Tribute to the Worlds Greatest Powerlifters

[MrThewaffen]

i am 18 and i want to do powerlifting and my weight is 91kg what weight group would i be put into

[MikesLeTour83]

Damn spell checker! I ment to type, " check back issues of Powerlifting USA.

[MikesLeTour83]

Pretty nice video....but you left out some very important lifters. Dan Woleber, first man to deadlift 900 in competition, 1982 or 1983. Check back issues of Powerlifting HAS.

Dave Waddinton, first man to officially squat 1000 in competition. Also in the early 1980's.

[xtremepowertv]

love this stuff watch for our new tv show form the arnolds

[getsum911]

liked the video, but i dont think the guy who made knew the deffinition of a "raw" lift

[aaronhensley365]

Awesome.

[Duffman89detmig]

this is a sound track from a game !!!!!! but what ??? is it dead space 2 ?? MW2 ??? arhhhhh ??

[harley4598]

Man I really enjoyed this video.AWESOME!

[goathead111]

Can someone tell me what a "raw squat" is and why it's different from just a normal squat?

[kiwilifter]

@goathead111 A raw squat is done without a suit or knee wraps. Occasionally you will see a lifter with what looks like knee wraps, but if it's in a true raw event then they'll be neoprene wraps that are IPF legal. Basically the only thing you are allowed with a raw squat is a belt.

[goathead111]

@kiwilifter Oh, thanks. But why would one wear knee wraps when squatting? Is it good for squatting extremely heavy weights? I mean, I understand wearing a belt because it straightens your back but i've never heard of knee wraps specifically for squatting.

[TheFK93]

i love seeing small stocky guys kill it on a big lift. they dnt look like much been when the lift there animals

[Aristotelezz]

I always say Powerlifting seperates the man from the boys. That's why you can easly spot the lifters in a gym since most gyms are crowded with boys. Great stuff!

[AJOraaAJ]

guy at 8:15 reminds me of the hulk

[Villedong]

11:10 - 11:55 both clips are from Sotkamo, in first clip Ismo Lappi lifts in World Championships 2001 and in second clip Jarmo Virtanen lifts in Finnish Championships 1993 :)

[MrStocktonian]

has the bar ever broken on a powerlifter just wondering

[DS1150]

Great video

[ViKtoricus]

Magnusson currently holds the all-time raw deadlift record. It's more than 1000 pounds!

[HardProlifting]

1 person who rated this video was a bodybuilder!!

[1000jimmy1]

I was amazed when I saw a little (compared to the others) chinese dude get up after benching like 260 kg or something, what a beast!

[Andrey601]

A beautiful compilation really.

What soundtrack was used for this clip?

[strongmanzack]

Nice video man! 

[ricardoorkut]

Muito bom mesmo!

Parabéns!

[InFlamesAddictive]

9011dl at 12:27 :D

[HillsideFights]

LOL 8:00 that guys wife smacks the shit out of him :P

[SteveMiller88]

@dresendezz Apparently the guy spotting there isn't Greg Kovacs. Not sure if he has a website but there are videos of him training (bodybuilding)

[hemilove]

bad freakin ass video i enjoyed it very much

[sat4x3]

This is a great video!!! But I do feel you miss one of the greatest squater of all times, and that is Dr. Judd who squated 603lb at 130lb. Please do not take this as a knock on your work because it is outstanding!!!!

[vootman]

Well done! Thanks for that.

[powerseeker711]

great video bro 

[imoengirl]

Great video! Thank You!

My opinion though that they ruined the true bench press with the shirts!

They should not call Raw Bench, it should be called Bench Press! And the bench with shirt should be called Assisted Bench 1,2 or 3 ply!! Period.

[deni77]

Great work, its already in my favourites list ! thank you so much !

[massblast92]

lol,magnusson deadlifted 442,5kg RAW last year..

[TheTrueFortress]

This is possibly the best powerlifting compilation I have yet seen on YouTube. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. I shall view it many times before training, I assure you.

To all who toil in pursuit of superhuman strenth and power, I salute you. It isn't easy to continually apply pain and discomfort to to oneself, but we of iron know it is what we must do. And we all have our reasons.

We are a brotherhood.

Respectfully,

FORTRESS 

[CameronBlaze123]

short people lifting heavy weight is not impressive

[tom88cba]

i think benni has the current raw deadlift record at like 442 or something?????

[nvbaileys]

where is jim wendler's 1000lbs squat?

[350dead]

@nvbaileys probably in a list with all the other multi-ply 1000lbs squats....surely you can see the difference between all those squats and a multi-ply 1000lb squat in the 275s? a great lift, great lifter and great coach, but an all-time great? probably not

[nvbaileys]

@350dead i think i would say wendler lists higher than many of the squatters listed. he's a brilliant and great lifter. but, that's just my opinion

[MrKTranman]

lol at 12:15 the guy kneeling on the side is watching and does a funny cheer when the lift was made

[Senseial]

Thank you for posting this it is great.

[Senseial]

@goosure I think that was at the raw unity meet so it would have been checked.

[ccik]

Konstantinovs The Best!!!

[maddog78100]

great vid man

[jamesberry53]

Amazing video.

[MrOnceinside]

how about at 13:14 koklayev doing 900+lbs with an over hand grip!!! Thats the best lift on here bar none! who can do that?

[dutchstrongman]

where is boltons thousand and eight deadlift, and kenellys 1074 bench, and the 1250 squat u left out the three biggest lifts of all time!!

[MrOnceinside]

@dutchstrongman uhhhh when the bench is bigger than the biggest deadlift.... that's not a real bench... that is why it is not included.

[dutchstrongman]

@MrOnceinside ok well then why not name it ur selection of lifts, cuz u left out the biggest lift from each discipline so you dont have the worlds greatest on there

[350dead]

@dutchstrongman what so this list should just be full of multi-ply lifts?? you're totally missing the point. whenever someone posts a video like this there's always going to be people who disagree with the lifts/lifters included. bolton was in there, so was kennelly so just calm down!

[dutchstrongman]

@350dead no it shouldnt be full of multiply lifts but the 3 biggest lifts of all time warrant attention espicially considering bolton is the only one to deadlift 1000 pounds ever!!!

[jb291266]

What is the difference between a "raw deadlift" and a "deadlift". Does the gear (lifting suit) make any difference at all? If it doesn't why make it a distinction.

[dutchstrongman]

@jb291266 yes it makes a difference, you lift more in a suit,

[aram34]

nice  vid,,ty

[NOFseXy]

who the FUCK is the spotter at 8:15 ???? He looks unreal! is he bigger than ronnie coleman or cutler??? who the hell is that guy, what are his stats

[KimBeckGundersen]

@NOFseXy I have no idea who it is, but he sure is huge!

[YouGuysRules]

@NOFseXy well, he sure as hell is big xD but i think the camera makes everyething a little vider, some old cameras does that..

Let me know if you find out who it is? :)

[yamanmustafa]

@NOFseXy

Not sure if that's Nick Saccone.

[nicolivocov]

@NOFseXy I am not sure but I agree that he is probably bigger than Ronnie or Jay. Scott Mendelson is probably bigger than pro bodybuilders even if he dieted for the stage.....monsters of men!

[SteveMiller88]

@NOFseXy That guy spotting at 8:15 is Greg Kovaks. I think he is around 400lbs in the off season.

[TheTrueFortress]

@SteveMiller88

No, it is NOT Greg Kovacs. It is one of Scot's training partners, I believe. Could be wrong. But of it NOT being Greg Kovacs I am certain.

[SteveMiller88]

@TheTrueFortress I was just going by what Ive read from someone else around a year ago. But now that I actually look at it I think you're right.

[TheTrueFortress]

@SteveMiller88

No probem. I just know for a fact it isn't Kovacs. I've met and eaten with Greg a few times back when I was an editor at MuscleMag International. When he became the first MuscleTech-endorsed athlete.

[TheSweetlou71]

no idea, lyle alzado back from the dead?

[etwade]

@NOFseXy  That is IFBB Mohammad Anouti.

[ImportWade]

@NOFseXy Hah, that guy is a beast lumberjack. What a monster.

[themrpanda1]

@NOFseXy he could lift that weight with his fingers

[tastefulphrasing]

@NOFseXy Ha ha. Yeah, that is Mendelsons spotter. He is unreal big. Looks like he could fucking curl it haha.



[bonerdust]

@NOFseXy looks like teddy arcidi but isnt...

[MetalDiffa]

This first guy who squats 290 kg, how much does he weight (in kg if you know) and how tall is he (in cm if you know)? :) He looks so small, yet manages to squat that much! sick

[KimBeckGundersen]

@MetalDiffa Fedosienko competes in the -52 and -56kg classes, and I would guess that he was pretty close to 56kg when he did 290. I don't know how tall he is, but I would guess somewhere around 150cm. This is based on the rackposition in the squat.

[6reevesy9]

@KimBeckGundersen if hes 150cm then everyone else spotting him is 200. guys a dwarf, look at his knee wraps lol

[MrVinceanello]

GREAT VIDEO!!!

[KimBeckGundersen]

@MrVinceanello Thank you, mr. Anello!

[bjojoha]

I miss the legend Torkel Ravndal from Norway. He set world records in the 70's in the deadlift. He contests against Don Cundy is legendary

[KimBeckGundersen]

@bjojoha I've seen Torkel in some clips, but forgot all about him when I made this video.

[Senseial]

Thank you for this.

[KimBeckGundersen]

@Senseial No problem! Hopefully people enjoy it!

[pkpit143]

06.44 OMFG!

[konjovi2]

I liked your video but... some thing i didn't quite so...

For example you did categorise lifters into sq, dl and bp BUT you didn't categorise them in raw lifters and equiped (which makes raw lifts lesser in comparison).There are some great raw lifters who didn't made a cameo in your video,.

[KimBeckGundersen]

@konjovi2 Thanks for the feedback, konjovi2. I do agree with the things you write, and I actually thought of making two videos. One with equipped lifters, and one with rawlifters. The resultat, however, is this...

[konjovi2]

@KimBeckGundersen

Well thank you for making this tribute to powerlifters anyway :)

Unfortunatly powerlifters don't get their fair share of publicity although they spill their guts everyday in training...

[KimBeckGundersen]

@konjovi2 That's unfortunatly right. We seldom get any publicity and if we do, it's usually next to nothing.

[350dead]

@konjovi2 oh god! seriously?? "I love the video but I really think you should have cross-categorised alphabetically, raw/geared, by bodyweight and colour of soft suit, then I could have given it my seal of approval"

[strongmanmarco]

08:00 HAHA

[shade1]

one of the best power videos imo

[KimBeckGundersen]

@shade1 Thanks, shade1!

[burninfetus88]

HOLY BALLS @ 14:30!

[JJJJOORRDDII]

awesome video!

[KimBeckGundersen]

@JJJJOORRDDII Thanks!

[kittenSmash7383]

that was badass

[KimBeckGundersen]

@kittenSmash7383 Pleased that you liked it!

[16dmonkey16]

that was awsome

[KimBeckGundersen]

@16dmonkey16 Thanks, pleased to hear that!

[BigJavs]

no women?

[KimBeckGundersen]

@BigJavs Unfortunately not. Maybe my next vid. will contain women only.

[loft08]

ingen musikk? :(

[KimBeckGundersen]

@loft08 Lydbytte pågår. Tar en halv evighet, dessverre...