Deadlift
Now that I have your attention what's your opinion on this movement? Jon Pall Sigmarrson who was one of the strongest deadlifters and incredible athlete was recorded famously saying 'There is no reason to be alive if you can't deadlift.' My commentary is only that he was locking out a big lift at the exact time he said this. Anyone who has ever deadlifted a PB knows that feeling, and since Jon Pall passed and can't comment I think we can give him some leeway. There are a few feats singularly impressive as lifting a humongous mass off the floor and this is a fundamental movement pattern for the species in my view. I don't know just where we are headed as a species in evolutionary time (extinction notwithtanding) but humans evolved hands and we were required to use them to move heavy shit from time to time. In most of the world this is a daily reality. And maybe that is part of the reason why as they say in powerlifting that the meet hasn't gotten started until the bar gets on the floor.
What are your thoughts?
Also sounds like it was a once-or-twice-in-a-decade competition at WSM this year. Enjoy your Lifting!
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