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Title: Oldies but goodies
Post by: mac33 on January 06, 2009, 12:13:05 PM
Starting with Ed "no brakes" Coan:

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/10144 (http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/10144)

Fred "Dr.Squat" Hatfield:



Paul Anderson:







Serge Redding:



Leonid Taranenko:



OG Montreal 1976:

Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: Stubborn on January 06, 2009, 05:03:51 PM
Always good stuff, mac.


Anyone believe that the DB used by Anderson was 300lbs?
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: brent2741 on January 06, 2009, 07:35:13 PM
serge redding was a freak, he made 500 look like nothing
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: mac33 on January 06, 2009, 10:16:02 PM
I believe the DB actually was 300 pounds. The man had insanely strong quads which gave him lots of stability.

Couple more:

Don Reinhoudt:



The 70`s slideshow:



Vince Anello:





Yuri Vlasov:



Anatoli Pisarenko:



Some more of Taranenko:

210kg (463lbs)


245kg C&J (540lbs)


266kg C&J (586lbs)
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: NATIVE ONE on January 07, 2009, 04:29:08 AM
Quote from: L00n on January 06, 2009, 12:27:10 PM
lots of power but also loooots of FAT!!!  :-\

I'd like to be fat and strong instead of skinny and weak! ;) ;D
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: fredrollon on January 07, 2009, 06:48:23 AM

Best weightlifting video.Ever.  ;D

Weightlifting at the 1980 Moscow Olympics....



Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: burn2live on January 14, 2009, 03:02:16 PM
Great videos. Thanks!
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: rccs on January 14, 2009, 05:48:52 PM
Quote from: Lift4Size on January 06, 2009, 05:03:51 PM
Always good stuff, mac.


Anyone believe that the DB used by Anderson was 300lbs?
I don't...
Title: Re: Oldies but goodies
Post by: JasonH on January 18, 2009, 08:46:46 AM
That first Taranenko lift was amazing - just unthinkable that someone could put that above their heads.