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[rico300zx]

Thanks Daniel,

This guy proves what I've said for years that all grip titles will be held by the strong man type, either currant or retired guys. I wouldn't mind seeing record breakers being drug tested either.

Edit: on second look he seems to drop the weight on purpose, as if he wasn't aware that it had to be lowered to the ground , does anyone else think that? Sorta reminds me of marunde back in the day.

Edited by rico300zx, 21 January 2013 - 05:00 PM.

[jchap]

Great performance!

On a Last Man Standing event, how many attempts do you get at each weight?

[daniel reinard]

Mike did drop it, probably due to being excited. One has 30 seconds to do the lift so he had time to correct himself and show control on the lift. I believe the IM writeup on their site mentions this. I hope Mike goes to the MM and takes the title away. He can probably do it.

[jchap]

Mike did drop it, probably due to being excited. One has 30 seconds to do the lift so he had time to correct himself and show control on the lift. I believe the IM writeup on their site mentions this. I hope Mike goes to the MM and takes the title away. He can probably do it.

In that case, he probably could have done a set of five with it. It looked that easy. It looked like he just let go like he thought he was training and dropping all his deads to save his back on the eccentric.

[bwwm]

Ok, Mike is great and all that, but how did your certs go Daniel?

[ADurniat]

Edit: on second look he seems to drop the weight on purpose, as if he wasn't aware that it had to be lowered to the ground , does anyone else think that? Sorta reminds me of marunde back in the day.

 

Afterwards he said he knew about setting it down, but got excited and wanted to play to the crowd.  So he lifted it again..

[daniel reinard]

Ok, Mike is great and all that, but how did your certs go Daniel?

2/3 bro

[Stephen Ruby]

Any videos from michael burkes performance? 

[daniel reinard]

I have some and will try to upload this week. Been a crazy week back from vacation.

[Mikael Siversson]

Fantastic display of strength.

 

Having said that the 230k lift should have been deemed a no lift. A very quick down signal, before the shoulder were pulled back. Big difference between this and his first attempt at the same weight where he does a good, clean lift before dropping the weight. Last lift at 235k is also questionable, a very quick down signal and shoulders not pulled back. Questionable judging. IM Axle judging is often sloppy I am afraid.

[Hubgeezer]

Fantastic display of strength.

 

Having said that the 230k lift should have been deemed a no lift. A very quick down signal, before the shoulder were pulled back. Big difference between this and his first attempt at the same weight where he does a good, clean lift before dropping the weight. Last lift at 235k is also questionable, a very quick down signal and shoulders not pulled back. Questionable judging. IM Axle judging is often sloppy I am afraid.

I was there. In general, yes, the judge was too quick on the "down". For the Rolling Thunder, it was even more "generous". It was a bad Rolling Thunder day, and no records were in danger of being broken.

 

That being said, the weights that Burke had lifted in the Axle were not at the top of his strength and power.

 

I was okay with the judge's call on his axle lifts. Both Haugen's and Felix's top lifts were a bit under standard, in my opinion. I think it was 220/485. It was obvious that they would not pull 230/507, and Burke would. That's how it went.

 

I am fine with Burke's lifts as records. I was really surprised at how easy the initial 230/507 was for Burke, the lift that he intentionally dropped. It truly was EASY.

[bubba29]

this feed has a bunch of video from this event.

http://www.youtube.c...Stronger/videos