Koklayev is the tall massive guy pulling conventional in blue shoes, Belyaev is the short stocky guy pulling sumo (massive legs), Konstantinovs is the tall muscular guy with no T-shirt and Pozdeev is the sumo machine with headset on.
I think this vid is pretty unique as it shows for different pulling styles of pulling kings (all of them pull close or over to 400k (880lbs). We are talking here about the absolute top of the premium level.
They pull all differently, yet they have some things in common:
1/ they all are Eastern Bloc lifters (Koklayev, Pozdeev and Belyaev are Russian, Konstantinovs is Latvian)
2/ they all pull multiple times a week
3/ they rarely max out in training
4/ they do huge volume at lower intensities
See any take home notes? Yes, it's that simple. Forget the Western bullshit where you pull infrequently, you have shitty and inconsistent form and get injured frequently.
Let's get some more analysis of their pulling styles ...
Konstantin Pozdeev:
Actually, I do not have info how his training is set-up but I am pretty damn confident that his training will be very similar to Belayaev's: multiple pulling weekly, shitload of volume; Sheiko style sets and reps; lower to medium intensity. Look at his form. His lightest warm-up and his heaviest meet pull look exactly the same. This is due to tens of thousands reps and insane volume. I think he has the best sumo technique these days. Watch closely: he pulls strongly with the hips, wide stance, locks legs quite early, then powerful hip thrust and glutes extension. Pozdeev is a beast. I think he will shatter multiple world records in coming years.
Andrey Bealyaev:
Bealyaev is a monster. He is below 100k (220lbs) yet he would kick just about everybody's ass in Europe and America. His style is one smooth piston-like motion. Starting his sumo with powerful hip dominated-squat, he extends hips and lock knees at the same time. Again, Sheiko follower with insane volume at medium intensity, frequent pulling. Guys like Belyaev do weekly more volume that average Joe does monthly or bi-monthly.
Misha Koklayev:
Former Oly lifter turned powerlifter and strongman, Misha lifts somewhat differently than others. As a former Oly lifter he relies heavily on his powerful butt and legs and that is why he dips his hips quite deep when he begins to pull (starting in a somewhat clean position). Actually, his training, again, is high volume, high frequency.
Konstantin Konstantinovs:
This guy is a beast. He pulls with a rounded upper back (yet rock solid lower back which does not extend during the pull). Rounded upper back allows him to shorten the ROM and get the bar close to hips for more powerful pull. There is a shitload of vids on Youtube of this guy showing his multiple pulling sessions. Not only he pulls multiple times a week, sometimes he pulls twice during one session, for example he starts with low block pulls, then does some bench pressing and finishes the session with heavy-as-fuck trap bar pulls or deficit pulls followed with some assistance.
Why am I writing this? Each of us is different: someone is short, someone is tall, long legs, long arms, blah, blah. Pick your poison: you can pull with low hips as Koklayev does or high hips and rounded upper back as Konstantinovs. If you are a sumo puller, you can squat the weight more as Belayev does and make at a smooth combo of hip extension and knees locking or go like Pozdeev with early locked legs and powerful hip extension a split second later. Whatever style you choose, remember what they share and why they are the deadlift kings: multiple pulling a week, shitload of volume at low or medium intensities, huge volume on squatting as well; practice of tens of thousands reps.
Now, go pull something heavy ;-)
P.S. Yep, chicks should do some high-volume pulling as well ...
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