Arnold - “Franco Columbu is the strongest man I ever knew.”
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- In this excerpt from the Sunday Showcase Seminar at the 2019 Arnold Classic weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger reveres his lifelong friend and fellow Mr. Olympia champion Franco Columbu, citing several examples to support he just may have been the strongest man, pound for pound, of the modern era.
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R.I.P. Franco Columbu...He was the epitome of the idiom “Big things come in small packages.” Extremely talented and humble man. R.I.P.
The epitome of that phrase is Mr Syleumanoglou. The Pocket Hercules. That man was something to remember.
But he not smol
Arnold has looked after Franco handsomely,he's been in some of Arnold's films mainly as an extra and I think it's beautiful that Arnold never forgot Franco when he became so famous,a true legend in every sense.
Mark Wood. Yes, definitely
He's also put Franco in his place many times. Gregg Valentino has told stories about Arnold teasing Franco loudly at Golds. Arnold is a VERY competitive guy, even even if he loves you he'll still shit on you from time to time.
@@rainman11985 I think that's accurate and he probably crapped on loads of peopl3 to get where he is, egomaniac
@@starwarsroo2448 friends bust each others balls...not a new thing.
@@jimmorrison3927 we're not on about breaking balls, If I was gonna break ya balls I'd tell ya to go home and get ya shine box
Has anyone else found themselves watching video after video with Franco in them today? RIP Franco.
Yes and i did burn out and supersets on my arms today, old school style in honor of Franco and Arnold.
Me too, he should be honoured by the Italian government as one its greatest citizens.
Franco binge
No bodybuilder today could blow a water bottle up and pop it. The core and lung strength was insane. I still stand by my belief Franco was and still is pound for pound the strongest bodybuilder ever.
True about the modern guys, but it is widely accepted that Franco concealed a small blade to pop those things. Even so, the extent to which he expanded them was NUTS.
senatus
Actually as you blow it up it stretches and gets weaker. Getting it started is the hard part. No need to cut it.
@@senatus really because I saw him do it in his 60s with no knife. He was still strong. He has massive bones for his size as well. Thats part of the reason his limbs didnt look as impressive. Huge bones.
Edward Fortae Back in the 60’s Chick Sipes could also do it but he was bigger than Franco
Edward Fortae it might not have been a knife but a thing concealed in his ring. Gregg valentino was talking about this.
I always feared the day one of my heroes Sly or Arnold would die. Never realized Franco would hit me out of nowhere. I have pictures of him up in my Garage Gym. I loved his work ethic and freak strength, how innocently funny he was with his accent etc in footage with Arnold. He lived a great life, lets take joy in that fact. What a sad day.
Rest in Peace Franco, thank you for inspiring us
That car lift in the world's strongest man is funny when he instantly just does it
Yes it hit me like a freight train 😭
RIP Franco. Sad, sad loss. One of my earliest heroes.
Rest In Peace Franco Columbu. The strongest bodybuilder ever!
The moderator did *NOT* interrupt! Nice...
Arnold always love his his real best friend Franco. God Bless..us all.
Why would he? It’s Arnold... of course the moderator didn’t interrupt. If you see Arnold in person you’ll know why.
thumbs up to Bob Ciccerillo, good interviewer.
It is very very hard these days to find ( true friendship).
Rest in Peace Franco.
Franco and Arnold are true legends from the best era of bodybuilding.
Only guy to compete in World's Strongest Man, weighing less than 200 lbs.
Legend
And came 5th
@@ChrisMisc1 5th after his leg was crushed. He was on track for 1st or 2nd if I remember correctly
@@philsburydoboy the video is available here on RUclips. He was racing against Bob Young, football player for the Cardinals and he was only 8-10 seconds out when it happened. Brent Musberger even interviewed while he was lying on the ground and at that time Franco thought it was just a minor thing, but as we know he required and had major surgery.
Philip Martin
Phil from Modesto, Ca???
Love the last part. "Franco, you're not human. There's something off. I gotta go to Sardinia and study this culture a little bit."
@Dr retardo Oh so everyone that's short is as strong as Franco? Got it.
@Dr retardo Is it an excuse for you being weak?
Im from sardinia and im only short as franco lol
Immortici Italiano ahahah pure io son di sassari bro
@@bmx7596 shhhh don't give the secret away
RIP Franco, you’ll always be an icon 😔
Best friends forever. Arnold and franco is a example. Rest In Peace Franco Columbu. salute your hard work.
Yes, I agree. Franco pound for pound is the strongest bodybuilder of all time! he and Arnold were my inspiration when I started boxing in 78 and incorporated bodybuilding into my training.
Franco was Arnold's best friend and like a brother to him. Arnold will miss him forever.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is hilarious 😂😂😂 . The love he has for Franco is real!
Yep. True lifelong friends. But, as great and famous as Arnold was/is, Franco never got his full due, IMO. And pound-for-pound, Franco may have been the strongest human ever. Imagine weighing just 185 lbs and benching 525 lbs (at 21 I was 185 and felt strong lifting 315 lol)?! He would blow up hot-water bottles until they exploded, bend 1/2" steel rods, just a physical freak.
@@mikes3827 the hot water bottle trick was fake haha
I just got to know that Franco is no more. A true legend, I mean he wasn't a big guy but boy was he strong and humble. RIP. Will always be remembered as one of the strongest bodybuilders who ever competed.
True friends are always present to help when they need.
Between Franco and Arnold it was a true friendship.
RIP Franco.
Franco was and is my BB hero for his strong man achievements incredible strenght!!
You spelled strength wrong
@Chet Carson only douche bags use the word queer these days
There is something truly heart warming and classic about Arnold and franco. Those guys will always remind me of my old friends growing up.
Franco pulled 730 for a triple at 175 holy shitttttttttt
Arnold and Franco Are True Icons Of Real Partnership And True Friendship... Love Both of You
Funny thing is Franco’s strength is not a myth. Guy was like 5’5” and 180 lbs and doing feats of strength that are still remarkable today. World record deadlift. Benching 525, etc.
NemeanLion He is 5’4”. When he powerlifted, he was in the 181 and 198 pound classes.
He never bench pressed 525. You obviously haven't read his autobiography. He also doesnt hold any PL world records.
5 foot 3 to be exact 😆
@@kurtvonfricken6829 you and the other guy is wrong here is Franco's power lifting records as stated his his book "Winning Weight lifting&powerlifting", Bench Press :500 lbs.,Squat:650 lbs.,Deadlift:750 pounds. His Olympic recorxs are;Olympic Press:348 lbs.,snatch:312 lbs.,clean and jerk:400 lbs.
Franco and Arnold created the mass body building culture, that I can tell you. They put the fun and euphoria of it all into the game. Before it was mainly a cult sport.
2 Legends whos names will never fade throughout all of time
RIP FRANCO YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED AND REMEMBERED..PRAYERS WITH ARNOLD LOOSING HIS BEAT FRIEND
these two guys,made Bodybuilding different in those days and after,Arnold with his charisma and ego, and Franco with his strenght and humble attitude,they really were two of kind!
these stories are the best
Good stories but Arnie loves to exaggerate...
Steve Ewer, ABSOLUTELY 😂😂
@@kurtvonfricken6829 Haven't you seen the upside down pic of Franco on the pullup bar in the book Pumping Iron? He also held the World Bench Press Record in his weight class!! Didn't you know that Franco was winning the strongman competition when he tore his quad? He was also ahead in that refrigerator race--the refrigerators were well over 300lbs !!
Mike Valdez
Yes he hung upside down by his feet. He never held any powerlifting world records, nor national powerlifting records. He was extremely strong. He broke his leg within the first few steps of the refrigerator run. Very strong yes, world records no.
Mike Valdez
Guinness book is not where powerlifting records are kept. Sorry to burst your bubble.
Truly,...what 175-190# man can "blow up a hot water bag...and make it explode?" No one, but Franco...he'll live forever.
Hanging by his toes doing sit ups INSANE franco was probably one of the few guys that Arnold looked up to and learned from, the rest looked up to Arnold. What LEGENDS these 2 are.
Franco will lieve forever in the history of bodybuilding and in our hearts.
R.I.P Franco, a total package, a real athlet.
As a boy growing up and putting in work with the concrete weights, I had Arnold and Franco's pictures all over my bedroom wall. These pics inspired me to continue my own journey to become a body builder just like them. What a role model those two were for me. RIP Franco, you will be missed tremendously.
I started lifting in the early 80's & I had a Franco columbu book about his powerlifting that used to inspire me big time! He's definitely one of the all time greats.
Arnold and Franco together were batman and robin this is Arnolds best friend
yes it is good to have a friend like Arnold but even still, on the day of the competition, Arnold is like Franco's father and he gives him the wrong advice's! ,
Like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Mr Freeze and Penguin
The Sardinian People are Power of The nature .Rip Big franco
Those guys were and still an inspiration for every bodybuilder .RIP Franco
Greetings from Sardinia! 😁
"Come on Franco.... Lazy bastard" - Arnold. Hanging upside down on Venice beach from the chin bar in P.I.
Back in the 80's I bumped into Franco on the streets of NYC. I walked up to him even though he never saw me before in his life. He hugged me like a long lost friend and we chatted for about then minutes. A wondeful human being, very warm, very outgoing. RIP
Their friendship is the kind we all want💯.
Awesome, classic clip....omg, I was rolling. I still love you Arnold !! You were amazing! 🐢
Franco and Arnold indeed 2 legends.
Arnold had so much respect for him like brothers , rip franco x
Not only like brother but also like a stronger man.
Binge-watching pumping iron over and over today. One of the greatest ever. Always in our hearts. Rip Franco. You absolute fucking Legend.
What great love two great legends honored one another through their lives. I bet Arnold would never have made the impact he did without columbo. Bless you in Jesus name Franco and Arnold.
I’d be happy to be half as strong as he was
We’ll miss you Franco
Thx for representing us little guys fabulously!!!
I learned from Franco's winning weightlifting and bodybuilding when I was a teenager
Oh this is pure Gold 👑
RIP Franco
A great legend
RIP LEGEND Franco
Nice tribute to my favorite bodybuilder
People from Sardinia island are just different...Very unique and remarkable people.
Franco was amazing. Pound for pound strongest ever.
My dad told me the same story as a kid about Franco blowing up the hot water bottle. Incredible lung power. My father was a bodybuilder and worked out at the same YMCA in Chicago as Franco and arnold in the 60's, back when Arnold was in the construction business. Sergio Oliva also frequented that YMCA.
They were blood brothers to the core. R.I.P Franco Columbu.😑
They really thought highly of each other... what a bond to break... RIP
How could he be gone man! I bought Arnolds Bodybuilding Encyclopedia back in the early 90's and Franco was in there!
I remember that refrigerator race. Franco picked up the fridge and ran with it. All the other bigger strong men were traveling at a much slower pace. When his knee cap twisted around his leg, Franco was in lots of pain. He was a freak of nature. Super strong.
Arnold also mentioned 'Marvin Eder' the teenage superman... Look him up. RIP Franco...
I watched this video and couple hours later I heard that terrible news now am watching again franco was definitely a part of creating the legend of Arnold two best friends ever RIP franco
Bellissimo video vedere due amici che hanno fatto la storia grazie a Franco Columbu e al suo grande amico Arnold Schwarzenegger fanno molta commozzione vederli ancora assieme e grandi fratelli amici
Yes, yes, incredible strong Franco...
R.I.P. Franco hero of my Youth
Omg....Arnold is really symphatic💕
I had a friend who reminded me of Franco a lot who even looked like him. Fun stuff
Seeing Franco lift a car out of a parking space was insane 80s cars were much heavier than now.
Not italians car. But that car may weight 750 kg
He could lift most any compact car!! Was awesome to see his strength in action!!
What a friendship !
its always fun to watch arnold speak!!
Especially the way he says: ”com- pe-tit-ions”
Awesome Franco, you have motivated me so much. thank you so much.
Franco, in my opinion, was one of the strongest ever pound for pound. Doing a 750 lb deadlift at a bodyweight of ~ 200 lbs with no lifting straps and no belt is superhuman.
Lamar gant did high 600s weighing 132.
It isn't an opinion if you have the facts. Remember that in life.
Testa
Exactly right. There are facts like the IPF and APA record books, then there are “ facts” like Wikipedia and you tube. If you tell a lie enough it becomes taken as s fact.
I love the bond these guys had because of this amazing sport
Yes Brodie !!
Pound per pound he is the strongest bodybuilder ever. Hell he is even stronger than 90% 6ft+ bodybuilders
Marvin eder is sorry
Well bodybuilding isn't about strength it's about size and definition.
I would say more like 95 to 98 percent...franco Colombo strength was the top 5 or 2 percent of the population of bodybuilders/ powerlifters like that..
@@russelllerner1694 was he as strong overall
@@dennacampbell1432 yes everything crazy unique lifts one of my father's best friends 75 years stuff these guys cannot match and I can name them
Great friends..very sad..R.I.P Franco
One can tell that Arnold truly loved him
Old school bodybuilders were the package of aesthetics, health, strength.
R.I.P Franco Columbo...we always remenber you!!
Arnold Schwarzenegger has more money than God but never forgot his friend, very rare these days. Good man
man u are one short sighted person. DO U REALIZE GOD IS FROM ETERNITY TO ETERNITY HE NEVER CHANEGS HEVGROWS WEARY . HAEVEN AND EARTH THE SUNCMOON STARS ARE THECWORK OF HIS FINGERS. HE OWNS EVERYTHING THEIS IS ALL POWER ALL PLACES AT ALL TIMES OMNI PRESENT. ARNOLD ACOLD MAN HEART DISASE RICH IN WRINKLES DECIET. GOD HAVE MERCY ONVYOUR SIN SICK SOUL.
RIP Franco. A true icon.
rest in peace legend
RIP Franco... :-(
All this time I am seeing Franco is just holding the mic,,,lol
...as if he is going to give a presidential speech,,😂
Franco was an inspiration for all of us
Very funny the last part!
Franco was a strong dude!
Rest In Peace ❤️
R.I.P. Franco. You definitely set a bench mark.
True friendship , worth holding onto as it's one of the rarest things in this world , there are more diamonds in the world than true friendship!!
Comraderie, that's what it's all about
Camaraderie.
Rest in peace Franco ✌️
Pound for pound Franco was the strongest bodybuilder of all time
Franco rip😭😭
Best friends for life!
Rest in peace. Youll be missed forever
R.I.P Franco Columbu
SWEET MAN. RIP
R.I.P
Riposa in pace grande Franco!!!
R.i.p Franco
RIP
"I said, you're not human. I need to go off and study this culture"
arnold is awesome,wow