In 2004 I competed in The Snowman Strength Challenge in Urbana, IL. There where 5 events, but the highlight of my day was when I tied for 1st place in an event called the Bavarian Deadlift with three-time World's Strongest Man competitor Brian Schoonveld.
It is hard to draw a comparison between a normal deadlift and what this event was. You can notice that the grip was very narrow and we were lifting from a height around our ankles (we did use straps). They said the weight we ended up doing was 800lbs, but it is hard to be sure, because it was this strange contraption (you can't really see the apparatus in the video), loaded with barbells, dumbbells and heavy chains.
Brian choose to do 800lbs on his last attempt. After he was successful, I chose to go for the tie at 800lbs and I got it. This video is that lift. I will say that in hindsight, no matter what the weight really was, this was one of the greatest lifts I ever accomplished.
After I successfully completed the lift, my day was topped off when the greatest powerlifter of all time (in my opinion) Ed Coan, came up to me afterwards to say "good job". When Ed Coan says good job, now that is cool!
Joel Sward - 800lb Deadlift
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