I’m actually looking stronger than both Tom and Thor in my training footage but unfortunately I’ve been having technical issues in uploading the footage so you’re just going to have to take my word for it
You should do a video on all the types of equipment used in Strongman to reference when talking about suits, briefs, figure 8 straps ect. I think it could be cool, especially for new fans of the sport who are unfamiliar with all the terms. You could even throw in Loz's bopping stick, lol I gave this some more thought and categories like this could make it even easier: Wearables: suit, briefs, soft belt, hard belt, sleeves, straps, figure 8 Use-ables: chalk, tacky, tacky towel, smelling salts Bars: standard, deadlift, elephant, hummer tire, silver dollar, axle Stones: atlas, castle, natural, Dinnie, Husafell Specialized equipment: Conan's circle, Wheel of Pain, log, hitching post, car walk Specialized lifts: Zercher, split jerk, strict press, viper press, duck walk Rules: down signal, countback, calibrated plates Recovery: massage gun, cold tub, cryo chamber, hyperbolic chamber, cupping
Yeah Thor knows what he's doing, he'll be right up there for the Shaw Classic. And bear in mind he did an unofficial keg toss record before pulling that 435
What's the rule about hand coverage on the bar for the Strongman Deadlift competition? @4:05 - Hicks is obviously not holding the bar with his hands in this video. I remember Uncle Loz not liking the Figure 8 straps because you can lock youself onto the bar & have barely the fingertips touching the bar while deadlifting with them.
@@stephenhagen8976 most of the big comps only allow regular straps. The giants deadlift comp only allows them because its a record breaker event and it would be unfair not to allow them to try and beat a record set with them
Mr Loz, with the people that have a weaker lockout would you program rack pulls for them? To get some discipline at the end of the pull without the stress of doing full reps. Maybe even use it as an overload?
2:02 - main criticism toward's Mitch's log press is faking the lockout by bending the whole body back and keeping the log above the chest. I know Mitch is friend and protegee of yours but it's not split jerking what is the problem here.
Lucas squat technique is more efficient than Mitch, there's no wasted energy correcting the path of the bar, it just stays in the groove. Mitch always has issues with this in the squat though it's gotten quite a bit better.
If anyone ever doubts how much harder a stiff bar is to a deadlift bar and specially to a very flexible "noodle" bar, bear in mind the all-time world record in any weight class for a stiff bar deadlift is Jesús Olivares with 410 kg / 904 lbs.
Eh... Not exactly. If you go to strongman, Eddie Hall Pulled 472.5KG on the long stiff bar in WSM'. Also, the drumroll deadlift is done on a stiff bar and the record is 445 also by Eddie and Brian Shaw. Plus, they become different lifts and can suit different atlethes Ivan Makarov used a stiff bar in preparation for his 500KG attempt at 20' or 21' and he successfully pulled 492KG, he've never replicated that in Cómp and his official PB is 9KG lighter on a deadlift bar. The Elephant Bar has as much give too and is harder to pull than a deadlift bar. The only point is the noodle or Kabuki bar, that shit bends to your knees before even starting the lift lmao.
@@sharpestbulbI know what you mean but his arms/shoulders are looking a lot “denser” over the last months if that makes sense, which indicates it’s not just bloating related. It tracks though, he seems to have been focusing on his work capacity this year and his performance at his traditionally poor endurance/speed events (such as Conan’s wheel and yoke) suggests he’s carrying a lot less useless tissue.
Come on RUclips. Bump the channel up ffs. Loz/Liz have worked very hard to grow this channel and help promote the world of strongman/woman. They'll undoubtedly continue to do so. But, this video having only 24 thousand views, is sacrilegious almost. Sort it out YT. Props for the continued strongman/woman content, both. We appreciate you! Much love, Jake (day one fan). 💪
Did Lucas Hatton have rubber bands under the weights that he was lifting? If so, that, to me is cheating because he would be using them on the rebound to help him lift the squat.
Mitch: He is looking exactly how'd you expect to look at him, just going berserker on it and you can tell he means bussines. Tom: Bro is like... "I'm gonna do the manhood's stones, win, if Thor takes it though, so be it, i finished my 2024 campaign two months ago" Hicks: Definetly getting into PR terrotory. Loz is right, his 431 for reps is impressive, but is meant to look a bit better if you chase 500+, but the man definetly is grtting closer. Thor: He is looking like he already has 3 events in the bag... Not peaked, and a 2nd on stones. OHP is gonna be it, but he is quickly improving that too, sonit seems like damage control can be there on the day.
I’m actually looking stronger than both Tom and Thor in my training footage but unfortunately I’ve been having technical issues in uploading the footage so you’re just going to have to take my word for it
I log pressed 231kg yesterday. Took an hour to clean the bathroom afterward though
@@anymous1485 “Hot hot hot hot!” (I’m hoping you’ve seen the particular South Park episode I’m thinking of)
@@mrgaudy1954 lol, yes sir
I belive you, your 530kg dl sounds impressive.
You should do a video on all the types of equipment used in Strongman to reference when talking about suits, briefs, figure 8 straps ect. I think it could be cool, especially for new fans of the sport who are unfamiliar with all the terms. You could even throw in Loz's bopping stick, lol
I gave this some more thought and categories like this could make it even easier:
Wearables: suit, briefs, soft belt, hard belt, sleeves, straps, figure 8
Use-ables: chalk, tacky, tacky towel, smelling salts
Bars: standard, deadlift, elephant, hummer tire, silver dollar, axle
Stones: atlas, castle, natural, Dinnie, Husafell
Specialized equipment: Conan's circle, Wheel of Pain, log, hitching post, car walk
Specialized lifts: Zercher, split jerk, strict press, viper press, duck walk
Rules: down signal, countback, calibrated plates
Recovery: massage gun, cold tub, cryo chamber, hyperbolic chamber, cupping
i second this, need a thoroughly exhaustive video on all the strange and unusual implements.
This would be a fun video
Yeah Thor knows what he's doing, he'll be right up there for the Shaw Classic.
And bear in mind he did an unofficial keg toss record before pulling that 435
10:54 I wasn't expecting it to all fall apart in the literal sense, lol
13:44 The gimp clean.
Should be standard in every strongman contest IMO.
13:32 That's got to be the funniest strongman clip of all time. 🤣
Hafthor also said that he was sore in his back when he did the 435😊
Auntie Liz looking quite amazing. Gotta be the training. Thor wins the SMOE deadlift. Probably keg toss as well. I hope Graham gets the 505.
Love the position of Lucas Hatton’s squat bar.
I'm going to the strongman classic this weekend 😁
What's the rule about hand coverage on the bar for the Strongman Deadlift competition? @4:05 - Hicks is obviously not holding the bar with his hands in this video. I remember Uncle Loz not liking the Figure 8 straps because you can lock youself onto the bar & have barely the fingertips touching the bar while deadlifting with them.
yeah 8s shouldn't be allowed, regular straps only imo - for safety reasons just as much as for rule-bending
i believe it is that fingertips need to be under the bar, and it looks like he does that in his training
My whole hand sits exactly the same on the bar with or without figure 8 straps? People must buy sizes way to big
SMOE only allows regular straps.
@@stephenhagen8976 most of the big comps only allow regular straps. The giants deadlift comp only allows them because its a record breaker event and it would be unfair not to allow them to try and beat a record set with them
mrgaudy, almost same problem here. I did 475kg deadlift for 4 reps but forgot to turn on the camera.
I’ve been on holiday, walking in the borders, so am trying to catch up with all things strongman
So actually Luke treated at like an atlas stone😂 Tom wanted to one motion thr dude. Tom is taller than Luke. Luke used strategy, not power.
I'm much more hyped for what Lucy can pull than for the 500+ attempts. She truly is breaking new ground.
That is a fact
330kg ? Maybe
Lucas vs Mitch is like the battle of the super strong nerds ❤
Evan is gonna blow a bicep before any comp if he keeps slamming the bar down like that
Thor is winning the SMOE
Podium since 3 pressing events will drop the points.
I came for strongman news, but I stayed for the innuendos and puns! Well done!
No disrespect Loz but even as experienced as Mitch is, do you think it’s smart to do extra reps etc really ? Surely coach usually knows best right ?
I already broke eddies record raw, I left my camera at home though
3:47 I swear Tom puts airplanes in danger with the height of his overhead lockouts, dude has got orangutan-length arms.
Thoughts on Sonita squatting 311kg ?
Amazing
Graham would do well to add hip thrusters to improve his lockout
Get excited!
Spicy lift of the week! 😆
Champion bravo 👍
Mr Loz, with the people that have a weaker lockout would you program rack pulls for them? To get some discipline at the end of the pull without the stress of doing full reps. Maybe even use it as an overload?
Lets go!
Lucy Underdowns good but TBH i prefer Mucy Overtops.
2:02 - main criticism toward's Mitch's log press is faking the lockout by bending the whole body back and keeping the log above the chest. I know Mitch is friend and protegee of yours but it's not split jerking what is the problem here.
Can’t wait
Lucas squat technique is more efficient than Mitch, there's no wasted energy correcting the path of the bar, it just stays in the groove. Mitch always has issues with this in the squat though it's gotten quite a bit better.
1. Mitch's leg lengths are mismatched
If anyone ever doubts how much harder a stiff bar is to a deadlift bar and specially to a very flexible "noodle" bar, bear in mind the all-time world record in any weight class for a stiff bar deadlift is Jesús Olivares with 410 kg / 904 lbs.
Only because of grippe. Mitch Hooper pulled 430Kg on a squat bar if I remember well (Arnold 2023 prep)
Eh... Not exactly. If you go to strongman, Eddie Hall Pulled 472.5KG on the long stiff bar in WSM'.
Also, the drumroll deadlift is done on a stiff bar and the record is 445 also by Eddie and Brian Shaw.
Plus, they become different lifts and can suit different atlethes
Ivan Makarov used a stiff bar in preparation for his 500KG attempt at 20' or 21' and he successfully pulled 492KG, he've never replicated that in Cómp and his official PB is 9KG lighter on a deadlift bar.
The Elephant Bar has as much give too and is harder to pull than a deadlift bar.
The only point is the noodle or Kabuki bar, that shit bends to your knees before even starting the lift lmao.
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Tom is looking quite lean at the moment, the leanest I have seen him. Interesting!
That was my first thought when they played that clip but his recent videos show him pretty heavy still, I was a bit taken aback when I saw that tbf
he can switch between looking lean and fat in the same vid, i would wager its more of a bloating issue
@@sharpestbulb yeah could just be that tbf or the lighting or whatever
@@sharpestbulbI know what you mean but his arms/shoulders are looking a lot “denser” over the last months if that makes sense, which indicates it’s not just bloating related. It tracks though, he seems to have been focusing on his work capacity this year and his performance at his traditionally poor endurance/speed events (such as Conan’s wheel and yoke) suggests he’s carrying a lot less useless tissue.
@@sharpestbulbThor is the same. Brian was probably the same. These huge 400+ pound guys eat so much that their gut size can vary a lot
Come on RUclips. Bump the channel up ffs.
Loz/Liz have worked very hard to grow this channel and help promote the world of strongman/woman. They'll undoubtedly continue to do so.
But, this video having only 24 thousand views, is sacrilegious almost. Sort it out YT.
Props for the continued strongman/woman content, both. We appreciate you!
Much love,
Jake (day one fan). 💪
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HaHa mitch has got the biggest head! come on Tom lad!
Did Lucas Hatton have rubber bands under the weights that he was lifting? If so, that, to me is cheating because he would be using them on the rebound to help him lift the squat.
No they are just safety straps to catch the weight if he failed.
I hope Mitch continues the use the split jerk Let those who haven't implemented the technique complain all they want.
Mitch: He is looking exactly how'd you expect to look at him, just going berserker on it and you can tell he means bussines.
Tom: Bro is like... "I'm gonna do the manhood's stones, win, if Thor takes it though, so be it, i finished my 2024 campaign two months ago"
Hicks: Definetly getting into PR terrotory. Loz is right, his 431 for reps is impressive, but is meant to look a bit better if you chase 500+, but the man definetly is grtting closer.
Thor: He is looking like he already has 3 events in the bag... Not peaked, and a 2nd on stones. OHP is gonna be it, but he is quickly improving that too, sonit seems like damage control can be there on the day.
How good is his arm over arm
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Mitch is good
Tom is good but can be bad, depending on the day
Thor is good too, his cardio now is better
Don't know why people bother posting high squats. 🤦♂️
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