What's the highest double overhand grip deadlift?

[KDK]

I doubt there are records for that kind of dl, but what's the highest weight you've seen getting lifted with a double overhand grip?

Videos are welcome!

[ottorotvic]

I doubt there are records for that kind of dl, but what's the highest weight you've seen getting lifted with a double overhand grip?

Videos are welcome!

There's a vid of Brad Gillingham pulling mid-8's conventional stance with a hook grip.

[ottorotvic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a4o6BSWwl4

[lhprop1]

There's a vid of Brad Gillingham pulling mid-8's conventional stance with a hook grip.

390 kg/858 lbs

http://www.jackalsgym.com/gallery.aspx

Go to "Movies" and pull down to "Brad Gillingham: 2007 IPF Worlds 390 Deadlift"

[John Prophet]

drawing a total blank on the black powerlifters name...he squatted 1100ish, deads more than Gillingham I think. uses dbl oh hook grip


also, there are records for stuff like single handed deadlift etc..pretty sure Hermann Goernerr still holds that...well over 700..730..750?? easy to google for though

[BigLarge]

drawing a total blank on the black powerlifters name...he squatted 1100ish, deads more than Gillingham I think. uses dbl oh hook grip


also, there are records for stuff like single handed deadlift etc..pretty sure Hermann Goernerr still holds that...well over 700..730..750?? easy to google for though

Goggins

[Vadim Beliaev]

Goggins

I dont think he wanted to hear what the records using hook grip were.

Normal double overhand, ive seen 585 done by one of our strongmen.

[ottorotvic]

I dont think he wanted to hear what the records using hook grip were.

Normal double overhand, ive seen 585 done by one of our strongmen.

I'm actually not sure the OP knows the difference. Some clarification from him regarding that woud be helpful.

[freeride88]

I can pull somewhere just north of 600 double overhand. It's all I've ever pulled with, except for messing around here and there. It's not that tough when it's what you started with.

[John Prophet]

In 1933, Goerner deadlifted a barbell using just two fingers of both hands which weighed 595.75 lbs. (ndex and middle finger of each hand)

he lifted 727 ONE HANDED unoficially in 1920
he lifted 663 officially one handed in 1920

he lifted 734 one handed by lifting a block of sandstone with a handle attached (see the modern "Rolling Thunder") Dec 1920

he did a 617 lb 2 barbell dead. one barbell weighed 150kilos the other 130 kilos in 1934


he didnt train a lot and when he did he always trained within himself (failure advocates take note)

also thats WAY pre roids

[Nitric Oxide]

In 1933, Goerner deadlifted a barbell using just two fingers of both hands which weighed 595.75 lbs. (ndex and middle finger of each hand)

he lifted 727 ONE HANDED unoficially in 1920
he lifted 663 officially one handed in 1920

he lifted 734 one handed by lifting a block of sandstone with a handle attached (see the modern "Rolling Thunder") Dec 1920

he did a 617 lb 2 barbell dead. one barbell weighed 150kilos the other 130 kilos in 1934


he didnt train a lot and when he did he always trained within himself (failure advocates take note)

also thats WAY pre roids

so what your telling me is records get mistranslated over time?

[John Prophet]

if u wanna look at it that way. probably the wright brothers didnt even fly 20 years before that. probably mistranslated the vids

[Vadim Beliaev]

I can pull somewhere just north of 600 double overhand. It's all I've ever pulled with, except for messing around here and there. It's not that tough when it's what you started with.

thats some amazing grip strength.

[Juic3]

Marious Pudz did a 850 something I believe with double overhand grip but hitched like hell.

[freeride88]

thats some amazing grip strength.

Like I said, it's the only way I've ever deadlifted, so I suppose that's how it's not a huge deal for me. I only own a #1 COC gripper, and I can close it for reps with either hand, but I've never tried another one. I take that back, I have a friend with a #3, and I sure can't close that one.

[KDK]

I'm actually not sure the OP knows the difference. Some clarification from him regarding that woud be helpful.

You're right, I didn't know the difference

But this is what showed up on google, so I think I got it now:


One of the reasons I asked is I haven't deadlifted for a long time (injury) and I was wondering if it would be possible to develop enough grip strength to hold the maximum weight your back can handle using a double overhand grip. Of course, this probably varies a lot from person to person, but it might be worth a try...

[ChuckBird]

You're right, I didn't know the difference

But this is what showed up on google, so I think I got it now:


One of the reasons I asked is I haven't deadlifted for a long time (injury) and I was wondering if it would be possible to develop enough grip strength to hold the maximum weight your back can handle using a double overhand grip. Of course, this probably varies a lot from person to person, but it might be worth a try...

Has anyone here tried this grip? I have and it hurt like crazy. Maybe it just takes some getting used to.

[GoJu]

Has anyone here tried this grip? I have and it hurt like crazy. Maybe it just takes some getting used to.

once the skin rips off a few times it grows back tougher than ever, the thumb still numbs up some times on heavy pulls though...

[Iceman1800]

Bob Peoples did well over 700# with a double overhand waaay back in the day. 1940's or 50's I believe at a bwt of around 220 or so

[John Prophet]

Bob Peoples did well over 700# with a double overhand waaay back in the day. 1940's or 50's I believe at a bwt of around 220 or so

nah, he only weighed 181

he did like 725 at 181 in 1949

pretty sure that stood as the world record for many years REGARDLESS of weight class

[strongman963]

mines for 425, but jamed my finger in bball 4 weeks ago, its shorter than normal and hard bone swelled, might be broken so i am out for a while, on dbl overhand

[matthewluke60]

I use a hook grip on a few lifts, normally when I do RDL's I will do it on my last set just to work on pain tolerance. In competition that can be the difference between 2 or 3 places on DL for reps. It hurts, but it works, you'll get over the pain later, I've never seen anyone injured from a hook grip personally.

[dirtpool]

I don't see where it's that hard if you trained for it, I'm positive I could pull 500 with a double overhand