Before squat racks existed, German athlete Henry Steinborn had to invent a way to get a heavy bar onto his shoulders. He developed an awkward but revolutionary technique—now called the Steinborn lift—that let him shoulder 530 pounds at just 5'8" and 210 lbs bodyweight. The lift lives on as a strongman novelty, with Martinez recently lifting 565 pounds the same way.
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