Maybe if he didn't immediately jumped to 515 back in May, he might still be the record holder. But yeah, you're right, hopefully he get it back again soon
What an incredible time for strength sports though. I was sure 505 would stand for a while and be the next big record to chase for years. That Flores was able to come in and pull 511 as a virtual unknown barely a year later is completely crazy
That's also a strategy element in the competition. You have 3 attempts and you need to decide what weight you want to try. If 505 was enough to beat the competition, there was no point in rising higher.
I don’t think so. He’s pretty much at his absolute max, Raul Flores is just getting started and Colton hasn’t attempted a conventional deadlift at his weight yet, but I believe will soon enough.
Flores did not pull his record under powerlifting rules. He pulled it in a competition with Thor with wearing a deadlift suit, and using figure of eight straps on the same type of bar Thor was using
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u/bullfrogftw 5d ago
He only got beat by a kilo last month on the deadlift record, he'll hold it again soon