Browner continues to make unconventional progress together with his traditional pulling power.
Jamal Browner became a household name in powerlifting due to staggering amount of weight he could deadlift. Full stop. Nonetheless, the athlete is especially known for the bar-bending weight he can pull off the bottom from a sumo stance. It’s his conventional, traditional progress that’s entering the limelight currently.
On Apr. 18, 2023, Browner shared an Instagram video of himself capturing a raw 435-kilogram (959-pound) deadlift from a standard stance. In line with the caption of the athlete’s post, the lift is a private record (PR) for this deadlift variation. It improves upon a raw conventional deadlift PR from late March 2022 by 2.4 kilograms (5.5 kilos) in only a few month’s time of apparent diligent training. Browner wore lifting straps, donned a lifting belt, and likewise utilized a standard grip for the pull.
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Browner getting his conventional deadlift to catch as much as his sumo deadlift probably shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to his training exploits. Though, it would still take a while and consistency before the athlete’s conventional pulling matches his sumo pulling. In any case, some might consider deadlifting from a sumo stance “easier” for athletes, considering the broader stance lowers the range of motion that an individual needs to tug their stacked barbell off the bottom.
If anyone could make rapid progress and transcend past such potential deadlift disclaimers, it’s probably Browner. The powerlifter has been steadily sharing clips of various examples of his raw conventional deadlift preparation. In mid-April 2023, Browner posted a video of himself completing a 365-kilogram (804-pound) raw conventional pulling session for five reps. Shortly before that, Browner disclosed a clip where he deadlifted 422.5 kilograms (931.4 kilos) with stunning ease.
Browner has not clarified what his precise goals are from a standard deadlift pulling stance. Presumably, on the very least, the athlete wants to interrupt the raw 1,000-pound barrier in a sanctioned competition. Browner already achieved this officially from a sumo stance when he scored the raw all-time deadlift World Record of 455 kilograms (1,003 kilos) within the 110-kilogram division on the 2022 United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Raw Pro.
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From a macro scale, Browner has nothing to prove as a deadlifter. For a lot of, he has probably cemented himself as one in all the best pullers of all time. That said, if he could make deadlifting at the very least 1,000 kilos from the sumo and traditional stance, his already sizable legacy may only grow in scope.
Featured image: @jamal_b15 on Instagram