Reclaiming the Kennedy Lift!

  • 2 days ago
Worked up to a ~510lb Kennedy Lift in honor of Walter Kennedy who lifted a 1,030lb block in a similar manner January of 1890. Can you imagine?! Hope you enjoy the video. God Bless!
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."
Romans 10:9
Transcript
00:00All right, Lord give me strength.
00:27Lord give me strength.
00:57Praise the Lord.
01:04About 510.
01:07About 510 pounds.
01:10That's good stuff.
01:15Califoundry 100 pound plates.
01:18Strong 102 and a half pound plates.
01:22This setup, plus the plates are a little, the bar is like 100 by itself.
01:26Never mind the attachment sleeve.
01:29Plates are all overweight by some bits.
01:32I'll say this is about 510.
01:34Praise the Lord.
02:04Keep giving me strength, Lord.
02:16Praise the Lord.
02:20A little over 500.
02:22About 510 pounds, I'd say.
02:25Another 10 foot axle of 4140.
02:30One 15 sixteenths, 10 foot long, weighs about 100 pounds.
02:37Plus that sleeve is another few pounds, the attachment sleeve.
02:41Strong 102 and a half pound plates.
02:45Califoundry 100 pound plates.
02:47All these plates are overweight by at least a pound if I remember right, some by two.
02:53Strength Tech collars are another two pounds, so I'm definitely going to put this at 510.
03:00My scale goes up to 440, 441, 200 kilos, so I'm not going to bother.
03:08You're going to have to trust me, but hey, taking back that Kennedy lift.
03:13Hallelujah.

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