I can't help myself when there is an opportunity to talk about Brad Gillingham's success. Brad is a 5-time IPF World Champion and a 12-time US National Powerlifting Champion. Brad boasts 12 IPF World Records with highlights being a 400k (880lb) deadlift. Due to his overall powerlifting success, in particular his world class deadlift, Brad is continually invited to showcase his talent on the pro deadlift circuit. Recently, Brad competed at the Empire Pro Deadlift Classic in Spokane, Washington. Brad admittedly told he wasn't going to taper for this event because his eyes were set on the World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Russia this June. However, even in the midst of hard training, Brad was still able to pull off the highest weight lifted of 365k (804lb). Brad reflects on the Empire Classic and details his training moving toward the World Championships:
I have competed in this show the past three years and each year it gets bigger and better. I am only four weeks out from the IPF Classic World Championship in Sudzal, Russia so I did not try to peak for this event, but decided to use the competition as a heavy training day. With the IPF Worlds being the focus event I didn’t feel like I could afford to take any break from my heavy training, so I trained heavy the week of the event. At the Empire Classic I lifted RAW and was able to pull 804 for the win but did not have enough energy that day to complete my last attempt with 848.
With just 4 weeks of training to go before I compete in Russia these next couple weeks are critical. I have changed up my deadlift training a little this time and have been pulling 1 set of 8 every other week instead of 1 set of 5. This week I have 8x705. This will be a huge confidence builder if I can make this set.
Check out the following highlight video of the deadlifts at the Empire Classic:
I have competed in this show the past three years and each year it gets bigger and better. I am only four weeks out from the IPF Classic World Championship in Sudzal, Russia so I did not try to peak for this event, but decided to use the competition as a heavy training day. With the IPF Worlds being the focus event I didn’t feel like I could afford to take any break from my heavy training, so I trained heavy the week of the event. At the Empire Classic I lifted RAW and was able to pull 804 for the win but did not have enough energy that day to complete my last attempt with 848.
With just 4 weeks of training to go before I compete in Russia these next couple weeks are critical. I have changed up my deadlift training a little this time and have been pulling 1 set of 8 every other week instead of 1 set of 5. This week I have 8x705. This will be a huge confidence builder if I can make this set.
Check out the following highlight video of the deadlifts at the Empire Classic:
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