Am I Among the Best DEADLIFTERS of all time 

I like that you respected Benny's lift straight away. It's as legit as it gets imo.

Perfect balance of lifting and teaching

Benny Magnuson no straps, no suit....RAW POWER

Konstantin Konstantinov - heaviest raw deadlift record under 140 kg class. No belt, no straps, no suit - that guy was the machine.

I love this format, it is not only super interesting to hear about all the different deadlifts, but it's also super educational and informative for people who are newer to lifting how you break down the different functions. 10/10

Benni is the goat of deadlifting (outwith strongman) I met him the same day I met prime Eddie. Benni stood and spoke for an easy 5 minutes at his booth while he was chilling, he was huge! Its not just that beautiful deadlift, its the control putting the bar down... with that weight! Mind blown.

I was unable to do any progress deadlifting because my low back ended way too f-ed up the next day. Improved my core bracing with your queues and started to make progress again.

Benni is definitely inspirational i'm in awe every time I watch that clip. He put it down like he was at planet fitness.

Congrats in advance as you are about to hit 250K subscribers !!! When I joined you were somewhere between 4k & 8k

Honestly, the main reason I trust the Hafthor 501 lift is because I trust Magnus ver Magnussen. He supervised everything and is a super fair and unbiased judge, even for his countryman. If Magnus calls it a good lift and new official wr, then it's the new official wr.

Your videos and strongman knowledge have improved a lot! Great job, and keep it up!

Indeed you are! I just love how humble you are so watching anything from you is just so entertaining and educational.

You are looking more and more confident and comfortable recording these videos, really enjoying the content LHBK!

Perfect analysis on Eddie vs Thor conversation

You really make genuinely entertaining videos. Keep it up!

Wow! I used to hate doing Deadlifts, but have grown to love them over the years. Have watched 100's of videos on them. Clicked on this video just because i love the subject, wasn't expecting to learn anything... but I did 😊 Thank you 👍 And yeah, everyone mentions Eddie and Thor, glad you gave some love to Benedict and Jerry. Love them and J.F. and Rauno as well.

Saw you at the Albert Hall on the weekend. Despite being a proud scotsman i couldn't help but cheer for you. Class act

Great attempt on that 440. I know your not a fan of rolling the bar to yourself then lifting, so I was surprised to see you do it. If you hadn't mentioned it was a mistake, I would have thought you changed your mind on rolling.

This was a perfect video on deadlifting you covered alot and compared lifters in a timely fashion and watching you fail at the end makes this video feel authentic! I'm working on my deadlift and have hit a weight I can't break but I know goal will be achieved some day!

you're such a good ambassador to strongman Mitchell, keep it up man

World record, my friend you inspire me so much! Congratulations sir!!

pretty convenient I JUST got my lifting straps in the mail and Mitchell posts a video with a tutorial on different ways to use them

0:30 actually it was exactly what i was thinking, I think among anyone who knows anything more than just watching Eddie on youtube benedikt's lift is mentioned more as the most impressive

Danny did 487.5 kg If not mistaken, there was a (forgive me if I am wrong) Polish guy that used straps to pull 502.5 kg

I really appreciate your attitude and of course your incredible strength.

One thing that doesn't get said enough about the whole 500 vs 501 thing. Thor did it in a single ply suit, Eddie in a multi ply suit, big difference. The 5 most impressive deadlifts ever imo 1. Benni's raw pull 2. Thor's 501 3. Thor's elephant bar record (474 kg, no suit, tougher bar) 4. Eddie's 500 5. Jerry's elephant bar pull (467 kg, also no suit and tougher bar ofc). All incredibly impressive lifts and hate to see so much negativity surrounding the two heaviest ones.

Jerry Pritchard is criminally underrated/appreciated in the strongman world. Dude was a straight beast

loved this vid, definetly the sweet spot with talking and lifting

Keep growing. Excited to see what you can do within 10 years of dedicating yourself to the sport. You are the most successfull 4 year strength sport athlete of all time currently

Magnusson's lift doesn't get old, that just blows my mind every time I see it. But Jesus, Grigsby is genetically engineered to pull, the bar locks out ridiculously low. As someone with the classic disadvantaged "all torso and no limbs" physique, I am jealous.

Absolutely love the lift heavy, be kind mantra

Love the new educational videos! 💪💪💪

Can’t count Griggs with sumo

Some great videos coming from you hooper hope to see you attempt the record deadlift

Absolutely Thor's lift was legit. Agreed Mitch. The plates were calibrated, weighed, everything checked by the top strongman referee in history Magnus Ver Magnusson who also refereed the lift. Not that it matters but Thor's warmup lifts were timed according to standard strongman event schedules, which makes sense also because that's what he's used to. The fatigue considerations of an actual competition that make it more challenging are irrelevant, one does not have to lift a world record in competition, others can do it in their home gym if they want, provided they get an official(s) to check everything, but noone has because they can't. Also Thor is renowned for thriving off crowd energy, a big competition crowd actually aids him, so although he had friends and family cheering him on, it's different to a huge crowd cheering. Bottom line, a lift is a lift (unless it's sumo..jk).

Very cool and informative deadlift video! What are your tips for people with long legs ? I really struggle getting the weight up.

What are your thoughts on Jón Páll Sigmarsson's deadlift on pure strength of 1,153 lb, with a rectangular bar?

Thank you Mitch, learned a lot from that one.

I have seen Benny's deadlift and agree,also Andy Bolton back in the day was impressive.Q) what do elite lifters such as yourself pull without straps?

You’re wrong, I did guess it was benni’s pull! 😂 an incredible lift Also good shout for Jerry Pritchett, he was STRONG

Best thing is it’s exactly my own thought for best of all time.

Wow this is exeptionally made video

The maddest thing about magnusson`s lift is that he puts it down gently.

Sumo has to be a stand alone category as it’s so different to the classic deadlift. Thors 501 is still slightly open to debate, being in his own gym etc. it’s just not competition rules applied. This brings me to conclusion that Eddie Hall’s lift of half a tonne, shattering what everyone thought was possible by a human and the levels he went to, the blood and grit, the way he held it at the top, pouring blood and didn’t give a fuck … yeah man… iconic moment in history.

Thanks. Now I know how to use straps correctly

Im so glad you mention benny magnusson. The best lift

As always, there's plenty of good advice in this video. At 8:25 though, Moose shares information which had never crossed my mind. 😲 Now we can see why Mitch is already a strength-athlete legend, despite only taking up the sport a few weeks ago.

Raw (no belt or straps) I can pull 315lbs at two reps. Then fatigue hits my grip. Grip is my Achilles heel for sure. Still trying to master how to properly use the straps. Thanks for these tips!

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉

🏆🎉 Congratulations on your WSM #1 Winner 💪🇺🇸

Benny and Konstantin still the real deadlift kings.

Giving Benni some love... we like that.

The super wide sumo, noodle bar lifts are crazy and incredibly impressive, but Benni, Thor, Eddie, and Jerry are quite a ways ahead for me. And this is coming from a guy who mainly sumo deadlifts. Granted my feet are 8" from the collars, not .08", but yknow.

Moose, I'd love to see what weight you can do DOUBLE OVERHAND! NO STRAPS!!

Modesty: the first thing that comes to mind when I think of Mitch✌🏽😎

Eddie Conan’s 901# DL in a single ply suit and belt in my opinion might also be included in the “best deadlift” category….and he was just as good in the squat too

No jamal browner? He deserves a video on his own!

I have deadlift amnesia. I forget my form every time I approach the bar

Great vid

Veli Kumpuniemi was awesome deadlifter. 82,4kg bodyweight and 357,5kg deadlift.

You got this and awesome content. I’m trying to get to my next milestone which is 700 lb @ 225 LB body weight.

0:35 that is what everybody that actually trains was thinking. The GOAT of goated lifts

The weights in Grigsbys lift are like 3 inches off the floor. His complete ROM is like 6 inches. The heavier the weight gets on those bars with a ton of bend to them allow you to just lift the weights an inch off the floor and get the record.

Great stuff, as always. What about Andy Bolton with the first 1000lbs deadlift?

Thor floated the supposed 501 up but he'd have made his mark if he had gone for 510. Similar say with Eddies record axle press, he could have gone 20-30 lbs heavier if he'd used leg drive. Eddie's destroying of the existing deadlift record is still the most iconic of all time given the build up, the brute strength and the blood. I am English though so probably a little biased.

Is it like strapping down something on your truck or trailer? If so, the key is saying "that's not going anywhere"

type 4 diabetes 🤣 I was like wait....was I unaware there was a type 3?? Great video.

Benedikt Magnússon needs to be in the thumbnail.

Jerry Pritchett is an incredibly nice person, met him once at a grocery store. Got to say hi and get a picture.

Congratulations on the World Record

Jerry also did his deadlifts raw at almost every comp. I believe (I could be wrong) that the 465kg he did the year Eddie pulled 500 was raw.

0:45 Thor has himself said it & he might be the only one who can break it

Hafthor, rauno, Eddie, makarov, Caron, Shaw, Pritchett, benni, have all either pulled more equipped or have pulled 460+ raw Bobby Thompson also pulled a yolo 465 in a suit but “forgot” his belt

cya in Vegas! 💪

Thank you!! When I saw the thumbnail I was thinking how Benny needs to be part of the conversation too. He's a legend in the sport but sadly not very recognized by the mainstream. Kind of an unsung hero. 🫡

I hope I get to see you sunday in amsterdam!

I'm a heavy (and out of shape) guy and have a hard time deadlifting mainly because I have trouble reaching the bar on the ground without round my lower back. I've been doing Rack Pulls as low as I can right now. I notice a lot of strongmen roll the bar back towards them right before pulling. Does this make it easier to grab the bar and get it into position as a larger individual or do I just need to get better with my hip mobility?

I agree, Benni's 1,015 Raw is still the best, and it looked like he had more in the tank that day.

Bennys is in my opinion the most real record. If you can’t hold the weight you shouldn’t lift the weight. Amazed Mitch are using straps when he needs to train grip

loved you showing a failed attempt

TOP 10 Strongman deadlifter of all time: Is just an opinion, i will base it on overall perfomances though, from 1 to 10. Question is, will Mitch get in? will he beat his country man JF Caron?. Number 1. Hafthor Bjornsson: At this point is just a formalitie, he helds the All time world record at 501KG and the Elephant Bar Deadlift record at 474KG, both of wich he broke with realative ease. Also helds a couple of deadlift for reps records like the 350KG and one on the axl (forgott the weight). Has also done 8 official 1k pounds pulls and many more in training including a 480KG elephant deadlift. Number 2: Eddie "The Beast" Hall: Can´t say deadlift without Edduard, former AT record been the first man to deadlift 500KG, former EBD with a 465KG, still holds the WSM record at the long bar with 472.5KG (EQuipped) and the Drum Roll D with Shaw at 445KG, and did 6 official 1k pound deadlifts. Number 3. Benedikt Magnusson: Powerlifting Raw record holder in a whole comp with a 445KG pull and all time raw record holder with his 460KG pull, former AT record holder with 465KG, overall 3 1k official pulls. I´m mixing here his PL cause that 460 is a thing of beauty and is arguably more impressive that both 500Kg pulls, BUT, can´t deny Thor adn Edduard passed him in strongman deadlif disciplines. Number 4. Jerry Pritchett: The dark horse of deadlift. Bro still holds the raw strongman record at 465KG, former EB record holder with a 467KG deadlift wich was also the formr american DL record ( now beaten by Savatinov but semi sumo and with a suit), former Hummer tire deadlift record holder with JF caron (who 5 minutes after beated him), has done 4 official 1k pounds pulls. Never pulled equipped. Number 5: Brian Shaw: Big boy Shaw did 4 official 1k Pulls, all done Raw, holds the drumroll dl record at 445KG allong Edduard and also the only man to beat him at deadlift events while Eddie was the king and one of few to challengue Thor when he became king. Number 6: Jean Francois Caron: JF is the fomer hummer tire record holder at a massive 540+KG deadlift, helds the Canadian Raw record with his elephant pull of 463KG, altough has only one official 1k pull the fact he did it Raw and is one of the others to never get in a suit puts him high above the rest. Number 7. Ivan Makarov: Comp PB of 483KG deadlift but what brings him here is the amount of times he has pulled 1k pounds, the number is absurd if you take his training lifts. He is brought down due to not having comparable raw numbers and his reliance on a suit. Number 8: Rauno Heinla: Current masters deadlift record holder at 476KG deadlift, has 3 1k pulls, also helds the silver dollar deadlift record at 580KG. Number 9: Andy Bolton: Though he did it at powerlifting rules, is always worht mentioning he was the first 1k puller and did it twice. Number 10. Pehiman Mahareipouhir: Comp PB of 485KG done this 2024, has done 2 1k pulls, all in suit. Number 11. Mitchell Hooper: Relentless deadlifter, helds the canadian record at 475KG and has 2 official 1K pulls including another done a 2022.

Wish I knew about bracing when I was deadlifting. My best 355 @ 170 body weight as an ignorant newbie

Mitch is the bar whisperer.

Hello Mitch. May I suggest something?

Commenting while waiting on the stones. You said a criticism you get is that you're arrogant. There's a point when you're that good it's just disingenuous to be overly humble. As Jaco Pastorius said. It's not bragging if you can back it up. And you back it up time and time again. And that's from a huge Stoltman fan.

Have you seen Krzysztof Wierzbicki 502,5 kg sumo deadlift? It's especially impressive, since he weights only around 100 kg.

Hello from Ukraine. Thank you for the positive content! Why is it Team Moose and not Team Walrus? Walruses have mustaches like yours, and they are strong as hell (same as you).

Had a good dead lift session today, lifted 5 kilos more than I thought at the final two sets :) Happy though and with a good feeling. 440kilos is 2x my dead lift today 😁 although I am 100% natty and body weight of 85 kg Also for me its just a fun hobby.

One day we'll all be dead lifters

Agreed 10000 with Bennys deadlift

It'd be serious BDE to break the raw record at SMOE, then the equipped in Vegas. Realistically it's smarter to just do what you need to to play the points game, but it'd be bad ass to go for the records too

What do you think about Graham Hicks?

Sumo should be an own category. I realy dislike sumo deadlifts cuz they dont need to be pulled as high as regular deadlifts

Since you asked opinions: I rarely hear this as an argument even if the weights were perfectly calibrated for Thor: Eddy had to perform then and there, when he was called out to come to stage, at a time set by others, no matter how he felt that morning. It is very common to not hit your best ever lifts in a meet since you have travelled, been doing other events, etc. I feel if a sprinter would come along in athletics and run 9.55s 100m on his backyard track with perfect timing equipment, that this is impressive. But not as impressive as Bolt running a WR at the Olympic finals.

Benny's DL is still the most legit lift of all time absolutely

I see new vid, i click. ❤

The first one, he didn't even drop the bar. He set it down gently.

Can you explain the difference between bracing out vs bracing in while deadlifting? Ex. My physical therapist has told me to flex my abs and suck my stomach in to provide support while deadlifting. They said that using a belt and bracing "out" to the belt is more dangerous for your back.

The most impressive thing about Thor's 501 is that when Eddie did 500 it almost killed him Thor did 501 just to piss Eddie and his fanboys off (which it did) he had more in the tank maybe could have done 505-510 by the way it went up, I wish all the guys that get on Thor's case would just realize what an amount of weight that man is able to move and just walk away like it was another day

Quit dead lifting at 21 due to a hernia 😢 was on 170 and hoping for 200kg within a year