novelraw Chapter 288 240: Shedding the Weights—One-Ton Deadlift Sets
Chapter 288 240: Shedding the Weights—One-Ton Deadlift Sets
"Roar! Roar!!!"
Brother Tyre took out smelling salts, took a fierce whiff, and his expression turned ferocious, letting out a tiger-like roar. Smelling salts are usually a mixture of ammonia and water with a strong, pungent smell that can briefly trigger adrenaline.
Smelling salts and magnesium powder, the nature of these things is more psychological than practical. For those preparing for a challenge, these actions are very invigorating.
But in Wang Ye's eyes, it seemed a bit unnecessary.
This 500-kilogram barbell in his hands is at most a warm-up weight. Watching the person in front continuously yelling fiercely but failing to lift the barbell felt like watching a baby repeatedly swing its fists at him without causing any harm.
At this moment, the challenger's live stream had many viewers gradually entering.
The live stream account used was Brother Tyre's social media account.
Since he only had tens of thousands of followers, the number of people in the live stream wasn't large.
Compared to Wang Ye's live stream on TikTok, which instantly gathered more than 100,000 online viewers,
this live stream was relatively lackluster.
But fortunately, Wang Ye made an appearance, bringing some traffic to the live stream.
Now the number of viewers in the live room has exceeded 5,000.
Among them, over 70% are Chinese.
The comments on the screen were mostly in Chinese.
[Wang Ye actually accepted the challenge!]
[Is the guy deadlifting now Brother Tyre?]
[What's the situation now? Who is deadlifting more, Brother Tyre or Wang Ye?]
[Currently it's barely even.]
[With the same weight of 400 kilograms, Brother Tyre did ten repetitions, Wang Ye did twenty repetitions, now Brother Tyre is trying 500 kilograms, unsure if he will succeed.]
[The chance is slim, Brother Tyre's age is well past his peak, hitting the limit now is unrealistic.]
[Indeed, I often watch Brother Tyre's videos, even deadlifting 450 kilograms makes him bleed all over, 500 kilograms is really pushing it.]
[Am I the only one concerned about Wang Ye doing twenty repetitions with 400 kilograms?]
[400 kilograms! That's 400 kilograms! China's power lifting king Liu Rui's deadlift limit is only 320 kilograms, what's Wang Ye doing?]
[Am I remembering wrongly? I remember Wang Ye is a marathon runner.]
[You're not wrong, he is indeed a marathon runner, but there's a rumor that his weightlifting is Olympic champion level.]
[I've heard this rumor too, honestly it's too outrageous, no one around me believed it, but turns out it's true...]
[A long-distance runner training deadlift sets with 400 kilograms, is this Superman?]
[Isn't this a deadlift competition now? I remember deadlifting isn't categorized in weightlifting events, right?]
[That's correct, but Brother Tyre is more skilled in power lifting rather than weightlifting.]
[Seems like Wang Ye is actually at a disadvantage here.]
[But even so, Wang Ye is still winning over Brother Tyre.]
[Greatness needs no words.]
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There are differences between weightlifting and power lifting; weightlifting, also known as Olympic lifting or competitive lifting, consists of snatch and clean & jerk events. Power lifting originated from weightlifting, simplifying the technical demands, focusing on squat, bench press, and deadlift as the events that most directly demonstrate absolute strength. However, it's essentially all about testing strength, so they are not distinctly separate.
Typically, weightlifting is more niche because it's a sport focused on technique, hard to get into without personal guidance from professional coaches.
Power lifting emphasizes strength and muscles, technically slightly less demanding than weightlifting, so it's more common in regular gyms and among general fitness enthusiasts.
Fitness influencers like Brother Tyre, who lean towards bodybuilding, usually train in power lifting.
Right in the center of the iron gym.
Brother Tyre's forehead vein bulging, his arms pulling hard at the middle of the barbell, his glutes and legs releasing the strongest force of his life.
Even his chest and forehead capillaries began to burst with blood, yet he still couldn't budge the barbell in his hands.
But for the sake of pride, Brother Tyre continued to exert strength, his face turning increasingly red from exertion. About half a minute later, the blood from ruptured capillaries had thoroughly soaked the front of his clothes, and his thigh muscles started violently shaking, clearly reaching the limit.
In the end, exhausted, he faced hypoglycemia, his eyes unfocused, his hands loosened, losing balance backward, sitting onto the ground.
Boom!
The massive body heavily crashed onto the ground.
Even the nearby spectators could feel the impact of the heavy object hitting the ground.
In this kind of resistance training, the short-term heart rate can spike significantly, at the moment of extreme exertion, making one feel as if drained of blood and energy, more prone to hypoglycemia than running.
As Brother Tyre fell,
a multitude of comments streamed out in the live room.
[Whoa, Brother Tyre nearly pulled to his doom, and still didn't manage to lift it.]
[This weight is terrifying, it's the current world record for deadlift weight.]
[Even Eddie Hall could only pull it during his peak, Brother Tyre is a bit overly ambitious.]