Julius Maddox Announces The Next Sport He's Moving Into!

[@MattRhodesSport]

How do you think Julius will do in his next sport?

[@alanaliyev456GT]

Maddox is a King ..a god of Bench... but Biby is more multi movement (in my prime i was better in deadlift than Maddox NOT A JOKE ). MADDOX...BIBY.. HENRY... ARE VERY DIFFERENT ....ALL 6'3" >420 LBS ATHLETES HAVE NOT SAME TYPE OF STRENGHT !!!!

[@alanaliyev456GT]

only future can speak !

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@alanaliyev456GT Yep, they're unique guys

[@beardeddiabolus]

I think it'll take him some time to get the clean down.

[@jsquaredccc]

Definitely arm wrestling

[@ChocolateJesii]

Everyone would love to see Julius and Biby go head to head in an overhead contest.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Would be cool!

[@JLewis1979]

I think once Julius got the motions down, he's got plenty of pressing strength to beat the world record, and possibly by a lot.

[@hairyape_8103]

​@@JLewis1979 I agree, i think hes the greatest presser not just bench presser in history. He just needs to cross over and prove it. The mans tricep strength is completely unrivaled

[@adamdahlstrom2095]

Would love if you could get an interview with Smaev! He has really left humanity behind 🔥

[@Monscent]

Dude would be fun as hell in armwrestling!"

[@MattRhodesSport]

Would be cool!

[@J.c410]

The size of a 200 kg of athlete is insane

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yep, It's a lot of bodyweight to carry around

[@alanaliyev456GT]

​@@MattRhodesSportjust 20 yo earlier it was impossible...185 was the max (Mark Henry).......Since Giants like HOLLAND..BJORNSON..SHAW...HALL... 185KG for standard height and 200kg for ">6'3 190cm is usual .....in Oly lifting CHINGHIZ MOGUSHKOV OPEN THE WAY OF STANDARD HEIGHT AROUND 200KG (440LBS) at mi time with around 5'11" /6'1"" we never exceed 150/160.....with 167 kgs i was looked like a monster in 1996/2001 . Coachs drive me for recover my "normal" 5'11" 147kg Shape.

[@d_no_allyn_86]

The size of the difficulty of reading that poorly constructed sentence is insane.😅

[@MarorTheUnknown727]

I love seeing how Julius is such a polite and calm person.

[@MattRhodesSport]

He really is

[@jsquaredccc]

I’m praying to see this guy go into arm wrestling 🙏💪

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@jsquaredccc still has lots of time if he wants to

[@InTheHookJohn]

same here

[@audriulis]

Great to see Julius in Russia and hear his opinion about it, can’t wait for him hitting that 800lb target and starting strong men 💪🏻

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yep, agreed on all mate

[@magnuslund2545]

I love what Julius said about visiting Russia. The more places I travel, the more I realize that there are so many welcoming places with good people that get a bad reputation in the US.

[@MattRhodesSport]

So true mate

[@paint738]

Can u interview Andrey if it's not too late?

[@SvenAlfred]

Nice one Matt, long time follower, first time commenting. Keep fighting the good fight 👍🏻

[@MattRhodesSport]

Thanks very much mate

[@TheVanillatech]

Huge guy! Would be great to see what he could do overhead if he trained for a few years. At 37 though, not sure he has the time to become a serious contender across the board at strongman.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yeah I think that true mate

[@TheVanillatech]

@@MattRhodesSport It was hilarious, Matt, seeing you (who are bigger than most fellas) entirely dwarfed by the fella next to you! XD ahahahah I worked with a guy once! Years ago! When I was a kid. I had a job cleaning buses with a steam cleaner one summer. There was a guy who worked there as a mechanic and he'd fix the engines of any broken down buses. And he was a GIANT! I mean this guy was huge, a Hells Angel, he drove a ZZR1100 motorbike and it looked small when he sat on it. His name was Gibbo. And I remember running out of detergent in my bucket so I needed to get some more to clean the buses and coaches, and there was an entire blue barrel of it just right there but I couldnt shift the bugger to pour some out into ny bucket, and this Gibbo he walked over, his legs like tree trunks, all 20+ stone of him, and he simple tilted that barrel like it was nothing and poured me out a bit into my bucket. Like it was nothing! That was when I realized what strength was. Some guys are just giants.

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@TheVanillatech Great story, thank you for sharing! You are right, some people out there are just different.

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@TheVanillatech Seemed really cool

[@markovasil1608]

Be great to have Julius compete in Strongman

[@MattRhodesSport]

I think so too

[@InTheHookJohn]

It's great news for armwrestling that these monsters are coming.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yep, Brian already doing it is good for the sport

[@InTheHookJohn]

@@MattRhodesSport 100%. Only good things to come. It's an exciting time.

[@otulight]

Exciting time to be alive.

[@splinter357d6]

Hope he gets home safe! Would love to see him in strongman. 600lb axel would be crazy lol

[@MattRhodesSport]

Definitely interesting to see how he gets on

[@Adam-bw6dj]

Julius is a crazy presser but not a chance in a million years he's able to axle press 600lbs. He has to clean the weight first don't forget and if Iron Biby failed to press 217kg twice before finally getting it. How is Julius going to press over 50kg more? Just ridiculous tbh despite admiring the guy.

[@richieewinns]

Julius needs to get with Brian Shaw for a gym session or strongman 101 crash course. It would be so enjoyable to watch.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Good idea!

[@PronatorTendon]

I've been wanting to hear this for two years

[@MattRhodesSport]

Glad you have now

[@rleffel8869]

Good interview

[@MattRhodesSport]

Thank you

[@ScruffyLeKing]

great content as always matt, always got the best interviews with atheletes

[@MattRhodesSport]

Thank you very much mate

[@kizzmitten1]

omg this is so awesome! To hear that Julious wants to smash Strongman? Cool!

[@MattRhodesSport]

Will be interesting!

[@NSER164]

He should get some training from shaw. Do a collab already guys! Iv been saying it for years. It would be an amazing podcast and a great workout collab

[@MattRhodesSport]

Could be a good collaboration

[@alexandrnoriltz2920]

Джулиус отличный рассудительный мужик, после жима лежа он может добиться успеха и в армрестлинге и в стронге, приятно было слышать теплые слова о России, спасибо за интервью.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Согласен, спасибо за просмотр.

[@beaujudd4861]

Hes a beast, he does not post much squatting and deadlift but i guarantee he is near 800 on both already which is a great base. Bench has little carryover to overhead compared to the opposite, however he has proven he a pressing specimen. He has already done 500+ seated overhead press which is world class without him strictly training for overhead. I think he will be world record breaker for overhead within 4 years, once he has mastered the techniques and stability in strongman events

[@MattRhodesSport]

Will be interesting to see won't it!

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Thank you so much for this amazing interview, as much as some would say Julius is very well known he's still underrated imo. I love that the interview went in a lot of interesting unexpected and super interesting directions directions

[@MattRhodesSport]

Glad you enjoyed it mate!

[@alexdol811]

Good thing we having Him here and had Lee as well before. It takes balls to come to Russia nowadays, you know.

[@MattRhodesSport]

I'm glad these guys are coming too

[@aohjii]

it would be crazy to see him in arm wrestling but we know the money isnt there yet so it makes sense to go strongman

[@MattRhodesSport]

I would say the money would be similar in either but more chance to quickly do well in strongman pressing events

[@flossdaily9]

incredible

[@MattRhodesSport]

100%

[@magnuslund2545]

Julius will need a good reasonable coach to gain experience and skill in strongman, maybe a Loz, or Chad Coy. He will need a coach with good, smart development experience.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yeah needs a coach, maybe Chad or many other good coaches out there.

[@magnuslund2545]

@@MattRhodesSport I think Chad’s help rebuilding Trey after that injury back to where he is today added a lot to his coaching resume.

[@goldilox811]

@@MattRhodesSportheard Dan Hipkiss has a new spot open 😉

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@goldilox811 Hahaha yes!

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@magnuslund2545 yeah he's a good coach mate

[@bluefm344]

Brother' thor do deadlift what is weight tell me please

[@MattRhodesSport]

501kg in his WR

[@mikesbbody]

The best bench presser of all time!

[@MattRhodesSport]

100%

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

It's really great that Maddox has such believe in himself and such high expectations. This is the right mindset to do great things. However, he ain't doing anything close to 600 lbs axle press from the floor.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Very different from the floor to starting overhead isn't it. You are right, that's the mindset of a champ though.

[@RockoBam1]

Julius seems like a top bloke. You talked about Axle and you didn't even mention the world record holder, you mentioned a retired guy, Thor somehow and Lucus that hasn't done anything yet 😂

[@MattRhodesSport]

I think I know the sport, Watch what Hatton does

[@RockoBam1]

@MattRhodesSport you know the sport? You brought up Thor for Axle and didn't mention the world record holder mate, or the last 3 people that even held the record. Hooper, Biby and Hall. Hatton is going to struggle with the clean, not the press. There's a few guys capable of the 200kg atm, which is his best so far. Though I do agree that Hatton in the next few years will be up there, but Hooper is #1 at the moment.

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@RockoBam1 why did I need to bring up the people mentioned? I talked about who I believe will be the record holder by the time Julius can have a serious go at the event. Talk about picking up on mute points that don't matter in the context of this interview 😉..

[@RockoBam1]

@MattRhodesSport you think Thor who's pressing was never winning any records before his torn pec let alone now and Big Z that's retired then do you? You're digging yourself a hole with that excuse there mate 🤣

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@RockoBam1 If not already there, Reddit is the best place for you

[@hulkthedane7542]

Hy Julius. You do know, you have to clean the bar off the floor before pressing it overhead, right?? That could easily be the biggest challenge for you.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yep, that will be the hardest bit for him

[@ChatgptEngine]

Julius will smoke every Strongman in overhead from day one. The only Strongmen capable of challenging him is Biby and Hatton now

[@MattRhodesSport]

If he can that will spice up the sport that's for sure!

[@yourfastfc4361]

You do know that he has to get the weight off the floor to the shoulders first . That takes a lot from the guys and with log or axle he will need time to adapt.

[@5wisher5weet]

Hope youre doing well Matt, done any fishing in Russia?

[@MattRhodesSport]

Hi mate, thank you. I have fished on the river Volga and in Astrakhan but I want to do a lot more still.

[@ulfg4692]

Moving from bench-specialist to strongman? That's not going to be as easy as it might seem, even for someone as strong as Maddox. There's not that much use of having a strong bench in most strongman events. Squats, deadlifts and overhead-presses as movements (not necessarily lifts) are useful, but benching is far down the list. Most strongmen I speak to, don't bench that often, and if they do, it's usually incline bench as OHP accessory for the log and axle. On top of that, he's going to have to get his cardio up by a LOT. Movement/loading events and reps-for-time will put your cardio to the test, hard as h-ll, and this might take quite a while to build up.

[@MattRhodesSport]

All true. It will be very tough but very interesting to see!

[@ulfg4692]

@@MattRhodesSport It'll likely take a couple of years. But it could make a good youtube-show!! 😀

[@terminator5198]

I am sorry but I do not think Julius will ohp more 200 kg bench press is a hall different sport seating on the bench or standing ohp is so much different

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yes, definitely are different. Will be interesting to see!

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

Larry Wheels pressed 202kg with only some training, and competed in the Log Lift World Championships a few years ago. Larry was maybe 280 lbs? Julius will blow that out of the water.

[@terminator5198]

@A-A-RonDavis2470 Larry is not Jul

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

​@@terminator5198ah yes, Larry is not JUL

[@OpenBarGarage]

600 on axle overhead? I think hes heavily underestimating the field and the event. He has what it takes to overtake Bibby. But not 600.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Will be interesting to see!

[@d_no_allyn_86]

No, I get thinking that smaev could wrestle a bear but no. A black bear yes, probably would have a chance. But if he fought a brown bear, a Kodiak bear. The big ones weigh probably 1100 lb more than he does. And think about they carry themselves around on their legs all the time. They can climb trees and they can run 30 to 40 mph. They are literally walking animal tanks.

[@MattRhodesSport]

Yeah don't take that too literally

[@d_no_allyn_86]

@MattRhodesSport lol I know. It's just that often people think that kind of stuff, and some kid who turned out to be autistic so it makes a little sense but arguing me for like 2 hours that he doesn't see how bears are that strong and thinks that a lot of the stuff that people say about bears are myths when the opposite is the truth LOL.

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@d_no_allyn_86 I'm actually thinking about doing a small strength series on a few animals, including bears so that people get a real idea of the strength of bears, gorillas etc

[@d_no_allyn_86]

@MattRhodesSport that would be pretty cool! I love stuff on animals from the wild. Gorillas are another thing yeah they probably have crazy strength compared to like a bodybuilder but the fact that they don't lift and move things the same way we do we can never really know how much they can deadlift their bench. And they definitely can't lift 4000 lb LOL that's the thing I always see on those corny videos lol.

[@MatthewDieterjr]

Not bragging but pound for pound I think I was stronger at my best I weighed in at 143 lb and bench pressed 305. I should have gone to the Olympics for powerlifting but I was too lazy to do legs because of the Marine corps and then I switched to arm wrestling recently after powerlifting for almost 20 years

[@MattRhodesSport]

You were very strong!

[@MatthewDieterjr]

@MattRhodesSport thanks for taking the time out of your day to reply my dude you do a great job and to serve all your accolades

[@jebudylajtwejt8051]

Ants are also strong for their body weight, but nothing beats a 200kg man who can bench press 350kg.

[@MatthewDieterjr]

@jebudylajtwejt8051 for sure it's way cooler but not for real life application not to sound cocky but I guarantee I could whoop Brian Shaw's ass and these three times my size when you're that big you can't move worth a s*** One kick in the balls or one shop in the throat and that's all she wrote lol I didn't say I would fight fair 😂

[@Philo68]

No bullshit - He’s WAY bigger and stronger than me.

[@Nagy.Patrik]

You look like a children next to him. He makes you look as small as the biggest strongman.

[@MattRhodesSport]

88kg vs 188kg :)

[@michaellopez2070]

I’d rather see him in armwrestling. He has nothing to prove with strongman events, and they tend to be more conditioning/tactics based, and have more room for injury. Only problem with armwrestling is the money and the fact that it’s not all that trainable, you sort of have it or you don’t, whereas with strongman there’s a bit more room for error if you’re mediocre at some events and good at others.

[@MattRhodesSport]

I think it's natural for him to look towards other types of pressing next

[@adamthatoneguy8221]

Hit the 800lb bench then start armwrestling!!!

[@MattRhodesSport]

@@adamthatoneguy8221 he says his plans here 🙂

[@GTIngold]

Do not pretend or act like "big" guys are affected by travel more than others. No not the case

[@MattRhodesSport]

Nobody was pretending anything, travel effects everyone but basic logic is that someone extremely large - 190kg has a less comfortable travel experience and more disruption to their usual diet. It is the case.

[@GTIngold]

@MattRhodesSport no you are. So, a cigarette smoker has a rougher time traveling due to not smoking? No, just because he can't eat more fat, it's not harder for him. Quit trying to coddle for this dude.

[@Juliussmoothie]

lmao i swear Julius does this as an attempt at relvency, he was gonna get into strongman too wasnt he lol, never happened!

[@MattRhodesSport]

I don't think you watched it all as the comment doesn't match what was said

[@pizzaDhut]

You're not small but next to him you look like an infant.

[@MattRhodesSport]

88kg vs 188kg

[@Mr.Ciobanu]

Well he hasn't done one yet lol :))) also don't talk too much with him, as an american he will start crying about mental health

[@MattRhodesSport]

He was very friendly. He's got the Bench WR and very interesting to see how he does at axle

[@Wham0]

Always fun seeing absolutely degenerate comments from the various goons in the comment section. I’ll have you know, Mr.Shepard, he works for a recovery programme helping those who were addicted to drugs…he’s also been in prison - I’m pretty sure he’s not someone who is likely going to cry about mental health. Go say that to his face.