I finally hit my 400+ LB goal at around 180 LBs Bodyweight.. 413Lbs specifically. Im working my way to 500 x1 but its going to take some time.. 500x20 is just absurd and i am astounded by the power of the human capability. You are one of the greatest to ever do it Jonnie.
Thank you brother. You have a lot to be proud of, as each step builds onto the next. A 500 lbs deadlift is no joke, and most people never reach it for a single. Keep building!
To answer your questions 1. I think I can hit 20 but I’d puke and injure something 😂 I did 600x8 recently and that felt like absolute hell. I’ve done 405x20 sumo in like 2015 but that’s so different. Something about 500 is different because even when you deadlift 700+ it still feels decently heavy. As where 405 feels like an empty bar even when you’re only pulling 600. 2. Bob easily can rep 600x20 I bet. He’s good at high reps and unorthodox movements. I honestly would put money he could hit it any day of the week. 3. I’ve seen strongman rep 765 for 10 in comp so I think a few could easily do 700x20 because this was a lower level comp. Eddie at his best maybe if his cardio was solid. Depends though if you allow straps because that would be a large advantage. Honestly if more people trained for it I think 750x20 is easily possible but with current standards 700 is realistic.
idk about 750x20 conv, that's crazy even touch and go. Maybe sumo, since I've got a 750 sumo friend who has hit 600x15 touch and go, but I don't think 750x20 can be done conventional. That would require the greatest anaerobic conditioning the world has ever seen lol even george leeman who is arguably one of the best tng for reps conv deadlifters ever managed 800x8 a month or two after he pulled 515x26 beltless, That's insane on it's own, but adding almost 200lbs to that set of 26? not so sure lol
Little by little, we'll get there. I just pulled 475 for 2. I had a third rep in me but I wanted to pleat it safe, I'm gonna max out next week. I'm pretty sure I got it. Been at it since April. Wanted to do it before this coming April
Questions of the day: 1. How many reps can you deadlift with 500 lbs? 2. What natural lifter do you think can deadlift 600 x 20, if any? 3. What would be the all time best possible 20 RM among untested lifters? My answers are: 1. Watch the video (no spoilers). 2. I think it'd be possible, but it'd need to be an efficient sumo puller, since admittedly sumo helps more on reps than singles, so it'd have to come down to Callgary Barbell Bryce, David Woolson, or Sawyer Klatt. But some others possibly could have a crack at it. 3. I honestly think 660 lbs would be the cap right now. Someone like Jamal Browner can pull 800+ for around 10, and I think the dropoff to 20 would be steep, so I don't think anyone can hit 700 x 20, but 660 lbs is right where I think someone would nail it. Someone like Tyson Ridenour would be built for this type of competition. Let me know your answers.
Yeeeesss! Been waiting so long for your videos, this just made my fucking week.. many ups and downs and this just makes everything better, love you candito!
Watching this back is insane... like if I met you in the street I'd probably think you're a gym bro but not world class strength like this... this is some insane sh*t!!! I remember over 10 years ago when I was still in Uni I did your free 10-12 week program or something ran it a few times I was the strongest I have ever been in my life at that point in time. But because of all the high volume/not such great form got injured badly. Been feeling good lately 10+years later I still want to go back to powerlifting really really miss it, forms, ego in check, taking it slow, rebuilding my base. Hoping to try out your new programs again coming up. At 32 now I hope I can still go back to when I was squatting 480, Benching 335, and DL 550... Would be my goal/dream for 2024! You're a true inspiration Johnnie!
Ohhh Jonnniiiiiiie ho ho ho ho. I love how much your channel has grown(and that presumably you were able to make it a career?) By far my favorite video of yours is still "Overcoming Negativity"
Johnny, thanks so much for your content. You're by far one of the most down to earth relatable guys in the RU-vid/powerlifting world. Keep the content coming! I wanted to ask what your thoughts are on doing heavy deads and squats on different days. Since April I've been following the 6 week program to the T, but since I have a physically demanding job it can get pretty hard to complete workouts when it starts getting heavy. I know a lot of people break up deadlifts and squats. Do you do heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day?
I can't do any reps with 500 lb lol but I was psyched to hit a 405 by 8 on the deadlift a few weeks back! I hope to hit 500 some day. Youre the man candito!!
Jonnie, I just wanted to thank you because of your program I was able to break a 2 year long plateau on my bench. As a intermediate lifter who’s been lifting seriously for 3 years I was almost about to give up on bench press but after running your free bench program It changed my life. You deserve so much more recognition and I will be a life time supporter of you.
DAMO hitting 405lb bench press and Candito hitting 500x21 sumo deadlift in the same week (not sure when originally recorded on video)! What a time to be alive!
Love the edit & music during the lift. I’m gonna give this a try tomorrow after my full back workout (how my coach has it programmed atm). Should be fun
i got 500x15 dead stop, stiff eleiko bar conventional last year, with no specific training for it. Fun fact I did that competition Omar ran back in the day and got like 7 sumo on a deadlift bar with bumper plates think i came in 5th or something... Good times
500 is my 1rm at 195 pounds. I don't deadlift often. Train more for hypertrophy. But I was curious so I dedicated a few weeks to deadlifting and pulled 500 for 1. My working sets for squats are 385ish. Best I did was 405 for.
Nick Best has a video of him deadlifting 585lbs for 17 reps, not sure if anyone is closer to the 600 for 20 reps. Now he's of course not natural but he did it conventional with super narrow stance, so his ROM was huge.
touch and go, but also on a stiff bar. That set was crazy. I've done it for 12 dead stop stiff bar, and 13 touch and go with deadlift bar. One day 20 would be sweet lol
I did 505 for 5 (conventional) back in 1988 at 165 in prep for my last-ever full meet, but haven't really deadlifted since (just occasional 5s with 315 or so). Inspired by this video, I think I'll take it back up again, so we'll see if I could get back to one rep at age 59 next year (still weigh165, but I'm a bench-only guy).
Monstrous lift man! Congrats!. 405x20 is on my checklist. At 9:09 you mentioned the freedom to build this massive base of a 20 rep max eventually to a 10 rep max then to the competition lift. Just wondering if you'd elaborate on the train of thought here. I had phases where I'd go for a high rep max....and the following week add some weight and repeat for another high rep max but maybe 2-3 reps lower than the previous week until I'd get to a single. Is that sort of what you're getting at?
builds more muscle and is good conditioning work. The better conditioned you are, the more total volume you can handle/recover from. When I was neck and neck with a friend of mine at 700lb deads, my higher work capacity is what allowed me to progress much quicker than my friend. I'd be doing heavy 5s with maybe 5min rest, he was stuck doing 3s with less weight because he didn't have the endurance/capacity to do more reps in a single set, and even those lighter 3s he was absolutely GASSED and sucking wind for 10-15min. Now I'm pulling mid 800s and he's still struggling to get to 750 despite being heavier and on more PEDs than me. The difference is in the amount of effective volume we can perform and recover from. He primarily trains low volume in the 1-3 rep range which is how he got me training as well when I started at 315, and it worked for long enough for me to catch up to him, which is when I started to smarten up while he's too stubborn to change how he trains. Honestly probably because higher rep deadlifts and squats are seriously brutal and uncomfortable to do. I always say the deadlift is my least favorite lift to TRAIN, but by far my favorite to max on.
@@bloatmax4420 Thanks for the perspective. Higher conditioning leads to being able to train at more volume with the heavier weights which leads to more top end strength. I clicked on your channel to see if you really could pull 800+. Impressive work. I am all about backed up claims.
@@JacksonRich69 there are so many different ways to go about getting stronger which is what makes it so fun, never gets stale because you can always switch things up without regressing in the long-term. Did you by any chance get the training method you described from George Leeman? That's exactly how he used to train. Usually one top set AMRAP he'd add weight to each week, and then maybe 1-3 sets of deficit or block pulls after before going crazy on assistance work. Worked well for him, obviously, but I didn't personally get much out of that whether I was doing touch and go or dead stop. It does give me some cool ideas though, 5x10-12ish and a lighter amrap to absolute failure and maybe cluster an additional 10 reps onto that amrap. Do that for a few weeks, slight deload, carb up and go for 20rm. Repeat with heavier loads over the next few weeks before going for a 15rm, etc. I think the main issue with George's training for me was the intensity being too high; very poor stimulus to fatigue ratio and I'd really feel that fatigue accumulate week to week, but I was also training squats moderately heavy and he stopped bb squats in favor of specializing in deadlifts, which would give him a bit more room to recover between sessions.
@@bloatmax4420 Actually, it's something that just came to mind after trying different methods. I found it gave me a way to improve every session. I establish a rep pr or close with a heavy but not too heavy weight. Do something similar the following week...it would be heavier which means more load than the week before but I'm not expected to hit the same rep range. It simply allowed room for growth. I could go back down and repeat. Interesting point about you saying it didn't work for you but did for him. I was reading through some world deadlift record holders' programing and some are vastly different. Heavy singles for some, a top rep set for some, good old fashioned 5x6 for others. What is your main approach?
I used to conventional deadlift 405lb for 25 reps when I was 185 pounds with a belt and chalk. Thought I was the greatest. Several years later, I stopped using a belt and started training maximum deficit deadlift (4 inches) Built up to 240 lb morning weight and completed 24 reps 405lb conventional. Can honestly say it's worth never using assistance on any lifts because I can use my strength outside the gym. The assistance lifts (belts, straps, sumo, suit) really make you believe you are something that you're not and I am confident that I would manhandle 5 of my 185lb past selves very easily. Moreso based on functional strength than the fact that I weigh more.
