Micheal Jordon of Powerlifting

[irishmike]

Alltime - Coan
Current - Dan Green

 

[MidwestViking]

There isn't one due to the various ways to compete and to judge. There are many great powerlifters, but there are more opinions.

 

[TheDeceiver]

The current lifters are not as good as the lifter's of the past! In the 70's it was all raw! No suits,no shirts,no monolift's and there wraps were weak!Guy's like Casey,Cole,Kuc,Reinhoudt,Pacifico were great.But Coan is the man! I think he is done now he just injured himself training for a 1000lb raw squat!

 

[Oblix]

Raw Combined

Who has the world record for Raw 3 lift combine total?

Andrey Malanichev comes up on google.

How can this guy not be considered the greatest all all time?

 

[GS]

With so many world records ,divisions etc you can't really say for sure who is the top power-lifter today.
ED COAN would probably be considered the best of all time over all.

 

[BM12]

With so many world records ,divisions etc you can't really say for sure who is the top power-lifter today.
ED COAN would probably be considered the best of all time over all.

I am going to have to agree with you on the all time spot going to Ed Coan his name was the first to pop into my head the second i read the title to this thread.

 

[Templar]

Lb for Lb I don't think there is anyone stronger than Richard Hawthorne. I know he's deadlifted 639.4lbs at only 131lb bodyweight.

 

[turbobusa]

Eddie Coan greatest of all time. Remember his 856 deadlift @181 in hawaii?
Current I'd say Eric Liilibridge. He eclipsed the all time raw total going i think 2356 @ 275 b/w . He is 22 -23 yrs old.

 

[turbobusa]

I meant 198 in last post.. T

 

[ModestMuscle1]

I'm going to break the rules and say Ed Coan

 

[turbobusa]

Lb for Lb I don't think there is anyone stronger than Richard Hawthorne. I know he's deadlifted 639.4lbs at only 131lb bodyweight.

Hey do you think Gants 634 raw @123 way back in 1980 means anything? RH is a DL specialist.Not sure where you would equate 1 lift for strongest of all time. Remember Heisy pulled 925 in lkike 87 as super . Now go check his total.Great DL . RH great DL ..
Imagin Eric Lillibridge in multiply run what ya brung?? 2356 raw
might convert to what ? Lets see maybe another 300-400 lbs on squat
300lbs on bench 40-100 on DL? Many variables in pling.
RH is a great lifter no doubt. Funny how some think heavy is a new phenom
in iron . The bench is the biggest bullshit lift of today.
You really think 1000 and 1100 lbs benches are not at very least 300-400 lbs euipment? Why would the raw bench record be just above 700lbs ?
Think pat casey benched 600 in the 60's or early 70's John Cole 600 in 72
here we are 40 years later and raw bench has crept up a little over 100lbs .
This is just food for thought and my opinion. Yours may vary and
that is cool . ... Thanks, T...

 

[turbobusa]

[ame=http://youtu.be/PSVqlh7ePb8]Lamar Gant - 634 lb Deadlift @ 123 lbs - YouTube[/ame]

Here I dug this up this morning. How's that for a bench shirt?
incredible raw DL. If you look back into the history of the sport
you will find some incredible lifters . no trickery or bullshit .
Just man against iron. Thx T.....

 

[hawkeyes56]

that was some impressive lifting

 

[Plumbdog]

Ed Coan is by far the best powerlifter ever. Totaled over 2400lbs at 220lbs. At that time he had a higher total than any SHW on the planet. 900lb deadlift at 220lbs. The increase in totals the last 10 years is from lax rules and better supportive equipment not from athletes being stronger. Just about all top powerlifters will tell you Ed Coan. A very humble great lifter that is willing to help anyone. Very clean lifts, deep squats, paused benches, etc.

Beast!


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