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Tom Emelander Goes 700 & 700 at WABDL Worlds

Submitted by Staff on November 3, 2009 - 7:43am.

On Saturday, Tom Emelander (259) became only the third lifter in WABDL history to bench press and deadlift 700 pounds when he hit exactly 700 in each at the WABDL World Championships in Reno, Nevada. Only Jani Murtomaki and John Hudson, both superheavyweights, have done it before.

Emelander finished second in the bench press and first in the deadlift events.

His press ranks him 28th and his deadlift eighteenth on the Lifter Rankings.

Emelander attempted a new open World Record of 711 pounds on his fourth attempt but came up short. He also hit his 655 pound opener and 677 pound second attempt.

Bench press:

Deadlift:

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Submitted by harrod on November 3, 2009 - 10:29am. » quote

Where the &^%( did that deadlift come from! You've just been holding out from us in the gym good goobally goop man!

-Abe Harrod

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 2:28pm. » quote

harrod wrote:

Where the &^%( did that deadlift come from! You've just been holding out from us in the gym good goobally goop man!

-Abe Harrod

RIGHT!!Didn't know he could bench or pull 700. He sure is a lot bigger. I thought he was 198 or 220 two years ago.

Submitted by sandy tepper (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 3:52pm. » quote

that looked heavy.

Submitted by sandy tepper's #1 fan (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 4:11pm. » quote

really really heavy. He almost missed the deadlift...I was there and boy did he have to grind it out.

Submitted by Matt Wray (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 5:15pm. » quote

Anonymous wrote:

harrod wrote:

Where the &^%( did that deadlift come from! You've just been holding out from us in the gym good goobally goop man!

-Abe Harrod

RIGHT!!Didn't know he could bench or pull 700. He sure is a lot bigger. I thought he was 198 or 220 two years ago.

He was a 220 just a couple years ago.

And I have it on good sources that it was 700.8!!

Nice job Tom!

Submitted by John Hudson on November 3, 2009 - 6:55pm. » quote

Congratulations, Tom! And welcome to the "Double 700 Club."

Dr. John Hudson
WABDL Texas State Co-Chairman
WABDL National Collegiate Chairman
www.hudsonpowerteam.org

Submitted by harrod on November 3, 2009 - 7:06pm. » quote

I think most of his weight is in that big head of his!

-Abe Harrod

Submitted by sandy tepper's squat suit (not verified) on November 3, 2009 - 10:24pm. » quote

harrod wrote:

I think most of his weight is in that big head of his!

-Abe Harrod

I overheard that all that weight was in his monster bi ceps. They say he has the second biggest curl in South Texas next to some jacked asain guy named JT.