How Strong Was Mark Henry Really?

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks for Watching! I hope you enjoy the video. Please let me know what you think of the voiceover

[@kevingoeminne5922]

Kinda miss your voice do... I'm here for a while now not from the start but almost I believe... I link your voice too this channel but I understand!

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@kevingoeminne5922 Thanks 🙏. This voiceover was a test to see if it helped the channel but I prefer if you guys are happy with my voice….will save me a lot of $$$$$😂

[@jessejordan8116]

It’s good and sounds more like many other videos. It’s very “professional”. But your voice lends a sense of authenticity to the content and it’s nice to hear since it’s unique and belongs to the content creator. Ultimately I want you to succeed so I guess you should sit back and see how the video does and decide!

[@yannicgraichen]

Hey I like your voice better. It's more authentic. This one sounds like a robot. Still, great video. Thank you for your content

[@floor_fluff]

Please bring your voice back, your voice is perfect for these vids mate!

[@dennispattarozzi5099]

I graduated with his brother and went to school with Mark. One of the nicest guys you would ever meet. A true gentle giant

[@DannyBoy426]

Then mark went on to become a high ranking mason and join pro wrestling!

[@starsareangels7]

​@DannyBoy426 oh a Mason xD oh boy why I didn't know that

[@Sumguyinavan_]

that's the kind of thing that made his wrestling career interesting. He was just as fun to watch as "The World's Strongest Man" as he was as "The Hall of Pain" and "Sexual Chocolate". He was a pretty mild tempered guy who could put on a funny character as well as a real monster of a human worthy of being feared, while also generally seeming like a guy to go hang out with

[@doctordemon5076]

I bet he was gentle,else he would have better results in competition. I mean,he couldn't push himself because he was too gentle. :)

[@star_platinum1140]

@@DannyBoy426if there is actually proof could you send it I’m curious

[@ridetoruin]

Mark Henry and Kurt Angle competed at the same Olympic Games. That’s pretty cool too

[@cellmoore4848]

And he did it with a broken neck

[@austinhernandez2716]

​@@cellmoore4848That's a broken FREAKIN neck thank you!

[@harrygreb3457]

It's True!

[@tylercox1875]

@@harrygreb3457it’s damn true

[@willramz]

"WOOOOOOOOO!!!"

[@dragozaf88]

he's got my vote, the fact he came back from the WWE to win a strong man event with the wear and tear that WWE guys suffer is just mind blowing

[@aberjaylopdollar1074]

When I was a young fellow in the Army, me and a fellow soldier started horsing around in the boxing ring, pulling off Pro Wrestling moves. We soon had an audience, and after about 15 minutes, we were both totally exhausted. Until then, I thot it was fakery. Next morning, I could not believe the pain. Bruised, and abused muscles convinced me, that those guys are indeed, fit and strong athletes. More so than the candy ass, long haired pro-football and basket ball players. Over paid for what they do.

[@GregAlcorn]

Like he was in the WWE in Morrison on steroids give me a f****** break he was not he didn't compete in the world man strongest contest he's a joke

[@reidjordan4545]

@@aberjaylopdollar1074 Wrestling Matches are totally scripted and some of the punches are pulled but all of those stunts they do are totally real and take a lot of strength, endurance, and durability

[@brianmiller5750]

​​@@aberjaylopdollar1074 There's an interview of Dennis Rodman when he did his stint in WCW. He said after just one match he hurt in places he never knew existed

[@xboxonevideos7685]

@@aberjaylopdollar1074there not athletes there just good stuntmen

[@thebeast9606]

Met him at a comic convention here in Minnesota a while ago. Mike Colter was there promoting his "Luke Cage" show, but when I saw Mark, I joked and said he was the original Power Man. He laughed and told me to sit at his table. We talked for at least 20 minutes, and then for another 10 or so as I was leaving. Super nice and down to earth guy.

[@MaverickChristian]

Dang, I missed my shot! (I also live in Minnesota and attend sf conventions.)

[@thebeast9606]

@@MaverickChristian It was in 2019 at Twin Cities Con.

[@thebeast9606]

@@MaverickChristian It was in 2019 at Twin Cities Con.

[@thebeast9606]

My daughters and I got a pic with Mike Colter. He's nice as well, and way bigger in person than he even looks on TV.

[@KentPetersonmoney]

Who was taller out of Mark and Mike? I know the internet says Mark an inch taller but WWE tend lie about their wrestlers height.

[@thewelfaregourmet]

Mark Henry is one of the best strength athlete's in history. It is funny that he may also be the most famous. Yet.... the millions upon millions of people that know him from wrestling have no idea he was World Class legit.

[@abhinavkumar547]

That's sad truth when pro wrestling fans say that Someone like Brock Lesnar or Goldberg was stronger than Mark.

[@bentonja668]

I disagree because the reality is that he almost has no Olympic resume at all. His junior career is impressive but at the Olympics level there's nothing there so I don't know how he is "one of the best strength athlete's in history." One of the best "strongmen" of course. They were going on and on about his 180 kg snatch meanwhile we've seen WOMEN snatch 155 kg. Apparently 2 men in the 1996 Olympics managed to snatch 200 and that was a long time ago. Current Olympic record is 223 kg snatch set in 2020.

[@thewelfaregourmet]

@@bentonja668 He won the Arnold. He was the ATWR powerlifter for years and made the US Olympic team and went to two Olympic games, and has the highest 5 lift total in history. Find a comparable resume.... I will wait.....

[@RockFan2000]

@@thewelfaregourmetBrian Shaw, Big Z, Thor, Eddie Hall

[@thewelfaregourmet]

@@RockFan2000 Neither Shaw, big z, or Eddie hall have been the all time powerlifting Champ, gone to the Olympics twice or.... passed a drug test. 🤪

[@gordfoley4760]

You have to admire the fact that he would only compete in drug tested events. What an absolute beast!

[@yggdrasild755]

as if he didn't do them himself lol

[@KAR5AVATARGT]

​@@yggdrasild755he was drug free

[@yggdrasild755]

@@KAR5AVATARGT lol yea and the moon is made of cheese

[@gordfoley4760]

@yggdrasild755 if he was using, why would he only compete in tested events? Doesn't make much sense.

[@d.ink3d]

@@KAR5AVATARGT henry is huge but he never looked like a roid head, not even in his wwe days. Maybe hes just a genetic monster.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

Seeing him dunk a basketball is so damn impressive

[@StevenJSkiba]

💯💯💯

[@zfelps]

And at only 6'3" lol Not small, but short for basketball.

[@23aceballer]

Imagine trying to guard him in the paint lol

[@John_on_the_mountain]

@@23aceballer imagine guarding him at the top of the key then he crosses you up, spins past the help defense, then windmills it on your center

[@ThunderFist1978]

I know! I was not expecting to see that at his size!

[@Jeff-ok6dr]

Mark is definitely a once in a lifetime athlete.

[@chelseafcgirl]

Yes yes 👍

[@hansolo631]

Yea. It's selfish of me to say, but I wish he had gone all in on the pharmaceuticals lol. It'd be fun to see what numbers he might have hit

[@DexterJackson-ud5hb]

I had the extreme fortune to lift on the University of Texas Longhorn Powerlifting team where he trained with Dr's Jan and Terry Todd. True story: In 1995 a couple of us younger lifters (myself included) had failed to make the qualifier of collegiate nationals. Dejected, he said to me, "Don't worry about it, it'll happen." Because they decided to hold a meet at UT where he was lifting, there were national judges, and hence it was an official qualifying meet. And I finally got my act together and made it to Nationals! I was so excited that I didn't even see him come up behind me and pick my ass up in the air (I was a 148 pounder, Mark ate steaks bigger than I was). He just said to me, "See, I told ya you'd make it little man." So 2 national collegiate championships and 4 American collegiate records later, I have Mark to thank. He truly is the NICEST guy you'll ever meet.

[@StrengthUniverse]

That's so cool, thanks for sharing and congrats on your remarkable achievements!

[@GrandMasterKai]

Got any proof?

[@slushyglue9167]

That's really touching.

[@Dirty_Dan205]

The undertaker told a story of how one time a parked car blocked in their bus and was running late. Mark came out and lifted the car and moved it over for the bus to get out of the parking spot. He’s truly something else.

[@aberjaylopdollar1074]

You should read about Andre the Giant and his run in with a car.

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@aberjaylopdollar1074 Flipping cars is not a very big deal, every top strongmen can do it. They used to have car flipping contest in wsm competition back in late 80s- early 90s. Mark Henry could do it too what Andre did.

[@mrmarr8308]

​@@abhinavkumar547when you start flipping cars, then you can say whether it's a big deal or not.

[@abhinavkumar547]

@mrmarr8308 Don't act like a child. I wasn't talking about myself. Flipping cars are not big deal for professional strongmen. They used to have car flipping contest in wsm where they needed to flip consecutive 3 cars. What Andre did can be done by any pro strongman.

[@mrmarr8308]

@@abhinavkumar547 so how is that not a big deal. Anyway I'm not about to argue with someone online.

[@seanb9698]

I can't believe how strong this dude was as a teenager

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

I believe that Mark was natty, take a look at Brian Shaw, at his heaviest he was 460 pound's, and he had more defined muscle's than Mark, who was 412 pound's at his heaviest, and Brian was actually LEANER go figure.

[@imKAYNE]

@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625only competed at drug tested events

[@Olafsstolzz-lh4jn]

Brain is taller

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

@@Olafsstolzz-lh4jn 4 inches taller

[@bigbeau1758]

@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 Mark's actually only 6 foot 2. Brian is 6 foot 7. 5 inch difference is huge and Mark would weight around the same if he was his height. And muscle definition still doesn't mean natty or not. Plenty of fatasses on steroids and you can see many people around mark's build are on steroids.

[@fredkemp1444]

I never knew all his history. Very impressive. Way to go Mark Henry! And kudos to his mother for getting him a weight set.

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Mark is an animal of strength and he was very well rounded as well. One last note the original voice over was much better

[@StrengthUniverse]

Would have been nice to see him compete at WSM. re voiceover, thank you, i'll do the next one.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

@@StrengthUniverse I second that, og voice has vibes...

[@Rich-tc2lh]

are you dope

[@abhinavkumar547]

​​@@StrengthUniverseReg. Mark Henry's participation at wsm competition, Dr. Todd has written that Henry told the producers of wsm competition in the 90s that he would take part in the contest if they start adding all the events that test strength and not endurance.

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@abhinavkumar547 That’s never happened to this day. I enjoy the WSM but wish they’d redesign the competition

[@Jeff-KK]

I trained at the same gym as Mark for about 2 years (in Phily). He was a great guy. Helpful and encouraging to everyone young and old. He spotted me a few times on big lifts. My claim to face is that Mark asked me to videotape him for a strongman lift once 😂

[@StrengthUniverse]

That's really cool, thank you for sharing👍

[@ennjaychannel]

Nice story

[@biggdoggc2490]

When you have a God gifted gift of strength like Mark Henry you don't need to take any steroids or drugs.

[@nordskyrim6312]

Yea right 😂

[@Ouroboross-]

​@@nordskyrim6312 Cope more

[@mzanziman9150]

Bro seeing him dunk is insane

[@bigmaguire9714]

5"5" and 100kg at 10, wtf 😅

[@MojKanal-cz1iz]

He was eating other kids

[@Mikemikethegod]

@@MojKanal-cz1iz😭

[@beburs]

@@MojKanal-cz1izthe Cookie Monster

[@Brocuzgodlocdunfamdogson]

Without his effort, his story could easily have been VERY different. Possibly involving cranes and cutting walls out of the house. Momma made the right decision getting him those weights.

[@jaberjansabe1539]

I'm 18 he's literally bigger and heavier than me 💀

[@Outland9000]

Dude literally built different. Had no idea about his early life, Mark was born to lift. I think that the fact he _has_ a legit five lift total speaks volumes. That's a very rare thing indeed.

[@rakuengrowlithe4654]

I knew him from WWE fame but I didn't realise he was this impressive outside the WWE too.

[@doctordemon5076]

Dude,like...everytime they present him in wwe,they say "the strongest man" we know it wasn't just for show,but because of his title.

[@TitB1199]

​@@doctordemon5076It was actually fake,but Americans don't do research so who cares I suppose

[@Matt561]

When Henry told Vince McMahon that he was going to compete in the Arnold strongman classic. Vince McMahon told him that the WWF had no place for the world's second strongest man.

[@MapleSyrupMCGA]

Ya he never won the World's strongest man. the Arnold is the second most prestigious

[@therealinuyasha1]

​@@MapleSyrupMCGAI mean it depends on what you value more longer endurance or more weight and explodesness at the time doing all 3 and winning the Arnold have still never been done before or after him and literally beat 2 of the people who won worlds strongest man

[@MapleSyrupMCGA]

@@therealinuyasha1 he was obviously world class, but to be even considered as the WSM you need to win it, hence the name.

[@hunterbarnett2191]

​@Korisnumber1man yes and no. Currently, one could consider the Arnold a more prestigious competition because it's an invitation only event, and it has a higher payout than WSM. At the time of the first Arnold that he won, WSM was a higher profile event, but he also beat the current WSM champion at the time.

[@davidgalaviz2004]

I'm from Pine Forest, Texas and my high school powerlifting team competed against his in Silsbee. I got to see him my freshman year, his senior year and believe me he was twice the strength of anyone else. Like a man amongst boys. His name echoed through those halls for a long time.

[@The_World_Champion.]

Wow thanks for sharing

[@The_World_Champion.]

I want to ask you as Black British Man, do you think The American slave trade with it's selective breeding played a part in why so many African Americans display such athletic superiority??

[@yourbiologicaldaddy9784]

@@The_World_Champion. no.

[@strengthandbulkMadness]

@@The_World_Champion.African slaves mixed with Europeans and Native Americans which resulted in them getting stronger. The average Black-American is 70% African.

[@Below-Average_Joe]

@@The_World_Champion. there are close to 50 million people of African descent in the USA and 90% of us have roots in the slave trade. Trust me, we are not all elite athletes by any means.

[@ivabel4eva314]

Mark Henry is the definition of strength

[@charlessavoie2367]

His lifting to body weight ratio is scandalously poor!

[@josephperkins4857]

Horse crap

[@abhinavkumar547]

​@@charlessavoie2367I asked u something about Scott Norton's best behind the neck press' figure source

[@shoaibhaq8680]

​@@charlessavoie2367and how good is that ratio for guys like Brian shaw and hafthor given they weighes well over 400lbs with immense ped support??

[@charlessavoie2367]

@@shoaibhaq8680 You are actually saying that Henry never used PEDS? And the Pacific Ocean has not a single drop of water either.

[@atodaso1668]

What a unit. Many of his records still hold to this day.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

I believe that Mark was natty, take a look at Brian Shaw, at his heaviest he was 460 pound's, and he had more defined muscle's than Mark, who was 412 pound's at his heaviest, and Brian was actually LEANER go figure.

[@drywater2228]

@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 Please learn how to pluralize

[@jimclaus1576]

Lol! 😂 Shaw >>>>> henry either way you try and slice it

[@abhinavkumar547]

​@@jimclaus1576Mark was a natty, Brian was not that alone makes him stronger.

[@nickyfurlano8531]

So do many of Louis Cyr's.

[@keithpetersen560]

They never gave enough credit to Mark in WWF. He could wipe the ring with anybody. Massive and strong. Very underrated.

[@thethinkinman4147]

It's tripping me out, because a popular body builder broke his neck squatting around 400lbs last week, and here Mark Henry is squatting more than double 40 years ago. Any one of us would literally die trying to lift these weights. It's kind of blowing my mind 🤯

[@abhinavkumar547]

A great video as usual of yours. Thank u. What many people overlook is the fact that Mark Henry was regarded, acknowledged and considered as the world's strongest man in not one point but 2 different points of phase in his career. The first one was when he won both national and world powerlifting championships in 1995 and in that process set the all time world records in raw squat with knee wraps of 953.5 lbs and raw deadlift with 903.9 lbs. These two were world records in both tested as well as untested federations of powerlifting. The squat world record lasted for 15 years from 95-10 in untested division in superheavyweight class broken by Robert wilkerson, but was originally broken 3 years prior in 2007 by Sergey Kurnaukhov in a 308 lbs weight class so for 12 years regardless of weight class from 95-07 and for 22 years in tested division from 95-17 broken by Jezza Uepa whereas deadlift world record lasted for 10 years from 95-05 in untested division broken by Benedict Magnusson, for 17 years from 95-12 in tested division broken by Mikhail Koklaev in superheavyweight class and regardless of weight class by Konstantin konstantinovs at the lighter weight class in 2009 so, 13 years from 95-09. In addition to that he also set the all time world record in drug tested raw powerlifting total with 2337 lbs and that total was also the 4th best among non drug tested totals as well at that time behind only Reinhoudt, Cole and Kuc. . This total lasted for 22 years from 95-17 in drug tested meet broken by Jezza Uepa . What's worth noting is that he set those records and won the national and world Championship while primarly being a weightlifter and hadn't competed in powerlifting for 5 years prior to 1995 as his whole focus was on weightlifting as a result he trained on the powerlifts only sparingly in 95 when he won and set the world records in powerlifting. In the same calendar year,in weightlifting he won the bronze,silver and gold medal at Pan American games. In the next year in 96 , he won the national weightlifting championship for the 3rd time and by doing so set the american national record in snatch of 396 lbs and clean and jerk of 485 lbs which gave him the total of 881 lbs. The all 3 national records set by him in snatch, clean and jerk and total lasted until 1997 When Shane Hammon broke them , but this 881 lbs total , in the opinion of many experts in track field of international lifting including Dragomir Cioroslan ,the 96s coach of us team - was the highest made by an athlete who had never used anabolic steroids. who has never used peds. Due to his 5 lift total by that time, Henry at the age of 24 , was generally acknowledged as the strongest man in the world, even by many of the eastern Bloc European weightlifters who outrank him in weightlifting. No one in the history of sport has lifted as much as him in the five competitive lifts - 2 lifts of weightlifting and 3 lifts of powerlifting. To this day his 5 lift total is still the greatest in history making him arguably one of the strongest man that ever lived , and stamp him according to lifting statistician, Herb Glossbrenner as history's greatest overall lifter . Having achieved these all time records in the lifting sports and achieving these at a very young age of 24 while being lifetime drug free makes it even more impressive. He also held the world record in combined lifting supertotal which consists of official weightlifting total + official powerlifting total, in addition to 5 lift combined total from 1996-2012 when Mikhail Koklaev superceded this record. Mark is no. 2 even at this point of time. The second time when Henry was again seen as the legit strongest man in the world by many lifting experts since 1996 when he won the inaugural Arnold strongman classic in 2002 by training specifically for 6 weeks for the contest and defeating the best worldwide strongman of that time including, the then reigning world's strongest man of 2001 Svend Carlsen , who all were practicing for years. His win was a shock for strongman experts worldwide. Many experts in the field , including Bill Kazmaier, Dr. Terry and Jan Todd, Dr. Robert M. Goldman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Muscle and fitness magazine and Flex magazine , consider him to be one of the strongest man that ever lived or even the most naturally gifted strongman in history. What's more frightening was that Mark with all of these accomplishments was never even in his physical prime as he quit his lifting career by the age of just 26 in 97 and came back for just one strongman competition in 02 . Normally strength athletes in powerlifting and strongman reach their prime between 28-35 and Mark was far away from reaching his strength peak. We can just imagine what he might've done had he kept lifting.

[@garethlatcham5993]

Can you repeat that again please mate

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@garethlatcham5993 Why buddy?

[@garethlatcham5993]

@abhinavkumar547 just a little humour my bro.... Very detailed explanation. My apologies x

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@garethlatcham5993 No problem and thank u.

[@masterthomas7872]

In other words: he built different.

[@toddapplegate3988]

It's a worthy argument. His all around strength and athleticism is beyond impressive. If he decided to do a strength sport he became a top level athlete in that sport powerlifting, weightlifting, and strongman. Kaz, Shaw a few others enter the conversation but it's no twenty others.

[@nwngunner]

I believe he could have done a 500kg dead lift.

[@vidarye5859]

man Kaz in his prime could do anything lol

[@aldrogo7510]

I briefly met Mark Henry at the Arnold Classic in 2011. I think he'd already retired from Strength sports at that point and was acting as one of the judges but still looked like he could have been competing! It would have been interesting if he had been at his peak and competing against guys like Hafthor, Brian Shaw, etc.

[@yozkopf3000]

Mark Henry never reached his true potential in any strength discipline. He was way too young when he set his Olympic weightligitng and powerlifting records. And he only trained for and competed in one strongman competition (ASC 2002). Guys like Big Z or Hafthor trained for many years until they won their first ASC or WSM. Henry did it the first time he tried and then immediately retired and went back to his wrestling career.

[@arbresnow401]

Brian Shaw and Hafthor are basically human experiments on strength at this point. They eat 6 times more calories than the average person and have regular temperature treatments and physiotherapy, stuff which I don't think Mark Henry had access to in such egregious manner in his prime

[@lazur1]

Yes, he looked like he could still compete because he never used drugs, & didn't need to come off them!

[@DoneRandomLee]

Something to add to that 2002 challenge, not only was he out of practice for years and came back to it, but that compeition also had future strongest men such as Svend 'Viking' Karlsen and compeititors that broke history being the first to achieve certain feats of strength. It wasn't a easy compeition.

[@BakeASnake]

Excuses

[@hey-its-me-bobby-D]

Not many with his mass that could move like him. Even more impressive than his numbers if you ask me. A true all around talent.

[@shoaibhaq8680]

That's how agile you should be if you are truly natty with that much size... Or else peds might give you size but not the energy and athleticism to move like that with extra amount of muscle mass gained with drugs

[@swappedoutZ71]

His body was genetically meant for heavy weight and his large amount of muscle allowed him to move freely since his weight was not a hindrance

[@johncady9780]

Now that Mark Henry mentioned him, we need a feature on Soviet era strongman Vasili Alexeev.

[@abhinavkumar547]

Alexeev had 1000 lbs back squat.

[@carlyletom301]

​@@abhinavkumar547He lifted in a time when Russia and other countries used steroids as often as sunrise.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

@@carlyletom301 Steroids were invented by the doctor for the US weightlifting team in 1958 nobody has been natty since then.

[@Facts-Over-Feelings]

@@carlyletom301 YUP.. MARK HENERY THE BEST

[@lazur1]

@@abhinavkumar547 Where's Alexeyev's back squat documented? USSR weightlifting gyms w/squat racks?

[@jimzimprich6969]

Army 97th General Hospital 1984ish Sgt. Henry hurt his knee. I believe it was his Left. I made a Lenox Hill knee brace for him. Largest knee brace I ever made. A real gentleman.

[@blurredlights5235]

My dad was from Silsbee, where i lived many years as well. He was friends with Mark Henry, and has so many crazy stories about the guy. Mark was in the rap game when it was the in thing for people to do. He had a necklace with a "CD" on the end of an industrial gold chain. When he got closer, he realized that it was actually a vinyl record and mark henry was so massive it looked like a CD.

[@georgewagner2295]

I used to coach weightlifting in college, and I have been to a number of power lifting competitions. I have never seen anyone even close to his strength. The fact that everyone who has left a comment that knows him says that he is down to earth and genuinely nice and polite. I was personal friends with a man who was at one time listed as the strongest man in the Marines when I was in California near Camp Pendleton, California. He was also genuinely nice and polite and respectful. I have been in shape and extremely healthy in my past and I am on a self improvement course of my own to strengthen my heart ❤️ and I have begun a routine of getting back into great physical shape at the age of 74. I am excited about staying healthy and with God's help off of medication 💊 until He calls me Home.!! Amen 🙏

[@User24586fyaqyerwhkibngkiotrse]

Great to know, Mr.Veteran ! 🎉

[@jshaw4757]

👍👍👍 from 🇬🇧...Best luck

[@el34glo59]

Good for you boss! Keep it up. You got plenty of heart to stay in shape at 74,so I'm sure you'll be ok

[@CHUNKYNUGGET666]

Oh wow I thought it was just BS this whole time.. Much respect to Mark, a true strong man!

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

You are young. I knew him for this b4 he ever wrestled

[@thegreatynot5049]

Wanna point out that Mark doesn't look like most bodybuilders on enhancers. He's bigger, but he isn't fat either, he's just a massive blob of muscle. So not on any Tee, man is literally just *built different*

[@scheun2]

Very difficult to say who's the strongest man ever. There are so many disciplines is strength sports. But Mark is definitely one of the all time greatest. And I 100% believe he was natty. Just a extremely gifted athlete.❤

[@doctordemon5076]

Yes dude,when we talk about strongest EVER,we should include Samson and Hercules too. :))

[@brianbray2721]

Watch something about Paul Anderson

[@vidarye5859]

@@brianbray2721 that dudes legs were tree trunks

[@johnj1573]

He’s top 3 for sure

[@nickyfurlano8531]

From what I've heard most say Angus MacAskill and some say Louis Cyr. In the modern era most say Bill Kazimaier. All time strongest most say Angus MacAskil

[@nia.d33]

Brother , this man was a genetic freak. A marvel on earth. 1 in billions. The fact he could dunk like that at 380lbs is just outrageous. A man that size should not move that explosively. Thats just outright tiers above the average man. A straight up mutiple deviation above the norm. A freak of nature all due respect. Simply amazing.

[@johngruber6015]

One of the most amazing naturals ever. He was a legend in his own time

[@Bexar2204]

Mark is an absolute monster in the most positive meaning of the word

[@shawnj1966]

He has the perfect build for strength related sports. Would've loved to see him compete in the WSM competitions. Wasn't aware of these amazing accomplishments and only knew him as a wrestler. I think he would've been amazing to watch!

[@ERICTEMBO-zu9qd]

Mark Henry wouldn't have competed in WSM coz it ain't a drug free competition

[@yozkopf3000]

@@ERICTEMBO-zu9qd The Arnold strongman classic, which Mark Henry won in 2002 wasn't drug-tested either. The other competitors there were taking gear 100%. In this event Mark defeated the reigning WSM champion among other elite strongmen of that time. But after that win he never competed in strongman again as far as I know. He made an exception in 2002 because his mother or father had died and he wanted to prove something.

[@ERICTEMBO-zu9qd]

@@yozkopf3000 Mark Henry needed no steroids coz he was naturally gifted in strength. One of the reasons why mark Henry stopped Strong man apart from low pay was that he competed with guys he clearly knew that they were on gear. Mark Henry even criticized his colleges and de officials. As for me any strongman who uses steroids is a cheat and shouldn't be considered the strongest like today's strongmen. The strongest should be naturally strong and not steroids. That makes mark Henry one of the strongest naturally to ever walk the planet

[@levondarratt787]

Yeap , hes an outlier. Usually it's European guys who have that long torso and big upper body... that being said the current guys are all a half a foot taller and 40 pounds heavier with the same body proportions, so it would have been hard to compete with them even in his prime which is only 10 years ago

[@japanesecar1501]

Well, they don´t have the same proportions. Mark is broader than Thor at 6´2", and he has more reach per height, and his chest is the biggest on any strongman, just like his hips and ass, and nevermind that overall, Mark is just a stump of a man that is also X shaped because why not. He has bigger hands, better grip. Anything you can think of, Mark had the edge, and had WAY more to give, as was, nevermind that the crazy bastard was natural.@@levondarratt787

[@leoerus]

God if this man is natural, which I want to believe, he is a marvel of humanity. Dude is awesome 👌

[@issackliener3065]

You can believe he's natural. He is extemely opposing in using any kind of drugs. He also does not drink alcohol or smoke.

[@SlickRieck]

He is the OG natty daddy

[@lordoffaiyum9727]

Def natty bruh

[@thegreatbenis225]

none of them are, they all need steriods to not get hurt, you cant train like they do naturally without destroying the body

[@nicholasdimedio302]

I feel the big natties can hold onto size for decades dudes on drugs end up shrinking

[@adielstephenson2929]

There just seemed to be no limit to this guy's strength.

[@stopplzs]

go back to the old narrator plz

[@michaelloughrie5519]

Yeah, we can go back to the old narrator anytime.

[@richrick6168]

I like the new one give him a chance we want the channel to grow

[@StrengthUniverse]

@immortal8447 the one negative comment I usually receive is about my voice so I thought I would see what the reaction was to a pro voiceover

[@StrengthUniverse]

@richrick6168 that's my hope

[@everythingstrength1485]

@@StrengthUniverse we all prefer the original 👍 long time subscriber here

[@clashzero6093]

This man is admirable, I remember in my early 20's I searched the life of this man and I was impressed about him and now it's even more seeing how humble this man is.

[@AfflictedSinister]

Mark is and was an absolute unit!

[@Ben-xl7ft]

Please keep your original commentary. You speak well and have a distinct accent that differentiates you from other channels.

[@aldrogo7510]

5:00 is the deepest squat with 900+ I've ever seen!

[@robertdemon3550]

That was ass to grass deep.

[@jd9119]

If you look at his legs, his thighs were barely lower than parallel. The fact that it looks like he's going nearly ass to grass just goes to show you how disadvantaged in squatting he is. Which adds to the impressiveness.

[@aldrogo7510]

@@jd9119 you might be right, but maybe his legs/quads are so huge that it's tough to judge from the front

[@Luis-ln7ob]

Murakami

[@robertdemon3550]

@@jd9119 It looked pretty deep to me pal, his ass was lower than his knees that’s for sure. His legs are so huge I doubt he could have gone lower with them tree trunks.

[@WesleyAPEX]

9:11 Jesus only beat him by .9 that’s weak.

[@lazur1]

Pure strength of power-lifter, explosive strength of weightlifter, strength-endurance of strongman. No one equals him in all 3. Lifetime drug-free, all-time freak.

[@rushgush]

hence why modern popular strongmen refuse to do his feats and refuse to use the exact replica dumbbells that louis used.

[@edrueter9]

1:50 2,033 pounds total! Wow thats a ton!! I'll see myself out...

[@Below-Average_Joe]

I saw him at the St Louis airport maybe twenty years ago while I was waiting to pick up my wife. I asked him if he was Mark Henry the powerlifter and he said yes, but he did not look like he wanted to be bothered. I am a big man, but not big enough to go around annoying Mark Henry, so I left him alone. That said, he is one heck of an athlete!

[@vidarye5859]

i love the story of when he tried to haze Brock Lesnar. love that hes honest about it too

[@YingJwo]

I'm convinced. As always, great job with the research and presentation!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelslash7633]

Imagine if Mark Henry sculpted himself like a bodybuilder and juiced on top of his natural superhuman strength! I think he would be the closest thing to a real life HULK!!!

[@user-gn5uy6lx7z]

I never understood why he wasn't presented as a multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze winner from the Olympics during his matches in Pro wressling like they did for Kirk, and he only won one medal. But that is water under the bridge. Mark was possibly one of the most humble and nicest people in the world.

[@RonnieM90]

Kurt Angle won an Olympic Gold Medal, so he was billed as that. Mark Henry was billed as the world's strongest man. Henry competed in two Olympics, but he never won any Olympic medals. He won medals at the Pan-American Games and other competitions but not the Olympics.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

He finished 10th in the 92 Olympics and 14th in 1996

[@asymptoticspatula]

Great video. Mark Henry is awesome. Like others, I really like the original narrator.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback

[@malcolmt7883]

That dunk was very surprising

[@dgovna]

the fact that he honestly seems to be a lifetime natural gives him my vote. Genetically strongest ever

[@jasonbradford5345]

Wow I had no idea he had such an impressive resume! 💪 Amazing accomplishments

[@calennon3]

I think him winning the Arnold after taking a 6 year hiatus from competitive lifting on top of his commitment to clean competition make him the best of all time.

[@keithdefreitas3399]

I have been saying this for YEARS, that Mark Henry is the strongest human being to ever walk the earth, especially when you take into consideration he only competed in drug tested events and he focused on wrestling as his career and not strongman or powerlifting.

[@clintoruss153]

Lol 😆 😂😂😂😂I never even saw him compete in WSM, let alone win

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@clintoruss153 winning wsm competition don't make someone strongest. The events there tests endurance more than the strength. Arnold strongman classic is a better indicator of pure strength.

[@clintoruss153]

@abhinavkumar547 sure ,

[@ERICTEMBO-zu9qd]

​@@clintoruss153WSM is a juice competion bro. This guy Mark henry is naturally gifted in strength and didn't need no steroids to prove that he was one of the strongest people to ever walk the planet

[@clintoruss153]

@ERICTEMBO-zu9qd " one of the strongest people to ever walk the planet " 😆🤣😂 never seen him even take part in WSM , did he ever even qualify, for finals ,

[@Matt561]

Paul White who wrestled at the Big Paul White who wrestled as The Big show that he once saw Mark upset in the locker room because he was trying to rip a quarter in half and only was able to bend it.

[@Holdfast-]

Normally I'm pretty damn sceptical about athletes being natural at the top of the world level. Mark Henry might have actually been that much of a phenom that I could believe him having been natural.

[@jaypaige7550]

Yup dude was insane , I remember being inspired by him during my high school days !

[@bdegrds]

No he was not natty. It is not possible to move that weight natty. Regular people do not understand.

[@jaypaige7550]

@@bdegrds What you don't understand is the man competed in all drug tested events , your words are not valid ! 🛑🛑🛑🛑🛑

[@bdegrds]

​@@jaypaige7550I've been lifting since 98 my words are valid kid stay in your lane. Ed Coen, Lance Armstrong also tested natty. Not up for debate

[@jaypaige7550]

@@bdegrds

[@VTPSTTU]

"Strongest of all time" is one of those titles that depends on how different people define things. I'm not in that community, so I don't have an opinion. His accomplishments are impressive. Thanks for the video.

[@Transformwithpuvi]

2:55, am I bugging or is mark literally just holding the weight instead of racking it on his shoulders like every other oly lifter 😭just raw power

[@fredrik_projecte360]

The old narrator pleaaaaaase❤

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks fredrik

[@elvikingobarbaroja]

As amazing as he clearly was, we'll never know.

[@inthemiddleof]

The legend has it that Anatoly called in sick the day he was scheduled to clean after Mark.

[@GodofWarChuka]

Mark Henry was almost as strong as the Ultimate Warrior.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Sarcasm?

[@antoniocenteno1483]

Mark Was definetly the strongest man on earth at one time, probably the only one to that point to pass Bill Kazmaier, a defintive animal in all strenght related media. He was passed eventually by the likes of Big Z, shaw, Thor, Hall and maybe now Hooper... I call bs on his naty claims though

[@hoffjdod3276]

Honestly I think Mark might be one of those 1 in 100 million people that’s just genetically blessed for strength, I mean ALL the men in his family are huge and considering his ethnicity (fast twitch dominant genes) he could be natty.

[@4ndy123]

@@hoffjdod3276 hhahahahaha

[@antoniocenteno1483]

@@hoffjdod3276 Maybe when he was a Junior, no way he was in WWE and was a Natty lol, is common knowledge at this point, and in powerlifting/Strongman is way too common too, Mark does come forma school of lifters that deny the use of It and condemn It, like Ronnie Coleman, but everybody close to them knew they where not Naty

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@antoniocenteno1483 then u need to read the article of Dr. Terry Todd on Mark. U said the opposite and everyone close to Mark actually know that he was a lifetime drug free. I wrote a very detailed 7 points in my comment in this video that strongly support why he was natural but it was deleted due to some reason. Read dr. Todd's article Mark Henry's dilemma - reflections on drugs at Olympics. It is possible but extremely rare for someone to be natural. I don't know or think any other guys were clean but Mark was certainly clean.

[@samuellp1146]

@@hoffjdod3276 that fast twitch because of ethnicity is nonsense, which ethnicity? Black? Not all blacks even have fast twitch muscles: "There’s no such thing as having fast-twitch muscle fiber because you’re black. The causal unit is a gene, or a network of genes, or a network of genes and environmental factors. Being black only makes you more likely to have a genetic variant that makes you more likely to have extra fast-twitch fiber." (Title: White Men Can’t Jump?Race, genes, and sports, BY WILLIAM SALETAN,DEC 05, 20087:30 AM) . It's not defined to one race/ethnicity because not all people in that ethnicity have that gene. I lived in Africa and the US, fast twitch muscles can be in any race. West Africa has some of the best sprinters in the planet (some from Jamaica and US have inherited this from that region) , it would be ignorant to say that because they are the fastest that automatically makes all Africans(blacks) the best runners because genetically not all blacks have the sprinter genes like many west Africans. We don't even know what kind of African he is, Bantu, Nilotic, Igbo, Hausa, Hutu, Kanuri, (there's almost 30 and they are not all the same black people, some have Asian and European ancestry since the beginning of time)? Another thing is most blacks in the US have white in them from slavery or Native American Indians heritage who's to say that these factors couldn't have helped him?

[@SD80]

Mark had many records in drug tested lift federations. He also was major advocate for no anabolic drugs in sports. Anyone with basic knowledge of the 1980’s Soviet Olympic team knows they were all dirty from hockey , basketball, track, lifting etc.

[@parkerclay]

Not sure about hockey and basketball but track and WL, yes

[@SD80]

@@parkerclay Yes. Basketball and Hockey. The entirety of the Soviet Olympic teams were juiced. Winning the Olympics was a chance to make the US look inferior in the world media. Not sure if you understand they had grown men play against college kids in bball and hockey. They also had paid referees along with enhancing athletes.

[@CloudCrash]

@@SD80And plenty of the Americans were juicing too just not to the same degree. Depending on the sport, most Olympians use banned substances, there’s just no reason not to since it’s fairly easy to not get caught even with random testing, but it is more common in non-Western countries for sure.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Steroids were invented by the doctor for the US weightlifting team.

[@richardmurray6903]

Fantastic. A true strength legend 💪

[@clintpreslar452]

The fact that he was able to come back and compete in Arnold’s after wrestling is astounding considering how much damage wrestling does to your body. Dude must have had some insanely strong tendons and ligaments.

[@troyb.4101]

Mark Henry did it the right way, no drugs! Thank you for being a role model.

[@mlksntch]

I think he was definitly the strongest Guy in the World in the early 2000s

[@TitB1199]

Based on what?

[@mlksntch]

@@TitB1199 Arnold Strongman Classic in 2002

[@TitB1199]

@@mlksntchMariusz Pudzianowski was in that time period.

[@mlksntch]

@@TitB1199 not at his prime

[@sjstu]

Big Z

[@Elthenar]

With his explosiveness, he probably would have made one hell of an offensive guard in the NFL. Also, if he was this strong while being so devoutly anti-roid, imagine if he had gotten on the juice. I am genuinely concerned that human joints couldn't have handled the power.

[@jamesvick6070]

He would have killed somebody in the NFL I'm glad he only did wrestling 😂

[@bigbeau1758]

He was on roids. Personal beliefs mean nothing when you're paid to say you're not on roids

[@jamesvick6070]

@@bigbeau1758 you're favorite white powerlifter was on steroids Mark Henry was not he always took drug testing as the video just stated mark Henry was 100% natural.

[@bigbeau1758]

@@jamesvick6070 Lmao Mark is my favourite powerlifter next to Louis Cyr and Mighty Atom. The fact you bring race into this shows you're mestriding. Most powerlifting events claim to have drug testing lmao, same with bodybuilding. If marks natural, so was Jay Cuttlee lmao

[@jamesvick6070]

@@bigbeau1758 then they're on steroids too mark Henry is not he did tons of drug testing while he was powerlifting. Mark is the strongest man in the world statistics wise he has no reason to take steroids. But you're great white hopes might. 😂

[@XPXhumble]

being able to dunk a basketball at 6'3 450 pounds is insane.

[@lovinv08]

I can dunk 2 hands 6'3 285 in horrible shape....

[@turttell2736]

It’s so awesome to see all the fans in the comments talk about how insanely nice mark is and I don’t see a single comment throwing shade on this man. THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO HIS CHARACTER AND WHAT TYPE OF MAN HE REALLY TRULY IS & I don’t doubt a SINGLE word of it. Cause I myself met Mr. Henry by my aunts house in Connecticut and I was shocked until he told me the WWF HEADQUARTERS WERE LIKE 20 mins away I was losing my mind over that fact and he could obviously see that and I probably talked his ear off at 13 years old about how much he gave me confidence as a bigger kid in school and how he’s one of my Mount Rushmore of scariest dudes in wwf he interrupted and said THAT would be Vince 😂 and also i told him he was the guy I wish they’d have save other superstars to the point when his music hit you knew mark was there to clean house for the right side. He said he liked that idea but i would have to be the one to pitch it to Mr. McMahon 😂😂 but longer story not AS long he pulled my dad aside out of earshot of him and asked my dad WOULD it be okay, or would you guys like to spend a few hours meeting some wrestlers and seeing Titan towers. My dad had no idea what it was but luckily my uncles boat wouldn’t start so instead of going on a fishing g trip my dad ,MY FAVORITE Uncle, and TWIN cousins… WE USED TO THROW each other off the shed roof THROUGH PLYWOOD on two saw horses IN THE BACK YARD and obviously watched WWF LIKE I DID. After my dad said he would love to take us Mark walked over and he gave me & my dad a phone number to call and to tell them “ Mark, The worlds strongest man” sent us and give them this code it was literally like MH-24-96-71-85. And that got us in the door for the vip treatment. I met so many guys I loved that day like Brian James (Road Dog Jesse James) Billy Gunn, x-PAC, but no Shawn or hunter, I did meet mankind, terry funk, A BABY RANDY ORTON (I had no idea who he was so I was like … 😐… COOL LOL BUT THEN I SAW THE HARDY BROS down the hall tho I didn’t get to talk to them. They gave me a ton of action figures some I had so I kept in the box (including a two tuff tag team pack of The Rock AND OWEN FKING ❤️. Plus a TON OF MERCH for literally any wrestler I put in my top ten including the old wwf Brett hart action figure and a bunch of his old merch and they gave me a crunching buddy of stone cold a replica vest with Austin 3:16 and the smoking skull a replica mankind mask muck gave me himself ♥️ and they gave me a replica belt that was WAY better than any other ones I’ve seen besides the ones you order for hundreds of dollars… ever since that day he’s not just on my my Rushmore of scary wrestlers but he’s in my top 4 of all time, ANY ERA! I’m still too big of an Austin & Rick Flair fan to put Mark Henry over him tho he may just deserve it given his achievements. I had to really think cause Brett deserves a spot but his career was too short (thanks A LOT Goldy locks) growing up is realizing the guy you hated every week A.K.A Trips, aka Hunter, aka triple H, was one of if not the most giving and talented performers we had during the attitude era

[@JeffTullock-yx1hd]

He lifted the weight nobody else could lift. I think he was only the second to do it. It’s on KZbin. Henry seems like a really cool dude outside the ring.

[@polandball694]

You should do a video on the boxer James J. Jeffries, as he's known for his insane feats of strength. Several journalists saw him lift a 500 pound steer on a wagon, and he also used to train with a 300 pound sandbag. He also used to hunt large deer and carry them during his run. He would still outrun most of the people running with him!

[@WZ912]

@polandball694 The press exaggerated his strength feats because James J. Jeffries "The Boiler Maker" was white and the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Trying making him into some kind Paul Bunyan Herculean Mythical figure.They did the same thing with John L Sullivan. claiming the "Boston Strong Boy" he lifted a Boxcar off the tracks. At least Sullivan had the good sense to avoid black fighters. James J. Jeffries.....not so much.

[@talder123]

Definitely the strongest man who ever lived. If he truly realized his potential and did not stop early. Along with had the resources lifters have today Mark Henry would be untouchable. Still has the highest supertotal and there is more money in taking his being the strongest powerlifter at the time to doing wwe when wwe was still popular. I also believe he was truly natural a genetic freak regardless. Not to mention a 400lb man dunking

[@robertdemon3550]

I was impressed by that dunk amazing at his size.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

Resources did not change He was natural

[@TitB1199]

Nope. Not even close.

[@CloudCrash]

Honestly my biggest reason for skepticism against Mark’s natty status is when he not only condemned Hafthor for admitting PED usage as if everyone didn’t already know, but he claimed that he thought the guys competing at the Arnold were natural and was shocked and appalled. Like how do you believe the pro-strongmen were natural, especially being in the strength world, that is either some serious naïveté, or you’re really overcompensating to make people think you’re natty

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Wrestling fans will believe anything

[@TitB1199]

He was roided up and so was everyone else with him in WWE. He's just black so gets more passes to talk nonsense in the media

[@TitB1199]

​@@Paul-vf2wlMostly double digit IQ people. Although I did like the attitude era I can't lie

[@izom]

powerlifting and weightlifting is total different - to be good in both is wow amazing !

[@headless0ptomist198]

When I hear the words "World Stongest Man" I immediately think of Mark Henry, not because of his wrestling career even though I was a fan of that too but because it's just a fact. Sure people have lifted heavier but they needed assistance, whether it was a piece of gear they had to wear or some gear they had to inject. Mark was just some chalk, a belt, maybe a some straps and 100% pure God given strength.

[@TheOlsonOutfit]

He's incredible.

[@bencarignan2711]

Mark Henry is the drug free GOAT. Imagine if he had crossed that line and got on the sauzul!

[@swappedoutZ71]

Mark Henry on juice would be benching 1000 squatting and deadlifting 1500

[@jimclaus1576]

LooooL!!!! Nice try. But no. He isn’t the GOAT at strength sports or wrestling ;) And prove he was natural before making dumb statements. Brian Shaw 4 WSM titles. henry…… 0 😂😂😂

[@abhinavkumar547]

​@@jimclaus1576Watch the video of strength universe on Mark's natty status. Brain shaw was stronger but it is really close to say and can go either way but Shaw also took anabolic steroids which Mark didn't. So Mark was naturally stronger.

[@Paul-vf2wl]

Imagine if he told the truth

[@abhinavkumar547]

Some Quotes on Mark Henry's strength : Apart from Us National weightlifting coaching director Lyn Jones, the bronze medalist for Romania at the 84 Olympics and the 96s coach of the Us weightlifting team Dragomir Cioroslan said this about Mark in aug. 1993 - I lifted for 16 years , I've coached for 9 and i have never seen anyone with Mark's raw talent ( strength) . When asked in September 2003 , who the strongest man in the world is today , Bill Kazmaier considered by many to be the greatest strongman of all time , stated : " It would have to be Mark Henry. I think he is one of the strongest man in the history of the world, without a doubt." and " if pushed or challenged, his potential is far beyond what is shown , which puts it in a range of phenomenal ". In another interview in 2018 , Kaz said Mark could've been a great strongman and could've been history's greatest lifter had he kept competing in strength sports rather than joining pro wrestling. Dr. Robert M. Goldman in 2012 about Mark Henry at Mark's induction into the international sports Hall of fame : Mark Henry was a 2 time olympian , winner of the national and world title in powerlifting , world record holder in powerlifting. Really , Mark is probably one of the strongest humans ever born on the planet - literally! I mean in terms of natural , physical capacity! . A truly remarkable human being. Dr. Terry Todd, super heavyweight powerlifting champion and lifelong expert in the field of strength , about Mark Henry : "When I first saw Mark at a high school powerlifting meet , in Dallas he was looking for all the world like a young African king surrounded by his children. Never had i seen such muscle mass and bone structure. I've been involved in competitive lifting for 40 years and was the national champion myself in both weightlifting and powerlifting , so I've known all the top men in both sports for almost a half century. When i met Mark , however, i thought to myself that here was a man with the potential to be the best of them all in either discipline, maybe even both disciplines, at the same time". Also in the same article written for enterprise in 1996 , Dr. Todd further wrote, : " It's also worth noting that by making national and world records in powerlifting , this amazing good natured young athlete became a fraternity of one ; no other superheavyweight has ever held a national record in the open division in powerlifting and weightlifting at the same time. Indeed , Silsbee's Mark Henry has proved on the battleground of actual competition that he has realized and gone beyond his childhood dream ; he is not only the strongest man in the world but also the strongest man of all time . And he did it the old fashioned way - Drug free." When asked, who the most memorable ( male) lifters were, the world's strongest woman of his time Dr. Jan Todd , one of the greatest female powerlifters of all time , replied : "Mark Henry would top my list. Mark's natural talent for strength exceeded anything that i ever saw in my lifetime up close and personal. I first saw Mark lift at the Texas high school meet here in Texas where he squatted over 800 lbs back in 1990. Although his powerlifting career has been brief because of his involvement with Olympic lifting and wwe, I've never been around anyone who possessed his level of natural strength. I'd also have to list Bill Kazmaier , who trained with me in the early 80s." Writing for the journal for Iron game history of Stark centre in 2007 , she said - " The fact that Zydrunas Savickas has now won the asc contest for 5 straight years , it is so remarkable that buzz behind the scenes among contest's top officials was that it was time to give Savickas his due and acknowledge him as not just the world's strongest man over past 5 years but he has a solid claim to even grander title - the strongest man in history. I mean no disrespect to any other strength athletes in the history including Mark Henry , who i suspect may have become even stronger than Zydrunas had he not decided 12 years ago to assure his financial future by becoming a professional wrestler ". Magnus ver Magnusson, a 4 time winner of the tv series world's strongest man competition about Mark : " Mark Henry , unbelievable strong. To be a weightlifter, powerlifter, strongman he's tried it all , and has done really well. "

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks for putting these together buddy, really helps to show the high regard other athletes and experts have for Marks Strength

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@StrengthUniverse Your welcome buddy. I have edited this comment and have added a few more quotes of Jan Todd and Magnus Ver Magnusson also.

[@russellcampbell3500]

He always made it look so easy.

[@EndrChe]

I DEFINITELY want to see this guy’s high school basketball highlight reel.

[@rafatire]

Mark was beast, he could've achieved so much more

[@StrengthUniverse]

I think so too. If he had competed at the Arnolds another couple of times and won there would be no doubts

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@StrengthUniverse In powerlifting he would've been the all time world record holder in total had he not quit the sport at just 26 years of age, far from his physical prime.

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@abhinavkumar547 I think so too, could have definitely been the first to achieve 2500lb total

[@nuclearcrayons3511]

Even if you don't think Mark is the strongest man, you gotta admit,in his prime, he was an absolute Beast 🔥 💯 So naturally gifted and so dedicated! He is truly a one of a kind man!

[@gobblegobble7]

You’re the man, Mark!

[@Traderjoe]

This is what dedication, determination and an unwillingness to compromise can do for a person.

[@JohnBullard]

Got to "shake hands" with Mark at a college gym in Austin where I was an instructor in the '90's. Really personable, nice guy. My hand looked like an infant's hand in his.

[@stephencooper3583]

Question: "How strong was Mark Henry really?" Answer: "Yes" 😆

[@BOG0690]

He is extremely decorated. His list of accolades is jaw-dropping. If he isn't the world's strongest man, hes definitely the most decorated for weight competition

[@yammie9660]

Frankly he has my vote, the things he was able to do as arguably the most proven natural of all time were insane. If he had had continued competing past his moral issues with the sports he would’ve had more records then we could count

[@bdegrds]

Mark Henry was not in any way Natty. Nubies/regular people say that nonsense because they have no actual idea what it takes to move significant weight

[@yammie9660]

@@bdegrds he took twice a week full piss and blood tests over several years to prove the point of being natural, he’s the single strongest advocate against steroids and it’s literally in the video that he quit Olympic lifting because he hated the doping

[@abhinavkumar547]

@@bdegrds u know better than Dr. Terry Todd I guess, the strength master and the one under whose guidance Mark trained as a lifter. He has said clearly every time that Mark was a natural athlete. I guess u need to read his article on Mark Henry's dilemma, reflections on drugs at Olympics.

[@bdegrds]

​@@yammie9660shocking truth is people like kiddo

[@bdegrds]

​@@abhinavkumar547I've been lifting since 98 when were you born? He's not natty, that's not even up for discussion, but I find regular people funny what they believe

[@boxingswarriorspirit]

after watching this i have a new found respect for mark henry. he truly was a beast.

[@drwakeup2407]

I took a picture with Mark at 125th street subway. He was in town for a WWE event. It was in Harlem NYC