How Strong is Lou Ferrigno Really?

How Strong is Lou Ferrigno Really?
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[@howardbrown2913]

Not only is Lou big and strong. He helped train me 40 years ago. Have pictures of us in the gym. Giving and nice. Big hearted man.

[@StrengthUniverse]

That's awesome! Nice to hear a positive experience

[@carlpowers7291]

I don’t know about big hearted as he still to this very day charges even kids for his autograph and he’s clearly making good money.

[@1manforequality]

Not true It was Marvin Eder in the 1950s

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@1manforequality I’m not sure what you me comment is in relation to

[@user-xg1jk2fs1m]

@@howardbrown2913 congratulations bud you were trained by a legend!!.

[@mastermindmartialarts]

His placing at the worlds strongest man is very impressive all things considered.

[@FreshMootz]

Because of hearing loss and my ability to grow fast, Lou was my inspiration to not let your setbacks damage your aspirations.

[@josharnold4638]

We all need to have someone who inspires us! I’m glad you got inspiration from Lou Ferrigno! 😎👍

[@josharnold4638]

@@FreshMootz That’s very Cool that you didn’t let your setback damage your inspiration. It takes guts to get past things that feel like impassable obstacles. Me: “Move aside obstacle, or I’ll barge right through ya! I say, “Barge through life’s obstacles!”

[@zoichikanoe6242]

Lou and Franco were quite something. What I find impressive is that Lou kept his physique the longest of them all.

[@bigd7696]

You haven't seen Robby then.

[@zoichikanoe6242]

​@@bigd7696 Didn't followed much about body building, still some, at the times there, were able to keep their physique for a very long amount of time. Lou was known to me since he made the hulk series, especially because of that. I will be searching info about that Robby man then.

[@mikmoody3907]

@@zoichikanoe6242 Take a look at Jay Cutler at 50.

[@nyobunknown6983]

@@bigd7696 Who is Robby?

[@mtvjackass74]

@@nyobunknown6983 Robby Robertson , still looks great in his 70's!!!!!!!!

[@stevepick9527]

As an old guy, I remember watching the contests. What is amazing. Is that Franco at 185 pounds was lifting the same as guys almost twice his weight! I still remember like it was yesterday during the refrigerator race when he actually started running with that refrigerator on his back and the weight shifted and he blew out his knee badly. No other competitor actually ran with it. I believe if the refrigerator wouldn’t have shifted he would’ve won that event. Absolutely incredible strength!

[@rchydrozz751]

Franco was in the first Terminator movie, his buddy Arnold got him the part. look for him.

[@joep6706]

​@@rchydrozz751he was also in Conan the Barbarian.

[@tomscerbo1588]

Franco had best diet, growing up in Sardinia, Italy! 👍

[@Louis-iz8nq]

​@@joep6706He was the Pict.

[@IronWarrior86]

Lou had his calling in 83-84 after The Incredible Hulk series had wrapped up. He looked fantastic for the Hercules movie in 83 (much better than Arnold in Conan). Had he hustled and trained for the Olympia he could've taken it in 84 before the era of Lee Haney started in earnest.

[@StrengthUniverse]

He did, he’d added a lot of mass during the 80s and got some calf implants along the way. Lou looked awesome and even well into his 60s he carried far more muscle than Arnold which shows the love Lou had for lifting

[@martinlaser7819]

@@StrengthUniverse I should like a strength comparison between Lou Ferrigno and Ralf Moeller.

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@martinlaser7819 Ok, I'll see what I can do

[@techevar]

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer the physiques of that era. They were much more athletic

[@StrengthUniverse]

Me too

[@A-JayFrazier]

It's probably because they look more natural even though they weren't.

[@KroiAlbanoiArbanon]

​@@A-JayFrazierAt least they looked natural. Modern bodybuilders are an abomination.

[@A-JayFrazier]

@user-vf3pe9ce5x yeah, I feel you, man and that's why I would prefer a old school bodybuilders physique.

[@ijonny25251]

back then synthetic Gh was not yet available, and hGh was very expensive and Rhesus Gh was very dirty and deformation was very quick and permanent; therefore, these guys were using 'roids almost exclusively- I think by the late 80s Genetec had released the 1st synthetic Gh and it was much more affordable and the freaks started coming out of the woodwork and that's what we have now. the side effects are different but the end result is the same-severe emotional trauma and often early death

[@danielr01206]

Big Louie has always been an inspiration

[@frankdoe4940]

Still can’t believe that this man didn’t win a mr Olympian title

[@ckobo84]

I never even heard of the Mr. Olympia thing as a kid (or the existence of a guy named Arnold Schwarzenegger). I was only aware of the title of Mr. Universe (and Lou Ferrigno) and assumed that was the end all be all.

[@mauriceesguerra429]

Lou we love you and know you are the nicest guy in body building with a heart the size of The HULK !!! God bless you and your family brother !!! ❤✝🕊🌹😇🙏🤗👍🫀🤩🥳💪

[@80srenaissance67]

All those steroids...it literally is that big

[@user-xg1jk2fs1m]

No matter where No matter when Lou forrigno is and will always be the Incredible Hulk to everyone who knows who he is forever..Michael Cox

[@deanhummel7946]

It would be amazing to meet Lou Ferrigno!!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Yes he's a nice guy, meet him around 2003

[@deanhummel7946]

@@StrengthUniverse WOW what an awesome experience. 🖒🖒

[@StrengthUniverse]

@user-kz4ke8mg4r yes I have heard that too, he charges as do most celebrities at autograph signing usually about $20. Arnold was charging $600 at the UK Arnold’s

[@SuperCanuck777]

There was a scandal regarding him charging fans for his autograph. it blew up in his face in the 90's as i recall when a disabled kids father went berserk for his son being charged money

[@SuperCanuck777]

@@StrengthUniverse 600 quid? is that so,, i've stuck up for arnold over the years when people been slagging him off but sounds like Mike Menzler was right about him being a wanker

[@toddgrogg8005]

I met Mr.Ferrigno, in my home city of Nashua, New Hampshire in 1985. He was as nice as anyone could be. He treated me and everyone so kindly.

[@grahamashton3899]

I saw him at the worlds strongest man contest in 1977 and he was pretty strong then so was Franco Colombo who was also there

[@jcapthehedgehog]

You gotta love big Lou

[@justaguyfromreddit]

what I love is that you always find a way to tell the story of the person in question before jumping to the lifting section, great storytelling

[@richardduplessis1090]

Yeah, that's interesting information.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks mate, pleased that you find the athletes origins interesting 👍

[@martinloo9543]

Regardless of Lou Ferrigno’s claims on the 3 powerlifting lifts, he did a excellent job for someone that didn’t train for the WSM contest. He got disqualified on 3 -4 events because he was totally unfamiliar with the techniques and lost valuable points. He was the strongest bodybuilder that competed in the WSM and even beat Franco Columbu and Mike Dayton. Ferrigno also beat Mike Mentzer in the WSM contest not shown in this video. Those 3 bodybuilders that Ferrigno beat were known for their strength! Two of the most impressive feats of strength by Ferrigno were the bar bending and car lifts because he beat everyone! Ferrigno also should have won the Master’s Mr. Olympia, but got in a argument with the promoter.

[@bigd7696]

No he placed exactly where he deserved at the Masters Mr. Olympia. Robbie was the winner by a mile.

[@nowhereman8656]

Your points are the most important in my book. It's difficult to know exactly how strong these guys are, and I know even as a smaller guy, when I say what I benched people who knew me kinda question it.... but they didn't bench press with me (or watch other lifts) throughout my life, when I had ups and downs. For example, without ever getting a torn biceps tendon (small tear, but torn nonetheless)... I was able to do two sets of over 30 pull-ups the same workout as doing 305 pounds on bench when I weighed only 160 pounds. So I never made the 200% club, but I was close, and injured without truly knowing, and a lean wrestler. Some friends and even relatives made a face when I said "305" for bench when talking many years after those good days, but I had witnesses, one of which DID meet my mom and brother when traveling to the West coast. So... they knew I had done 295, but until they heard from my old buddy, didn't believe me. I was doing dumbbell inclines with 90 in each hand, so they should have known I was close to 300 flat with a bar. Anyway, the point of all this is who knows what Lou did throughout all those years? Plenty of other greats have done more, but for back then, the training, diet, drugs and supplements available, and as basic as Louie kept things, he was very impressive. You could see the frame when he was quite young, before any enhancements with professional level development. He's the real thing.

[@clydesmith3437]

Love and respect Lou was and will always be my #1 Bodybuilder

[@dumbcat]

when i was a little kid my dad took me to see my first bodybuilding contest. the guest poser was Lou Ferrigno, at the height of his Hulk fame. when he walked on stage and started hitting poses, it was absolute pandemonium. people were standing on top of their chairs and screaming. while in town Lou stopped by a high school and signed the wall of their gym. i later ended up going to that high school. one year we returned to school from summer break and the school had painted over Lou's signature. i never forgave them. years later i visited Gold's in Venice, CA and stood by the front desk watching the bodybuilders. Lou happened to be there and jogged over to me and my friends and hit the most massive side chest pose i'd ever seen!

[@ijonny25251]

loved big Lou on King of Queens!

[@izom]

he acted great and was funny- wish he did more like this ;-)

[@howardbeatman2820]

I have seen an interview with Ferrigno in which he describes an incident during the filming of the pilot movie for THE INCREDIBLE HULK series. One scene showed the Hulk flipping a car over with his bare hands. The actual flipping was to be done by a cable being pulled by a crane... but the cable broke during the first attempt. They had already been filming for over 12 hours and Ferrigno just wanted to go home. When told that it would take several more hours to get another cable & to set it up, Ferrigno exploded in frustration. He told the crew to move away from the car and the cameraman to start filming. And he flipped the car over. With just his hands. THAT'S how strong he was!!!

[@fbilgrami]

Lou Ferrigno is a legend and well known around the world. He was a great bodybuilder and inspired many others. Becuse of his movie & TV career, he will always be remembered for those roles.

[@anthonycharles-d5i]

I used to see Serge Nubret at Gold's gym in southern California in 1991. At this point, he was probably in his early 50s. He was still big and ripped. He did have the most distinctive body odor, though. No joke, I could walk into the gym and smell him before seeing him. The stringy tank tops he wore did little to keep everything in. That said, it was great working out in the same gym as that legend.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Oh man that sucks. Couple of guys where I train have the same lack of hygiene and it can really distract from working out.

[@jimbird4649]

Lou is the greatest guy. I met him and we discussed king of queens. He was so proud of that role.

[@KHtally]

God bless him. His humility was unmatched.

[@saxon1177]

I met him one time and I beat him in an arm-wrestling match ... when the crowd went nuts and cheered it was so loud it woke me up. 😏

[@StrengthUniverse]

😂

[@josharnold4638]

Lou and Arnold inspired me to lose weight, and start hitting the weights when I was 13-20+. I still workout off & On. Thank you Lou & Arnold for the Inspiration for Pumping Iron!

[@arm_luvr1002]

It was incredible seeing him back in the day as the hulk next to ordinary folk with just his shorts on, he looked like he could eat them

[@tomscerbo1588]

He carried boxer Ken Norton in his arms with little effort!💪🇺🇲🇮🇹

[@yankee2666]

Be that as it may, and as much as I admire Lou, he wouldn't have lasted a round with Norton in the ring.

[@tomscerbo1588]

@@yankee2666 I wouldn't argue that @yankee2666! Norton has the advantage there!🥊

[@mikeboyce584]

I actually got to meet the man in Lexington, Kentucky. A kinder man you could never Meet. I am 6' 3" 195lbs at the time. I was about four Months older than him at the time. I felt like such a puny human. Always have been and will be a big fan. One of the few people I met on my life that lived up to his rep.. Thanks for the memory. Also, what the man could eat was unbelievable. I worked through Jerry's restaurant at the time When I met him.

[@g-man2507]

Lou did phenomenal to jump into a WSM contest and be competitive like that. It is doubtful anyone could just do that today with the notable exception of the Australian monster Tom Haviland. Back in Lou's prime, there was no Internet and video cameras were large and bulky and people rarely filmed themselves in the gym. As a result, widespread "lift Inflation" occurred. As the Internet arrived and expanded and video cameras became universal everywhere, the "lift Inflation" shrunk significantly. Lou was probably just inflating his lifts as it was quite common back then.

[@chrisrose5157]

Most bodybuilders today don’t train heavy. They juice and pump and eat. That’s one of the reasons I find it boring now. Franco was a great example of crossing over. Guys now know they can’t be as strong as powerlifters or strongmen so I think they focus less on it today

[@DimMak74]

​@@chrisrose5157 Yeah...... but most if not all the old-schoolers came from lifting backgrounds........ Vern Weaver, Marvin Eder, even Franco Columbu, Arnold, and Sergio Oliva.........

[@hoppeanofasgard1365]

I believe the 600lbs figure for a max bench because the second time he was asked he was asked what he trained with and he said 560lbs and now he does less that he's older, 560lbs was probably a heavy set for him, like a set of 3 or something, making 600lbs believable for a max. Dead lift of 900 lbs is kind of dubious and hard to believe, as SU said he was basing that off of assumptions on his car dead lift, something that doesn't extrapolate out well, non the less perhaps some conclusions could be drawn from it such as it's probably unlikely his dead lift was anything less than 750lbs given what he accomplished with the car, giving a rough approximate range of perhaps 750 to 800lbs, which is still really really good for any lifter in that time period.

[@undefeatedgaul3201]

Big Lou was strong as hell

[@TodaysDante]

I met him once in the 90s. I was at Gold's Gym in Venice Beach doing triceps and he asked if he could work in. Like I was going to say no? We didn't talk much, but he really seemed like a nice guy. Genuine.

[@Youareme42o]

Lou was a legitimate work of art and all the folks that did that are both men and women I can respect that their bodies are art each still have their individual personalities and Lou has a great personality thanks Lou and great video Sir.

[@JakeAyers]

Lou is personal friends with Wes Brown from my hometown of Mount Airy, NC. Wes, is the "little guy" that Arnold was showing how to pose in 'Pumping Iron', there's a great interview on Tom Purvis' channel of Wes talking about how he ended up at Gold's Gym and got to be in the film.

[@biggunsnu]

Lou and Arnold will always be 2 of my idols. Dorian, Haney, Oliva fill out the roster. Loved the HULK!!

[@machohogan]

Great video. Been checking out old WSM videos recently. Seeing the amazing amount of pro wrestlers in the early days

[@StrengthUniverse]

Cheers Ben, one on Billy Graham will be coming soon. the early WSM had a magic about them; seeing all these celebrates from different sports going head to head added an element of surprise that cannot be recreated in the modern era of strongman

[@justinhoag9668]

He could curl 100 lb dumbells at 275 seated. Low body fat. Always liked him when I got into lifting.

[@JimSib1]

Let's not forget Sergio Olivia he actually started out as a weightlifter.

[@SuperCanuck777]

And Coleman ?

[@keithrichardsom1898]

I met Lou years ago absolute legend

[@AdeptRaidChaser]

Lou was the FIRST Hulk. Got sabotaged by Arnold in Pumping Iron(1977) before joining Bill Bixby(R.I.P) in being the reason David got angry. He tried to win several Mr. Olympia crowns in the 90s,where Dorian Yates & Ronnie Coleman had the 90s to themselves...

[@nickcurole8024]

Such all-around great work, per usual !

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you 🙏

[@billyshavers7806]

In 1951 Marvin eder benched 515 @198 lbs and was a natural and could lift toe to toe with Doug Hepburn who was a powerlifter/strongman and was almost 100 lbs heavier

[@megabazus1775]

"natural" ... 🤣🤣

[@ohareair552]

@@megabazus1775It’s possible. I’m 17, weigh a few pounds less than Marvin and on a good day would hit about 375 on raw bench (pr is 365, but not max). He used a wide grip, trained bench for probably 10 years at the point and was much leaner than I am. No guarantee that he was natural, but I believe you wouldn’t need genetics much better than mine to achieve that

[@SuperCanuck777]

@@megabazus1775 gear WAS out and commercially available then, the old school dinosaur steroids

[@johnthompson1437]

i;m a big fan of lou and think he did a decent showing in the worlds strongest man event, but i wished he had time to train more properly for it!

[@geoffhipwell2198]

A great video! What a man, a huge man. He's a strongest in my books. 💪🏼

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks Geoff

[@jeffrobodeenyehcmon5925]

Lou beat Arnold at the Olympia. It was political. Lou was HUGE and more symmetrical.

[@luki7093]

Jeez, Lou next to Dorian, you can clearly see the size difference. Lou was huge

[@Edwinthomas007]

I don't know what those judges saw during the Olympia, but it looked to me like Lou had Dorians number. I think Lou got robbed many times.

[@mikekolokowsky]

I’m not certain how many Mr. O titles Yates had by then. The judges seem to like rewarding previous winners. Arnold shouldn’t have won in 1980, for example. But to my eye, Ferrigno looked big, but tall. Yates had about the same width but on a shorter frame, making it appear as if he was wider than Ferrigno. There was only two seconds to see it here, and I’m not a professional judge, but that’s my analysis.

[@williamwallace7651]

nah he was much behind others and dorian. not just about size

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

Very small calves. Later he had inserts put in so ribbie won the master's O.

[@mohdroshidi1636]

Introducing standing 6'5 and weight 330 pound louis ferrigno

[@Andy-yo3hd]

He was never that tall, it's just marketing. Lou was never above 6'2 which can be seen when compared to others barefoot on stage. You have to be aware that 'Everybody' in any form of show business routinely lies to make themselves appear bigger, it's the name of the game.

[@mohdroshidi1636]

​@@Andy-yo3hdnot 6'2 maybe 6'3 or 4

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

Lou wasn't any 6'2" 😂😂😂 I'd say roughly 6'4" in his prime.

[@Andy-yo3hd]

@@ThouSwell-zx3fd And what do you base that on? Have you met him? Those who have agree with my estimate.

[@ThouSwell-zx3fd]

@@Andy-yo3hdYou've met Lou in his prime have you? You must be the same guy who has Arnold at 5'10" and Andre the Giant at 6'7" 😄

[@leroymorris6036]

Very underrated guy, who had very much success in movies and life in general...

[@jimsy7al]

Very much success in movies???!!! You're kidding, right???!!!

[@LadyDestinee]

Big Lou is the only bodybuilder on the planet that came back 20 years later went on stage and won again

[@JayDeetrix]

With this strength, I'm sure there must have been instances in the Hulk episodes where they did not require extra force, wires or rigs to move or pick up heavy objects. He just probably performed those feats using his own physical strength. There were instances where he lifted people over his head, pushed cars etc, would be great to know whether he did those himself unaided.

[@StrengthUniverse]

He reportedly flipped the car in the pilot episode himself although I have doubts

[@AmericanPieInThailand]

Unfortunately, Lou always lived in the shadow of Arnold. Had Arnold never existed, Lou would have had a much bigger bodybuilding career. He did have speech impediments so probably wouldnt have had the movie career Arnold has had. He never spoke as the Hulk.

[@The67wheelman]

I recall him telling a story of a 600 pound air compressor was falling out of a truck at his home during renovations. Thinking his daughter was under it he grabbed it and pushed it back into the truck. Said he tore all the muscles in his back but he did it. 600lbs…

[@wesellis4135]

Thanks for another great video .

[@dundundata7603]

A true legend. Hulk was one of my favorites as a kid.

[@JosephMiller-hu7bq]

But while others may have stronger , still bending that bar on the strongest man competition still stands out that was pure strength and if he had trained for pure strength who knows he trained body building .

[@quantumpotential7639]

Big Louie. God love ❤️ him.

[@sydboski]

Lou was the man! Loved Lou!

[@KeithSnyder-qc7in]

If he had today's trainer back then??? He was a huge beast for his day. My favorite!

[@carlomacchiavello]

I grown with a mith of Lou, seen in The Incredible Hulk, but like Italian I’m very proud to discover later the Franco’s results

[@I-di-nt-do-nuff-in-]

Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk looks like a angry piece of broccoli

[@tomscerbo1588]

👌🤪🤪🤣🥦🥦🇮🇹

[@4thecollectors]

He I had no idea he was the hulk He was the first paid bodybuilders / actor he opened the doors for Arnold as a actor no training or experience and he still did that incredible

[@reallymysterious4520]

Franco Columbo was stronger than Lou & Arnold

[@StrengthUniverse]

If Lou’s numbers are to be believed, he would have beat Franco.

[@Nico-84]

He was more heavier than Franco .

[@NeonAnimeDreams]

No he wasn't

[@BuJammy]

Agree.

[@josephbloxham3992]

​@@Nico-84 So? We're not talking dots scores here

[@JonLajarca]

He is the original Hercules movie

[@matzek1426]

Bench Press: 160 kg 82,5 Kg Bodyweight 23 year Old. Germany

[@StrengthUniverse]

Very good

[@anthonycharles-d5i]

I was a big fan of the Hulk TV show when I was in elementary school. I once dressed as the Hulk for Halloween. But because I was in the 5th grade and had no muscle, the kids in my class thought I was the Jolly Green Giant.

[@conradmanley2180]

Regardless of lift numbers. Just the fact that in both the bodybuilding world , and world at large he is still instantly recognized by name and looks alone , ( where as so many others who stood higher on a podium have been left in obscurity) , is an undeniable testament to his status of icon. Long may he live and inspire. ❤

[@martinlaser7819]

Of course, but this was another time where they were interested in total strength athlétisme. The "Olympus" myth was the inspiration (Hercules). Then there was the distinction between Hercules and David from Michelangelo (Arnold mentioned this as far as I remember). Nowadays "Open" Bodybuilding vs. "Classic Physique" separated from strength athletics. (Dorian Yates tried to better the situation.)

[@a_tremereandsomeblood_just3642]

i loved the hulk and i do not know if ferigno loved the hulk as much as i did. Every secon for me was waiting for the Hulk to come up. For me Lou was a never reached Bodybuilder. Arnold good and all - lou was my favorite. I hope that lou knows this.We the fans have allways had you first. Arnold was very good but never better!!

[@kellytaylor3915]

Lou is still may favorite over all these years

[@silatguy]

I'm surprised how poor his coordination was. That push press was surprisingly weak and he looked drunk. Having said that his Masters return to bodybuilding was very impressive, he was robbed. His physique was the best ever in that last competition.

[@larrytheman1337]

The reason his coordination is bad is that he only did bodybuilding and no other sports.

[@captjim007]

I met Lou at a car show at cal expo autorama in 1982. I'm 6-4 and I would say we were about the same height. But of course he was way more muscular. He was very friendly. I remember he looked like he was reading lips and he had a funny voice. Good guy.

[@cliffordhodge1449]

7:21, 8:09 Apparently Paul Anderson was there. Too bad he was past his prime.

[@martinlaser7819]

Franco was from the golden era of bodybuilding in the 70th. André was from the golden era of wrestling in the 80th.

[@user-ps1iu5fh4i]

How about a new video on Andrey Smaev. Recently the first video of him benching 300 kg clean was published

[@StrengthUniverse]

It’s on the list

[@justaguyfromreddit]

this channel always deserves a watch

[@frog68390]

you are loved Louie....And you are a legend.....

[@vitoalbenese9597]

LOU FERRIGNO IN 1975. ALSO NEED MR OLYMPIONYC GOLD TROPHY I ALLSO WAS IN GREAT MUSCULAR DEVELOPMENT

[@James-sd1kc]

Lou didn't have to lie to kick it!

[@ugenegareth9339]

I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times. 78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways. 81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times. 88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders. 92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified. 99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations." 102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." .....2 Esdras 7:75 //////////////

[@BorzJordan]

Lou(Incredible Hulk)Ferrigno is the strongest bodybuilder of all time. In 1994, Lou is 305 lbs. 6'5" tall. Franco Colombo is only 5'5" and 185 lbs.

[@ahfez]

Imagine if he played the role of another Terminator along with Arnold.

[@jtrillo100]

Franco Columbo was the strongest bodybuilder In the world pound for pound in his day

[@user-gf9ui1wp1k]

Great video .!!!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed it

[@shawnstevens5668]

Love Lou Ferrigno. He is still a very good role model to me.

[@vancemcnulty8242]

No way on those lifts. Probably low 500s bench, low 600 squat, low 700s DL, which would still be extremely impressive for his time, he was a bodybuilder not a strength athlete. He would have dominated the Olympia for years if he'd kept on it.

[@StrengthUniverse]

I expect your numbers are more accurate

[@Manusia.satu1]

He is bodybuilder & strongest man

[@markcrawford7052]

Funny to see Ken patera in their wrestler from WWF before it was WWE.

[@billyjames8387]

He is the hulk

[@actionpls.]

Franco Colombo was the strongest body builder pound for pound he was untouchable.

[@robertgugenheim4471]

Incredibly strong, hence the hulk.

[@aleksandrosz6576]

Can you make a video about Olivier Ritchers, biggest and tallest bodybuilder?

[@izom]

he was strong for sure- and most BBers would avouid competitions like that- respect for lou and franco- btw this was the event franco hurt his knee ;- ()

[@romeotango58]

I trained in the same gym as Lou in Brooklyn and as strong as he was he wasn't the strongest bodybuilder in the gym. That title went to Dennis Tinerino!

[@TruthTellert63]

Dr. Ken Leistner trained with Dennis several times & said the same.

[@martinlaser7819]

You must know. In the early post war time wrestlers and weight lifters were regarded as the real strong men or strength athletes. The olympic champion in the weightlifting super heavy weight class was regarded as the world' s strongest man. Types like the American Paul Anderson and then also the Western European Serge Reding were examples. However then the competition from the Sowjetuniuon and Bulgaria was able to overcome these strength freaks. An outstanding example for the Sowjet dominance in super heavy strength athletics in the 1970 th was Vasili Ivanovich Alexeev. The types of super heavy sportsmen beginning with Paul Anderson however were also called "Rectalos". However, Dumbbells and barbells also entered a lot of other sports, beginning with rowing. In the same time where Alexeev reined the strength we in Europe became pictures from American Bodybuilders to see - Bill Pearl, Sergio Olivia, Arnold Schwarzenegger ... - This seemed unbelievable for us. - These were Herculesses, no Rectalos. On the other hand we got to know that they were far less strong as those Eastern Sowjet lifters. Just show or real strength was the question regarding the American Bodybuilders? There was the rumour that they were not strong at all. On the other hand freaks as the comparably small Franco Columbo contested the opposite by combining raw strength with his typical body. Maybe he was a pioneer of powerlifting. Lou came later and thought to begin a new era in bodybuilding and strength in combination - of course with emphasis on bodybuilding. Until 1990 the Sowjets continued their olympic weightlifting and they were not really allowed to do bodybuilding. Powerlifting was not regarded as autonomous sport. Powerlifting emancipated more and more from bodybuilding, fun games like strong man became the value of a separate own competitive sport. The Sowjetuniuon is no more and the social media are focused on bodybuilding that mutated more and more to a pure show. Times have changed after the 1960th and after the 1980th. This here is history.

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

Back in the early 1990s I was facilitating drug and alcohol groups. One group had a young woman who was a former body builder. She knew all the men. She said that the only one of them who didn't use steroids was Lou Ferrigno. His father was his manager and he refused to allow him to use them.

[@themalaailaanaa1347]

Total rubbish

[@latintiger]

Lou's a legend

[@user-dy7pm9wr5i]

Like Lou said he didn’t train for power lifting but he was ahead of his time because bodybuilders trained for looks and strength and he was one of the two guys that crossed over from bodybuilding to strong man and him and Franco proved to be very strong 💪🏾 but unbalanced so he did excellent for no formal training for the competition but compared to guys today he would be out of his league when you got bigger and stronger men that lives for this and even in his prime I don’t think he would get past the first event but I wonder what it would be like if someone like Andre the giant was trained for that 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@FranklinWilson-ev9dq]

That's Still A Very Strong Guy, Regardless!!!!!!!!!!! LOU, IS LEGEND IN THE BODYBUILDING WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!