Weren't those pumas though?

vans shoes are iconic now for weight lifting

ITS PUMA THOOOOOOO

We talk about his shoes but what about that fresh hair cut

This guy is strong as fuck.

Jared Spaulding also could have easily had the biggest open total ever

Noah Rahman I know, that third dl was so close.

I don't understand what's so crazy about this. I'm a programmer, my back is like the weakest thing you can find on this planet, and yet I can easily do a single rep like he does with 80 Kg. I might even be able to do more, I don't know, that's the maximum weight of the squat in the gym I go to. In other words, with a weak body and almost zero squat training, I'm almost as good as this dude, so what's all this hype about ? Anyone can do that. If he was doing 8 reps in a row with that same weight, that would be great, but he's only doing maxes here.

I would love to see you squat the same at this guy can. Could you post a video of it?

@@StarCoreSE Wtf are you talking about? He squatted 330 kg, where did you get 80 kg from?

I can't workout how to can't an advantage out a belt on a bench press

@@JohnmillerPowerlifting wear it higher than you normally do and very tight. Takes a bit of getting used to.

I will give it a bash but I have a silly lever belt that might be a pain.

You mean a normal bench lol

@@abrahamsanchez7455 No, he's got obviously way longer arms than average.

honestly its not usually the fat boys with the stupid small rom bench. usually the lighter classes

You are clown and dont even lift, rex

@@kylergrell3351 yea . Rex doesnt know what he is talking about. Most big dudes have big roms. Its smaller guys who super arch that have no rom

gam why?

Strong solid looking physique with crazy good form and strength.

@@BenBenjaBenjamin that's you. He never mentioned cock

@@BenBenjaBenjamin So a gay person

and you sound like a bald fat guy who pulls sumo from blocks

No back arch? check the video again pls... His back arch wasn't ridiculous though

OK, well compared to the majority who have a ROM of about 4 inches, this is pretty impressive

Anthony Tarabay Yeah true amigo

Also his squat was pretty deep for powerlifting standards.

@@brock5946 lol

Luiz Soares when you know you are the best you dont need to impress the others will see it by themselves

true

John Buffalo why i need to know that

How can you not be humble with 105 kg ? XD

True champions let their results do the talking

trinirocker101 if you see him again tell him well done from me.

Use it as motivation instead bro.

Tbh I was joking, my self esteem is still ok ahahaha - and yes I use him as a motivation, he is exactly the type of powerlifter I want to be, hard worker, humble and strong as a tank

@@bcabrera971 He's also a professional? With experienced coaching and techniques

@Lance Connor's I know who you are

@Lance Connor's how come you don't train in onepower with your buddy?

TheEmperorXavier shut up

TC G what the actual fuck

what makes you think his coaches are not stellar, as far as I know he is doing great, and he could down in history if he keeps doing what he is doing right now and with his current coaches

SandMan brought him this Far and is gonna take him Further......

And somehow still gets the bench world record. This guy is from another planet.

Why are long arms better?

sabbel babbel for bench they're not

Jian Ouyang oh y ok i misread what antonio felix wrote

I have long arms and i bench 105kg at 80 kg body weight

Steady on pal.

Yes indeed!

I think you can guess he will be doing the open next year.

Creek da sneak it’s hook grip

He benches just like everyone else. You're just too dumb to realize you're just seeing someone with long ass arms.

@@Jeneric81 what do you mean he benches like everyone else? Do you even watch other peoples SET UP before the touch the bar? Look at tyler atwoods benchpress setup and tell me its the same as this. And no im not talking about the armlength/rom. Just about the setup which leads to a cringe benchpress form

@@DeadSpacer100 The arch is a byproduct of creating maximum pressure from the feet and trying to get as favorable of a shoulder position as possible. Rondel’s setup doesn’t have any differing purpose from Atwood’s. If Rondel could get the same arch and shoulder position as Atwood he would. He’s an actual competitor, not a internet gym bro.

@@Jeneric81 shortening the rom is not an intentional byproduct of atwoods setup? Are we just gonna act like thats not possible with the bp? I dont know why Rondel doesnt use an extreme arch (or just a slight one in general) but i respect him for that. And looking at the top comments, the majority of the people think the same way.

@@DeadSpacer100 I did not say it was unintentional, it is however subordinated. The arch is useless if there is no power. Clueless people think it’s just about being flexible, but that is far from the case. What they don’t realize is that benching like say an Eddie Berglund is HARDER than gym bro benching with the mythical flat back. Just getting into that position with tightness and power is harder than anything you’ve done in your life. The reason Rondel doesn’t have a bigger arch is most probably because he can’t while having as much power, which tbf isn’t unusual in heavier weight classes. But if you watch this video of Julius Maddox explaining his bench press setup ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gch5f5x3srG2YGw.html ) you’ll hear he’s trying to create as strong of an arch as possible. Rondel does the same.

hook grip

classic is what american lifters call raw and open is equipped lifting.

I don't get it and well. It's like he is saying hey look at this guy he will finish outside the top 3.

Ali Al-Dhalemi probably personal preference

Probably because his grip is not very wide, so there isn't that much pressure on the wrist. As opposed to people who have a super wide grip, which need wraps to protect their wrists.

The bar needed wrist wraps. Not him

its call a hook grip for a reason, your thumbs hate you but you won't let go of anything.

where are you based. do you have your own gym or one that you can go to. if you do look online for a basic powerlifting program and then get to work. he most important part in your first few months of lifting is teaching your body how to do the lift correctly. here is a link to a drop box folder that has just about every program you could ever need when training. www.dropbox.com/sh/eemvb6rk4gtgn3w/AADsuIBZODLCHDidnqsUPQr_a?dl=0

he uses a hook grip not double over hand

@@JohnmillerPowerlifting his hands are still double over, no?

Yes but there is a massive difference between a double overhand grip and a hook grip, to the tune of around 15-20% more weight lifted based on the lifter. I see that you post a few lifts yourself, give hook grip a try and let me know how you get on. takes a few months for the pain to go away in your thumb but if you can get past that you will see just how much more weight you can pull.

hook grip

The last I heard is that there's been some issues with the TTPF (management) so no lifters were sent from T&T

Coming back in 2025

some people need more time than others, it's normal. Train, you're gonna get there :-)