1,075kg/2,369.9lbs All-Time World Record Raw Total w/o wraps @ 138.8kg/305.9lbs

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UPA Nationals 2016 was a success. Walked away from this meet injury free and feeling great. The total wasn't what I was shooting for, but regardless going into this meet my goal was to beat my old world record total of 2,353lbs without wraps. I had plans of going 2,400+lb total without wraps but squats didn't go as well as I had planned.
On my opener squat, 392.5kg (865lbs) there was a issue with the platform which caused me to lose balance, step back and miss the lift. The mono lift was sitting on the middle of a horizontal crack between two separate platforms and setting up under the bar my feet were directly on top of that dividing line between the two platforms put together. When I hit the bottom, I felt the platform move and shift apart and it caused me to lose my balance and step back to catch myself. Because of the equipment failure, they allowed me to retake the attempt as my opener, but on the round of 2nd attempts. So the first squat with 865lbs in this video is my opener, but a retake on the 2nd attempt of the flight. They stopped the meet for a few mins and readjusted the mono lift to where it wasn't sitting over the crack between the two platforms and I came back and did the lift easy.
After that happening, I decided to try breaking my old all time world record of 415kg (914.9lbs) on my 2nd attempt, which was the 3rd attempts of the flight with 417.5kg/920.4lbs. It ended up moving faster than I expected so I wanted to try something higher after. However, they only allowed me about 5 minutes after the end of my flight to take another world record attempt. I ended up trying 432.5kg/953lbs but missed the lift. I just wasn't recovered enough between attempts. The weight felt good, my legs and lower back just still felt pumped and slightly fatigued from the 920lb attempt right before. Between the other attempts, it was about 15-17 minutes between my attempts on stage, with a 15 lifter flight. I feel like if I had that same amount of time to just sit and rest between the 920lb & 953lb attempts, I would of had it. But now I have something to shoot for in a future meet without wraps.
For bench I stayed conservative on all my attempts because I didn't feel like grinding out any of the lifts and risking it taking away from my deadlift. On my last attempt with 247.5kg/545lbs, I felt like I could have done at least another 5kg which would have been a meet and all time PR for me paused. But again, now I have something to train and shoot for in another future meet.
Deadlifts felt really good, a lot better than I expected. My opener and 2nd attempts felt really easy. Usually after my 2nd attempt pull, I start to feel stiff and fatigued. But this time I didn't at all. I had the choice of either trying 405kg/892.8lbs on my 3rd which would have beaten my world record total by 2.5kg, or attempting 410kg/903.9lbs and finally breaking 900lbs in a full power meet which would beat my world record total by 7.5kg. Since I felt good, I decided to go for the 410kg on my 3rd and finally broke it in a meet. This made me the first person in powerlifting history to squat 900+lbs raw without wraps and deadlift 900+lbs raw in the same full power meet.
It's been about 5 months now that I've been training without wraps, so now I plan on getting back into them within the next few weeks and looking for a warm up meet to do with wraps sometime over the summer. Then I'll aim for something big towards the end of the year.

[@hawaiidispenser]

5:21 I think I heard Batman say, "Everything you got... !" Seriously though, what an exceptional feat of strength. Inspirational as hell.

[@FelixFury]

:'D

[@erickwilkinson3717]

The dude yelling everything you got makes me want to rip my couch off the ground right now

[@clenogallagher1469]

wherish the key!!? WHERISHH IT!!??!!

[@turboking95]

+Clen O'Gallagher lmfao

[@whorutothink]

lmao

[@futuredeadbeatdad3627]

I have a 3000lbs total , 1lb squat, 1lb deadlift, 2998lb bench

[@jasonfernandez665]

?????

[@cellardoor8943]

your dead is insane

[@lifesonelongskirmish4004]

My ex gf was the same except it went like this, 1lb bench, 1lb dead lift and 2998 squat. And yea she had a big ole booty.

[@futuredeadbeatdad3627]

Frogboyattacks I made the name like two years ago I would change it, I knew someone was going to think I'm a liberal, I'm just to lazy to change it

[@futuredeadbeatdad3627]

*too

[@IamSamSammIam]

EVERYTHING YOU GOT

[@vict3071]

Congratulations dude. I'm a father myself with a young son. Seeing Ernie Sr. so proud and overcome with emotion made me fuckin cry like a little kid. God bless all you cats. Thanks for sharing I've waiting to see Eric and Ernie Jr. kick ass.

[@RhetoricalMuse]

Grip strength is insane!

[@allensha210]

yeah seriously, not even using hook grip

[@lort6022]

he uses mix grip, many guys are stronger in mix than hook. and hook with this kind of weight would probaby rip the thumbs wide open.

[@BreakbeatNightmare]

suck these big irish nuts guy called Cailer Woolam uses hook grip and very recently pulled 915 at 210 using it! But he cannot be human though

[@ericbugenhagenOfficial]

Easily going to be the GOAT powerlifter

[@ArticleReaderRandy]

Eric Bugenhagen oh shit its eric

[@niveyoga3242]

Larry is coming!

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

TC G How old do you think Eric was when he started?

[@jonathonberg5465]

Then Eddie Hall walks in...

[@gustavogutierrez8562]

TL DR guess you were wrong buddy

[@ufcprodigy7485]

I honestly love the relationship he has with his dad me and my dad are just like that

[@sNcAsSaNo91]

my man caught a nose bleed on that last dead lift

[@zephyr2792]

Steven Cassano Maybe he was feeling really horny

[@Brodychett]

Thought I was the only one that saw it

[@TheGrandmaster1]

That's when you know you're really trying. When blood starts spurting out of your face.

[@Thevoiceofreason84]

Waiting for the "thats not raw he has 2 arms" comments haha , well done sir very impressive

[@BoilermakerPowerlifting]

The hug between father and son after the end of the WR is the best thing of this video. Eric's lifting is beyond marvelous and unmatched, but watching the companionship and bond of the brothers and father/son kicks so much ass.

[@Hadri_ART]

Rammstein, children of Bodom...appropriate music

[@billblackeye]

Congrats Eric. You are a beast! Definitely expecting even more from ya!

[@americanmambi]

Eric this is fucking awesome, if I ever get to even a little more than half your lifts I would be real proud of myself, can't even imagine how awesome this must feel after all the years of hard work and dedication. You are the man.

[@residentevil4freek]

Rammstein is the ultimate music to lift to.

[@alexandermarkov8981]

Mikhail Chesnokov Feuer frei *bängbäng*

[@zondurite]

Mikhail Chesnokov animals as leaders

[@juanmejiagomez5514]

I think death metal is better when dealing with really heavy weights, it makes you feel like a beast

[@zondurite]

periphery p2 and omega

[@zondurite]

youjr weclcome lol

[@ahmedahaggag]

Grip looked strong on deadlifts. Crazy strong.

[@EricLilliebridge]

Rolling thunder grip training did wonders for my grip strength. It's never felt that strong ever before.

[@Justmyopinion761]

+Eric Lilliebridge ahhhhhhh eric you did use rolling thunder!!!! Im glad you decided to pick that thing up and glad you used it bro. Thing works wonders right!

[@EricLilliebridge]

+DJPLER Thank you again for suggesting it. Had you not, I probably would have never tried it. I started doing heavy bent rows again double over hand and following those with grip training with the rolling thunder on my accessory day. So my grip is already a little fatigued before doing the rolling thunder training. When I first got the rolling thunder I was struggling to do 170-180lbs with it. Now I can do 225 easy (5 plates).

[@Justmyopinion761]

+Eric Lilliebridge glad to hear bro That rolling thunder is awesome. I can do 4 plates for like 3 reps bt then again i only have a 700 dead. You went into rolling thunder with an 875 plus so makes sense you could use 5 plates Keep at it dude i can already tell your forearms look bigger too!!!

[@derekprososki9024]

Mr. Lilliebridge, I want to thank you for the motivation and inspiration you have given me with my lifting. On the inside of the cover of my workout books I have your numbers written down to push me harder every day to hopefully someday reach those numbers myself. So again, thank you sir.

[@ChrisZukowski88]

Wow! Good form bench with a pause at the bottom and squats going halfway down, none of the half rep bullshit with lifting shirts. very good job guys, you rock!

[@danielransome]

The last lift was amazing, you really get a sense of how heavy the weight is when it's dropped and the floor shakes like that. The squat is beautiful too.

[@kaiozim2305]

Congratulations, Eric! Well deserved.

[@snakeplessken]

Great video and amazing strength. Respect where is due! The sheer determination and making his team and father proud-priceless!

[@MichaelCowann]

amazing meet eric!

[@aVeryAngryBowlOfSoup]

Congratulations! That's impressive as hell, and great motivation. So close to triple bodyweight in sleeves too!

[@croy777777]

Jesus Christ! I can't even pull 425 without wrist strap. This guy must be able to crush small trees with his grip strength.

[@cellardoor8943]

eliminate straps bro.And hold the last rep of your last set for as long as you can.Your grip will get stronger

[@efisgpr]

Carl Roy: When you DL for a triple, shrug it 8x. Cycle in more grip work...if you can't do it w/o straps, you can't do it.

[@AerinQQ]

Gratz Eric! You are unbelievably strong.

[@patrickirish9427]

Great lifting Eric. Awesome work on the squats w/o wraps lately and bringing up your deadlift.

[@kloake94]

awesome footage! what a beast

[@vfxman100]

Well done Eric!

[@AlecK361]

That's insane!!!!!!! The lilibridge family is awesome

[@josefbrunner6224]

Beast mode is an understatement

[@gabrielmelo6448]

Easy for you! Congratulations 👊💪

[@nicopostigo123]

Awesome Eric!!

[@manourascreten3017]

What a beast! Congrats man!

[@ESP500]

Seriously.. You are the best powerlifter. When i think of powerlifting, its all about eric lilliebridge.

[@1carlosm]

Strong lifts Eric , congrats

[@aaesthetics6887]

Good job Big Dog!!!! I show everyone your deadlift videos there always shocked how perfect it looks with heavyweight......

[@trickspk3r]

Good job Eric you are crazy strong!

[@djliquidsteele]

You are a fucking beast man. I love watching you lift. Congrats on the new records.

[@colbywallace111]

dude you're a beast! inspirational man, good job!

[@555Slovelle]

Congrats Eric.

[@rep4him172]

Great job man!

[@jorgeberge6125]

awesome motivation. great work Big E. congratulations brother.

[@ashleyashley6396]

LOVED THE DEADLIFT AWESOME

[@leeboy29680-ol7gf]

real pause on the bench, good squat depth and traditional deadlift. awesome.

[@AllanBilodeau1992]

That shit was so dope; and so much potential, to go even further.

[@admgrg23george67]

Sick! Crazy power! Your an Inspiration Eric! 💪

[@aaamos16]

Congrats!

[@ssjoku83]

amazing lifts brother. respect.

[@Dahgne]

Dude that is amazing. Grats on the awesome total and getting over 900 deadlift

[@bencherrdg]

Awesome result Eric. Truly world class lifting!

[@slampro123]

eric is a frikkin powerhouse jesus i tensed up just watching this lol

[@toma1642]

Good shit as always

[@americanelephant7323]

you are amazing brother, one of idols, keep up the great work

[@justincasey]

Your progress over the past year has been amazing man. Keep crushing it! I think a 1000+ no-wrap squat will be coming soon! :)

[@travisstilwell9183]

Congrats man

[@KongLuvs]

Damn, glad that platform shift didn't cause an injury. Incredible numbers, man. Congrats.

[@MrJOSETACO]

I can't believe you pulled 800 that easy Eric, just amazing.. that may have been the cleanest pull I've ever seen.. I find your passion motivating

[@livestrongforever]

@Eric your Grip is invincible by now ! all lifts were excuted with Ninja Like Presicion and Hulk Like Strength!

[@6453bianchi]

congrats Eric. awesome as always. damn

[@joeticia4221]

Great lifts bro.

[@goobermcdabs8869]

Lucky guys having a great dad like that. Helluva fucking deadlift Eric!

[@mikewillodea]

9 from 9!! you ripper!! Well done eric!

[@diegoalvarezindriago6496]

Eric you're one of the strongest human beings I've watched.

[@MafiosoARM]

Wow you are really strong. Congratulations.

[@garageworkouts1]

Awesome job and congrats....

[@nitescreamer]

Damn Eric Beast Mode Awesome job

[@ernestgresham9601]

Congrats, Champ! ESPN really needs to air our sport! Congrats, again..

[@raghuglam]

Incredible! Eric "The Hulk" Lilliebridge

[@TeaPotTommy]

EVERYTHING YOU GOT!

[@wwesebi1]

Congratulations! Inspiring everyone

[@gregb6002]

Good job Eric

[@daveti624]

Damn young man, you make it look so easy. I am in awe.

[@ELBLACKO45]

absolute hulk. well done.

[@danny4xboy241]

I love your old man, he fucking lives for this shit.

[@WorldCompilationsVideo]

Breaking records left and right Lilliebridges arent human. Congratz Eric

[@IBgamerTV]

proud of you big boy

[@tyrant7290]

stay healthy man. I'm waiting for that 2500lbs raw no wraps to fall

[@2daih4]

Give it everything you got !

[@wumbo39]

lucky to be able to witness this level of strength

[@shonuffLA]

Best lifting vids on KZbin, unreal

[@mrpdmasta]

lots of dedication

[@adamsmith4180]

This guys my motivation

[@parodoxalirony6072]

But can he wear blue jeans?

[@UknownAfrican]

Parodoxal Irony petty😂😂

[@xxmontayxx9033]

Hell yea bro good shit

[@permabulk1454]

Barely even a year ago I was waiting for the day you'd pull 900+ in competition. Fucking phenomenal dude amazing to watch

[@ClamsAnonymous]

The blood on Ernie Sr's shoulder after that last deadlift says it all. Fucking amazing. Congratulations!

[@91Bronco]

Hell yeah that deadlift

[@fatcatt3981]

every lift looked like it got easer for him. nice stuff

[@depravedregime5288]

Unreal! Love the Rammy playing!

[@D-Fit]

very impresive so strong. i like how he does his deadlift. not that stupid as wide stand almost split so that you only have to pull it up for 3 inches. he does it perfect. only dislike the back curling with benchpress but still impresive i'm only at 150 kg.

[@DreiSkins101]

Impressive is an understatement. WOW!

[@JohnCtail]

That deadlift is real good.

[@jaronlangford612]

I'm impressed you earned this congrats sir

[@cbastor1]

Smashing records

[@Abudzin]

Holy shit, what a beast. He made the first dead lift look sooo easy.

[@TheSiliconeslick]

nice work

[@Exekutioncro]

Thanks for uploading you are a great Inspiration ! Any chance to see that failed third (fourth) squat attempt ?

[@holdmybeer5165]

*Squat more than Deadlift that's my man!*

[@soldierside365]

I PR'd last week with a 185kg deadlift. After about 18 months of lifting. Now I feel embarrassed, inadequate, and immensely impressed.

[@Instantbubbles]

the fucking power this guy has gives me chills

[@Yobihodazine]

That was amazing