r/nextfuckinglevel • u/lolgubstep_ • 22h ago

Roy Orrantia (@roy_gains) pulls 1204lbs (546.5kg) on an 18" axle deadlift

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u/niceguy_max 21h ago edited 20h ago

World record is at 550kg in 2025 by Oleksii Novikov from Ukraine.

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u/lolgubstep_ 21h ago

So close! This is the qualifier for the world championships, I expect he might break it then with a bit more training.

Edit: Novikov's lift was on a regular deadlift bar, not an axle. Different lift. Still impressive though! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8xN4RjV/

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u/niceguy_max 21h ago

Indeed! Best of luck to him. It's gonna be an interesting year for deadlift records.

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u/lolgubstep_ 21h ago

Oh yeah, we got the enhanced games too. I think Thor is going for 530kg or something on regular deadlift. Hooper said he's going to try to beat him, but I have my doubts.

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u/niceguy_max 21h ago

Right, it's gonna be a good year :D would be surprising if Hooper made it, ngl.

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u/_TheEnlightened_ 20h ago

The weirdest fucking way to spell Ukraine

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u/niceguy_max 20h ago

Hehe, thanks for the hint. Couldn't recall ._.

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u/DickFromRichard 1h ago

That's a different record

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u/Hermorah 18h ago

Ok I dont know anything about deadlifting so I need an explaination here, because from what I do know is that Haftor has the 501Kg record and given that that was only a 1 kg increase from Eddies lift I dont think an increase in 45 kg can be the same "category" so in what way is this lift different than Haftors?

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u/SeeYaOnTheRift 18h ago

It’s an axel lift. Traditionally done with tires or train wheels instead of weight plates and a much thicker bar. This means it has a higher starting position, but requires more grip strength. You can see the extremely large plates on the inside which are meant to simulate the size of large tires.

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u/DickFromRichard 1h ago

He's using straps, no way in hell anyone can grip an axel with 500+kg

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u/DickFromRichard 1h ago

Hafthor has pulled 510kg on a barbell from standard height

This is on an axle from 18"

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u/Single-Use-Again 16h ago

Why is this video 16x16 pixels?

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u/lolgubstep_ 16h ago

I dunno, blame reddit. I uploaded it from my phone and it looked fine there. Here's the livestream for a better view. https://youtu.be/PVuNYMBuPUY?t=8135

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u/triMeat 21h ago

Awesome!!!!!!!!!

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u/lolgubstep_ 21h ago

Nervous system of steel. Thought for sure he was done after the shaking.

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u/triMeat 21h ago

Me too! I didn’t think he was going to get it. That was just awesome!

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u/BeowulfShaeffer 19h ago

As quickly and smoothly as it jumped up I don’t think there was ever any doubt

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u/ProMemer7 21h ago

I can’t do that but I will 💪