One thing I noticed while watching this back was look how happy Rob Kearney is at 26:43 when Luke hits the winning lift for the log. They're competitors in this competition and Rob was right up the top of the table, and he was still genuinely thrilled for Luke to make that winning lift. The comradery and sportsmanship in Strongman is second to none, as well as Rob just being such a standup guy.
Novikov’s technique on the dumbbell press is just spectacular. The way he almost acts like a spring in his leg to cushion the weight at the top. I think if all the competitors applied this technique then we would get some crazy results in this event.
@@amanginha6838 Put the object above your head. That is the mission. He drops under the weight to catch it, because he is smart. Should we expect the athletes to use no legs at all? Maybe do the event seated even?
I dont think other athletes can apply that technique sadly, Novikov is leaner and smaller so is easier for him to isolate the movement of his hips. Someone like Shaw, Caron or Thor wouldnt be able to tilt the hips to provide that spring like movement.
I think its nothing but logical that the Arnolds Strongman Classic is slowly becoming the main competition in strongman. Always heavy Events that really seperate the competitors, big prize money and a way better broadcast than wsm
Shaw's competition Strongest Man on Earth is equally good in my opinion. WSM was good for so many years but too much emphasis on speed. I like the max static events here.
100%, he always seemed to be in the WSM finals and always won at least one event at every competition. He's been more consistent than some of the guys who have actually won the comps.
Wow finally the competition we all wanted! The weights are heavy af, and the line up is all rockstars. WSM has it's place, but it's all too light for my taste. Max squat and max log and I was already sold. Fantastic showing for a lot of the guys too. Stoltman's log, JF on the squat, and Licis on the stones were all pretty awesome to see. Novikov put on a hell of a show as well, as expected.
JF looked like he had more than 1000lbs in the Squat! Novikov was unreal in the dumbbell, I’d say it was historic Luke looked incredible in the log, just perfect technique Maxime on fire on the frame! And the champ, The Dragon, Martins finishing on a high note, winning the last event as usual, his 3rd time in a row winning on stones and beating Tom in all of them
The absolute best pure strength event I've ever had the pleasure to watch, absolutely incredible, thank you Arnold and all the people who made this happen.
Rogue you're the blessing in the strongman industry rn. While WSM and WUS deal with payouts and match fixing, you guys continue to deliver an amazing experience for both viewers and competitors. Can't wait to buy more products and eventually build a home gym with rogue equipment. Love y'all !!
yeah wsm is a farce and has been for a long time - eg that Od wilson robbery, say that as an Icelander. Thor told me personally that winning the Arnold meant more to him than wsm, not only because its more strength and power based but also its no bs trackrecord
What are you talking about cause that’s just totally wrong wsm is a good clean competition with some of the best athletes in the world and is run correctly.
My favorite back squat for max weight was 1981 WSM. Bill Kazmaier defeated Dave waddington with a squat nearly 1,000 lb raw. That is still one of the most impressive feats of leg strength ever done. I honestly don't know how many people in the world today could put 970 lb on a squat rack and come up with it with no suit and next to no wraps.
I will always remember this comp for JF looking like a Machine in the squat. I just wish he was pushed to 1,000+ as he looked good for it. Then Oleksi on the dumbbell, The Highland Oak on The Austrian Oak, little Rob Kearney suprising folks by leading after day one. Maxime with a Matueszesque Frame carry. Great competition. Martins being the perfect blend of size, strength and athleticism, as he preps for comps so well.
I started lifting about a year ago, and I have so much more appreciation of just how spectacular what these guys can do is. I'm watching them squatting literally ten times what I can, and it blows my mind.
Add a timestamp in the description for the events and other specific chapters. This will make it more user friendly for people who want to watch specific events or skim through.
You can see how proud Luke is that his little brother won WSM, there's probably the usual competitiveness between siblings but there's no jealousy and nothing but love.
Jean-Francois Caron, Once again you have made an extraordinary accomplishment of Super Human strength, Thank you so much, I am even more proud to be Canadian. You ARE and WILL BE, the strongest man in the WORLD ! Thank You.
Probably the most enjoyable competition in recent memory just because of the events. Absolutely no easy events, and all super heavy. The strongest men should have to lift the heaviest things, not lighter things at faster speeds
Amazing how different their strengths are in different events. Luke Stoltman made the others look ordinary in log press. Then can hardly move other things.
The strongmen of old would hoist platforms with people. An older WSM had a carry event and a squat with that format. They should bring it back. What a spectacle.
They screwed up on the pad height for Markov on that 1st lift. He's well below 90 degrees. He went lower than everyone else which is why he struggled getting out of the hole. That wasn't his fault.
this competition is so tough, a bunch of the guys got zero points in some of the events and others went above and beyond. A 257 lb dumbbell 99.999999 percent of people couldn't even drag that around the room let alone lift it up lift it over your shoulder Novikov did it 7 times. Just incredible strength. Martins Licis doesn't look or act like he has super hero strength but geez he dominates. He has such a goofball personality. Just incredible.
Once again i want to thank you wholeheartedly that you provide all the competitions for free on here. Keep it up!
It wasn't free for me being there in person cost us almost $3,000 for the whole weekend lol 😂😆 but it was worth it and I'm definitely going again
@@jameschristy9966 🙂 once in a lifetime . lol
I lifted reverse grip bench press 150 kg. Can you?
jap it is truly appreciated!!
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One thing I noticed while watching this back was look how happy Rob Kearney is at 26:43 when Luke hits the winning lift for the log. They're competitors in this competition and Rob was right up the top of the table, and he was still genuinely thrilled for Luke to make that winning lift. The comradery and sportsmanship in Strongman is second to none, as well as Rob just being such a standup guy.
Very true!
Gentle giants
Luke and Rob are good friends as well right?
The whole bench. Rob, Evan, Dan the coach, Kushi jumping up and down, and Big Tom standing in the back just looking satisfied.
Love it
Yes, quite a contrast from Kaz, who lacked sportsmanship back in the day. But he has more than made up for it since.
Novikov’s technique on the dumbbell press is just spectacular. The way he almost acts like a spring in his leg to cushion the weight at the top. I think if all the competitors applied this technique then we would get some crazy results in this event.
this is not true power, but only cheat about power, where is his power in stone to shoulder
@@amanginha6838 the same can be said to other athletes in other events. People have strengths and weaknesses.
@@amanginha6838 It's literally the definition of power. Olympic lifts are pure power and Novikov's technique resembles Olympic lifters techniques.
@@amanginha6838 Put the object above your head. That is the mission. He drops under the weight to catch it, because he is smart. Should we expect the athletes to use no legs at all? Maybe do the event seated even?
I dont think other athletes can apply that technique sadly, Novikov is leaner and smaller so is easier for him to isolate the movement of his hips. Someone like Shaw, Caron or Thor wouldnt be able to tilt the hips to provide that spring like movement.
I think its nothing but logical that the Arnolds Strongman Classic is slowly becoming the main competition in strongman. Always heavy Events that really seperate the competitors, big prize money and a way better broadcast than wsm
All due respect, is not slowly doing it, it´s been a while since the Arnold´s have taken as the main competition of strongman
Seems way more honestly done than WSM
The only thing WSM hast over its competitors is the name. The Arnold is where it's at
Arnold is an embarrassment to America, they need to change the name of this competition, f#ck his freedom!!
Shaw's competition Strongest Man on Earth is equally good in my opinion. WSM was good for so many years but too much emphasis on speed. I like the max static events here.
Shame to see that Caron got injured, guy is one of the most consistently well performing strongman in history.
100%, he always seemed to be in the WSM finals and always won at least one event at every competition. He's been more consistent than some of the guys who have actually won the comps.
He is a great strongman, no doubt. Look at the traps on that guy. Incredible lifts.
Wow finally the competition we all wanted! The weights are heavy af, and the line up is all rockstars. WSM has it's place, but it's all too light for my taste. Max squat and max log and I was already sold. Fantastic showing for a lot of the guys too. Stoltman's log, JF on the squat, and Licis on the stones were all pretty awesome to see. Novikov put on a hell of a show as well, as expected.
@Memer Dreamer please go touch some grass
@Memer Dreamer that counts 😂😂 I do the same
JF looked like he had more than 1000lbs in the Squat!
Novikov was unreal in the dumbbell, I’d say it was historic
Luke looked incredible in the log, just perfect technique
Maxime on fire on the frame!
And the champ, The Dragon, Martins finishing on a high note, winning the last event as usual, his 3rd time in a row winning on stones and beating Tom in all of them
It may be time for Tom to give up his King of the Stones title to Martins!
Thank you guys so much for still putting this content out on RUclips, this does more for the sport than one might realize.
What a pleasure listening to Big Loz give commentary, absolute legend.
P.s. Thanks for posting this Rogue, much appreciated.
Loz has really found his place in commentary, really happy for him! Life after strongman 🙂
The absolute best pure strength event I've ever had the pleasure to watch, absolutely incredible, thank you Arnold and all the people who made this happen.
Rogue you're the blessing in the strongman industry rn. While WSM and WUS deal with payouts and match fixing, you guys continue to deliver an amazing experience for both viewers and competitors. Can't wait to buy more products and eventually build a home gym with rogue equipment. Love y'all !!
yeah wsm is a farce and has been for a long time - eg that Od wilson robbery, say that as an Icelander. Thor told me personally that winning the Arnold meant more to him than wsm, not only because its more strength and power based but also its no bs trackrecord
WUS is an honourable company. WSM and *Giant Live are the fixers.
There's match fixing in WSM? That would explain the Thor bogus cheating allegations.
What are you talking about cause that’s just totally wrong wsm is a good clean competition with some of the best athletes in the world and is run correctly.
I agree with WSM but I strongly disagree with WUS. These guys have done good for the sport, they have raised the price money to a totally new level
Novikov lifted that dumbbell like it was full of air. Guy straight up paused for a drink.
He is on another level for sure. His technic is incredible.
Watching a competition like this gives you a different perspective in life, always do the outmost best in life no matter how hard it gets.
24:11 That guy going crazy in the back for Licis is just amazing. Cracked me up
Insane competition, incredible video production - congrats to all the competitors and big thanks to Rogue.
My favorite back squat for max weight was 1981 WSM.
Bill Kazmaier defeated Dave waddington with a squat nearly 1,000 lb raw. That is still one of the most impressive feats of leg strength ever done.
I honestly don't know how many people in the world today could put 970 lb on a squat rack and come up with it with no suit and next to no wraps.
I will always remember this comp for JF looking like a Machine in the squat. I just wish he was pushed to 1,000+ as he looked good for it.
Then Oleksi on the dumbbell, The Highland Oak on The Austrian Oak, little Rob Kearney suprising folks by leading after day one. Maxime with a Matueszesque Frame carry. Great competition. Martins being the perfect blend of size, strength and athleticism, as he preps for comps so well.
42:44 you just gotta love Romark man. Seems to be more happy than Martins himself and comes flying in
As I await the coverage of 2023… I’m enjoying this immensely!!
Novikov's Dumbbell is God tier 🇺🇦👑
I don't think he's stronger, but he has good technique.
Thank you for providing this content in a condensed format. Love it!
Thank you Rogue for all that you're doing for my favorite sport!!
Rogue is the only equipment I'll ever buy
Holy hell Mitchell that log press was a battle. Good lift dude
Could you make these 1 hour or 1.5 hours and cover all the lifts possibly? Thank you so much. Great as always!
Such a good show. Can't wait for the Invitational to watch live.
From someone who already watched it live, thank you for uploading this
I started lifting about a year ago, and I have so much more appreciation of just how spectacular what these guys can do is.
I'm watching them squatting literally ten times what I can, and it blows my mind.
This is my first time watching the Arnold Strongman & now I’m hooked 💪🏼
Add a timestamp in the description for the events and other specific chapters. This will make it more user friendly for people who want to watch specific events or skim through.
Novikov's stone lift , wow!
Love how excited Arnold was at 25:55 at Trey’s lift, he loves this
WSM could definitely take some pointers on how to run a strongman show from the Arnold Classic and is the true contest to determine the WSM
You can see how proud Luke is that his little brother won WSM, there's probably the usual competitiveness between siblings but there's no jealousy and nothing but love.
getting pumped for 2023 show!
Lets goooooooo !!!!!!!!
Thank you Rogue !!!!
Thank you Arnold !!!!
And a big Thank you to Oleksii Novikov for showing up !! God bless Ukraine
Lifting more weight than other guys in front of an enthusiastic Arnie must be such an amazing feeling. Go Luke!
These highlights not showing all of Carons squats is ridiculous.
He flexed on everyone else for sure
@@pazful Massively
Anyone else feel admiration for their families that had to feed these guys growing up? Must have been an endless task.
Jeg ser med fra Danmark EU ,jeg er en dame på 66 år ,jeg elsker strongman ,tak for at vise det ,jeg har ventet længe på det 👍🙂🤗❤️
Алексей Новиков 👍👍👍, ты наш красава, реально лучший👍👍👍👍
7 presses on the dumbell is amazing
Jean-Francois Caron,
Once again you have made an extraordinary accomplishment
of Super Human strength,
Thank you so much,
I am even more proud to be Canadian. You ARE and
WILL BE, the strongest man in the WORLD ! Thank You.
I didn’t think Arnold would actually b at his own events but he was there
Martins left no doubt. Reminds me of the Mountain in 2020 I believe
Novikov killed that overhead dumbbell!
Thank you for the content. Thanks for pushing strong man forward.
Watched this before, now again! 👍👌😎
I love how Romark is not only Martins's buddy, and content creator but also his biggest fan
Daayyyyyyuuuummmm!!! 😲 Novikov with that stone! I don't think I blinked that whole time!
Love the Arnold's! A real strength competition instead of a rigged cross fit comp. Great job Rogue.
Why rigged?
@@mindrover777 ask Bryce.
@@joemama7163 Dallas Howad?
WSM is rigged to the gills
What? Don't talk nonsense this is a great event but it's not as complete as strongest man but the coverage and access to watch is much better
You inspiring future Wsm by mnaking this so easily available. thank you this
thank you so much for this production!
This is an awesome group of people who does this wow
Arnold makes great sport events.
I rate this production!! So on point!
we were waiting for this. Thanks @ Rogue Fitness
This was great! really enjoyed it.
the fact they can even get that log over their knees is absolutely insane.
JF made that winning squat look so easy.
Probably the most enjoyable competition in recent memory just because of the events. Absolutely no easy events, and all super heavy. The strongest men should have to lift the heaviest things, not lighter things at faster speeds
Thank you for putting this up!
Thankyou for providing this. Appreciate it alot
THAT WAS AMAZING TO WATCH !!!!! 🏋🏾♀️💪🏾
They were doing squat for max back in the Kaz days. I'm excited to see this.
Good grief JF made that look weightless.
If this ever comes to Australia I would love to see this in person.
Licis is so gifted it’s insane. Dudes muscles must be as dense as diamonds.
This is Amazing!
I have always wanted to see him win, he is a beast.
Martins licis baby we need one more
Thanks for posting.
Them Stoltman brothers are remarkable
Luke. Tom 👍 👍
Luke 싱글벙글 인터뷰도 멋져요
모두들 최고다 👍 🏋♀️🏋♀️
인간의 한계가 어디까지 인지 보여주는 멋진분들
다들 최고의자리 에서 부상없이
시합 잘 하세요 🙏🙏
Feels bad for J.F., but glad for Martins. (Sad to not see Brian, but Bobby did well.)
This is awesome. Thank you for sharing it.
Brotherly love is at its best between the stoltmans tom taking it easy for his bro
These guys are incredibly strong.
Thank you, Rogue!
Amazing how different their strengths are in different events.
Luke Stoltman made the others look ordinary in log press.
Then can hardly move other things.
Big loz needs to commentate at worlds
Incredible that Rob Kearney despite his relatively smaller size can do those lifts.
The strongmen of old would hoist platforms with people. An older WSM had a carry event and a squat with that format. They should bring it back. What a spectacle.
Trey didnt even pick up the timber carry but they give him an inch of movement 32:25 . Thats sweet :)
They screwed up on the pad height for Markov on that 1st lift. He's well below 90 degrees. He went lower than everyone else which is why he struggled getting out of the hole. That wasn't his fault.
I would love to see Arnold’s alternate the elephant bar max deadlift and this Tbar max squat.
great show
Congratulations to Martins! 🎉 🙏🏽😊
It is always spectacular, and jaw-dropping to see what these guys can pull off...BRAVI!
this competition is awesome because it's of the best strongman in the world
Very good summary
Great video 👍🏽
1st 2nd 3rd these guys are all CHAMPIONS
👍👍🙏🙏
Well that was 44 minutes of awesome.
Oh this was great! Thanks❤️
I know Kieliszkowski did not compete here but how the ef he did 5 reps with the stone... how?
this competition is so tough, a bunch of the guys got zero points in some of the events and others went above and beyond. A 257 lb dumbbell 99.999999 percent of people couldn't even drag that around the room let alone lift it up lift it over your shoulder Novikov did it 7 times. Just incredible strength. Martins Licis doesn't look or act like he has super hero strength but geez he dominates. He has such a goofball personality. Just incredible.
Por qué no participó en esta competición Eddie
Eddie retired 4 / 5 years ago
@@J.c410 ahh. ok thank you..
I can't lie
licis
Novikov
And
Mateusz
Are my favorite strongmen definitely Mateusz
"Because I'm from Ukraine". Really a great answer. Slava Ukraini!
realy good!! love it
licis is one of the best of all time, no one can dispute it