Casually Explained: The World's Strongest Man

[@CasuallyExplained]

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[@ethanchen2645]

casually explained posting again after just 2 days? inconceivable!

[@BodywiseMustard]

4:40 It's written '90s. There's no apostrophe before the S. Please edit your video.

[@romilgoel4191]

​@@BodywiseMustard Literally Unwatchable

[@isaakvanast]

Please do one on the sport of Freediving

[@ericshun3331]

sad to see you recommending incogni. look up reviews and peoples experiences before sending them your money and data please.

[@eddiehallwsm]

I’m actually 6’ 7” in circumference 😂

[@nxpy6684]

Damn he actually commented 😂

[@bupoo]

*I’m actually 6’ 7” in circumference* 🗿

[@noneedforid]

The hydraulic refrigerator himself!

[@dylantan8229]

Your gracious confirmation of this crucial information is greatly appreciated

[@alexmira3734]

💀💀

[@potatominner7515]

can’t wait for another 12 months just for him to come back and talk about board games

[@rundown132]

See you in 2024

[@kellzter]

we've gotten four videos this year... there's a chance we get another!

[@Jxl.S0cal]

bro it’s been a month.

[@sonicxburner]

nah itll be about skating

[@2Grenades1Strax]

It'll be about Pokémon speedruns!

[@theworldsstrongestman]

2024 World’s Strongest Man is now going to be an all rock based competition.

[@ellipsis...1986]

Happy Mateusz noises

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Magnus ver Marnusson Strongman Classic was literally rocks for weight, rocks for reps, rocks for distance and rocks for height. Everything was outdoors, in sub-zero temperatures, mostly in a muddy field and Rongo Keen refused to wear a shirt.

[@enraikow6109]

me and just about millions of other men are going to be so happy

[@combinemax]

We will remind you of that

[@QueenToKingOfSpades]

Looking forward to watching that nine months after the actual competition ends.

[@AQCorner]

"6'3, barely qualifying them for Tinder" had me in stitches 😂

[@mystikal__4735]

I can’t believe so many people glazed over that😂😭

[@emailvonsour]

@@mystikal__4735 ...glazed over that??

[@swoozie]

Starting to think the guys posing in their underwear at my gym bathroom for mirror selfies everyday are aspiring to be in this. Dots are connecting.

[@davymugire8581]

never expected to see you here

[@KNR90]

Not really, they still struggle to do basic yardwork because lifting a tool or digging uses the other half of their muscles that they never specifically worked out. That's the difference between bodybuilding and strength. I've got more core strength than most even though I don't go to the gym because of my hobbies. People who only work out specific muscles show off, they aren't strong

[@oozie7958]

Wow

[@Sairagna]

​@@KNR90this is maybe true if you just do pure isolation exercises on Tri/bi/chest but most people do full body and if you pass the beginner stage you will be stronger in everyday activities than a gardener/tradesman.

[@HKommers]

@@KNR90 yArDwOrK sTrEnGtH

[@gingertew9249]

it's getting to the point where he's actually just giving us informative videos

[@stanis_gaming]

My God, you’re right I’m… learning 😮

[@benjaminramos799]

It's like, he's casually explaining it

[@stanis_gaming]

@@benjaminramos799 he’s beginning to believe

[@HABO2210]

​@@stanis_gaminghe IS The One

[@SL4PSH0CK]

Casually Explained and EmpLemon if only they both post weekly lol

[@suplewis]

“Is the ball jumpin through hoops or am I” Spoken Like a True Hero

[@sallyh.6362]

When friends of mine would show up with maintenance tools for their suede or white shoes, just in case they needing maintaining on the fly during that very evening, I would say “are you wearing those shoes or are they wearing you”

[@jedimaster836]

Not funny 😐

[@ffnovice7]

This is so sad and objective

[@chesterlai9444]

I heard it as “is the ball jumping through hoops? So am I”

[@DasDieDerErik]

Remember kids, the strongest man is the one that can communicate their emotions without shame or insecurity and is there to support their friends, family and community.

[@simpleneeds2582]

and can throw big rocks

[@DasDieDerErik]

@@simpleneeds2582 Or lift them or roll them up a hill, of course.

[@hamslicemcdooogle8080]

I mean that’s pretty strong but like Eddie Hall deadlifted over half a ton so like…?

[@Snp2024]

That's good and all but real question is if God gives to choice either get 1. Get all Spiderman powers . 2. Or end racism . What will u choose? I know my answer so sorry Rosa parks.

[@DasDieDerErik]

@@hamslicemcdooogle8080 that means that he can literally elevate his whole family or bigger parts of his community at once, you proved my point

[@officialnucky]

Calling Eddie Hall a "hydraulic fridge" had me laughing way too loud and for too long. It's genuinely the most accurate description of him I've ever heard. Not that I'd ever say that to his face (and I met him in 2001, so I know I wouldn't as he nearly crushed my child hand when he shook it)

[@beefstickswellington1203]

But he's so dehydrated

[@youtubeSuckssNow]

Eh he would probably like it

[@Generic_Name_1-1]

What got me is "6'8 in circumference"

[@vvoof2601]

@@youtubeSuckssNow He did! He actually commented here, scroll a bit and you'll see it.

[@Maddolis]

Offering up some severed child's hand for a 13 year old future strongman to shake is a pretty weird thing to do.

[@godiragetsenooi1910]

"He then died later doing deadlifts" well, it sure as hell lifted his spirits, i can say that much

[@analysisjunkie9154]

You will regret this in Valhalla

[@_Adie]

Mariusz Pudzianowski is THE man, the myth, the legend here in Poland. I remember watching him compete as a kid. Everybody did during that time. I'm pretty sure we Poles know about Strongman competitions solely because of him. He's an important character in the Polandcore for sure.

[@Aliquis.frigus]

How does Adam Małysz compare?

[@mrivarv17]

Yeeeep! Im pretty sure that his success (5x WSM, still unbeaten) is the sole reason why my generation, born in late 90s, didn't become rife with obesity and alike. He made it cool to be strong and looked cool doing it. Fuck, "Pudzian" became a common way to refer to your friends and family that were stronger than others lmao

[@mrivarv17]

​@@Aliquis.frigushe doesn't really compare. He was a beloved athlete here, just like all successful polish athletes were, and still is a household name.. but cultural impact is not comperable. Especially since Pudzianowski started to compete in MMA, cementing him as a masculine idol

[@GrafRamolo]

Also biggest meme ever 😝🤡

[@cyruskhalvati]

@@Aliquis.frigushe doesn’t at all. Its like on the level of Muhammad Ali vs Michael phelps One is a legend and the other is just really really talented.

[@wilfsmith9189]

Thank you Casually Explained for recently teaching me the valuable skills of Rock Climbing, Arm Wrestling, Photography snappin' and now popping pills and lifting. Truly your videos are so inspiring, educational and motivational that just last week I managed for the first time this year to get out of bed before taking my morning dump. Progress!

[@michaelwesten4624]

Recently. Hah

[@michaelwesten4624]

What are these weights? Pounds? Isn't that a type of money?

[@ChetanSinghYash]

Oh my a new video no wayyy

[@ronqa]

hes teaching us how to be fitness influencers

[@RishabhSharma10225]

Wait wut?

[@nathanaelchristopher7336]

The strongest man is actually the friends we made along the way

[@nischay4760]

Nah they skinny af

[@Mike_858]

But my friends are stronger than yours!

[@urnoob5528]

@@Mike_858 proved his point......

[@denzelbeni-hobbs5652]

Yea but the friends IVE made along the way can lift way bigger rocks than yours

[@bozotheclown1142]

HILARIOUS AND ORIGINAL

[@sumfan2222]

Fun fact: some jokers in Poland commissioned 14m statue of Mariusz Pudzianowski dressed as a pope. The really funny thing is that it was actually built.

[@Potent_Techmology]

lol where at?

[@Jeudaos]

Ok, I'm a fan of Mariusz. in fact I just learned out to spell his last name. But THAT, is ridiculous! lmao

[@bruuhhhh]

It's actually incredible how casually explained has such a good grasp on so many things, everything he's covered that I'm passionate about he's absolutely nailed everything including inside community jokes

[@bruuhhhh]

@@urgamecshk strongman subreddit doesn't allow memes I believe so it's still impressive for this particular one

[@meyr1992]

is doing thorough research about something so unbelievably mind blowing to you? or do you think he just sat there for a few days and wrote the script off the top of his head?

[@jt27494]

Yeah this made me think/feel that he’s actually been a genuine fan of the sport

[@OnlyTheFinestPizza]

Eddie Hall and the boys will have a good laugh at this if they see it.

[@bruuhhhh]

@@OnlyTheFinestPizza honestly he seemed more knowledgeable on strongman history than Eddie hall lmao

[@Siile_]

Casually Explained has more random niche interests than five people combined, I love it

[@stuffbenlikes]

For me it's like he's been digging into my head covering one of my interests after another.

[@damonbarnick]

​@@GenghisClausyep this guys voice is deeper

[@iknownot3336]

You think strong man is a niche?

[@radicool993]

@@stuffbenlikes I gotta say, I was thinking the same thing soon as I saw this thumbnail

[@kideo_h]

@@iknownot3336 It depends. You might consider it normie if you only account for how everyone has at least watch a clip or an ESPN rerun of one of the comps or two. But I doubt that more than 0.01% of the internet users know about Eddie vs Hafthor rivalry. Heck I'll even bet there are more people who know Hafthor as the Mountain than as the strongman athlete. It's like Crossfit, people know it's about doing crazy athletic stuff and some clips are somewhat viral, but not that many people actually care about the sport much less who are competing in it.

[@LuzNoceda511]

"All of these pieces of plastic were fucking awesome" My childhood in a plastic nutshell

[@mrpalaces]

Unrelated but I salute the Luz pfp in the wild.

[@ffnovice7]

I gotta admit i didn't see the point in buying more than one of a certain type of toy, but as an autistic adult i see the joy in it

[@sidpeanut]

all of his recent videos have been strength related, so naturally I’m scared for what he’s preparing for

[@Kroitk]

His next video is him diving deep into male naked Turkish oil wrestling that he has been secretly training for. No homo tho....

[@spk1121]

Is She Into You? **ROCK CLIMBING STRONGMAN EDITION**

[@AirQuotes]

Has he explained how to survive an apocalypse?

[@TheRealZazaExpert]

photography, the extreme sport for only the strongest of the strongest

[@bartsimpsonn6027]

after 5 years of lifting, he finally got on T and now looks average.

[@PolakaFlaka]

Being born in Poland, I can easily tell you Mariusz is a living Icon. Every kid born in the 90s wanted to be as strong as him.

[@oluwatobilobaoluwafemi8950]

7:06 “along with eddie hall, who is instead about 6’8” in circumference”💀

[@jinnxsr8082]

this shit took me out lmfaooooo

[@kontrast4361]

"And of course Eddie Hall who is 6 foot 8 in circumference" had me crying 😂😂

[@LeoJay]

Yes, these guys can lift huge rocks, but unlike me, they're always away from home and their mothers always miss them, so checkmate.

[@spk1121]

[@branominal]

Actually pro strongmen typically only compete 4-6 times a year and sometimes even take their parents with them, train only 4 times a week, and don't need to work a regular job, so they can spend a shitload of their time with their mumsies

[@lorenn4113]

brian shaw is a sweetheart

[@kumquatmagoo]

@@branominal both your comment and Leo's are quality, properly cracked me up 😂😂

[@monopoly5496]

It's nice to see that you finally decided to dedicate one of these episodes to me. Thank you very much, I appreciate it.

[@newt2120]

What are you talking about? It was about me

[@fadew55]

What are you talking about, he's talking about my Dad

[@newt2120]

@@fadew55 well my dad can beat up your dad soooo.. My dad is so strong that one time he grabbed a snake with his bare hands, and with his immense grip strength, was able to shrink it down to a ring, and give it to my mom. And thats how he met my mother.

[@fleshmotorcycle9427]

Between climbing, strongman, and armwrestling, I feel like Casually Explained is really into things that depend almost entirely on how big your hands and collarbones are

[@BaronVonScrub]

You accusing him of skipping leg day, then?

[@Patterrz]

Strongmen are also some of the nicest and most helpful guys around

[@enricopanfili]

Im the 10th strongest man of germany and i just want to thank you for this awesome video! Was a really cool watch!!

[@Hugh.G.Rectionx]

congrats. must take a lot of dedication

[@Someone-sc2hk]

hmmm

[@fabiank485]

​@alexander-yd3hzcheck out the channel of Dennis Kohlruss

[@macattack5457]

Are you really tho🤔

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Nice, I am the 2nd strongest man in my house.

[@mitchelldurward8863]

Man, he is just hammering through the random sports I never thought about. I've learnt more about random sports from casually explained than literally anyone else.

[@Epic_Ragerr]

I love when you do a video on a topic i know about. You do so good at researching and becoming a part of the culture. The eddie hall slander is top notch!

[@crazycjk]

"and Eddie Hall has mastered lifting the biggest rock for the most ad revenue" fully got me 😂

[@erikj6575]

This video was perfect and factual and delivered the best progression and jokes. Love your vids.

[@EmilBBechGrip]

I've been a strongman fan for over a decade, you clearly know your stuff or did your research! Well made video and really entertaining!

[@noguy0829]

Never realized I wanted to hear Casually Explained talk about Greek mythology so much

[@chadywood]

As a huge Strongman fan, this was not a crossover i saw coming, good stuff! 🙂

[@lumimeee6611]

The pictures of Brian Shaw on stage with the bodybuilders never fail to make me lose it. Man is massive.

[@blazedehart2748]

2:32 Jean Paul Sigmarsson was my hero. I fell in love with deadlifts and made them a staple of my training while in school.

[@ElwindMage]

4:06 poor guy really turned his “dead lift” into a “died lifting” 😢

[@bingbong4186]

You’re gonna regret that in Valhalla

[@vvoof2601]

He LITERALLY also said "There's no reason to be alive, if you can't do deadlift".

[@JevinJohnson-CloudShift]

One of the craziest strong-man events that I've seen is the caber toss, where these massive guys wear kilts and try to throw a telephone pole-sized log so that it flips end over end

[@branominal]

You clearly never saw murder ball

[@basmca1]

​@Waawaaweewaa_It has been in WSM too, which used to be very inspired by highland games.

[@vvoof2601]

@@basmca1 It needs to come back!

[@wanderer_oti]

The caber toss is still done in highland games. I havent seen it in strongman (at least not since 2018 when i discovered the sport)

[@dkennell998]

This is my favorite video of yours ive ever seen, very interesting, great pace, and the humor was right on the money. Had me laughing, well done.

[@TheStrongmanInsider]

Mitchell Hooper is a time travelling Lous Cyr !!!! Hooper's turn-up-and-win-at-my-first-go ability all makes sense now! lol. 🤣 Brilliant video.... 👏

[@wanderer_oti]

This comment has aged well

[@whalesequence]

Dude, this was awesome, well informed and full of dry humor

[@meghandoyle3110]

Wife??? Congratulations, casually explained, she was just that into you

[@Llurr-e9n]

I'm not sure, It might be she's just being polite.

[@stopitnowlol6697]

@@Llurr-e9nprobably Canadian

[@Matt-35400]

One must imagine Sisyphus happy.

[@gabo2161]

As a strongman fan, I really have to say that this is a very well researched and comprehensive video! Great job!

[@Name-ot3xw]

I'm just glad that we invented a sport that lured the real Thor out.

[@loczek1965]

Hearing Kaszjuli Eksplejnd pronounce Polish last names has been a pleasure

[@joshfuller5076]

I don't know why, but I reactively read Kaszjuli Eksplejnd in a thick Eastern European accent in my head 🤣

[@Rook6666]

This is a criminally underappreciated comment

[@mortyrickerson6322]

He's evolving. Every single line is a hitter.

[@olliecole7163]

7:54 Eddie did the deadlift before winning WSM 2017, not after. He used the deadlift to gain funding for WSM

[@wanderer_oti]

He did it in 2016 pretty sure

[@Vareso]

I got through most of the video without laughing until you said 'hydraulic refrigerators', and I literally spat out my protien shake and couldn't stop laughing 😂

[@thadmano9782]

As a strongman fan, I never expected this video from your channel. I am happy.

[@veerigo]

FOUR VIDEOS IN ONE YEAR?? WE EATING GOOD!!!!

[@kaktuslocc]

Underappreciated John Green joke at 2:15

[@gravyz2cute4u]

It's such a delight each time you upload! I like your suggestions about having standardised weights but a surprise shape/challenge - would make it a bit more interesting to watch :)

[@ocarinadude762]

2:20 I don’t know if that’s a John Green reference or a Stephen king reference or both, but I now know that casually explained is cultured as hell

[@willkatching9219]

When I'm at a girls house and look at her book shelf, John Green and Stephen King aren't indicators she's a cultured individual.

[@vebjsand]

As a strongman fan for 20 years, this pretty much sums it up.

[@prostrongmanzack]

So cool you did a video on strongman! I love your videos. I know your content is primarily humor but there's a lot of factual information in here and as one of the best middleweight competitors to ever do it (myself, winning 6 National championships), I will say not standardizing or sharing the stone dimensions is a really interesting idea with one fault, it would disadvantaging those that do not have the prior knowledge of the dimensions, the information would almost definitely be leaked to an athlete or two and give an even worse discrepancy in advantage to those one or two individuals. Keep doing what you do, I love your stuff! If you wanted to do a weight class edition of this there is a ton of humor you could incorporate. I'd be happy to help you with that. Best wishes, Zack McCarley

[@adrien7739]

4:10 more like 'Dead'lift.😇

[@luka188]

You're gonna regret that one in Valhalla

[@simonandersson7067]

I am sure I could have lifted that big ass rock if I didn't get that elbow injury in high school. Those 2 weeks really changed the trajectory of my life.

[@akir4979]

Casually explained, i am begging you to tell me….what is your job??? What do you do?? How do you spend your days??

[@hnaqvi6656]

Every 90s kid know that Mark Henry is the World's Strongest Man!

[@sdtok527]

Love how he starts of with how objective the sport is and then proceeds to give many reasons why it is not.

[@squeebaby2683]

That stacked turtle joke killed me at 2:08

[@JakeRayTM]

"it's turtles all the way down" might be one of the funniest things in the world 😂

[@razon_overdrive2651]

Casually Explained, I just wanted to say I'm really happy to see that you've made a proper return to form with these last few videos. You set such a high standard initially I understand it was hard for you to keep up with that standard and I felt there was a slight drop in quality a while back but im happy to see you back making some of your best ever content

[@markv2267]

Paramedic is the ideal strongman job, most of the time we do deadlifts 🤣💀

[@Jaycameron99]

2:16 “Well now we know that’s it’s actually just turtles all the way down…” 😂😂 Sturgill knew all along

[@kim98677]

Brian shaw at Mr Olympia will never not be absolutely hilarious

[@Ileroi]

Why? Why is it so impressive to you? just because he is big?

[@kim98677]

@Ignacyjablonski12 ?

[@B1Gch3ddar]

This is legitimately a great video, as a massive fan, and minor historian it was a great overview!

[@jaxonkarnoski8270]

I’m a huge strongman nerd/competitor and I’m impressed with how accurate this video is.

[@wanderer_oti]

Im definitely a strongman nerd but definitely not strong enough to compete lol. I built an iron cross but forgot to sand the spatter off the welds and scratched myself to hell

[@joshuacarroll7046]

As a Strongman fan and competitor, i haven't clicked a video so fast, and I was not disappointed, top notch my guy, loved it. Hooper is the time traveling goat for sure

[@yesoer6635]

Totally forgot about this channel for about 2 years. Thanks youtube algorithm for bringing it back into my life

[@treechenho]

2:43 How my dad says he'd pick up chicks back in the day

[@RottingFarmsTV]

8:55 implies casually explained also time travels.

[@thatcrazykid1393]

I can see the look on Brian, Eddie, and Mitch's face as they watch this. Hilarious.

[@kieran.grant_]

I thought for sure that the sponsor was going to be another educational thing, like Brilliant

[@PROVOCATEURSK]

Billions of wasted calories for stupid competitions while children starve to death...

[@kieran6417]

If you can't get rich you might aswell get strong are words to live by

[@sora4440]

Finally, Casually Explained has covered a niche hobby I'm apart of. I'm a powerlifter and this was spot on and hilarious...

[@ItsMeSNiPEZ]

THE LEGEND IS BACK!

[@Jahr_1974]

Fr

[@Ultrox007]

If I got ripped I'd probably look like hooper. This is not a complaint.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

This video... Rocks. See everyone on 6 months!

[@darkwoodmovies]

I wish my whole life was condensed into videos like this. It would make life so much more fun.

[@20xy94]

1:55 one must imagine sisyphus natty

[@josiahm.8711]

He was in on the meme before anyone else even knew

[@josiahm.8711]

wait nvm I thought this was one of his vids from like 6 years ago

[@erikj6575]

Sometimes the heaviest things we lift aren’t the weights. It’s our feels. This video is one of my new favorites.

[@AdamvanAlderwerelt]

You rock, CE. Keep doing exactly what you're doing. I love your content.

[@adinom687]

I think you’re the only KZbinr that has under 10 million that gets on trending after every upload. And you’re definitely the only KZbinr that I listen to the ad breaks for.

[@mjr_schneider]

At some point being muscular crosses the line from looking attractive to looking like a Swiss chalet rotisserie chicken. A rotisserie chicken that could very easily crush my skull but still.

[@jakemartinez6894]

For many of these guys it crosses the line of even being muscle.

[@branominal]

No one does strongman, or even pro bodybuilding for that matter, in order to _look_ attractive.

[@Cutter_Number_30]

Jokes on you Big Z is the world's most attractive man as well.

[@Ildskalli]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Pawczenz]

Mariusz Pudzianowski. A dozen or so years of starts. A sports phenomenon. Repeatability of successes over the years, over a decade. Something unbelievable! Every week we sat down, as if we were in a soap opera, to watch this competition. A sociological phenomenon! How many things could be attributed to him during this career? That you can clearly win in life without any compromises. That he is a reliable and solid man, a messenger of great news and great hope. He started as a crisis idol who was to lead us as an ambassador of a wonderful civilizational leap to Europe. A social phenomenon. After all, thanks to these transmissions, we lived a vicarious life. He was a source of great collective joy.

[@Ace-ps5fu]

A statistical anomaly among genetic outliers truly the greatest imo. Brian, the Stoltsman's and Thor have potential to being close or on par with him and I hope their careers see more success. Big Z is another great one. Along with Mark Felix.

[@gring8879]

I see what You did here. XD

[@ldz7777]

Mariusz Pudzianowski was banned from International Federation of Strength Athletes for substance abuse. So not exactly a phenomenon you are trying to describe here

[@Thermos_Flasche]

@@ldz7777 Do you really think any of them are clean? XD

[@ldz7777]

No, but to be that size and ripped as f , you had to do way more than anyone else. Dude's a walking pharmacy store XD@@Thermos_Flasche

[@Sebastian_Miranda]

OH MY GOD HE'S ALIVE

[@keldsports8337]

When my regular KZbin and strongman KZbin collide 🤨

[@Tanenadel]

Hey man, i just wanted to say that i love your videos very much. keep going bro, your content is awesome!

[@Lambopalooza]

9:26 shoulda said "rock talk"

[@seemannaiobe4882]

I'm a huge strongman fan. Glad to see the sport getting some attention!

[@bigpig88]

Boys trust me, one day I’m gonna lift the biggest rock you’ve ever seen

[@jmal]

Watching this space.

[@dinguskong5828]

It has been one day. My disappointment is immeasurable.

[@DakodaOK]

The Machamp edit had me wheezing, I don't even fucking know why.

[@aidanschroeder9887]

A strong man fights for himself, a stronger man fights for other. But the strongest man fights for his KZbin viewers

[@MSordernature]

0:19 looks like Sam Tallent.

[@Luckey.33]

Love how funny these videos are 😂

[@donchaput8278]

Stay strong waiting for the next video everyone! The quarterly update is appreciated. 🙂

[@branominal]

Fuck me, one of my favourite channels talking about my favourite topic, for like double the length of his normal video? Love it

[@RudeMcRude]

Living in the same city as Casually Explained I sometimes wonder if we've ever passed each other on the street. but then I realize neither of us would dare leave the comfort of our respective houses.

[@fdagpigj]

Bold of you to assume your viewers have a wife 1:35