Kjell Egil Bakkelund - 757kg 1st Place 74kg - IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships 2017

[@5parx]

I can't believe how many people are trying to discredit the guy because of his height, I'm sure growing up in a fairly tall country he got a lot of shit for this and idiots around the world want to join in? I'm sure this guy can lift more than 100% of people commenting so all the haters can hate all they want, he has my respect.

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

+Frankie Jam well said man

[@scottyblack5621]

More than a 100%? That's mathematically impossible dude.

[@2ossy]

Discrediting this guy's accomplishments for his height is the same as discrediting basketball players for their height...

[@O247G]

he lifts more than the ppl commenting + those who will be born and comment here. thats why 100%+

[@5parx]

Scott Betancourt learn to understand, or should I say he lifts more than everyone commenting here. Everyone being 100% of people commenting, stop trying to troll and be funny, you're not.

[@itsburg]

The announcers sounded like two 12-year old girls gossiping at a sleep over. No added value with 95% of what they were saying.

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

I can only agree they did not do a great job on that front this year

[@dctPL]

Burg It's called being a woman.

[@notgoogler1150]

you are either 12 or an incel

[@MegaZidzid]

Actually, I like their report

[@Teme44]

😂😂😂😂

[@IDontLikeMooshrooms]

Why is everyone hating on this dude? Hes super strong and has the best leverages.

[@richietiang8575]

Freaky people are not smart this days to understand leverages. They rather go for a "manly" pull than a smart pull. It really is quite sad once you realise this same people ore the ones who wants the be at the shape of their life but refuse to study the importants of leverages.

[@ahahaha6228]

Because it's funny?

[@julianlaustsen1991]

they are prolly jelly. envy brings out the evil in people.

[@GRINGEzZ]

Love all the people hating on his height, small people get enough shit give the guy a break, hes fucking killing it. This is coming from a very jealous 6'1 guy with long ass femurs. Mad strength lad!

[@MrGunnerguy123]

Yes he can lift that but can he ride a rollercoaster

[@richietiang8575]

MrGunnerguy123 his 5 ft to 5 ft 3 if im not wrong so yes he can

[@haydenprice9431]

richie tiang powerlifting whoosh

[@rafaellala4354]

@@richietiang8575 he is 4'11 lol

[@Teme44]

😂😂😂

[@maia3420]

People acting like they want to be short. This guy has discovered a benefit of his stature and everyone taller than he is on this video are discrediting him. You want his lifts but do you want his height with it? Unless you're 5 foot 3 or shorter I doubt it.

[@NaCle7]

Mai A who the fuck is saying they want to be his height?

[@maia3420]

Salvador Colunga Nobody said that. I am addressing the assholes discrediting him for his size. Nobody discredits NBA giants for being the best ballers. They were built for it, like this guy is built for powerlifting.

[@NaCle7]

then what was the point of "people acting like they want to be short"?

[@alpayseckin1001]

I just had to mute it

[@nileshdarunde]

Great lifts but seriously who stole his lower body.

[@RoyalzDevil]

lmfao best comment ever +1 sir

[@kamacazi8]

Your mother

[@paradoxxgaming]

kamacazi8 there’s always that one guy that just have to say “your mother” as if it’s the coolest thing ever created

[@roz067]

WertyMartin yes

[@MisterInsomaniac]

The gains goblin

[@lilscreamersnurr6122]

Ahhh now the 74kg has its Fedosienko lol

[@rollingknuckleball]

What are those commentators?

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

+rollingknuckleball I'm not sure, I haven't heard them before.

[@maia3420]

Holy Fuck. 10x Body weight total. This is the first person I've seen under 180 lbs (or 170 for that matter) that pulls 700.

[@alejandross976]

Massthetics ! Simon pulls 725 at 176 I think

[@maia3420]

alejandro suarez-sussoni Hmm. Goals!

[@martin1024]

For everybody crying about his bodys leverages, does it bother you only tall and big guys like Eddie Hall can set deadlift records? Because thats also a feature depending on the bodys leverages and nobody seems quite concerned at all. Gotta state consistent arguments or shut the hell up

[@audiomystic]

People are silly. The strongest lifters in the world are all bigger people. Haha.

[@martin1024]

You're absolutely right. Shorter people have more disadvantages with their height than they have advantages like Bakkelund has

[@dubstepforever99]

don't shorter people have less testosterone? so its harder to get muscles?

[@Raw_Feedings]

the fuck you hear that from? If anything, shorter people tend to build muscle more easy.. but it's more so because it's easier to put on weight that way

[@martin1024]

They don't build muscle easier smartass, it just looks like they're more muscular because there's not so much space for the muscle as for taller guys. Building muscle is a genetic thing of white muscle fibers and hyoertrophy training and has nothing to do with how tall you are. It's a common phenomenon that little guys appear to have more muscles...

[@pongii1237]

Those Commutators don't deserve to be there

[@Col_Power]

Pongii You mean commentators lol?

[@k3v1nsk1]

that guy can almost walk under the bar

[@phuochoang1608]

The dude had significant advantages due to his body structure with very short torso and short legs as well compared to his wide thick body. But it doesn't mean that he's not strong and yes, his deadlifts are deadlifts, not rack pulls like s.o said in his comment.

[@flaffa4837]

wow those spotters were super tall!

[@michaeltomecsek10]

flaffa besseling actually the dude lifting is 5.0 no not 5.10 i mean hes literally 5 foot tall

[@michaeltomecsek10]

flaffa besseling assuming this is satirical tho

[@vasilishimself9806]

I weigh 100kg and this guy deadifted my total, can't get more demoralising than that lol

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

Vasilis Tzikas just need to work hard bro. Check the description or drop me an email if you need any help with a program

[@skaizu]

Vasilis Tzikas Because you are an average fuck.

[@nestorgajardo2656]

John Miller i need one

[@waynelau3256]

Thanks for a being a good sport and not hating on the height like the rest. Work hard man you have a lot of potential and I'm around that weight too XD

[@8acun]

Great deadlift technique

[@MMAoracle]

Tiny little badass viking

[@RomanKondrachov]

What a beast!!!

[@KabzieMusic]

Awesome lifter

[@tatebarnum731]

fkin dwarfs are op

[@samus18365]

4:56 clean nosepick form

[@pinkguyaddict8186]

what the fuck

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

hahaha thats what I thought

[@meeeeeeeeeeeee882]

Ed coans nephew?

[@zardule]

No disrespect to these Athletes, but it's ist stunning how much more fascinating and interesting olympic weightlifting looks than powerlifting.

[@richietiang8575]

Dusan Nedeljkovic i'll agree with you, weightlifting requires more time to get the form right and you have to deal with the weights put on the bar. But not everyone has time for weightlifting due to timing so powerlifting is our only option( doesnt mean i dont love powerlifting, just competed in two local meets, i still suck doe haha)

[@6subswith0vids80]

Why does every first deadlift get a "woaaaahhhh" by the commentators? It's powerlifting of course he's gonna lock the first one out easily jeez

[@dy120481]

They should cast this dude to be the next Wolverine.

[@craigslistreply6544]

crazy. Now 74s squat 700lbs

[@BruchoSindicate]

How tall is he?

[@craigowen1798]

I just want to know where those deadlift slippers are from. Anyone?

[@jacobfoss923]

Craig Owen probably titan, you can find them on Amazon I'm pretty sure

[@MeatBunFul]

Hes so smol

[@terjesamuelsen2778]

Who the hell is these two female commentators?! I had to mute them..

[@fballer94]

Lord Farquaad had a kid, and he became a power lifter

[@sukruzorba4383]

Kralll

[@Mustif36]

Last night, when I was home from work, this guy came out the forest and hit my car. My car didn't survive but he did.

[@JM59600]

5ft 3?

[@richietiang8575]

James Matthews well from what i hear his just 5 ft

[@vasilishimself9806]

For those who moan about his sumo grip, here's a vid of him deadlifting 310 x 3 conventional...kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZCxmKmLibyaoZI

[@jhfitfitness5725]

Badiya

[@boggeez6622]

It's not 757 kg

[@commenthero9089]

Damm Lord Farquaad got buff

[@seanpromise]

looks alot like silent mike on the deadlift

[@astroboirap]

dwarf special olympics?

[@richietiang8575]

astroboirap if its the special olympics he should join para powerlifting but no his hight is still in the ok range for regular powerlifting. Also this DWARF is stronger than you so pls know where you stand and where he stand.

[@pizzaDhut]

Sorry to be sexist but those female commentators are hilarious

[@nemt0m721]

natural ;)

[@TheSympathon]

i weigh the same and look like a stick because of my height lol

[@giteausuperstar]

that hobbit is hella strong

[@brawlbro7384]

How tall is he tho?

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

5'3

[@antoniogarciaromero2895]

frodo

[@Dynamix15]

Thumbnail looks like Gordon Ramsay

[@karimk8551]

"look as he walks"... pfff fan girls :p

[@spenndoolie]

2nd in best overall circus performer

[@TheGreatslyfer]

Lmao wtf, this guy going balls to the walls with the "be the shortest athlete in your division"

[@richietiang8575]

TheGreatslyfer but his also the strongest athlete in his division so what you say is his greatest advantage. Also, his 5ft to 5ft 3( not confirm hight but it is said that his around there)

[@cocoarecords]

couldn't continue with these annoying commentary

[@mrk00lguyy]

dwarfs should compete in the paralympics.

[@superpower612]

They should start testing to see if the people are humans...cos this guy looks like some kind of animal

[@florianjohannsebastianmull4741]

Its pounds not kilos....

[@dylanmorton8984]

757kg is his total for the 3 lifts I'm pretty sure

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

+Dylan Morton you are correct the title displays the final result from his entry in this competition.

[@florianjohannsebastianmull4741]

Ah sry

[@mackoyl3224]

hobbit????!!

[@theresidentone]

He is a hobbit so it doesn't count... jk lol xD

[@SuperEndtimes]

2 INCH ROM CHAMP

[@martin1024]

Thats your ROM when having intercourse

[@SuperEndtimes]

lol good one,your mother should keep quiet about my prowess.

[@martin1024]

Well dont take it too far fella. 2 inches are fair enough to struggle with

[@SuperEndtimes]

thats what she said

[@martin1024]

I'll end this. Its true, Kjell has the same advantages that make Fedosienko a great lifter, but if he didnt work his butt off in gym he wouldnt be here no doubt. And a 2 inches wiener is nothing to brag about in the internet. It doesnt bother me either, im outta here

[@moz873]

For the deadlift i think they should make the bar height not the same for each lifter, some higher some lower because this guy pretty much rack pulled the weight while some people deficit deadlift the weight

[@XeroReflex]

Marko Savvas This comment makes absolutely no sense.

[@moz873]

Yash what im trying to say is for short lifters its so much easier to deadlift because the bar path is so short it makes it unfair for the other lifters who are regular height because the short lifter(this guy) will always get the highest number in the deadlift so what im saying is maybe they should use deficit plates to make the bar path a little more for the short people to make it fair for everyone because this guy is pretty much rack pulling the weight instead of doing a deadlift

[@dubstepforever99]

but shorter people have less natural testosterone right? so it's harder to build muscle? i'm short and i got told i had low testosterone and i could take injections if i wanted to get taller when i was young, but i decided not to because i was okay with my height.

[@vincenthuardpelletier1009]

They will also ajdust the heigth of basketball net soon...

[@mexicanbatman158]

Marko Savvas I'll have your ignorant ass know that if you're taller the deadlift should be easier because the range of motion depends on the length of your arms.

[@ferna2294]

Look, I totally get it, he is strong as fuck, but ROM is bullshit.

[@ricardoilpro]

Strongest totals it's obvius that always gonna appear guys around 6' because they are competing in -105 or more but if u see wilks man all u are gonna see is small powerlifters, Btw u said "literally only have the advantage in the smaller weight classes" well ed coan didnt that bad in his class xd powerlifting is a sport for small people

[@mambutuomalley2260]

Cute. Powerlifting really is kind of a joke.

[@jacobkaplan2798]

Men under 5 ft shouldn't be able to powerlift kinda unfair for taller competitors same as weightlifting.

[@miguelguerrero3394]

Jacob Kaplan tall men shouldn't be able to play basketball kinda unfair for short players.

[@Sheepdolly626]

how tall is he?

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

I think people have said he is 5"3