Strongman lifts half a TON but collapses as blood vessels in head explode from the pressure
Eddie Hall became the first human to deadlift 500kg but then sank to his knees as worried onlookers rushed to his aid
STRONGMAN Eddie Hall became the first person in the world to ever deadlift half a TON - but then passed out when blood vessels in his head burst from the pressure.
The strongman, 28, nicknamed "The Beast", achieved the amazing feat at the weekend - but admitted afterwards that it nearly killed him.
In previous rounds at the World Deadlift Championships in Leeds, he had lifted 465kg - but that was matched by two rivals which made the man from Stoke-on-Tent decide to try the unprecedented lift.
Taking deep breaths, he managed to lift the barbell weighing half a metric ton, while being cheered on by deafening roars from the large crowd.
But the atmosphere inside the Leeds Arena became suddenly subdued when Hall sank to his knees immediately after the lift as his team rushed to his side.
Hall burst blood vessels in his head and suffered bad nosebleeds following the lift, and , but was thankfully soon back on his feet and has made a full recovery - setting his sights on the World's Strongest Man competition.
He told the "That nearly killed me.The pressure on my body was surreal. I passed out after. I had nose bleeds. It's not healthy doing something like that.
"But I've done it. I'm sure it will be in the history books for a very long time.
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"It's that great feeling, Like the first man on the moon, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. And now I'm the first to deadlift half a ton. It's history and I'm very proud to be a part of it."
Hall, who is married to Alexandra and has two children, Layla, eight, and Maximum, four, has now set his sights on becoming the World's Strongest Man later this year.
