I TRAINED WITH KYRIAKOS GRIZZLY! HERE'S WHAT I LEARNED

I recently trained with my friend Kyriakos Grizzly and got to experience some of his training methods first hand. You may be surprised with what I learned.
YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT.
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About the channel:
I am Pak, a scientist, a coach but most importantly, a lifter.
I did my PhD on "the minimum effective dose for strength" and currently, as part of the Applied Muscle Development Lab (NYC), my research focuses on strength and muscle growth. As a coach I work with individuals of all professional and sporting backgrounds, from elite strength athletes to busy professionals looking to get stronger and improve their body composition.
As a lifter, there's not much more to say than "I lift and enjoy training hard". Citations for the "I lift" part can be provided upon request.
This channel is essentially me rambling on about all things lifting, including the odd "hot take" here and there with the aim of helping other fellow lifters as well as inspiring non-lifters to lift.
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[@viklifts-zk8bl]

Grizzly went from a meme to a globally respected lifter and person. He is a normal dude that is willing to do whatever it takes to train, and people have built an amazing and positive community around him

[@misterringer]

He's both, which is totally awesome. Especially because he gives 0 f#cks.

[@Rolls....Royce....]

He was respected before the memes.

[@c2that128]

Did you just call M’lord a “normal dude” lmao ?!?!?

[@Professor__S]

100% weights, 0% form😂

[@viklifts-zk8bl]

@@c2that128 normal when it comes to lifestyle

[@OmarIsuf]

Pak this video is actually phenomenal, humanizing Grizzly and giving him an opportunity to be seen for who he really is 🔥

[@levansaginashviliskidney8726]

Train Ur calves

[@LOLI_]

Haven't seen anyone hate on grizzly yet. But you still need to train calves.

[@Dr__Pak]

Omar gets the pass for the calves, the guy drives a BMW M4 CS with custom RASK011 plates

[@tribunaldude]

humanizing Grizzly? are you implying that he is human? Sacrilege

[@sonuchetry2151]

@@levansaginashviliskidney8726 I love ur name 😂

[@SM-og9pt]

The man never quit after all of the injuries. True strength.

[@Cray2TheZ]

Very well said!

[@lalli8152]

Yeah nothing but respect towards him, and even though the memes hes stronger than pretty much anyone who finds him funny

[@Lemoonthelifeenjoyer]

@@lalli8152 true, and those that are close in strength understand it instead of meme it

[@troytruong8246]

He is the true definition of ego lifter. He f#cks himself up trying to ego lift. Ego lifting is when a person lifts more weights than they should just to get the attentions. 😂😂 Besides, he needs to be on the treadmill and go on a diet instead of ego lift.

[@gangzilla5716]

​@@troytruong8246 He love eating and lifting, he do it because he can, not to prove it to anyone. Stay jealous, he's here for a good time not for a long time.

[@balkamp8888]

Everyone needs to watch this... Kyriakos is an absolute legend and more people need to look beyond the meme. This dude is genuine

[@Dr__Pak]

Thank you! Kyriakos is legit a really humble and cool dude that just loves lifting. Sure, some lifts, especially the very uncoventional ones, are a bit meme-esque but real lifters can see that the guy's strength is insane.

[@anidiotsguide757]

The whole "train for the difficult" thing really speaks to me. It's a short, sweet phrase that sums up one of the cores of training.

[@non9886]

stoic mindset. per aspera ad astra. my daily bread and butter. and enjoyment and fullfilment...

[@m0n4rch911]

@@non9886 Isn't that one of life's best pleasures. Achieving something, a personal goal such a rush of emotions when you get somewhere you just want to be. I'm actually one of these people, i train coz i just want to, sometimes i get lost with peer pressure and start training too hard or start loving my body too much but that's not really the goal so i get lost through all that and it's not good to feed the narcissist in us too much so i always slide back to doing it for me than doing it for validation coz we get lost sometimes when we achieve something so it's best if you just take a few steps back and remember why you're even doing all these things in the first place. 1st is health, 2nd is safety, 3rd is aesthetics and if 3 violates 1 or 2 it's a no go or if 2 violates 1 a big nope but if 2 violates 3 it's up for review and if 2 and 3 violates 1 a big nope.

[@j4nk3n]

Grizzly is incredible, hes literally a bear in human form, seeing other powerful guys try and do his lifts shows you exactly how strong he is

[@mattnobrega6621]

He is like the character from the old school Sega Genesis game called "altered beast" when the charter powers up to his final form of a grizzly bear. 😎👍

[@j4nk3n]

@@mattnobrega6621 I remember the game well, and when you change to the beast you hear a roar, just like kyriakos loves to do 🤣

[@torquevonthorne948]

He is the avatar of Ursun, god of Kislev 🐻

[@ExecutionSommaire]

Every collab with Grizzly is a godly treat

[@Dr__Pak]

More coming!

[@Cenot4ph]

Collaboration

[@handmethatpochitussy]

still waiting on brian shaw

[@ivo3598]

Too bad Ronnie Coleman didnt react nice :(

[@Nippelzieher]

​@ivo3598 because he's just a bodybuilder mortal who doesn't understand the divine majesty of m'lord. seriously, Ronnie would look like a toddler next to m'lord

[@AlexS_983]

It was obvious the meme phrases were translation things, but they still ended up so magical. There is an entire generation of lifters now who will be saying they lift "for the difficult" decades into the future

[@Dr__Pak]

INDEED!

[@chrisbreen3188]

A lot of people respect the big lad.. it is only little minded folks who call him an ego lifter. It is clearly obvious the big lad loves the iron and that is it. Respect from Ireland

[@TheSquad4life]

Tbf lots of legit people also thought he was a ego lifter and just a meme. It took time for them to observe and appreciate what he’s up to . All hail the Bloat Lord

[@michaelkeha]

@@TheSquad4life most people realized it when they tried to do his lifts and realized holy shit that shit fucking hard

[@faizalmohammed9874]

Nothing but respect for Grizzly.

[@aeronlangheim3462]

Everything you said in this video is exactly why Grizzly is genuinely one of people I look up to the most. I know I probably won't be a professional lifter of any sort, or win any bodybuilding competitions, but I CAN push myself when I lift. I CAN give it my all. I CAN see what I am capable of. I CAN live it, for the difficult. Thank you and thank Grizzly.

[@satabdeesahoo]

kyriakos has immortalized himself in the fitness sphere.. his training for the difficult motto is universal it unified athletes from all spheres irrespective of their background, experience and potential. purely just training to beat himself impersonified. no comparison to others just endless self improvement

[@AndreRiikonen]

One of the strongest men in this world, a meme but also 100% legit strength monster.

[@tribunaldude]

Something that I wish you, and the others who collab with the Bloatlord would address: NONE of Kyriakos's videos are monetized and he isn't making that much money at his day (er.. night job). Thepanash even hinted that KG is ust about able to make ends meet despite having an international following. People across borders are buying T shirts and posters of the guy but he makes nothing from these sales. Not sure if this has to do with his orthodox upbringing but there should be something that can be done.

[@thomasbeerakis2168]

You've said it all.

[@spartakost2970]

Perhaps a gofundme page could be set up and if most people making content based on him would promote it....

[@runisom48]

I always lifted because I loved it, now I'm old (72) with a bad heart, numb feet and calves from neuropathy, bad back and knees, etc, blah blah blah which limits my lifting. Now I REALLY appreciate the things I can still do. Age and injuries can change your perspective a lot.

[@Dr__Pak]

I appreciate your comment!

[@doldemenshubarti8696]

can you tell me little more about your lifting and history? can you tell me how gym was and what changed throughout each decade? Im always mesmerized by colorized videos from 60s gyms and other older gyms

[@runisom48]

@@doldemenshubarti8696 I started lifting at age 11 with a barbell I made from a broom handle and two bricks. I lifted at home and at a friends home made garage gym through high school. In my twenties and early thirties my lifting was not strict because of my lifestyle but I always had some weights around and managed to at least stay in touch with lifting. In my later thirties I bottomed out from alcohol but made a commitment after seeing the pro wrestlers The Road Warriors on tv to start lifting again. I joined my first gym at that time and began lifting intensely. I progressed steadily until 2008 when I developed congestive heart failure from extreme afib. I lost all my strength and a lot of size from that which I never recovered. I made a little bit of progress during the next few years ( still had afib) but lost it all again when I had three heart attacks a few years ago. I got a stent put in for that and have managed to regain a small amount of strength. I'm doing ok now, I can lift fairly intensely on some lifts and I'm a little but stronger again. I stopped regular squats and deadlifts about twenty years ago because injuries which limited the amount of weight I can use. As far as gyms go I can tell you that Marxist globalist politicization that has been going on since the 1960s has changed everything in a bad way. In the old gyms you could just go in and lift and nobody cared if you made noise, actually people would think you were a little weird if you didn't make noise when lifting heavy or intensely. There was no political correctness, inclusiveness, diversity, sexual identity, toxic attention seeking females, hyper sensitive whiners etc. etc. to ruin your workout. Things were mostly ok until the '90s when the Marxist bullshit really went into high gear. Sorry to mention politics, but you can't escape the fact that it has ruined many a modern gym. The equipment is amazing now though, too bad the technology went forward and the people went backward. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to write some stuff.👍

[@davekennedy6315]

I now hate to admit that I was one of those that thought he was a ego lifter after watching his Range Of Motion on lifts. You've humanised the Grizzly! You have given me a new found massive respect for him. Great video too!

[@lucasliaskos]

Amazing video brother! Humazing Kyriakos and giving us more info about him and his life was great content. Man is an absolute unit, crazy strong and an awesome soul in general!

[@Dr__Pak]

Thank you bro

[@limo-swine6537]

Humanizing m'lord is sacrilege.

[@lucasliaskos]

@@Dr__Pak Keep on rollin' brother!

[@nikostsigos4998]

great video, thanks for the insight! Grizzly is as humble and wholesome as he is strong

[@Zackinator2017]

Really emjoyed the video! Especially loved the slower pace of the edit, it felt much more natural than the first video on the channel. Keep it up, hoping for more content! :)

[@josepmariasebastian8886]

Kyriakos calling you a brother in iron... That's a badge right there

[@Enkelriktad123]

I think this video is actually super important. Thanks for this!

[@veluimmonen]

Super engaging video, well done man - and props to the editor as well!

[@mattdanielsdevelopment]

Beautiful video. Love how you look at the big picture and the process as a lifestyle, etc. These are super important perspectives that will greatly assist my training and my entire life as well

[@shawnpatten6515]

Phenomenal message. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks Dr. Pak.

[@socratesgonidis4387]

The way that we see others really tells us a lot about how we are . I really like the way that you approached kyriakos respectfully and not for views . I really like your work !

[@therageknight8546]

What a fantastic video! Best Grizzly video on KZbin by far. Well done Dr. Pak!

[@grindatron]

Awesome video. I'm glad there are others out there that just love hard training alongside the science and stuff.

[@jawswill8052]

This video is refreshing. Not trying to be click bait, not being negative. Just talking about an experience. I have gained from this video. Thank you!

[@kevinisfallingdown]

Great video in every way man. Love the work you do!

[@rishiramkissoon6976]

This is one of the best YT vids..this was a great idea!. Thx for shooting it

[@hollisspear6278]

Wow, it turns out his unconventional style is a way to deal with injuries while still training super hard. You gotta respect that.

[@praetor5485]

Thank you, this video opened my eyes. Much love brother

[@utgardkraft1412]

FULL respect! Love the guy even more now.

[@williambreeze2659]

This was awesome! Kyriakos is the man!

[@Cray2TheZ]

Kyriakos is an inspiration! All the respect to him!

[@shaheer_04]

Such a wholesome video, thank you Dr Pak!

[@maurice5402]

This is awesome!! I love Grizzly, his training philosophy is so pure

[@eli-vu3vb]

Incredible job. Very wholesome. For the difficult

[@espenstoro]

This hits home. I don't care about made up strength standards, competitions and instagram views, I just like the gym. It's therapy. Getting a tiny bit better every time for no other reason than that.

[@KOKOTHELOCO]

wholesome levels over 9000

[@lucascheidegger1625]

Great

[@justaguyfromreddit]

Seeing how strong grizzly was at the pulling, id love to see him armwrestling

[@Dr__Pak]

He is insane. Two lifters weighing 110kg and 150kg each, both with 600+ deadlifts and one with a 440lb bench press were unable to move him..

[@Pepe-pq3om]

Sup Martino

[@radoslavdragnev8797]

Hadn't he tear his both biceps, I think that he would be the only that can actually beat Levan Saginashvili. One of the strongest humans to walk in the world so far.. they closer to bulls than to humans

[@darymetal]

Armwrestling and lifting are completely different. I know they seem similar, but the muscles used in Armwrestling are completely unique. Other than the whole technique obviously .

[@datdude158]

Perhaps if he didn’t have torn biceps he might have tried

[@eimakaiomanguy5532]

Kyriakos is an icon. Unites lifters into giving it your all, "living it" "for the difficult". After so many injuries and inability to do conventional lifts most would have given up. He doesn't care about records he preaches pure love for the iron and self improvement. Not to mention he doesn't at all milk his popularity for any personal gain.

[@nordmannenfrank6066]

great video! it's really great to see this side of kyriakos, he seems like a nice dude who lives the best life.

[@Dr__Pak]

Couldn't agree more!

[@ChocolateJesii]

I want to see this guy armwrestle.

[@petrushaasbroek8433]

I have been looking forward to this ever since you memtioned the collab a few months ago.

[@RS-pn9wu]

I relate to this, when i start to program and think too much about training it isn't that fun anymore, I try to keep it simple and enjoy my time in the gym, don't care about PRs too much, if i PR good, if i don't PR, whatever, enjoying time in the gym is more important for me than steady progress and huge numbers

[@Dr__Pak]

In other words, you LIVE IT

[@skad2485]

That’s the approach I take now… I just do the lifts I enjoy rather than what the internet says is a good program.

[@ParvParashar]

Great video! Really loved it. 💪

[@ChristosAlexakos]

Για τα δύσκολα. Because challenging yourself day in day out really hardens you for some of the toughest challenges in life.

[@VinnieB7]

It’s actually so true what you said and it’s hit home with me. I have been so lost and unmotivated training for the past 2 years. One minute I want to train for power and strength and bulk and then next day I want to cut and lose fat. Never a consistent goal which rendered me unmotivated at all. You saying just training for the love of training and not worrying about goals has really hit home as simple as that statement is it’s so easy to get lost in goals and disappointment. Train because you enjoy it … it’s that simple.

[@flatujalok]

Grizzly may be a meme, but it’s so clear that he loves what he’s doing and having a ton of fun! He brings a lot of joy into the world man. Amazing that you got to work out with him!

[@Schismarch]

Fantastic! Thank you for the great reminder to never forget the joy of lifting.

[@Dr__Pak]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@angusmacgyver]

You were living it!

[@ADHDlanguages]

This is an awesome video!! So cool that you got to go hang out with the man himself. I love your point about people losing the joy in their day to day training because they're so focused on optimization or their plans for the future. There's a certain zen to just going in and experiencing today's session.

[@Dr__Pak]

Exactly! Enjoying training for the love of training doesn't mean "no PRs" or just coasting by, but rather, focusing on being present and appreciating the fact that we can train hard.

[@proracing34_Athens]

Such a beautiful video and comments. Well done!!!

[@Kivari811]

REALLY good video 💪🏻🔥✨ Thank you!

[@JHanrahan]

Great video. Loved this.

[@samuelkerr465]

Immediately I love this man. Doing it because it’s difficult. Tears to my eyes man

[@gerym341]

Great video! Thank you, doctor.

[@Dr__Pak]

Thank you !

[@othonkach]

Absolute beast and devoted guy!

[@guitar.enjoyer2]

Grizzly would be a fkcing incredible armwrestler!!! Incredible overall strength, big frame, huge wrists and palms- the recipe for a Levan killer!

[@raulgarcia9682]

Great video. Keep up the good work.

[@johnhorner1969]

Love this. I’ve wanted to learn more about the man behind the meme so I appreciated this. Love that he loves to train.

[@juanpabueno]

Excellent video!

[@redjoker2497]

Εμπνευση η προσεγγιση του Κυριακου προς την προπονηση με πολλες διδαχες. Συγχαρητηρια για το εξαιρετικο βιντεο!!❤

[@Ericteoh25]

I agree with you so much. We, all lifters. Regardless of strength level, we are all equal under the bar.

[@saleenadam1]

Finally someone collaborates with him

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

It was an amazing session because you both were living it 🙏🙏 Congratulations on meeting the man the myth the legend Blord Grizzly himself

[@y.s7787]

Blord lmao

[@chrisbellville6957]

Dude amazing video thank you

[@Parnassoss]

success to both of you.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

Wow this was one of the better videos ive seen

[@ExcelStrategy]

I have the greatest respect for him in a recent video he pushes a sled with 850 kg of weight on it ! This is insane this is pure strength has Eddi Hall Stated " this is the kind of guy you don't mess with on the street he just rips you in half "

[@BigPuddin]

Eddie Hall fucking said that? He's got the record deadlift don't he? Holy hell, man.

[@tomrhodesmays]

Awesome video mate

[@Reading_Rainbow_]

This needs more views what a cool guy

[@user-pn3io5oy3i]

Looks fun, Malaka!

[@yoeyyoey8937]

This was cool af thanks 🙏

[@tylerprice88]

Awesome vid. Great message

[@Dr__Pak]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Vasilifts]

Excellent content brother

[@KaMe....]

Great vid. thanks a lot

[@CanariasCanariass]

You have to LIVE it. Kyriakos is so right with this.

[@nelsonortas818]

I agree.... I love lifting too... It's just fun and rewarding to be in your own world when lifting... "physically be able to lift heavy and enjoy it"....

[@respectedmastermind]

We need more Kyriakos in this world

[@piercebrosnan9528]

Brother you have my respect.

[@herrar6595]

This speaks to me a lot, I used to be able to just crush myself over and over in the gym and it was a blast and I miss it

[@maroufali7925]

You sir just met a living legend

[@chrisbaousis6954]

Μπράβο ρε Πάτροκλε γαμώ. Ήταν ωραίο βίντεο που δείχνει τον Κυριάκο από μια διαφορετική οπτική γωνία. Νομίζω η συλλογική συνείδηση του fitness community τον έχει εξ' ολοκλήρου ως meme, που είναι κάπως στενάχωρο. Κάποιος που δεν έχει μεγαλώσει Ελλάδα δύσκολα θα καταλάβει αυτό το συναίσθημα που περιγράφεις στο βίντεο. Όλα τα καλύτερα εύχομαι μαν.

[@U.F.O_0908]

His strength is on a different level. But his endurance is from another galaxy.... Watching you guys both trying to budge him almost seems unreal, and you guys are strong AF already!!

[@samuelmandurino4304]

Amazing bro.

[@John_on_the_mountain]

Kyriakos has become a legend in the strength world.

[@themightyatom1983]

Love this.

[@tsakostheplug8177]

Υπέροχο βίντεο. Συγχαρητήρια 👍👍

[@Mranonymous9]

Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο και πολύ καλά μονταρισμένο. χαίρομαι που βρήκα το κανάλι σου από νωρίς!!

[@Dr__Pak]

Να σαι καλά αδερφέ

[@CyphersBasement]

I just started really exercising at the start of this month, and it feels good to get back to working on myself like this. I'm incredibly skinny, nearly 6'1" at 138 lbs. It'll be a while before I will likely see noticeable change to my musculature, but I'm not worried about competing with some idea of the muscular me. This isn't a game to people who care, but an aspect of life. People who look at this as a game are those who accept the idea of failure and quitting as being a part of their game, because their mindset allows this to be an aspect of such an important thing like working on yourself.

[@filiphudak9706]

This video is FULL of wisdom

[@Alex-------]

What a superb video

[@DrKozForensicsDetectors]

Excellent insight.... dream to train with him in Kavala

[@Lost7one]

Full power and Full difficult! Magnificent.

[@snakepliskin2297]

Bless yas levendi. Great video, the guy is monster.

[@jacobstaff549]

Επιτέλους ρε μλκ . Σε περιμένουμε τόσο καιρό... Καλή αρχή ❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RutabagaSwe]

Kyriakos is the man. I thought the memes were funny, but it was always obvious to me that he was very strong, not to mention flexible. Cool guy, and funny content :)

[@regzzuse280]

Nice training experience and analysis, also nice submariner.

[@Dr__Pak]

Thank you and thank you 💗(not a submariner but rather a GMT-Master 2 in disguise 😄)