INCREDIBLE SUMO POWERLIFTING TRAINING BY TERUNOFUJI

[@DONTXBREAK]

Teru will reach yokozuna before it's all said and done

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Yes, I hope so.

[@somguy5035]

I believe!

[@hydewizard]

Another yusho and he’s a Yok :)

[@zedsdeadbaby]

today we are just seven days away from seeing this become reality

[@MafuraG]

Teru is now at the edge of becoming the 73rd Yokozuna

[@daschwah]

It is BEYOND weird to see a now-yokozuna kicking it in the gym in sneaks and sweats. I’ve been watching sumo for years and-like someone else noted-I always thought their training consisted entirely of drills in the stable. Thanks for posting, this trips me out!

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

You're welcome. Yeah, it is interesting how some wrestlers applied weight lifting training as well. When you think about it for a while, you will realize that a lot of Yokozuna wrestlers applied weight training such as Chiyonofuji, Asashoryu, Harumafuji etc.

[@JTM1809]

Nah, the rikishi started to hit the gym several generations ago already. The likes of Takanosato and Chiyonofuji mainstreamed it. They were known to lift weights all the time. Even Hakuho, who talked a lot about traditional training actually did a lot of gym sessions.

[@kingkobashi_kisenosatoichi5592]

From what I know Isegahama stable as a full gym under the stable too ^^

[@teo_heel]

That's how you become the 73rd Yokozuna after you fall down to jonidan. Well done, Terunofuji Haruo, well done.

[@BushidoIslander8689]

While Asashoryu is retired now dang i miss that batshit crazy powerful Yokozuna lol good thing we have Terunofuji now

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Exactly. Asashoryu is strong as a bull.

[@eldiamante2640]

Asashoryu benches 200kg for reps

[@banaabekwegirl5731]

basically, he could benchpress Takakeisho.

[@toktarsamykenov9693]

But he can't benchpress Ichinojo. Probable.

[@robra70]

@@toktarsamykenov9693 yet...

[@Dephire]

Ichinojo in one hand, Tokushoryu in the other

[@Broad_88]

And Ichinojoo

[@SusanRLin]

Thank you for this great compilation! This really informs his technique and varied kimarite on the dohyo. Keep those knees healthy, Terunofuji!

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

You're welcome.

[@Dephire]

How he does it with his glass knees is beyond me

[@MafuraG]

I think he is using those knees to lower the guard of his opponents. Much like Palpatine or Yoda would walk around with a cane, making their enemies miscalculate their prowess.

[@ayemaeyalit3354]

They get bad knees from the weight gain

[@peterrabbit3335]

Wow! Incredible effort! Congrats to Yokozuna Teru on his 10th Yusho! - 2024 July Nagoya

[@Dephire]

He reached his goal of 10 yusho. Incredible. I have no idea how he did it in the condition he is in. The man is a mental and physical FORTRESS.

[@Rearmostbean]

It is obvious in his wrestling. He is much stronger than everyone. He always controls the pace

[@Blueswailer]

Terunofuji's only weakness as I see are his multiply injured knees. If a strong enough opponent gets an angled push in and encroaches, they can push him down. But if he locks both the opponent's arms or gets his massive hands on the belt, that's a "Goodbye, see ya next time" to whatever opponent.

[@MafuraG]

Takayasu used to win regularly using this tactic but Teru has learned to dance like a ballerina at the edge of the dohyo

[@abiezerEscude]

What about Hakuho? Sure he isn’t as fast or as good with stamina as in the past but he is still very powerful.

[@quackkuryu4680]

He did it he is now Yokozuna. 2021 is Terunofujis year 😁🙌❤

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Oss. Let's celebrate 🥳

[@babyboo3236]

The esteemed Yokozuna working hard 💪. What a legend and inspiration this man is.

[@BradleySpahn]

Not that it matters, but the movement at 2:06 is a rack pull, not a dead lift. Deadlifts start from the floor.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks for telling us.

[@Music.cigars.2024]

Bradley thanks bro... You really shat in our cereal...🙄

[@nischal711]

But it basically 4 inches at max off the floor

[@redline123]

@@nischal711 it doesn't take away from his strength or anything but those 4 inches make a huge difference from personal experience

[@seheadhunter50]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 It's called a rack pull deadlift..the d bag is being a douche for no reason and is clueless. It's like saying a box squat isn't a variation of a squat.

[@richardsanchez9190]

2:06 technically speaking that's a rack pull. Difference is a rack pull is done with the weight already off the floor. Deadlift is with it on the floor. Still impressive as hell

[@MrGren-hq8yw]

It's kind of hard to find footage of rikishi doing wright training. They don't talk about it much either. They always just mention shiko and teppo etc.

[@Amalvipls]

this video was posted in november of 2020 and in january he already got another tech price and was a runner up posting mid march basho and the guy is already on the path of becoming a legend

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Let's hope he will be Yokozuna as soon as possible.

[@Amalvipls]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 I wish, but lets not get ahead of ourselves

[@Amalvipls]

update 3 months later, the guy can become a yokozuna if he wins this nagoya basho, won't be easy at all with Hakuho back, but fingers crossed

[@hilmanic28]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 Hope fulfilled! Greatest comeback story in any Sports EVER!

[@paweb746]

Ahahahahaha! And I thought they only do old school training in their stables :D Thank you for this!

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

You're welcome

[@ramtron1775]

Congratulations to the newest Yokozuna. Best of luck and bonsai!

[@shadapakap]

It's weird seeing Yokozuna Terunofuji wearing regular people clothes.

[@kenjicejudo5230]

Currently 9-0 at the Nagoya tournament, I really wanna see Teru as the next Yokozuna! Goddamn, this man is a monster. Truly an inspiration.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Indeed

[@guramisskib0290]

in the gym with NHK commentator Hiro Morita in 2008 Asashoryu reportedly bench pressed 200 kg (441 lb).

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

That could be true. It's the real Mongolian Chingis Khaan power

[@guramisskib0290]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 i like terunofuji too. hope yokozuna soon.

[@KURTIKURTEV]

These are mediocre numbers in any meaningful strength sport

[@guramisskib0290]

@@KURTIKURTEV in strength sport such as powerlifting and strongman yes but here it is impressive because you have to be fast need to have endurce and flexible muscles, athletism not just lifting weight from a to b. if he only did weights he would have better numbers but it is useless strength againts a person.

[@aa7x3]

I love it, constantly I watch mid ranked maegashira wrestlers lose matches that is clearly because they don't have the strength to resist the other wrestler. They could learn a thing or two from guys like Terunofuji or Kotoshogiku.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Yes. I definetely agree.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Takayasu, he’s too strong for Teru and pretty much everyone else in Makuuchi, and after watching this that kind of frightens me. It’s crazy how he can get a serious push going from a standstill.

[@aLime404]

@@joshuapatrick682 If he’d ever let his back heal. This basho hasn’t been kind to my man thus far

[@4gags]

Where did you find this footage? Def would be interesting to see how much weight all the top guys put up

[@ArminEghdamiDrums]

He should get a professional strengthcosch like matt wenning. Of course hes insanely strong but some of the lifts he does and the form he uses might just further his injuries.

[@Blueswailer]

True, he would benefit greatly from a powerlifting form coach like Harumafuji had back in the day I believe. He's ridiculously powerful but as you said some of the forms(like throwing a large weight around with a rounded back) can gift a one-way ticket to Snap City pretty fast if one is unlucky. I just sprained my left pec major and pec minor yesterday fooling around with a 135lbs kettlebell, it's real easy when you get a second of carelessness with larger weights.

[@aa7x3]

Sumo is in the dark ages when it comes to sports performance. Japan has had some great strength sports athletes over the years but it seems like they figured everything out on their own. Unless there is some sort of concentrated effort to study the best athletes and document what works and why, they are going to have to rely on knowledge from the soviets, the chinese, or the american interpretations. The language barrier could make that an issue. I used to follow a few social media pages of powerlifting gyms in japan so they exist but it seems like it is a niche sport and most focus on bench press competition.

[@emrahozcan9273]

Insane power.. soon yokozuna.. great comeback.. good luck big man...

[@mikehuff9793]

He repped that deadlift like it was nothing. And he’s hot Ronnie Coleman weight on that leg press machine!!!!!

[@lukecimino7715]

“Nationality: mongolian” makes sense, they have a “be strong” culture

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Exactly. Mongolian wrestlers are not only strong, they have really good technique as well.

[@iwinlee]

5 of last 6 Yokozunas are Mongolian, and they already dominated Sumo for 2 decades now...

[@AKSsasori]

Its a lot more complicated than "be strong". When you grow up and the 3 primary hobbies of everyone everywhere is horseriding, archery and wrestling, you inevitably end up buff as fuck. There's a Mongolian documentary about Hakuho's dad who is the GOAT of Mongolian Wrestling (first 6x National Bokh Wrestling Champ, Hakuho compared it to 35 Makuuchi Yuushos) where Hakuho brings his dad along to an amateur Sumo tourney and Hakuho's dad called 14 out of 15 matches' outcomes before they began purely based on line of sight, stance and small details like that. I can't recall the Mongolian term, but it translates to something like "Forethought", It's something similar to Karate's Go-no-sen, Tai-no-sen and Sen-no-sen (Post, Simultaneous-, and Pre-initiative) where you try to read what the person is doing before they do it and planning around it, either by attacking after, at the same time as, or before the opponent acts. TL;DR: Mongolian Wrestlers say little but think big.

[@JonDaGuy]

Teru is definitely gonna be Yokozuna once Hakuho is done. Very exciting to watch him train.

[@iwx2672]

Can't believe this song isn't on spotify!

[@Haures89]

Takakeisho disliked the Video :D

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

😂

[@garrettafancytrouser1424]

FOURTH YUSHO! TERUNOFUJI CANNOT BE STOPPED!

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

And he won't be stopped !

[@TIMETRAVELLERWIM]

Is there video of Takakeisho weight training?

[@hutchmusician]

Yes, but it’s only three seconds long.

[@Blueswailer]

@@hutchmusician What, him getting off the couch?

[@asasipogi]

yeah, him eating 10 chankos in 3 minutes

[@ruutjormun2262]

@@Blueswailer 🤣🤣

[@ArthurCrimson]

Posting this mid May tournament while Teru is 10-0 and about to win his second basho in a row. Hopefully he’ll get a zensho yusho (perfect score) and will force the council’s hand to promote him to Yokozuna!

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Yes, I watch this tournament too. Let's hope he will be Yokozuna next tournament.

[@thexen3120]

Man he just got his 2md yusho I a row and going for Yokozuna. I hope he gets it before the bombs that are his knees go off.

[@richardsanchez9190]

It's so weird seeing sumo wrestlers doing traditional body building excercises

[@jettfuelfitness]

It’s funny I’ve never seen a sumo wrestler do a sumo deadlift, despite it being a very common and effective deadlift style that’s literally NAMED AFTER THEM

[@richard_nj]

I always thought rikishi weren't allowed to go out in clothes like these

[@danielcruzp4p]

yokozuna terunofuji is power!

[@DTreatz]

This is the only _good_ fat there is, absolute _monsters_ luv it.

[@houstonburkhead5188]

Teronofuji is my fav sumo right now

[@iwx2672]

INSPIRATION!

[@NachoDLF]

Locking his knees like that not surprised he has been missing for so long.

[@pirateofthepacific9687]

You gotta switch that highest rank from ozeki to YOKOZUNA Babyyyyy!!!!!

[@gyurmethlodroe1774]

if he is Indian there would be four spotters pushing the weight up

[@jD-je3ry]

I miss the sumo deadlift

[@AlexJones0316]

I wish he would incorporate strongman workouts as part of his routine.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

That would be interesting

[@richardsanchez9190]

They'd be killer at the yoke carry or maybe the wheel of painz or truck pull.

[@taltezy2941]

This is dope!!

[@mark6302]

monstrous

[@richard_nj]

gotta love the spotter. dude thinks he could actually do something about those 600kgs should Teru need help.

[@garrettafancytrouser1424]

THIRD YUSHO!

[@asasipogi]

ff harumafujis footsteps! fk yeah!

[@Molders32]

With the 200kg bench check the hand position of the spotter. Not sure he was going to be much use if needed.

[@bragemrk8069]

He wouldn’t need to be of much help. As Teru knows what he’s doing, a potential fail would only need 5-10kg assistance for him to be able to lift it up

[@Yoppppol]

imagine if asashoryu have this kinds of equipments to train 😂

[@davidfiekowsky4892]

He has become a dominant yokozuna likely to win more yusho before retirement. I predict 14-1 in January and yusho.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

So you think he's gonna retire any time soon?

[@davidfiekowsky4892]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 I hope not, but his knees have had problems and I worry for him.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

@@davidfiekowsky4892 Me too, my friend, me too...

[@mrxcman9272]

People say they are built like bodybuilders under all their fat. I believe it.

[@loupotter4319]

Looking at the little guy spotting him at 1:29. Dang, I hope he can yell loudly if something happens. Spotter doesn't look like he could help very much.

[@torchiest]

Yeah who's surprised he won the basho this weekend?

[@alexwong2634]

this video is aging very well

[@lucasmiyasaki6260]

Man, he could serously compete in powerlifiting, he"s strong

[@cristinacanossa3555]

Por isso ele é valente

[@cinimatics]

No Sumo deadlift? 🤪

[@GSPfan2112]

That was more like a 660 lbs good morning. Which is way more impressive in my opinion

[@ravian1235]

Cool terunafuji i heard about his bench breast part but first time really show it haha

[@TheKurama9]

It's funny that a sumo wrestler doesn't deadlift in the sumo stance

[@noamto]

Do they regularly train with weights? Sorry but I would expect a heavyweight pro athlete to have a much higher bench press than 440 pounds which he also barely managed. Unless he does not train regularly with weights which would then be impressive.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Well the thing is that sumo wrestlers don't need to train benchpress very often in order to wrestle well. Just take a look at the former Yokozuna Harumafuji. He was able to lift "just" about 100 kg on bench press and still managed to make to the Yokozuna. So long story short, being super strong in sumo is for sure a good advantage but it isn't necessary.

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

@@Fabi_87 That's right

[@MIsterSojaBohne]

Its weird seeing a Sumo wrrestler without His Garb or nacked xD

[@TT-rq9vj]

the one who spotting think like he can be helpful if that 600+kg fall

[@zzzz-hq8ww]

Tochinoshin

[@highviewbarbell]

300kg RACK PULL, not a deadlift, that's OK though :D the leg press is "holy shit" levels of stupid with his knees in the condition they are though. Not the weight, but his form. Pushing your legs down as you press and then locking them in place is a great way to break both of your legs, and that's a heavy enough weight to do it if you lift stupidly enough

[@joshuapatrick682]

I feel like the 1300 pound leg presses could explain the knee issues? Still, what a beast..and yet He’s no strength match for Takayasu..

[@crazzynez]

No wonder he has knee problems..

[@newclarence]

Made my knees hurt just watching some of those.

[@yup9647]

This guy could seriously benefit from better programming and coaching. He's obviously a VERY strong man naturally but its no thanks to his 225lb shrugs or 30lb flys. His "660lb dead lift" was a rack pull etc. Not trying to insult the man at all but it's a shame watching a guy who could be so much stronger than he already is do a bunch of goofy crap in the gym.

[@mhdfrb9971]

Not you saying that looking like a twig

[@yup9647]

@@mhdfrb9971 if you only knew how stupid this comment is... Actually laughing out loud, by the way.

[@mhdfrb9971]

@@yup9647 ok

[@duncanluciak5516]

If you're four bills, a five hundred pound bench press should be within reach easily.

[@hulkman245]

It's probably because I have been weightlifting for years, but his numbers with his body weight aren't impressive. Then again he is a sumo wrestler not a weight lifter

[@luckypyjamastv1473]

Well, 600 kg on leg press is impressive enough for me. That's the real sumo power.

[@JCA787]

I agree… is not that impressive

[@hulkman245]

@@luckypyjamastv1473 any weight on legpress isn't really impressive to me, I figured that out real early into weightlifting. There are allot of people out there who can leg press 405 without being able to squat 225. But like I said the dude is a sumo wrestler and the last thing he is worried about are his gym numbers. So long as he can make the other dudes fly out of the arena he is happy

[@anibalcaballero9136]

@gorrino

[@anibalcaballero9136]

@gorrino