@@wileecoyote5749 Nah. The guy doing the catching of the bar was quite adamant he can handle it, so there would be no liability if he gets knocked out cold by that bar flying towards him. I certainly understand Shaw being concerned with basically throwing a bar as hard he can in the direction of a guy half his size.
@@AllTorque haha that’s fucken awesome every time I see him I try to look at others around him and try to think how big he would be next to me. But you can never get a definitive answer because videos and photos never truly do justice. You’d be a big dude next to me I’m 5’11 190
Most of the time big and tall people are the gentlest because they never have to be mean or rude to get people's attention nor respect. It comes automatically when you're that big.
Honestly I bet the sports science guys at these places actually fucking love getting to study these crazy physical outliers like Brian. You can kinda tell with how fascinated they are by his numbers.
About ten years ago, I ran two gyms and was in the best shape of my life. I had a similar company come try to sell us on their products similar to whats being shown here. Although the technology wasn’t as good as they have here, the results are comparable… now let me tell you out of a gym with 10,000 members, I was pound for pound one of the strongest there. And This dude here is easily 40% stronger than I was at my peak. Saying he’s a straight BEAST is an understatement!
Brian could easily break 60k on the slapping test, there's soooo much room for technique improvements! Which makes it all the more impressive how high he is already hitting.
Just a Casual Slap with no rotational technique, with a bit of training of how to punch he might double his force. Would love to see eddy and thor who both trained a bit boxing do that
I love how well Brian takes instructions, there's no ego where hell say 'no i know best and I'll do it my way' he listens and takes directions to improve
@@ryancox3834 he is real . brother try read the bible and start a relationship with jesus we are lucky and fortuned to do so not alot of people have the luxury of reading the bible and they end up in hell. try speaking to him for a week and I put it on my life he will speak to you .
@@MikeBarbarossa well it's also bad to overtrain your neck. These guys overtrain to the maximum and they handle it but injuring your neck is a lot worse than injuring your bicep.
@@strategygaming5830 You don't have to go super hard. As soon as i started incorporating a little flexion and extension exercised for the neck every week/every 2 weeks most of my neck problems went away. Having a strong neck is def underrated in strength sports.
@@MikeBarbarossa no one? That's not even close to true. Almost all fighters/boxer do. Look at something like the iron neck. That's why they have equipment to test it at the performance institute.....
Probably didn't want to be financially responsible for the machine and also everything in its path to the wall, and the wall itself, and the vehicles on the other side of the wall. 🤣🤣
He told a story of when he played basketball on college and he blocked someone. They ran into him and *broke their back.* Apparently it wasn't unusual for people to knock themselves out running into him either
Grip strength is absolutely critical for strongman competitions. I bet if you brought everyone who was at WSM in there, their numbers would universally be out of this world.
I think arm wrestlers would have higher grip strength, most their training involves in that field. People like Denis cyplencov, levan saginashvilli, vitaly laletin might peak higher than strongmen
If Brian gets like 12 kg more in the grip force (which he with technique certainly can, and can reproduce it on another dynamometer), he has the strongest recorded grip in the world. The record is 159,3 kg by Vitaly Laletin (russian arm wrestler). That one made my eyes big. EDIT: okay, saw the left, get Brian a hand dynamometer and someone to sanction the "lift".
@@okmies2113 yeah differs from my point* for sure, I know how to convert newtons to kgs both looking at the comment isn't my intention obvious*? 😆I am stating that he already broke the record nothing changes
He has the strongest grip in the world, that dynamometer Vitaly used is substantially inferior to the equipment you see in this vid. And in general if you've watched his other vids you would know that his grip is unmatched. He has several world record grip lifts, he's one of less than 5 people that did reps with the millennium dumbbell, Vitaly couldn't lift a slightly lighter dumbbell at around 215 pounds (though he was very close).
I think that for anyone who may question the athleticism of strong men or think that anyone could do it, this is a great explainer for the difference between men like Brian and guys like me: he is just incredibly in tune with his body, learns coordination super quickly, has incredible control at peak output and is so damn consistent (if he’s not improving quickly!). Some incredible moments there!
Watching Brian throw that bar at trainer gave me a new appreciation for his explosiveness. Now granted if we were talking the old Brian Shaw he didn't have the same athleticism and speed as he does now. He's always been super strong and in tune with his body, but over the years we really got to see Brian evolve into almost the perfect combination of speed, athleticism, power, and consistency to become one of the very best to do it.
I think it’s cause it takes a lot more control. 😅 Like I genuinely believe big people are usually less coordinated I think solely cause they got more mass to move. 😅 Like cause you’re bigger, it’s gonna take more strength and honestly control to have your body move how you want it to. Still big people can get way stronger then a smaller dude and I think anyone can train athleticism, just keep playing a sport, train to get your strength up and it’ll come. 😂 I swear sometimes you gotta work on the fundamentals like literally just running and you’d be amazed what you can actually do. 😂
Brian Shaw the most humble and down to earth strongman ever.. his fist is nearly as big as the guys head... Holy crap some 1 of the strongest grips in the world
I would like to say you Eddie Nick and Robert are my reason to hit the gym i worked out before i turned 21 but then i got cancer but that was 5 years ago and i just now started picking up going to the gym again and i wanna say thank you guys
Awesome man great stuff, love how there like “that’s the most we have even seen” on 90% of what he does. then Brian’s like my necks weak though always striving to be better 💪
It just looked like he had poor technique, he looked awkward throwing the slaps, because he's never done something like it. The slap is supposed to be all arm he looked like he wanted to twist or pivot.
4:40....Brian understood the lift concept and was set to do what made sense to him. Instead of letting him tear it from the floor...he was told to lift straight and not be able to use his legs.
Lol, he literally took a 20 pound medicine ball thrown at his head by none other than Eddie Hall and smiled it off. That would've straight up killed 90% of people.
You forgot about the entire rest of his body when youre climbing up towards his noodle neck! His arms, legs and the rest of this monster might go into neck protection mode! LOL
@Master Marc Subliminals he was stronger from the back and weaker in the front so I’ll have to attack front on! Don’t know how close I could get before getting ripped apart 😆
brian definitely seemed like he was going easy almost the whole time out of fear of injury. as a fighter myself i can attest when people do this type of diagnostic test Egos tend to get involved and fighters more than anyone will end up going too hard and hurting them self. really goes to show you the type of humility and independent self confidence brian rightfully has
Brian shaw is a little under one hundred pounds less than Eddie's world record dead lift you are thinking of Hafthor who has the WR deadlift of 1105 Eddie had 1102 Brian's is 1014
Yep. Being super competitive, you can see him, easily overdoing it by trying to max out his results. Much like the deadlift, you just want to do a little better and a little better. Exactly why, he said him & Eddie could. Have fun with it lol. They'd likely injure themselves trying to outdo one another.
@@michaelmurray6577 sorry to say none of the strongman are natty. My one rep is 150kg. Still no where near Brian's. Don't plan on being on a ton of steroids or peptides.
@@kennethbell532 Yeah I know they are something. For me though I have to reach my full potential first natty, I have raised my max by 30kg in my first 6month at the gym so I am probably years away from gear.
We should all be counting our blessings that we live in a world where Brian is actually a nice and caring guy. Because god forbid he had all that strength and chose to use it the wrong way.
@@Ruthless-1699 Honestly though, with Brian's size he could probably run at you like a linebacker wearing full body armor head to toe and it wouldn't even slow him down. Your bullets would not stop him short range.
I thought a handle would come off, or he would topple the bike over, or trainers would start blowing around the room like leaves from the air produced.
17:28 - According to Magnus Midtbø (the rock climber) it is for some reason fairly normal for people to have a stronger grip on their non-dominant hand. I dont know why, but I suspect from my own life that it has to do with the left often being the "supporting" hand while doing something with the right. Typically I do bigger movements with the left side and more fine motor movement with my right (being right handed ofc). Lets say you are loading plates on a barbell, typically for me at least, id lift it with both hands, hold it there mostly with the left sarm to keep it steady while using the right hand to line up the hole with the bar end. Honestly I dont know though, its just really interesting to me, and Ive been noticing it more and more after I was told.
i think it has to do with your dominant hand/arm being used way more often and also in a more "endurance" based way than your other. for example, i am right handed, but my left biceps is WAY stronger. But when it comes to endurance, my left biceps fails much much earlier than my right one, so i think thats the main reason. since your dominant arm/hand is needed for complex fine motor skills, its trained to be "softer" than your opposing side
@@omniphile. Thats interesting, I dont think ive ever seen any data that indicates you can train a muscle group "softer" at the expense of max strength though? I dont know, im not one of those people with a stronger offhand grip, I just find the phenomenon interesting
@@kvernesdotten it's not "softer" per se, it's more like that your dominant side tends to have less fast twitch fibers since fine motor skills are often times more endurance based. Think of writing, brushing teeth, using your computer mouse etc. You tend to use your dominant hand for nearly any task, and it really adds up over the course of the day. But I could be completely wrong, it's just my suggestion
@@omniphile. Yeah I get that, Ive just never seen any evidence that developing fine motor skills or endurance comes at the expense of strength somehow. Apart from the actual time invested in one or the other of course. But likewise, I could be entirely wrong haha. I did have an accident that caused me to live in a hospital for almost a year for surgeries and physical rehab, and when I couldnt use my right leg it caused the left one to be "over developed" according to the physicians and it far exceeded the right leg on everything from fine motor skills, endurance and raw strenght. It was, and still is, better than what my right leg has ever been. Bit extreme example and not actually a hand, but point is that one doesnt necessarily exclude the other. Or so I think at least. But hey, evidently the right hand thing is absolutely real and fairly well known. So at this point your guess holds more water than mine.
@@kvernesdotten ur observation could be because of the following: the origin of all movement comes from? right, the brain. its not merely the size or strenght of the muscle itself, strenght/fine motor skills are also determined by the nervous system. so if you stop using one leg, and only use the other one, the capacity of your nervous system to navigate the muscles in this one is way higher (u could argue it kinda doubles). i assume thats one of the reasons, but again, im not a doctor or physiotherapist, just a biology student with a fascination for sports and related stuff. my knowledge is big, but it would be interesting to hear some expert opinion on this. i might ask some friends, i will get back to you here when done.
@@wheelmanstan straightening the legs is seen as a disadvantage because you can't put anymore leg drive into the pull. Straight limbs are an advantage in holding the weight for longer but for applying maximum pull you need a little bit of flexion.
@@shashishekharsingh4652 these guys deadlift more than they can squat, so straighter legs and using the lower back is probably advantageous to a strongman
Brian being humble by going 75 percent (if that) on the slap machine. He felt that 52 was ok and just to let the record holder keep his record for now.
That's not what it sounded like at 26:55 where he talks about being emberassed by his lower scores and needing to work on his technique. He even admits these tests brought out his competitive side so he would have been trying his hardest.
In the words of Eddie Hall when he went to do that pull at the University I honestly thought Brian was going to rip that f****** machine out the ground
@@progamechanel6122 IDK I feel like he might be too stiff and slow off of the type of training they do but you never know... Be cool to see how he does
Brian is a true Gent & a really good role model for anybody with an inflated ego... Staying humble allows continual growth & learning by being open to other perspectives & ideas...
I like how much of a difference that small grip adjustment made in the output during that 20 second grip test. Really demonstrates how making adjustments matter in something like armwrestling. Not that you grip that hard in arrmwrestling, but its more about getting the superior position to use your strength in the movements. Imagine taking away 30% of your opponent while you get your max.
I'm not some on who's easily scared... But imagining Brian running at me and screaming the way he did on that bike, that's something I'd fear to my bones. Gotta love that Brian is such a nice guy.
Just from watching Brian squeeze stuff, I am 100% convinced warriors used to crush skulls with their bare hands back in the day. This man would have been TERRIFYING to see on the battlefield. 😂
Absolutely love how well these test are designed. It must be so much fun for guy like this to compare himself to others. Hope they also do or did this with Eddie his forever competitor :D
I will never get tired of people saying something like " Oh wow we have never seen those type of numbers or we have never had that happen" whenever Brian shows up lol
Everything here has a provision when fighting btw you know the shoulder throws are important because you can see how well you can throw your opponent on the ground and it goes on with grip and stuff also the second grip test that was for maintaining it is also important when you need to hold the choke vice versa. Really great video here man.
What I really love is the techniques he used to increase his grip peak and avg. Just from one mild adjustment, he changed the output incredibly. You box??...
Most interesting part for me was seeing the deadlift pull and how much that hamstring tear has lingered in his max deadlift with that left leg. Really shows how injuries can affect long-term performance, and rehabbing is so crucial. Think longevity isn't about age as much as it is who can avoid injuries more than anyone else
Brian is such a talented athlete too, to be able to go throw all the various exercises and movements here because remember this is a performance based institute, not just a measure of strong man strength, it takes more skill to apply this outside of just the traditional lifting environment... Alot of these movements he did not only takes raw strength but also coordination and athleticism, his massive frame is really impressive, the strength combined with the skill and coordination is what makes him pretty much one of the all time bests, hes not just some short stocky strong man who is not coordinated, you can tell Brian has the power but the skills to go with it, very impressive.
Just think the amount of world records he could smash! It's also really interesting if strongmen would be tested like this ...then we can truly compare strength! And see how it evolves with each generation. Data gold mine!
Lol Brians reactions are so funny and humble. Ya boy just told him he can smash cars in half with his strength and Brains reaction is like "Oh ok cool." ::nods::
Love this facility! Brian you're awesome, vool behind the scenes glimpse and love your attitude. Super smart people there keeping humans in sports tip top!
Hey, that did look like fun. I wish I could do something like that but the current moment I am in the hospital just coming out of a coma. Have to learn how to walk and use my body again but you're inspiration to me
@@ZeddisDeadI am diabetic and I caught an infection. Also had to have my leg amputated but I'm not giving up. The name of the infection is septus. It was in my blood
My impression is that Brian's last slap wasn't at 100%. I watched it in slow motion, and it resembles the previous slaps, that is, without particular effort. I think Brian can slap much harder, i.e. twisting his torso faster and giving a loud yell like in previous performances. Btw this is an amazing video👏👏👏
Brian is no doubt a beast of a man. He could probably increase every single one of those tests if he trained specifically for them. No, never mind, he WOULD beat every one of them!! Freaking beast!!
I can't even lie this might be one of the greatest videos I've seen from Brian. I mean we see the pinnacle of absolute human strength against UFC champions of the past and present. Brian obliterates each record and you can see his competitive nature on full display the whole time. We see Brian who even after watching him for awhile continues to surprise me with just how much of a genuinely nice person he seems to be. Concern at all times for those around him. Just a crazy video and it would most definitely be awesome to see Brian and some of the other strongmen come duke it out. Probably put up much bigger numbers with some competition.
Ahh yes, the very famous lift everyone knows about "Deadlifts from your lockout position with your knees still bent". Everyone does those...all the time.
@ABCD Rack pulls aren't done from basically your lockout position, they are done from just above the knees. If your rack pulls involve you moving the bar one inch you're not doing rack pulls, you're ego lifting.
Same with the landmine punch ... you think how good the kinetic chain is on all the UFC athletes when they do these things. Brian is essentially just starting from his shoulder
That grip strength is crazy dude! Im only around 150lbs each hand when i was tested for a job, and was told that was far beyond average, but yours is crazy!
I love how Brian is genuinely concerned he may hurt this guy throwing that barbell at him 😂
Ever heard of liability?
@@wileecoyote5749 Nah. The guy doing the catching of the bar was quite adamant he can handle it, so there would be no liability if he gets knocked out cold by that bar flying towards him. I certainly understand Shaw being concerned with basically throwing a bar as hard he can in the direction of a guy half his size.
That is 100% a legitimate concern. That's why they told him to not go all out without weight on it.
Haha he wors airborn for a sek
Have you ever heard of bald Superman? 😂
Brian seems like one of the most genuine likeable people. Such a cool guy.
I've met Brian a couple of times and he was absolutely lovely. Although he makes me look like a little boy .. and I'm 6'3 and 336lb
@@AllTorque haha that’s fucken awesome every time I see him I try to look at others around him and try to think how big he would be next to me. But you can never get a definitive answer because videos and photos never truly do justice. You’d be a big dude next to me I’m 5’11 190
@@L3GHO5T I'll root out a photo ... i know I've got one of my gf with Brian too and she's 5'9 and a half and she looks small lol
@@L3GHO5T are you on insta?
Most of the time big and tall people are the gentlest because they never have to be mean or rude to get people's attention nor respect. It comes automatically when you're that big.
I don’t think I’ve seen anything scarier than Brian on that bicycle when he was going 100%
It looked like it was about to fly apart
The instructor looked terrified. At one point he even makes a face like this guy can probably rip this thing apart.
It's like a bear chasing you on bike.
If he crashed a truck..the truck driver would be dead
Deebo ultimate 😂
Honestly I bet the sports science guys at these places actually fucking love getting to study these crazy physical outliers like Brian. You can kinda tell with how fascinated they are by his numbers.
Yeah bro I see there expressions of how much of a demon he is haha
@@joshuaflores1497he's not a demon coward, demons are cowards punk
Outliers are interesting. If I was a sport scientist and people said Brian Shaw was visiting, I'd try to see that too.
As someone being use to Newtons I literally got flabbergasted by the 7 343N on the deadlift pull honestly it got me a brain fart 😂
About ten years ago, I ran two gyms and was in the best shape of my life. I had a similar company come try to sell us on their products similar to whats being shown here. Although the technology wasn’t as good as they have here, the results are comparable… now let me tell you out of a gym with 10,000 members, I was pound for pound one of the strongest there. And This dude here is easily 40% stronger than I was at my peak. Saying he’s a straight BEAST is an understatement!
“Throw the bar at me as hard as you can”
“Are you sure?” 😂
That's right😂😂 9:25
I was equally impressed by the guy catching the bar haha.
Brian could easily break 60k on the slapping test, there's soooo much room for technique improvements! Which makes it all the more impressive how high he is already hitting.
100% man
The fact that he hasn't really made much use of his hip rotation and could already generated that amount of force is mind boggling.
If he used a technique like vasilli does. Hed murder ppl lol
Imagine being on the opposite side of Brian in a slapping comp. Do you forfeit or risk being decapitated?
Just a Casual Slap with no rotational technique, with a bit of training of how to punch he might double his force. Would love to see eddy and thor who both trained a bit boxing do that
I love how well Brian takes instructions, there's no ego where hell say 'no i know best and I'll do it my way' he listens and takes directions to improve
That is how you get to be one of the strongest men on the planet, everyone learns somewhere
Having an ego is what makes you a real man though gomer, what are you smoking?
that's one of the marks of a smart professional athlete.
@@davidporter28😂😂
The absolute best athletes are all like that. They know that there is always something more to learn.
Brian is honestly someone any human being should aspire to be like. A real treasure
You mean strong af? :-D
Jesus is honestly someone every human being should aspire to be
@THE STOIC SAGE apart from he's not real so it'd easier to aspire to be someone who's actually real as its relatable.
@@ryancox3834 he is real . brother try read the bible and start a relationship with jesus we are lucky and fortuned to do so not alot of people have the luxury of reading the bible and they end up in hell. try speaking to him for a week and I put it on my life he will speak to you .
@@Stoic302 Imagine stating you will end up in hell for not believing, real bullshit right there.
Brian "noodle neck" Shaw , Eddie is going to have a field day with that one. lol
Old school weight lifters used to train the neck. Nowadays, no one does it
@@MikeBarbarossa well it's also bad to overtrain your neck. These guys overtrain to the maximum and they handle it but injuring your neck is a lot worse than injuring your bicep.
@@MikeBarbarossa because it’s not worth the neck problems
@@strategygaming5830 You don't have to go super hard. As soon as i started incorporating a little flexion and extension exercised for the neck every week/every 2 weeks most of my neck problems went away. Having a strong neck is def underrated in strength sports.
@@MikeBarbarossa no one? That's not even close to true. Almost all fighters/boxer do. Look at something like the iron neck. That's why they have equipment to test it at the performance institute.....
With grip strength like this he can grab your soul but he is too nice to do that
hahahah duude
lol😆
Yup BrIan is amazing
I wonder what his full grip + pull and push strenght would be if he could hold with one hand on someone's hip - season. And one time shoulder season.
session* :/
That slap machine looks like a really good way to tear a bicep. It looked to me like Brian was really holding back on that one, not surprising though.
Honestly thought so too
Yea he definitely did not full power that slap for risk of injury prob
Agreed!!
It’s not a slap machine. It’s just a striking machine in general and they decided to go for a slap.
Probably didn't want to be financially responsible for the machine and also everything in its path to the wall, and the wall itself, and the vehicles on the other side of the wall. 🤣🤣
His amount of grip strength power is shocking. The man could crush somebodies wrist like it’s nothing.
Right lol bill riders can’t hit half of that.
He told a story of when he played basketball on college and he blocked someone. They ran into him and *broke their back.*
Apparently it wasn't unusual for people to knock themselves out running into him either
Grip strength is absolutely critical for strongman competitions. I bet if you brought everyone who was at WSM in there, their numbers would universally be out of this world.
He would crush someones skull like a watermelon if he can get a hold of that
He better stay away from UFC
I think arm wrestlers would have higher grip strength, most their training involves in that field. People like Denis cyplencov, levan saginashvilli, vitaly laletin might peak higher than strongmen
If Brian gets like 12 kg more in the grip force (which he with technique certainly can, and can reproduce it on another dynamometer), he has the strongest recorded grip in the world. The record is 159,3 kg by Vitaly Laletin (russian arm wrestler).
That one made my eyes big.
EDIT: okay, saw the left, get Brian a hand dynamometer and someone to sanction the "lift".
bro he did 1574 newtons. thats 160kg ?
@@archlifts947 he did 1594 newtons which is 162.48kg
@@okmies2113 yeah differs from my point* for sure, I know how to convert newtons to kgs both looking at the comment isn't my intention obvious*? 😆I am stating that he already broke the record nothing changes
He has the strongest grip in the world, that dynamometer Vitaly used is substantially inferior to the equipment you see in this vid. And in general if you've watched his other vids you would know that his grip is unmatched. He has several world record grip lifts, he's one of less than 5 people that did reps with the millennium dumbbell, Vitaly couldn't lift a slightly lighter dumbbell at around 215 pounds (though he was very close).
Laletin is a Monster
I can't wait for Eddie's comments on this lol they need to do this together fairplay Brian amazing strength 👏
for sure haha would be golden
@@MrCPogue dry your eyes
Eddie has actually done it before, he has a video with sports scientists at a university
Eddie will push Brian to do better
Eddie got 7483N in the loughborough uni vid. Brian got 7628N
"Throw that bar at me as hard as you can"
Me thinking: is he serious?
Brian: are you sure?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I think that for anyone who may question the athleticism of strong men or think that anyone could do it, this is a great explainer for the difference between men like Brian and guys like me: he is just incredibly in tune with his body, learns coordination super quickly, has incredible control at peak output and is so damn consistent (if he’s not improving quickly!). Some incredible moments there!
Watching Brian throw that bar at trainer gave me a new appreciation for his explosiveness. Now granted if we were talking the old Brian Shaw he didn't have the same athleticism and speed as he does now. He's always been super strong and in tune with his body, but over the years we really got to see Brian evolve into almost the perfect combination of speed, athleticism, power, and consistency to become one of the very best to do it.
His intensity and form are inspirational
Shaw played basketball in college, he is definitely very athletic and explosive.
I think it’s cause it takes a lot more control. 😅 Like I genuinely believe big people are usually less coordinated I think solely cause they got more mass to move. 😅 Like cause you’re bigger, it’s gonna take more strength and honestly control to have your body move how you want it to. Still big people can get way stronger then a smaller dude and I think anyone can train athleticism, just keep playing a sport, train to get your strength up and it’ll come. 😂
I swear sometimes you gotta work on the fundamentals like literally just running and you’d be amazed what you can actually do. 😂
Brian Shaw the most humble and down to earth strongman ever.. his fist is nearly as big as the guys head... Holy crap some 1 of the strongest grips in the world
I’ve never seen anyone break more records they didn’t train for than Brian Shaw.
Have you tried navigating?
Even with poor technique Brian broke the slap record
I would like to say you Eddie Nick and Robert are my reason to hit the gym i worked out before i turned 21 but then i got cancer but that was 5 years ago and i just now started picking up going to the gym again and i wanna say thank you guys
That's just great, very inspiring stuff! Keep it up.
God bless you in Jesus name.
warrior, lets go man
We are all warriors and dont let nobody or anything stop us from being the warriors we deserve to be i love you all we stay strong boys
@Nick Howell I really hope you've beaten the big C down my brother!
Brian could power an entire city all by himself by riding that bicycle.
He’s such a wholesome guy. Just always ready to learn more and engaging such a great guy. Need more people like him in the world
Awesome man great stuff, love how there like “that’s the most we have even seen” on 90% of what he does. then Brian’s like my necks weak though always striving to be better 💪
on the slap machines i feel like brian holding back some power because its easy to miss with full power and then your career is over for some years
@Shawstrenght
When your life depends on a slap
It just looked like he had poor technique, he looked awkward throwing the slaps, because he's never done something like it. The slap is supposed to be all arm he looked like he wanted to twist or pivot.
That’s a really good point
4:40....Brian understood the lift concept and was set to do what made sense to him. Instead of letting him tear it from the floor...he was told to lift straight and not be able to use his legs.
If I ever get into a fight with brain I’ll have to remember to use a ladder and go for the neck 😂
Lol, he literally took a 20 pound medicine ball thrown at his head by none other than Eddie Hall and smiled it off. That would've straight up killed 90% of people.
@@J.P.__ I seen that also! He’s a freak of nature lol
You forgot about the entire rest of his body when youre climbing up towards his noodle neck! His arms, legs and the rest of this monster might go into neck protection mode! LOL
@@J.P.__ I remember that, that actually looked painful lol
@Master Marc Subliminals he was stronger from the back and weaker in the front so I’ll have to attack front on! Don’t know how close I could get before getting ripped apart 😆
I think Brian is going to get new equipment soon.
that deadlift machine thing for sure, would love to see that in the shaw classic for a bonus or something
Would be a great addition to the Strongman Classic .. static dealift especially
You know he is going to have some weird off the wall neck machine now.
@@ashleygarvin7177 I disagree. There's nothing to watch for the spectators.
He caught the disease, spending too much time with Juji, and now he has to build another gym.
Brian on that bike made me burst out laughing, it's like a grown man on a child's bike. 🤣
I’ll have to say the training guy was incredible. Spoke well, very knowledgeable, even was motivating. That man is going places.
brian definitely seemed like he was going easy almost the whole time out of fear of injury. as a fighter myself i can attest when people do this type of diagnostic test Egos tend to get involved and fighters more than anyone will end up going too hard and hurting them self. really goes to show you the type of humility and independent self confidence brian rightfully has
I don’t think so man he maxed on the deadlift and beat Eddie’s record for example
Brian shaw is a little under one hundred pounds less than Eddie's world record dead lift you are thinking of Hafthor who has the WR deadlift of 1105 Eddie had 1102 Brian's is 1014
@@loganpowers1999 Brick is referring to the deadlift force test performed here which Eddie has also done, and Brian out performed him by a bit.
@@sw96 ahh ok I was like he definitely hasn't just straight up on PR for deadlift, but is see what he's talking about now.
Yep. Being super competitive, you can see him, easily overdoing it by trying to max out his results. Much like the deadlift, you just want to do a little better and a little better. Exactly why, he said him & Eddie could. Have fun with it lol. They'd likely injure themselves trying to outdo one another.
Before he retires my goal is to be able to meet Brian. Such a genuine strongman.
@Shawstrenght
Before he retires I wanna out bench him, my current 1 rep max pr is 80kg
@@michaelmurray6577 sorry to say none of the strongman are natty. My one rep is 150kg. Still no where near Brian's.
Don't plan on being on a ton of steroids or peptides.
@@kennethbell532 Yeah I know they are something. For me though I have to reach my full potential first natty, I have raised my max by 30kg in my first 6month at the gym so I am probably years away from gear.
@@kennethbell532 150kg tho dayum, you ahead of me by a measley 200%😁👍
11:40 honestly Oberst would be really really good at this. It's the same motion and movements as putting a shot.
You know, I was thinking the exact same thing.
Bro. Hearing him scream giving it all on that bike is so inspiring. Enjoy watching your videos Brian. Thank you!
We should all be counting our blessings that we live in a world where Brian is actually a nice and caring guy. Because god forbid he had all that strength and chose to use it the wrong way.
Agh nothing a glock wouldn't nullify
@@Ruthless-1699 Or S&W...best idea is not to piss these mfkers off...
@@Ruthless-1699 Honestly though, with Brian's size he could probably run at you like a linebacker wearing full body armor head to toe and it wouldn't even slow him down. Your bullets would not stop him short range.
@@thesanfranciscoseahorse473 he aint fast enough
He'd just be in jail.
But it's great to see a kind soul in the body of a giant.
Brian on the bike and screaming, really was a scary sight.
I taught he was going to tear the handles off the bike.
He made it look like the size of a child's bike lol
like a grizzly wrestling
Everyone hates cardio lol
I thought a handle would come off, or he would topple the bike over, or trainers would start blowing around the room like leaves from the air produced.
I love seeing Brian making all of these connections into different sports to show different trainings and lifestyles in the fitness industry
17:28 - According to Magnus Midtbø (the rock climber) it is for some reason fairly normal for people to have a stronger grip on their non-dominant hand. I dont know why, but I suspect from my own life that it has to do with the left often being the "supporting" hand while doing something with the right. Typically I do bigger movements with the left side and more fine motor movement with my right (being right handed ofc). Lets say you are loading plates on a barbell, typically for me at least, id lift it with both hands, hold it there mostly with the left sarm to keep it steady while using the right hand to line up the hole with the bar end.
Honestly I dont know though, its just really interesting to me, and Ive been noticing it more and more after I was told.
i think it has to do with your dominant hand/arm being used way more often and also in a more "endurance" based way than your other. for example, i am right handed, but my left biceps is WAY stronger. But when it comes to endurance, my left biceps fails much much earlier than my right one, so i think thats the main reason. since your dominant arm/hand is needed for complex fine motor skills, its trained to be "softer" than your opposing side
@@omniphile. Thats interesting, I dont think ive ever seen any data that indicates you can train a muscle group "softer" at the expense of max strength though?
I dont know, im not one of those people with a stronger offhand grip, I just find the phenomenon interesting
@@kvernesdotten it's not "softer" per se, it's more like that your dominant side tends to have less fast twitch fibers since fine motor skills are often times more endurance based. Think of writing, brushing teeth, using your computer mouse etc. You tend to use your dominant hand for nearly any task, and it really adds up over the course of the day. But I could be completely wrong, it's just my suggestion
@@omniphile. Yeah I get that, Ive just never seen any evidence that developing fine motor skills or endurance comes at the expense of strength somehow. Apart from the actual time invested in one or the other of course. But likewise, I could be entirely wrong haha.
I did have an accident that caused me to live in a hospital for almost a year for surgeries and physical rehab, and when I couldnt use my right leg it caused the left one to be "over developed" according to the physicians and it far exceeded the right leg on everything from fine motor skills, endurance and raw strenght. It was, and still is, better than what my right leg has ever been. Bit extreme example and not actually a hand, but point is that one doesnt necessarily exclude the other. Or so I think at least.
But hey, evidently the right hand thing is absolutely real and fairly well known. So at this point your guess holds more water than mine.
@@kvernesdotten ur observation could be because of the following: the origin of all movement comes from? right, the brain. its not merely the size or strenght of the muscle itself, strenght/fine motor skills are also determined by the nervous system. so if you stop using one leg, and only use the other one, the capacity of your nervous system to navigate the muscles in this one is way higher (u could argue it kinda doubles). i assume thats one of the reasons, but again, im not a doctor or physiotherapist, just a biology student with a fascination for sports and related stuff. my knowledge is big, but it would be interesting to hear some expert opinion on this. i might ask some friends, i will get back to you here when done.
For those wondering about deadlift, Brian got 7628 Newtons and Eddie got 7483 Newtons on his channel
on the final pull are they allowed to straighten their legs?
@@wheelmanstan straightening the legs is seen as a disadvantage because you can't put anymore leg drive into the pull. Straight limbs are an advantage in holding the weight for longer but for applying maximum pull you need a little bit of flexion.
@@shashishekharsingh4652 these guys deadlift more than they can squat, so straighter legs and using the lower back is probably advantageous to a strongman
@@CaptainCoolpants101 the lower back cannot assist in movement. It would be the glutes and hamstrings.
Eddie was the first human to deadlift 500 Kg's
I love how Brian shows up with a bag and is always prepared for whatever! True professional!
that 21% difference might have been the most useful piece of information you got from this experience
I'm wondering where the difference is, is it back, hip, knee, arm, hamstring or a mix of all of them to the point it adds up to 21%.
@@dungeonlord Could just be the way he stands on the plate. Same way you can get two different reading when you stand on a scale.
@@dungeonlord he probably assumes its his hamstring injury
it's such a large difference that it might help explain where his deadlift should be but can't be because of the injury
Brian being humble by going 75 percent (if that) on the slap machine. He felt that 52 was ok and just to let the record holder keep his record for now.
That's not what it sounded like at 26:55 where he talks about being emberassed by his lower scores and needing to work on his technique. He even admits these tests brought out his competitive side so he would have been trying his hardest.
@@yinyang2385he’s humble, but no way he’s going all out on the slap. That thing is an injury waiting to happen if he does.
@@edgyasiankidagreed. That’s a rotator cuff eating machine… no way he clobbered it.
In the words of Eddie Hall when he went to do that pull at the University I honestly thought Brian was going to rip that f****** machine out the ground
It almost happened
They had to make the bolts tight again in between the session
Very nice Brian, now let's see Eddie and Hafthor's slaps...
It would be fun but I still think Brian is overall the most impressive.
I'd prefer to see Levan's slap 👀
@@progamechanel6122 IDK I feel like he might be too stiff and slow off of the type of training they do but you never know... Be cool to see how he does
@@progamechanel6122 I prefer to see Mr Grizzly slap...
is it an american psycho refernce?
thats cool, when you see the guys who run these tests EVERYDAY of their lives at work get excited over results.
amazing stuff mr shaw!
Brian is a true Gent & a really good role model for anybody with an inflated ego...
Staying humble allows continual growth & learning by being open to other perspectives & ideas...
This was a great video. Would love to see the whole crew here competing.
The man conducting the tests is probably considered by most to be a good sized individual, next to Brian he looks like a very fit seventh grader!
This is awesome. It's cool to see his strength put into numbers with consistent testing like this.
23:30 Scariest thing I´ve seen in a while. From gentle giant to wild animal in 5 secs. I love Bryan ♥
I like how much of a difference that small grip adjustment made in the output during that 20 second grip test. Really demonstrates how making adjustments matter in something like armwrestling. Not that you grip that hard in arrmwrestling, but its more about getting the superior position to use your strength in the movements. Imagine taking away 30% of your opponent while you get your max.
"You may have a career in slapping" Brian "Yep" 🤣
I'm not some on who's easily scared... But imagining Brian running at me and screaming the way he did on that bike, that's something I'd fear to my bones.
Gotta love that Brian is such a nice guy.
Not really that scary, cuz he’d kill you in 0.5 seconds. No real suffering.
You & Eddie inside the UFC PI with all their tech would be too good!🤣 Be like kids in a sweet shop
He's going to have the strongest neck in the world in 6 months, she lit a fire in him lol
F1 drivers or fighter pilots might have that one.
@@Blomrutger more like boxers
@@Blomrutger theres no f1 driver that has stronger anything than Brian dude.
@@InWitheNew income
@@nosir7425 not really
My two favorite worlds combined! Ufc and Brian Shaw! How cool was this.
Awesome
Just from watching Brian squeeze stuff, I am 100% convinced warriors used to crush skulls with their bare hands back in the day. This man would have been TERRIFYING to see on the battlefield. 😂
Absolutely love how well these test are designed. It must be so much fun for guy like this to compare himself to others. Hope they also do or did this with Eddie his forever competitor :D
3:42 dude is explaning a deadlift/reckpull to brian shaw. LMAO
I feel we will never have another world strongest man champ as cool and humble as Brian
Its nice to see Brian around regular sized people instead of other massive guys, now I have a better idea of how big he really is. He's huge!
I will never get tired of people saying something like " Oh wow we have never seen those type of numbers or we have never had that happen" whenever Brian shows up lol
8:20 The urge to challange Mr Edward xD
He did this test a few years back if I remember. Can't remember the figures though. it's on his channel somewhere
@Mer Luzo Yeah, his DL 475kg at WSM is wayyyyyyyy more impressive then his 500kg.
@@metalmowytone He pulled alot more then Brian, 800kg+.
9:00 "Are you sure?" 😂😂😂 Brian having second thoughts as he might kill these puny humans while doing these workouts
The genuine excitement in that guys face telling Brian how hard his slap was made my day! Love Brian Shaw soundest guy going 👏👍
When he was throwing that thing like a shot put over and over with increasing force each time. Absolute beast, just incredible
Everything here has a provision when fighting btw you know the shoulder throws are important because you can see how well you can throw your opponent on the ground and it goes on with grip and stuff also the second grip test that was for maintaining it is also important when you need to hold the choke vice versa. Really great video here man.
What I really love is the techniques he used to increase his grip peak and avg.
Just from one mild adjustment, he changed the output incredibly.
You box??...
Most interesting part for me was seeing the deadlift pull and how much that hamstring tear has lingered in his max deadlift with that left leg. Really shows how injuries can affect long-term performance, and rehabbing is so crucial. Think longevity isn't about age as much as it is who can avoid injuries more than anyone else
Are you sure?
Yeah
*flies away*
Okay.. now not so strong.
He underestimated your strength by a lot. 😂
10:47 oh lord 😂
😭😭😭😭
The guy weighs 140lbs soaking weight
@@wileecoyote5749 nah totally 170. Have to take the shaw effect into account, 40% perceived size reduction standing next to Brian shaw.
Brian is such a talented athlete too, to be able to go throw all the various exercises and movements here because remember this is a performance based institute, not just a measure of strong man strength, it takes more skill to apply this outside of just the traditional lifting environment...
Alot of these movements he did not only takes raw strength but also coordination and athleticism, his massive frame is really impressive, the strength combined with the skill and coordination is what makes him pretty much one of the all time bests, hes not just some short stocky strong man who is not coordinated, you can tell Brian has the power but the skills to go with it, very impressive.
Just think the amount of world records he could smash!
It's also really interesting if strongmen would be tested like this ...then we can truly compare strength! And see how it evolves with each generation. Data gold mine!
Brian is a genuine person and love watching his videos! A true inspiration!!!
“are you sure?”. had me dying
He sounded genuinely concerned lmao
Lol Brians reactions are so funny and humble. Ya boy just told him he can smash cars in half with his strength and Brains reaction is like "Oh ok cool." ::nods::
Love this facility! Brian you're awesome, vool behind the scenes glimpse and love your attitude. Super smart people there keeping humans in sports tip top!
This was a really cool video wow. Loved seeing Brian do these tests and the people instructing him were awesome!
Hey, that did look like fun. I wish I could do something like that but the current moment I am in the hospital just coming out of a coma. Have to learn how to walk and use my body again but you're inspiration to me
What happened
@@ZeddisDeadI am diabetic and I caught an infection. Also had to have my leg amputated but I'm not giving up. The name of the infection is septus. It was in my blood
My impression is that Brian's last slap wasn't at 100%. I watched it in slow motion, and it resembles the previous slaps, that is, without particular effort. I think Brian can slap much harder, i.e. twisting his torso faster and giving a loud yell like in previous performances. Btw this is an amazing video👏👏👏
This was just fantastic to watch and kind of learn all that the UFC peeps go through ... all I can say is: WELL DONE, BRIAN!!!
Eddie has been on this machine too, a while ago, he got like 750kg
Brian here got 777 kilos so pretty close scores
They probably wouldn't let Brian enter one those slap competitions after watching this video. 😂😂
Yea that'd be a horrible decision lol. And possibly illegal lol. It would be the first death in slap sports 😆
he would be charged for murder lol
Who's going to reach way up high to slap Brian Shaw in competition. He's a giant
@@Doesntmatterreally step ladder
They could lost their head lol
Brian is no doubt a beast of a man. He could probably increase every single one of those tests if he trained specifically for them. No, never mind, he WOULD beat every one of them!! Freaking beast!!
Enjoy watching your videos Brian or yours n Eddies absolutely gold
I can't even lie this might be one of the greatest videos I've seen from Brian. I mean we see the pinnacle of absolute human strength against UFC champions of the past and present. Brian obliterates each record and you can see his competitive nature on full display the whole time.
We see Brian who even after watching him for awhile continues to surprise me with just how much of a genuinely nice person he seems to be. Concern at all times for those around him.
Just a crazy video and it would most definitely be awesome to see Brian and some of the other strongmen come duke it out. Probably put up much bigger numbers with some competition.
The dude is a monster!!!! He's great!!
This guy trying to teach Brian how to deadlift is like teaching a swimmer how to swim 😂
To be fair he's teaching him how to do the test. Not deadlift.
Well he's doing the opposite really. He's teaching him how to use the machine, which goes against Brian's natural drive to straighten his legs.
Ahh yes, the very famous lift everyone knows about "Deadlifts from your lockout position with your knees still bent". Everyone does those...all the time.
The 18 inch deadlift is nowhere near as famous of a strongman lift as the 38 inch deadlift.
@ABCD Rack pulls aren't done from basically your lockout position, they are done from just above the knees. If your rack pulls involve you moving the bar one inch you're not doing rack pulls, you're ego lifting.
23:36 That bike is barely holding on
At 2:01 When the guy said I haven’t dropped one in the 5 years I worked here I know Brian thought in his mind “challenge accepted” 😂
Brian is the reason Daffy Ducks beak is able to spin around to the back of his head so easily.
I imagine getting power slapped by Brian is much like a near death experience, if not an actual death experience.
Your head my come clean off
If you didn't die, you would want to.
I'd like to see Brian get more leg drive and hip rotation on that slap, he got top 3 and it was just an arm slap 😬
I for sure think he held back because of risk of injury for a bicep tear. he can for sure get up to 60000 or 65 without a doubt
Same with the landmine punch ... you think how good the kinetic chain is on all the UFC athletes when they do these things. Brian is essentially just starting from his shoulder
That grip strength is crazy dude! Im only around 150lbs each hand when i was tested for a job, and was told that was far beyond average, but yours is crazy!
Brian says "I'm starting to feel a lot of power come into me" lol that was freaking awesome
UFC: “Hello Mr Shaw, we’re here to test you.”
Brian: “NO, I am here to test your equipment!”
Damn. Also, I am a huge UFC fan so this is just wicked cool to see you there Brian.
That was fun. Thanks for sharing.
Could you imagine Brian Shaw chasing after you on a bike just grunting and ripping apart the bike haha
2300 watts is insane, he was pulling almost 3000 watts rippin into a rowing machine
Charging at you like a gears of war berserker
18:24 - POV: You're getting close
giggity
6:00 he totally straightened his legs out again, losing all his leg pulling strength, and STILL broke the record
Really cool program to watch, thanks for sharing.
Brian when he breaks the machine: "yup"