I happen to have trained with Kirk about 5 yrs ago and he once told me that god gave him every advantage with the exception of hand size. If he would've had bigger hands no doubt Kirk would've deadlifted in the mid 8's. Heck I saw him do like 635 for 8-10 just horsing around in the gym. But you play the hand....you are dealt no pund intended. I have talked to Kirk a few times about the gear and he just has no desire to do double ply and or single ply meets for that matter. I know he still trains pretty hard but I don't ever forsee him coming back although I love to see it.
