EVERY LIFT | Flintstone Barbell | 2022 SBD World's Strongest Man

EVERY ATTEMPT from Round 3 onwards of the record-setting 2022 SBD World's Strongest Man Flintstone Barbell event in the Grand Final.
Oleksii Novikov 🇺🇦
Tom Stoltman 🇬🇧
Mitchell Hooper 🇨🇦
Trey Mitchell 🇺🇸
Martins Licis 🇺🇸
Brian Shaw 🇺🇸
Luke Stoltman 🇬🇧
Maxime Boudreault 🇨🇦
Gabriel Rhéaume 🇨🇦
Eyþór Ingólfsson Melsteð 🇮🇸
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CHAPTERS
0:00 INTRO
0:30 ROUND 3 (200 KG / 440 LBS)
5:55 ROUND 4 (212 KG / 470 LBS)
9:15 ROUND 5 (226 KG / 498 LBS)
12:35 ROUND 6 (235 KG / 518 LBS)
13:59 ROUND 7 (240 KG / 529 LBS)
15:24 ROUND 8 (246 KG / 542 LBS)
16:25 FINAL RESULTS
16:37 OUTRO
Created in 1977, The World's Strongest Man™ has become the premier event in strength athletics. For over 30 years, the strongest men on the planet have come together in a series of unique and amazing tests of strength to determine The World's Strongest Man. The competition has travelled to stunning and varied locations such as Zambia, Iceland, Mauritius, Malaysia, Morocco, China and the USA.
For over three decades The World's Strongest Man has tested the limits of human strength, power, and endurance. The best strongmen on the planet and the most demanding challenges including Fingal's Fingers, Truck Pull, Dead Lift, Giant Farmers Walk, Plane Pull and the Atlas Stones have made the event a highlight in the TV calendar and the show a family favourite with a worldwide audience of over 220 million people.
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[@Worldstrongestcouple]

What an event!!

[@iHoffman93]

Keep bringing the intensity

[@dc5131]

just took awhile for the fans to finally see it ……

[@__Raze]

Novi made even the final lift look effortless, you can't help but smile every time he makes a lift

[@cyruskhalvati]

He always looks like he is about to crumple until he gets it over head.

[@georgebeltran3742]

Should of done 250kg

[@Lickmabumbum]

@CAPTAIN BICEPS Impressive man 💪

[@Kylo_tonny]

He has a great technique doing the lift + strength of course he will make it till the end

[@2stroketyson79]

His form

[@e.c.9468]

Ooleksii does things no one has ever considered possible, like winning a max deadlift, a bus pull against 400lbs giants and a max. ovehead. And his dumbell... god level

[@seanbrown4706]

I need what cycle he is on. Next level.

[@SaintPhinehas]

Yeah it’s called being Slavic

[@damiensmith9240]

He is the world number 1.

[@josiah6328]

Yep. All Slavic people can do these feats with ease

[@luckybamboo104]

❤❤Oleksii❤❤

[@bouttobreak12]

TREMENDOUS technique with a lot of weight from novikov INSANE strength on stoltman basically snatch grip behind neck push pressing 240kg

[@Demondoink1]

Yeah Novikov had superior, Olympic lifting technique. Tom was just lifting the weight with brute strength. Great contest!

[@mrgaudy1954]

I like how Stoltman and Novikov had two completely different methods (brute force versus incredible technique) to achieve similar results. Very interesting event.

[@dayrax2942]

stolman its correct? novicov have easy technic

[@Commander_Dante]

I had the pleasure of watching this in person. Always fun to spot myself in the crowd. Those were some absolutely thrilling moments.

[@theworldsstrongestman]

See you in Myrtle Beach?

[@Commander_Dante]

@@theworldsstrongestman I'd love to, but life will be in the way unfortunately. There's always next year though!

[@wileecoyote5749]

What about employment?

[@stinky635]

@@wileecoyote5749 what

[@lukea136]

How can you not love Oleksii, he's an absolute marvel of strength!

[@elvikingobarbaroja]

Is it just me or is Novikov actually bobbing up and down deliberately to flex the bar so that the bar whip is flexing up when he presses? Amazing.

[@Commander_Dante]

Yup. His technique is on a whole other level.

[@NorCalNiche]

Na those wobbles are far too quick to respond to and you’d waste more energy trying to time it. If you think about it, the wobbles only help slightly in the lift off but he’s still pushing all that damn weight with strength and quick form snapping into position with one leg down

[@OpenBarGarage]

I'm not a weightlifter but I have a feeling they do time their movements with bar whip. If that's true it's fair to say Novikov does as well.

[@ttesc9253]

Weightlifters often use bar whip so i wouldnt be surprised

[@elvikingobarbaroja]

@@NorCalNiche You could be right. My thinking is that he needs absolutely any source of upward momentum he can muster, no matter how miniscule. The guy's super strong, but it's explosive lifting here, which is what makes me think I might be right.

[@joshblock1063]

I loved when the fans started pounding on the boards and chanting. This sport is the hest

[@Michael-rx2hv]

I love seeing the 'smaller' guys like Novikov and Licis do well in an event like this. Their performance really demonstrates the value of explosive movement and technique. I think they're a good representation of the new breed of lighter, faster, strongmen.

[@up-statestrong4451]

Oleksii is insane!!

[@dacymark1688]

Insane efficiency from novikov !

[@josephsummers2427]

Superhuman. He is a smart guy (educated) and uses physics, technique, and the mechanics of movement to his benefit. And just insanely strong.

[@Subgenrelol]

So much respect for Novokov, dude is easily one of my favorite strongmen, guy is an animal

[@captainbiceps-cr4ks]

I lifted 150 kg for biceps can you..?

[@denlomoe9406]

​@@captainbiceps-cr4ks noone asked

[@lh1690]

Martins and Novikov had the best technique. Tom brute strengthed it.

[@andrewgordon777]

Tom's strength is phenomenal!

[@Raaven0991]

Tom looked surprised to have gotten that R06 lift.

[@lonestar2495]

He shouldn’t have but can’t blame him it’s on the referee

[@jtyree0226]

Yea that was a freebie

[@jtyree0226]

With that being said his next lift looked good

[@e.c.9468]

It was locked out before he got the down signal so... some Z log records look worse

[@lonestar2495]

@@e.c.9468 definitely

[@jordangroff8978]

Its awesome that they brought this back. I remember Joe Onasai lifting 205kg in 95 and then doing his crazy Samoa dance 😆

[@Bossman-ud9kh]

I wish Gary Taylor was pushed in 1995, he made 210kg look like nothing. He said on Big Loz’s podcast that he had done close to 600lbs in training. That would of been awesome to see.

[@moa3821]

i believe him, he was coasting in 1995

[@wasim.j]

Would have*

[@andreasregenfelder1525]

He was an Gorilla with Schoulders.

[@beniciobonilla2271]

That would've given him the World Record, right? Considering it was broken several times in this video. If that 600 lbs claim can be believed, that's a damn shame and a terrible tragedy.

[@Bossman-ud9kh]

@@beniciobonilla2271 In the 95 wsm he said that he was the world record holder for the event

[@franciscopereyra4604]

The fact that the WR went up 75 lbs in ONE DAY can not be overstated. This was one of the greatest athletic achievements ever witnessed in this sport. Maybe any sport.

[@japanesecar1501]

They are not good at it, even in comp, 270 +kg off the rack, any position jerk , if a true freak comes, 300, just behind the neck is already 15 kg more, or about. Anyone on there should be able to do 220,and I am not shitting on any. 230, to even 270 would be about right to expect them be able to do, in a comp like WSM, if they got it nailed down. Freaking Iron Biby can push press a good 260, nevermind a dip and catch.

[@preston2636]

​@@japanesecar1501 how can you set a world record for something while not being good at it? 😂😅

[@japanesecar1501]

@@preston2636 Well, man (!) Just take a look at how they do it... Another thing is, it is obviously a strongman wihthin strongman record, it's an olympic like, or an actual Olympic barbell, and guys have done 300 kg before, it's not a favourite heavy accessory for olympic weightlifters, but you can bet that a potential 320 kg is not off the radar in that game, surely a tired A bracket world championship caliber lifter has what it takes to do 260 anyday, anytime, even after squats, if he really, rally needs to. You bet anything for guys with their ability, below 240 kg is piss poor, and it looks like it- it fawking has to :D (!)- they aren't used to it, but well, it's not anything metaphysical, it's a reboundy bar with weight on. Make enough distinctions, everything is a WR. I mean, are you aware that it's just their WR, with their bar with it's own sticker on ? It's still a classic implement with minimal, to no changes.

[@Adam-cs3ld]

Insanely impressive although when you consider the previous record holder Gary Taylor did 210kg with absolutely loads in the tank as he was so far beyond the rest at the time, it makes you realise he could've also put up these numbers and higher. Which he has done. Novikov and the others wouldve been chasing a much higher record.

[@norzpower8235]

@@preston2636Easy: this in a rare event that happens every 10 or 20 years, and most of these guys had never even trained it until 6-8 weeks before this competition, when that was announced 🤷🏻‍♂️. It’s not like they broke the max log lift or max deadlift ATWR by 50 kg.

[@leestrawbridge326]

Awesome, thanks. True fans miss so much in the 90min show. Would be good to see more

[@fibriler]

That was awesome. Thank you WSM for showing every lift!

[@musicisthecure6934]

Novikov is absolutely incredible

[@justin3581]

That was awesome to watch on KZbin I could imagine the energy and vibes watching it live was super amped up. Just an amazing show of strength and technique.

[@1vootman]

I've been a fan of strongman since the 80s, and this is the most competitive it's ever been...everybody is good and has to bring their A game. Alexi is absolutely a freak !

[@budthecyborg4575]

12:20 Good job Oleksii putting in a word for us "not giant" people.

[@varuntomer1725]

6 foot 298 pounds is a monster for common people but yes small in strongman.

[@budthecyborg4575]

@@varuntomer1725 I will accept your compliment.

[@SJM6791]

The opening weight for the 1st event is 385lbs. The average person can’t squat that weight and these monsters are pressing it over their heads. These guys are insanely powerful and strong.

[@kalevipoeg6916]

Dude, the average man can't squat even half that - for a BEGINNER - a guy who does not work out, average build, 5'9", 160-170 lbs - the AVERAGE is 58 kg for 1 rep, or about 130 lbs - an intermediate male lifter - couple years of solid training - can maybe hope for - again, average build, not genetic freaks like Tom or Brian - 120 kg - and that's for SQUAT. For OVERHEAD press, the average man starts at about 70 lbs 1 rep max, MAYBE 80-85 MAX but 75 lbs would be a good middle ground (by the way, this isn't according to me - this is as recorded over thousands of lifts across many, many lifters and easily available online - though keep in mind, these are SELF reported lifts and men often self-report their own height and lifts incorrectly or outright lie so it could even be lower if you include all the scrawny little 5'8", 150 lb guys who can barely lift a shopping bag who exist in the world)- keep in mind, we're talking REAL numbers, not internet liars who always make inflated claims or don't mention that it was an a machine or don't realize that machines assist the lift massively - my POINT is, average man, overhead lift like this, we're talking 70 to 85 lb range - and yeah, that SOUNDS low when you're comparing it to monsters like this, OF COURSE it sounds low - but the average man IS weak - the average man sits on his ass most of the day, drinking beer and eating pizza, and never lifts anything heavier than a 24 pack - he might go to the gym for a few days, once every few years, and give up again and lose anything he even came close to gaining. GLOBALLY, the average man isn't even 5'9" - that's in the west - the GLOBAL average including southeast asia, central america, etc - places where the size of people tends to be much smaller than further north (as general rule of thumb, heights and body sizes get bigger the further north you go - and sure enough, places in Northern Europe have the tallest, biggest men on average on the planet - maybe an adaptation to the cold, who knows, but notice that MOST WSM finalists ARE of northern european heritage even if they were born in other countries). So ANYway, average GLOBALLY for men is 5'7", 150 lbs. Yes, really. THAT is what the average non-obese man WORLDWIDE when you average ALL the heights together looks like. In America, the average man is 5'9" and 30 lbs overwight, so a bit heavier - but that's all fat. His NATURAL healthy body weight if not overeating would be 170 lbs. I just say this to dispel internet lift bro ideas of what is normal for men around the world. 70 to 85 lbs, depending on build, is the 1 rep max for untrained men who have less than a month experience in the gym in the last several years - which is MOST men. JUST to put into perspective how much weight this ACTUALLY is in comparison to global TYPICAL abilities of men. Of COURSE there will be outliers - I've gotten 120 to 130 lbs overhead one-handed as a personal best but that's something I wasn't even able to repeat and I usually max at 100 per hand, or about 200 overhead - and that's as a 6'2", 220 lb guy who works out an hour a day 3 times a week (granted, fairly casually) - and right NOW I've lost a lot of that after not having access to good weights for a long time so right NOW I could probably only get 160 to 180 max overhead - which, to be fair, IS about 100 to 120 lbs more than the weight beginners start at but even at my BEST maybe I could hop for 220 overhead if I got back into the shape I was in 2 years ago- which is still far off from the opening weight - OPENING - for these guys. I'm just talking REALISTIC numbers rather than internet gym-bro numbers. That, realistically, unless I were to take it REALLY seriously and LIVE to lift and "get gains" - is probably about the point where progressing much further starts to get really, really hard. Hell, 90% of men can't get more than 140 overhead on a barbell - they LIE about it constantly online (hell, I invite you to doubt MY claims - *I* could be lying - it's easy to lie online - I could weigh 90 lbs soaking wet and claim to bench 500 on the INTERNET - it's healthy to doubt unproven claims) - those who can lift 200+ lbs overhead are in the EXTREME minority - less than 1% of men on earth can even do THAT - and those who can do over 300 - much less 400 or 500 - are in the 0.1% or smaller range, globally. Oleksii's lift here is a 1 in several BILLION lift, it being a world record and all. Including all MALES on earth, that is the top 0.00000000025% of men on earth. THAT is how crazy that lift is. I just think it's healthy for men to have this sort of REAL talk when it comes to weight lifting - for a healthy man, no gym experience, normal size and build, bottom line is 70 to 85 lbs for a non-lifter is a REALISTIC 1 rep max - probably with terrible form and a lot of shaking and quaking. I've WATCHED guys at the gym and seen MANY other guys struggle with anything over 80 for overheads. Again, there are guys who are going to be exceptions, but this is in GENERAL among the GENERAL population - guys you walk by on the street, 50/50 odds are they're in that range - odds of them lifting 150+ overhead are single-digit percentages - odds of them being able to lift 220+ overhead, 1% or less - odds of an Oleksii lift like this? 1 in several billion. My point is, normal guys don't need to feel BAD about their own lifts if they're not lifting crazy numbers. THAT takes good genetics, a ton of work, and possibly some injections of some things, for the really high end stuff. IF someone is "only" able to lift 80 lbs overhead and feels weak watching this, they should just remember - that's NORMAL range for a man, and ANY improvement on that is an accomplishment. If someone only ever gets to 100 overhead, still an accomplishment - most guys new to weights can't properly strict curl anything above 30 lbs on a dumbbell more than once to start. That's OK. We ALL start somewhere. Tom and Oleksii were genetically gifted but there WAS a time in their lives when they were not even half this strong!

[@Guy5505]

Absolutely EPIC! Great watch, very entertaining.

[@xmoomy]

absolutely frickin amazing!!

[@geeell]

Thanks for posting the full event!

[@NolanFriedline]

These guys are amazing!

[@user-ly5jk3ie6u]

Новіков - ти найкращий. Враховуючи, що суперники вищі, більші та більше життєвого досвіду в Стронгу, ти їх усіх перемагаєш👍🧡💯%

[@tolyanos]

Россия сила

[@user-zv8ri1qt5s]

Українці найсильніша нація в світі, як тілом так і духом)))

[@kevinpalmer7452]

Insane lifts by Everyman

[@riverwalkhomebuyers]

These max lifts are hugely mental. It's cool to see Novikov win and you notice he also seems to be the most focused. Headphones on, completely in the zone.

[@hulkslayer626]

Loved the support from the fans! And judging NY the first 2 lifts, I would have guessed Trey would have won... NEVER count out Oleksi 😊 🏆

[@MultiDriven]

Great video 👍

[@solomonstello]

This was incredible to watch.

[@sdgakatbk]

This was awesome.

[@alc4117]

Man Tom was on point with his pressing. And oleksii was friggen beautiful.

[@glenanderson6164]

The atmosphere is amazing

[@dumbbuff]

This event translated so well into this video!

[@terischannel]

I need some motivation today so I rewatched this. What an awesome show strength!

[@captainbiceps-cr4ks]

I lifted 150 kg for biceps can you!??

[@terischannel]

@@captainbiceps-cr4ks nope. I only curle about 75kg.

[@peaceloveforever88]

Tom from another planet this boy is HYPER STRONG

[@dunstonmunson8314]

This was a cool event. Backdrop of the capitol. really awesome.

[@PARISONFIRE]

Novikov is a monster, im seriously impressed man wow

[@dracandros]

really amazing 💪

[@pandabeerjoey]

What a cool event this was!

[@2stroketyson79]

That was insane!

[@marthacoomber3188]

Damn that was EPIC❤❤❤

[@bitfreedom]

That was crazy!!

[@espenstoro]

Ahh finally! I have no idea how to watch WSM since I'm not in the UK or US. Thanks for putting it out.

[@theworldsstrongestman]

Where are you located? Will look into this for you.

[@Bossman-ud9kh]

@@theworldsstrongestman Australia 🇦🇺 for me

[@nahboi6290]

-i Woud like to know the data for the Netherlands. Big fan of the sport!

[@espenstoro]

@@theworldsstrongestman Norway. Didn't find any options sadly.

[@yuriihonchar9336]

Oleksii is just a monster 🦾

[@rappeurpapis8291]

Novikov is the personification of physical strength.

[@williamshine1346]

Great, thanks for posting. I don’t know while they all wouldn’t have started from behind the neck.

[@igorpochinok9512]

Мощь, Алексей на высоте.

[@ADAM_CAMMA]

such a super competitive year. I mean, the last 3 winners along with world record holders, past champions…. such a good year for strongman was 2022

[@MartinTeerly]

Quarter ton above head and Oleksiy made it look easy 🤯

[@rafaeltavares6928]

Licis and Novi deserved to go 1v1. That form is almost perfect Tom is another beast all together, because that strength is just crazy

[@captainbiceps-cr4ks]

I lifted 150 kg for biceps can you!???

[@Cyrus-3D]

I like how Stoltman is just lifting all of them like feathers. Licis is also going to be 1 to watch in the future.

[@thegreengobbler6313]

He’s already won a worlds strongest man. He’s had some injuries and got into a biking accident since then though

[@Cyrus-3D]

@@thegreengobbler6313 I didn't know that, I haven't watched Strongman properly in years, I check the event out on youtube. You would not believe about his accidents to see him in action here

[@dustinm800]

Feathers? What kind of birds do they have where you're from?

[@J.c410]

@@Cyrus-3D Licis is on his way out already. He is currently taking yet another breal and announced he only has a handfull of contests meft in him

[@Cyrus-3D]

@@J.c410 I didn't know that. Thanks for the update. Hopefully he will win 1 more before he calls it.

[@benjaminmarth924]

Martins 226 lift really impressed me.

[@chadsworld5499]

Awesome wsm event!!!!

[@tomkoa521]

Lifting that kind of weight behind the head is absolutely nuts and insane strength..

[@user-kx9sr6mg4w]

Мощно, не торопясь, дисциплинированно, всё по технике!

[@chilitopo7663]

Impresionante 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💪💪💪💪

[@peaceloveforever88]

INSANE Event

[@abdelhafidanadir7784]

Bon courage 💪

[@Vovazilivova]

Новіков, лучший 🥳💪😁✊💥💥🎈🎈

[@yu-ll3yv]

Новиков - мощь! Я под впечатлением, конечно!

[@striker-mcgurk]

Wtf. This is epic!

[@roadtostrongestmanever2099]

I thought the point of the Flinstone barbell event is that it is a behind the neck press, however hooper just overhead presses it conventionally. Did he have some type of injury or impairment at that time that they allowed him to do that? Or have I completely misinterpreted the entire event?

[@ciarantaylor-kitching3142]

They were allowed to do either and he chose in front

[@sagebauer1077]

They are allowed to do it any way they want. Since hooper was a late callup after rauno declined his invite, he didn't have as much time to train. It's a very technical movement and he didn't feel he had time to learn it effectively, so he just trained the push press.

[@Micheldied]

He's said that his gym didn't allow for him dumping the bar, so he didn't train behind the neck.

[@ghulamsakhi_motamed]

What an event 👍👍

[@ZIlberbot]

thanks for this video 👍👍

[@iHustle1]

How do they get the weight back on the barrel after each lift? I’d love to see some behind the scenes

[@willh1655]

most of the time they use a small forklift.

[@iHustle1]

@@willh1655 thanks!

[@MrSimonsonLifts]

This is the king of thing we need rogue goes a bit too far sometimes with crazy events but this was bang on from WSM

[@ijazdileep2150]

oleski and martin is truely insane wow

[@Tegronixxl]

We got to see more of this flinstone lift. I wish Misha Koklayev did his 270 behind the neck jerk

[@svn8762]

Леха красава! новый мировой рекорд...

[@gumecindogarciaiii7109]

Pound for pound novikov is on another level!

[@alptug]

Both novikov and licis using perfect technique making lift very efficient rest of the athletes are using sheer shoulder power.

[@jordanmessner999]

Super underrated event. Amazing lifts by several strongmen. I bet Ooleksii had 560 lbs in him that day.

[@ompilations6302]

Гордість 💪🇺🇦

[@tolyanos]

НовикОВ

[@travisbosco8469]

Think that a 246 kg jerk was 5 kg more than the 2020 Olympic silver medalist jerk.... Absolutely amazing lifts.

[@sage6336]

Yes but they are lifting from the floor and can't press out

[@notpreffered4771]

Holy shit novikov is a madman!!!

[@whitesurfer91]

Beasts gang :) awesome show, i go to gym and PR my overneck pushpress, damnn so hot and so much energy, see you in gym

[@Vladpryde]

I can't even wrap my head around that kind of weight! So impressive! 😲

[@shekargarvey8330]

I have a feeling novikov would’ve been an amazing Olympic weightifter if he went that route

[@Paval_Salaujou]

Новікаў красава!

[@jayb2661]

Oleksii and that technique was beautiful to watch. Unluck Stoltman

[@jeremyt9719]

They should just send Oleksi to win the war... start flipping tanks over and shit 💪💪

[@DON-PAHAMUSIC]

Tom made looks easy!real beast

[@RanaUsman-pr9mg]

Nice🎉

[@RanaUsman-pr9mg]

Ha

[@fabriziocampos7722]

What a showdown between Licis, Novikov and Stoltman

[@captainbiceps-cr4ks]

I lifted 150 kg for biceps can you!??

[@SuperMortiki]

Because of the camera angle of the bar itself, I thought some lifters had a thick bar while others didn't for a second. 😉

[@BMO_Creative]

Behind the neck press? Mike Ohearn would rock this! no punn intended! LOL

[@dunstonmunson8314]

I imagine that Mike would behind the neck press 882 kg with this set up and stop to have tea afterwards.

[@bearded_goat1745]

Novikov using that flex in the bar to bounce the weight up. Genius. Hopefully they don’t change the rules

[@endershader]

Just wow

[@viktorlesiuk]

То є СИЛА то є класс)

[@TheSkinnay1]

This event shows just how high the standard at WSM is. Just 20kg off the Olympic C&P WR done by athletes that exclusively train for just 2 lifts.

[@autorenteamasb8804]

I don’t know too much but I noticed some pressed the bar strict while others used a proper weightlifting technique like we see in Olympic lifting

[@jordanallard1147]

I’m from Canada, don’t know how to watch the full show ! Thanks for the video

[@theworldsstrongestman]

TSN