Max Misch - Powerlifting Meet - 12/06/08

[Vatos75]

Good showing at the comp. Get that bench up and you will be set.

[Vatos75]

Oly shoes in a PL meet? Cool.

[Luggerful]

Great video. For those of us interested in competing, it gives us an idea of how the meets go. Thanks

[ihatevoyager]

pretty sick deadlift

[schwererd]

Good video...bro you could def get that 530 with easy...You have such a strong back let your legs help some more...keep going balls out!!!

[gatraw]

that was the worst deadlifting stands i have ever seen, but the squat was very good

[maxbm]

What is deadlifting stands?

[gatraw]

c. To be placed or situated:

feet are so close together that u are almost falling over, I bet you could lift more if you at list stood shoulder width apart.

[maxbm]

That's what I thought you meant.

I feel completely stable with that close stance. If I went wider, I would need to place my hands further apart too. I don't want to do that.

BTW, Vince Anello, one of the best deadlifters in the world, along with plenty of other old-school pullers, hoisted huge weights with that type of stance.

[gatraw]

I used to do almost a sumo stands and I would still grip outside of my legs, it was not a problem until I got into the 500lb range, after that it would put too much stress on my shoulders, now I am using a complete sumo stands. From your video I can see that you can move your legs a part more and still be able to grip the bar the same way, its ok for your hands to touch your legs as you lift.

[yamanmustafa]

I think he means stance. If it works for you (500 raw @ 164) then stick with it.

[gatraw]

also on that last lift you can actually see that your right knee was in the way

[MattmanAZ09]

@gatraw

George Hechter pulled in the mid 800's with a stance like that.

How much you pull?

[gatraw]

@MattmanAZ09  500 at 180bw and 6'1", but I actually went back to regular from sumo, and my feet are closer together. I have watched Konstantinov and adapted a lot of his form and technique

[SuperSmileChild]

@gatraw Everybody's different bud.

[gatraw]

@SuperSmileChild yeah, I actually do it the same as the guy in the video now lol, also see my comment bellow from a few months back

[hbriem]

Hi Max. Looking good and you're getting very strong. If I may make one suggestion. A very good coach suggested to me that I use a closer grip on the bench and I immediately got a few extra kilos. You have a very wide grip, but as a raw lifter, you don't benefit like a shirted lifter would. Try using a closer grip for a few sessions and see how you like it.

[maxbm]

Thanks for the tip, but doesn't the closer grip slightly increase the range of motion?

[hbriem]

Yes, but the better leverage more than compensates (at least for me). You have nothing to lose by giving it a try. At worst you'll triceps will get a little extra work ;)

[maxbm]

Yeah, maybe I will. How close though?

[hbriem]

Hard to say. I suppose that varies individually. The forearms should be vertical in the bottom position. With a standard PL bar I have my little fingers just inside the rings. An inch inside on an OL bar. I'm a little bigger than you are.

[maxbm]

Cool. Thanks.

[krustster]

Damn dude, you finally started listening and now you have good form. This is a sad day.

jk congrats on the lifts!

[maxbm]

Uh, yeah. Thanks.

[krustster]

Seriously though, you've improved a ton and you looked great. I've never seen anyone deadlift with their feet that close together but it might be something to look into, I guess.

[maxbm]

Thanks. I still have work to do, especially with the bench press.

That deadlift stance was more popular in the 70s, with people such as Vince Anello using it. He was a true deadlifting freak, so there must be something to it.

Do you compete in anything?

[krustster]

No I don't compete at all, cuz if I did I'd be in the heaviest weight class (I'm almost 300lb at the moment). Basically I used to be super fat and I want to be as strong and muscular as possible, while losing fat and studying for my personal training certification. 8-)

[maxbm]

You shouldn't wait until you reach a certain bodyweight or strength level, just try it. Who cares if you don't win at first, just get some official lifts in the books and improve from there.

[jagmany]

you are a great dealifter thats for sure.reminds me of lamar grant

[maxbm]

Thanks, but I'm nowhere near his ridiculous level of strength.

[dynamik916]

nice job man. the bench and pull were close

[maxbm]

Thanks. Yeah, I almost finished the 3rd attempt for those two.

[iloveagoodbrew]

Pretty nice work!

[maxbm]

Thanks.

[barbell724]

Awesome lifts! Depth on squats looked perfect. Just gotta get that bench up to par lol.

[maxbm]

Thanks. I'm working on it.

[ottorotciv]

Awesome work, Max. Even though you missed your thirds, you picked good attempts. I like your style on the platform, as well.

[maxbm]

Thanks, Vic. You owned that meet, last Saturday.

[nailz183]

And sweet music also

[nailz183]

Great lifts!!! and great camera work!

[maxbm]

Thanks, Noah.

[Matgic1]

Great work, Max!

I think that with some smaller jumps for your third attempts you easily could have gotten more weight on all of the lifts.

[maxbm]

Thanks, Matt. Yeah, like 420-240-525 instead of 425-245-530.

[thumbnugget1000]

that looked like a lot of fun.

[maxbm]

Yeah, it was. If you don't already compete, you should.

[deserthobo]

very nice lifts max! what's the song btw?

[maxbm]

Thanks, Colin. The song info is always at the end of the video.

HELLYEAH - You Wouldn't Know

[deserthobo]

oops, didn't finish the video before posting...

[crackyflipside]

Cool vid, were all the 2nd attempts PR's?

[maxbm]

The three 2nd attempts (400-225-500) were all meet PRs, but not all-time PRs.