Plateau Buster One Hand Deadlift

Starting 11-22-11, this will be my list of contest Plateau Buster One Hand Deadlifts. 

The Plateau Buster is an incredible piece of equipment!  It was created by Ryan Pitts – the genius behind Stronger Grip products.  I wasn’t sure what to think of it since I thought it would be likely to tweak my back (from a December 2010 back injury).  But I was pleasantly surprised and it didn’t bother my back at all.  It is an excellent test of grip and also involves a lot of bodily strength – even though the range of motion is pretty limited for most guys that are my height – @ 5’10″.  Even the guys that are 6’2″ aren’t pulling it super high.  So it is less likely to tear up backs than a lift that involves a much longer range of motion with the potential for pulling a lot of weight with one hand.

There have been 3 grip contests where the Plateau Buster has been an event:

• The first (May 2011) Grip Decathlon in Plymouth, Minnesota.  The winning lift at this contest was 563 pounds – Adam Glass.   

• Grip Nationals (July 2011) in Crooksville, Ohio.  The winning lift at this contest was 600 pounds – Andrew Durniat.

• The Fall Grip Decathlon (November 12th, 2011) in Plymouth, Minnesota.  The winning lift at this contest was 451 pounds – Ben Edwards.  Hey, that’s me!  I should’ve tried a higher weight but I ran out of attempts.  Looking back I think 500 pounds would’ve gone for me. 

• The heaviest Women’s lift was done by Kathi Burger – 333 pounds – at the Fall Grip Decathlon.  That’s well over double bodyweight – she weighed 149 pounds at the contest!