{"id":5321,"date":"2022-07-19T19:42:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=5321"},"modified":"2022-07-19T20:21:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:21:36","slug":"watch-powerlifter-danny-grigsby-140kg-crush-a-1003-pound-raw-deadlift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/watch-powerlifter-danny-grigsby-140kg-crush-a-1003-pound-raw-deadlift\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (140KG) Crush a 1,003-Pound Raw Deadlift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In late March 2022, Danny Grigsby (140KG) became the first ever powerlifter to pull a raw <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-danny-grigsby-deadlifts-1025-pounds-raw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121920\">deadlift over 1,000 pounds<\/a> in a sanctioned contest. He completed the 465-kilogram (1,025.2-pound) pull at the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Virginia Beach Classic 2 for an all-time World Record. Months later, during the dog days of July, Grigsby almost makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-build-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121921\">strength<\/a> achievement seem like an everyday occurrence.<\/p>\n<p>On July 17, 2022, while using a <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jamal-browner-953-pound-conventional-deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121922\">sumo stance<\/a> and overhand grip, Grigsby shared footage of himself deadlifting 455 kilograms (1,003 pounds) raw during a training session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Last heavy pull, hands are not a issue now, thankfully. Everything is coming together at just the right time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After the stacked <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/7-steps-to-barbell-etiquette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121923\">barbell<\/a> flew off the ground, the pull looked so easy for the 28-year-old Grigsby that he held the weight for a few seconds at the top of his rep, beaming a smile from ear to ear.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CgFpt0YAjOV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; 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height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CgFpt0YAjOV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121932\">A post shared by Danny Grigsby (@dan_grigs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related:<a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-back-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121924\"> The Best Back Workouts For More Muscle, For Strength, For Beginners, And More<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the comments of his Instagram post, Grigsby&#8217;s staggering pull drew the attention of notable powerlifting peers like <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-jamal-browner-345-kilogram-squat-triple-410-kilogram-deadlift-double\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121925\">Jamal Browner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/powerlifter-ashton-rouska-squat-827-pounds-3-prs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121926\">Ashton Rouska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, while Grigsby owns the all-time deadlift World Record in the 125-kilogram division, Browner is no slouch when it comes to pulling massive weight. A recent 432.5-kilogram (953.5-pound) <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/jamal-browner-953-pound-conventional-deadlift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"122277\">conventional stance PR<\/a> is an excellent example of what he brings to the table.&nbsp;Additionally, according to <em>Open Powerlifting<\/em>, Browner&#8217;s 440.5-kilogram (971-pound) deadlift from the 2020 World Raw Powerlifting Federation (WRPF) Hybrid Showdown II is the heaviest raw deadlift from a full power meet in the 110-kilogram weight class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As two athletes proficient with their deadlifts, Grigsby and Browner have collaborated in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly three weeks before Grigsby pulled over 1,000 pounds again, he and Browner trained together at Corrupted Strength \u2014 a gym in Stafford, Texas. While it&#8217;s unclear what the two taught each other, it might not be a stretch to assume it was a mutually worthwhile session for two of the strongest athletes on the planet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfRw6Pogljl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CfRw6Pogljl\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121933\">A post shared by Danny Grigsby (@dan_grigs)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-leg-workouts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121927\">The Best Leg Workouts With Bodyweight, With Dumbbells, For Size, And More<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Never one to rest on his laurels, Grigsby has a busy schedule ahead of him. The athlete will compete at the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/tamara-walcott-to-compete-at-2022-american-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121928\">2022 WRPF The American Pro<\/a>. That contest will take place on July 29-30, 2022, in Manassas, VA.<\/p>\n<p>Per his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cbobv42gTxA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" data-lasso-id=\"121929\">Instagram<\/a>, Grigsby&#8217;s lofty goals as a competitor remain unchanged \u2014 he wants to capture at least a 1,043.3-kilogram (2,300-pound) total in a sanctioned lifting contest. At the time of this writing, the athlete&#8217;s heaviest-ever total is 1,025.1 kilograms (2,116.4 pounds) from the 2022 USPA Virginia Beach Classic 2. That is also the World Record for the 140-kilogram division.<\/p>\n<p>Judging by deadlift prowess, as well as recent block <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/bench-press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121930\">bench press<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/back-squat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"121931\">back squat<\/a> personal records (PR) shared on his social media, Grigsby may soon realize his ambitious powerlifting vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image: @dan_grigs on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/danny-grigsby-raw-deadlift-1003-pounds\/\">Watch Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (140KG) Crush a 1,003-Pound Raw Deadlift<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late March 2022, Danny Grigsby (140KG) became the first ever powerlifter to pull a raw deadlift over 1,000 pounds in a sanctioned contest. He completed the 465-kilogram (1,025.2-pound) pull at the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Virginia Beach Classic 2 for an all-time World Record. Months later, during the dog days of July, &#8230; Read more<br \/>\nThe post Watch Powerlifter Danny Grigsby (140KG) Crush a 1,003-Pound Raw Deadlift appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5321"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5322,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5321\/revisions\/5322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}