Terry hollands 415k deadlift attempt

Col_Austin said:
I don't think elite deadlifters who use a rolling start are simply 'hoping' it will work for them.

Tom_Martin said:
When you roll the bar towards you, and your hands are on the bar, what's happening?

Cuddles said:
The bar stays fixed in your hands and the sleeves rotate. Hence why olympic bars have rotating sleeves.
Nothing there stops you from holding the bar as tight as possible.

Tom_Martin said:
Maybe I've not seen enough world class deadlifters, but isn't it typically more a strongman thing? I understand there are a fair amount of world class deadlifters in strongman, but is this technique seen often on a powerlifting platform? I can't recall seeing it.

MrSmall said:

Tom_Martin said:
And as for high jump, personally I can jump higher from a stationary 2 footed position than if I take a run up. I understand however, that this is not the norm. Do I understand why a high jumper takes a run up? I always presumed I did until you asked me to think about it. At a guess, I'd say because there is a horizontal component involved in high jump, building up some horizontal momentum before taking off allows you to use more of your available force to generate vertical lift. I'm sure there is another reason due to breaking forces redirecting the momentum you built up, and I'm sure this could probably be applied to deadlift as well, but as mentioned before, I seem to be more powerful in a static position.

Col_Austin said:
I think you've answered your own question Tom.

MrSmall said:

Tom_Martin said:
Maybe I've not seen enough world class deadlifters, but isn't it typically more a strongman thing? I understand there are a fair amount of world class deadlifters in strongman, but is this technique seen often on a powerlifting platform? I can't recall seeing it.

Steve said:
You don't see many of the top deadlifters in the IPF rolling the bar these days, however you don't actually see conventional deadlift very much. At the Worlds last year only one of the deadlift medalist upto 125kg pulled conventionally.

Tom_Martin said:
lol Terry this thread turned into a complete joke loooooong before he said that... I'm sure he doesn't really think you're a s**tty person

Tom_Martin said:
Thought as much, bunch of cheating fat sumo girls.

HectorBlunts said:
f**king hell i hate all that retarded s**t benedikt does.

Steve said:
Never understood why when the rules allow you to pull the bar a far shorter distance using sumo why anybody would pull conventional.
Where's the achievement in pulling conventional and finishing behind the sumo lifters?

Col_Austin said:
What a strange comment.
I would certainly agree that every competitive powerlifter ought to at least try it to see if they can pull more, but after a fair chance, if it doesn't suit you, there's not a lot to be done about it.