Ed was/is the greatest lifter of all time. What he achieved with minimal equipment and strict judging is remarkable. Sure he used drugs, but so did all the other top guys of the day. he set records in several weight classes and was a complete (three-lift) champion. Some of his performances ... just WOW.
It looks as if he should have gone for more. 931 pounds and he stood up with it like an opener. I think he should have gone for 970+ in this meet and maybe 1000 and really set a fire under the ass of the powerlifting community. That would have been historic for him to squat 1000 walked out in single ply at 40+ years old? The guy is a legend. Roids or not, nobody posting comments here are near his level.
i have to agree with the post by DrugFreeAthletes, Caon was a wolf contending with sheep, by that i mean he lifted against many true great lifters that were drug free, and beat them. However why not go to any one of the many bodies that do not run drug checks. The reason being because these guys were also wolfs, and they were stronger and lifted more weight pure and simply. So when we talk of great lifters lets try and put things in context, i.e, the time they lifted, federations and so on.
Not into roids myself, but don't fool yourself, most of the lifters at the top are using something, just a matter of fooling the drug test, its not so hard.
I think you'll find that Coan's totals in his prime wiped the floor with the totals posted by anyone regardless of fed. When he totalled 2402 @ 220 it was just inhuman,and then he moved upto 242lbs and posted the highest total the world had ever seen.
Not all of his totals were done in the IPF,and the IPF didn't always drug test. Coan was a wolf yes,but the entire powerlifting community were sheep in comparison at the time. With the exception of Mike Bridges at 181 when he was a lighter lifter
Coan was out totalling SHW's. Don't fool your self by believing the monolift, belly benching totals of today's multiply lifters are comparable. Coan was only beat when the gear advancements and judging criteria was changed in some feds
If you just took the bench shirts out, Coan would out total almost all of todays lifters, even with their monolift squats
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Ed Coan is DRUG CHEAT plain and simple. The USAPL barred him from competing after the IPF banned him for life. When it was announced that ED Coan would be barred everyone stood up and gave a STANDING OVATION. ED COAN IS A PARIAH.
Ed was/is the greatest lifter of all time. What he achieved with minimal equipment and strict judging is remarkable. Sure he used drugs, but so did all the other top guys of the day. he set records in several weight classes and was a complete (three-lift) champion. Some of his performances ... just WOW.
TheTrueFortress 11 months ago
It looks as if he should have gone for more. 931 pounds and he stood up with it like an opener. I think he should have gone for 970+ in this meet and maybe 1000 and really set a fire under the ass of the powerlifting community. That would have been historic for him to squat 1000 walked out in single ply at 40+ years old? The guy is a legend. Roids or not, nobody posting comments here are near his level.
cyberkai99 2 years ago
Millions of lifters take steroids but there is o n e Ed Coan
wolfgangle 3 years ago 12
theres ed "cone" of supertrainng
monsterPowerlifter 2 years ago
even if he take ton of grug coan is the living god of powerlifting, i don't care about what he take.
museguest 3 years ago
i have to agree with the post by DrugFreeAthletes, Caon was a wolf contending with sheep, by that i mean he lifted against many true great lifters that were drug free, and beat them. However why not go to any one of the many bodies that do not run drug checks. The reason being because these guys were also wolfs, and they were stronger and lifted more weight pure and simply. So when we talk of great lifters lets try and put things in context, i.e, the time they lifted, federations and so on.
physcde 3 years ago
Not into roids myself, but don't fool yourself, most of the lifters at the top are using something, just a matter of fooling the drug test, its not so hard.
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago 2
I think you'll find that Coan's totals in his prime wiped the floor with the totals posted by anyone regardless of fed. When he totalled 2402 @ 220 it was just inhuman,and then he moved upto 242lbs and posted the highest total the world had ever seen.
Not all of his totals were done in the IPF,and the IPF didn't always drug test. Coan was a wolf yes,but the entire powerlifting community were sheep in comparison at the time. With the exception of Mike Bridges at 181 when he was a lighter lifter
jmaddiso 2 years ago
Coan was out totalling SHW's. Don't fool your self by believing the monolift, belly benching totals of today's multiply lifters are comparable. Coan was only beat when the gear advancements and judging criteria was changed in some feds
If you just took the bench shirts out, Coan would out total almost all of todays lifters, even with their monolift squats
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jmaddiso 2 years ago
Ed did use roids,but so did 90% of the top guys in his sport..Ed is a freak,steroids or not.
Neilius27 2 years ago
I'll bet it was closer to 100% of the top lifters.
amarone1956 2 years ago
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Ed Coan is DRUG CHEAT plain and simple. The USAPL barred him from competing after the IPF banned him for life. When it was announced that ED Coan would be barred everyone stood up and gave a STANDING OVATION. ED COAN IS A PARIAH.
DrugFreeAthletes 4 years ago
stop talking shit about greatest pl of all time. no one will beat him !!
lalligator 3 years ago
bet he sill lifts more than you tho
cliffr2004 3 years ago
the greatest ever
wilwn 4 years ago 2
very strong lift bet he could of done 1003
Powermick 4 years ago
that is how it is done at its best.
Senseial 4 years ago
What? No Monolift??
A great effort by a true legend!
BarrelLifter 4 years ago