Strength and Endurance (500 lbs deadlift + 5 min mile)

[JohnHelton]

This is the latest craze among former Olympic distance and middle distance runners. I think it is pretty cool. He signs up for a powerlifting competition at the end of this video. I know there is a bunch of self promotion going on here, but it is still cool to see strength being respected by these runners. Ryan Hall is trying to do this as well.

[augeleven]

That’s pretty cool, although I flinch every time he drops the bar. I have a good idea of how far I am from 500 deadlift, but I wonder how far I am away from a 5 minute mile. Probably just a pipe dream away.

[JohnHelton]

That’s pretty cool, although I flinch every time he drops the bar. I have a good idea of how far I am from 500 deadlift, but I wonder how far I am away from a 5 minute mile. Probably just a pipe dream away.

Yes. Dropping the bar reminds me too much of crossfit, which he has probably done. Getting to 500 for him will be no small challenge without adding a bunch of muscle...which hurts the 5 minute mile. Accomplishing either is great. Both is outstanding. I ran my last half marathon after I did my linear progression and added 30 minutes to my time.

[OrderInChaos]

Fergus Crawley did this and has done some more extreme versions of this (Thanks for mentioning him, @psmith!); pretty wild stuff.

[asdf]

Fergus Crawley did this and has done some more extreme versions of this (Thanks for mentioning him, @psmith!); pretty wild stuff.

I think Crawley did both in a single day, but not as a pull, drop, and then straight into the run.

Ryan Hall attempted it, running a 5:28. To his credit, he was using a regular bar (not a deadlift bar) and was running ON A DIRT TRACK. Incredible.

[MarkKO]

What I would love to see is a 500 lbs squat and five minute mile. THAT would be pretty awesome.

Or a 300 lbs bench and five minute mile.

My closest to ever claiming anything close to this was a 500+ pull, 500 lbs squat (in wraps) and a seven minute mile. Bench was around 260 lbs. I was around 185-190 lbs.

[asdf]

What I would love to see is a 500 lbs squat and five minute mile

Those were done in the same day by Adam Klink back in 2020.

[JohnHelton]

What I would love to see is a 500 lbs squat and five minute mile

Those were done in the same day by Adam Klink back in 2020.

Yes. Even more impressive than the deadlift + mile.

[MarkKO]

What I would love to see is a 500 lbs squat and five minute mile

Those were done in the same day by Adam Klink back in 2020.

That is very cool.

[psmith]

Fergus Crawley did this and has done some more extreme versions of this (Thanks for mentioning him, @psmith!); pretty wild stuff.

Crawley did the squat/mile shortly after Klink:
Also a 600kg total/6hr 60k:

I think he did a PL total/Ironman combo too. Very impressive. I'm sticking with tried and true endurance specialization training for now and accepting the hit to my lifting, but if I ever get that sub-9:00 1.5mi I may take a shot at something like this.