EXALT GYM presents: the night of the living dead: professional deadlift competition: Urbank Out Duels Bolton

WHAT IS THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD ?

The Night of the Living Dead began for several reasons. First, the country needed a professional deadlift only meet as there was not one at its inception. Second, the area had forgotten its rich deadlifting history and needed an event to remind the people of their iron-laden past. Third, I had just started a high school powerlifting team and we had no money. The NOTLD allowed us to raise money for the kids and to bring in some of the greatest deadlifters on earth to inspire them to new heights.

What began as a small meet with 10 lifters has turned into the most exciting deadlift meet in the world attracting the premier deadlifters from America and even a few from overseas.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Urbank Out Duels Bolton

Vincent Urbank accepted Andy Bolton's challenge to face him at the NOTLD to see who was the biggest puller on the planet. Urbank is America's biggest deadlifter this year and took that responsibility to face Bolton with the weight of the entire nation on his back. He picked the perfect strategy of opening with a new all-time American 308 record of 906 and pushed the sickly Bolton too hard. Doing what many considered impossible, he defeated a man that had not been beaten in a deadlift event in 8 years. If there are no problems with his strongman schedule, Urbank plans to be back to defend his title as the NOTLD"s biggest puller in 2012.