Best Lifts:Benchpress: 277kg/611.78lb, april 4, 1978 Arlington (IPF)Squat: 327.5kg/722.01lb (1977)Deadlift: 335kg/738.55lb. His underlying belief is in the middle path: you don’t have to count every calorie and complete every workout in order to benefit from a healthy lifestyle and a stronger body. There’s no video of the feat, but the photo of him completing the squat is perhaps the most famous ever taken of him. When talking about giants, most people think of Goliath, or Ishbebenob, who was a brother to the giant, but let me inform some of your later comers who the real giant of our time in powerlifting was, Don Reinhoudt.Don was an olympic shot-putter and his wife, Cindy Watt, was on the woman’s Olympic team. Gus is a 900lb squatter and he may have bench pressed 600lb. A devout Christian, Dr. Hatfield studied the Bible extensively and used prayer to clear his mind and achieve a meditative state for his lifts. BarBend is an independent website.
No cheater suit. Plus, big traps are cool. Check Out Mario & Luigi: Super Anime Brothers, Thirty Minutes of Rain From Thirty Different Video Games, Someone Managed to Get Doom to Run on a Digital Pregnancy Test, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Transforms Living Room Into A Mario Kart Level, This is The Battery-Free Gameboy That Can Run Forever. Tom Overholtzer came into his own as a powerlifter while training at California’s famous Fuddpucker’s Gym. At the time of writing, Dr. Hatfield’s cause of death is not clear — a friend of his told BarBend that it appears to have been a freak accident. Best Lifts:Squat: 265kg/584lbBenchpress: 155kg/341lbDeadlift: 272kg/123lb. Larry bench pressed 590lb/267kg and squatted 832.2lb/377kg His contributions to powerlifting range from his feats in competition to some of the best meets ever ran.
Still popular training aids but you didn’t want to get caught wearing them in a meet! Everyone were left agape when Sy Perlis bested the record of 135 pounds set in 2005 during a national competition last weekend in Phoenix as the lone participant in the 90-year-old and over division, competition.
Walter Thomas (Birth date: November 16, 1945). Hugh knew the ins and outs of development and could be called a vitamin bible. The only thing that has hampered this veteran is putting all the lifts together at the same time. Paul has squatted a marvel 975lbs.Best Lifts:Squat: 975lb/442kgBenchpress: 540lb/244kgDeadlift: 837lb/379kg, Best Lifts1974 IPF Men’s World Powerlifting ChampionshipsWeightclass: 67.5kgSquat: 220kgBench: 122.5kgDeadlift: 257.5kg, Bill Kazmaier (Birth date: december 30, 1953). Gus is a 900lb squatter and he may have bench pressed 600lb.Gus is without a doubt a pioneer and ranks at the top of the list when you talk about promoters. At BarBend his writing more on nutrition and long-form content with a heaping dose of strength training. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.
See you around! Best Lifts1972 AAU World Powerlifting ChampionshipsWeightclass: 132lb —Squat: 192kg/425.05lbBench: 137kg/304.9lbDeadlift: 242kg/535.06lb.
“Dr. Gus Rethwisch, USA (1st appearance) Ivan Putski, Poland (1 appearance) Bruce Wilhelm, USA (1st appearance, previous best 1st) Jack Wright, USA (1st appearance) Some more international colors, but the format is still just getting started. A blog dedicated to celebrating the mythical images of the manly physique, specifically the husky and chubby types. The most feard super squatter in history. Big Jim Williams (February 25, 1940 – January 23, 2007), One of the first black men to establish himself and a world record holder in powerlifting. Does anyone remember Gus Rethwisch? Doug looked like the ultimate bodybuilder with power to spare. Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. He squatted 534lb/242kg; benched 236lb/107kg, and deadlifted 518lb/234kg. One time, I asked him to spot me on a floor press. No man alive has made assaults above the 1000 pound mark like Dave. A 320lb giant of a man. Welcome to the World’s Strongest Man archive page.