World Record Progression: The Deadlift

[@RunnerBoi]

Been seeing quite a few comments regarding the legitimacy of the current equipped deadlift records, so I'll just rehash what I replied to someone else earlier, along with some other things: There's no such thing as a "sanctioned competition" in strongman since there's no one governing body in strongman that can dictate as such. No one overlooks what constitutes as an "official" world record, therefore, it's up to the community to determine what is/isn't legitimate (which is a problem in of itself) Semantics aside, it's fairly obvious that Eddie got to choose when he wanted to lift at Giants Live, and if you watched the full video, Brian Shaw's Q&A more or less confirms the entire event was setup for Eddie and Eddie alone; even if Benni and Jerry got to attempt the record too. The "multiple lifters" argument goes out the window because Eddie could stroll up and attempt the record whenever he pleased, allegedly of course. Therefore, Hafthor's record attempt shows virtually no differences from Eddie aside from Giants Live being "official", and if anything, Thor's has more legitimacy since the plates were weighed/calibrated on stream and his breaks replicated an actual competition's much more reasonable than Eddie's did imo. tl;dr: Both records are phenomenal and completely legitimate by strongman's own standards, and tangentially, if it weren't for Eddie, Eddie's Brother, and Colin being the primary stakeholders of the Official Strongman (Now titled "Giants Live STRONGMAN") KZbin channel/company, Thor's record would be much more shared/revered throughout the internet, but it's obvious why it's not. I know this statement will blindly lead people to believe I'm somehow a "Thor fanboy", but I've been unsubbed from both Eddie and Thor ever since the boxing shenanigans lmao. Also, my job is to just document sports history as it is and give my own interpretation of the facts presented to me to properly analyze everything, which can obviously lead fans of the sport to be disgruntled at what they're hearing if they're fans of certain athletes, but that's not a concern to me at the end of the day as long as what's being stated is researched and presented fairly. Anyways, I wasn't expecting this video to randomly start gaining traction, especially since I do Track & Field content now (fun fact, this vid was released in Oct 2021 on a different channel, but was reuploaded to this channel in May 2022). Unfortunately, I probably won't be pursuing strongman content any further since I've lost interest in the sport anyways. This video was made mostly as a passion project and was my first sports documentary ever. A Log Lift WR vid exists, but it's unlisted and can only be found on Reddit. Also final edit: Yes, I used specifically imperial measurements at the beginning of the video, it was intentional lmao (since back when most of these records were measured in lbs). It seems like people that complained about this didn't even bother to make it much further into the video, because you would see I strictly used kg measurements with lb conversions shortly after. Hope this clears things up.

[@JRake32]

Yes, you’re a Thor fan boy. There are organizations that have regularly sanctioned official competition. That has been establish. Thor went outside those groups and what he did was no different than hiring your own official to record your track run and claim it is an official competition record. It is an unofficial personal record.

[@RunnerBoi]

@@JRake32 @JRake32 The Bowerman Track club hosted their own event to break the 5k American record during the pandemic, but since they were able to get it *sanctioned* by USATF an actual, credited federation, the times counted despite the circumstances being unconventional compared to other track meets. Strongman objetively doesn't have a federation to sanction anything, so realistically, anything that even remotely resembles an official event (judges, calibrated weights, etc) is fair game.

[@khoile4271]

​@@RunnerBoiAt least the both of them have returned to strength sports now (Eddie winning World's Strongest Nation and Thor with a 970kg total in his powerlifting meet).

[@neal520]

what made you lose interest

[@J.c410]

@@JRake32 His lift was sanctionned by World Ultumate Strongman and he had stricter rules than Eddie with every officals you could ask for

[@06racing]

Seeing a big man jump that high after lifting that much weight is scary.

[@MTGandP]

His deadlift was objectively the best thing in that clip, but honestly I was more impressed by his insane vertical jump height.

[@bingerasder6466]

timestamp?

[@visebes9694]

@@bingerasder6466 11:45

[@bingerasder6466]

@@visebes9694 ty, shat my pants indeed

[@PhoenixRainSuperYummy]

Post action potentiation

[@GammaLoop111]

Hello KZbin, I am watching this video again, because this is a good content creator. Help em out!

[@biggerboids]

This a very credible KZbinr indeed. KZbin you should put this into the algorithm

[@trentcard]

Yooooo gamma loop! Didn't expect to see you here, good stuff. Definitely a good video, third time watching it.

[@allanturmaine5496]

Hell yeah!

[@michaellee6713]

The fact that Eddie looked like he tapped that chair and it went flying was insane 32:50

[@slipperytable]

Don’t even really care about most sports content, you are just amazing at story telling. Keep up the great content.

[@anomalyp8584]

It's not how much weight persé Eddie pulled, it was the way he did it that made it legendary.

[@treeless62]

ummm...he nearly died

[@anomalyp8584]

@@treeless62 yes, he did. 10/10 for you!

[@branominal]

Eddie did the impossible, Thor did the possible. He also advanced one of the most contested records on the planet by more than 7.5% in one stroke. It's like if someone came and ran a sub-9 second 100m.

[@afrobuddy4801]

@@branominal lol relax not the same thing at all. Improving the WR in the 100m by over 1% is astronomical. Only Usain Bolt has done this since the introduction of electronic timing. Sub 9, would be a 6% increase and would be impossible. It would be like an athlete running the current WR of 9.58 all the way back in the early 1900, going from a 10.20 straight to 9.58. That is over a 100 years before it was set so way ahead of it time and mind you the WR that bolt set is already a record that is way ahead of it time and thought to be impossible and it is currently the longest standing 100m record in history.

[@branominal]

@@afrobuddy4801 yes, exactly. From 2006 to 2016 the deadlift record only increased by 1.8% (455-463), comparable to the record progression for the 100m from 1999 to Bolt's record in 2009 (9.79 to 9.58, or 2.2%) Then someone going sub-9 would be a 6.4% progression, so actually a 7.5% improvement would be more like someone running about 8.91 seconds

[@DONK-YOINK]

Felt like a 5 minute video, loved it. Well done!

[@Tenenwasser]

Holy shit it really felt like that

[@freeflowme]

Benni’s 460.5 is just unreal. Looked like he had even more in the tank.

[@zavtparticles]

Kinda sad that my original comment is gone, but glad to say, since the time the original video dropped, i've lost about 20 lbs and live a very much more healthier live style. Thanks Etienne.

[@dehanbadenhorst1398]

Well done, here's to a healthy life for you

[@seandoyle2983]

Fair play.

[@havoc4381]

Hope you’re still doing good, man

[@brandonhilton5343]

Benny is the absolute best raw deadlifter there is

[@reginalyn2962]

The 500kg was unbelievable even with the Dead Lift suit and all of the drugs Eddie was on. He must have been chewing on "A-Bombs" and "Hallo" gummy bears for 4 weeks straight.

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

Reminds me of the Bulgarian Olympic Weightlifting team documentary when they were given 200 5mg of Dianabol pills for the week of a competition.

[@ziwuri]

Is it news to you that literally every strongman competitor is on gear?

[@jax9074]

@@ziwuri right. Next you’re going to try and tell me pro body builders are on gear to. 😂😂

[@Skoopyghost]

I hate when credit the steroids only, not the person who put the hard work to get the wr.

[@branominal]

@@Skoopyghost people forget that even without PEDs of any kind, the exact same people would be at world's strongest man. They'd just not be quite as strong as they are

[@TheJesusNerd40]

This was an excellent presentation of the WR deadlift. Well researched. Do one on the WR bench raw and equipped and same for squat.

[@biggerboids]

We support you

[@biggerboids]

Etienne sports B)

[@abby4KT]

Really hoping the channel is able to take off. Watching this again to hopefully help push it into the algorithm.

[@GGmanlife]

Been binging this channels videos. They’re phenomenal. I would LOVE to see a squat world record progression video. Or the 400m. Anyway, keep on trucking dude!

[@BiGEnD05999888]

You got the 400m!

[@EugenemichaelP.]

For me Magnusson still holds the raw powerlifting record lol Also I think what really evolved the deadlift was not suits but the figure 8s when people started to realize how God mode your grip was with figure 8s everyone started having crazy pulls awesome video man definitely subbed i love benching but the deadlift really is the lift of strength

[@apeekintime]

Figure 8s pretty much eliminate the need for grip at all but that's not why the record exploded. We've seen powerlifters at much lower body weights start pulling 420-440 with mixed grip and many strongmen and powerlifters hitting 465 with normal straps. While the field isn't improving the 500/501kg mark yet the number of athletes pulling 1,000+ lbs seems to grow by leaps and bounds each year (though still a VERY small crowd). Go watch Jamaal or a few of the other insane powerlifters pulling 460+ with straps and no suit, it's insane.

[@EugenemichaelP.]

@@apeekintime i disagree when it comes to lower weight powerlifters there's very few doing those feats and the ones who are, are using a technique that is debatable on whether or not is legit and all the strongman are using figure 8s for the heaviest pulls. Figure 8s changed the deadlift without them no one is pulling 500kg

[@mujtabaalam5907]

@@apeekintime Why do you think powerlifter s with lower body weights are pulling 420-440?

[@branominal]

Griggs holds the powerlifting record though?

[@EugenemichaelP.]

@@branominal technically yea I just think 2 inch rom is pretty disgraceful to the sport

[@Cobalt985]

Hey man, I'm not into this sorta stuff at all, but I'm glad you're still around and doing stuff that you like. Fuck YT's inconsistencies! Hope your channel grows! It's clear you put a lot of effort into these videos.

[@strongsick2866]

I remember when I was younger watching Beni and Andy going back and forth with the record it was a lot of motivation for me back then

[@willh1655]

raw, equipped, and strongman are all different lifts, and all have their own records. So, if someone deadlifts 1000 pounds raw and another person pulls 1001 equipped, they both still have their record.

[@gordonjackson4040]

This channel deserves more exposure fr, great video

[@connormiyamoto4143]

Amazing video! Please do a squat, bench, overhead press version? So hard to find quality video series like this🙏

[@anthonyphillips1893]

Would love to see you update this video and speak about Jamal browner and other deadlift phenoms that have brought powerlifting deadlifts back to center stage for competitiveness

[@enzo3266]

Sumo not deadlift

[@StevelyBruckShut]

​@@enzo3266Jamal has a top 5 conventional deadlift too lol, stop it.

[@Tomm5997]

​@@StevelyBruckShut Top Five Conventional Deadlifts: 1.) 501 kg - Hafþór Björnsson 2.) 500 kg - Eddie Hall 3.) 485 kg - Peiman Maheripour 4.) 483 kg - Ivan Makarov 5.) 481 kg - Peiman Maheripour Jamal's best is 430 kg. Nothing against him but he is not even close to top five conventional. Even if we go by the top five conventional done without a suit like Jamal did, he's still not top five: 1.) 470 kg - Trey Mitchell 2.) 465 kg - Jerry Pritchett 3.) 460.4 kg - Benedikt Magnússon 4.) 459.9 kg Brian Shaw 5.) 458.1 kg Hafþór Björnsson

[@taggerung_]

Juice for the algorithm. Great video Etienne.

[@Cobalt985]

Miss his old videos but I'm glad he's still around doing something he likes.

[@werdwerdus]

this video was amazing wheni watched it before. wish you best luck with the channel

[@davesawyer1164]

Thanks for your in depth review. I hope that it will bring more views and competitors to the sport!

[@VeritasGames]

Fantastic video - well done!

[@ViolentBooGaming]

ayo the dude that makes the rythm game videos!! immediately subbed

[@ryanboutr7756]

Love seeing the quality of video go up as time goes by, it's insane how far we've come

[@MTGandP]

All three lifts are insanely impressive. Thor with the heaviest deadlift ever, Eddie with the heaviest full-competition lift and a full 35kg jump over the previous record, and Benni with the strapless deadlift record that still stands a decade later.

[@branominal]

Griggs has the powerlifting record and Eddie didn't do the full competition, but yeah

[@Micheldied]

Eddie didn't do the 500 in a full competition, but he did do it in a competition.

[@antoniocenteno1483]

*leaves after first event

[@branominal]

@@Micheldied does the fact that other guys also deadlifted on the same day make a difference? If you really want to make it about competing, just say Thor was competing with Eddie's former record

[@Micheldied]

@@branominal I didn't say it made a difference. I just said he did it in a competition, but didn't do the full show.

[@dirtytiwsT34]

As someone who started powerlifting in February of this year and as someone who focuses mainly on deadlifting/squatting this is an awesome video behind the history of PowerLifting.

[@allanturmaine5496]

You deserve a bigger following.

[@Abpiolol]

I was always interested in deadlifts so this video was quite eye opening since it really reveals the progression

[@montgomeryabbey5403]

I watched this whole thing and didn't realize it was an hour long! GREAT CONTENT

[@E_Z_Etlar]

Wtf i just realise its an hour long after seeing your comment lol

[@stllr_]

wild video, awesome history!! would love to see a documentary in this style about the mile 🙏

[@jacobcheadle9503]

commenting for the algorithm, you deserve more recognition!

[@superkyleau]

Great video. The sport and history of the deadlift is very interesting.

[@darriansea]

Great video, fun to watch. Included some interesting outside facts and gave it a story versus just a timeline.

[@lucasbarreira2957]

Both are amazing and defy logic and reason. No human should ever be able to pull that much weight of the floor yet both did it. Both are legit in my eyes

[@ianmcleod6428]

Brilliant video, brilliant work. Thank you, sir !

[@raymondkarlsen9995]

Fantastic video! Enjoyed it tons. Thank you man!

This was abseloutly stellar, greetings and respect from Iceland

[@thegreatnorthernclasswar]

The deadlift world record story ends with a terrible boxing match haha

[@Tjocksnorriss]

Everything over 400 is crazy good and 500+ is just insanity.

[@alexdeadlifts655]

This is a great video. Makes Eddie look like a real badass. The way he presents himself is kinda goofy. I love strongmen, they are great

[@reginalyn2962]

Look at how Puffy Hafthor's head is the day he does the 501kg lift. He was as loaded as the bar was.

[@stokiemanbrent4200]

Yeah that’s the worst he’s ever looked

[@patriciodiez5360]

I believe he was like 460lbs that day

[@jazzatiff9460]

Probably a combination halo and anadrol 50 maybe one more

[@rubenbraekman4515]

Yeah he looked like he was about to pop...

[@johntruman2126]

Lol and he said "I'm healthy" 🧢🧢🧢

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

Benny is the GOAT, all eras, equipment, science of training, drugs, etc are considered.

[@branominal]

As much as I dislike the guy, I think Eddie's achievements and consistency puts him well above Benni

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

@@branominal Benny was way more consistent at the top of his sport and did it raw. Eddie Hall was only at the top of the sport briefly and had the world record only for an instant. The raw record still stands to this day.

[@branominal]

@@DarthBane-zf8wv Eddie held the record for 6 years, and Benni's record has been beaten But looking back, I do agree that Benni was more consistent and was at the top for longer

[@DarthBane-zf8wv]

@@branominal Benny still has it over a decade later. it's no comparison.

[@branominal]

@@DarthBane-zf8wv griggs pulled 487.5

[@whatkenyan7684]

Great content just found your channel today can't wait for your progression on marathon.... Please give it to us and thank you.

[@Lumenbell]

I've rewatched this video probably 3 or 4 times but after the first watch I always have to physically look away when someone is lifting because I was so freaked out by Eddie Hall's nose exploding blood all over himself mid-lift and I don't want to risk seeing it again. Best of luck with the new channel! Sucks to abandon your old one but I agree that it's better to follow whatever your actual passion is (and I am somewhat biased since I always found the sports videos more interesting than the rhythm game ones).

[@MTGandP]

A nosebleed is not necessarily as bad as it looks. A nosebleed can happen when an athlete's blood pressure spikes, the blood vessels in the nose are pretty weak and break easily. Deadlifts are supposed to spike your blood pressure and it's usually not a bad thing. Eddie did have some pretty bad symptoms after the 500kg lift, though. Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and I have no idea what I'm talking about.

[@Nirsterkur]

Finally someone did it! *Absolutely Brilliant video* buddy! Everything was perfect, but you should have used Hafthor instead of Eddie as the thumbnail since he is the current WR holder.

[@oceanbanana4341]

Eddie is the more famous deadlifter. Or a better way to put it is Eddie is kinda the icon of the deadlift

[@Nirsterkur]

@@oceanbanana4341 No matter how you decide, Hafthor is both the stronger and better Deadlifter than Eddie. *Strongman:* Hafthor 501 (1,105) single ply suit ✅✅ Eddie 500 (1,102) multi ply suit ✅ *Strongman Raw (Straps only):* Hafthor 480 (1,058) normal straps ✅✅ Eddie 465 (1,025) figure 8 straps ✅ *Raw:* Hafthor 410 (904) ✅✅ Eddie 360 (794) ✅ *1,000 lb (453.5 kg) or more:* Hafthor: 501 (1,105), 480 (1,058), 474 (1,045), 473 (1,043), 472 (1,041), 470 (1,036), 2*455 (2*1,003), 465.5 (1,026), 465 (1,025), 460 (1,014), 458 (1,011), 455 (1,003) ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ Eddie: 500 (1,102), 472.5 (1,042), 465 (1,025), 465 (1,025), 463 (1,022), 462 (1,019), 460 (1,014) ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

[@kneecapjake]

Hey dude, enjoyed watching this. Thank you for making this video.

[@thesaltyspoon7483]

Wow what a great video 👍 to show my appreciation, I’m going to watch this video in full and comment to show my support! Yay!

[@Genjink]

Banger vid Brandon

[@maxthullen6408]

Love the video. Keep up the work!

[@GamingAppleTheFirst]

glad i've got to watch a lot of these newer records :)

[@franky01ize]

Benni is the man. We all love him, if you love deadlifts, you love benni.

[@LoopZoopler]

Thoroughly enjoyed this

[@kurtw6922]

The Deadlift is a great doc by you and I learned a lot, don't stress the comments too much lol.

[@Chimpmanboom]

Only 10 min in the 1 hr vid and we’re already at Benny…

[@undeadfury55]

Love videos like this, so awesome and informative

[@TVmuki]

Man, those chrome Ivanko 100s that Benni lifted in 2011 are sweet.

[@bigbuddha83]

This video was so good dude.

[@tristan7863]

really well made video it needs more attention

[@kr12a2y]

Great vid. Let's get the subs rolling in.

[@GeckoTDFarg]

I don't do nothing of this but I watch the hour of this, great story.

[@ShepherdsChapelonYT]

Stay natural and stay alive don't let steroids destroy you

[@topnep1]

I broke both hips and shoulders from just watching this.

[@LK_Amsterdam]

Love this stuff man, keep them coming. I would like to see one for squat too.

[@Chimpmanboom]

It’s absolutely insane how eddie went from 463-500….disgusting

[@cvspvr]

he could've lifted 600kg if only he was hydrated

[@klooger28]

He made huge improvements in 2015, you can see how much easier the record was for him there, he was probably already capable of 470-480 at that time, and then he also added a suit for 500, it makes sense tbh, but was just showcased in the most unbelievable way possible, and it paid off for him.

[@oceanbanana4341]

@@klooger28 He changed his diet and it helped a ton. Eddie talked about it in one of his videos

[@gurnblanston5000]

@@oceanbanana4341 the McDonald's only diet didn't work?

[@shanealvarado7191]

This is incredible thanks

[@rinnythe16th]

The future is bright young padawan

[@masteroogway6660]

Roger bannister ran the first 4 minute mile and Eddie Hall lifted the first 500kg deadlift, history cares about barrier breaking firsts more than incremental improvements

[@Nirsterkur]

I can feel your pain. 😂

[@oceanbanana4341]

Thor has plenty of other things to be remembered for so he'll be ok

[@branominal]

Thor was the first to pull over 500 so sure

[@masteroogway6660]

@branominal8564 and John Landy was the first 3 minute 58 mile, ever heard of him? If you want to learn more there's about 3 lines about him on Roger Bannister's wiki page

[@branominal]

@@masteroogway6660 I'm only joking man, Eddie annihilated a world record and proved that something most thought couldn't be done was actually possible. A monumental and historic lift. Thor pulled more, but all he did was break a record

[@martin1234512345]

Magnusson will always be my favorite puller.

[@liverowns]

Benny has the raw record and idk if it’ll ever be broken. Benny is by far the best deadlifter of all time.

[@branominal]

Griggs already pulled 487.5 raw

[@brandenbizelli6332]

Did y’all see Bennie’s vertical good lord. Crazy power.

[@patricktoohey4477]

Great video pal 👌

[@c0mpoot3rn3rd]

gr8 vid m8, keep it up

[@Bert_Fromarketin]

pretty good doc!!!

[@MLevezow]

9:08 He went to my high school and still had the school records for every lift in his weight class. 700+ squat and dead while in hs. He also has the shot put and discus school record.

[@roanlacey9304]

YOU HAVE TO MAKE A BENCH AND SQUAT ONE THIS WAS AWESOME

[@humanbean3]

42:11 the guy running over with some IDK wrapped into the towel to wake eddy up from the floor after that lift lol

[@JamDanActual]

Imagine if summoning salt was on the production of this video

[@soyanchd5439]

Magnusson 461 raw deadlift will forever be the greatest feat of strength ever until beaten.

[@branominal]

It already has been beaten, Griggs has the raw record at 487.5

[@pierremaggi8661]

Deadlift bar and sumo stance though... Not dissing, just of the same opinion that Benni's lift remains more impressive

[@soyanchd5439]

@@branominal was waiting for someone pointing this out. This was made on a deadlift bar and with sumo stance which both reduce greatly range of motion. Still a great feat of strengh but not in the same ballpark as Benni's lift IMO

[@Grovel88]

Awesome video!

[@xagonianaturalx]

this feels like a summoning salt video lol keep it up g

[@oli73570]

Exceptional video tbh

[@chrisharper6409]

Notice how Eddie says he is the strictest ref in world after he dropped the 461 attempt but then basically questions his integrity by claiming thors 501 attempt can't be called legit even with the same ref being the one to judge it

[@DevinHeida]

Great video. Would have loved to see the history with sumo stance as well.

[@Jmack7861]

If it was different weight classes there would be some sumo deadlifts in here, but not many all time world record deadlifts (absolute weight, not in weight classes) have ever been sumo

[@DevinHeida]

@@Jmack7861 jamal browner is getting damn close though

[@Jmack7861]

@@DevinHeida yeah same with Dan grigsby, I can’t wait to see it

[@DevinHeida]

@@Jmack7861 holy shit, just looked him up, that 487 pull is insane. I wish haters would not just look at the lift, but also see that theres no hinging, no suits and he (browner has done it in a few as well) is not using any wrist wraps.

[@sp3edah]

good luck on the new channel!

[@06racing]

I remember seeing this video already. What channel was it on before?

[@06racing]

Nevermind I found it. FC Through the fire and the flames.

[@FastCodeDeveloper]

52:13 pay attention to Thor's feet... I think if he put chalk on the floor he would have made that lift. There was a slight slipping which can be huge for such weights.

[@KieranDurand]

Watching this to help a brother out for the algorithm

[@BryantAvant]

Thor's static strength is ever so slightly higher than Eddie's because he's just a bigger man. He also won the boxing match because he's larger and more importantly trained better and longer. But pound for pound, Eddie is definitely stronger and I would take him as a street fight partner over thor.

[@BuJammy]

Agree. Thor is an athlete, Eddie is just a nutter.

[@brammerd1040]

I watched this video and now my back hurts

[@rakerholm]

Kind of interesting to se the footage of Don Cundy from NRK (Norwegian tv channel from lifts done in Norway), and talking about the lift, not mentioning that Torkel Ravndal actually outlifted Cundy even at that time and event in the video. And Torkel was probably one of the strongest deadlifters in the world until some time in the 80's. Often dominating dead lift disciplines in strong men competiotions whenever he attended them. In 1970 during a Nordic competition he liftet 373kg or 822lb. His highest official approved record was 375kg or 827lb and unofficial lift was 402,5kg or 887lb and 270kg/595lb one handed. Search up his name and have a look on some of the old videos. And have a look at how he dominates the deadlift disciplines in the strong man competions like "Viking" etc.

[@IanSinclair77]

My lower back started hurting just watching this.

[@carlosjoaquim3555]

Great video.

[@lazur1]

The elephant bar allows the weight to be lifted 2 plates at the time. The full weight isn't off the flloor unitl the competitor is well on his way to the finish.

[@joebot9309]

Eddie clearly never locked out.

[@ShinoxSturmreiterDesTode]

agree!

[@shedshow1439]

0:09 dude wtf ! I was not ready for that . Was that guy ok? What is happening here

[@Levenslessen]

I love how all the old footage sounds like a Xbox 360 call

[@RandyMass]

I’d like to shed some light on Open Powerlifting website, which appears to have made this entire video possible thanks to their immense record keeping on their website