Heavy Axle Session.. The World Record Is Not Safe

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

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[@ronniemillsap]

Hi mitch! i come from arm wrestling, you may help the pinch if your bicep by doing pronator and supinator specific exercises. hope it helps!

[@Ethos1231]

“Accepting” maybe?

[@BrockGrimes]

Glad you talked about belt placement, cause NO ONE does. New to lifting I was like is this too high, too low, too tight, whats it supposed to feel like, etc.

[@electricalstuff259]

Man it's absolutely mental that Eddie strict pressed it.

[@AlasdairThompson]

I mean, that's pretty much why Mitch is so confident he can break the record... Eddie basically put it all on his triceps and deltoids, Mitch is using his whole body.

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

I remember all the other strongmen would push up the weight with straight arms in clean and jerk if thats right, but Eddie just pulled the weight up to his chest, got a good grip, then effin pushed it up straight with no help from the legs!

[@zachk2060]

Peak Eddie was built like a sphere

[@battlescar45]

Peak Eddie static strength was unreal

[@Ian-if2lf]

its a different lift really, the rules need looking at

[@Micheldied]

I don't really watch sports outside of strength sports. The most iconic moment I've ever seen is Mateusz repping the stone at the Arnold 4 times (although any time he's done that stone is just amazing).

[@randallgd]

Greatest single day sporting achievement. Motorcross in 2006 Motocross Ricky Carmichael Lapped the entire field at Millville, Minnesota. Wishing you much success in all your upcoming events Mitch!

[@boostedchicken001]

Your dumb

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thank you :)

[@CrippedtoRipped]

It was awesome to have you working out in our gym this week and it was great to meet you!

[@ditulz1]

I'm so impressed by you dude and it goes so far beyond the titles and wins. You are so humble and willing to impart knowledge to both expert and novice lifters. Thank you for all the great content!

[@TylerADV]

For me personally, it's Eddie's 500 KG deadlift. I can watch that 1000 times and never be less amazed.

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

My most iconic sporting moment ever: Lasha Talakhadze's 225/267 kg snatch/c&j for a weighlifting total of 492 kg at the last olympic games. Not only is he the only person to ever total 480 kg, but his total is even over 490 kg. Before him, 220 kg snatch was considered impossible, and it's still never been achieved by anyone else, but he not only did that, but increased it to 225 just by himself. Also, except his weightlifting records, all other weightlifting world records for all other categories have never bettered the old records from the 80s and 90s. His achievements go beyond any other achievements in any sport, in my opinion.

[@sammathews2460]

As a Tennis fan, it's probably Federer saving match point in the fourth set of the Wimbledon Final versus Nadal with a down the line backhand winner. Best Tennis Final I've ever seen, and I didn't even see it live :D

[@No-Gumph]

That 207kg was such sheer force of will. It's crazy that you can lift 3 of me above your head! My greatest sporting moment was Michael Johnson coming off the bend in the 200m at the Atalanta Olympics. He came off of the bend so far ahead and absolutely decimated the world record. It wasn't bettered until 2008 by Usain Bolt and only 2 men have run 200m quicker in 27 years. It changed the reference point of what was possible.

[@thomastussey2774]

One of the iconic moments of mine was watching the “moose” win the worlds strongest man in 2023. Had my daughter with me and that made it even more special! Keep up the hard work moose!

[@johnpauladamovsky86]

Mitch has found his true calling in life... How is he going to be able to quit in 5 years, leaving as an undisputed world-champion, in order to do a triathlon, as a rank amateur? This is going to be a great 5 years...! So we need to enjoy it while it lasts.

[@possiblypoet]

He’s quitting in 5?

[@petershortland478]

Mitch has always said his true calling is helping people with his job. He treats strongman as like his hobby, he enjoys it but it's not his priority

[@Alienspecies635]

He is a very intelligent man. I understand he wants to be as healthy and live as long as possible to be with his family and loved ones so I'm sure he will actually stop strong man exactly when he says he will and go on to other endeavors that he will go on to conquer. The man is a machine!!

[@johnpauladamovsky86]

@@petershortland478 Make no mistake, Mitch "The White Mamba" Hooper is in it to WIN IT...! He knows that the bigger and stronger he gets, the less excuses he needs to make. He is sacrificing who he is today, for who he's gonna be tomorrow. Voluntary self-sacrifice is the name of the game.

[@Internet_Tough_Guy]

⁠@@petershortland478that’s why he’s the 🐐 imagine if he put all his time and energy into strongman full time rather than a weekend hobby. He would be unstoppable. lol joking. Obv Mitch dedicated at least 5 years of his life to strongman specifically. It’s impossible to be at that level and only do it as a hobby lmao.

[@bdawg2513]

Overhead record coming soon. You got that in bag man. As far as my sport moment... this just takes us back to when I was in high school and taking weight training for the first time ever. I was in 10th grade and I was a puny 125 lbs. My max bench press was 95 lbs.... wait for laughter.... and basically the weakest in the class. By the end of that same school year, I maxed at 215 lbs. Not only was I one proud little fellow, but my coach was happy as hell. He couldn't believe it. I think I made the most progress in the class that year. No supplements or anything. Just myself and food :)

[@pietrom2642]

That seems like very good genetics and work ethics

[@Mr.P.Griffith]

That's actually pretty nuts.. I couldn't even bench my own weight (165lbs) in highschool. So I kept to high reps of mid/light weights. 45lb bench like 70 times. I just bought a bench 3 weeks ago and I'm at 100lbs for 6reps.

[@bdawg2513]

@@Mr.P.Griffith Just keep going and stay consistent while slowly increasing week after week.

[@michaelmullins1290]

I hope you get the record. That back bend is amazing. Then you always bounce it before lifting. Crazy strong. Thanks for all the tips.

[@paulforsythe2325]

My favorite sporting event was Donovan Bailey winning Olympic gold in the 100m for Canadians to be proud. Now we have another to be proud of. That's you Mr. Hopper.

[@jordanbroadhead7388]

Cool to see you were in Cranbrook! I wish I was in town. That's where I grew up. Just competed in my second competition over the weekend. First comp out of the novice category. Been following along trying to learn as much as possible

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

My favorite sports moment ever was when Rudy finally got to play in a game and he made the tackle!...it was real to me lol #LHBK

[@Bobbzorzen]

Iconic moment for me in "sports" was i belive Heroes of the Storm HGC mid season brawl finale in Dreamhack Gen G vs Fnatic, game 7 where Gen G was defending their core and fnatic managed to get the win with Genji final cut dmg after the entire team wipes with 1% left on the core, the final dmg of genji E after he dies that tipped the scales giving them the win and causing Gen G to loose their first series of the entire season. I was there in the audience and the vibe was electric. Or for a "real" sporting moment: Watching Janja Garnbret top the final boulder in Vail making her the first person in history to win every single bouldering world cup in a full season. Watching her jump off the final boulder in tears was iconic for sure

[@Ian-if2lf]

the world of sport is evolving and its only a matter of time before the distinction is made between split, leg-drive and strict axle presses

[@AtlasSiłacz]

Before strongman, I played darts. In my first amateur season in the lowest league, I won 3-2 in our home pub against the best player of the league after being 2-0 behind and having several match darts against me. With this individual win, we won 8-7 as a team and won the league. The crowded pub went completely crazy at my last dart. What a feeling. In two weeks, I have my first strongman competition. It definitely won't be that successful.

[@doritorick]

Mitchell does really deserve the world record for the axle press, because it reminds me of the strength feats that huge men would do at the circus in the 1800s. And with that moustache and that build he really fits my mental image of the stereotypical circus strong man in cheetah print slips.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

I’m here for that mental image 😂😎

[@admgrg23george67]

We just trained at that gym over the weekend. What a great small town gym. Sad we missed you Mitch. Keep killin it!

[@dempseybiscoe1622]

Love watching these old vids knowing he's already smashed the record

[@shaungregory1827]

Have you ever looked into clubbells to improve the shoulder rotations? I've suffered from shoulder issues for decades - and I use clubs to improve my shoulder mobility throughout the rotational planes. Whether it's 360's or Mills, the improvement has been incredible. I don't go super heavy, because all I'm looking for is making sure the rotation without impingement is where it needs to be - the knock on effect has been that I'm much better at overhead pressing than I used to be. Nowhere near what I would even remotely consider strong, but given that my should impingements meant I was incredibly weak in those lifts about a year ago - I'm thrilled with the progress I've made. As an example - prior to using clubbells, The level of discomfort (actually straight up pain) I had with any overhead lifts was ridiculous. Kettlebells have helped me gain some muscular endurance, but the stability and rotation is from the clubs

[@marincuscosmin4396]

Most Iconic sporting moment )) 416 meters sprint in One breath.

[@PcCAvioN]

My most iconic sports moment is Khabib vs MacGregor. I hadn't done boxing in years and didn't follow any combat sports. I had just gotten into the ufc and watching the countdowns and embedded series, and I have been an avid fan since. The dolly incident, the fight itself and the brawl after was poetry in motion. My runner up is Edwards rd 5 head kick of Usman for the title. If you rewatch the fight it's boring, Usman was on his way to another easy title defense. "Don't let him bully you, son" into the picture perfect ko, headshot dead. Sublime.

[@vojtechkorhon4159]

As a Czech person, I feel like I have to mention our team winning the ice hockey World Championship this year. That was a great moment to see.

[@thebigdezshow8971]

The most iconic moment in English football is when my club, Manchester City, won the premier league for the first time. They was competing with Manchester United (our footballing rivals). Manchester City were playing QPR and had to win in order to win the title where as Man United were playing across town at the same time against Sunderland. Manchester United’s game had finished and they had won 1-0 whilst we was 2-1 down with 5 minutes added stoppage time to go (stoppage time is minutes added on at the end to make up for lost time in the game). With no hope left in the crowd and United fans thinking they had won the league Eden Deko scored a brilliant header 2 mins into extra time to equalise. That however wasn’t enough. We needed another goal. Now the crowd was given some hope, the atmosphere become electric cheering their team on. Our players were playing like their lives depended on it. Out of no where Mario Balotelli received the ball at the edge of the box. There seemed to be no where to move or pass to as QPR had nearly their whole team defending in the box. Some how Balotelli scuffed a scruffy ball over to Sergio Aguero, who off balance, tapped the ball into the bottom corner. The scruffiest goal you had ever seen but it didn’t matter. Manchester City had won their first ever premier league title. Even better, it was won over our long term rival. The most iconic commentary moment in football was made that day. Search on KZbin “Balotelli, agueroooooo” and the exact moment will come up. Tell me you don’t get goosebumps watching it.

[@quinnmetcalf8435]

Great session! Axle's looking spicy

[@xSpecterx99999999]

Mitchell, have you seen Iron Biby press an axle at 240kg (only the press, not the clean)!!!!! The video is called "He Pressed 240 kg But Not On A Bench" It is by the channel lifting vault.

[@fakename5015]

Rivalry coming….though so far Mitch has said Bibby is ahead of him.

[@Rip.Van.Winkle_69]

2:10 - 2:28. 😂😂😂 Mitch is funny lol. Did anyone else get the joke? I was crying lol.

[@Rip.Van.Winkle_69]

Man I ate some edibles like a few hours ago. And this had me crying 😂 funniest shit I’ve seen in a while. It had to be a joke right ? I hope it wasn’t serious because I was seriously crying of laughter

[@maxiebojangles5823]

Moose you have this record an you will beat your own record in the over head Again! Best i ever did is beating a 26 yrs younger Jr National Champion in Judo. At the age of 46. Well past my prime but goes to show dont be intimated into thinking there is no chance. There is always a chance. So go for it 💯

[@tcruz81]

I'm a huge fan of Sonny Websters, was one of his first 1v1 clients so I've really enjoyed following the jerk progress. I'm surprised, I guess, they allow it. It's called an axel press, and a jerk is not a press and by physics alone jerks should allow more weight than presses. I'm waiting for strongman comps to make the redip to recieve the jerk illegal and force a push or strict press for a clean and press event

[@Jbertalanic]

I recognize that gym! Awesome to have had you out in Cranbrook and getting the chance to meet ya over the weekend

[@livestrongforever]

amazing like always, informative, pr thrills and wr coming soon

[@MikeyRafiki]

Amazing experience just being in the room watching this man put in the work! I wished you good luck on the axle press record, but forgot to say Happy Father's Day Mitch!

[@Rip.Van.Winkle_69]

15:24 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Mitch is hilarious lolol. The sounds don’t even match 😭😭😭😭. This whole video was a 🧌 lmaooo shoutout to Mitch because everyone in the comments didn’t catch it 😭😂😂 haha

[@RateMyRestaurantYEG]

My best sports moment was July 2023 at Mosaic where you were Mitch. Edmonton Alberta and the 200 lbs atlas stone head to head where at 60 years old I set the pace at 30 reps to beat (actually 31 because I accidentally bulldoged one rep and they wouldn’t allow it so I had to do another) We each had 20 seconds to get the stone over the bar to the our opponent who then had 20 seconds to do the same. I went through 3 or 4 guys. The organizers capped it at 30 reps because people were passing out in the heat. That’s my best moment and memory.

[@jayeugene333]

For me, I just did my first strongman meet at 260lbs and 6 ft 2 in. And I did a 345lb behind the neck axle press. I split jerked it. It was awesome considering I've only trained it for 4 months. I also broke my college's shot put record back in my senior year of college. Those are my 2. 😊

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Absolutely amazing! Congrats man

[@Dev-kv6go]

For Judo won 7 by ippon in a row in Kohaku finishing the line. Kohaku is an open weight king of the hill style tournament with no breaks. My weight at the tournament was 175 for reference and the heaviest guy I faced weighed in a little over 350. That was the most recent. Before that maybe winning state in soccer for my division.

[@TheDougDaniel]

Most iconic sporting moment for me is Willie Miller holding the European Cup Winners Cup trophy aloft after Aberdeen beat Real Madrid in the 1983 final.

[@dirtybiscuit9789]

Incredibly impressive! Will be watching the world record attempt for sure!

[@danielclarke5887]

Breaking my schools bench press record and vertical jump record/ my performance at a power meet my senior year. I got 1st in bench, squat, 40 yd dash, and vertical, and 2nd in power clean. Was a great feeling

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

🙌🙌

[@MasterCloudKicker]

Iconic sport moment: Bowling my first ever 300 in league in 2006.

[@Freshprankstv1]

Big deal, happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hr ago

[@snorrekr]

Petter Northug sprinting for the win in cross-country skiing is quite a boss moment. However, Grosjean walking out of the fire after his crash cannot be topped.

[@Adam-r6h5c]

Wow- great question, and there could be many answers depending on your point of view, but I'll throw 2 out there- Dale Earnhardt winning the Daytona 500 in 1998 and the "Miracle on Ice' in 1980, USA Hockey defeats USSR Hockey. Hey Mitch, I may have missed it, did you ever answer who was your pick for the GOAT of GOATS? Great training session- go break that record!

[@Mr.P.Griffith]

I use to run in the mid western Ontario winters on my lunch break with nothing but swimming shorts and shoes. People would stop their cars and ask if I needed help.. lol. The thing about running is, if you are cold, you just run faster to warm up.

[@cascott01]

2006 Indy 500, Michael Andretti tried to block Hornish Jr so his son Marco could win the race. Andretti had come out of retirement to race with his 19 yo rookie son. It didn’t work but I was SO fired up hoping it would. It was one of the closest finishes on race history.

[@Moldaq]

My sportig moment have to be from the -94 WC in Soccer bronze match for Sweden, when Thomas Ravelli saves the medal for us with his fingertips. And also 2017 when my wife wins her first National championship in HEMA

[@leecourtney1225]

Not even a track and field fan per se but Jonathan Edwards 18.29m triple jump at the 1995 world championships in Gothenburg is clearly the one. Stood for almost 30 years and nobody has really got near it, I have measured out 18 meters to get an idea and it just doesn't seem humanly possible. It may never be beaten.

[@realeques]

as a german my favorite sports moment is definitely the soccer world cup 2014 ... i was 25 years old and it was just magical !

[@comicenthusiast]

Man, I was on the reserve list for the Cranbrook Strongman Classic this year, I turned it down for another comp on the same weekend and then they announced Mitch Hooper would be there as a judge/guest like a week later! 😂

[@tresteg77]

2006, feb 26th, me and my friends where watching the olympic finals in Hockey on the TV as my team "tre kronor" (SWE) was playing the Finnish lions. the three musketeers, Mats sundin, Nicklas Lidström and Peter Forsberg scored the go ahead goal right of the first drop of t he puck in the last period of the game. Just the intensity of 19 and a half minutes of nailbiting to see if we woulkd win or if the Finnish team would score to tie... But we got the gold and i belive all the neighbours heard that as well as we were more than a little bit happy. we where 12 at the time

[@SlashMitchell1994]

Favourite sporting moment; Nakamura free kick for celtic vs man united. One of the greatest of all time

[@thekingofkings9465]

Im gonna give a crack at the axel bar at the gym today because of this vid, thanks bro!

[@bdegrds]

Pinchy bicep feeling in that position can be from brachialis or brachidorialis sticking with bicep. I've had things like that over the years, you can even get some bicep zaps from rhomboid problems

[@Jmr6813]

That video title was prophetic!

[@mattystewart8]

Starting strengths Mark Rippetoe has a suggestion on that bicep tendon issue. Seeme to work for me when i had a similar issue. 10 sets of 3-4 chin ups (double under hand) explosive sets. Do it two or three times a week.

[@darrencollett5630]

As a Birmingham City fan (soccer) my iconic moment would have to be Darren Carter scoring the winning penalty for us to get promoted to the Premier League for the first time in my lifetime

[@DadGetsFit]

Best of luck dude, you got this shit!! Sidenote on zercher hold, i have no idea how you hold it on that psrt of your arm. I did it with 405lbs and pinched a nerve in my forearm and now i have to bend my arms and lock fingers before i lift my arms onto the bar to hold. Massive props

[@alsaadyusama3416]

Champ your video it’s full of information Thank you

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Glad it was helpful!

[@berjohansen]

Most epic moment for me was eddie hall pulling half a ton, everyone said it was impossible.. epic evening

[@coggy7774]

Biby just standing pressed an axle overhead 240kgs easily!! He will be the world record holder after Giants live but still good work Hooper!!

[@Mifune41]

It's so surreal seeing someone quietly and calmly axle clean and pressing 455lbs in a normal looking gym. Most guys that strong would be screaming and smashing things after that crazy ass lift.

[@Sin-uz1bp]

I think you are capable of breaking the WR. I also think your clean is way harder than it needs to be and the time wasted at the top adjusting the bar before the press. You could clean up so much and save so much energy to give you a more fluid rep. Cheering for you big fella. Good luck

[@TekDristan]

It's good to be one of the strongest people in history. OHP repping more than my max bench.

[@fooddog45]

When I was in school I was never allowed to play any organized school sports due to my health and so I did the next best thing which was being a team manager. In middle school (6th-8th grade) I was the team manager for all 4 boys sports teams my school had (football, basketball, wrestling, track & field) all 3 school years in middle school and in 8th grade I was allowed to be a part of the track team and throw the shot put. Fast forward to the end of my 8th grade school year and we had an awards ceremony to honor all the 8th grade students who made honor roll, various other academic achievements, as well as some athletic awards and achievements. One of the awards handed out during the ceremony was "The Reuther Athletic Award" which gets presented to the best athlete in the school. I pretty much assumed that I wouldn't be getting any awards that night and I was just there to support my classmates. Then, to my surprise, the winner of the Reuther Athletic Award for that year was announced as being me. I went up to receive the award and as I was walking up, one of the parents gave me a standing ovations, quickly followed by the rest of the parents, school staff and my classmates. The standing ovation went on for several minutes and as well as being awarded the athlete of the year, one of my teachers reached out to the 4 major professional sports teams and told them about me and they sent me each a letter of congratulations. On June 4th of this year, I was also inducted into the school's brand new Athletics Hall of Fame.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

This is truly incredible 🙌 thank you for sharing your story! Congratulations

[@PanosPlevritis]

Nice tips man! Thank you!

[@ericryerson5776]

One of my favorite sporting moments was placing in my first karate tournament. In both forms and sparring

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Congrats!

[@polarbear4612]

Eddie and Iron Bibbi and Big Z to a lesser extent are built in such a way that they do an inclined bench press to get the weight overhead. For a really strict overhead press you would need to be seated with a back to the seat. That’s how they do the record for strict curl. Not a lift I would be interested in seeing however.

[@roverbandrover]

Top sport moment: Auburn football Kick Six against Alabama with 1 second left in the game

[@piececake5820]

My most iconic moment was a bike trip. I had a camping site near the bodensee. Then i decided to ride one time around the lake and it was awesome. All in 11 hours and 240 km

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

That’s a long day of biking. Hope you were able to walk okay the next day! 😂

[@weekendwarrior8179]

That was really cool to see you struggle with that weight. You don't see that too often on these videos.

[@BrennClinton]

In strong man are you aloud to Jerk the weight? In weight lifting Lasha Talakhadze can jerk 267kg or dose it have to be strict press.

[@brokenbutfixable]

It might be a little adjustment, but if your right bicep hurts try switching your mixed grip to having the right hand as the overhand grip and your left as the underhand. Could help

[@johnacoundouridesmrc9324]

Then Biby pressed 240kg out of a rack You’ve got a shot at the record buddy! Got come stiff competition though, can’t wait to watch in excitement

[@AndrewLav99]

My most iconic moment was 10th grade football. I got a tackle as a 130 lb corner back where i tackled tge 200 lb decfender and the 180lb runner in one hit

[@kizzmitten1]

Fantastic press Moose!

[@graemerothery6189]

Iconic: Lyn Hill free climbing the nose on El Capitan

[@getyourfitonproductions]

Coaching my son's last year in little league baseball with an undefeated season.

[@cwstreeper]

You've got this.

[@BansheeRiderNL]

Great session man! Strong af! Did you see Iron Biby press 240kg axle recently? Anyway LHBK 👍🏻

[@phantasam1904]

Most memorable moment in sports: Michael Phelps winning by the skin of his teeth in the 2008 Olympics in the relay against the French 💯

[@thedriftlessdrifter]

Finishing my first ultra marathon and running the last mile at an 8:00min/mile pace. No idea where that energy came from.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Amazing! Congrats

[@mattholt5063]

Eddie hall currently snacking on swizzles double dip watching that 207kg.

[@francoisdevries1]

2019 Rugby World Cup Final. Springboks thrashing England.

[@KandidGG]

The miracle on ice 💯🇺🇸

[@Klepzeiker1984]

There is a short clip from Iron Bibby, he presses 240kg with axel from the rack.... 240kg....

[@resignurdrnk7535]

if they ever make a live-action Invincible series, they need to cast you as a Viltrumite.

[@NeillWylie]

Stretch tip at the start was dynamite! Thanks

[@nathanlane407]

Its mad that Eddie pressed 216 so easily his static strength was insane. Time for a new record please Mitch 🙏🏻 222!!

[@Kamyen316]

For your right bicep. Have you tried going underhand with the left instead of the right or would it just throw you off and how the setup would be?

[@jonathandock8416]

Most iconic sport moment : I scored a goal in grass hockey the first match I played 🎉 💪🥳

[@bajro8416]

amazing, keep going bud

[@Waizzie]

10:06 say you break the WR (217) and then Biby breaks it again, would you consider that a WR/Show win? Or is the goal to beat Biby at the axle?

[@paulbouvier1997]

IT'S ON BABY 💪

[@paulbouvier1997]

@Meet_And_Greet_mitchellhoope- Barrie YMCA member for over 20 years

[@thomassl1677]

I´m curious on the topic of legacy, if you want to beat the current wr by a single kg much like the deadlift was progressing at one point, or you plan on trying to destroy it? Love your content. keep it up!

[@UnixSysV]

nice incline press 😁

[@RemiliaVampire]

Hey Mitchell what were your marathons like? My greatest moment was winning my age category in Sulphur Springs 100mi in Ancastor, ON about 10 years ago

[@jasonkohler2703]

My greatest sports moment was a couple weeks ago when I pulled 600kg on a 21" axle. Looking to do it in competition in October