Exercise Scientist Critiques Strongman Brian Shaw

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[@billkeaveney1526]

He redefines big.

[@BrockGrimes]

Been waiting for this

[@gur262]

Makes sense that you can't show an exercise scientist all in a members area.

[@jamesh9876]

These videos have masivly improved my life, starting with getting my macros in check. Energy levels are on a caffeine level high with no caffeine. Really confident with this information that my goals are as good as achieved.

[@Perinio-inlove]

Strongest human Who ever lived could also be ANDREY SMAEV.... scary af

[@waragainstavg]

I’d love to listen to you interview Brian Shaw in a podcast…

[@Wavy612]

The universe would cease to exist with that much bald buff man energy in the same room

[@ordinarryalien]

I'd like to see that "interview". 😏

[@dermotshaw6775]

Imagine how tiny Dr mike would look next to Brian Shaw. For context - Dr mike would looks like a walking monster compared to most people 😂

[@RyTrapp0]

@@ordinarryalien Enterview? Innerview?

[@madman12377]

Or go on Brian's podcast

[@JCSx777]

I got to meet Brian Shaw back in 2021 at The Shaw Classic. He took the time to talk to me for a while and take photos together despite there being close to 500 people in line behind me. He is easily one of the kindest, most genuine human beings I ever got the pleasure to meet. This is all after him (and his team) putting on the competition, then him competing in it and still taking time with everyone. One of the best moments of my life!! Also just for reference, I’m 5’8” 210lbs and it was mind boggling just how massive Brian is. His fist is the close to the size of my head, im not embellishing either! I’ll change my profile pic so y’all can see When I shook his hand, he didn’t try to crush my own hand cause he’s not that type of guy. I told him how much of a positive impact and role model he’s been for me since my dad passed away in 2018, and Brian gave me a big hug and told me some incredibly heartfelt words and advice. Gentle giant with an absolute heart of gold. If any of you guys get the chance to talk with him, please don’t let it pass you by.

[@ChoseDeath]

Holy crap, you look like an incredibly fit child next to him 😂

[@Funymoney010]

That’s awesome to hear, great pfp!

[@Artpoetx]

Me and my boyfriend at the time was at the 2021 Shaw Classic as well! We got the pleasure of meeting him and Brian Shaw is truly an amazing person. Truly a genuinely good person.

[@jlogan2228]

i met him recently and yep he really is that nice. He makes time for everyone, he loves taking pictures with people and signing autographs ( i got him to sign my soft belt) but yea just a guy who is very appreciative of his fans

[@JCSx777]

Thank you!! I’m so glad you guys got to meet him and talk with him, he really is such a generous guy. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Brian definitely appreciates every single one of his fans. It’s so refreshing to see!

[@espenstoro]

We need a Brian/Dr Mike crossover. Honestly, just for the height difference.

[@micahanderson7523]

That would be like the modern day version of that movie with arnold Schwarzenegger and danny devito.

[@thedemonthrone3463]

@@micahanderson7523 Twins. I think Mike and Brian may look more similar than Arnold and Danny did.

[@mikemeskel]

This is what the people need.

[@Magnus-r8i]

😂

[@ronindr]

He can come down to our level.

[@NatObelyn]

Brian Shaw is an absolute genetic freak in the best way possible. There's a reason why he's held in such high regard, even by other strongmen. Even though he may not be the best in EVERY field, he's always giving the best person a run for their money, which no one else is well-rounded enough to do. And as a bonus, he's such a nice dude. Truly one of the greats.

[@liamhackett7997]

Mike, I'd love for you to critique the guy at Squat University if you can find enough of his stuff. He's a great guy and his channel is super informative.

[@Ceredron]

Just want to add - The Squat University guy is an excellent, excellent resource but his focus is really different than Mike's. Instead of muscle building, Squat U is about sports rehabilitation, explosive strength, athletic performance, etc. so a lot of the end goals might be fundamentally different than bodybuilding/raw strength. Would still be a good video though.

[@jolly_priest]

@Ceredron Agreed. Dr. Mike is for healthy boys. Squat U is for learners and rehab. Still some very informative stuff, and he sometimes has pros on for specific lifts to help him teach. I've learned so much from both channels. Thanks, Papa Mike.

[@varunsodhani6812]

I think he focuses more on technique improvement for people who have suffered injuries or pains

[@kalterverwalter4516]

I think you won't be happy about that.

[@hessiankyojin]

3 McGill exercises, core bracing, rotator cuff exercises, and gyatt clickbait. Entire channel

[@bellywf5033]

I just love how dorky both Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall get whenever they're near each other. Pure comedy

[@RyTrapp0]

They're absolute nerd jocks lol

[@miladawad5003]

This is one of the funniest clips I've ever seen kzbin.info/www/bejne/h164fYuplMiDhpYsi=3YCNfK3vVzUhGfrW&t=589

[@Kirac322]

You just gotta love the elevator scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZLWoaSNgt5goMk

[@victorkreig6089]

Because they are brothers accidentally born to different mothers

[@victorkreig6089]

@@miladawad5003 Camera guy losing it was what got me

[@tiktikboom2371]

Lol those body builders looked like muscular children next to him 🤣

[@andrewmcmurray8081]

Thise dudes are like 230lbs of muscle, look at him by the camera dude lmao

[@luxeayt6694]

They're like 5'4 though, so makes sense.

[@SOI-wl2lo]

Fr😂😂😂😂

[@muffy_bunz]

Looked like they were representing the Lolipop Guild.

[@pcsmall]

Sending Brian Shaw out on stage to present awards for 212 is diabolical

[@felipelemonias7598]

Dr. Mike, do Eric Bugenhagen next! i think we all wanna hear what you think about his training philosophy

[@kalterverwalter4516]

I want to See Rick dela Sticks Reaktion movie tbh.

[@devilselbow]

3 part series reviewing 5 mins

[@PsychoSpecter]

The Mindset would completely break Mike's brain. It would be like trying to argue technicalities with a 40k ork that can grow his quads just by screaming "LEGS BIG NOW". Sticky Ricky defies all axioms through pure belief.

[@luxeayt6694]

Tbh I just take lifts from the buges or the science guys and if it feels good and its fun then I'm doing it.

[@jimduffield7822]

Do you think Dr. Mike could ever comprehend the mindset ?

[@zekdaddy3652]

hey dr mike wanna kiss

[@ordinarryalien]

He's mine! 😡

[@suranjanpradhan1465]

U guys better be straight the next time I'm seeing the comment section

[@dillonhansen71]

@@ordinarryalien Dibs! Ha, I win.

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

least horny israetel fan and also least gay

[@kwerby3285]

Gotta help push this one to the top to make dreams come true

[@nicholaspostma3024]

Can we please get a Dr. Mike and Brain Shaw collab?! Would love to see Mike try atlas stones and would love to see Brian do the slowest reps known to man on legs haha

[@BaconManBruh]

I don't even know if Mike can give anything of value to Shaw. Shaw is already on a realm of EXPERIMENTAL since he's already pushing machine grade weight so do we even know how to get there scientifically? It's a weird space that im sure coz imagine you learned in school that the body can only take so much and then you see Shaw up close and see how far a body can go. Having a specimen of one can't be put to the test and you can only observe them since they live on an entirely different realm.

[@TheEvilWithinKevin]

Craziest thing I've Brian do is pick up 2 Thomas Inch Dumbells and incline press them for 5 reps. Insane.💪💪💪

[@punkem733]

He still has that vid on his channel. I think they were like 4-5 pounds heavier. I think the handles might be thicker, I could be wrong, but I do know they were 176.8 pounds.

[@grischad20]

to be fair, the thomas inch dumbells is a hand size test. if you have sufficient hand size it's just some 70ish kg dumbells. and yeah, brian shaw has all the hand size

[@thegreatlarry9454]

@@grischad20 You're correct there. I've seen those tests to lift a heavy ball or something with just one hand, but these balls are pretty big. Well guess what, my hands aren't that big. It's similar to palming a basketball. I just can't do it, no matter how strong my hands are. But even a weaker person with large hands can do it.

[@BurtHurtz]

Anyone remember catching the old strong man shows on ESPN randomly? Brian is beyond awesome. Great video. Many thanks.

[@clay7840]

MVG and Brian Shaw are guys I know even if I never intentionally turned those shows on

[@johnjohn518]

That's what got me into strongman when I got older looking for a more fun and challenging way to train. It helped that there are now weight classes since I'm 5'5" and under 180.

[@tysonmadding8559]

In the 80s you would catch them on PBS as educational content ...I lived in the desert and I watched them pull a plane so I strapped a thick strap to my dodge Omni and pulled it around the yard ....me and my little brothers would try to do a ton of the events with homemade stuff

[@BurtHurtz]

@@tysonmadding8559 YES! You guys were old school legends! This was me and my buddies as well. It is so cool to see it all the time now on the interwebs.

[@tysonmadding8559]

@BurtHurtz it is great to watch what it became but man those were the days outside getting dirty having fun

[@chrisweidner4768]

“I Just hope both teams have fun.” Indeed. Excellent sentiment.

[@cd6xc]

I love to watch Brian's diet videos, simply because when he's prepping and eating you think "oh the portions look small", then he gives the calorie total and you just realizes it looks small because everything near him looks small.

[@Colyers]

I love love love that Shaw lifts the 200s without elbow sleeves, wrist wraps, raw as fuck. Then when he's done doesn't ego lift chuck them down. Just handles those weights like a total chad.

[@BaconManBruh]

It is his stuff and he looks the type to take care of his stuff including his body. He's probably smarter than he looks "not saying he looks not smart, saying he's smarter than your average bear". Training is routine at this point and it's easy to follow BUT he's built different that's for sure since he trains like an athlete and he did it all by himself so that takes alot of brain power to cook so the 200s dumbells press for reps is "good god" but what's really impressive is how he lasted this long without maiming or crushing himself under all that weight and rigourous training.

[@incamoran9532]

Brian is a gentleman and a gentle man. He leaves it up to the noobie strongman divas to throw their gear on the ground and prance around like show ponies. He doesn't need to, his achievements speak for themselves.

[@A4Blue-m7n]

The audacity to critique a literal GOD. This is why I love you Mike 😁

[@DanielKirillov-iv3ww]

Brian was so good and thoughtful that a lot of young guys employed his type of thinking and became great themselves))

[@pna213]

You can notice the exact moment Dr Mike’s brain switches from educational to comedic mode. The man’s a legend.

[@Tr15tanRogers]

11:48 dumbbell flatfuck presses

[@JadeZombie_ssbu]

Ive been waiting for the brian shaw video ever since i started watching this series

[@armandosantos8695]

It's ballpark 203cm and 200Kg in non-freedom units for the rest of my friends trying to visualize this mountain of a person! 🤯

[@tominieminen66]

If you're not 200x2, please do not even try to give me your number

[@paulfroelich1024]

Non freedom, that's dadgum funny.

[@George-tj1ok]

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[@leonardsmith9870]

I remember one time Brian was doing the row bike machine and casually broke the world record. That's how insane he is.

[@brannmacfinnchad9056]

Eddie Hall's brother (James) has erg rower and ski machine world records.

[@Scrubsgetrekt]

Assault Bike? Which record? 100m? 300,500,800,1500,2000?, 5000m? 10000m? 20000? Maximum wattage record? what? holy heck you're specific.... jeeesus man what the frick frack. Please make sense. Oh i broke the record for running... Yeah? Yeah

[@jakobkugel1108]

​@@Scrubsgetrekt😂😂😂😂😂

[@gokhan4461]

@@Scrubsgetrekt Brian once went to the UFC performance institute and they tested a lot of stuff, grip strength, deadlifts etc., and he broke records in a lot of them. Assault bike was one of the things he did. If I remember correctly it was either a max watts record or max average watts record. But it was a record in terms of the all the athletes UFC PI has ever tested, not an official world record. Still pretty impressive considering they test a lot of elite athletes.

[@Scrubsgetrekt]

@@gokhan4461 What watt?

[@timbeech2056]

Would love to see more strength sports related content.

[@christoffermogensen6018]

In a world where people hails celebrities and social media persons I am proud to say Brian is my idol and has been for over a decade. He is an inspiration. Everything he does is with intent and determination. Thank you for doing this video.

[@venusadonis4116]

I've watched a lot of Brian's content and he seems like such a wonderful and humble guy. Would love to see him on this channel!

[@jlogan2228]

You dont really appreciate just how strong athletes like brian are til you see them do some shit casually that you cant even think of. I saw mith hooper pick up 4 45 plates off the yoke like they were toys, and ive seen brian holding a 70 lb bumper plate like it was made of paper. These men are quite literally SUPERHUMANLY strong

[@Vicerel]

Dr. Mike being awestruck and completely serious about it is truly a sight to behold.

[@Danterag5]

I've been watching Brian Shaw for years. Saw the title here and was like "uhhhh lol yeah good luck" haha. Brian is just an absolute monster of results and effort.

[@gymenjoyer-y3q]

A book that changed my life in ways that I never could imagine is "Secret Testosterone Nexus of Evolution".Drop whatever you're doing right now and go find that book. Trust me after I implemented things from the book my testosterone levels went beast mode

[@akassasin5768]

Wow totally not a bot.

[@ShawnLoftinplus]

LoL DrOp WuTeVeR u DoIn' n SeNd MeE MuNniEs$ bItCh

[@vepristhorn8278]

Love how he makes those body builders look like toys And even better he's a really nice guy

[@ZenithAngel]

Brian should take Dr. Mike through a Strongman training session

[@Chutte_Mi]

Brian is such a genuine and passionate guy. His passion for making videos about strongman stuff really pushed the popularity of the strongman sport to the max! I know MANY people who never once heard/watch strongmen before (including me) but Brian really brought in a huge audience to the sport and I thank him for that.

[@57skies]

training for the event is what martial arts does. I train a lot, and my son started recently, but he does not understand why he has to do the same move over and over and over again. Or why he has to let someone hit him very lightly. The whole point is that you need your mind and body to get used to the pain and fatigue, until it becomes routine, until you know exactly what to expect in a "real event" (fight)

[@frankb5728]

Yeah, that was a bad take from Mike. Still a good batting average considering he goes to bat a lot

[@zacharylaschober]

@@frankb5728in fairness, strongman is an incredibly different sport from many where the potential demands are not incredibly varied but the slight changes to the events means a massive foundation is valuable. Most strongmen I have seen maintain some lighter amount of general events, carries and yokes and presses and hand over hands and such, but the majority is lifting heavy and as a show nears you practice as close to the event as possible, taper and peak and perform, and return to GPP. In some ways, strongman is powerlifting and weightlifting if you were basically forced to use a specialty bar for your deadlifts here or to clean with. GPP will be much closer to many of the demands of the sport itself for strongman, but for most sports it is definitely not 90/10. Maybe 50/50 during a base building phase, and progressing towards 90/10 in favor of sport when peaking.

[@houseofaction]

@@frankb5728 mikes takes are mostly bad, he will react to a powerlifter training for powerlifting and say something like" yah if they really wanted to maximize growth they could do it like this, or like that" when in reality said powerlifter is training for raw explosive power not growth

[@frankb5728]

@@houseofaction That's not my experience with it. He will mention that sort of training and then bring it back to hypertrophy for the viewers, it's not a critique on the powerlifting workout. He's always very nuanced in what people do exercises for and then shifts it back to hypertrophy, because that's what people watching his channel are interested in, for the most part.

[@Micheldied]

​@@frankb5728 nuance is difficult when someone isn't very smart.

[@MichaelLaing71]

Certainly, I would say that Brian is in the running and certainly in the top two or three strength athletes of all time, but generally, Zydrunas Savickas would probably be considered the number one. They have the same number of WSM wins, but Zydrinas has eight Arnold wins compared to Brian's three.

[@MickVolume]

and Kyriakos Grizzly eclipses them all.

[@jlogan2228]

i think big z goes down as probably the GOAT for strength sports, not just with how much he won but also the competition he beat at the time. Its like nobody can ever deny jon jones dominated what was probably the strongest era of the light heavyweight division in mma history

[@RyTrapp0]

@@jlogan2228 "Its like nobody can ever deny jon jones dominated what was probably the strongest era of the light heavyweight division in mma history" Oh, good sir, let me introduce you to the average MMA fan...

[@rafayg7376]

The average MMA fan just refers to every new champion as GOAT. ​@@RyTrapp0

[@JoshuaOdionson]

Oh, for sure. Z is at the top. The number of wins and podiums he has is unreal. Big Z has joked that he had to buy a bigger house to fit all his trophies inside. At one point in the early 2010s, I believe, Z was competing like monthly, and winning. Just looking at the mans wikipedia article is unreal.

[@vevitier]

14:30 gooey goodness

[@Mo95793]

After about 5 to 6 months and 75 works I finally benched 225! Thanks for all the great advice over all this time.

[@suranjanpradhan1465]

Every time I see notification from doctor Mike I quickly connect my airpods in a stretched position

[@jared.approves]

underrated comment 😂

[@KBE87]

I would really love to see RP do at least one (but preferably a series of) video(s) where you workout together, talk fitness/strength sports, podcast, hang out, ... I genuinely think this would be the golden combo

[@moxinzen]

holy moly mike back at it again

[@stephenlewis6922]

We know why the competitions are held in high temp/humidity areas... What is better than a large muscular man? A SWEATY large muscular man!

[@davidpaul2797]

Not saying you're wrong, but seeing crazy amounts of steam come off them would be metal as fuck

[@BaconManBruh]

​@@davidpaul2797 You can actually see them btw IRL and im not tripping. If you can get really into it then in the right conditions you can visibly see heat radiate on someone's body and if they have glasses or near glass you will see steam fog it up. At that point you don't exist to them since they are so immersed they don't even notice you anymore. I know im doing it right if i can get myself to fog my glasses with just my eyes

[@newzealand1706]

1:50 me when I get tazed by a cop

[@bubba_sawyer]

😅😅😅

[@jamesmercer5295]

Yessss bro. My two favorite people in one video. Seeing Brian Shaw inspired me to start working out. Which in turn led me to your videos. Good shit.

[@doginsuit42]

Hey Mike, I'm not a lifter or bodybuilder at all, but your blend of comedy and information makes me watch all of your videos! If you want to switch it up a little, think about taking a look at climbers (Magnus Midtbo or Alex Megos maybe)! P.S.: Great video as always!

[@ColinGrym]

Brian Shaw is definitely a top pick for GOAT and I think wins on strength, but Mitch Hooper may be more athletic (speed, agility) and at least on Shaw's level for strategy. He'd make another good video. Hooper running with frames is awe inspiring. Hooper has a video where he compares his competition records vs. Shaw and Shaw wins 4-3 so it's close.

[@Ont785]

Hooper has come around quite nicely. He’s actually stepping up his actual strength numbers

[@andrewsteer8860]

Mitch is definitely shaping up to be the natural evolution of Brian Shaw. Not as big certainly, but incredibly well suited to the era of strongman he’s in. Incredibly fast whilst still being statically very strong and also a very smart way of approaching comps and events

[@ellipsis...1986]

It really depends on how you compare them against each other. Brian is certainly a contender but it is so difficult to argue against anything but Big Z for the GOAT of strongman. His longevity and performances just aren't matched. If we talk best strongman at their absolute peak then yes Brian is probably above Zydrunas in my ranking but I'd actually put Thor over Brian in that case. I would bet very serious money that 2019ish Thor could face any other strongman at their peak and come out on top. If Mitch stays motivated and keeps up his podiuming at the sort of rate he's been achieving he'll be seriously in contention in a few years but I don't know whether he'll really stick around that long.

[@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke]

Mitch came in perfectly to the sport when Strongman has evolved into more mobile movements. Strong, fast with endurance. He's like an upgraded prime Martins.

[@Ont785]

@ Between those two, they dominated strongman .

[@mustang8206]

Did not realize Mike was such a fun of strogman. That was a great summary of strongman history and why Brian was so insanely good

[@SnarfsBalls]

I like how dr Mike underplays how competitive Brian Shaw is. If people don’t know, Brian might be the most competitive human being to ever live. His desire to win at any contest no matter its form is legendary.

[@ninjadudeofficial]

I think some Canadians might have someone who's a close contender there

[@SnarfsBalls]

@ Larrat is a psycho too. So is Dominic Cruz from UFC

[@mediumchicago_pizza]

@@SnarfsBallscruz is a crazy shoutout he gotta be your uncle or something. there are like 30 combat athletes id name before him.

[@zacharyp1089]

Guilty of doing a low rep set of ego lift on a cybex chest press machine here and there. Always wanted to be able to put up 100lbs per arm. I finally got there. Absolutely credit it to doing the slow controlled rep with deep stretch on regular working set with like 70 per arm. You've completely changed how I approach lifting.

[@Real28]

I loved seeing Brian walk out to award the Olympia medals to those 212 finalists 😂

[@bunnyblister1707]

Dr. Mike should watch his mma training videos. The idea of his giant elbows or hands pummeling someone is terrifying.

[@houseofaction]

because brian is so large and much slower than other people he wouldn't be generating the same amount of power as someone half his size but twice as fast. this is why a study of olymic boxers showed the featherweights had the most powerful strikes and only 2 of the superheavy weights had more powerful strikes than the featherweights and not by a large margin like only a few extra pounds of force per strike.

[@mutasionisis]

Shout out from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Would never have predicted that the first time KL got mentioned in this channel is in an ad read for LMNT

[@leebell7585]

He’s a great guy and a real gentleman 💪🏻

[@Xecoda]

Definitely want to see a session with Brian and Mike. Without a doubt, I'd drop, what I'm doing, and watch that.

[@xaxaxa764]

next Mariusz PUDZIAN Pudzianowski

[@xaxaxa764]

polska gurom

[@Yupppi]

There's so much nuance to the use cases in different realms than hypertrophy lately. It's enjoyable. Just to know that there might be application for something even though it might not apply to your own training.

[@seismic6402]

Pressing 90kg in each hand is insane of course, but he could do more than that. He could probably shoulder press those.

[@Hot.coffee141]

Hey Dr Mike, love all your vids. A suggestion to you, a video on specifically on tendons would be interesting. Ways to strengthen it, foods for tendons or how to avoid tendon tears. Thanks 🤝

[@rafaelbueno9088]

Video of hafthor, please

[@amandaandandrewstover3304]

The coolest part about Brian Shaw is that he is a genuinely good dude. The guy could snap most people with little to no effort, but he still chooses to be kind to everyone.

[@nicholassmith7048]

That's because he has said he's afraid of his own strength.

[@finnpangrazio761]

Dr Mike is the king of KZbin shorts

[@KM-hk8tc]

I like Davis Dilley or whatever his name is. Every workout the dude looks like he’s giving it his all. Well produced little vids too

[@AArmstrongC]

Finally you guys updated the Ad for the Hypertrophy App to better understand the what is inside :)

[@mustang8206]

Brian is one of those people that you just have to see to believe. Bro is not human

[@Noname30000]

One of the most humble giants to ever walk the earth + doing a lot for the sport of strongman with his event. Now imagine this monster arm wrestling

[@ZcENmASTa]

14:25 THIS😂😂😂 Gooey goodness😂

[@ShypaxGaming]

Brian is propbably one of the greatest if not the greatest strongmen there ever going to be, he has opened so much of the worlds eyes for the sport, and hes basically advanced the sport a million miles since joining , also he is extremly humble and a very very interesting person , also his friendship with Edward is hilarious

[@TheHipOneMusic]

10:15 he remembered that he had to react to the clip lmao

[@joshuaeason3426]

He's now retired from active competition and running one of the most complete and heavy strongman competitions in the game right now. The Shaw classic/SMOE is quickly becoming the "big one." he is the reason I got into the sport. He's really helped change the game. In his career, they went from competing in parking lots in front of 30 people for $1000 to having multiple competitions a year selling out arenas with high 5 and 6 figure payouts. Big progress in the last decade.

[@PedroMergener-n7o]

Almost 1:27 I think the greatest still is Zydrunnas - I might be wrong though - Idk. But if he isn't the first, certainly might be the second.

[@joshgill3189]

Mitch hooper quickly becoming the best of all time

[@walk-york]

Yeah I think most strongman fans would place Big Z as no 1

[@chrismudd9274]

@@joshgill3189 recency bias, hooper is great and probably the best right now but it’s way too soon to call him the goat

[@Magnusfication]

My vote goes to Pudzianowski for the best strongman athlete. Big Z the strongest of all time when it comes to pure strength. Mariusz combination of insanse strength and agility was just nonsense. Which is why he was WSM 5 times.

[@Maddolis]

Z's by far the most successful, then there's a huge gulf between Brian and the next guy.

[@Himhymn_]

Dr. Mike, love the B Team cross over. I would love to see them on your channel.

[@user-fx6tp3gs8s]

Brian and Thor are both 2 of the most powerful people in human history.

[@ninjadudeofficial]

Careful with the distinction between power and strength. But given their throwing capability, yeah probably true.

[@BrandanTheBroker]

I'd like to think Mitchell Hooper is working hard to knock them 2 down the mountain, but for now yes

[@malomkarom]

@@BrandanTheBroker He's a great strongman, but he's nowhere near as purely powerful or strong as Brian or Thor. The fast twitch capabilities of these guys are just ungodly, a human isn't supposed to be able to do with all the assistance you can imagine. Mitch is the WSM, not taking anything away from him, he found a way to to beat that strength in a mostly strength competition.

[@stan5936]

@@malomkaromYeah I thought so too but he might pull 505kg which should put that narrative to rest

[@Maddolis]

@@ninjadudeofficial True, Lasha's probably the most powerful by a margin!

[@ebenaceto9497]

Been waiting a while for this episode. Brian is a beast!

[@mirzasharamova-if7qq]

Whoa, this is epic! Do more like this!

[@JoshuaOdionson]

I'm still hoping Mike will take a look at Derek Poundstone. He's long since retired from the sport, but the man was something else. He was incredibly methodical in his training and competing, much like Brian here, and he had quite a few World Records just by looking at his Wikipedia page. He was also just brutishly strong. There's a video out there of Derek incline Pressing 220s, overhead pressing the 180s, log press I think 310 for a set of 12, or a 800lb deadlift for a set of 9 when not many people were up there. His biggest problem was that he worked full time as a cop and was on the smaller side, only about 6'1 and 320 or so.

[@wakeruncollapse]

Absolutely blindsided by the sponsorship.

[@ezrinzamri]

Oop, Kuala Lumpur mentioned. Much love from Malaysia, Dr Mike

[@GlenDanzig]

PLEASE do a Westside Barbell/Louis Simmons episode!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!

[@Fedethedangerous95]

I appreciate how this video talked about different topics than the classic bodybuilding technique tips

[@Slaytyr]

Dr. Mike, can you examine my downstairs area to see if its veiny and muscular enough for its size? Thank you

[@anotherman3075]

Mr Shaw is the only person I could call my hero, I admire how humble he is and slows people down from praising him too much 😂 he’s very friendly and a family man!

[@joshburkhalter6907]

When a woman says that she'd rather encounter a bear in the forest than a man, he''s probably the only man that scarier than a bear. But apparently one of the kindest humans alive.

[@pemborsky]

Mehhh. Mariusz Pudzianowski would fuck his ass up.

[@Real28]

Him and Eddie seem like actual genuine teddy bears.

[@dabrownone]

Humans have weapons, brains, and a bad attitude. Bears only have 2 of those ool

[@smeshsmesh9695]

He"s so nice I genuinely can't even imagine him saying a bad word 😂, let alone do bad things

[@techLiteracy_]

@@dabrownoneyou sir is the proof against your own statement, clearly not all human have brain

[@JaegerValk-feeney]

I swear, the thought of seeing Brian Shaw in the NFL… He’d be a god tier DT. Wingspan, power, explosiveness, speed, size. I can imagine him being one of the best DTs in history.

[@bigbleach2379]

Brian Shaw should be the King Pin!!

[@Euduchaus]

He have kind eyes. Don't look like a psychopath.

[@Paroex]

​@@EuduchausUnfortunately, eyes, and looks in general, are a very poor indicator of what kind of person someone is like on the inside (unlike what Disney and media in general teaches children). If psychopaths had their lack of empathy radiating out of their eyes they wouldn't be able to manipulate people.

[@Euduchaus]

@@Paroex er.. I was talking about movie villains.

[@Lost_itt]

You nailed this. The Brian vs Zydrunas era was the greatest in history so far for strongman sport. Bill Kazmair was the most entertaining, though. Brian's sets of 2 are for extremely targeted work at a very specific speed. It only works because his foundation is already into the stratosphere. For normal gym bros I absolutely agree with you, and even less for newcomers.

[@youssefkhreiss4884]

Make a video about Aleksander Karelin please

[@michaelholder98]

Promise you all those implements are easily over 100KG. Strongman is amazing, love seeing you do this! B Shaw is an awesome human being

[@user-tz8el7tk7z]

Do a critique on Mitchell Hooper

[@norm9069]

I like how you explained getting stronger on the dumbbells is not about doing just dumbbells and trying to push heavier dumbbells over time. When I was in my 20's I never did heavy dumbbells till I was hitting heavy on all the accessory exercises for bench itself. Once I started hitting 200-220 on the bench, did I take the heavier dumbbells for a ride. Downside, our gym only went up to 50kgs dumbbells, so by that stage, they were more for a warm up than working sets. By then we were doing the 50's for more stability work, like one arms floor presses etc.

[@FindSpencer]

He’s not the greatest strongman of all time, but he’s definitely on the mt Rushmore

[@havenless3551]

Big Z, Brian, Mariusz, Thor

[@Ignacyjablonski12]

He did win it like 4 times. I think Mariusz Pudzianowski is the best.

[@gcracker2512]

As a Strongman Competitor I've been waiting for this reaction video!

[@parallelarms5645]

Full Rom Blinks

[@bubbaballer88]

I’d love to see the two of you guys do a lift together. While you’re probably not going to teach him anything (and vice versa), you can give each other a peak into each other’s world’s and why you train the way you do. And you both seem very easy to get along with.

[@tarr6082]

welcome back to reviewing big burly men with freaky mike

[@tnatstrat7495]

Dude you got to that ad read like you were trying to crash a blimp into it. Im amazed. Ive never seen anything like that.

[@LatimusChadimus]

I'm surprised he didn't record this entire video on mute because what much can he say hahaha

[@thomasswanson6405]

I feel like you spend a lot of time in your head having conversations with people who aren't there..like random, stream of consciousness conversations. And I'm here for it.

[@erikschlichenmaier6902]

Brian Shaw just recently did a video on his body fat percentage. The results showed that he sits at just above 18%

[@MR-ek6yk]

lmao that is just so insane

[@zackbob6]

Love Brian Shaw. Found him thanks to the almighty algorithm. I watched Demolition Ranch, who featured Robert Oburst, who was on History Channel with Brian, Nick Best, and Eddie Hall; which then led to Brian's channel. One of the few times the algorithm got it right. Been watching him ever since.

[@Schacal6666]

Brian has a "weak" chest, cause he nearly never trained it directly. Which means if he would focus on BP etc he would be evern crazier

[@austinlumina3407]

After testing the waters training with your advice normally I transferred over to strongman taking all the main pointers and personally have seen significant growth over the last almost year of doing strongman, (not to say thqt bodybuilding didn’t work on me I just love strongman more and therefore go way harder)

[@andrewshaver5800]

1:15 Zydrunas Savickas: Am I nothing to you???