John Haack 2023 American Pro 2 - Meet Recap

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[@chriscota1635]

John’s squat usually takes the biggest hit in his meets. He usually looks more shaky on his heaviest squat attempts which is likely from the water cut. Hi squats were awesome. His other lifts “struggled” by his standards. Still an insane total. I know his goal is 2300 @198. I might be next meet. It all comes down to health during prep and meet.

[@greigite5191]

he basically did the opposite this meet, but 2300lbs at 198 would be the best total ever 100%

[@chriscota1635]

Yeah it’s crazy that his squat did the best for him. He will get it dialed in I’m sure for his next meet

[@sbdftw1702]

I believe his strongman training dampened his bench press. The squat and deadlift carryover was good but he didn’t do much bench while prepping for that so it got hit.

[@brandenbizelli6332]

Imagine having an off day and STILL having a 1000+ kilo total. Absolutely nuts

[@brandonkoval3906]

strength is always relative. So to him, with how strong he knows he is and if something isn't going the way it should, then to him yes that is not good even though to others it is a lot of weight

[@brandenbizelli6332]

@@brandonkoval3906 🤓

[@leriderdubled2685]

High bar and tradi deadlift is insane

[@markymarkeaton]

A couple of reasons why he’s one of the GOATs IMO

[@averagedude7546]

you mean conventional?

[@Reppintimefitness]

​@@averagedude75464Life

[@J.brashear122]

Doesn’t matter sumo and low bar are allowed in every federation. It’s not cheating

[@Reppintimefitness]

​​@@J.brashear122Sumo is definitely cheating not in comp but in real life

[@livestrongforever]

Great to have you back Nick

[@Shvabicu]

His bench suffered too much from strongman. He finally got his squat to where it needs to be, just needs to recover bench strength and stay injury free for dl, then he's got the 2300 in the bag.

[@mustang8206]

John's real issue is that no one told him you're supposed to train bench and overhead. So while he was prepping for his strongman comp he stopped benching

[@jason7231]

He still benched

[@thephotochad]

John is disgustingly powerful. 100% motivation. Great video too!

[@RaineyPowerTraining]

Like these videos man! I was looking for a recap of his!

[@drvenhrd46]

Nick giving lifting vault a run for their money with these fire content and info

[@gccstan31]

1:12 John did mention multiple times that his bench wasn't feeling optimal during prep

[@santiagosteven6105]

Thanks for covering it. Bench was off because he did strongman competition prior which doesn't do bench but shoulder pressing. If ya know ta know.

[@sbdftw1702]

100%.

[@elafzal5866]

ive been taking a break from benching because of my shoulder rotstor cuff i think, its much better now but i still cant bench without pain what is an alternative i can do to not lose to much strenght?

[@santiagosteven6105]

@@elafzal5866 Touch yourself 😉

[@Kikibrat2]

Good recap! Short, simple sweet.

[@PaigeYesLee]

Great video Nick! Thanks 😊💪

[@alphapapa4446]

Nick wright, YT powerlifting OG and now, lifting historian and commentator. I think this a great new avenue he’s paving.

[@elafzal5866]

I dont know why people shit on his powerlifts, i think he was pretty strong and they also shit on his physique

[@Hellion6325]

I remember watching Pete Rubish deadlift 920 lbs on this channel years ago, was pleasantly surprised to see this video pop up lol

[@stealthassasin1day291]

I don't get how John's squats are so shaky but still be so strong...

[@elafzal5866]

yeah beats me

[@petehorn6705]

i think its from just initially bracing so hard. his rep work is never as shaky as singles i swear haha

[@andyvargas5249]

It’s because he’s torn his quad before

[@Mason_Taylor96]

YO LOVE TO SEE YOU MAKING VIDEOS. I've said for a long time i think you should make these and documentary style videos. the vlogs and personal videos are dope but your take on all things powerlifting and bodybuilding is always dope.

[@Ventryx]

Did you see how fast that 706 squat went up. Are you freaking kidding me.

[@ThePortaPoddyProject]

Great video Nick!

[@northbuster290]

Thank you nick 💪🔥

[@ChalkandIron]

Man is a unit. I like that now he looks like he lifts and looks like a unit. I remember 4-6 years ago he looked scrawny while putting up massive numbers. Now he looks jacked as fuck lol

[@marcuskincaid937]

Hey man great recap!!!

[@matthewk2388]

Nice recap, Nick 👍

[@petehorn6705]

the goat still. he just came off that strongman prep too. his next meet will be legendary we know it

[@huzaifa01]

Opening deadlift is 375kg

[@onearmpushupking584]

Great job man

[@tajvir]

my goat

[@fabiobonetta5454]

The Greatest

[@alessandror6001]

Insane, wow

[@domanisarapeggio]

Poor dude they were making him do an hour pause on the bench

[@quadslikekunal]

You should do these athlete meet recap videos with your insights. This content📈

[@yuini4227]

ultimate John haack glazer

[@geoffdb8118]

1:51 323.5 KG bench opener ??? Dude is beast .. he dropped down for his 2nd at 250.. Bro your unit conversions are a mess in this video

[@benkdk2410]

I would like to know, how mich he did cut, because he looked massive

[@zcddrew]

Really wish John would do a meet in the higher weight class. Would love to see him bulk up

[@baseballstream174]

Man he's so cool

[@jonasmarken5021]

Happy halloween.

[@chrisweidner4768]

So refreshing to see a conventional deadlift. Sumo is done. However it should be it’s own category.

[@yuini4227]

I agree although for some sumo is harder

[@johnmelkrovitch131]

opener on deadlift... 826,7LBS is not 275KG but 375kg

[@DestroyerTV]

Thanks for covering this, bro. I think he's one of the best powerlifters

[@Emil_Albert]

When was this comp?

[@bryantgouveia]

Was really hoping he was going to total 2300 this meet ;-;

[@BigWolsky]

Have you noticed that your Right pupil is more dilated than left. No biggie if not all the time, but if you do end up noticing that, good to check out. If just this once, just lightening then

[@briangarageworkouts3023]

Love hack, just can't forget in this meet my best coach an friend nall totaled 2404 raw

[@artiegray8195]

Yo my man why are your pupils the size of dimes?

[@Reppintimefitness]

Im currently working on 6 Plates on Conventional Deadlift

[@justinnewman13]

He would have set a 6 lbs meet PR and pushed the ATWR by the same amount. He took a strategic approach to pushing DL after missing his bench. Extremely smart attempt selection, but nonetheless it wasn’t there on the day

[@lulquan4526]

Why he still walked out in squst with a mono lift 🤔🤔

[@daggersdown]

only John Haack walks a squat out of a mono and buries it lol

[@HughLeFitness]

Do you think his best numbers are behind him?

[@chriscota1635]

Probably not. Cutting weight hurts your total and squat/bench usually take a hit when doing so. Even a water cut

[@greigite5191]

he had a break earlier and this is his first powerlifting meet back so it was pretty great for him considering that

[@Nickademaslifts]

He just hit his best squat ever in a meet by 18lbs he pulled 915 in training bench was just off this meet. He will be back for the ghost clash

[@greigite5191]

@@Nickademaslifts when is the ghost clash?

[@Nickademaslifts]

@@greigite5191 April it’s like 26 weeks out

[@Phaeer]

Those squat look high AF. Would love to see a side angle.

[@patrickyoung2813]

Judges didn't think so

[@Phaeer]

@@patrickyoung2813 oh, really? Thank you for stating the obvious. My issue is with the judges since I see more and more records being broken with clearly high squats.

[@smc2069]

He's not as strong as Brad Castleberry

[@hithro5466]

He is so big these days I wonder if the cut is starting to affect his meet days as well.

[@nsxmatt]

Thank you for using pounds and showing it on the screen. Not everyone is a geeky kilo fanboy so we have to stop and convert to know whats going on.

[@jimkelly7305]

Needs to widen squat & bench a wee bit ala Coan.

[@oldspicey6001]

Who won?

[@svmuscle7677]

if he can get bench and deadlift dialed in... 🙈

[@Demeetrius]

Dude posted John's recap before John could post his own recap

[@starsaverify]

375kg typo bro

[@5055672439]

Benching over 600lbs at 220lbs body weight is so beyond ridiculously strong

[@jumbo9386]

He did that while weighing 205. He's in the 220 weightclass yes, but he has up until recently only weighed about 205.

[@jason7231]

Thickest 198 ever!

[@spikethebulldoghackett70]

That deadlift spoter was way too close. I would request to not have one at all

[@Eman-mf8im]

He just wanted to give John a hug 😂

[@therambunctiousrobloxian9323]

dude that bench is just absolutely stupid bodyweight multiplier.

[@DodgingPineapple]

3rd squat didnt hit depth

[@GudMarty]

He should just sauce hard and work up to 242. Don’t go backwards lol

[@Shvabicu]

He doesn't feel comfortable going over 220 and for his health he better keep it that way.

[@user-zh2ey5og9e]

you cannot achieve in a few months what you previously achieved in several years

[@Worldgonemad]

who cares he’s on roids

[@stiffeification]

he was the absolute best even before starting roids

[@chrismanich3063]

You couldnt lift half of it on roids

[@santiagosteven6105]

Dumb comment I'm going to report you.

[@tylerjpitt3388]

No shit sherlock, it's untested powerlifting.

[@bigguy4u989]

mad

[@touchmoney6741]

Ashton Rouska squatted 838 natural in USAPL 2023 Nationals.

[@touchmoney6741]

He did was 230lbs, but still insane. If John hack weigh 230, who knows what he would squat.

[@vinny6_9]

"natural" LMAO