Greatest Strength Feat of All Time? Breaking Down John Haack's HISTORIC 903lb Deadlift 

I often have a tough time putting into words what goes into my deadlift, but you did a perfect job describing it with this breakdown. Really appreciate it!

His 600 lbs bench is just as absurd. He is a once in a lifetime lifter

"It was disgusting to watch" Yup that sums up just about all of his lifts, bench included. Just hit 600lbs. Crazy stuff.

I think a huge reason why John has made consistent progress is due to his somewhat less intense training frequency coupled with his injury-free training. Genetic freak with PEDs who gets good sleep and eats his weight in food everyday staying injury free and frequent in the gym is a perfect combo.

AND he did it after a 12 hour flight the day before, flying from the US -> UK. GOAT!

What makes johns deadlift so impressive is his 600lb bench

John actually said he was going to do a strongman competition recently but the recent injuries at his last meet and another meet got in the way. But, he does have interest in strongman!

The stretch reflex is the reason my second rep ALWAYS moves faster than my first. If I can pull it for one, I can pull it for 2. Which is not necessarily a good thing. I can also pull more from the floor than blocks, even higher blocks.

Thinking of him as a 198 strongmen is scary. A 105 kg would be monstrous.

Can't even call him a genetic freak at this point. He's in his own class at this point, it's fucking absurd.

To be fair, I think that Coan’s pull was still more impressive considering it was on a stiff bar. That said, I expect John to pull much more than this within the next couple of years. I think 1000 at 220 is probably a realistic expectation.

Dude that’s also my favorite thing about john haack: his deadlift setup. He doesn’t waste any movement at all. The deadlift setups these days are getting absolutely ridiculous and people are starting to look like fools.

John Haack is the chosen one

Haack doesn't waste any oxygen or time to feel the bar, he just grabs and rips the F out of it. That 2300 Lbs total is coming.

Not saying people who pull sumo should be ridiculed and shamed out of existence, just that conventional is far more legit, aesthetically pleasing and better in every way.

DUDE! i was spitting my breathe out when i saw that pull. WHAT THE FUCK. Didn't pull the slack out. didn't take ANY time. didn't hitch struggle nothing just straight PICKED up 900lbs! Dude in NOT human!

Definitely an individual well above his class. It’s amazing how strength and technique is excelling! Can’t wait to see 1,000lb deadlift from someone under 300 in bodyweight.

Konstantinov's 939lbs beltless, strapless absolute truly raw deadlift is probably the greatest strength feat I've ever seen. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I've never seen anyone lift more than that completely raw like Konstantinov.

Dan Green’s beltless 900 pull in the animal cage is also right up there for me.

I never normally watch this type of video but I really enjoyed listening to this breakdown and I think it’s spot on. Having tuned my own set up around watching johns deadlift I agree with pretty much everything you said especially when it comes to the way he sets up before even reaching for the bar

I'm going for a 500 bench at 190 soon thinking I'll catch Haack's press at a lower bodyweight. Then he hits 600! Alien DNA.

I've tried getting tight at the top and pulling quickly, it works really well but on the negative side it makes it much harder to get tight when training with straps

Kabuki DL bar orders incoming :D

06:36 are those shoes Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat design? SWEET!

Did not know he was on YT, thanks!

What about Jamal browner?!?

I'm gonna try to have a quicker start now. I can really relate to everything you said

Haack is just insane. Top bench and deadlift and a top 5 all time squat he’s only getting better

John says in a video with Mark Bell that he puts his arms out to lock his traps in... which may be why you don't see him yanking slack out of the bar.

Love watching him lift. He doesn't look like a master of technique, he just looks brutally strong when he lifts.

For sure the greatest lift of all time. No doubt. Makes people like Brian Shaw, Hafthor look like they’re under achievement at their size. 6’8” and 6’9” and 440 lbs and only 100-200lbs more at deadlift.

Great feat of strength? This isn't even a real deadlift. First, a proper deadlift begins with one's legs spread like a porn star. The lifter should take at least 45 seconds to huff and puff and make awkward hand movements and facial expressions. Since the lift involves moving a weight off the ground while holding it in one's hands, it is imperative that straps be used to compensate for the lifter's inability to hold the weight in their hands. As the bar rises, the lifter must exhibit a cringe-inducing amount of lower back rounding as well as signs of excessive steroid use and/or questionable health, such as bleeding out of their head, nose or mouth. The completion of the lift should include five to ten seconds of hitching accompanied by a look of sheer agony on the lifter's face. Of course, the lifter is expected to drop the bar short of a full lockout since it is clearly impossible to stabilize that much weight for any period of time. Finally, after screaming and hollering for several seconds, the lifter is required to stare into the camera and make a baffling comment such as "what now bitch?" before abruptly ending the video. John's deadlifts fail every single one of these criteria and flat out don't count, in my book. In fact, he probably has the worst technique I have ever seen.

Love this kind of character

excellent vid

If you listen to the mark bell podcast with John Haack you’ll be furious at how rudimentary his training is and how little juice he’s on. Just a different species of human.

this man is a big nerd , i love it

excellent post...thanks

Bro. Bro. I'll be happy when I hit 300 kg or even if I can't go past 250 kg.

What a beast

Yo Mr Bromley, Video quality looking amazing! I'm struggling to get consistent leg drive going on my pull, any tips or videos you may have to help me really get that locked in? I really feel when I nail it the bar comes up so much faster and feels lighter but sometimes its there and sometimes not and I'm not too sure why, Thank you for all your amazing videos they have been such a blessing to my training.

shiiit nothings impossible now that ive discovered Lord bromleys hyperbolic training videos .my damn lifts are about to be world class thanks to this man . i never understood how recovery worked untill i found this channel i was as you said burning the candle at both ends . nothings impossibel with the right sources of information .and i am passionate about powerlifting again thanks to this channel an your books alex because i know an believe just based off the results so far i can achieve greatness. i bought every josh bryant book he had even a book from fred hat field an i bought the books by chad wesley , and then i bought your line up of books and your books did way better at explaining this concept and why its important to back off . i always skipped deloads on josh bryants programs but he never explained it in a motivating way why deloads are crucial like you did . i am more inclinced to deload when i know the bennifiet . my ego was not healthy .

"It's disgusting to watch" 🤣 glad I'm not the only one who feels that way haha..... Quick question, since my friend and I argue about this quite often... Is direct ab work necessary for a big deadlift? Thanks for always being entertaining and informative 💪🏻

greatest ever , 1988 Olympics. Niam Sulymanoglu , 152.5kg snatch , 200ok Clean and jerk ....... at body weight of 59.6kg

Bundle of controlled energy, didn't see a snarky belt throw. Well done.

John is great, I follow him all the time. What do you think of Biby's 270 kg overhead press?

Absolute stud. I hope he sticks strictly to powerlifting. Larry wheels was a damn unit when it came to powerlifting, but whenever he branched out into strongman, etc… is when his injuries started to happen. We need John healthy af!!

Maybe you two could do a video together and you can both go back and forth asking questions

Cant remember specically but i think john said he starts feeling rough when his bodyweight goes above 220 so i doubt he'll go to 242.

2:20 nice tip dude

Lamar Gant had the cobra setup for sure!

Haack is on another planet.

He reminds me of Ed Coan with a more monstrous upper body

What’s about Jamal Browner’s deadlift?

Thanks!

Crazy watching this video now... Since he just hit this same weight on a power bar for his upcoming comp... WTF

Coan was primarily a single ply lifter no?

Coan had pulled 925 for a double in training. (No deadlift bar)

What do you think about that Russian dude called Ivan savkin who pulled a 12 thousand ton ship ?

Goat.

“Do not try to bend the spoon - that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no spoon.”

ed coan had also equipment help for squats, i consider john strongest ever

Niam Clean and Jerking 190kg at 56kg bodyweight is up there as well.

i enjoyed it

That's the most metal book I've ever seen. Gift of Injury. lol

His 900+ deadlift look cleaner than Larry wheels imo

Interestingly, he consistently grabs the bar off center.

He recently talked about his deadlift setup briefly on Mark Bells channel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bh3h6bVXQOw.html

He could pull 5x bodyweight with a suit. Over 1000 lbs.

And it's a real raw deadlift not some insane contortionist leverage bullshit. Just raw pure strength. I love it! Lets be real has any one seen a sumo lift and been bumped and go wow! I wanna go deadlift! Doubts...

I just now understand why Johns legs are always odd and uneven looking. It's because he intentionally places his right foot closer to the bar during his stance. The question is, why? I solved it. It's because he uses a supinated grip. To provent back problems from the lift spinning to the right as he is pulling, he places his right foot an inch closer to the bar. It's why he always locks out his right leg first.

In my opinion Jamal browner pulling 971lb is another monumental feat of strength weighing 242lb.

If that man went to the 110kg class and filled it he could break the absolute atwr in sleeves lol

Pocket Hercules had the greatest feats of strength in history. But Haack is up there.

Dont think a crazy cycle and force feeding is in the cards for him. His comp prep cycle is 300 test a week and 50 anadrol a day and he said he felt uncomfortable being 220lbs as it was pushing it for him.

maybe he should be studied like they did with paul anderson back in his time that would be awesome.

Let's catch Santa!

What's the best steroid for strength?

I think he would be great at Have weight strong man tooo

Just passing by to say john recently desdlifted 420 kilograms

We already know that the pre lift ritual is, empirically, needed for each individual. This becomes more meaningful as the level of “eliteness” increases. It’s been studied ad nauseam in sports psych. Obviously, the beginner will have more steps as a manifestation of simply not exploring the minimum amount of setup they personally need compared to their advanced counterparts. But at the end of the day, everyone has their setup ritual that, when interfered with, most often results in inferior outcomes and sensations. Again, this has been studied. Then add the literature in this vein in the realm of sports medicine and we can confidently conclude that this claim is unsupported. We have yet to observe a sport where these principles break down

9:23 It's hard to say it's 7 billion people. If every person on the planet was lifting weights at all, he wouldn't be #1. There's an entire segment of the population who's genetics will never be tested. It's not like every person who has great genetics gets a diehard interest in power lifting at the ideal age. Likewise, most successful powerlifters happened to do just that. The number of people that even have access to a gym is certainly no where close to 7 billion, let alone first world medical care and sports specific training. I think a lot of sports today haven't seen peak performance. This is especially true for sports that aren't purely skill based. Soccer, for example, isnt going to benefit massively from medical advancements. Tommy John surgery is a good example of a medical advancement that has helped though. New science could absolutely benefit powerlifters, particularly for enhanced lifters. So regardless of genetic potential, the sports science is still evolving. Recovery is improving, medicine is improving, and there's always more new data coming out disapproving old theories.

I'm pretty sure John did a small strongman competition and came in either 1st or 2nd place.

Idk if any top level strongman can do this in just a belt. Absolutely ridiculous. Mixed grip too

I agree on the set up I've noticed a lot of the top powerlifters now try to make it sound WAY more complicated than it is. Jamal browner completely messed up Larry wheels deadlift trying to give him unnecessary cues

I truly believe john could have the All Time biggest total in powerlifting while weighing only 275

Everyone is gonna jump in with this "It's how he's built" and "What do YOU know?" and stuff, but I really wanna see John's low bar squat. His DL is so great I bet it'd be even better than his High Bar.

Idk if it's the most impressive single lift, but factoring in he has a 600 lb bench too makes it unreal. Although both gym lifts, so no cut. John pulls the slack and transitions to the pull immediately, it becomes a fluid movement.

Pbenedicht magnusson deadlift raw is the best Ever

Greatest Strength Feat of All Time? My 135 bench when i was 15

Why does it look like he breathes out before getting down

Me watching this in 2024 after he hit 925 easily lol.

Does anyone here believe John hack could deadlift 1000 lbs or no?

I think he has some genetic predisposition for strength whether it be muscle fiber recruitment or his cns is just able to grind through shit. Freaky genetics

Doesn't make sense how a lifter could be so disgustingly strong in both bench and deadlift. Kinda wish he had more deadlift optimized leverages, so we can see a 220 pull 1000 lbs conventional lol

Dont swear

Am I missing something but don't the strongman pull over 1000 lbs?

Oly lifter aka Clarence Kennedy

young twits forgot Mike Bridges

The Eddie hall story about the 500kg 1102lb dead lift was pretty crazy. That guy was either going to get the weight up, or die right there on that platform

Yep, Towmater...the rusty forklift. Mhm... definitely a forklift.