Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall Go For The Deadlift Win | 2016 World's Strongest Man

The deadlift for most weight came down to some of the best to ever do it - Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, JF Caron, Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw.
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[@mmaslowmotion8052]

One of these men is full of costco bison, and the other is fully hydrated

[@georgespano4339]

impossible. eddie can never be fully hydrated. he would be lifting 2,200 pounds for reps if he was fully hydrated.

[@sethticer5108]

If that’s the case then Eddie must be full of Costco bison lol. Get that guy some cranberry juice, stat!

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

Imagine if you fed a bison nothing but cranberry juice and bison then basted it in cranberry juice served on a salad of cranberry sauce and bison?

[@christopherschmidt-fernand4960]

😂😂😂

[@Trollioli]

Little did we know at the time, these two would become friends and two of the largest toddlers on the planet.

[@imadrunk3576]

They were already friends here

[@beepboop9848]

this was 2017 they were already friends lmaoo

[@Trollioli]

Oh I didn't know.

[@WillJM81280]

There were two certainties back then. If Z was on a log, it was going up. If Eddie was doing a deadlift it was going up.

[@wq198mnr]

Big Z and logs is just ridiculous. Imagine overhead pressing 502 lbs

[@BenjieWinney]

@@wq198mnr at 40 aswell 😂

[@jonathanlangford4291]

Randomly popped up in my feed in 2024 and I watched every second of it

[@Kaizen671]

Same

[@mysteryfist]

Ditto.

[@Grimgamingyt]

same

[@keiztrat]

Same. Although I expected it as I follow WSM stuff

[@Kaizen671]

@@keiztrat yeah along with hilarious Eddie Hall Brian shaw vlogs

[@jordanricker4948]

Damn dude, Shaw and Hall are absolute UNITS!

[@OriginalPuro]

Yes. So are shoes or pens. What's your point?

[@jordanricker4948]

@@OriginalPuro If Brian Shaw was a shoe, he'd be 2 feet up your ass for saying that. Better write that down in ink.

[@kadenpattillo762]

I love how Brian is literally so tall that he’s almost doing a sumo deadlift on this 💀

[@somber8233]

Because he kind of is. He's got a strange deadlift stance. Not quite conventional and not sumo either.

[@Papolucho702]

It’s like a leg press stance I do it that way sometimes and it is much more comfortable to do I’m 6’8” 300 lbs and can deadlift any style but that wider than conventional but not sumo feels like a leg press. It’s interesting. You need a ton of lat strength too because you’re getting closer to a snatch grip pull but not quite there either. Having a bit tummy forces you to change things up a bit.

[@SergiuNw]

@@somber8233 that's conventional, his hands are outside of the legs. He just has a very wide grip. He's enormous.

[@somber8233]

@@SergiuNw It's neither conventional or sumo. It's more of a hybrid deadlift stance of sorts. His feet are outside his shoulder width so it's not conventional but still not sumo because his grip is outside his stance. Peculiar but if it works, it works.

[@Nicholas.fernandez51]

Eddie and Brian are freaking beasts, they lift all that weight with ease

[@isicheiemmanuel9643]

Not with ease don't u see their faces

[@franciscotoscano9924]

Can't wait til next year they'll show 2017 clips

[@tatts_with_traps]

Brian in his prime here specifically in his deadlift

[@JustBerty]

That hamstring tear really ruined his chances in winning an deadlift event...

[@liammorgans7329]

Jude Scott- wasn’t the hamstring tear in 2019? And didn’t he pull his equal deadlift pr at that event?

[@danielcobia7818]

@@gabbeskillz6262 I wouldn't say that, he took a close 2nd in this latest 2021 WSM. He probably has the drive to keep going well into his 40s. I think it's taken a couple years to get his deadlift back up but he's back at lifting over 1,000 lbs in practice.

[@HarrieHardcore]

Before this deadlifting session, Eddie and Brian ate the entire village’s food supply for lunch.

[@kennynakawaki]

Thank you so much for uploading. I’ve been watching this every week for motivation before I deadlift. So inspiring.

[@matteofabrizio409]

I love the end you can really see how both, they go back a ways together.. and, the mutual respect esp from Eddies expression you can tell..

[@jarenmontaos5195]

Back when 981 lbs was too heavy for Eddie Hall. Now it is a piece of cake.

[@J.c410]

he can't lift anywhere near 980 lbs anymore

[@jarenmontaos5195]

@@J.c410 He can. He broke the Deadlift world record(500kg). In 2017 WSM he Deadlift 473 kg against Thor and he won.

[@jonathandixson1424]

@@jarenmontaos5195 He quit strongman years ago lol, no chance could he pull 981 now

[@superstomp2]

Firstly he deadlifted 981 quickly here, he could have gone heavier. Secondly he can’t deadlift anywhere near that anymore he doesn’t train for strength now.

[@jonathandixson1424]

@@superstomp2 Oh certainly agreed this wasn't his max, but yes as you say he's not at that level any more. Still hella strong though of course.

[@WheelR.]

Brian is a BEAST bro.

[@SamJohnsonAZ]

I could deadlift 2 plates so I guess you could say I’m almost as strong as these guys 😎

[@TrenbologneSandwich]

I can deadlift over 5 plates so I guess you could say I'm stronger than these guys

[@o0oanaboliccamelo0o86]

@@TrenbologneSandwich who cares

[@TrenbologneSandwich]

@@o0oanaboliccamelo0o86 literally everyone

[@MollymaukT]

I deadlifted a chair when my middle-school teacher asked me to grab it

[@thellama3239]

@@MollymaukT well i deadlift 2 chairs for the ladies at church 😎

[@RC_Engineering]

Brian has to go so low and lift so high, it's crazy!

[@gr0mit948]

love the eddie hall/brian shaw energy, absolute infants when they are together.

[@veemtg]

say what you wanna say but Eddie deadlifting is poetry in motion

[@NavesNiche]

Yeah man it's beautiful

[@stay4theride]

Hall and Shaw will forever be the greatest of all time. Thor doesn’t get my vote because I don’t support sore losers.

[@wristwrestling]

Bro just ignored the existence of Big Z and Bill Kazmaier...

[@--SPQR--]

Oh no, how will Thor ever recover from this? Dude, you just ruined his life. Please, show mercy.

[@stay4theride]

@@--SPQR-- Oh no, how will I ever recover cover from this? You ruined my life. Dude please, show mercy.

[@hooktraining3966]

remember when eddie accused thor of beating his wife before their boxing match?

[@beepboop9848]

@@wristwrestling true about Z, Kaz is overrated imo.

[@benotisanchez5583]

Brian is raw power and will power. Unstoppable combo.

[@MarcotheKorean]

The commentators sounds like some beyblade anime 😂😂

[@Orca774]

And now they are best friends

[@xanthromera]

These guys are best buddies.

[@SR-ib4zt]

Brian is the king

[@timlodge1863]

So if they tie do they both get first or second when it comes to the point system?

[@TheApple90]

First, they get 9.5 points each, if they didn't tie one would get 10 pts and the other 9

[@bigbluegr8ness383]

Brian Shaw is the GOAT 💪🏻🇺🇸

[@yesdone4993]

What an amazing Athletes 😮😮

[@ajaynarayanan1980]

Please upload full deadlift video

[@o0oanaboliccamelo0o86]

@@a-a-rondavis9438 who cares

[@jasonmcmechan2072]

@@o0oanaboliccamelo0o86 Jesus Christ is Lord God of all! God bless you all! Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is too difficult for the Lord our God, with Christ, ALL things are possible!

[@33690]

Wow 😮

[@dylan_1313]

Looks straight out of a cartoon, unreal how much weight people can lift

[@truth-lg7xy]

Be GREAT❤

[@threatassessment216]

Why is this in my timeline it happened four years ago!

[@jordanricker4948]

Because you need to SEE IT.

[@LeoJGym]

Because they just posted it today.

[@-Erebus]

5

[@slammysammy9555]

8

[@maconwills4009]

Fart

[@mosesmelchezidek5295]

The gentlemans tie felt around the world

[@bustercherry8734]

Did you have to use that as a thumbnail? lol

[@ss8512]

That thumbnail is when brian is taking a poop.

[@andrewwilliams8187]

Shaw is massive

[@truth-lg7xy]

Be great❤

[@jamieanderson6222]

I wonder if Brian skipped the 958 lift could he have done more

[@cute_smol_kat]

makes you wonder how thor even lifted 501 🤣

[@youngrav2311]

Jesus dude these guys are insanely strong! Deadlifting 4x my weight lol

[@EvilMonkey7818]

Wise strategy to take the points tie at the end there. Too many more events to go.

[@paydn202]

if youve ever been to a wild life preserve or zoo and been next to a lion breathing or roaring...this is the human equivalent when they yell lol its a different kind of loud if you ever been to a strong man. these guys are literally animals

[@derrickhobbs8842]

In regards to the physics, what is the difference between these Deadlifts and Powerlifting dead-lifts?

[@--SPQR--]

Straps reduce the range of motion by allowing the bar to slip down to the second knuckle (figure 8 can even allow the bar to drop to the fingertips). The rules and judging are waaaayy more forgiving in strongman (hitching is allowed, suits are allowed sometimes, straps as discussed, some lockouts are questionable, such as Eddie's 500 which he never fully locked out). All of these tend to reduce the work done at a similar weight.

[@tylergriffin7012]

JF Caron never won a title and often gets overlooked but he is such a fucking monster.

[@henley1438]

He sure is. He is also like 100 lbs less than those 2 guys

[@azaniabantu]

They were in Botswana

[@stevensims3342]

Just under a half a ton 😮

[@samfromuk796]

Where's Anatoly?

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[@gassanbehno7952]

🦁💪🦁💪🦁💪🦁💪🦁

[@CB-so8xd]

Why's he lifting in the streets of London?

[@LilMilan420]

Was this Brian’s strongest year?

[@GodleyAnimals]

Damn ng

[@vivalasvegas702]

Taller guys are in a huge disadvantage in deadlifts, which makes Brian Shaw’s performance that more impressive!

[@JadenFolster]

Better not fight back!!

[@danielharrop1044]

Did we just become best friends

[@BigFell11]

Eddie got 3rd overall with 2 dislocated fingers throughout the final, couldn't even do the frame carry because of the injury. Should have been his first WSM win.

[@JimmieD3]

No legs wraps that's crazy

[@anuragekka317]

Meanwhile the local people looking puzzled. Why are they doing this?

[@footballmagic10_]

Crazy how Hafthor was first to get eliminated, but now holds the deadlift world record..

[@mikeanthony706]

Proves Eddie is and was a better deadlifter. Period

[@josephdover198]

@@mikeanthony706 Oh yeah geared up to 455 pounds with his father weighing out the plates for him to lift it in his own personal gym. Thor is a crybaby. He double dipped half of his Viking Press reps in 2017. They only didn't give him 3 (should've been 7) and he claims he was robbed of the event. What an idiot Eddie won the previous event and got to go after Thor regardless. If Thor did one more Eddie would just beat that to still win the event.

[@ins1ant176]

Does height make it harder? Cuz the taller u are the more u have to bend down

[@JohnShiva10]

Brian "The Chinese" Shaw.

[@BullyMaguire2311]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@iprone5757]

I spot a liverpool fc player behind

[@suciaprianto4717]

Goergia..huaahhh...huahhh tetot 😝😝

[@TheGlamoureboy]

I want to see Anatoly shows up and say I'm sorry that's a fake weights

[@OscarStigen]

Very odd location 😅

[@SpiritualSeeker-oq5pt]

they look very out of place. They seem poorly adapted to be in such an environment. Despite being 400 lbs they are too weak to fight lions, too heavy to walk long distances. Their strength is not particularly useful in any wild setting

[@keendeesjarlais3636]

why the venue in botswanaland? doesn't make sense- 100 ppl in attendance, poor reception, uninterested crowd, too hot

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Wow Thor certainly improved his deadlift to become by far the best in every event from 2018 onwards. In the deadlift and keg toss/bag over bar from 2018-2020 it was a competition for second place after Thor.

[@Crystals10000]

Absolute insanity.

[@dublessings]

Eddie shouldve gone up..

[@9inetales]

Looking at thors past deadlift attemp i still cant believe he lift 501kg in his gym that was suspicious

[@SNOOPISIAH]

Ain’t no way he did that.. all the evidence you need is in this video.

[@Liamgane2]

Exactly thor has always been trash at deadlifting compared to eddie

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@SNOOPISIAH Eddie also did not deadlift 500kg here. Suspicious as hell.

[@SNOOPISIAH]

@@FrenkieWest32 Eddie took years to improve his deadlift, also did the 500 in the correct setting with judges an officials, Thor did his in his own gym 🤣

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@SNOOPISIAH wait so people can improve? I though that was impossible. Hmmm, might be the same for Thor then, you changed my mind.

[@brucehulkbanner8020]

God damn,write it in kgs to man,we can t understand the weight

[@ThunderousThrasher]

First guy has chicken legs🤣

[@peacockmusicpage]

Goku and vegeta

[@Trrippy_Shades]

middle of africa somewhere.

[@groundcontrol5365]

Seems to me Brian and Haffthor are significantly bigger and overall.stronger than the other guys including Eddie. Eddie is better at deadlift naturally because he is much shorter...closer to the ground

[@fuzzylogiceire]

Bigger in height, of course, those two. Thor is a slightly better deadlifter than Eddie. Eddie is a better deadlifter than Shaw. Eddie is a better presser than Shaw and Thor, overhead press and bench, Eddie is stronger on those.

[@groundcontrol5365]

@@fuzzylogiceire How do you think a peak Savikas compared to those guys?

[@mikeanthony706]

​@fuzzylogiceire, how is Thor a deadlifter? SMH fanboy

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@mikeanthony706 Yeah, you're right/ Thor totally scks at deadlifting. Even I'm better...

[@elementalxrayforfree6973]

Is whole black community back there, i didn't know this sport had that many support from the black community

[@beansgowellwithpoo9774]

Because its a good sport, its nothing about race. the event was in Botswana a country with the entire population being black.

[@elementalxrayforfree6973]

@@beansgowellwithpoo9774 i know. I was joking

[@bevinkaker65]

This setting is so bizarre. I don't understand

[@SpiritualSeeker-oq5pt]

they look very out of place. Despite being 400 lbs they wouldn't last a minute in the african wild because they are poorly adapted. Too weak to fight lions and too big to walk long distances

[@jamesmicheal8736]

Ca-ron? No it’s Karen.

[@dublessings]

Watch eddies deadlift go sideways and him correcting it like nothing..

[@bradh.225]

Larry Wheels hyping Brian @ 4:53

[@CrawElis]

How do you know?

[@AshA-ww8hc]

Can I clean here? Your technique incorrectly

[@desslattery3457]

Thor weakness the deadlift became his strength in the end

[@flormercado5891]

Ni

[@bigdaddytrips6197]

Deadlifts ruin backs

[@SpiritualSeeker-oq5pt]

they look very out of place. Despite being 400 lbs they are too weak to fight lions and too heavy to walk long distances

[@meuovo1763]

Yeah, you mean this guy lifted 501kg? Bullshit if I've ever seen one.

[@djparadiseupandcomingvideo1104]

The first man to do it didn’t do a full dead lift he done it horrible

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Wow you can see how Thor's deadlift improved out of sight 2 years later to become untouchable for the next 3 years afterwards until his retirement.

[@gloid4051]

"worlds" strongest man, yet they still use pounds instead of kilograms

[@eliheinrichs1185]

That's because this is the American broadcast one. They use kg in the British one, and you can hear the event announcer in the back say the weight in Kilograms (I think it's Magnus Ver)

[@David-lu4th]

relax its not a big deal

[@steinerhayes]

Merica'

[@shrood2531]

greatest country in the world baby

[@jlim9411]

You do realize that WSM is based in America despite it being open to athletes all around the world. When it first started out, it was strictly an American program and only American athletes competed until it started to take off and open up to the international community. Plus it’s an American broadcast. This is like an American complaining that they’re only using kilograms on the British broadcast.

[@julianlaustsen1991]

brian shaws deadlifting form looks so fucking dumb...

[@jasonmcmechan2072]

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[@turolretar]

Exactly

[@turolretar]

Our God is an awesome God

[@teocarre4026]

shut up

[@GordiansKnotHere]

Uhmm, This is powerlifting, not lifting to the power... Wrong channel.

[@fatboy5926]

Thor couldn’t even move 950 pounds??? Soft…. He’ll never be a good deadlifter….

[@FCB_SC]

these dudes lift a thousand pounds with a standard double overhand grip, while there’s fools at commercial gyms using a reverse grip starting at 225 lmfao

[@quelandil5738]

Dude..... they use straps

[@posthawk1393]

@@quelandil5738 LOL

[@elliswilkerson8328]

Ronnie did 800 for 2 5 weeks out from olympia

[@Bigboyshi]

Its easier for Eddie because he's short duh