Donnie Thompson's 800 lb deadlift

This lift was done raw at the New England Record Breakers powerlifting meet in Amherst, MA, May 6, 2006. I filmed it last year, and it hasnt seen wide exposure, so at least if it's up on youtube it'll be available.

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[TitWarlord]

how come he can bench more than he can deadlift? i thought deadlift was supposed to be more...

[KBCThird]

@TitWarlord - his deadlift is more than his unequipped bench, but benches done in a bench shirt are sometimes more than deadlifts

[snizshizzle]

Hey was that a double-overhand hook grip?

[KBCThird]

yes

[Senseial]

That is a double overhand. Getting very popular thanks to guys like Brad Gillingham. Brad has over 50 competition pulls of over 800 and uses double overhand hook grip. Awesome grip strength to do it.

[KBCThird]

except that hook grip isnt usually referred to as double overhand. It's different

[tinalafex]

I own the ronnie coleman video in which ronnie does that (the unbelievable) and ronnie didn't do it after an 850+ squat and a 600 lb bench.

Really, both are incredible accomplishments. Why do people feel they have to belittle one guy's accomplishments when someone else's are perfectly capable of standing on their own merits?

[indbolwebelieve]

@TitWarlord how can you squat 2x your deadlift?

[Nateboyee]

thats so fucking easy

[bigwordssmallbrain]

can someone ask donnie where he got his custom foam cube that he sits on?

[6reevesy9]

if only his dead was up to par, i dont understand, his back can hold 1300 for a squat but about 60% of that for a dead

[FuckinMuscleDummy]

@ElPorteroBestia no...no he isnt

[TinyPowerlifter]

Donnie's HUGE

[ElPorteroBestia]

No, Donnie pulls switch grip, always has.

[ElPorteroBestia]

He's also wearing straps.