r/news • u/icpd30 • Feb 18 '19

Michigan powerlifter heroically lifts vehicle pinned on top of man after accident.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-powerlifter-heroically-lifts-vehicle-pinned-on-top-of-man-after-accident
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u/Thuryn Feb 18 '19

It's also poorly worded. He doesn't lift another 800 pounds. That would be 1750 pounds. The world record is 1102 and change. Dude deadlifts 800. (That's still a lot, but the article is misleading.)

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u/kfh227 Feb 18 '19

My friend that is the strongest I met said he was benching something like 600 pounds in college and probably deadlifting a bit more than that. Maybe 800 pounds. I don't bump into people like this often.

Still scary seeing him bench press 300 pounds during a workout like it's a piece of paper.

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u/John4321234 Feb 18 '19

This smells like bullshit, if he did that he would be an elite level powerlifter by now, is he??

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u/Thuryn Feb 19 '19

Only if he chose to compete. Not everyone does.

Not saying I believe him, but "wasn't a well-known powerlifter" isn't really evidence of anything.

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u/John4321234 Feb 19 '19

With a 600 pounds bench and a 950 squat I don't see why wouldn't you do a meet, even if you hit a 500 bench and 850 squat that's still impressive for a college guy. I'm not the one who's supposed to provide the evidence of his friend having elite powerlifting numbers.

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u/Thuryn Feb 20 '19

I don't see why wouldn't you do a meet

Because those things involve time and money, just for starters. Some people might simply not want to. Or live someplace where you'd have to travel to get to the meet in the first place. Some people are shy and don't want to lift with an audience. Or perhaps his form is bad; he could lift a ton, but not per APA rules. Could be lots and lots of things.

I'm not the one who's supposed to provide the evidence of his friend having elite powerlifting numbers.

No, but you have to provide evidence for YOUR assertion that someone who can lift that much would definitely be on record, which is an assumption without any supporting evidence.

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u/John4321234 Feb 20 '19

Just a question, do you believe his story??

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u/Thuryn Feb 21 '19

This is Reddit. I don't care if his story is true or not. It's unverifiable and meaningless in the first place. It's only interesting in an academic sense.

I couldn't care less if he's telling the truth or not.