18 Year Old Eric Lilliebridge Posts Big Numbers at APF Meet

Chris, apparently I don't know how to quote you.

I ask that you read your post again and see the humor in it. How does one deadlift without dragging the bar up the legs?

I agree. I don't think his third attempt DL would have passed strict judging. But he is extremely strong.

I think what Chris is talking about is that he rebends his knees once the bar is above his knees, then ramps the bar up his legs. I don't know what their rule book says about it, but that move gets you reds in the ADFPF.

Well the bar didn't go up and down so whats wrong with the lift.

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To Chris F., my post was meant to be humurous. As a member of the APF Executive Committee, a WPC International Referee, State Chairman, coach and an Elite lifter with 22 years of experience I'm well aware of the rules.

I also know a thing or two about judging. I won't comment on the lift as I will, and always will, refuse to judge lifts via video.

I posted just to poke a little fun at Chris who, incidentally, I know. Feel free to smile along. Stay Strong, J.R.

This is Eric Lilliebridge here writing in. I honestly don't know where you people see me "ramping" the weight up my legs. I am not a strongman lifter, i am a powerlifter which is why i compete in powerlifting. If you honestly think i "hitched" or "ramped" the weight up then i think the majority of you people might want to go see an eye docter and get your eyes checked because i clearly did not ramp the weight up. That is the way that i deadlift and if you were there and were actually watching up close, you would see that i wasn't. As a matter of fact, the bar was just barely touching my legs, how do i know? Hm, I LIFTED THE WEIGHT! also, after i got the lift, the baby powder on my legs was barely shaved off from the bar. So for those people who want to sit here and be judges, go right ahead, but you weren't the people sitting in the seats turning the lights white now were you? If you want to complain to the judges on how they don't know how to judge then that's something you need to take up with them, but don't try and sit here and pick apart something about my lift that had absolutely nothing wrong with it. I don't care what federations say you can't "re bend your legs" or "can't drag the bar up your quads", this is the federation that I compete in, give me a break people. My knees didn't lock and then unlock, that would be re bending. How the hell could they re bend if they are bent the WHOLE time while the pull is in session until i lock the weight out? You guys seriously crack me up and show me how some people can just be so ignorant and stupid. Let me ask you all a question, how many people do you know, at the age of 18 years old, who could deadlift over 700lbs raw besides ed coan? Because i can't think of one and i know not any of you people fall under that catagory either. So to all you fake wannabe judges out there who want to keep trying to find things wrong with my lift, do yourself a favor and keep your comments to yourself or better yet, tell someone who actually gives a shit because quite honestly i don't, i'm just letting everyone know right here and now that i definitely did not hitch or ramp that weight up. My 2nd attempt deadlift felt like crap even though it was light and easy for me, i think because it came up too fast over my knees, and being that i'm not used to training with baby powder on, is the reason why that lift looked alittle awkward. But my last one, was no doubt a good lift. Everyone has different form and not everyone is the same, i don't think that's too hard to understand, especially for the majority of powerlifters that come on this website watching other peoples videos as well. If you all want to see a "better view" of one of my clean deadlifts, give me about a week and a half to heal up and i'll throw 735-740 on the bar and pull it and have someone post it on here for you all to sit here and have absolutely nothing to say about it besides the same old bullshit you already have been which is obviously far from being the truth.

Fucking Strong no doubt!! But above shows his age. Lighten up dude, most of the comments on here were props to you so chill out and enjoy your achievments.

*This Eric Lilliebridge here writing in again because some people are just too stupid to realise what they are saying makes them look like complete dumbasses*

Well hmmmmmm.. i guess you two make the list of the next jackasses who want to try and talk shit about my lifts huh? well quite honestly, i really didn't care who has or hasn't deadlifted 700 RAW before at the age of 18 years old besides me, i was basically using that for an example meaning, here i am being a damn teenager who hasn't even come close to reaching his full potential yet and is doing more than alot of adults can, and yet there's still dumbasses who try to judge the way my lift was even though there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. And also when i said that, i meant whoever had talked bullshit about my lift, were they doing those type of numbers when they were my age? Yeah i doubt it. And we're talking about RAW here people, not bullshit gear. Not to mention the majority of powerlifters now days don't even compete raw so you couldn't possibly compare anyone in gear to someone who lifts raw. But hey, since you brought it up, how about you make up a list of all these 18 year old kids that have pulled 700+ raw before because i would sure as hell love to see the videos and names of these kids now cause you make it sound like an 18 year old kid pulling over 700 raw is nothing. oh and not to mention, i want them to be 242 or under because otherwise, there's absolutely no point in bringing there names up because you can't compare someone in a heavier weight class, that would be pretty damn stupid just like the comments you posted. But yes, i'm going to let my lifts do the talking like you said and there it is right in your faces, a 727lb deadlift by an 18 year old which is me. But don't worry, i'm sure you'll be seeing some more videos of me on here sometime so talk shit about these videos all you want, because i sit here and laugh at you people just like every other dip shit that has tried to pick apart my lifts. I don't mean to sit here an be an aggrogant little asshole, but you people give me no choice. If you were not doing these numbers at that age and body weight, do yourself a favor and don't even bother trying to write in some bullshit comment about my lift because for one you're most likely going to be wrong just like the rest of the people that have said shit about it so far, and 2, you're not worth my time. And dude, you are seriously a fucking dumbass? Did i not explain clearly in what i said in my last comment that i knew exactly what a ramp and a hitch was? Wow you really made yourself look like a fuckin idiot right there. And um, you are definitely wrong on what you said here "you got the lift because of the type of fed you compete in" Um no jackass, i got the lift because i was strong enough to pull it up. Did the judges some how help me lift the weight up? uh no. hahaha wow. If you really think you're going to scare me away by trying to talk down to me, then you are sadly mistaken. It doesn't matter what fuckin federation i compete in, if you can't get a weight up, it's clearly because you are not strong enough, not because of the atmosphere or where you are competing at, wtf kind of shit is that? and it's funny that you say i ramp it, but were you the one doing the lift? Yeahhhhh.... i don't think so. So how about you let me do the talking and you sit here and listen to me, i said i didn't ramp the weight and it's clear to the majority of the people that wrote in that i didn't, and to the judges. And i would never compete in an IPF meet. Why? because they literally sit there and have the switched turned red before the lift even happens. If you fuckin blink wrong they will give you a red light, if you smile while doing a lift you will get a red light, that's how fuckin strict they are. I've been in this sport for along time and i know a hell of a lot more than you might think. But hey here's a question just for you, how much were you lifting raw at 18 years old? Wanna compare them to my lifts?? :)

Been doing some research here for alittle while now and so far i've only found one other person in a video that has deadlifted 700lbs at 18 years old and weighed supposidely 230lbs, but he was a sumo deadlifter, not conventional. So then again, you can't really compare him either because it's a different style deadlift and it was 700 exactly, not 727.

just after the bar cleared the knees, the knees dipped slightly. this could mean a no lift. none the less, this kid is strong as hell, no doubt. eric, lighten up. if someone says it should've been a no lift, take it for what it probably was intended for, some honest constructive criticism which may help you down the track.

Well I don’t see anything wrong with the lift at all, I would of given him 3 white lights my self, but then again im not a judge and neither are the majority of you are, so why not let the lift be what it is and let’s stop beating a dead horse here. Eric Lilliebridge is a very strong and talented lifter, and im sure their has been other people out their to pull over 700 or even 800 pounds at the age of 18 and good for them. Eric actually did this at a sanction meet with real judges, who are you guys to say they the judges where not rite? I mean jeez that’s what they do!

And Here is a Perfect video of what a Ramp and a Hitch is, I would advise most of you to watch because I did not see ANY OF THIS and for the people saying he Hitch or ramped it you mite want to get your eyes check out at the proctologist and have him pull them out for you :)
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7744591772793694017&hl=en

Dude don't worry about it, these people are obviously jealous of your talent and wish they were that strong at your age and are pissed because they aren't making it on the front page of powerliftingwatch.com and you are, and you're only a teenager!! I would also like to know if any of you other guys on here were doing these type of numbers at that age? Because as far as i'm concerned, that is some world class stuff right there and i haven't seen or heard of any other 18 year old kid who has put up these kind of numbers raw.

hahahaha. now THAT was a perfect example of both hitching AND ramping at the same time! now whoever that kid is, is pretty damn talented because i'm surprised he didn't rip off a bicep, tare a lat or pull a hamstring doing some dumb shit like that. But yes that is a perfect example of a hitch and a ramp which was definitely not performed in the outstanding deadlift that Eric did. It's so funny how so many of you people don't see where eric is coming from and how right he actually is, man some people are really pathetic.

I am really confused here, why is everyone writing in just about his deadlift? I mean not only was that 727lb deadlift ridiculous and awesome, That benchpress he did was also f*ckin amazing! He isn't even that far away from a 500lb raw benchpress and he's still only 18 years old! I'm not sure how much longer he is going to be 18 years old for but you can probably bet since he did 457 paused pretty easily, he has to be around 475 touch n go. I would not doubt if i see this kid posting a video of a 500lb raw benchpress touch n go in the next few months. You are a sick lifter Eric! Keep up the good work and i'll be looking for your new video posts soon!

Eric Lilliebridge took that deadlift up strong and fast- he did not re-bend, he did not hitch. The 'video judging' needs to stop, I saw it live and it was real!

Eric Stone is not on Lilliebridge's team. And again IF you were there you would know that he did red light his own team members on bad lifts.

You people are jealous of Lilliebridge so you lash out- Grow Up!

I was at the meet and the judging was really inconsistent, other people got red lighted for nothing, but eric is allowed to ramp it and get 3 white, talk about bullshit

First off, Eric Stone does not play favorites when it comes to his own team. I lifted in this meet and he red lighted me for lifting my hips on the bench when I thought I was down, but that how it goes.

Second, those dead were fine. A little knee bend but the bar never stopped on the thigh and he didn't shift his weight back to finish the pull.

Third, most of you guys need to shut the fuck up, till you can show up in a singlet and a weight belt and pull some serious weight. I don't hear anybody saying anything about his bench, "too much arch, "it's not good cause his heels are up". How bout' we give Eric some credit for busting his ass in the gym and showing up and producing serious results.

And Putt, I tried to rub up against one of them just to get a sweat sample, and see if I could turn it into a PR for myself!!!! (ha, ha, ha)

Eric,
Nice lifting bud! You are a born freak. 18 and doing these numbers is scary strong! Keep up the good lifting and don't worry about what people say on here. Just do your thing.

Mike Bartos pulled 702 in Wabdl weighing 250@ 17 years old.

Next time say thanks and leave the negative alone. strong lifts for your age.

Eric Lilliebridge--It just shows that you've "made it" in powerlifting now that you've been annoynmusly trolled on PLW. Don't let it get to you, it is NOT worth it. Great lifting, ignore the negativity (or turn it into training energy).

Erv, not only was your butt up, but all your squats were HIGH!!! LOL...

Great lifts Eric. I'm sure both Ernie Sr and Ernie Jr are proud.

That's kind of funny, here you are being one of those people who were at the meet, you had your chance to say something in person to the judges or to eric lilliebridge himself and you never did and you come here on the internet like the little bitch you are and complain about how the judges aren't consistant with giving white or red lights. By now you should of realized that Eric did not ramp the weight up you jackass. The weight was never rested on his legs. That would be called a ramp, letting it stop on your legs, using it as a ramp for leverage and then pulling it from there. A hitch would either be the stopping of the weight coming back down and then coming back up or consistant little jerks of the lift while trying to pull it up. And being that i have 20/20 vision and can see clearly unlike alot of you other dumbasses on here, he did not ramp it or hitch it, get it right the first time you moron. Were you competing at the meet? Because i was there as well and i'm pretty sure he had the 3rd highest over all deadlift over everyone haha and the funny thing is, is he's only 18. So you're probably just a jealous little bitch just like the rest of these people. His last deadlift was one consistant pull from the floor up until lock out. The bar was never rested on his legs to be used as a ramp. And honestly if he were to of ramped the weight up, he could probably pull another 25 pounds than he did right there. Quit trying to talk shit about clean lifts, lets have them judge your deadlifts now and see what people think of them.

Eric, relax bud, you think people are talking noise about you HERE? hah, go to some of the other threads. People are relentless. Your lifts must be good because they look good, you got white lights, there's really NOT ALL THAT MUCH hate goin on in this thread, and The People's Champ hasn't yet weighed in with his opinion. It's gonna be ok, I look forward to seein you do great things in the future.

The 727 attempt looks really good. There is no hitch and his knees clearly lock out. Like I said above Eric is a freak of nature at 18! Nice lifting.

Eric, you are undoubtedly one heck of a strong kid....your lifting is impressive and likely we will see some more great things from you in the future. From what I have read you come from pretty strong genetics and a fine family. Don't take criticsim so personally. I think you recieved mostly very postive input and comment. If critisized, take it constructively...and if you dissagree, blow it off. I have learned over the years, unfortunately too many times personally, that lashing back, even if you are right, makes you look poorly. It betrays who you likely really are. Keep up the great lifting. Much success in the future...it is obviously bright. I'm pretty jealous of such strength. Take care, Chuck

Ramping: the bar rests on the thighs of the lifter who uses the thighs to slide the weight up like a ramp.

Hitching: the bar makes repeated stops up the thighs as the lifter jerks the weight after each stop to finish the lift.

Supporting: the lifter positions his body to support the bar in a way that his position could not be maintained without the counter balance of the weight of the bar.

1. defintely wasn't a hitch
2. you would see leaning to the rear on the lifter's behalf if it was ramping, and if the chalk didn't even get scuffed off the top of his thighs then that would be further evidence that he didn't ramp it.
3. because if the slight knee movement which suggest to some a re-bend of the knees people are complaining about "supporting" whether they know what to technically call it or not. The bar is in one continuous motion and the lifter appears to be errect throughout the whole movement. Since he technically didn't meet any of the criteria for ramping, hitching or supporting he would have to get white lights for the lift.

Eric L.,
I think it would be best to just thank the people supporting you ( the majority ) rather then rant over the douches attacking you ( the minority ). That's just my opinion though, you can tell them all to f*ck off too.

Eric Stone never plays favorites and he judges with the highest integrity. Whoever thinks the opposite is an a** face clown.

Erv, stab one of those f*cking Lilliebridges in the neck and send me a vial of their blood. When I perfect the syrum, I promise I'll send you a batch.

Putt Houston.... now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh

To J.R. Bolger,

My post was not in any way intended to imply that you did not know the rules. What I simply meant was that I am unfamiliar with the APF rules. Also, I did get the humor and chuckled at your post.

Chris Forestier

To the anon,

ADFPF, not ADFPA.

No matter what, some asshole has something negative to say. The lifts look good to me, keep it up, thats some sick raw lifting.

hey man you are strong as hell but you have some ego problems. Take it easy, you are doing great but people wont respect you if you are an asshole. Yes you are very strong but that doesnt make you better than anyone else. Show some humility and stay modest. Life is too short to be pissed off all of the time.

That is insane.

He's only 18. It's the type of behavior you would expect from a teenager. If he had any confidence, he wouldn't rant like a lunatic defending himself. The best lifters are the ones who don't give a shit what people think

Ridiculous lifts. Can't wait to see what this kid does in a full power raw meet, i'm guessing mid 1800 raw total??

Actually, this is A LOT more than you should expect from any teenage powerlifter. He is doing raw numbers that a lot of adults can't even do in gear. Now that is just beyond impressive. Honestly, i can't believe he hasn't said a lot more than what he already had because he is definitely right about everything he had to say and he can speak his mind however he'd like to, i'm pretty sure people double his age have said 10 times worse shit back to people in there videos. So your little theory there about thinking just because he's a teenager and wrote back saying shit, makes him not confident about his lifts and doesn't make him a great lifter is ridiculous and retarded as all hell. He is an amazing young powerlifter and is going to be setting world teenage records for the next year and a half and i'm sure those records are going to stay for a very VERY long time. I also think it's pretty obvious that if he had absolutely no confidence whatsoever, that he wouldn't of tried the weight, because in his youtube posting, he wrote in saying how horrible the bars grip was and several people at the meet had the bar slipping out of there hands with lighter and heavier weights, including his older brother Ernie JR who is also an outstanding Junior powerlifter as well. So i would have to say this kid has a shit load of confidence and a hell of a big heart to keep at this sport and take all your peoples little bullshit comments. How about you leave your little comments to yourself until you actually see/meet this kid in person and then you can try and give him a piece of your mind while he hands you your ass on the deadlift and not only is he going to be 18 years old, haha, he's RAW too.

Incredible ! Teach me to Deadlift.Your dad has work to do, you are catching him fast. Let all the negative go, they are just jealous pansies.

Haha thanks dude!! It will take me a very long time before i'm ever up at my dads level! He's already pulled 800 raw last year and has been benching in the 500's raw for years now, but i know for a fact once he comes back, he's going to blow his old PR's out the water like they aren't even there. And i know man, i really don't even care what they have to say anymore, i'm proud of what i've done and i'm going to leave it at that, until next time.

Eric, you're a strong kid. A bit of advice for you though; ignore the internet folks. The posts you made do nothing but make you look bad.

I know you're upset by their video critique but it doesn't matter. The lifts are in the books and it's done. You just give folks a reason to attack you when you post as you did.

Let it go and keep on lifting kiddo. I've been in this sport longer than most and longer than you've been alive. In that time I've learned the only person you have to please is yourself.

I look forward to seeing you compete for a long time. You've got great potential to do great things.

Stay Strong, J.R. Bolger
APF Executive Committee Member
WPC Referee #412

Something you will need to realize is to never take anything that someone says, personally.
There are critics in every sport.
Just let them talk because you really are coming off as arrogant.
The fact that you have lifted over 700 lbs raw is a huge accomplishment in itself. No need to keep reminding people of your age.
If you were a 14 or 15 year old....now thats something to talk about.
The fact is, you are an adult male. A young adult male.
So stop bringing up "how many lifters have deadlifted over 700 lbs raw at my age".
If you are still lifting high numbers in 20 years from now.......thats something to boast about.
Your age is an attribute to your high numbers. You have so much potential to lift higher numers.
So this isn't really a shock that you are an 18 year old raw powerlifter, deadlifting 700 plus lbs. Its actually to be expected out of young powerlifters.
Like I said, if you can lift 700 plus lbs raw 20 years from now......thats something to brag about.
Don't get me wrong, I think it's awesome that you're lifting so much weight.
And that you are lifting raw is an even greater thing.
Just use the negative comments to fuel you for the next meet.

you spelled "realize" with an "s" lol.