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Konstantin Konstantinovs Posts Huge Raw Total

The top ranked raw powerlifter in the world, Latvian Konstantin Konstantinovs (275), turned in another huge raw performance today at the AWPC-Latvia Latvian Championships in Dobele, Latvia. Konstantinovs' 2,171 pound (985kg) total pushes his number one position on the Powerlifting Watch Power Rankings even higher.

The total breaks Greg Lowe's 2,130 pound all-time record (without knee wraps) from 2001.

Konstantinovs' day included a 705 pound (320kg) squat, 584 pound (265kg) bench press and 881 pound (400kg) deadlift. He missed a final pull with 950 pounds (431kg).

Squat:

Bench press:

Deadlift:

540 pound (245kg) bench press opener:

573 pound (260kg) second attempt bench press:

950 pound (431kg) deadlift miss:

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For the record, this is the highest raw total at 275 in both my open class no wraps list and my drug tested (since this was awpc)no wraps world lists... Mr Hall will unveil them as soon as I give them to him...

Awesome as ever!Looking bigger than ever, 950 is right around the corner with 1000 to follow.

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incredible power! that deadlift bar had some serious flex. jeff's right, a grand is right around the corner for kk

Holy shitballs!!

I'm always humbled when I see KK lift. It's amazing how fast he can deadlift 881 lbs! He's my favorite powerlifter.

Guess his back is feeling better these days. The dude is a stud, no doubt. The close grip bench press is kind of mind-blowing (even if he looked like he bounced the one attempt). He makes 573 pounds look like a single rep from one of his workouts.

It's cool that he's showing that wearing a belt for deadlift and bench is probably a matter of choice, not necessity. Probably not even needed in squats if a lifter's got good core strength and strong abs.

This is what the WPC/AWPC is all about...bottom line....extreme heavy weight!

i need to buy me some of those candles

Holger Kuttroff shw competed at Bembel-Man No.5 and made a raw (no wraps, no suits) 370kg-245kg-345kg = 960kg total.

Lightweight was won by Jeffrey Produzweit 240-185-272,5kg@82kg

results:
http://www.kondraschow.de/meloch/bembel2009.pdf

Jacked and strong .... What more could you ask for?

'Mander approved

It may just be me, but for some reason I see this and think this is the grown up version of Eric Lilliebridge. Way to go KK, amazing performance.

I find KK's lifting to be awe inspiring and amazing. I must say though I don't like the way the back spotter is spotting the squat, he appears to have his hands literally touching KK's chest the entire time on the way up. Close is good, but you can't be actually touching the chest. I am not saying it was KK's fault or that he should not be given credit for the lift, I am sure he could have done it anyway, but I just thought it was an odd way to spot.

This guy is a freak it seems he could get more out of his bench if he widened his grip out and wore a belt on the deads but i guess that makes him look all the more incredible wow

Mind blowing as usual! Congratulations, KK.

Austin J WABDL wrote:
It may just be me, but for some reason I see this and think this is the grown up version of Eric Lilliebridge. Way to go KK, amazing performance.

KK was pulling 390kg as a junior so no bro. Not even close

he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

he should of gotten a red light on the 584 bench.

Achim K. wrote:
Holger Kuttroff shw competed at Bembel-Man No.5 and made a raw (no wraps, no suits) 370kg-245kg-345kg = 960kg total.

Lightweight was won by Jeffrey Produzweit 240-185-272,5kg@82kg

results:
http://www.kondraschow.de/meloch/bembel2009.pdf


Sir were those lifts drug tested or is that federation drug tested? If so those two guys just broke a few drug tested alltime world records.

Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

well, he pulled 939 without a belt...so...yeah, its gonna happen

Wow! Always amazed to see his lifts. I think he misses just to show he is human. Yes, the 584 shouldn't have counted. What is amazing is that he smokes the one before with a pause and then barely gets that one with a touch and go. He is all speed on bench until he misses I guess. As far as 1000 being just around the corner, I would say it will take a bit but I think he will do it.

Anonymous wrote:
Austin J WABDL wrote:
It may just be me, but for some reason I see this and think this is the grown up version of Eric Lilliebridge. Way to go KK, amazing performance.

KK was pulling 390kg as a junior so no bro. Not even close

You realize Eric is only 18, right?

Ditto on the centre guy.

The last bench wasn't paused.

The DL bar must have been about 22mm???

KK is truly great but this sequence lacks credibility?

AWPC, are you kidding me?? The guy is a freak, but come on, AWPC????

JJ Thomas

Bench looked a bit touch and go, shouldn't there be a "visible pause"?
Mentally strong guy

The head judge has no clue what she is doing, in the 573 she said press before it touched KK's chest. KK does not deserve to have such signals given, he can clearly pause and press the fuck out of those weights. And those kind of signals takes away AWPC/WPC aswell as KK's credibility, which is a shame cause he is probably the best powerlifter to ever walk this earth, maybe she needs to take the test again?

And i am saying this as a WPC lifter, not a "hater". I just like the judges to do it as in the books.

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

well, he pulled 939 without a belt...so...yeah, its gonna happen

so what? he would use a belt if he could dl more, hes obviously more comfortable. it took bolton years to move up 5 lbs on his dl, you think kk has another 60 in him so easily??

anyway insane strength, that is powerlifting although i would like to see the squat walked out.

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

well, he pulled 939 without a belt...so...yeah, its gonna happen

While I'm not so sure he will pull 1000 completely raw anytime soon, I don't think Bolton could do it either. In terms of pure raw pulling power Bolton may not be that far ahead of him. The most Bolton has ever pulled sans suit was 936 I believe. Maybe he could pull more now but it wouldn't be 1000, especially without a belt. One can only speculate to what it would be just as one can only speculate what KK could pull in full gear. I wish they could go head to head in the same competition.

KK is an awesome lifter. I like to see some of his training posted.

Keep in mind the man is "only" 275 pounds, and is a lean 275 pounds at that. He has room to become a shw by putting on *muscle*, and I think if he did so he could break a grand and Bolton's record, too. Does he have any interest in becoming a shw, at least for the deadlift record?

Yea, I thought the same thing about going AWPC too, his strength is unreal. I thought there would be a few more raw purists saying that Greg Lowe got robbed for having to (presumably) having to walk his squat out. Also, I've said it before, KK is NOT going to handicap himself by benching close-grip and deadlifting w/o a belt just to get kudos from people online. If he got more from benching to legal width or from pulling in a belt he would. I'd like to see him make a run at a grand though, like the poster above, I think he'd have to put on some more weight to do it.

Sorry but i thought (even there was a few flaws)
Some of you dont have a positive bone in your body.
No gear and total that much,name 1 275er thats done better!!
Think if the guy could bulk up to 315 and learn how to use the multi-gear equipment.
You might just see a 3000+ total.

For godsakes guys it wouldnt kill some of you to just say great lifting or something~~!

The oldtimers used to treat each others like they where brothers,but i guess the internet has made some into plain pussys with strong words now.

Yes one bench was a touch in go and yes the spotter looked a little close in the squat.
But anyways i hope down the road the ones that you judge with harsh negative words give you the same you dished out.

Gear hasnt made powerlifting a joke or drugs etc
Its the ones behind the keyboards that are the number 1 reason in my book ,that make it a joke,

I thought I read recently that he is trying to move up in weight but has a really hard time gaining weight. I know the competition last summer whenh he pulled 939 he was in the 308's. Who knows. I'd like to see him well over 300, lord knows what he'd pull.

I do not care about this pause or that rule on squat and bench.I am amazed he pulled 881 that easy with no belt and then tried 950. That just blows my mind that is some great pullingpower. Ken Ufford

My post above was uncalled for ,i am sorry to any that i may have offended.
I also got another post confused.
Agan it may not mean shit to you but i should have not jumped the gun.

has anyone else seen the video on his youtube channel with him doing strict tricep pushdowns with ~450lbs!

That was awesome lifting no doubt!
Didn't Stan Efferding have a higher raw total at 275 though? Something like 2220?

brady wrote:

so what? he would use a belt if he could dl more, hes obviously more comfortable.

actually no, he does it as a statement and a bit of a joke on every other lifter on the planet since no one else has done that or even attempted it that i know of.

Damn that was insane. He's one of my favorite raw powerlifters of all time. He had more in the squat easily and he will get that 950 soon. Trying to do a full out max deadlift after squating and benching is pretty hard to do, especially when he's lifting THAT much weight raw, it has to take a huge toll on his body. There's no doubt in my mind that if there's ever going to be a 2nd person to deadlift 1,000lbs, it's going to be him and will be the first guy ever to deadlift 1,000lbs raw. Congrats man, that was insane!

Anonymous wrote:
That was awesome lifting no doubt!
Didn't Stan Efferding have a higher raw total at 275 though? Something like 2220?

I think it was 2221 at the SPF raw meet at Supertraining in September. Stan's total was with knee wraps though, the original post says this was a knee-wrapless record.

Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

Yeah, because a suit, belt, and DL only meet wont add anything to his 930+ raw deadlift. How clueless are you? Especially considering Boltons never pulled anything over 940 in a full meet with a suit on and KK has pulled that much raw in a full meet.

I have been wondering with a friend about who comes closest to Kaz or lets say 300kg raw bench and 400kg deadlift(raw or not) I can´t think of anybody that is closer to that than KK,sure it´s a long way still from 265 to 300kg bench for him,but maybe in the 308`s!

Ever heard of barbell oscillation during walkout with 700+? KK did it with a walkout and no wraps as opposed to Efferding. That in itself is good for 100 lbs +.

Anonymous wrote:
I have been wondering with a friend about who comes closest to Kaz or lets say 300kg raw bench and 400kg deadlift(raw or not) I can´t think of anybody that is closer to that than KK,sure it´s a long way still from 265 to 300kg bench for him,but maybe in the 308`s!

KK is a better powerlifter than Kaz was. Kaz was a better bencher though.

Anonymous wrote:
Ever heard of barbell oscillation during walkout with 700+? KK did it with a walkout and no wraps as opposed to Efferding. That in itself is good for 100 lbs +.

Did you even watch the video? KK did 705 out of a monolift.

John wrote:
I thought I read recently that he is trying to move up in weight but has a really hard time gaining weight. I know the competition last summer whenh he pulled 939 he was in the 308's. Who knows. I'd like to see him well over 300, lord knows what he'd pull.

Hard time *gaining* weight? I should be so lucky. Anyway, he was still 275 when he pulled 948, according to this site's "900 Pound Deadlift Hall of Fame."

zane geeting wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

Yeah, because a suit, belt, and DL only meet wont add anything to his 930+ raw deadlift. How clueless are you? Especially considering Boltons never pulled anything over 940 in a full meet with a suit on and KK has pulled that much raw in a full meet.

are you sure about that was my 971 not in a full meet or did i not squat over 1100 and bench over 650 ,anyway does it really matter kk is strong as hell we all know that and maybe one day he will put on a suit and belt and go for the 1000,hope i am in the same meet.
andy bolton

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I have been wondering with a friend about who comes closest to Kaz or lets say 300kg raw bench and 400kg deadlift(raw or not) I can´t think of anybody that is closer to that than KK,sure it´s a long way still from 265 to 300kg bench for him,but maybe in the 308`s!

KK is a better powerlifter than Kaz was. Kaz was a better bencher though.

hows that then kaz sqts more bench a lot more and kaz pulled 880 also diff is kaz went against the best.

Kaz weighed about 330, 340. Fair Comparison?

gopostal42 wrote:
brady wrote:

so what? he would use a belt if he could dl more, hes obviously more comfortable.

actually no, he does it as a statement and a bit of a joke on every other lifter on the planet since no one else has done that or even attempted it that i know of.[/quot

Well put. Go postal is a man in the know.

Roll Painstakingly Big.

'Mander approved.

Sweeney WPC/AWPC wrote:
This is what the WPC/AWPC is all about...bottom line....extreme heavy weight!

AMEN Sweeney!
Long Live the WPC/AWPC

Anonymous wrote:
zane geeting wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

Yeah, because a suit, belt, and DL only meet wont add anything to his 930+ raw deadlift. How clueless are you? Especially considering Boltons never pulled anything over 940 in a full meet with a suit on and KK has pulled that much raw in a full meet.

are you sure about that was my 971 not in a full meet or did i not squat over 1100 and bench over 650 ,anyway does it really matter kk is strong as hell we all know that and maybe one day he will put on a suit and belt and go for the 1000,hope i am in the same meet.
andy bolton


AMEN Andy, and I hope I am there to watch the two highest deadlifters in the Universe!

Andy pulled 968 in a full meet. Both are amazing deadlifters and I'm sure they have nothing but respect for each other. Thats the only problem with the internet saying one thing can be taken out of context, nothing wrong with healthy competition.

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/11841

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I have been wondering with a friend about who comes closest to Kaz or lets say 300kg raw bench and 400kg deadlift(raw or not) I can´t think of anybody that is closer to that than KK,sure it´s a long way still from 265 to 300kg bench for him,but maybe in the 308`s!

KK is a better powerlifter than Kaz was. Kaz was a better bencher though.

hows that then kaz sqts more bench a lot more and kaz pulled 880 also diff is kaz went against the best.

Kaz squatted and deadlifted in marathon suits.

I have to say watching KK makes me pleased, at least in the deadlift. Although he's a monolift squatter, he also appears to get decent depth and that squat looked easy.

Bounced benches though are far too many, but although he uses a bit of arch, he's a closer in grip lifter and it's very effective for him. Perhaps some of us should rethink the shortening of the path and possibly examine (at least raw) the stronger point of push - that's what he's appearing to do?

I don't think he's a good candidate for some feds, but as long as he doesn't have to wait long for a down signal, I can see this guy pulling low 900's.

As far as needing belts, that depends on the lifter. I do not think it's necessary to remove belts from the raw competitions. The bigger men in particular do not always "need" or want a belt, it's a matter of comfort. That goes even in the equipped competitions, so why penalize those who choose to use it.

If I was going to compare this sort of raw performance, I'd go back to someone who did strongman but was undersized, I'd be looking to compare this fellow to franco, not kaz. I'd also wonder now whether or not mariusz could lift any similar weights, particularly in the deadlift after all his strongman comps. Whether not all the strongman competition has given him a grip and starting strength to move a similar deadlift?

KK is extremely strong, and in light of this, I think Kieran Kidder needs to change his name...or never go by KK again. There is only one, and it's this man.

Strong dude, props!

However---

1. No way he weighed 275.
2. The squat was parallel at best, not walked-out, and poorly spotted (not KK's fault).
3. The 584 BP was touch n go.

Awesome strength but the total shouldnt count. And dont gimme that crap about, "Well, the judges passed the lifts so they're good in my book." I don't care what the rules were, they werent enforced.

Anonymous wrote:
I have to say watching KK makes me pleased, at least in the deadlift. Although he's a monolift squatter, he also appears to get decent depth and that squat looked easy.

Bounced benches though are far too many, but although he uses a bit of arch, he's a closer in grip lifter and it's very effective for him. Perhaps some of us should rethink the shortening of the path and possibly examine (at least raw) the stronger point of push - that's what he's appearing to do?

I don't think he's a good candidate for some feds, but as long as he doesn't have to wait long for a down signal, I can see this guy pulling low 900's.

As far as needing belts, that depends on the lifter. I do not think it's necessary to remove belts from the raw competitions. The bigger men in particular do not always "need" or want a belt, it's a matter of comfort. That goes even in the equipped competitions, so why penalize those who choose to use it.

If I was going to compare this sort of raw performance, I'd go back to someone who did strongman but was undersized, I'd be looking to compare this fellow to franco, not kaz. I'd also wonder now whether or not mariusz could lift any similar weights, particularly in the deadlift after all his strongman comps. Whether not all the strongman competition has given him a grip and starting strength to move a similar deadlift?

KK is extremely strong, and in light of this, I think Kieran Kidder needs to change his name...or never go by KK again. There is only one, and it's this man.

KK has already pulled in the mid 900's. Where to you get the impression he needs a quick down signal? He did put the weight down quickly in this vid, but in response to a quick signal. He always looks controlled at the top to me and I have seen him hold weights for a while.

Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first
wow strong lack of awareness.

Konstantinovs pulled 939 raw this year. He pulled 906 raw in 2005 and then 948 in a suit the following year. Andy pulled 1003 in 2006 when his raw deadlift was 930-something.

If you watch KK train (like 955x3 off 6" blocks and hold the 3rd rep for 10 seconds) you'll see he has no grip issues holding him back from 950+. Andy is #1 but this guy is not far off, despite being around 90lbs lighter and 3" taller. If he moves up a class (308) and starts training with a suit again, he'll be right up there. And he's got time on his side. He's 31. Andy turns 40 next year.

People also seem to be forgetting about Benedikt Magnusson who pulled 970 in 2006 before he started competing in strongman. He's only 26.

Anonymous wrote:
zane geeting wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
he will not pull a grand missed 430-by a mile amazing his strength bbut makes me laugh when people talk about pulling a grand only ever been done once not a lift where once a barrier is broken more and more do it ,look at the 500kg squates that came after goggins broke it first

Yeah, because a suit, belt, and DL only meet wont add anything to his 930+ raw deadlift. How clueless are you? Especially considering Boltons never pulled anything over 940 in a full meet with a suit on and KK has pulled that much raw in a full meet.

are you sure about that was my 971 not in a full meet or did i not squat over 1100 and bench over 650 ,anyway does it really matter kk is strong as hell we all know that and maybe one day he will put on a suit and belt and go for the 1000,hope i am in the same meet.
andy bolton

Sorry about that Andy, I forgot about that one. All I was saying though is that the above poster is misinformed if he thinks KK doesnt have a chance at besting your pull. If anyone does it is him. No disrespect intended, just like to see good lifters push one another.

Looking forward to seeing you go even bigger as well

I wanna see KK and Ivan Drago in a deadlift contest.

Tommy Herson wrote:
Strong dude, props!

However---

1. No way he weighed 275.
2. The squat was parallel at best, not walked-out, and poorly spotted (not KK's fault).
3. The 584 BP was touch n go.

Awesome strength but the total shouldnt count. And dont gimme that crap about, "Well, the judges passed the lifts so they're good in my book." I don't care what the rules were, they werent enforced.


What the judges say goes so it looks like it doesn't matter what you think because the lifts were good lifts, sorry to disappoint you but your wrong!

So what about Stan Efferding "Rhino". Stan held the record at 275 and will blow by him again. Wait and see!

KK is very impressive and I applaud his performing these lifts RAW! The deadlift is especially impressive not to mention the freakishly close grip bench! The 584lb bench was touch and go however and should have been red lighted; had a Budweiser World Recordbreakers flash back in watching it get passed.

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