Lalas at 5'10" competing with these monsters is insane
@ShayeForTheDay10 ай бұрын
And Graham Hicks is also 5'10". Two absolute beasts
@jmcsquared185 ай бұрын
He got all five stones loaded despite the obvious height disadvantage and having to basically press them onto the platforms after realizing he was too short. That is unbelievable. I kinda wish stones got scaled for height.
@adrianfitzpatrick1089Ай бұрын
Just shows you don't need to be 6 foot plus to compete at the top.
@travisbosco8469 Жыл бұрын
What a lineup! And that Z/Shaw photo finish on the stones was amazing.
@itsjustme16162 ай бұрын
It’s wild that from 2009 to 2016 the only winners of WSM were Big Z and Shaw. 2009 Z 2010 Z 2011 Shaw 2012 Z 2013 Shaw 2014 Z 2015 Shaw 2016 Shaw
@aurelmatthews4164 Жыл бұрын
That overhead medley was incredibly entertaining and interesting to watch. Seeing Oberst and Arsjo struggle with the stability of the barbell press really showed us, the viewers, how much balance and stability is involved with lifting such weights.
@thinkforyourself210918 күн бұрын
I think it's really because it's a thin bar, not Olympic standard, so quite wobbly.
@andrewgilbert96372 жыл бұрын
Mike Burke was a SAVAGE wow! That pressing medley was wild
@meanmugging Жыл бұрын
At 40 years old too, real beast
@asketillus8679 Жыл бұрын
Terrible we haven’t got to see more of him these years. Seemed like an awesome dude
@dududududu60192 жыл бұрын
these videos motivates me every day to move my lazy ass and go to gym.
@john-sx2si3 ай бұрын
It's crazy, 90% are more than 6'3", a six footer here would be tiny
@bagaskarahadjarputra60702 жыл бұрын
As a personal message from his lost back in 2012 due to bicep injury on his right arm, this is totally Brian's message to retook the title for the 2nd time. Totally worth it. And it is a shame this is the last time we've seen Vytautas Lalas went into the WSM before he plagued with a horrible Back injuries in 2014 and continued the next year until he retired. Hats off to the awesome arm wrestler guy with his great shoulder power.
@DJlegionuk2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing these, I look forward to the next.
@riverwalkhomebuyers9 ай бұрын
When Brian pulled 974 and the camera panned over to Z, you could see in his face that he knew he was fucked. lol
@natepolidoro4565 Жыл бұрын
Those years, B and Z were so close to each other.
@spacedaddy5517 Жыл бұрын
Brian slaps big Z on the butt, and Big Z jumped. Hahaha, then Brian is like, what have I done ?. In Lithuania this not understood, why men slap each other on the butt.
@TetraOnYT2 жыл бұрын
Need more finals of Brian winning!
@radziubaker2 жыл бұрын
Let him win something
@NSD-fp9qj2 жыл бұрын
@@radziubaker he’s won 4 titles and 3 Arnold classic title fym
@brettmoberg61402 жыл бұрын
Shaw is one of the strongest men to ever live in my opinion. I think that Shaw actually over thinks things when he competes & that's when he makes mistakes. Brian needs to play a Superhero in a Marvel Movie. He could be called Gigantor. Brian couldn't be a nicer guy. I wish they wouldn't show the winner on the Thumbnail. Ruins it for us who have forgotten the winner that year or haven't even seen it yet.
@bentanaka23242 жыл бұрын
@@brettmoberg6140 strongman in recent years has been a lot more speed than strength like you still need a lot of strength but you need to be quick and brian while been stronger than the tohers he doesnt have the speed
@brettmoberg61402 жыл бұрын
@@bentanaka2324 That is so true Ben. I think that's how Tom Stoltman has won the last 2 WSM Finals because of his younger age & because he is so very quick & of course uber strong. Tom might win several more. I just wish Shaw would Win his 5th Title cause I know that's what he has been Training so hard for the last few years. If the events were all Static Events like presses, deadlifts & squats then I'm sure he would have Won at least one more but since some of the events are timed moving events it is so hard to move Shaw's 400 lb Frame around & plus he is 40 yrs old going against 20 somethings.
@nickr48372 жыл бұрын
Big Z doing overhead presses. . forgot how amazing he was in this event
@LyricTenor852 жыл бұрын
Total domination in the overhead medley by Big Z. The most impressive, and least surprising event result of the contest. lol
@natepolidoro45652 жыл бұрын
Brian slapping Big Z's ass in the super yoke is just a lovely moment.
@riverwalkhomebuyers9 ай бұрын
Brian's energy was insane that year. From the deadlift win and the yelling, to slapping big Z on the ass. That's a gesture that means "I'm the boss".
@MhanJara2 жыл бұрын
R.i.p jenkins
@mikestockinger1602 жыл бұрын
He was not well during this competition and still finished 4th. He passed away a few months later.
@IanChumba Жыл бұрын
Hafthor was not yet in his prime here in 2013 but Brian shaw was
@thinkforyourself210918 күн бұрын
Thor missing the 925 deadlift surprised me. He really made up for it later on.
@intellex551 Жыл бұрын
I always followed WSM every year at Christmas here in the UK. But I didn't remember Mike Jenkins. He was very impressive in the 2012 contest and I think he would have been a real contender. Very sad
@CankleCankle Жыл бұрын
He died at 31 from chronic steroid abuse. I imagine he encountered problems along the way and was urged to dial it back. He probably knew the risks and decided that it was worth it.
@thinkforyourself210911 күн бұрын
Shaw really trained hard in deadlift from 2012 to 13, it seems. He was not only gifted physically to be a great strongman, but he also had a good work ethic and fighting spirit. And he organized great contests. A really remarkable man.
@styxxrivers7576 Жыл бұрын
that was a real pleasure to watch from 2023. THANKS.
@andrewgilbert96372 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing in a video from Hafthor that basically his friend/team member I think maybe Stefan Solvi had basically said after Brian went that Hafthor should just go out and do his best and try for 2nd place and that pissed him off because why not try for 1st, so he went out and blew the event out of the water. I think this must have been that year. Interesting!
@tempo8692 жыл бұрын
Crazy that Hafthor didn’t win more titles, must’ve gotten unlucky
@EbonAvatar Жыл бұрын
@@tempo869 The field was very deep in these years. Tough to win a lot of titles when you are going against Shaw and Big Z in their primes
@---Blue Жыл бұрын
@@tempo869 Thor constantly podiumed during prime Z and Shaw era, there just wasn't enough room for the 3 of them
@maticsimonic9673 Жыл бұрын
@@EbonAvataryeah, and right when Z fell of he was replaced by Eddie for two years, if it weren’t for them, then today Hafthor would be undisputed goat of strongman
@intellivisionmaster799910 ай бұрын
Too bad Z peaked at 36 years old…. Had he peaked younger he would have had 8 titles!
@Smitlors2 жыл бұрын
What an amazing contest
@anthonybaney96847 ай бұрын
6:20 Dudes hand looks like he slapped a cheese grater 😬
@andaran Жыл бұрын
So weird that they use so much time showing the overhead medley and just breezes through the max deadlift in minutes...
@thinkforyourself210918 күн бұрын
WSM rushed through in the editing to make it for pay for view I guess. I much prefer the unedited Arnold and Shaw contests on youtube. WSM is also notorious for taking a long time to release the video.
@user-df2uu3qp3y11 ай бұрын
why are the police taking videos with the crowds lmao
@dennisvansant12792 жыл бұрын
That lockout for Mike. Oooof.
@rumblerumble2276 Жыл бұрын
Hard to watch Jenkins looking exhausted and knowing that he passed away after this competition.
@andredao Жыл бұрын
WSM should go back to this times...
@randykinley1766 Жыл бұрын
Big Z always great watching him and Shaw compete.
@dennisvansant127910 ай бұрын
I love Brian but man you gotta admit he was lucky to take 4th in the dumbbell ladder with that performance. Zydrunas was such a dominant presser. Same could be said for Zydrunas surprisingly not winning the Deadlift, though.
@sbsb49959 ай бұрын
Good stuff 😂❤
@karlweaver3540 Жыл бұрын
This isn`t like Mr Olympia where the top athletes only do 1 comp. These guys are travelling around the world competing in numerous comps. Sometimes they are physically fucked when it matters...........
@thinkforyourself210911 күн бұрын
Funny to see Thor weaker on the deadlift now that he is so strong at it. He really worked hard at it. It's not just size; those who win have to have a strong work ethic.
@thinkforyourself210918 күн бұрын
Notice the difference between WSM, on one hand, and Shaw productions and Arnold classic strongman on the other. WSM takes half a year to come out and is very produced but cuts out most of the action. It's designed for tv. Shaw and Arnold contests show everything (much like Crossift) and are designed for KZbin, and they are immediate. I much prefer the latter format. WSM needs to show its contests the same way; I think they'd get more views in the end. Also, WSM flies these guys out some remote locale; the one in Africa's heat was unfair to the athletes.
@nickvassiliadis9 ай бұрын
THE ONLY TRUE COMPETITION
@thinkforyourself210911 күн бұрын
They should have adjusted the heights for the stones. Unfair to Lalas but he did it anyway, dropping two due to height.
@bryanomalley78904 ай бұрын
Jenkins would have been challenging for GOAT by now
@Alex_2o92 жыл бұрын
The new trophy looks way better
@mark4lev Жыл бұрын
I think Brian campaigned to get better trophies for 1-3.
@beepyou34 Жыл бұрын
>it looks like he could be either a good guy or a bad guy >ends up playing one of the most unambiguously evil characters in the show
@DavidSchwab-u8i8 ай бұрын
I am 190 ounds and have lifted 186 tons can I cpete at 5 foot 6 inches please respond.
@Shooter_Mcgavin935 ай бұрын
Burke was a beast!!
@EVO6- Жыл бұрын
The commentator doesn't even know the difference between a barbell and dumbell
@jack9029022 жыл бұрын
Atlas stone close finish!
@kingofscots2 жыл бұрын
The bobble guy is back again hahaha
@gibsonatorhb66912 жыл бұрын
2022 would be awesome... no sign of it on the Paramount + or CBS Sports streaming service 🤷♂️
@pcvolwarrior812 жыл бұрын
For real. I would watch every second of it on a streaming service, episodic or not.
@thinkforyourself210911 күн бұрын
I wonder what the Chinese audience thought of these monstrous men from overseas? Quite a spectacle.
@abhisheknegi3819 Жыл бұрын
This was not strongest man...This was World's Fastest Strongest man show...🤣🤣
@bobkin6116 ай бұрын
Yeah put the guy who won on the thumbnail
@WAFFLEZZ_92 Жыл бұрын
Mike Burke was very impressive
@alangrace86285 ай бұрын
Mike Jenkins complaining about not feeling well... sadly he would be dead soon after this event from long term steroid abuse... r.ip. Mike
@wiscored88 Жыл бұрын
Kind of irritating the russian came in with numerous injuries and couldnt finish when they could have had eddie hall in as a replacement…feel so bad for eddie when he was first starting out to get into WSM
@KeithGreenshields Жыл бұрын
Mike Jenkins RIP
@alexsveles343 Жыл бұрын
America has started to produce some strong man finaly. Traditionally in Europe it was always the Icelanders Russ8ans and even some Scottish highlanders who dominated the strenght sports
@maticsimonic9673 Жыл бұрын
Polish weren’t bad either. Strongman unfortunately isn’t very popular in Europe, too bad its non existent in the Balkans cause there are a lot of big and tall dudes there.
@thinkforyourself210918 күн бұрын
It's surprising to see Thor miss a 925 lb deadlift now that he has a world record in it. He must have trained hard in the last decade to get to that point.
@sefermenace603814 күн бұрын
He doesn’t have a world record deadlift
@thinkforyourself210914 күн бұрын
@@sefermenace6038 Hafthor Bjornsson deadlifted 501kg, and although it was not at a deadlift meet. It was in Iceland in a gym. They weighed each plate and had a referee Magnus ver Magnusson who does the same job at WSM -- so Thor did it. I believe Trey Mitchell did a cheat deadlift of 505 kg in contest (meaning rested at the knees). But I acknowledge that Eddie Hall broke the world record of 500 kg. He was the first but not the last.
@mlksntch Жыл бұрын
Jenkins 400lbs ??? He is half the size of Oberst ...
@SJR4815 Жыл бұрын
Rewatching these older years, it's definitely apparent that the contests have become a little bit less intense like Brian has expressed time and time again. That overhead medley would likely still be challenging for half the pack in todays competition. The whip on those barbells looks like an absolute man maker.
@LyricTenor858 ай бұрын
Pfft.....I seriously doubt any of the current competitors could complete that medley.
@daviesugo76418 ай бұрын
@@LyricTenor85 Mitch Hooper would probably win this comp. Lots of this events are great for him. Including the overheD medley. Not saying he'll win in every wsm. But this particular one was tailor made
@matimus1006 күн бұрын
Commentator is obsessed with babies
@aussiebodie10 ай бұрын
Comment 🏋♂️
@jaiden3149 Жыл бұрын
51:30
@jordanpratt38212 жыл бұрын
Dammit man,if big z could beat shaw on the stones......
@jordanpratt38212 жыл бұрын
@@zebensolomon4950 or for people with short arms,and big bellies. The fact that he did them as well as he did is a testament.
@ricksteinborn2458 Жыл бұрын
@Zeben Solomon 2010 they finished on equal points. just saying
@Rock-gi9fn Жыл бұрын
he beats him the problem is the height of the stones supports ,too tall .
@latibmajid9010 Жыл бұрын
Stop the American win this contest!!
@jhersonandrade9896 Жыл бұрын
brian was given too many points at the end he couldn't complete the previous phase and still won he didn't deserve to win big z is too strong
@Saskatchetooner7 ай бұрын
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@binladen34444 Жыл бұрын
HHHHHmjHHHH
@Estate1997Italia2 жыл бұрын
27:40 Mariusz Pudzianowski was a juicehead, he cheated....