430kg deadlift

[fordorish]

Why was he rounding his upper back like that? All the literature I've read on weight training (and I've read a lot) never says anything about that. Maybe this is a power lifting technique?

[Oibeibi666]

omfg thats fucking nice!

[beerecan1227]

he's got Bob People's form (original king of deadlift) and one AWESOME leg drive for the majority of the lift... if you watch he doesnt lock his legs till the very end of the lift so hes using his low back glutes hamstrings quads and calves all at once unlike most who bail out their legs too early... truely a fantastic deadlifter

[Henzzman]

King of deadlifting.

[THEGATHERING20]

lol at people telling him his form is poor, like to see you try pull over 900lbs, bet you never will in your life.

[nrojbsa]

EASY! :)

[elmir979]

Konstantin is amazing, i have seen almost all of his youtube videos....

and he looks great...like bodybuilder....great

[ofnair]

He has done 426 without even a belt. But these lifts were equipped.

[akoral86]

This is almost 3 years before the 426kg lift with no belt. think he would take Andy Bolton and Benedikt in wpo if he had the same gear :)

[ofnair]

That is kind of what I meant, what he did with gear a few years ago is now what he is capable of 100% raw.

[omfgapolarbear]

It looks like all he's wearing is a singlet and belt man. I remember reading in a recent interview he would not lift equipped untill he could deadlift 1000lbs raw.

[ofnair]

It's a suit. Look at the straps.

[tempac91]

His legs look quite thin and yet he deadlifts half a ton!

[MKPB75]

Holy shit!!! What a beast!! Impressive!!!

[TheWeeklyLawReports]

fucking beast

[tlast2012dude]

you cant do a 1RM deadlift without rounding your back a little, if your back is not rounded is not a 1RM

[glcb7]

what is the name of the third song?

[tempac91]

I think the song is called "Du Hast" by Rammstein.

[glcb7]

i think thats the 1st one...i though the third one was a different song bro.

[tempac91]

Now that you mentioned it, it sounds similar to a song from the movie "Crow".

There are a few rapidshare release somewhere on the Web with all the songs from the film.

[moomintroll888]

fark, impressive grip

[tehreal1]

he walks like a nazi on 0:43 xD

[suckmypokecock]

Smiles like a nazi too

[Revi111]

hehe

[MMAStrength]

Hey sr19, you said his form is atrocious. Question, how much can you dead lift?

My guess is not half of what he does.

[sr19]

i am not doubting his strength, clearly he is a monster. but it is horrible. andy bolton, mikhali koklyaev, benni magnusson, all great deadlifters, their backs dont round.

[baaaaaa123]

he does it on purpose...

[123b3n123]

dude you dont round your back on purpose LOL, thats like saying he wants to slip a disc on purpose...

[SunDownPoint]

your a fucking moron, he is doing 430kg RAW, no fucking suit, no fucking wraps, just a simple fucking belt, and you are whinning about how his back is a little rounded? I would love for you to do better.

[sr19]

one does not have to have a big deadlift to have a valid opinion moron

[SunDownPoint]

Then at least make it valid next time you fuckin' fairy.

[vinnyisme]

I am not sure if this lift was performed raw, Kons doesn't state it was raw in his posting of the video, and it looks like he is wearing a Metal deadlift suit.

[vinnyisme]

This lift was not raw, this was suited. You can clearly see it says METAL on his DL suit at 1:02. If you search google image for his name, the first image is a picture of this 430kg pull, and you can see the suit on him.

[sr19]

his form is atrocious. how hard is it to learn good form.

[Schwarzalbenheimen]

His form is quite good actually. Lower back in neutral, upper back rounded = no problem.

[Nils3OWN]

@Schwarzalbenheimen Stupid

[benchfordeath]

@Nils3OWN Explain how that is stupid.

[LolitaSupreme]

@Schwarzalbenheimen

Exactly.

People don't seem to realize this.

[arpussupra]

@Schwarzalbenheimen That's it. Anyway it is only logical to assume that his form is good. Otherwise he would not have gotten to 430.

[Jograndable]

@Schwarzalbenheimen look at 0:31. do you really think that his lower back is straight there?

[KaelinSaint]

@Jograndable

Post a video of you pulling anything near this weight and we'll see how straight your back is. As the weights increase, you do your best to maintain quality form but your form will break down under these kinds of loads. And at the point you mention is still extreme thoracic curvature not lumbar curvature.

[Jograndable]

@KaelinSaint I know...I know. I wasn't critizing that.

But his back is rounded at that point, that is a fact.

[suckmypokecock]

It's not a "learning thing" Your back will start to round when you get near your maximum.

[sr19]

watch koklyaev deadlift, his back doeasnt round and he lifts near what this dude does, and raw.

[rhanners1151]

what is the name of the second song played

[Hegl86]

Rammstein - Rein Raus

[sawman166]

@Hegl86 du hast and then rein raus.

[iluecha]

@sawman166

....and "adios"

[sawman166]

@iluecha yea,i didn't watch the whole vid first time

[ivanbg01]

@Hegl86 best song for training weights...

[freddycougars]

fantastic lifts, the last one was great how he wouldnt stop going. amazing effort

[NewKingsMark]

DU HAST ROFL

[plumprandy]

Shit,I barely do that in LBS!!

[jbump4]

This guy will deadlift over a grand. Thats the most awesome form i've ever seen. I wish i could do that.

[timothewrestler]

Good lord.. He got the job done without straps. Now THAT's impressive! Wonder why he held his hands like that, for the grip?

[stevebc]

Definitely! That grip gives me about 140-150 lbs extra in gripping power.

[dirtrail]

The mixed grip does provide a much firmer hold, but I only use it for absolute max grips - overuse can lead to muscle imbalances. And timo - powerlifters dont (or at least shouldnt) use straps. They dont give a realistic guage on what you can really pull, and are really just for bodybuilders who want to forget about grip and put the emphasis on the muslce they are trying to hit (lats, hams etc). 430 kgs is crazy

[stevebc]

I concur. I'm gonna work on my grip so I can use a symmetric grip during my work sets.

[aellypear]

One of the heaviest deadlifts I've seen bar Andy Bolton's 455kg lift. But for me, this is the best one by far. 430 kg at 125 kgs! Excellent technique and execution. This Konstantin guy rocks!!! My favorite powerlifter for the deadlifts. More please!!!

[glcb7]

totally agree with u!!!!!!!!!!!

[bigbruvaluv]

Wow! I'm officially retiring from Powerlifting now! lol this 430kg!! @ 125kg Bwt.. oh hell I give :o)

you're absolutely amazing!! God bless our little sport Powerlifting.. come on Olympic officianados (excuse the spelling!) add Powerlifting to the menu!! they have many various versions of swimming e.g. butterfly, freestyle etc etc so why not add another variety to weightlifting!!

[dmarotta7]

hands down thats the best deadlift i have seen,on bodyweight thats awesome

[garjagan]

f**k yeah. That was huge. And the guy wasn't exactly massive. It goes to show that strength isnt just about muscle mass.

[nbatweek]

The most impressive to me is that he has such long legs! With long legs, lifting that weight is a loooong way :)

[glcb7]

very true.....luckily he has long ass arms!!!!!!!!!

[ottorotciv]

Awesome.

[ncpowerlifter]

This guy is an absolute animal o nthe deadlift !!

Sort of an odd technique..but who can dispute his results!

[guilde]

What an old school guy huh