DONNIE THOMPSON BREAKS WORLD POWERLIFTING TOTAL RECORD WITH 2905LBS

[bambam55]

Awesome sounds great. Where in SC would you be stationed at or do you know yet?

 

[theweapon]

Awesome sounds great. Where in SC would you be stationed at or do you know yet?

SC has a bunch of army bases so not quite sure. im put it on my wishlist along with maryland and penn. the cool thing about my job is that i could be stationed anywhere. but, if i get orders for korea then i might spend the next year there.

 

[mvsf1]

Bench and squat were really impressive but I don't get why he "only" deadlifts 760...

Awesome record, though.

 

[PiC]

you guys call that a squat? pathetic... if he closes up his feet he will not lift much that is more injury then lifting powerlifting is such bullshit.and strongman contests are much fair!!!without suits and bullshit.when u say bench press u bench with ur normal body without belt wthout suit wihtout anyother bullshit. so on with squats and etc..

 

[Ironslave]

Apparently this organization, the IPA, is VERY lenient in their judging, much more than the IPF.

While these weights are impressive, I'd really be hesitant to consider this the "world record".

 

[jsfitnessking]

very impressive, cool vid

 

[lifterdead]

Somehow, in spite of those huge numbers, I wasn't impressed...

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[TJ]

Awesome for true...but only 760 on deads amd 900 on bench? all suits and wraps etc...

Thats why i prefer strong man events...

The deadlift was done RAW and with an abductor tear. Donnie has deadlifted well into the 800's RAW.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

^^ simply because of the lack of ROM because of the super wide stance, the shitty bench will all the gear and the totally weak deads from a 375 + pounds guy

 

[PrinceVegeta]

The deadlift was done RAW and with an abductor tear. Donnie has deadlifted well into the 800's RAW.

But that still means that the deadlift is weaker then the bench...how much can he bench raw? as long as the lifts are assisted like that, im not impressed

A normal person isnt supposed to be able to bench more the they dealdift RAW, that why i respect Andy Bolton much more then this guy, but im not taking away that he is strong as hell

 

[tim290280]

Listening to Donnie at the end of that video he is obviously a pretty nice guy.

But I didn't see one squat that he did that broke parrallel. His bench was fine and his deadlift didn't look locked to me. So I think that the federation judges knew he was trying to set a record and were a bit leniant on the judging.

I'm not a fan of powerlifting gear or any support equipment. But it still takes G&D and oodles of strength to step up to any of those lifts.

 

[TJ]

But that still means that the deadlift is weaker then the bench...how much can he bench raw? as long as the lifts are assisted like that, im not impressed

No, it doesn't, the dealift in this meet was done RAW while the bench was not. And, the deadlift was done with an abductor tear.

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A normal person isnt supposed to be able to bench more the they dealdift RAW, that why i respect Andy Bolton much more then this guy, but im not taking away that he is strong as hell

If you don't like geared competitions than go an watch RAW competitions. I don't know what Donnie benches RAW but he has deadlifted 805 and squatted 800 RAW in a meet about 1 and a half years ago. Honestly, only in powerlifting will you get a bunch of e-experts saying crap about gear this, gear that.

As far as IPA judges being lenient it really depends who judges the meet. The Powerstation Pro/Am always has great judging and they don't care how much weight the person is doing or who they are and the same goes for the Columbus Pro/Am. You'll always have "questionable" judges but just remember that the IPA goes by a different parallel than the IPF. I'm pretty sure the IPA goes by the top of the thigh while the IPA goes by the hip joint and knee joint being parallel.

 

[Ironslave]

Listening to Donnie at the end of that video he is obviously a pretty nice guy.

But I didn't see one squat that he did that broke parrallel. His bench was fine and his deadlift didn't look locked to me. So I think that the federation judges knew he was trying to set a record and were a bit leniant on the judging.

I'm not a fan of powerlifting gear or any support equipment. But it still takes G&D and oodles of strength to step up to any of those lifts.

Yep, I'd agree with everything in your assessment.

I don't mind some supporting equipment... the reason why some of these equipment were originally created was to prevent injury.... now, it's just ridiculous.

I think that bench should be done raw, but I wouldn't mind a weight belt be used with deadlifts and squats, or using knee wraps with squats as well.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

No, it doesn't, the dealift in this meet was done RAW while the bench was not. And, the deadlift was done with an abductor tear.

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If you don't like geared competitions than go an watch RAW competitions. I don't know what Donnie benches RAW but he has deadlifted 805 and squatted 800 RAW in a meet about 1 and a half years ago. Honestly, only in powerlifting will you get a bunch of e-experts saying crap about gear this, gear that.

As far as IPA judges being lenient it really depends who judges the meet. The Powerstation Pro/Am always has great judging and they don't care how much weight the person is doing or who they are and the same goes for the Columbus Pro/Am. You'll always have "questionable" judges but just remember that the IPA goes by a different parallel than the IPF. I'm pretty sure the IPA goes by the top of the thigh while the IPA goes by the hip joint and knee joint being parallel.

But wouldnt the same abductor tear limit his squats? apparently it didnt

Im not taking away that he is strong as hell, just that im not impressed his world record, But if he does come back and does a 850+ dead then it would be better IMO

 

[TJ]

But wouldnt the same abductor tear limit his squats? apparently it didnt

Im not taking away that he is strong as hell, just that im not impressed his world record, But if he does come back and does a 850+ dead then it would be better IMO

He tore the abductor on his deadlift opener.

I just don't really get why people get all fussy about geared competitions. There are several classes in most divisions; raw, single-ply, double-ply and then unlimited gear.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

^oh didn't know that, that sucks tearing something in the opening lift...fucks up your whole comp.

I guess he competed in unlimited gear? It just seems fake bench pressing 900+ pounds with so much assistance, but i totally respect people who do it and they deserve all the respect because that is some hell of a amount of weight to have on ur chest, But peronally i prefer Raw because it is more the person doing all the lifts instead of having gear to assist

 

[TJ]

^oh didn't know that, that sucks tearing something in the opening lift...fucks up your whole comp.

I guess he competed in unlimited gear? It just seems fake bench pressing 900+ pounds with so much assistance, but i totally respect people who do it and they deserve all the respect because that is some hell of a amount of weight to have on ur chest, But peronally i prefer Raw because it is more the person doing all the lifts instead of having gear to assist

That's understandable but benching 900 geared probably means Donnie could press close to 700 RAW. Either way, when going with geared lifts the technique is way more involved and the lift really changes in terms of actually completing it in a safe manner. It's not like you throw a suit/shirt on and add 200lbs to your lift (not saying you said this).

 

[Ironslave]

It's not like you throw a suit/shirt on and add 200lbs to your lift (not saying you said this).

Isn't Mendelson's 715 raw still the world record? Either way, people have benched over 1,000 lbs with the shirt on, so I think saying that bench shirts adding 200 lbs, maybe even up to 300lbs isn't a stretch.


Edit:

Mendelson's 715 raw



Mendelson just missing 1015 with a shirt

 

[TJ]

Isn't Mendelson's 715 raw still the world record? Either way, people have benched over 1,000 lbs with the shirt on, so I think saying that bench shirts adding 200 lbs, maybe even up to 300lbs isn't a stretch.

From what I know Mendelson still has the RAW WR while Kennelly has the geared WR (1075 @ 308). Yea, with the right technique a shirt could probably add 300lbs depending on a boat load of factors, though.

 

[Kaloian_BG]

woooooooooow big man