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I once got altitude sickness trekking in Nepal. I went from sea level to 5500m way too fast and caught up with me. Had the craziest dreams of my life and then walking over a pass I would take 10 steps and need to take a 3 minute break. Super humbling, especially as a fit guy. If I just took an extra day or two I would have been able to enjoy myself. Stellar work as always guys!
It happens to me the other way around. I live at 600m above sea level, and going to both England AND Los Angeles, its like.... 0.... 5m if that, and it felt like my body was over working. Like when you lift a lawn mower up and theres no resistance. I've gone pretty high before, but I don't think its ever quite been 5500m or higher before.
The thing with martins is that hes been to all these high elevations places and still didnt choose to acclimatize correctly.. idk what he was thinking or prob just not thinking lol
Mad respect! I went to Tibet this year in summer as well. We also went by plane to Lhasa and spent some days there to acclimate. One day we visited a glacier also at above 5000 m sea level and I didn't listen to my guide. We ended up spending 30 minutes there but he said no more than 10. We ended up crashing in the hotel to as little as 80 % blood oxygen resting. Luckily, our guide was very well prepared and we got the levels in a good range quite quickly. Glad you're doing well. I highly urge everyone to listen to their guide if they want to go to those high places!
Though I'd rather see you competing. this strength unknown series you two have created is one of the most amazing docu series i've seen on strength sports.
It's kind of amazing, the vast array of places you've visited, little-known feats, challenges, even cultures you've witnessed and shared in, all over the world, from bustling metropolises to the most remote of remote human habitations... You guys are, essentially adventurers and explorers in the modern age. And your eagerness to learn about cultures, and respect for them, and the differences of different cultures and people is always fantastic, and makes this series so watchable, even beyond its appeal as a strength fan. That the series is influencing the world of Strongman too is just even better. Always look forward to you guys' next adventure.
I love that every culture has some form of picking up heavy shit for fun. As if humans have something ingrained in our monkey brains of needing to be strong as fuck.
North of Chile, we call altitude sickness as Puna. Over 3000 msnm the puna gets stronger. You can feel somnolensce, digestive issues, headackes, leg pain, etc etc. Best advice, don’t forget to breathe, eat small amounts at the time and slow down … or go ahead and lift 150 kg stone over your head 😂
high altitude is no joke. I was always a PT stud back in the Army days and normally finishing 2 miles run in under 12 minutes. Back in January 2009 I went to a leadership course in Utah and got my first reality check on what it meant to get absolutely spent on a 2 miles run. Took the PT test a day after arrival from Florida and combination of high altitude, strong chilling headwinds and icy track added 5 extra minutes to my 2 miles run time. I ran the hardest two miles I’ve ever ran before and passed it by 1 second. needless to say, I was on my ass after that run while the guys from the 10th Mountain and 4th ID walking around like they’ve just finished a light jog!
I truly love this series. Thanks for letting me live vicariously thru you guys, truly amazing people and worlds i otherwise wouldn’t get to experience, all tied together with a love of all things strength. Doesn’t get better.
Got clued into your channel from the Joshua Weissman collab you just did. Interesting content for sure. Sort of like Bourdain's No Reservations concept where you get to explore a specific topic but also a bit of the local culture. Hope the channel continues its success!
I’m a retired physician and that fast hop up to altitude caused me to feel nervous. In my 30’s, a colleague of mine went up one of the bike trails on the big island of Hawaii and got altitude induced cerebral edema (aka “AICE”) and started acting “punch drunk”. I think ?Romark seemed high in the palace tour because he was *both* hypoglycemic from not eating and from the altitude, not because he had AICE. Thank goodness! The treatment for altitude induced cerebral edema was to get my buddy to a lower altitude, not supplemental oxygen. I was hoping in the back of my mind y’all had an emergency plan for evacuating just in case.
It was only after the trip was done, that I realized how dangerous what we did was. A dangerous lack of knowledge on our part here. Now I know better to prepare for anything relating to high altitude.
@@MartinsLicistrust me man your red blood cells are celebrating with joy🎉 you probably got a permanent power and longevity boost from your endeavor. God bless you Martins.
I've been watching this show with my kids and they've gotten really into strength training so we all do it together and I made them Atlas stones for Christmas so thank you so much for setting such a good example learning about these traditions with such a welcome attitude ❤️✊
For better or for worse it's the Himalayas, the highest place on Earth. Besides rugged and otherworldly beauty, it's also steep in mythos and spiritual significance. Love the video.
Lol holy shit, I'm no medical expert but I just finished EMT school and did some working ride alongs. We'd start prioritizing giving oxygen at like 97%. 86% would scare us. Even a Google search says seek immediate medical attention at 88% and y'all are like "nahh let's go lift giant stones" 😂
Thank you Martins for traveling the world and bringing us with you. I have been binging the whole Strength Unknown series, and it is a truly excellent production. You are not just a great strongman, but also a great modern day explorer.
You should have taken the cordyceps mushroom - it is taken for altitude sickness it increases ATP function by 6-12%... it sells at more than the price of Gold per kg the wild cordyceps sinense found in tibet - it is the main income source for the majority of people on the higher plateaus in Tibet.
Hat's off to you guys! It's one thing to heft 300+ -lb cuboid stones onto your shoulders, with nothing to grab on to, but it's quite another to do so 16,000 feet in the sky, in air so thin you have 'spiritual' experiences! You guys definitely go the extra mile for us fans (well, 3 miles straight up in this case)! I suppose there was one nice thing about picking up huge cuboid stones: after you're done, you got a nice block to sit on...while you take a hit of oxygen ;) Thanks again for another great video.
It's amazing how old and well built the buildings are. There still beautiful thousands of years later. We don't get to see anything like that in the US. Hopefully I get to see them in person one day.
Great episode guys!! Also, I purchased a strength unknown t-shirt from barbell, easily one of my favorite shirts now! Can you come out with more colors???
..,martin rhomar... Thank you for taking me with you metaphorically, I enjoyed seeing even if I wasn't there. Experiences like this are truly what life's about...
I had the weirdest deja vu while I was watching all the landscape and architecture, and then it hit me. Far Cry 4! 🤣 Another great episode, guys. Hope recovery was quick. Elevation is no joke.
That is rough! Sorry you had to go through that big guy! Mma fighters like me train at altitude on purpose so when you are at sea level your cardio goes through the roof! Big bear is a popular place to train in Colorado! Keep doing what you are doing Big Guy! Us fans absolutely love your content! It is all very well thought out and orchestrated!! Much love and respect!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I almost drowned when I was around 5 years old and I know that I wouldn't be able to take the feeling of suffocating at those altitudes as it would remind me of that traumatic childhood experience and put my system into a freaking panic attack!!!
I remember training Capoeira in Bogota years back (2640 meters) a few days after coming from sea level... rough. I can't imagine nearly twice as high. (I've been hiking to 4400 but that is a lot different). Amazing video.
Great adventure. Thanks for posting those incredible places on Earth. I live in Mexico, 2350 above sea level. I am impressed by the altitude those people live.
Don't forget, fellas, altitude sickness can present itself as euphoria😊That is way more dangerous than headache or dizziness. Romark had it, like me. We would go euphoric into the deathzone beyond 7.000 m and tempted to do stupid things. Fungus?? Which fungus? Cordyceps?
Sleeplessness is sign of altitude sickness. Stone lifting is much older than Tibetan Buddhism. It is called "Gyed Dho" གྱད་རྡོ།. This sport is documented 15AD in the biography of 11AD the most famous Yogic and poet MILAREPA. His biography is a literary classic written in colloquial Tibetan as such it is used as standard text used to study Tibetan literature in Western Universities.
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Coolest Vlog of Strenght Unknown you ever made 🎉🎉🎉Awesome
I love this series & look forward to every new episode being uploaded but I'm straight up skint bro , I can't contribute.
I once got altitude sickness trekking in Nepal. I went from sea level to 5500m way too fast and caught up with me. Had the craziest dreams of my life and then walking over a pass I would take 10 steps and need to take a 3 minute break. Super humbling, especially as a fit guy. If I just took an extra day or two I would have been able to enjoy myself. Stellar work as always guys!
It happens to me the other way around. I live at 600m above sea level, and going to both England AND Los Angeles, its like.... 0.... 5m if that, and it felt like my body was over working. Like when you lift a lawn mower up and theres no resistance. I've gone pretty high before, but I don't think its ever quite been 5500m or higher before.
@@mbe102 this is entirely wrong my guy.
Your brother is an amazing dude btw!
@@monojhqm Thanks man! ya he is killing it.
The thing with martins is that hes been to all these high elevations places and still didnt choose to acclimatize correctly.. idk what he was thinking or prob just not thinking lol
Mad respect! I went to Tibet this year in summer as well. We also went by plane to Lhasa and spent some days there to acclimate. One day we visited a glacier also at above 5000 m sea level and I didn't listen to my guide. We ended up spending 30 minutes there but he said no more than 10. We ended up crashing in the hotel to as little as 80 % blood oxygen resting. Luckily, our guide was very well prepared and we got the levels in a good range quite quickly. Glad you're doing well. I highly urge everyone to listen to their guide if they want to go to those high places!
“Pfft.. what’s a little dizziness and exhaustion?” .. wish I was told about all the other strange symptoms and real dangers 😅
Though I'd rather see you competing. this strength unknown series you two have created is one of the most amazing docu series i've seen on strength sports.
It reminds me of discovery channel golden era
I love how raw and informative these videos are!
Strength Unknown is so good, great narration by Martins
Aye carumba! I live and lift at 8500 ft. elevation, can't imagine doing double the elevation 😵 Another great video! Thank you 🙏
It's kind of amazing, the vast array of places you've visited, little-known feats, challenges, even cultures you've witnessed and shared in, all over the world, from bustling metropolises to the most remote of remote human habitations... You guys are, essentially adventurers and explorers in the modern age. And your eagerness to learn about cultures, and respect for them, and the differences of different cultures and people is always fantastic, and makes this series so watchable, even beyond its appeal as a strength fan.
That the series is influencing the world of Strongman too is just even better.
Always look forward to you guys' next adventure.
I love that every culture has some form of picking up heavy shit for fun. As if humans have something ingrained in our monkey brains of needing to be strong as fuck.
All the earliest heroes are basically the strongest dudes; it’s a universal story
"Calithenics" and "Gym" came from the Greeks even.
They have early dumbbells too. 😊
There were strong people all across the world in some particular form of strength feat. But today that culture came down except for a few nations.
North of Chile, we call altitude sickness as Puna. Over 3000 msnm the puna gets stronger. You can feel somnolensce, digestive issues, headackes, leg pain, etc etc. Best advice, don’t forget to breathe, eat small amounts at the time and slow down … or go ahead and lift 150 kg stone over your head 😂
This is the BEST series!
Strength unknown remains the best thing on the internet
high altitude is no joke. I was always a PT stud back in the Army days and normally finishing 2 miles run in under 12 minutes. Back in January 2009 I went to a leadership course in Utah and got my first reality check on what it meant to get absolutely spent on a 2 miles run. Took the PT test a day after arrival from Florida and combination of high altitude, strong chilling headwinds and icy track added 5 extra minutes to my 2 miles run time. I ran the hardest two miles I’ve ever ran before and passed it by 1 second. needless to say, I was on my ass after that run while the guys from the 10th Mountain and 4th ID walking around like they’ve just finished a light jog!
Incredible! I now have the experience to empathize with getting my ass kicked by altitude 😆 Glad you passed!
lol Utah is not that high but coming from Florida and going running the next day would do that to you
Don’t know how I had never heard Martin speak before. His respect for the Tibetan culture is cool to see. Definitely a new sub in me.
*Martins
I truly love this series. Thanks for letting me live vicariously thru you guys, truly amazing people and worlds i otherwise wouldn’t get to experience, all tied together with a love of all things strength. Doesn’t get better.
Yess! Thank you! Please do spread the word!
@@MartinsLicis Martins!!! I am spreading the word
Got clued into your channel from the Joshua Weissman collab you just did. Interesting content for sure. Sort of like Bourdain's No Reservations concept where you get to explore a specific topic but also a bit of the local culture. Hope the channel continues its success!
Another masterpiece of a video, Tibet looks breathtakingly beautiful
Bro's on oxygen the whole time🤣
This series is so good, please don't stop doing them
Brilliant video dude - these videos are a breath of fresh air in the often tedious world of RUclips.
I’m a retired physician and that fast hop up to altitude caused me to feel nervous. In my 30’s, a colleague of mine went up one of the bike trails on the big island of Hawaii and got altitude induced cerebral edema (aka “AICE”) and started acting “punch drunk”. I think ?Romark seemed high in the palace tour because he was *both* hypoglycemic from not eating and from the altitude, not because he had AICE. Thank goodness!
The treatment for altitude induced cerebral edema was to get my buddy to a lower altitude, not supplemental oxygen. I was hoping in the back of my mind y’all had an emergency plan for evacuating just in case.
It was only after the trip was done, that I realized how dangerous what we did was. A dangerous lack of knowledge on our part here. Now I know better to prepare for anything relating to high altitude.
@@MartinsLicistrust me man your red blood cells are celebrating with joy🎉 you probably got a permanent power and longevity boost from your endeavor. God bless you Martins.
Always an instant watch. Great job with the videos!
I've been watching this show with my kids and they've gotten really into strength training so we all do it together and I made them Atlas stones for Christmas so thank you so much for setting such a good example learning about these traditions with such a welcome attitude ❤️✊
For better or for worse it's the Himalayas, the highest place on Earth. Besides rugged and otherworldly beauty, it's also steep in mythos and spiritual significance. Love the video.
13:29 monk wearing Jordan's in Tibet is awesome lol
Another great one, Martins. 300k subs around the corner! Well deserved, this series is amazing.
So close!
Just floored with all the stuff you've been doing. Bizarrely emotional hit this video. Keep up the good work!
Lol holy shit, I'm no medical expert but I just finished EMT school and did some working ride alongs. We'd start prioritizing giving oxygen at like 97%. 86% would scare us. Even a Google search says seek immediate medical attention at 88% and y'all are like "nahh let's go lift giant stones" 😂
Thank you Martins for traveling the world and bringing us with you. I have been binging the whole Strength Unknown series, and it is a truly excellent production. You are not just a great strongman, but also a great modern day explorer.
Amazing as always. I really love these and hope you can continue to make lots more.
the youtube algo finally did something good again. Great Video Martins you are doing a great job with your new endeavor, wish you all the best
The best thing on RUclips. Excellent content as always.👍
LOL.
I could watch this all day every day. Amazing to learn and watch. Thank you
Thank you, both of you
Always a blast to watch your content Martins, keep it up 💪
No one seems to have noticed Mateusz in the hallucination😄
that was good hahahah
Beautiful place. You guys keep making me add new destinations to my bucket list!
I love getting on RUclips and seeing a new Strength Unknown episode! 💪🏻
What an amazing video for so many reasons, not something I will every try but so cool to see. Thanks Martins
I love these videos! Awesome work guys!
Love this series. I always have like 30 tabs open by the end of each episode. 😂❤❤
People train hard to be at that altitude and weather. Stone lifting there is no joke. Respect, Martins!
Always a pleasure to watch strength unknown thanks guys Martins!!!!!!!!❤
This series needs to be on TV
Just amazing to see the history over 1400 years and beyond thank you for sharing 🙏🏻
That’s Potala palace. Used to be Dalai Lama home and temples
Gorgeous footage. Props.
This man is the Anthony Bourdain of rock lifting.
Holy moly, great episode! Would love to go to Tibet one day.
What a beautiful place! Really stunning, gonna have to put that on the bucket list!
Another great video! you guys are living life to her fullest!
I'm really enjoying this documentary series. It's not just for strongman enthusiasts.
Awesome production quality, awesome place, awesome people.
You should have taken the cordyceps mushroom - it is taken for altitude sickness it increases ATP function by 6-12%... it sells at more than the price of Gold per kg the wild cordyceps sinense found in tibet - it is the main income source for the majority of people on the higher plateaus in Tibet.
I'm familiar with cordyceps but is that the fungus their guide was referring to, or no?
@@MrEazyE357yes…idk why they call it fungus though
This was amazing. Glad this exists.
Hat's off to you guys! It's one thing to heft 300+ -lb cuboid stones onto your shoulders, with nothing to grab on to, but it's quite another to do so 16,000 feet in the sky, in air so thin you have 'spiritual' experiences! You guys definitely go the extra mile for us fans (well, 3 miles straight up in this case)!
I suppose there was one nice thing about picking up huge cuboid stones: after you're done, you got a nice block to sit on...while you take a hit of oxygen ;) Thanks again for another great video.
Oh my goodness that was incredible and very well written and well thought
It's amazing how old and well built the buildings are. There still beautiful thousands of years later. We don't get to see anything like that in the US. Hopefully I get to see them in person one day.
your videos are next level now brother
Brilliant episode guys. Absolutely loved it. Hope to see you and Romark in Ireland some time. 🇮🇪🪨💪🏻
This video and this series are so great!
Love the show and also thanks for the Lumen recommendation! My girlfriend and I just got ours with your link 😊
Another great video. Looks challenging and fun
Thank you so much! It was truly a unique experience 🙏
Martins!!💪 Love ya big guy, blessings ISYMFS
What a great video and amazing journey! We can't wait for more adventures across China!
Stonelifting is my favorite. Doesn't have to cost a thing. Strength for the people.
Awesome episode as usual guys keep up the great work! 🤟🏻😎👍🏻
Incredible stuff
Amazing strength docu series ❤💪
Martins is the smartest strongman he’s like imperial Japan just piecing together all the techniques and nuances to become…. Unstoppable.
He was
His smarts/technique was definitely one of the advantages he had over most of his competitors
Great episode guys!! Also, I purchased a strength unknown t-shirt from barbell, easily one of my favorite shirts now! Can you come out with more colors???
Amazing content, guys!
..,martin rhomar... Thank you for taking me with you metaphorically, I enjoyed seeing even if I wasn't there.
Experiences like this are truly what life's about...
Martins! This show needs to be picked up by a streaming service! And i need a new strength unknown shirt my dog just bit a hole in it😂😅😅
Awesome adventure 🤙🏻💪🏻
6:50 ... "you got buddhist monks ... you got luffy and a waifu " xDDDD
I had the weirdest deja vu while I was watching all the landscape and architecture, and then it hit me. Far Cry 4! 🤣
Another great episode, guys. Hope recovery was quick. Elevation is no joke.
Love this series so much
That is rough! Sorry you had to go through that big guy! Mma fighters like me train at altitude on purpose so when you are at sea level your cardio goes through the roof! Big bear is a popular place to train in Colorado! Keep doing what you are doing Big Guy! Us fans absolutely love your content! It is all very well thought out and orchestrated!! Much love and respect!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Awesome video!
Yeeeeeeeeeeah buddy! Here we go!
Awesome as always 👍
I almost drowned when I was around 5 years old and I know that I wouldn't be able to take the feeling of suffocating at those altitudes as it would remind me of that traumatic childhood experience and put my system into a freaking panic attack!!!
Awesome content loves this
I love everything about this video.
Nice touch at 17:43 with the stone king Mateusz 😂😂😂
Hahaha! So good! 😂
I remember training Capoeira in Bogota years back (2640 meters) a few days after coming from sea level... rough. I can't imagine nearly twice as high. (I've been hiking to 4400 but that is a lot different). Amazing video.
Hell yeah, Martins!
Great adventure. Thanks for posting those incredible places on Earth. I live in Mexico, 2350 above sea level. I am impressed by the altitude those people live.
Whoever edits these is funny as hell
Thank you
U bet man!
Watching you experience acute mountain sickness is wild.
Hahaha absolutely horrible feeling
Great storytelling
What a incredible place
27:22 lets go choo! malaysia represent!
Great job, guys!
I’m about to go on a journey myself Martin’s thanks for the inspiration
That fungus is chordyceps
The writer of Last of Us was inspired by the cordyceps trade in Tibet
Great video and story telling again.
Don't forget, fellas, altitude sickness can present itself as euphoria😊That is way more dangerous than headache or dizziness. Romark had it, like me. We would go euphoric into the deathzone beyond 7.000 m and tempted to do stupid things. Fungus?? Which fungus? Cordyceps?
So altitude sickness is like going to a Taylor Swift concert?
😅 not taking it lightly ever again
Sleeplessness is sign of altitude sickness. Stone lifting is much older than Tibetan Buddhism. It is called "Gyed Dho" གྱད་རྡོ།.
This sport is documented 15AD in the biography of 11AD the most famous Yogic and poet MILAREPA. His biography is a literary classic written in colloquial Tibetan as such it is used as standard text used to study Tibetan literature in Western Universities.
Nice video editing
I had shortness of breath just watching this 😂 y'all triggering my asthma