The Andy Bolton Deadlift Challenge

[Gary Gibson]

Has anyone been following this?

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/14550

Bolton: "so lets do boys i am sure there is somebody out there who would want to promote this winner take all, biggest weight wins. i have been out with a knee injury for most of end of last year but now things are getting better again. lets all go head to head early next year maybe at the arnold we can do belt only or suit and belt but no straps, soooo who is up for it. not scared of a challenge are we."

http://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/14577#comment

So far :

Co-Meet director Ty Phillips has released the initial list of fourteen deadlifter who will be invited to compete in the 2011 Andy Bolton Deadlift Challenge. At present, seven lifters have confirmed attendance. The meet is scheduled for Cleveland, Ohio in May or June of 2011.

• Andy Bolton (confirmed)
• Zydrunas Savickas (confirmed)
• Benedict Magnusson (confirmed)
• Mark Felix (confirmed)
• Derek Poundstone (confirmed)
• Chuck Fought (confirmed)
• Terry Hollands (confirmed)
• Konstantin Konstantinovs
• Brad Gillingham
• Ano Turtiainen
• Mikhail Koklyaev
• Chuck Vogelpohl
• Andrey Malanichev
• Brian Siders

It's a little over a year away and the best in the world are going to start getting ready now. There could be several 1000+ pound deadlifts in one day there.

[PVC]

I just jizzed my pants.

Thank you for posting this.

[Magnetotail]

I might have to schedule this into my road trip

[Marotta]

Reading the title, I thought this would be a challenge to forum members to DL 1008#. I am somewhat disappointed.

[Tiburon]

I propose an Ends&Pieces Meetup in Cleveland, 2011

[Raskolnikov]

Sick! Hopefully KK confirms. Bolton, Magnusson, Savickas, and KK head-to-head... fucking awesome.

[Rorschach]

Awesome, wish I could be there, and yeah, I hope KK signs up too.

[Gary Gibson]

I will definitely be in Cleveland for this. I am going to buy a ticket and book a hotel as soon as they confirm a date.

[Dastardly]

Slighty off topic but,

Magnusson is such a nice guy. I remember there was a documentary about him and his british wife who is also a strongwoman.

They were both such a lovely couple who happened to both have freak strength. The thing is though, they had them a baby. Come 2025 we should see some magical lifts.

Found it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc4ijMMkI5A

Magnusson is pretty young, and could surely up his strength considerably by the time of the comp.

I know Bolton & Konstantinovs are the favourites for this, but Im hoping magnusson can give them a good challenge.

[BigJavs]

If KK confirms, I might just have to go see Cleveland. And I might just jizz...in...my pants.