Luke Richardson - 1010.5 kg @ 21 y/o - EPF Classic Championships 2018 - 1st Place 120+ Jr

[@joppegroffils4654]

9/9, amazing depth, no wide stances, no arch, cleanest conventional form there is and doesn't even make it look difficult, this is by far the cleanest and best lifting I've seen in a long time. Humble guy, definitely deserves to be on the top. I feel sorry for everyone in the open once he gets out of the junior class.

[@brucepower3429]

He is gonna do strongman

[@willr1820]

@@brucepower3429 looks like one would be interested to see his ohp

[@Cieciowski]

@@willr1820 Seems pretty good, he's done 170 kg at some sort of pyramid pressing (120,140,160 and 170 right after each other). He can probably log press arround 180-190 kg right now.

[@deadpoolkoa7108]

He has done 190kg log so far.

[@getstrongby4038]

@@deaddead3699 jealous bro?

[@nalil5p776]

When PRs move like an RPE 6... what

[@davidthomas9960]

Levi Hill It’s honestly hard to tell with people in these weight classes. They look easy but they might not be far from their maxes at all

[@DanRichter]

It's his official PR.. he probably hit that PR months ago in the gym

[@OneDerscoreOneder]

He’s not that old, I bet he’s intentionally not pushing his limits yet

[@MajesticSkywhale]

@@OneDerscoreOneder keep the joints healthy, wait until late 20s/early 30s to push the serious static strength (as if 400kg isn't already)

[@TheLouisianan]

You can see a large difference between his 2nd and 3rd DL attempts too. The weight isn't that much different, but some people look more explosive and then fall off. Either way, most of these lifts just look easy for international stage competition.

[@enricogarro5884]

This guy Will be the world champion one day. Look at that 400kg squat, it flied up!

[@thetexorcist2235]

Flew*

[@Shm00ly]

My dick flied down with that grammar.

[@apo75018]

The ultimate lad.

[@kenny5577]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@NathanMcKitrick]

What a goliath. Hopefully he can get his bench press to 500+ lbs

[@kenny5577]

@VLADIMIR PUTIN they’re almost the same height

[@jonasbeirnaert5407]

Amazing lifts! It looked like he didn't even had to try for the squats.

[@michaeltomecsek10]

he wasn't he was trying to be nice to pavlov lol

[@overthebar]

Its called being explosive. Doesn't necessarily means its easy for him. People have different muscle types.

[@retiredshitposter1062]

there's no sticking point in his squat movement.. it's insane, it all looks so fluid and easy.

[@iLubembz]

All his lifts look like that. Its ridiculous

[@colerobbins124]

@@overthebar No matter how "explosive" you are, maximal weights will always move slow.

[@3ncore706]

This guy is probably my favorite lifter right now, definitely a future 1,000 pound squatter imo

[@skylinefan4420]

Superhuman squats.

[@jacekwaasiewicz716]

perfect form on squat and going for such weight .... no comment what a beast. . .

[@tendonsondemontime1520]

Only 21 and he already has an amazing total, not to mention just how damn smooth his lifts were. This man is going to break some serious world records!

[@bryanadkins2944]

Lol

[@FlippersTF2]

if this guy is 21 then i am an unborn fetus

[@justina9914]

No joke. I refuse to believe he is only 6 years older than me. Looks 16 years older

[@EmoPeter2000]

@TheDevineBeing You repeated the same thing twice. Embarrassed yourself there mate.

[@octaviovillarreal4922]

yet to be born unborn fetus

[@tombrockhoff3081]

That's what drugs do

[@nicky_hashtag4264]

Anabolic use ages you quickly

[@critterboy75]

Finally some respectable bench form too

[@justicewarrior9187]

Never seen such a clean squat let alone with that weight!!! Titanium bones and connective tissue!!

[@DaLooseGoose11]

He beat the only other guy with the same total while weighing MUCH LESS, wow ._.

[@alexmunn36]

Loose Goose surprising how they both got the same total

[@MonsterFishKeepersPH]

his bench is much weaker than pavlo's

[@DaLooseGoose11]

@@MonsterFishKeepersPH Yeah so?... Bench press is actually what gets affected THE most by body weight, much more than squat and deadlift. So it makes sense. He still literally got the same total, which is the ENTIRE point of powerlifting. Who cares about his bench being weaker, wtf?

[@filiplofgren8023]

@@DaLooseGoose11 they totaled the same

[@DaLooseGoose11]

@@filiplofgren8023 yea my bad with the 2nd comment, at least the last sentence. i will edit it. I was just originally saying that he beat the other guy with the SAME total, but because of his bw. and my reply to Roy was still just saying that he had the same total despite the lower bench, i mean idk wat Roy meant with his comment anyways because bench is literally not the only exercise in powerlifting...

[@zachbell2485]

That was the best squat ive ever seen. Unreal.

[@immersivegaminggg]

Dude i got so emotional watching this what the hell. Like this is what determination is and this is what hard work is. Nothing will ever beat this. This brought tears to my eyes man like damn i love this so much

[@tatts_with_traps]

Amazing this lad will go places probably end up doing strongman where the money is

[@charles8557]

He discussed moving to strongman soon I think, in a past interview

[@retiredshitposter1062]

powerlifting is growing fast.. hopefully there will be more incentive for the best to stick with it.

[@jimmesch]

@@charles8557 yeah heard him say that too somewhere

[@areeb6616]

In the WhiteLightsMedia video featuring him before Brits he mentioned it IIRC

[@dedamraz3309]

There is next to no money in strongman ...

[@alexanderimmortal4354]

This kid will put ray Williams to shame amazing form

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

@Think 4 Yourself the guy he tied was way heavier and he struggle more on his lifts... Luke easily smoked ever lift

[@3ncore706]

Think 4 yourself Luke has way more in the tank on his squat and all of his bench press and deadlifts were completed flawlessly he went 9/9 and he weighs much less than the guy he was competing against. I say luke will probably be stronger in the long run, although Pavlo is incredibly strong as well

[@IvanRandomDude]

Sadly he won't, he decided to go for strongman

[@svenlechtenberg8119]

You know Ray squated 490kg raw 😂 don't think this dude will come close to this any time soon

[@getstrongby4038]

@@svenlechtenberg8119 nornally I'd agree but luke is something else. I honestly believe he could beta Eddie halls deadlift if he wanted to

[@Noneofyourbusiness-rq9jq]

That little island seem to produce some very strong people

[@franziskahuber9664]

It's the lamb sauce

[@JoshH53464]

Nah it’s Yorkshire mate

[@JackCud]

Our gene pool has a lot more Viking in it, Americans is more diluted

[@koreaface]

@Jack have you ever seen the true potential for Asian people? (Personally I have never) The reason why Asian people don’t lift is because Asians showed strength through martial arts and wrestling, not weight lifting. I just want to see one (if you guys know one then tell me)

[@cameronburnard2301]

@@koreaface look at Olympic weightlifting. The lower weight classes are dominated by mostly Chinese. Have you seen sumo wrestlers? Immense strength as well.

[@GhaliumHD]

This kid squatted 890 lbs, larry wheels squat pr is 900 lbs. Insane.

[@narutorandomness457]

Inder and Larry juices way harder

[@filthyzyzz9409]

And wheels has 1/4th of this depth

[@ReinierS]

@@filthyzyzz9409 Larry is also 40 pounds lighter

[@filthyzyzz9409]

@@ReinierS Larry on all kinds of juice

[@ReinierS]

@@filthyzyzz9409 true, big dose. But between comps, luke uses aswell. Point being, both are incredible athletes but not comparable

[@ZaoStrength]

Was so fun coaching him through this !

[@pickypuck9486]

The form is just beautiful

[@iamzebra7025]

Sooooo great to see real strength.... amazing

[@maxchai6461]

love this kind of powerlifting

[@francoism2232]

He seems so normal compared to other monster competitors, but he lifts big loads. Impressive.

[@lulutac3785]

He benches 197,5 easier than i bench 80...

[@tamascsiba1169]

Easier than i bench 40..

[@krishnai2640]

Squat depth is amazing

[@krishnai2640]

@INTERPOL form is impeccable

[@jojomajo]

squat was so freaking clean

[@pawepawlak9067]

To put it simply, he is the prodigy.

[@jurgeysamuel]

This was awesome! Great job man!

[@healthhavencom]

So many super stars emerging in USAPL. Honest lifting.

[@caaaaaaaaaz]

When a kid born in 1999 talks about being a 90s kid "You are on this council but we do not grant you the rank of master" When Luke Richardson talks about being a 90s kid "ight imma head out"

[@Tijlcresens]

The depth is so amazing

[@robertanastase558]

Absolute fucking unit

[@alessiocarrara7900]

this kid is a phenomenon

[@charlestran7309]

ATG now thats a squat depth I like.

[@vvvss-cx1vd]

He’s holding back - he’ll have the world record one day

[@nikkosenko6197]

I miss this Luke

[@Pro_Skillz]

It's good he made that squat because those spotters would be no where near able to help him.

[@burlhorse61]

you think they'll find bigger guy to spot

[@SteveLeicht1]

Perfect f'in form. Awesome.

[@tomgreeves9248]

This guy is special.

[@craigbeattie6000]

what a beast

[@giteausuperstar]

Squat obviously but also great ROM on the bench

[@sankadill]

*Luke “The Future” Richardson*

[@NeilHaskins]

I'm questioning how much use those spotters would be if he lost one of those squats.

[@lisandrolopez2831]

I think those slim spotters are totaly useless

[@Snatch-rb3ft]

@@lisandrolopez2831 those spotters are actually pretty strong

[@jamesstone123]

I mean, they'd make a nice cushion to stop the plates denting the floor I guess?

[@koreaface]

Well I have never seen a bar slip off completely off someone’s back. Usually like 6 inches at most so, they could just lift it up with his help.

[@johns783]

@@koreaface yea, exactly. if he just crumbles, they're fucked. If he just needs them to take some of the weight for him then they're useful. Not even two Eddie halls on each side can do much from where they are if it just crumples him.

[@wattsinaname6975]

Talk about top squat form and no questionable depth bs. 👌

[@HDMoustache]

Looks like he is keeping it "light" in order to set another world record next year... I mean every one of his lift looked like an opener Edit: nvm I have seen pavlo's video

[@GoofballLOL]

My fuckin god it is so refreshing to see someone bench press and move the bar more than 3 fuckin inches with their back reverse arched like a scared cat

[@IvanRandomDude]

Well, he had potential to become the best of all time, doing 1010.5 as junior is insane even for non-IPF federations. Sadly he decided to go for strongman so it won't happen.

[@JamalPollok]

Holy shit that unexpected Bugez tho lmao

[@JackSwatman]

MINDSET!

[@Eisenbieger1986]

wow, that squating is unreal :O

[@ozzythehoddy]

is his massiveness IPF approved

[@leoalmeida245]

This kid will be better than larry wheels

[@MrFrag001]

Best squat I've ever seen, the next Fred

[@wp_lb4_972]

Whos here after Luke won europe strongest man?

[@willr1820]

this guy will be famous soon

[@brad6019]

Clean AF. Impressive.

[@oakly0059]

i smell future strongman

[@yourforklift1436]

I miss the natty days

[@ankanspelar1508]

Motivational af

[@caravanodwc2296]

Awsome best form in the squats by miles then anyone in the world

[@islicethroat9520]

a fuckinh champ.

[@SupremeGamingStyle]

that fucking squat depth holy shit

[@mainsequence1055]

He reminds me of Zydrunas Zavickas.

[@Sealed_Chamber]

Same thought.

[@BollockSauce]

Im actually so pissed that he didnt stick to powerlifting for another few years till he moved to strongman. He has so much untapped potential

[@giuseppeforte8687]

Strongman competitions have more money going around

[@kindafatkindastrong5683]

Probably my favorite powerlifter ever sucks he moved to strongman

[@MrKernkraft4000]

Did they get the squat spotters from the JV barber shop choir team?

[@swagmassa6702]

Holy shit....

[@thor2437]

I love Strongman, but I think Luke had more potential in powerlifting, he could have easily shattered the all time raw record!

[@bqrre]

21 years old. What in the actual fuck

[@GamersOnTheStorm]

so these 2 guys got the same total, how is the winner decided? wilks?

[@iPadStroller]

word, guy the other guy almost won by a kilo but didn’t lock out the last deadlift

[@gosaburou]

スクワット強すぎ深すぎ綺麗すぎ

[@jonasmoden8446]

God daaaaaaaaaamn

[@briansiedenburg2514]

An ass-to-grass, smooth-as-butter 890lb. Un-fucking-real.

[@Peeter8]

What is the difference between this deadlift bar and other deadlift bars? This one doesn't even look like a typical deadlift bar.

[@krystofasmus6909]

I can´t imagine what happend when he will fail on 403kg squat and these "little" 5 guys must save him.

[@WetPig]

The other big guy failed his 380 and they did just fine? You think 6 guys can't lift 300 kg?

[@vanvidd7669]

2:42 is that a wild shane flowers in the crowd, right corner?

[@immu3480]

wtf I'm at awe at the size of this lad

[@lorddoobsworth144]

he's quite strong for a southerner

[@MrOasis316]

What made this kid special was his technique. Obviously he has freak strength as well but his form on overly lift is perfect.

[@haniko808cero6]

THAT'S how u fcken SQUAT

[@jarekovicz]

1:13 sergio ramos?

[@kalashnikov2471]

He can be the next Ray Williams

[@StreetRacersCy]

Is it allowed to have the bar rest on your belly while benching???

[@Artoriun]

It's not resting, he's holding it there with his arms. He has to keep it paused there until he gets the signal to press it back up. It makes the lift harder, not easier.

[@antonyjennings4644]

Can't you tell that it's way harder to press from a dead stop rather than using momentum for a bit of bounce? You don't need to be a gym goer to know that.

[@kurrandor]

Me: man I'm going to bed early tonight KZbin: hey wanna see this guy squad over a thousand kilogram?

[@Thatonedere]

His total is over 1000kg. Its the combination of his squat, bench and deadlift. No human will ever squat 1000kg lmao

[@dy120481]

If this kid stays healthy we're looking at the strongest man to ever walk the earth.

[@LS-jk3fk]

Luke could spot himself lol

[@martinlatassa9391]

My man thought he was there to show his warm up

[@lindiappelt657]

Impressiv

[@MrZimmerbob]

Holy fucking shit?

[@iambadd]

Eddie Hall needs to coach this kid

[@getstrongby4038]

He's got way better form than eddie

[@justicewarrior9187]

The modern Luis Cyr??

[@hey12358y]

He doesn't look like a mastadon like the Ukrainian kid, but he just toys with those monster weights. Absolute Mutant.

[@arestotikidis]

Smukted!!!!!!!!!

[@문어-c8g]

3:05

[@chanbla11mit]

2:40 looks like baby driver took up a career in spotting after he got out of jail

[@andrewcarey5681]

did he win on bodyweight?

[@luifrausing9712]

Yes

[@jbibanezdude44]

It's like a 20-25kg difference I think? Imagine Luke at 180kg!

[@JumpDiffusion]

@@jbibanezdude44 Imaging Pavlo at 200kg....

[@jimmyboy134]

What he weigh in as?

[@Andreas16375]

@@JumpDiffusion what are you even saying? Obviously he would lift more at 200, your comment makes zero sense Guy said imagine luke at 180 because that's what pavlo weighs.. He meant imagine if they were the same weight and you want pavlo to weigh even more..?

[@timpan0]

Maybe in a couple of years this lad will get strong! Long way to go though!

[@s4squatch1]

At first I thought he had school children as spotters.

[@jamesscherer3714]

Dudes gonna give dan bell a run for his money here soon

[@getstrongby4038]

He quit powerliftinf