is Louis strong enough? ft BJJ heavyweight blackbelt Dan Strauss

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[@withakiwiontop]

I heard „husband“ instead of „housemate“ and was really confused 😂

[@jacktrussler20]

Love it, I really want to see you and Pete Whittaker do something like this!

[@Squidtastik]

You're so awesome Omar so happy to be seeing film with other youtubers love seeing you develop in climbing ❤️

[@benedekfodor269]

Someone call magnus!

[@pkWreck]

I'd always thought Louis was pretty tall, now I find out he's actually 5'2"... That or his housemate is a giant

[@billr5842]

I always thought he was like 5'10" or something... Whenever you see these pro climbers in person, they are always so little though

[@boyinred34]

I think it got mentioned in an old Andrew McFarland video that he's around 5'7 with a 6ft wingspan or something nonsense like that. I could be wrong but I think it was something like that

[@BlackSpiderPro]

@@boyinred34 That sounds bonkers. I heard in another video that he is 63 kg.

[@hannibal3143]

It's great how close the British climbing youtubers all are!

[@georeith]

I appreciate the flanged base on the cone.

[@pdebra6542]

Seeing Omar behind the camera put a big smile on my face

[@patrickmdrew]

It's weird to see Louis in shoes, haha

[@ComputerManDanMiller]

Be interesting to mention your bodyweights at some point here as you're probably like 60% of theirs Louie!

[@hotwheelz8232]

Also hand size, I'm sure that makes a big difference with some of these grips

[@R3FL3XSN1P3R]

Whilst that matters for climbing, it doesn't matter here. They are just testing absolute grip strength for fun.

[@ComputerManDanMiller]

@@R3FL3XSN1P3R I just said it would be interesting because while it's "just for fun" it gives you a better relative comparison. It doesn't matter either way, as you said, the whole thing is just for fun anyways.

[@AMM1998]

@@R3FL3XSN1P3R I'd like to know their weights! We know this is just a fun KZbin video but knowing just how much lighter Louis is helps to put these numbers into perspective

[@AstrumG2V]

I've never heard a non-climbing athlete be so perceptive on how climbing works on a biomechanical level

[@Gobbygoblin]

well hes clearly very knowledgeable on biomechanics in general so its not hard to apply it

[@paulgaras2606]

Get that jujitsu guy on the wall!!

[@paulgaras2606]

My prediction is that he will be preposterously good

[@nathankurtz5960]

Let's get Louis to do some grappling!

[@nilsp9426]

6:10 not gonna lie, this looks like a medieval torture tool collection :'D Great crossover!

[@brekkoh]

i like how louis is reduced to just the title of climber lol

[@havoclimb]

7:59 housemate shoulder spasm twice

[@anyawesely8189]

Two of my favorite things! BJJ and climbing together!

[@joolsgrommers1466]

What about the Inch DB though??? I can see some replicas on the floor! Yves Gravelle probably has the record for lightest BW lift of one of them.

[@sethgilbertson2474]

Louie, you and your man need to give armwrestling a try! I think you'd both do really well in your weight classes!

[@jonnes__4657]

🗽 Don't do this without safety shoes with steel cap... 🙏🙏 .

[@Dave1507]

Now do a session on the walls!

[@milkymat]

does the back of louie’s vest say “and then do some press-ups”?

[@benomatic2000]

worlds collide! I'm digging this niche

[@blakedukes384]

Looks like he's holding a potato 0:01

[@Nixthyo]

Wait if Louis has weak grip strength then are pinch holds his kryptonite? But we have seen him crush pinch routes in past videos, so Louis was either holding back on the grip measurement or he is secretly spiderman 🤔

[@jturro]

Nah, that test was non-sense. Dan was literally stunned by the way Louis went about it with his instinctual finger tip technique and then Louis never tried deeper in his palm and lower with his fingers like Dan (and Dan never suggested it either). It would make a huge difference. As you can see when Louis pinched the crap out of everything else and keeping up with 2 dudes who weigh 40% more than he does.

[@mattholden5253]

His housemate must be like 6ft 6 🤣

[@LoveAndClimbing]

3:00 There's no give? My man hasn't climbed any sketchy flakes outdoors! CCK at the Gunks, or Firecracker Flake at Stone Fort, both have quite a bit of give!

[@lucabrito]

YO Louis, try to do a colab with jujimufu! I'm shure he would love it! Magnus did one already and it was greate!