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Brent Willis, George Leeman, Dan Green Deadlifts

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Some huge deadlifts coming in this Sunday. Brent Willis pulls 387kg (854 lbs) and George Leeman gets 379.5kg  (837 lbs) at the UPSA Deadlift Invitational. Dan Green 306kg x4 from a deficit. By the way, if you were interested in Dan’s training split, he posted it in a comment on YouTube. Monday: Squat (heavy) Tuesday: Overhead Presses […]

ROM Progression Method Details

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After the ROM Progression Method post I asked Emevas if he could elaborate on how he used this method in his deadlift training. I am very thankful that he took the time to write this up. Enjoy his guest post. The basic premise is simple, almost absurdly so. Take a weight that you can only lift for part […]

Preparation for the Backyard Meet

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People are preparing for the November 3rd’s Backyard Meet. Eric Spoto 306kg (675 lbs) x 1 Paused Bench Pete Rubish deadlifts 342.5kg for 3 singles. He is definitely going for 800lbs in the meet. Stan Efferding pulls 378.75kg (835 lbs) but loses grip at the top. Well, and you already saw Dan Green’s top form.

ROM Progression Method for Deadlifts

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Emevas hits a 272kg (600 lbs) Deadlift at 88.5 kg bodyweight. What is remarkable about this (besides hitting 600 lbs! Great job!) is that he used the ROM Progression Method. Something you don’t see a lot written about on the web. How it works: You start by pulling from matts (or anything else that lets you […]

Arthur Mugurdumov YouTube Channel

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Here is another YouTube Channel of a Russian weightlifter that is in need for some subscribers. Archiman88 is the channel of Arthur Mugurdumov. Update: Here is his new channel. Currently he has only 19 subscribers. So hit subscribe. Weight Class: 105kg Born: 1988 He lifted 171+215 at the 2012 Russian Championships at 102.75kg bodyweight and sports a pretty good moonwalk. 280kg Snatch […]

Mikhail Koklyaev 412 kg Deadlift

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Mikhail Koklyaev wants to deadlift 412 kg (907 lbs) for a double. Not this time. More Misha Deadlifts. Update: In the description Misha shared his thoughts on the Olympic selection: War is a place where you can kill, but there is a chance to die. There are power sports, where necessary and possible to use […]