Gigachad Bar to Gold Medal

China's new 102kg, Liu Huanhua or 'gigachad', competed at the world weightlifting championships 2023 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He won the men's 102kg category with a 224kg clean and jerk. Liu Huanhua now sits at the top of the Olympic rankings.
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[@Mortality71]

Got into weightlifting because of the video you made about Liu at the world champs in Columbia last year. He has quickly become my favourite lifter. Hope to see him at the Olympics in 2024

[@o-neil]

There's just something about him that makes you want to root for him haha, he just seems like a nice guy

[@SuperSoldiers_WL]

COLOMBIA

[@shinjiyoshida141]

@@SuperSoldiers_WL ColumBIA

[@daj835]

Amazing, how is this even possible, he jumped 3 weight classes and is still world champ!!! Side fact, I know they are in totally different categories, but Lasha snatching the 102 CJ is just crazy jeje Love WLH, thanks for all the great content you provide to us WL Lovers around the world 💪🏽🏆🇨🇷

[@plavyn]

Lasha does have 80% more body weight 😂, but your point is still fun

[@AdStellae-]

@@plavynLasha is like 178.

[@plavyn]

@@AdStellae- which is pretty much exactly 80% more than Giga

[@daj835]

​@@plavynLasha must have been like Liu when he was ariund 5 years old jajaja

[@SevZG]

how is it possible? PEDs of course

[@fusong1111]

dude is no where near his final form as 102kg lifter. I can see him snatch 186kg, C&J 230kg in near future

[@o-neil]

He's only like 98kg now, I bet at full 102 bodyweight, 190 and 230+ is possible. It takes lifters a while to adapt to new bodyweight, and he was 89kg only a few months ago

[@CJFranciss]

Really hope so

[@fusong1111]

well, he just snatched 185kg, C&J 233kg in Asian game to win the gold in 109kg category.

[@Toolkit333]

@@fusong1111 lol just came back to this video after watching his asian games lifts. fkn insane

[@eloiishya]

Currently at October 2023 he has done 185/233 Body weight: 100.8kg He will do 190/240 as a 102kg by 2025

[@davidk6269]

I love these "bar to gold medal" videos. Thank you!

[@roncaruso931]

Good old roids.

[@Lechedeesnuts]

@@roncaruso931 ?

[@roncaruso931]

@@Lechedeesnuts ?????

[@majinbro280]

I know very little about weightlifting, I don't train it, or watch it. But I follow WLH and love every video since back when you guys only had 30k subscribers and I am so happy you've gotten this far! Keep up the good work and keep getting the sport out there

[@nicholastartaglia4276]

how do you know so little or not "watch it" when you've been watching for years lol if you watch these videos, you know more about the scene than even the athletes themselves

[@user-jx2gw4cn2j]

You don't watch it but you've been watching it since 30k subs. Okay then 😂😂😂😂

[@crazycjk]

Why the doubt in the replies? I'd put myself in the same category as Majinbro. I train powerlifting, I have the mobility to CnJ and Snatch but I don't enjoy it as much. I watch most WH videos and been subbed since probably also about 30K. I have never watched weightlifting aside from the Olympics, and I have no idea who the lifters are other than the very top few. Not everyone here is/considers themselves an avid weightlifting fan, and that's okay. Big fan of WH and Seb though.

[@nicholastartaglia4276]

@@crazycjk so you just watch the videos and dont retain anything? just 10 min and then your brain refreshes? Watching these videos for years should give you a good sense of what weightlifting is as a sport. or is this your alt account lol

[@crazycjk]

@@nicholastartaglia4276 to a degree, yes. For example, the video today - I absolutely love the athleticism of the lifts, especially watching the slo-mos. I won't remember Liu's name in a couple of months unless he's in some more videos in the meantime. I fail to see why this is a problem - I watch for much more for the admiration and enjoyment of the movements, than the sport itself

[@abdulrahimroslan1771]

When u think about it, it’s crazy that tian tao able to C&J for 230kg at 96 category

[@gingerayyle]

I'm always so impressed with the nerves and consistency these athletes have with hitting huge jumps in lifts-my heart races in anticipation of attempting a fraction of this weight and they manage to do it on an international stage with their careers on the line

[@jewelsnjoy]

this guy ATE

[@xiaoyu1837]

Giga doesn’t disappoint

[@anatolyalperovich9069]

heroism and friendship

[@jctai100]

I know this is obvious, but that is 5 plates on each side at your standard gym. Imagine trying to squat that after you built it up ON the rack and him just putting it on the rack. He lifted that off the ground!

[@vfxforge]

NO FEAR!

[@fabiobonetta5454]

He makes thick boys look slim

[@Ricardo-ty9ob]

Absolute chad!

[@user-cf7ud6eu1n]

Best

[@drip369]

Yeeeeeeeeah

[@tonyteh]

thats mad volume

[@slp8093]

SAVAGE

[@charliee7112]

Love the backstage stuff

[@hustlebears]

So proud of Vietnamese and Thais athletes to lead the ranking of U55, they have come over so mass obstacles. It's a real big pity that these countries media paid no attention and few reslize their phenomenal achievements.

[@abdulrahimroslan1771]

And one month later, he c&j 233kg..truly gigachad💯

[@ezekiel884]

Trigger warning for 0:41 lmao But in all seriousness - wow, we really get to see his power and ferocity with the up close warmup footage! Thanks for the video

[@GaYpAcO]

diD hE jUsT dRoP aN eMPtY bArbElL????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@cliptomaniac2562]

Barbell go brrr!

[@bernardjameswilson]

I wonder what the protocol is when using their singlets. Who gets to use the red ones and who gets to wear the blue ones.

[@hongeast5174]

Basically there is no protocol from the team, athletes are free to choose the one they love.

[@atmoodybooty]

I always thought about it, too! In wrestling, you have a red and blue singlet, and each wrestler must wear their respective red or blue version opposite their opponent; I assumed it was the same here for a few months, then realized China was the only team that had red and blue 😂

[@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300]

@@hongeast5174 I feel like all their color choices make sense. Tian Tao looks weird wearing blue and Lu Xiaojun looks weird wearing red.

[@thapelomaikhi416]

Its a great video however a feel like WLH can still do another or proper video for the 102 cat review. The one that show the real competition between the lifters. The competition was close at one stage i felt like he was gonna lose.

[@zhuojunjian5976]

Its meaning is 'awesome, badass, super cool'. It consists of two Chinese characters 牛 (Niu/new) and 逼(Bi/bee).

[@thechosenone93]

I was with you up until your pronunciation of “niu”,it’s pronounced exactly the same as “Neo” from the Matrix

[@jewelsnjoy]

Jesus I though niu means cow !

[@thechosenone93]

@@jewelsnjoy That’s “niu rou” which is beef. An example of using it would be “niu rou mian” which is beef noodles. I’m sorry I don’t know how to put the characters in a comment🤷🏿‍♂️

[@AdStellae-]

@@thechosenone93 Is Liu then pronounced more like Leo then?

[@thechosenone93]

@@AdStellae- Yes it is pronounced exactly like that Liu Huanhua Leo - huh-when - huh-wha

[@thephotochad]

The Chads shall rule them all

[@agun377]

Due to inflation of this man into a chad, 100kg is the new 20kg.

[@rookiebird9382]

9:00 Niubi

[@hira4369]

His empty bar drop height is on point

[@drip369]

Deeeeeeeeyumm boii

[@fusong1111]

I can't believe I'm saying this, but dude has become Tian Tao 2.0 with much better success rate

[@LucasDimoveo]

I’m curious what his coaches said to him

[@torch469]

Chad ~

[@mariomilcha]

Why the red light on first clean???

[@buttersquashed7797]

heaviest ever chinese weightlifter world champ?

[@bernardjameswilson]

In the men category I think so. Li Wenwen is over 140kg.

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

isn't Yang Zhe 105? oh wait.. nvmd he got silver

[@AdStellae-]

@@user-tz9jh6pv2j Yang was a 109 when he got the silver

[@user-gj1yf7hy5i]

In the 1997 WWC, there was one Chinese lifter (Cui Wenhua) who won the gold medal in the men's 108kg class. So yeah, the Gigachad is not quite the heaviest, but I'm sure he is the second heaviest Chinese lifter to become a world champion. If he does get selected to compete in Paris next year as a 102kg lifter, he can make history by becoming the heaviest Chinese Olympic champion.

[@BenButler50]

1:50 idky but there’s just something funny about giga Chad lifting to Eminem lol

[@AThakurLifts]

Pleasant surprise lol

[@pickypuck9486]

How did he go from 89-102in like 1 year?

[@charlesburden2973]

Chicken, broccoli, and rice 💁🏿‍♂️

[@diegomotta7033]

It's not literally 13kg bulk, maybe he is above the limit of 89kg category out of competion and gain about 5kg muscle mass and more fat and be more hydrated.

[@Tom-vu1wr]

He's underweightm I think maybe 97-98 and he's also bloated

[@kittlydelrey]

He weighed in a bit over 98 for this competition, and he added a lot of fat as well as muscle. While the CN team is obviously on a lot of drugs, this is doable even without drugs within the span of a year. Look up a picture of him at 89 and see how shredded he was there.

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

@@kittlydelrey dont need drugs. i can go from 89 to 102 in 6 weeks. just get me some gift cards to dominos and KFC

[@ThatOnlyAsianGuy]

I feel like 200kg is the standard in Olympic lifting lol 😅

[@roncaruso931]

Where is the Lasha video? Looks like Lasha will never do a 500kg total.

[@ajithsidhu7183]

Please do on how.he gained so much muscld

[@Tom-vu1wr]

Looks to have gained a lot of fat

[@giuseppeborgia7255]

💉🧪

[@jewelsnjoy]

that's muscle + fat + water. and he's still 4-5kg to fill out for this class

[@user-tz9jh6pv2j]

@@giuseppeborgia7255Italians are so weak

[@Lechedeesnuts]

he didn't gained only muscles, obv he's on roids, altough i'd say gaining 9kg in a year with probs half of that in fat is doable even as a natty

[@ninersnation3298]

Is he stronger than those european men in the european strongest men competiton tv show?? pound for pound, those giant europeans are like 500 pound beast.

[@juanpaulolegaspi7341]

What's his official weight by the way?

[@relentless-66]

Weighed in at under 97kg

[@AdStellae-]

@@relentless-66 That's wrong, he was like 98.5 according to Dan at WLH

[@stepheny2956]

Why was his first try a no lift?

[@beholdiamglamdringsbane89]

He 'double stepped' his rear leg on the clean. The announcers use a more technical description but that's how it makes sense to me.

[@AdStellae-]

@@beholdiamglamdringsbane89 The problem wasnt his feet moving, it was that his elbow unlocked temporarily

[@matte3721]

First lift shoulve been 3 whites

[@______-im2cn]

Not impressive at all when you have guys in lighter weight categories doing the same or more.

[@AdStellae-]

Who has lifted more in lighter categories recently?

[@______-im2cn]

@@AdStellae- carlos. tian etc

[@JoeyMa1996]

​​@@AdStellae-I think Tian Tao in the 96kg category did a 231 clean and jerk in the Tokyo Olympics qualifier?

[@AdStellae-]

@@JoeyMa1996 That was the last olympic qualification cycle though. This is a "new" olympic class. And Liu's not even reached 102 kg bw.

[@devils.advocate]

Does anyone know the brand of his belt and knee sleeves? I've been looking for a nylon belt like that. I'm also open to recommendations if anyone has one. - Thanks

[@wcurious]

the knees are def Lü Xiaojun, but i am prob good to assume the belt is too

[@faggianogeuiseppi5135]

Why would you not show the snatches too

[@PhantomCucu]

Amazing ! 💪💪💪 Stronger than Klokov 👀👀👀Unbelievable

[@-TK-]

Its too soon to say. Klokov could push press huanhua's clean and jerk in training.

[@-angeldust]

​@@-TK-but klokovs best competition cj is 232

[@AdStellae-]

@@-TK- @PhantomCucu Klokov snatched 196 and did 232 in the clean and jerk.