Deadlift Session: Bodybuilder vs Strongman vs Powerlifter (x-post /r/bodybuilding)
Posted May 5, 2014, 9:28 PM UTC
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Maybe to add some information to this: Berlin Strength Gym, where this was shot is a new (one or two months old) all vegan gym. And probably all of the people we see in this video are living a vegan life. This is a really great motivation for me, since I started lifting heavy on a vegan diet as well and am looking into starting powerlifting some time next year. Thanks for posting this video so much, I didn't know it yet (despite Cornelia Ritzke, the blonde, posting everything she is in a dozen of times).
I just love deadlifts.
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I cant imagine that bodybuilder being that jacked from just veggies
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After trying to find out who this guy is it seems like you are right he is not a vegan (although my only hint to this is a facebook photo where he is sitting at McD with some fellow bodybuilders).
Still, I don't really think that those diet choices limit you too much if at all. For example look at this video from the same guys. The strongman there is 100% vegan (he also released a book on the topic this year which would be a nice read for anyone who speaks any german) and this guy is like HUGE huge... Also, this guy Joni who is talking in the video and also owns the Berlin Stength gym has been vegan for quite some time...
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Good for you, it must take some incredible dedication to be vegan, let alone power lifting on the diet. Keep on rocking.
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Thanks, in the end it's the same cycle of train/eat/sleep, I just buy different stuff from the supermarket!
And unfortunately I am nowhere as buffed as the guys in the video, but I am on a good way I guess.
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I have the pleasure of being a friend of Joni, the owner of the gym. I met him through some mutual friends when I was visiting him and a few others last year. He's a great guy and has a lot of great stories about the movements he has been a part of. We lifted almost every day in the warehouse that Strength Shop Germany is ran from. That week he took us to an awesome vegan buffet. Never knew a vegan diet could be so delicious until then. He has been wanting to open this gym for a while and I'm super happy that he was able to finally do it.
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Wow I am a bit jealous.. But sometime this year I will visit Berlin with my girlfriend and we both look forward to do some sessions at Berlin Strength. Maybe we get lucky and get to know him and a few other guys there :)
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I won't get a chance to go there until next June when I'll be in the city for the Champions League final but I imagine most of the same characters will be around. I got to watch Patrick, former strongest man in Germany and also a vegan, deadlift and that was quite impressive to say the least. They are all pretty easy to approach and ask questions, except for maybe Chris, the bald guy. He's a dick to basically everyone but that doesn't bother us so we purposely gave him a hard time. Haha. He's also quite strong if you've seen him lift in any other videos. Hope you two have fun there! I love Berlin and can't wait to go back.
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Yeah Patrik is probably my favourite strength athlete and it would be so neat to meet him in person. Just look at the other video I posted here, especially the beginning and the end make it seem like he is a pretty chill guy to hang out it!
Yeah that Chris guy.. I looked him up on facebook and he is liking some... er.. 'questionable' stuff, to say the least...
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The third lift of the video the guy seems to bring in his bicep, which is not something that I would expect from what seems to be an experienced lifter.
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Personally, sumo is harder for me. Is it generally considered easier?
Lots of people think sumo is always easier because the stance reduces the ROM. But in reality the difficulty really depends on your leverages. I mostly pull sumo right now but I can actually pull a little more conventional.
That's what I thought. I've pulled 440 conventional but only 405 sumo.
I am the opposite. I pulled conventional for years. After a competition in which I still could not break 400, I decided I wanted to try sumo. The first time I ever tried pulling sumo, I got 405 and my PR. I was always pushed away from trying sumo, but I have skyrocketed since I have started pulling sumo. I definitely feel everybody should try both and find what works best for them. There are too many people who have only stayed with the way they learned it, when they might be stronger in a different form.
This is exactly how it went for me. PR'd at 410 first time ever trying Sumo. Did you also get cocky and try to go up in weight and strain your glute? If so, were twins. Hah
I found it easier.. Could pull 410 sumo first time I ever tried it, and I hadn't even hit 400 for conventional yet. After straining my leg squatting tho, sumo is hard as shit now. I do have T-Rex arms though.
I learned to sumo first. I am 6'2. Although I just lift heavy and am no competitive. Now I use a trap bar (hex bar) for dead lifts. I am much more comfortable. I have always stuggled with split grip standard deadlift on barbell. Only problem with trap bar is the most I can load is 450 or so.
Trap bar is not a real deadlift.
Trap bar deadlift is a squat pull.