Max's Pull Training - 01/11/08

[davids2cool4u]

You appear to have 0 hamstring flexibility, what's going on with that?

[nickjehook]

u start with a bent back?

[Warsheeper]

great work bro, especially for that BW!! how much can you pull now?

[ColdsnapBryan]

heck yea man, keep the dream alive.

[samakaballer]

lmao damn, this dude looked like he pinched a few nerves goin up... I wonder how his lower back felt the next morning?

[88glory]

Don't encourage him, or he will end up in a wheelchair

[anglefan85]

Nice work Diesel. When I first saw you and your attitude, I didn't think you'd ever change, but I'm glad to see that you proved me wrong. Keep up the good work man.

[diablo66611]

padaczke miał czy co heeeeeee

[mukasensei]

Stop killing yourself !

[abramswee]

great lift!

[saxzw]

i almost piss my pants when i saw him doing that woodpecker movement .That is gold man.

[rong7676]

Wow huge difference in form. I saw all those dieselweasel vids and even though the form was painful, a person still need to be pretty strong to move that weight regardless. That strong man comp vid really opened my eyes as to the effort you put in. Although a lot of people are hating keep lifting hard.

[turkeyjurker]

you need to get your ass into the lift too. you're like 98% back

[dreadnaught28]

i love descending, go lamb of god!! \m/

[jas321]

Nice pull, Max. What was your bodyweight when you pulled that? Keep up the good work.

[maxbm]

Thanks. I thought my bodyweight was put in there. I was 175lbs that day.

[LlLnig]

are you the idiot max diesel weasel? there are lots of your videos going around on youtube

[jake831]

Hey man, your form has definitley improved, you just need some work on your lockout.

I have a lot of respect for you man. You have something a lot of people around now don't have, and thats heart. You just don't give up on a lift and I totally respect that.

Keep pulling hard.

[maxbm]

Thanks a lot. Good luck with your training too.

[pe11e]

There are some mean comments about you around the web, but I think you are trying hard and show spirit!

A tip: When deadlifting, since you have small hips like me, try placing your feet narrower and angle your toes and knees out like a V (I stand almost with my heels together). In that way when you get the bar past your knees your hip is closer to the bar which makes the "endlift" easier. Try!

[maxbm]

Yeah, most of those people who post mean comments on YouTube and message boards are usually the people who pull much less than 525 LBS. It comes from being weak and insecure.

Thanks for the tip. I'm always tweaking my form to try to be more efficient when I pull or do any other lift.

[mikelandrich]

Max Your form has improved a lot since the DW days. Keep up the good work.

[maxbm]

Thanks a lot, Mike.

[kabuki07]

Glad to see your form improving Max. I know you put in more effort than a lot of guys. keep at it. Drive those hips thru bud.

[maxbm]

Thanks, bro. Yeah, it's tough when the weight gets very heavy.

[nyobsessed]

Its been fun watching you get stronger since you've been on The Tube. Now you've passed me in deadlift. Daaaamn it. Kidding. Good Job.

[maxbm]

Thanks. What are your lifts and height/bodyweight?

[nyobsessed]

About 6ft 210lbs. 500 deadlift, 360 flat bench, 405 squat. Been lifting for 7 years now. I don't train strictly for strength/power though; but size as well. Eating plays a big role in that.

[maxbm]

That bench press is pretty sick.

[ElGrandeJiP]

great form

[maxbm]

The form could've been better, but thanks.

[BAL3DY]

what song is this

[maxbm]

Lamb of God - Descending

[samfwz]

yeah Lamb of God! Great lift, great effort. Good luck with the 405lbs reps! What do u think you can get at the moment?

[maxbm]

Thanks.

It looks like now I'm not doing that strongman show. The guy who was going with me changed his plans because he's married.

[ageofempires]

good job man, but im really curious wut ur tricep kickback is?

[maxbm]

Good question.

[barutmt]

An your bench and curl is???????

[maxbm]

Don't know. Don't care.

[CoC3]

good pull Max!

[maxbm]

Thanks.

[mor8an]

niceee, im trying to get to 400lbs im at 350ish im 15 so its not bad.

[maxbm]

Cool. Keep pulling.

[benchpressgorilla]

Great job on the PR pull...very strong!!!!

It was BOFFO!

5 stars!

[maxbm]

Thanks. :)

[Gettinpumped]

strong lift man. came up easy off the floor.

[maxbm]

Thanks.

[ottorotciv]

Nice fucking show of effort, Max. Congrats.

[maxbm]

Thanks, Vic.

[SMCStudio]

Thats Badass Max!

GREAT work!

[maxbm]

Thanks.

[garrickdaft]

Holy crap, you rocketed off the floor! Just that little at the top slowed you down, otherwise that looked way lighter then what your max probably truly is! Cool as heck DW!

[maxbm]

Thanks, Garrick.

[DaximusMaximus]

Nice gym lift and props for sticking with it through to the end. I doubt if it would pass in competition though it's possible (I'm trying to be constructive, NOT negative.)

As you main problem seems to be at the very top, I'd suggest doing Band lockouts (use light bands from Jumpstretch) and play with some lightened method deadlifts. Rack lockout won't help IMO as unconsciously eveyone alters their form to lift from the pins.

[maxbm]

Yeah, I did reverse band deadlifts in the past and I'm going to do that again. But before I go back to that, I'll be focusing on an upcoming strongman contest in Florida which has me pulling 405 for maximum repetitions in 60 seconds.

[PublickStews]

Congrats on the PR. My conventional is the same way. Rockets up off the floor and just stalls like crazy at knee level.

[maxbm]

Thanks. Yeah, I'll keep training hard and hopefully that lockout will improve.

[hedanhercules]

Your power right off the floor is good enough for 600 or maybe alot more. Whatever is wrong with your lockout power, if you can fix that, you'll be pulling 650 at least. Very good, Max.

[maxbm]

Thanks, Dan. I don't think it's a muscle imbalance issue. The stalling near lockout maybe could be due to the pull from the floor draining too much out of me.

[PaxtonPowerGym]

Great Pull Max! Great explosion off of the floor.

[maxbm]

Thanks, Nathan.

[lennyogarc]

Great pull man... very impressive!

[maxbm]

Thanks, Neal.

[bhulk]

nice job!

[maxbm]

Thanks.

[niagareven]

Good job. way to fight through it

[maxbm]

Thanks, Greg.

[dude341975]

You are now elite... 3x your bodyweight. Congratulations!

[maxbm]

Thanks, but some of my pulls in the past were 3x bodyweight too, just at a lower bodyweight.

[DieselCrew99]

Nice pull, max!

[maxbm]

Thanks, guys. ;)

[stitch462]

Swole

[maxbm]

Jedd?