaz 1 year ago
whats the point of wearing that shirt?
imtonasty 1 year ago
Attack me all you want, makes no difference. Serges lift was better. Slow it down or buy glasses.
Everyone did NOT because i am part of "everyone".
"Several team mates..." who cares? Its what happened in the meet that matters. i always lift more when the camera isnt running :)
It doesnt matter if he lifts 500 pounds or the earth. there are rules for a reason so that we know who won as sportsmen.
No its not figure skating. Its weightlifting and there are rules. No replay then? Thats the prob.
ZachariahSalazar 1 year ago
Reding had more raw strength than Alexeev at this time, but Alexeev's power was amazing, and later grew to gigantic levels. As Taranenko and Rigert and others said, one RARELY saw Alexeev do his really serious workouts, as he liked to train alone at home, or in the gym at 4 in the morning. Several team-mates reported seeing him C&J 567-580 on a few occasions shortly before the '76 Games. He was always good for more than he did in meets.
finrod55 1 year ago
before juicing
kevijdabeast 1 year ago
technically a swing press but its all good.
ForceBehindTheThrone 1 year ago
serge redding is the best weightlifter of all times
HardProlifting 1 year ago
i can't believe there is any negative comments about this lift...most of you probably couldn't deadlift 500 let alone toss that shit over your head.
bigtimanugga 1 year ago 2
One of the strongest men that ever lived an absolutly phenominal lift beyond words! But Serge Redding had a much better lift.
highfunstick 1 year ago
Where is triple extension? Nowhere!
ziga112 1 year ago
parece tan facil ! una legenda este hombre.
MrRubenxx1 1 year ago
One of the strongest men to have ever walked the planet.....
Regardless, he should've been DQ'd, this reminds me, of Mendelson's 714 raw bench "record", that was actually a touch n' go rep..
NWpowerhouse85 1 year ago
@NWpowerhouse85 What more do you want from him? Hold the weight for one hour,while standing on a one leg?Raw events dont require such a long hold time,like in for example bench press events with shirts.
Henzzman 1 year ago
@Henzzman Dude....it was touch and go, if you've ever watched a PROPER lift in raw bench, you briefly PAUSE. Mendelson's a super-freak, and it's still grossly impressive, but regardless, I stand by my comment, because it's true.
James Henderson did 700+, and HIS was a pause/lift.
NWpowerhouse85 1 year ago
That's incredible power right here, and with no leg drive!
IncredibleHulkRobert 1 year ago
The question of the knees bending in the clean and press is a valid one. One of the reasons that it is no longer included in the sport is the difficulty in judging. Also notice the extreme hyperextension of the back. This lead to serious injuries. So in 1972 the clean and press was eliminated from competition.
mondo78 1 year ago
insane lower back hyperextension!! that would make a mere mortal fold over backwards!
suckaniggasdick 1 year ago
Insane amount of weight for those days!
I remember watching Alexeev as a kid, he was a legend.
espada9 1 year ago
Le pire c'est qu'il soulève tout qu'avec les bras!!
wilfryjules 1 year ago
They should bring back the Clean and Press and toss the snatch and the jerk lol
762full 1 year ago
@762full I feel quite the contrary. As you can see from these comments, that there's always nagging about the clean technique -- and I don't wonder, this shouldn't have been accepted -- and it's almost impossible to judge it and the technique can be dangerous for your back.
epaluoma 1 year ago
That was clearly a push press. And yet he still struggled. Redding pushed the 228 kg so easily, no bend in the legs whatsoever. If he did what Alexeev did he coulda easily made 235 or 240 kg.
thesix107 1 year ago
why even wear that shirt?
flyinhighrogerKBTR1 1 year ago
Two points: First, this is 1971, before Alexeev reached top strength; he got stronger each year until at least 1978 (Reding died in mid-1975).
Second, notice that, even with his leg kick , Alexeev celebrated as soon as he put the weight down, while Reding, with a far stricter lift, waited anxiously for the white lights. Like all Soviet lifters, Alexeev knew the the judges would pass anything a Russian could put overhead, legal form or not. Reding didn't have that luxury.
finrod55 1 year ago
@flyinhighrogerKBTR1 It is called a singlet. They all have to wear it, some wear a t-shirt under it as long as the t-shirt meets the rules. About the only thing that has changed is that the legs are longer.
mondo78 1 year ago
hmm the otehr guys press was much cleaner
angrygunsmith 1 year ago
not strict but a frightening display of power from a man clothed who would be dismissed as just big but not strong
127069 2 years ago
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where are the 6-packs?
ilikeyoutub07 2 years ago
Not the point man, this is not a bodybuilding contest. If you think these gentlemen have weak abs think again when you look at this mans arched back. Thats 230kilos he just pressed.
Midgert89 2 years ago 13
the old school lifts are the best
the spilt snatch
clean and press
split clean
but the power jerk is the best of the new stuff
countrylifterdw 2 years ago
es fuerte ese hijueputa.. sin nada de apoyo
prc200886 2 years ago
Alexeev's form shows why the press was eliminated after the 1972 Olympics. Also, look at the Serge Redding video -- HIS press was much stricter than Alexeev's, but he was very nervous waiting for the white lights. Here, V.A. isn't concerned at all, because the judging was rigged for Soviet lifters. If they locked it out, they got white lights. Period.
finrod55 2 years ago 3
Even so, thats some impressive strength.
MrPhilosopher88 2 years ago
Oh, I'm not disagreeing! I still think Reding had more raw pressing power, but click on "Vasily Alexeyev" over to the right and see him. clean and jerk that 563 WR at the '76 Olympics. It's obvious that Alexeev could have STARTED with that weight! I think he could have C&J'd 600 that day! He was the king of lifters.
finrod55 2 years ago
I agree. Its a shame that the clean and press was eliminated. Its one of my favorite lifts, and I wish I saw it more, or at least with better form.
MrPhilosopher88 2 years ago
Alexeyev was not the best presser and did not perform this lift strictly to say the least. He was however the greatest clean and jerker of all time and could have done more than 273kg in 1980 when he bombed out in the snatch taking his PR on his first attempt (a lift he was horrible at. Of his 80 WR's 1 was a snatch) Press was not strict before he stepped on the international platform. If we say Redding was more strict this is one thing; Saying he performed a strict press is completely wrong.
IoannisKontosIII 2 years ago 2
Yes, you're right that Reding's press was not perfectly strict (not a true Military Press), but it was stricter than V.A.'s. However, I saw footage of Alexeev's last press world record,his 521 in 1972, the heaviest press ever made in competition, and it actually looked stricter than the one shown here. As far as the C&J, I think V.A. could have done 600.
finrod55 2 years ago 3
i think that in the future there is
no cleans,because this take so
much power,they probably take
the bar from metallic bar.personal
opinion.
Pentagonshark666 2 years ago
what?
daronaldinhofan 2 years ago
lol
Vasili = legend
you = no body
dylanesc 2 years ago 77
@dylanesc
LOL, you also = nobody.
He fucking jerked that shit. No lift is correct.
Madmick007 1 year ago
yeap there is a slight knee bend not exactly a push press nor a military press but somewhere in between but still impressive display of strength
kwak76 2 years ago 6
Vasy broke every worl record that existed in the decade
biophysman 2 years ago 5
that guy was a genius
Zodiamaster 2 years ago 2
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fatass
blakfire1337 2 years ago
you call him that, but lets see you clean 500 lbs
stan1234655 2 years ago
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@stan1234655 id rather be moderatly strong and look good than be realyl strong and look like a fat fuck lol
blakfire1337 2 years ago
damn... you make a good point haha
stan1234655 2 years ago
to blakfire1337: funny thing is you are neither! we all know you are not really strong and a fat fuck, thats a given. but you also are not moderately strong and good looking lol.
hybridman 2 years ago 2
@hybridman
how do we all know that? and who is we? get your head out of your ass and stop insulting people with no basis for your arguments
blakfire1337 2 years ago
blakfire1337: if that isnt the pot calling the kettle black. youve got your head in your ass and are insulting people calling them fatasses.
hybridman 2 years ago 3
Uno dei più grandi della generazione precedente, fortuna che questo esercizio di distensione è stato abbolito essendo i rischi troppo alti.
GrassiMax 2 years ago
to me Serge still holds the record though Alexeev's lift was very good but he bent his knees
kamikazeCORP 2 years ago
no lift
bahrkie 2 years ago
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Yes that was a lift, yes this guy is fat as hell, yes I would rather be fit and strong than fat and have super-normal strength paired with the limitations that come from being a fatass. But hey some people just have a hard time loosing that weight and as long as he's a happy fatass it doesn't matter really because power lifters are fat and they make money to ease the pain of being fat.
hockey14822 2 years ago
While he is fat...I would guess that he is no where near as fat as he looks, there would have been a hell of a lot of muscle underneath that belly and chest fat that makes it look much worse than it would have been... he probably was also very fit, fatness and fitness are not mutually exclusive.
I'd rather be slim and toned and not obviously muscled at all...as those people tend to live longer :P
Pook365 2 years ago
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I don't know, I mean when me and my dad go for a run or do something cardiovascular I always seem to outperform him. I thought it was because of his bulky power-lifter looking physique. Now that you mention it, he is 43. Still it's hard to imagine this guy being able to keep up with my speed either because he has more fat than my dad does. I guess there are exceptions, but could you imagine this guy running lol.
hockey14822 2 years ago
hockey players are douchebags
ZorflexOL 2 years ago
i can't imagine you lifting 255 kilos overhead, pal, that's all that matters
agvares 2 years ago 4
What are you talking about, I could lift that guy who lifted the weight above my head.
hockey14822 2 years ago
lol, sure
agvares 2 years ago
@Pook365 oly lifters do huge carb loads pre-competition
08u235086349h08gh3 2 years ago
tricheur dopé (ussr) don t you remind
moniteur6 2 years ago
@moniteur6 huh?
08u235086349h08gh3 2 years ago
pidaras
4ertjaka 2 years ago
A total push press if I ever saw one.
slauge 2 years ago 4
NO LIFT!!! NO LIFT!!! he USES HIS LEGS!!! the other dude before him didn't even move the legs!!!
tlast2012dude 2 years ago 19
Right. But even Reding's lift was less strict than Bill March's 390 at 228 in 1969, Serge's back helped start the lift. I've seen photo of Rigert weighing 193 doing 436 and a half. He's bent so far over backwards, it's unbelievable he didn't fall and did finish the "press" but in pure terms, was it worth Marvin Eder's 315 x 3 strict at 197? I'm skeptical and Eder had NO steroids in 1953. I believe he could have beaten Blagoev at 90kg had he arrived at the same time and place.
skirts365 2 years ago
Right. But even Serge used some back motion to get it moving up. I think the judges were pro-Soviet & pro-Eastern bloc because wasn't Reding denied a pain shot to let him try again then there was 67.5 Kuchev of Bulgaria "pressing" 157.5 he was bent over like a contortionist & STILL passed while Russ Knipp who used a style closer to strict was turned down in Munich. I also think Iran was paid off so Reza would not break Taranenko's 266. Yes, Alexeev was a technician at "pressing" a bar up.
skirts365 2 years ago 2
@tlast2012dude THATS WHY THEY GOT RID OF THE PRESS
ozwunder69 5 months ago
Such a great world championships in Lima, Peru, in 1971! The crowd is right there around the lifters, just like in a meet at the YMCA. It was a lot of fun for all. I believe Redding's 502 was, as a pure press, superior to the 507 we see here. Alexeev finally pressed 521 in 1972, a truly amazing lift, but not very strict. Redding had more muscle power, but Alexeev was a better athlete overall and always the best competitor.
finrod55 2 years ago
that is POWER
dubby34 2 years ago
he did it easy
scarynight63 2 years ago
por q hace asi el segundo tiempo?
RikoteroSJ 2 years ago
Esta haciendo un levantamiento que se llama press, en castellano le dicen fuerza. Lo eliminaron de las competencias porque muchos se lesionaban haciendolo, quedando solamente el arranque y el envion como levantamientos para competir.
Iorddeimos 2 years ago
Creo que eliminaron el press de las competencias porque los atletas estaban violando las reglas del levantamiento, doblandose la espalda para tras y usando las piernas, como Alexeev hace en este video. Por lo menos eso es lo que he leido. Nunca he leido que la causa fue lesion de los atletas, pero si es posible, por supuesto.
JeddJohnson 2 years ago
Knee bend=No Lift. Serge should be top. Still a huge feet but not a win by the rules, amazing or not.
ZachariahSalazar 2 years ago 70
didnt look like anymore knee bench then serge used to be honest lifts good rofl..
rctriplefresh5 2 years ago
@ZachariahSalazar splitting hairs, clean lift. this isn't figure skating
LVSWTZ 1 year ago
@ZachariahSalazar
I totally agree.
Redding did a 'double lay back' press, Alexeev did a push press.
Both very impressive feats, but Redding should have won.
Cameronnoremac 1 year ago
@ZachariahSalazar well it was press and everybody did it I think
H3XZOc 1 year ago
@ZachariahSalazar Redding also had a knee bend same way.And i think its normal for the knee to bend a little,because of the weight,though such minor knee bend doesnt give you any extra momentum or power.
Henzzman 1 year ago
Redding's 502lbs was the last real press WR,this should never have been past.
cypionate011 2 years ago 6
he knew the only way to win was cheat a little and hope it passed. once again he did whatever it took to win the gold.
soybean70 2 years ago
BELLY BUT STRONG
ifsaadmin 2 years ago
u are rigth, not exactly a clean and press. impressive non the less, anyone who has the balls to say something bad about him...well clearly they are brain damege.
amoo2007 2 years ago
unbelievable strength!!! virtually flicks it up. its incredible!!
james87876 2 years ago
very true
gaaron1 2 years ago
why did they get rid of this lift in the olympics?
richie1916 2 years ago
the injury rate was too high the press put a severe amount of pressure on the back
gaaron1 2 years ago
possibly the most impressive of the three lifts though?
richie1916 2 years ago
David Rigert "pressed" 198kg at 90kg before the "press" was scrapped. Seeing the photo from a side view, it's incredible he didn't fall over backwards---he was bent like a curly fry. A great feat of power, but conversion to a strict press may have taken 100 pounds OFF the lift.
skirts365 2 years ago
The press was eliminated because many of the lifters used a knee flex (as Alexeev did here) during the press phase of the lift (and knees are/were supposed to be locked and NOT used). Knees are (and were) legitimately used in getting the barbell overhead in the Clean and Jerk lift, one of the 2 still-existing Olympic lifts.
goldenoldiesPete 2 years ago
As if it even matters if he's fat! He's a super heavyweight, all he cares about is lifting the most weight possible in his category, I seriously doubt there is anyone alive today who could replicate this feat.
MDW230 2 years ago 2
hussein rezazadeh can!
53tucci 2 years ago
there is to many sons of a bitch here.
nobodies take 50% of this pound here!!!
looping021 2 years ago
thats a no lift by any standards.
billysue2 2 years ago
He's just a fat man with shit form
bucko06 2 years ago
actually that stomach is all muscle. it was hard as a rock. he just did have the body to have abs. just many other people do
cdeavellar1 2 years ago
Yes... "all muscle"... That is such a foolish thing to say. Of course he is extremely strong and has a lot of muscle, but he also has a lot of fat
bucko06 2 years ago
dude i am telling you the truth. that stomach of his looks like all fat but it's hard as rock. just hard as muscle. it's just that some can't have the right looking abs like body builder does. i mean my father trained with him for year so i think he would know.
cdeavellar1 2 years ago
Are you being serious? Just because his stomach was hard doesn't mean it isn't encase by a wall of fat. I'm not even going to argue with you, it is so ridiculous. His body fat percentage will be pretty high
bucko06 2 years ago 5
Think of his diet though. To maintain his stature he's more concerned about protein intake than he is about his torso fat levels. Protein is required for the amount of muscular exertion going on in power lifting. You'll find A LOT of powerlifters aren't "cut". But rather huge and mostly defined
BearAssassin 2 years ago 2
I'm not an idiot, its not about being cut. I'm sure this guy is great at what he does, but he is fat...
bucko06 2 years ago
He's a human pancake, I concur.
BearAssassin 2 years ago
That's absolutely ridiculous. Every person in the world has abs. Whether they're visible is dependent on how much body fat you have and this guy has a lot.
You are completely ignorant.
planteh 2 years ago 4
"Just" a fat man with shit form?
What the hell, did you actually bother to watch the video? How many men press 506 pounds?
As far as form goes... the man was one of the greatest weightlifters to ever live. He knew how to press; this is the form with which he got the most weight up. Which is what the competition is about.
Calling it "shit" is beyond stupid.
haptsonir 2 years ago 4
lol the guys obviously jealous. no man on the planet can press even 475 using the form this guy used. i doubt rezzazedeh could press 425.
rctriplefresh5 2 years ago
the best ever
GilbyRFlow 2 years ago 3
I think this is awsome.
warrenpaiva 2 years ago
500 pound press is really amazing
bailinnumberguy 2 years ago 2
thats not a gut, its one big ab
murderface0666 2 years ago 5