Greatest Strength Feat of All Time? Breaking Down John Haack's HISTORIC 903lb Deadlift
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John Haack just pulled 903lbs, making for what is arguably the greatest deadlift (and strength) feat ever. Follow my breakdown of his technique and psychology as we try to reverse engineer what makes John Haack the GOAT.
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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!
Nice.
It's him.
John what was your BW at this time??
The only powerlifter I can say I'm actually a fan of, beautiful lifting.
All hail John Haack
His 600 lbs bench is just as absurd. He is a once in a lifetime lifter
His bench is even better for his class, as absurd as that sounds. However, with his leverages he should not be deadlifting 900 plus. He is such an explosive athelete
He's almost as strong as me.
Yury belkin deadlifs more than John haaack 981 no belt also
@@codycow2637 Yury pulls sumo. Sorry but the leverage allows for an easier pull regardless of what anybody says. All of your great sumo pullers like Cailer woolam and Jamal browner are phenomenal deadlifters no matter which stance they use but sumo will always be heavier than conventional if done properly.
@@sbdftw1702 larry wheels pete rubish eric lilliebridge konstantin have better leverages and musculature for conventional
"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.
What makes johns deadlift so impressive is his 600lb bench
AND he did it after a 12 hour flight the day before, flying from the US -> UK.
GOAT!
Can't even call him a genetic freak at this point. He's in his own class at this point, it's fucking absurd.
Lol I thought I was a genetic freak for deadlifting 500lbs at 19 sub 200, until I discovered powerlifting hahah
@@LebronisgoodMJsuckz definitely a good thing to know how far-reaching the possibilities are! i remember feeling like hot shit when i pulled 365 on bumpers at 165ish LMAO. Then I find out there are people in my weight class who can pull more than double that in comp 😂
@@xanderpaulsit’s very impressive. Compared to average person it’s very good and you should be proud. Respect.
@@LebronisgoodMJsuckzthat is really good. Respect.
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!
Lighter weight strongman is kinda pointless, unless it’s just 100% for a hobby and you’re willing to risk injury for little to no reward
Yeah no offense to Hack but he'd get quite obliterated in most of the events. About the only thing he might do well in is athletic events, and deadlift/bench and unfortunately there are folk out there with a superior deadlift to his and bench-wise those events don't show up nowadays. Not to mention Eddie Hall repped 565 for 6 on a wobbly bar, so Hack's bench is already contested by some who train bench just for fun.
As you said, there's not much money for lightweight strongman. Not to mention he'd have to work on his shoulders for lifts like log press, atlas stones and other events. He's just far behind.
@@ardeof true but bench is the lift most affected by bodyweight, and it's fair to assume hall gets something out of the whip because he doesn't pause his reps. If haack bulked up he could probably outbench hall. Imo this won't happen but it'd be interesting anyway lmao
@@hunsinger I’ve no idea, I didn’t comment on the relative safety of powerlifting versus strongman. Don’t know why you address this to me🤷♂️
@@HkFinn83 there is a middleweight division in strongman. John has competed and won on at least 1 occasion
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
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.
Light weight, Babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Pull more from blocks? Seems unlikely.
Thinking of him as a 198 strongmen is scary. A 105 kg would be monstrous.
Idk if I'd put any 105 strongman ahead of him in raw strength
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.
If I could summarize that in 5 words or less, I would make a t-shirt
@@AlexanderBromley Reject Sumo, Return To Conventional
@@AlexanderBromley ‘Sumo Cool, Conventional Cooler’
@@AlexanderBromley just use the "reject modernity embrace tradition" quote then have a drawing of a conventional deadlift lol
@@AlexanderBromley "I pull conventional" and its a pic of a traditional sumo wrestler pulling conventional.
Did not know he was on YT, thanks!
excellent post...thanks
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.
owen hubbard coined the distinguished setup before anyone else
I’m a grip n ripper, proud of my 251k Deadlift at 88k , 54 years old, always psyched myself out in the past spending too long in the bottom position
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.
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.
I don't know about realistic, 1k at 220 is much higher Wilks than 900 at 198, because strength doesn't increase at the same rate as weight gain. But would I bet against John? Nah...
Lamar Gant 5x BW deadlift 661 at 132 is tough to beat. Mike Bridges basically raw 2105 at 181 is alien.
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.
Me! Hopefully one day
Jamal browner
@@Aj-ds8lo I think he's referring to conventional, but Jamal already pulled 950 conventional Anyway...
excellent vid
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.
He just totalled 2300lbs
John Haack is the chosen one
I'm gonna try to have a quicker start now. I can really relate to everything you said
Dan Green’s beltless 900 pull in the animal cage is also right up there for me.
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.
Bennie Magnus still holds the raw WR at 1050.
@@Slushcams not as raw as Konstantinov
John haack is lighter by alot in weight and that makes John more impressive
@@melvingenao550 belt makes a huge difference. If we say on average a belt adds up to 5-10% on a deadlift, John's deadlift could potentially go down to 370kg without a belt. KK did 426kg without a belt. Massive difference.
@@billmurray7721 John haack at 180lbs was raw deadlifting 800+
Now 900 isn't much to him in a Gym.
John haack is one of the goats pound per pound and more impressive.
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 .
John is great, I follow him all the time. What do you think of Biby's 270 kg overhead press?
Love this kind of character
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
Same here, I can't get tight with straps unless I use figure 8s.
06:36 are those shoes Eddie Van Halen's Frankenstrat design? SWEET!
"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 💪🏻
They can’t hurt
Haack is just insane. Top bench and deadlift and a top 5 all time squat he’s only getting better
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!!
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.
humble brag
I'm 193 and not at 2 plates yet... bruh
@@b0dr626 If someone is able to bench 500 at sub 200, they have the permission to brag
@@b0dr626 bahaha
@@nonachyourbusiness1164 Agreed, This guy is a beast!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Bundle of controlled energy, didn't see a snarky belt throw. Well done.
What a beast
Love watching him lift. He doesn't look like a master of technique, he just looks brutally strong when he lifts.
Kabuki DL bar orders incoming :D
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.
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.
Haack is on another planet.
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.
Well he was already one of the greatest when he competed drug tested. And since he went to "the dark side" he's totally open about his drug use too which is another point in his credit
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.
Bro. Bro. I'll be happy when I hit 300 kg or even if I can't go past 250 kg.
Maybe you two could do a video together and you can both go back and forth asking questions
Lamar Gant had the cobra setup for sure!
i enjoyed it
this man is a big nerd , i love it
What’s about Jamal Browner’s deadlift?
Crazy watching this video now... Since he just hit this same weight on a power bar for his upcoming comp... WTF
What do you think about that Russian dude called Ivan savkin who pulled a 12 thousand ton ship ?
greatest ever , 1988 Olympics. Niam Sulymanoglu , 152.5kg snatch , 200ok Clean and jerk ....... at body weight of 59.6kg
2:20 nice tip dude
Goat.
Niam Clean and Jerking 190kg at 56kg bodyweight is up there as well.
What about Jamal browner?!?
ed coan had also equipment help for squats, i consider john strongest ever
Coan was primarily a single ply lifter no?
I think he would be great at Have weight strong man tooo
Interestingly, he consistently grabs the bar off center.
maybe he should be studied like they did with paul anderson back in his time that would be awesome.
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.
He should go to 220 just for sake of getting 1000 pund pull and to 242 just to break dan bell, to 275-300 to beat heavyweight strongman
He reminds me of Ed Coan with a more monstrous upper body
So... Regular Ed coan? That video of him doing a lat spread is freaky af.
@@brenofranca5907 no Ed coan but super Saiyan.
Coan had a great physique especially at 198.
It's funny his squat and deadlift were so far above everyone his bench was really great too.
He never used a bench shirt like his competitors did and he was only about 30 lbs behind the very best benchers of his class in that era.
“Do not try to bend the spoon - that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no spoon.”
That's the most metal book I've ever seen. Gift of Injury. lol
What's the best steroid for strength?
dbol and tren are great
If that man went to the 110kg class and filled it he could break the absolute atwr in sleeves lol
Idk if any top level strongman can do this in just a belt. Absolutely ridiculous. Mixed grip too
Let's catch Santa!
Coan had pulled 925 for a double in training. (No deadlift bar)
Was that from the Mark Bell video? I know it was a 625 double. He made it look easy and definitely had a LOT left in his tank
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.
220 is baby weight... comeback and talk about uncomfortable when you are 330 at 5´7 like bodybuilders...
@@lisalindsaywinell5143 220 is not baby weight for a person whos lean and not on a massive amount of drugs. Most people cant get anywhere near 220 at 5'9 naturally without being substantially overweight. Also no bodybuilders are 330 at 5'7. Ronnie coelman was 330 in his offseason at 5'11 still pretty damn lean. Its easy enough to get to a whale sized 350 overtime if you eat like absolute garbage, your not intimidating or imposing by being a giant fat mass you just look ridiculous.
Amazing how he is so strong off so little .....
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...
In my opinion Jamal browner pulling 971lb is another monumental feat of strength weighing 242lb.
He's clustered with 2 other 242s and one 220(!) who pulled 950+ in a meet, sumo. He's nasty strong but not quite standing in his own universe.
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
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.
He could pull 5x bodyweight with a suit. Over 1000 lbs.
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.
He’s already said he’s tried low bar for a training cycle and he didn’t feel good with it.
I saw somewhere he said low bar didn't feel right, KO'd his shoulders & therefore began to affect his bench
@@travis3430 I did see that
@@jabberwock14 call me a snob or whatever but I love that his lifts are clean...his squat is a traditional high bar, his bench is not overly arched in any way & the deadlift is conventional (not a glorified splits with 12" range of motion that we're increasingly seeing 😆
Just hope he doesn't get injured, he's defo been lucky on that front. It can all unravel quickly, especially as the years heavy lifting continue to rise. Look what happened to Cailer Woolam, very unlucky but it can all unravel. One minute on top, next minute it's a string of injuries. Then it's a big mental element, can you deal with not being as strong as you used to, when your identity is so strongly associated with that life.
@@travis3430 They are super clean and strict. I don't like the Sean Noriega style of competing where you're deliberately cutting every corner you can find. I have no doubt he'll do 800/600/900 in the same meet eventually.
Pocket Hercules had the greatest feats of strength in history. But Haack is up there.
His 900+ deadlift look cleaner than Larry wheels imo
I'm pretty sure John did a small strongman competition and came in either 1st or 2nd place.
He did (one of our members competed in his class) but it was a very low level show
I truly believe john could have the All Time biggest total in powerlifting while weighing only 275
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
could you cite the literature that claims that? im greatly interested, thank you in advance :)
Ed Coan did the 901 after squatting and benching. He also did it in official competition. This is a silly comparison.
Ed Coan deadlifted sumo and squatted in a single ply suit. John’s lifts are just flat out more impressive, irrespective of how great Coan was.
@@jermaineayivoh8263 How much energy do you think Ed expended doing the squat and bench before the deadlift? (in official competition). The comparison is stupid.
Just passing by to say john recently desdlifted 420 kilograms
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.
He recently talked about his deadlift setup briefly on Mark Bells channel th-cam.com/video/Bh3h6bVXQOw/w-d-xo.html
Pbenedicht magnusson deadlift raw is the best Ever
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.
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
Me watching this in 2024 after he hit 925 easily lol.
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
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
Why does it look like he breathes out before getting down
Does anyone here believe John hack could deadlift 1000 lbs or no?
Dont swear
No
Greatest Strength Feat of All Time? My 135 bench when i was 15
Am I missing something but don't the strongman pull over 1000 lbs?
Yes, but under different circumstances, using deadlift suits, straps and different standards for a good rep. Thor has the record at 501kg (1105lbs) but could only pull 903 in his last powerlifting meet, which is the same weight John pulled here at half the weight.
Just looks like Larry wheels deadlift to me
But Larry is 280 and deadlifted only 40lbs more in a suit and straps
@@callumaston1598 the technique I mean
Oly lifter aka Clarence Kennedy