Rondel Hunte - 1,045kg Total @ 119.5kg

[@Unethical931]

Awesome that you guys finally uploaded this pretty historical moment. Rondel is going to be in the goat discussion eventually.

[@adamstacharowski5231]

Yea whenever he comes off suspension

[@calvinstevickbrown8171]

why did he get suspended?

[@adamstacharowski5231]

@@calvinstevickbrown8171 I believe he competed in a different federation that got him suspended. Not positive though. That’s why he was a guest lifter

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Absolutely mate! Insane performance

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

@@calvinstevickbrown8171 IPF suspension because of competing in the USAPL. His home country of Trinidad had a bunch of issues and wasn't a part of the IPF for a good few years

[@ryannasution3179]

He's not only the deadlift king, he's the sbd king

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

All his lifts are insane!

[@V-Phoen1x]

​@@WhiteLightsMedia And being a 120 kg powerlifter being that lean is crazy . At best he is 20 percent while others are mostly 25+ percent

[@vcxz3965]

Wow what a grind. The grind on the squat is the best sensations ever when you finish it.

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Right?!

[@misterringer]

Damn he was dialed in. Every last lift was at his absolute limit. Perfect lifts.

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

True that

[@BuffPomsky]

That 3rd squat was both legendary and inspiring...time to hit legs!

[@Blackbereh]

That’s basically every major performance of this year covered. Nice job

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Thanks bro! Doing our best!

[@t33cael]

Holy shit what an excellent choice of weights! Every single last attempt was a perfect grind, congrats!

[@StickyIckyFarms]

That Squat has me hyped sitting at work in the office. LET"S GOOOOOOOOO

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Hahaha, that’s how it should be at work eh

[@tanmafitness]

Same 😂

[@TimTimothy11]

He found his exact pr's

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

And he was disappointed 🤣

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Haha on the day yeah, there's for sure more there on the deadlift! And I'm sure he'll progress more in the future

[@timothydalton90]

5000 dollar is absolutely ridiculous for this performance. One or even two zeros more would be appropriate

[@bonjimssdeguzman7879]

I hope the prizes increases in the future when powerlifting becomes bigger.

[@fritzyann3832]

And who is giving the money ?

[@MR12AMAZING]

Powerlifting is a very niche sport.

[@steelparagon5868]

Minus taxes as well I presume lol. Because the sponsor or Org that’s paying it wants to claim that money as write off. So like 3500

[@coreydennis6634]

White Lights Media is the premier go to for powerlifting raw footage. My only bucket list while I’m in this sport is getting a shout out 😅

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Thanks so much Corey!! Hopefully you’ll show up in the future 😉

[@tomrhodesmays]

One of the most impressive performances in powerlifting

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Wasn’t it just

[@mjpalumberi1]

Legendary performance 🔥

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

It was!

[@christophfu5696]

my boy khalid looking strong these days

[@timn4481]

hang-on...under 120kg, raw, drug tested and went 385kg squat, 262.5kg bench, and 397.5kg dead... thats insane.

[@Trept0n]

Absolute powerhouse

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

ye bro

[@roxdrum3164]

Third squat impressive! Monster!

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Crazy grind!

[@lyte6880]

What a unit

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Big lad

[@randompanda4649]

Trini to the bone brother 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@xba39a]

This human is a BEAST, also great production! May I know the music in the background?

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Can’t remember the name but it’s either from artlist.io or epidemic sound!

[@zacharycrichlow4335]

project from Teinidad and Tobago goes crazyyy boppp boopp boppp

[@paulvanderkolf7986]

My palms litterally became sweaty watching this

[@bradj5645]

The fucking king 🙌 pleasure to witness

[@SteakAhoy]

Just watching the squat fight gave me a cramp

[@Elijah_Poon01]

As a trini, im glad my country has this beast.

[@thispak]

He's the most complete powerlifter ever!

[@jaimevillasenor8098]

is he by any chance the deadlift lord?

[@niekdekker557]

This is unbelievable awesome

[@IgorMS.]

Just Insane!

[@반달곰-q9x]

Can you tell me the background music in this video?

[@TheFrancoisEra_]

Bro Rondel is a monster. It’s going to be a spectacle once he’s officially back in 2025.

[@JustinHSV17]

Beastmode

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

He killed it

[@CaminhoneiroStrong]

Top demais, parabéns, muita força, saudações aqui do Brasil KZbin Caminhoneiro Strong ❤

[@cicco277]

what a squat!

[@ownthispwn]

Masterclass

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

*taking notes*

[@belang180kmph]

awesome strength

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Crazy

[@ryankim9203]

The orthodox lift king. Period.

[@KillerKittenFitness]

Ridiculous strength

[@TechGeeks69]

Spotters not missing a chance to flex their legs during squats 😂

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Powa!

[@DreamteamCarlo]

I know nothing at all about lifting, but did they seriously say he gets just 5,000 bucks for what is clearly a very special achievement? That seems like a really tiny prize, especially for American standards.

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

It is tiny. Powrrlifting is now in a major transition moment where money is just coming in in a serious way but thats mainly in europe or on the world level in the IPF federation. Its a big part of why rondel is coming over tk the ipf. If hed done this performance at sheffield hed have made minimum 6 times this.

[@andrescano8457]

Song?

[@PabloLayhee]

Strapless double overhand on 876lbs is insane

[@matthewcarl6369]

I was looking for this. Absolute insanity

[@mouahah43]

hook grip

[@marinak0s49]

Greatest of all time.

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

In this kind of weight class, certainly!

[@hadi7474]

Impressive af. But when you know that John Haack lifted 22,5kg less in total while having only 3/4 of his weight...

[@joederbyshire_]

I love John as much as anyone but PED’s are well…… a hell of a drug 😂

[@monojhqm]

THIS MY GUY RIGHT THERE!

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

He’s killing it!!

[@AkiraHartono]

What does the DOTS mean?

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Formula to compare performances across different weightclasses 👍

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

Notice the lack of a stupid slingshot on the bench and no straps on the deadlift. This guy is awesome 👍🏼👍🏼

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Nice Severus snape profile picture. “You were seen by no less.. than 7.. muggles”. And yeah rondel smashed it!

[@SirEpsilonn]

Almost 400kg without straps .. wow

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Insane

[@backpulse]

If he is natty, where can I find his drug test results?

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

USAPL.

[@ulasmaden]

Helal sana balotelli

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

😄

[@ggg34812]

How dots work??

[@liambrewerpowerlifting]

feeds weight and total into an equation and gives your a score based on that

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Yeah as our boy said, it takes into account your bodyweight against your total based on historical data. Not 100% accurate but still a decent measure of comparison!

[@siddharth3954]

I thought you are not suppose to walk over the bar after a deadlift. Is it not a foul?🤔 5:12

[@mogulme6190]

Salty

[@moirmd1]

Bro can’t squat 385,0001kg 🔥

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

That’s probably not possible

[@RoyDawg]

Did the commentator really say 5 grand payday. I hope he gets a bit more than that from sponsors or something!

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Sponsored by SBD in some capacity!

[@rockyhandsome2540]

No wrist straps for bench and squat, man has the wrists of steel 😅

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Haha yeah

[@liftheavyhunthard09]

And he pulls conventional!

[@suedas_production]

Meanwhile John hack at 90 kg

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Drugs, deadlift bar, non strict judging 🫡 Not really compatible

[@deepanshurana8885]

Why these type of people don't compete in ipf( world level championship). Even though they can take medal easily, if we look at his numbers. Are they natty😂

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

Rondel has talked about it a couple times. Trinidad and tobago had a political squabble between the former and current regime for powerlifting. The IPF gave the country an indefinite suspension until it was resolved. During that time Rondel competed in 1 USAPL meet since he was stuck unable to compete for several years at that point and was turning into basically a gym lifter. Then the IPF lifts the ban but it now means he'd have to face at least a 12 month ban because he competed in a competitor federation. Luckily for us though, Rondel just announced he's coming to the IPF and he'll take the ban no matter how long it is.

[@tonygrigri2475]

​@@Isaiah_McIntoshso you think rondel is natty? Why lifters from usapl are much more stronger than in ipf? Why atwood became stronger when he competed at usapl?

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

@@tonygrigri2475 honestly........I don't know or care. Just pass the drug tests which he's done same as everyone else. People lose strength coming to IPF because of judging standards, much quicker flight times, for the US folk travel fatigue, much less time between weigh in and competing etc. The IPF is the hardest league in the world for all the reasons out together not just the drug testing standard, which isn't that huge a deal clearly when you have IPF lifters outtotalling their untested counterparts.

[@tonygrigri2475]

@@Isaiah_McIntosh but what is the beef between IPF and USAPL if the drug test from USAPL is good?

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

@@tonygrigri2475 wanting to be the official federation of the sport. Mate it's about branding and money. Individuals might give a shit about things like drug testing but it's about money to federations. Things like the ipf having the sbd sponsor or ipf not allowing the use of certain other sponsors by athletes. It's always about money 🤣. Just like the local trinidad federation getting split up for all those years.

[@kartoffelsalat9923]

Quinn will humble him

[@deadlyicecream1]

Damn the music is absolute shite

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Sorry Deadly Ice Cream :(

[@YZ1N31]

Designer Drugs

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Lol

[@nocapnati3220]

wtffffffff

[@WhiteLightsMedia]

Crazy lifts right?

[@piratex6546]

Meanwhile Jamal with 109 kg be and 400kg as an opener😂

[@davidlaidbiggestfan]

rondel squats 50lbs and benches 80lbs more than jamal tho and is natty

[@Qwrtyuiop]

@@davidlaidbiggestfan rondel is not natty lmao

[@muhammadputera6593]

​@@davidlaidbiggestfanwho's gonna tell him?