If it’s in the perfect stable rack position to press from he could do anything. Big if though like you said. He is not going to be able to put anything in that position for a while if ever. Maybe he could just press something crazy from the rack for kicks
That’s 80% of the guys. Or more. Most guys are limited by the clean, and holding it racked is a lot harder than it looks. It takes your air once the weight gets up there.
80% of guys at a high level or weight class like Maddox is going for? I can’t remember the most recent log lift world champs well but I think more than 20% of the guys could clean it.
I’m just waiting for a 1000lbs Raw Bench. Powerlifting is still such a niche sport that I wouldn’t be surprised if more people keep coming out of nowhere and break a new record within a few years.
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Most pressers. The big pressers are almost always held up by their clean. Then there are guys like me, I could clean more than I could press by a fair amount.
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Most pressers for sure. The clean generally is what hangs them up.
On the note of him getting into this, I don’t understand why he would go down this route. Much like @strongmanvinny2 , he probably won’t hold the record and will probably get hurt. Then his bench will suffer as will his career. Too much risk for very minimal reward imo.
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This is true of the axle but less so the log. Have a look at the Arnold’s where the Austrian Oak was a regular and pressing that beast was really hard for a bunch of the competitors.
Also: steel logs shouldn’t count 
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Hardly any to gain there for him. Most people on his comments are dumbass kids that say “I can bench double bodyweight too”. I dunno, it might help him make more money, but I think it’ll lose him more.
Engagement is engagement.
He looks terrible doing anything other than lying down. Definitely not a good move to try and make him stand up with anything other than his bodyweight.
He doesn’t really. Some time in the last year he posted a video of himself squatting 700 and said he never squats. I seem to remember him pulling around 700 too. Sure that’s some big weight, but compared to other strongman competitors it’s not much so lower body strength is definitely going to be a limiting factor.
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600 X 9 (ish)
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The only limit is the power of faith in god
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He should do a full meet and total 1000kg with identical squat, bench, and dead.
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Incredibly quick and smooth.
He could’ve done a double if he wanted to. WTF. His real max is probbaly 800lbs already.
The most insane part is his confidence. It may as well have been 100kg on the bar, the way he approached it.
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He believes in 800. Has he converted u into a believer
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I believe I can watch him do it lol
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