First 500lb C&J

The first man who lifted 500lb over his head.
Vasiliy Alexeev is the MAN.

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[jgrimsl1]

If bones start breaking at over 600lbs, then how are guys squatting over 1000lbs, it will be done just a matter of time.

[indianapolitics]

An incredible lifter with an electric personality. This man was and is the best ever.

[luthmhor]

@jgrimsl1 Agreed. We aren't limited by bone strength, or even ligament strength, since these strengths aren't limited and can be trained and increased just like muscle strength. If we are limited by anything it would be possibly the strength of the joints, since as far as I know cartilage etc doesn't get stronger with training.

[ozwunder69]

youtube.com/watch?v=bwDw9tkgEy­w supposely unloaded, judge yourself!

[RandomStevie]

@jgrimsl1 May I have your attention?

/watch?v=6EDcH3jPsyA

That is all.

[Dubzasterz]

@MNorm15 naw, the chineses will discover a plant that grows in there country that builds muscles twice as fast, that plus there current nutrition and training... i see in 20 years the standard at olympics is 600 pounds for 105kg.

[MNorm15]

people will be jerking 1000s of pounds in the future... gotta get them super steroids mang.

[philt4141]

A beautiful lift because he makes it look so easy!

[dan7edan7e]

Stupid argument TECHNIQUE vs STRENGTH. If you stop talking and think for a minute, you d realise - weightlifters need both. Also they need flexibility, agility, emotinal stability etc. Once you break the balance - its all gone. BTW - the only correct technique is the one that lets you LIFT THE MOST WEIGHT. Techniques vary greatly between athletes because all ppl are different anatomically. Athletes with short legs and long body for example might find split press difficult and do a squat press.

[strongjs1958]

I love it, just a beautiful lift. The greatest lifter of all time!

[KingHenryXI]

@rayjr62 That's a pretty asinine thing to say, lol, this is a competition of lifting weights, and in case you forgot, you need to get stronger to lift more weight. You can't lift 200lbs. if you haven't lifted 100 lbs. before that. Your statement is actually the best way to explain why the US has fallen off from where it was. The current US coaches emphasize technique far too much, and expect it to make the weight magically get up, when they just need more raw strength.

[DerrickRaynor]

Now that's what I call gettin' it in raw hardcore style, Vasily got in there with good mentality techniques, used the strength no other man can endure and became first man to lift 501+ Ibs. over the head, what an amazing video, something shocking for everyone to see:)