412lb one hand deadlift this guy is STRONG Strong I usually see him doing the niche lifts didn't know he could do serious stuff like that too what a badass
This was so cool. He talks about weights and the culture like my dad talks about motorcycle history. It's nerdy, artistic, philosophic, and muscle bound all mixed together.
I love motorcycles, so I'd love listening to your dad talk lol. I hate history for the most part unless I can listen to someone that can actually get me to focus.
Juji, I got a neat video idea for you. Try out an agility test at a fire department. They tend to be friendly and funny people, it would be pretty cool to see.
Juji, have you heard a man named Mike Burch, power lifter in his 70s and still lifting heavy. He is still active on Instagram his garage gym definitely seems like something you might put on here.
Another absolute banger collab these are entertaining the same as garage gym reviews style home gym visits just different energy. The way jon started stimming over the barbell cuffs was peak energy
James has this olde worlde kungfu master vibe to him, complete with unassuming training implements that turn street urchins into kick-ass killing machines.
I've followed James for a long time. He's a treasure trove of old time lifting and knowledge. You should go to one of the all round lifting competitions and take Bugez with you.
I started training in a similar open-air studio in 1963. I achieved my best performances back then. It was particularly hard to train at -15°. However, there was a warm-up chamber🙂
thank you very much from Russia.. I am pleased to see a person who has spent his whole life simply lifting various weights in his home in the yard... I also have a similar collection for lifting 😁😁👍👍
I read a lot of old kung fu manuals and bronze era strongman manuals and they actually have a lot of similarities in the mindset of becoming strong without the need for fancy equipment and using simplicity in favor of effectiveness. Strength and mobility tailored for longevity.
So happy you interviewed James! Wow those 100 lb Hampton plates are absolutely amazing and gorgeous! What are those wheels with the looped wire attached to them? Thank you!
Hey man, just found your channel..... This dudes home gym is awesome!!! I don't have anything this badass ( I think he wins!!! ) but I do have quite a homemade outdoor workout area, with stuff I've welded together, and logs I've cut for log flips. Special hammers that I had fabricated and then one I made...... If you ever make it to the Kansas City area hit me up, would love to show you the stuff
I am literally drooling over that rusty equipment. Such a treasure trove! I myself would love to get my hands on some globe dumbbells, some of those kettlebell-like block weights (aren't they meant for scales' calibration?) as well as those pancake plates. Unfortunately i am based in Europe and none of that equipment will ever be available to purchase here - we don't have any "Craigslist" round here...
Absolutely awesome work!!!Love the old school stuff.Makes me want to reread my old MD and S&H magazines,I also have a pair of Dan Lurie 50 pound plates .
The "Trenton" anvil was actually made in Columbus Ohio by the Columbus Forge & Iron Company. Cool to see someone else using the 50lb scale calibration weights, I've collected a few of them, people also repurposed them as "Horse Tether Weights" for tying their horses to back in the day 6:16
Many years ago men didn't go to gym. A lot of people worked in agriculture and factories. A lot of lifting was done. The things to be moved was usually awkward and without handles to grab. Here at home there's an old story of a farmer that could carry a 200 lb. sack of fertilizer under each arm while navigating a soft plowed field. Once he reached the planters he had to set the bags on the hopper. He wasn't ripped or defined like a body builder just built like a bear. Another account is the story of an old black gentleman nicknamed Pulp wood. Mister Pulp wood is around 6' tall and weighs guessing 160 lbs. soaking wet. He has cut and stacked Pulp wood his entire life. It's reported that he can lift and toss logs weighing 150 lbs. all day long like they were toothpicks. Best thing is Mister Pulpwood is a very humble man, never cocky and friends with everybody. Bad thing is your joints suffer and they give a lot of trouble later in life.
It's not true that gyms are a recent phenomenon. During Napoleonic France there were gyms, just look into Hyppolyte Triat, before that Mercurialis wrote about gyms of the middle ages, and before that the Romans had inherited the strength training of the Greeks before them. Iran has ancient strength traditions and the Chinese have used stone plate barbells for at least hundreds of years.
Cool video! I am stealing that idea to put a hook through a softball so I can use it to hook onto one of my kettlebells! That sounds awesome for training grip strength.
everything about the video was perfection but when he mentioned the weight plates arnold and franco was benching in venice beach i got goosebumps and was so close to crying that's some legendary history and knowledge from this man RESPECT
That’s cool all my weights are rusty old school handme down equipment never really thought of it as unique or special but it neat to see others really appreciate it
This is sick. In college we used to keep the old weights outside our locker room and workout under the sun during the summer months. Some of the best memories and best workouts!
This video made the light go off in my head: I can lift heavy stuff around me to get back in shape. I work for a RR, so there's all kinds of heavy steel stuff. Thanks, guys.
I've been focusing a lot on over the head stuff with like free weights and straight bars just really trying to build up my shoulders I also do the farmers lift where you have a weight on each side and you lift up with your shoulders
Anyone here remember or been to Bruce Connor/ Al Hinds gym in West LA? That gym had all the old equipment (weights cut out of ship hulls) and amazing welded machine equipment. I believe it opened in the 1930's and closed in 1978. I worked there as a trainer and quit before they closed so I wonder what happened to all that equipment (and knowledge).
Woow, what a knowledge on both you guys 😮 Great and inspirational, I myself also like to create my own unique made for given idea of training equipment 👍
The idea that we learn, and especially from the experience of ancient masters of physical exercise and strength, is great. The old weights and dumbbells are real; Those do make you gain muscles (you know what I mean). You went overboard, excellent video.
This dude seriously knows lifting history
Facts he definitely knows bodybuilding that's real iron
There aren't too many on social media both with the knowledge and who still trains hard
99% of what he said is pulled out of his ass
His azz is smarter than you are.
@@Ian-q4g5w his azz is smarter than you are.
What an amazing yard gym. I absolutely love how much history he knows.
Some awesome historical equipment.
He's got some things from the late 1800s I think. Definitely had a range of stuff from WWI Era! 😯
@@jujimufu late 1800s. That’s amazing! It is awesome to see how well that old equipment has held up for over 100 years.
Lift with your power belt from God Air conditioning hahas
Ha oden poetry as in life
Shuai Jiao wrestlers from China were the first to use Stone Lock ("kettlebell"), barbell and ropes. They've been using it for more than a 1000 years.
Mr. Fuller is a serious gentleman! Always very responsive to weightlifters' inquiries and always gives a thorough answer. Thank you, Mr. Fuller.
412lb one hand deadlift this guy is STRONG Strong
I usually see him doing the niche lifts didn't know he could do serious stuff like that too what a badass
Old is gold
The "niche" stuff typically requires legit strength
The niche stuff generally is vary hard to do.
No need show everyone how dense your skull is mane.
Those odd lifts are real, and require strength.
Not everyone is a fucking powerlifter
This was so cool. He talks about weights and the culture like my dad talks about motorcycle history. It's nerdy, artistic, philosophic, and muscle bound all mixed together.
I love motorcycles, so I'd love listening to your dad talk lol. I hate history for the most part unless I can listen to someone that can actually get me to focus.
Found this guy through youtube and really enjoyed his style, awesome to see him featured here!
Juji, I got a neat video idea for you. Try out an agility test at a fire department. They tend to be friendly and funny people, it would be pretty cool to see.
Actually really good vid idea! 😮
Really awesome idea
That would be a good one to do with Anton Fomenko
Oh whoa - that’s a brilliant idea!
great idea dude, not to mention a lot of firemen like to workout so it would be good comparison
Very cool to see James get the recognition, I grew up in Maine training/learning strongman from James and other monsters. Great guy
So very happy to see James Fuller featured on your channel, Juji!
James Fuller is THE authority on all things weightlifting. So glad he is finally getting his due
Juji, have you heard a man named Mike Burch, power lifter in his 70s and still lifting heavy. He is still active on Instagram his garage gym definitely seems like something you might put on here.
I just watched a video on Mike Burch he did 465 squat at 65 yrs old he came from the golden era of bodybuilding
Brian Shaw would love this
I thought the same thing. They should definitely meet.
That's a whole ass museum he's got in that shed.
I LOVE JAMES!!! His lifts are nuts, praise the lord.
Really impressed with his knowledge of lifting history. That is quite a collection.
So happy to see James getting some love/recognition!
This is awesome! Two of my favourite things - history + lifting.
Another absolute banger collab these are entertaining the same as garage gym reviews style home gym visits just different energy. The way jon started stimming over the barbell cuffs was peak energy
James has this olde worlde kungfu master vibe to him, complete with unassuming training implements that turn street urchins into kick-ass killing machines.
I could listen to James talk about old weightlifting days & equipment for hours. Very smart dude.
He lives in Maine and trains outdoors. That’s hardcore!
Maine gets a lot of snow! Not to mention rain and cold. Absolutely hardcore training!
Now this is a great video...I am a great fan of lifting equipment and love training with rusty anchor chains
I've followed James for a long time. He's a treasure trove of old time lifting and knowledge. You should go to one of the all round lifting competitions and take Bugez with you.
I started training in a similar open-air studio in 1963. I achieved my best performances back then. It was particularly hard to train at -15°. However, there was a warm-up chamber🙂
Nice I’ve been waiting for James video to pop up he is a bit of a legend
thank you very much from Russia.. I am pleased to see a person who has spent his whole life simply lifting various weights in his home in the yard... I also have a similar collection for lifting 😁😁👍👍
I read a lot of old kung fu manuals and bronze era strongman manuals and they actually have a lot of similarities in the mindset of becoming strong without the need for fancy equipment and using simplicity in favor of effectiveness. Strength and mobility tailored for longevity.
Yes, more specifically by Shuai Jiao wrestlers. They were the first to use Stone Lock ("kettle bell"), barbell and ropes.
So happy you interviewed James! Wow those 100 lb Hampton plates are absolutely amazing and gorgeous! What are those wheels with the looped wire attached to them? Thank you!
juji gets so happy at heavy things . its great to see.
This is crossover I would never have expected but am so grateful it happened. James is a legend
Hey man, just found your channel..... This dudes home gym is awesome!!! I don't have anything this badass ( I think he wins!!! ) but I do have quite a homemade outdoor workout area, with stuff I've welded together, and logs I've cut for log flips. Special hammers that I had fabricated and then one I made...... If you ever make it to the Kansas City area hit me up, would love to show you the stuff
I am literally drooling over that rusty equipment. Such a treasure trove! I myself would love to get my hands on some globe dumbbells, some of those kettlebell-like block weights (aren't they meant for scales' calibration?) as well as those pancake plates.
Unfortunately i am based in Europe and none of that equipment will ever be available to purchase here - we don't have any "Craigslist" round here...
Man I’ve followed James on IG for years, good to see him in the channel
This is great! Great job brother and what a step back in time, love it!
Some crazy shit! Love it 100% as well the history, thoughts and philosophy weaved into the podcast! Will def follow on IG!
Very cool history lesson. I love that he's preserved pieces of history that most people wouldn't consider saving ❤
Absolutely awesome work!!!Love the old school stuff.Makes me want to reread my old MD and S&H magazines,I also have a pair of Dan Lurie 50 pound plates .
That man is doing a major service to the culture. FOR THE CULTURE
Great video! I trained under an old school Russian Coach for years....this reminds me of the kind of things he had in his back yard!
Very to cool for James to offer Juji some exposure. Nice to watch a master hold class for a great student, thank you!
Great video! Thank you both. James, what a fantastic collection you have, and thank you for sharing the history.
The "Trenton" anvil was actually made in Columbus Ohio by the Columbus Forge & Iron Company. Cool to see someone else using the 50lb scale calibration weights, I've collected a few of them, people also repurposed them as "Horse Tether Weights" for tying their horses to back in the day 6:16
James is an awesome guy, glad to see him getting the recognition!
Many years ago men didn't go to gym. A lot of people worked in agriculture and factories. A lot of lifting was done. The things to be moved was usually awkward and without handles to grab. Here at home there's an old story of a farmer that could carry a 200 lb. sack of fertilizer under each arm while navigating a soft plowed field. Once he reached the planters he had to set the bags on the hopper. He wasn't ripped or defined like a body builder just built like a bear. Another account is the story of an old black gentleman nicknamed Pulp wood. Mister Pulp wood is around 6' tall and weighs guessing 160 lbs. soaking wet. He has cut and stacked Pulp wood his entire life. It's reported that he can lift and toss logs weighing 150 lbs. all day long like they were toothpicks. Best thing is Mister Pulpwood is a very humble man, never cocky and friends with everybody. Bad thing is your joints suffer and they give a lot of trouble later in life.
It's not true that gyms are a recent phenomenon. During Napoleonic France there were gyms, just look into Hyppolyte Triat, before that Mercurialis wrote about gyms of the middle ages, and before that the Romans had inherited the strength training of the Greeks before them. Iran has ancient strength traditions and the Chinese have used stone plate barbells for at least hundreds of years.
Been following him for years!! So glad he’s getting some recognition!
Mr. Fuller strength is very impressive, but what is outstanding is his ability to squat, very impressive, beautiful !
What an awesome gym/museum/playground. Great to see so much legendary stuff still getting used today and not put behind glass.
James is a great guy. I love his Iron Histery knowledge. His knowledgeable years is extremely well placed.
I love this episode.
Cool video! I am stealing that idea to put a hook through a softball so I can use it to hook onto one of my kettlebells! That sounds awesome for training grip strength.
everything about the video was perfection but when he mentioned the weight plates arnold and franco was benching in venice beach i got goosebumps and was so close to crying that's some legendary history and knowledge from this man RESPECT
Love seeing and listening to the stories of the weights shown. 👍
This was such an interesting episode for this old weight lifting geek ! All that equipment is a treasure.
This is great! James is getting is due!
He is truly a gentleman and a scholar.
This is pure gold perfect way to showcase james collection and his incredible knowledge very very cool 😎
James is the man! So happy to see him on this channel.
That’s cool all my weights are rusty old school handme down equipment never really thought of it as unique or special but it neat to see others really appreciate it
This is the best channel! Juji is the best!
Wow I love it lifters love this especially us that respect and acknowledge and admire the origins of our sport/lifestyle
this was a really cool and Unique workout video to see and i loved every second
Awesome video juji. James seems like a really nice person. I've never seen most of the stuff James has.
This was one of the best lifting videos i have seen, period..!
What a treat. This guy seems like an absolute joy to lift with
James knowledge is inspiring. Great video as usual. Love this series.
What a great video. Interesting to learn the history of barbells. Just love this channel
This is sick. In college we used to keep the old weights outside our locker room and workout under the sun during the summer months. Some of the best memories and best workouts!
Your videos keep getting better and better juji!
Juji, I love this. Great video my friend!!
Wow what an awesome collection of vintage weights!!!
THIS is the kind of guy everyone should take advice from.
Watching this man and Brian Shaw nerd out on strength history would be a video I'd watch several times over. Great series and great video as well
Damn, dude REALLY likes working out. Total respect. Been working out for 32 yrs. can’t compare this.
Oh man I love this 🙏 the history of strength/training is being forgotten so videos like this are awesome for true fans 💪
James is crazy strong. Really enjoyed watching.
James!!!
This video made the light go off in my head: I can lift heavy stuff around me to get back in shape. I work for a RR, so there's all kinds of heavy steel stuff. Thanks, guys.
Awesome collection of equipment and ideas for hard-core training. Fantastic 👍
What a great video Ju, keep doing the good stuff
I've been focusing a lot on over the head stuff with like free weights and straight bars just really trying to build up my shoulders I also do the farmers lift where you have a weight on each side and you lift up with your shoulders
Anyone here remember or been to Bruce Connor/ Al Hinds gym in West LA? That gym had all the old equipment (weights cut out of ship hulls) and amazing welded machine equipment. I believe it opened in the 1930's and closed in 1978. I worked there as a trainer and quit before they closed so I wonder what happened to all that equipment (and knowledge).
That's just amazing content. Absolutely love this series!!
Man thank you. Just thank you for this
Thank you juji! This video was amazing! So much history! ❤❤❤
I can't describe how this makes me feel, but it's good
Woow, what a knowledge on both you guys 😮 Great and inspirational, I myself also like to create my own unique made for given idea of training equipment 👍
The idea that we learn, and especially from the experience of ancient masters of physical exercise and strength, is great. The old weights and dumbbells are real; Those do make you gain muscles (you know what I mean). You went overboard, excellent video.
This was a treat! What a cool guy!
Such an interesting episode! Thank you!
Second time watching this. Favorite gym on RUclips by far. When I grow up i wanna be like James 🙏
Our gym has a couple of Weider plates i love using em for the bench press !!
Been following him on RUclips for awhile. Really cool guy
This video should be required viewing for the younger generation who spend more time on their phones than lifting !
Cringe as fuck coming from the heart attack fast food generation
Great episode. James has a wealth of historical strength knowledge.
I'm from Knoxvillle TN my great grandfather and grandfather worked at Keller. It very well could have been a plate my grandfather or GGfather touched!
This is strength training ASMR and I love it.
So cool. I want to start a sweet collection too now
York Barbell is about 40 minutes from my house. A cool place it has a little museum there.
This is awesome. Great video. Awesome gym.
I absolutely love this series juji
fujifuji dont stop this series, it is bad ass!!!
This was a fantastic vid! Thanks