Ivan Makarov Vows to Break Deadlift Record at Deadlift World Championships

Ivan Makarov is setting his sights in the deadlift world record.

Ivan Makarov is ready to break the Deadlift world record. Established by Hafthor Bjornsson in 2020 Makarov has staked his claim on the record. Makarov has vowed to eclipse Bjornsson’s 501kg deadlift with a potential 505kg lift.

It appears that August 14 could be the time. Ivan Makarov has vowed to break the deadlift world record at this weekend’s Deadlift World Championships. It appears that Makarov is ready to finally break the record set by Hafthor Bjornsson last year. Hafthor deadlifted 501kg and now Makarov has vowed to pull 505kg at the World Championships.

The event will feature some of the best strongman and powerlifting competitors in the world all bent on shattering the deadlift world record.

Incredible Strength

Ivan Makarov has proven over the last year that he’s more than capable of breaking the record established by Hafthor Bjornsson.

472 kg for 2 times! So my preparation for the world deadlift championship, which will be held in England on August 14, is coming to an end, I will represent Russia at the championship 🇷🇺 and the @salut_geraklion sports complex, all the preparations went according to plan in the center of power of the SC “SALUT HERAKLION”, a special I want to express my gratitude to the President of the Heraklion Foundation Sergey Alexandrovich Eremin @saeremin, as well as to everyone who is around, believes and supports me in this difficult path. Friends will be very grateful if you share this video 💪

 

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Vow to Break The World Record

Ivan Makarov vowed to deadlift 505kg at this weekend’s world championships. Makarov took to Instagram to make his desire known and to encourage fans to tune into the event.

I’m Ivan Makarov, and I will be coming to the Deadlift World Championships on 14th August to pull 505kg and compete at the World Open. Sign up to officialstrongman.com to watch the livestream.

 

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Ivan Makarov has all the tools at his disposal. Now it’s all about if he can actually pull off the nigh impossible.

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Managing Editor at Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.

Jonathan Salmon
Managing editor of Generation Iron, Jonathan Salmon is a writer, martial arts instructor, and geek culture enthusiast. He has been writing about bodybuilding, combat sports, and strength sports for over 8 years. Check out his YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Sound Cloud for in-depth MMA analysis.