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[@nicksymmonds]

So many unique competitors in this one!! Who was your favorite?

[@mkzzzzzzzzzz1]

Dude, on lifts like deadlift, you have to just straight up stop the lift if the people's form is atrocious and injury-prone like that old dude who don't know what they're doing. Cmon...

[@chickennuggets5549]

He’s coming back. Jesus Christ is returning and He wants to save you! God loves you and sent His only begotten Son to finish the work on the cross for our benefit. To lay down His life so that we can have eternal life ❤️ That’s the kind of love God has for you. To shed His blood on that cross so that your sins can be washed away. So that we can be with Him in His kingdom. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and surrender to Him. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life 🔥 No one comes to the Father but by Him. He loves you much more than you think. He’s merciful and gracious. He will satisfy you. He will save you. And when He laid down His life, He rose from the dead 🔥 Repent before it’s too late, God bless you 🙏

[@Stefan_Smith]

Lift on heavy side duh..

[@4plum]

Rastaman

[@Jeffdachefz]

you should have a challenge where there's a 185 - 225lb barbell on the floor and the people have to figure out how to barbell back squat without a rack to start them off, they literally have to start with the barbell on the floor. Extra money if they know how to do the steinborn squat vs clean and jerk method.

[@markusseppala6547]

The guy trying to lift it from the light end was great he probably learned physics from cartoons.

[@BibxikxbMmJvih]

If you are strong as f or if it has lesser weight ratios (i.e 40:10 or 30:10) you can lift it from the lighter side as well.. just lift with your right hand and push against the weight from your left hand holding at the end of the bar.

[@markusseppala6547]

Have you ever tried, you can barely do that with just the barbell.@@BibxikxbMmJvih

[@FruitNotifiers]

NAH BRO THAYS MY BROTHER

[@jmodified]

@@BibxikxbMmJvih For the weight in the video though, depending on your hand spread, that would put 400 to 500 pounds of force on the pulling hand, plus a lot of twisting force on your spine.

[@CatzlovichCatnipAndCabbages]

It's that famous 70 I.Q, he was doomed from the start unfortunately.

[@ThatcherOlson]

That last guy made it look so easy. No way he doesn't workout haha.

[@lobate50]

it's just the love from above mannnn

[@emmy9three326]

DNA dude 😁

[@animetalk8132]

Bro said he was just blessed I was like nah

[@goofy-aaahhhgoober]

The Lord gave him Strength 💪

[@aneraxxmusic2343]

It's coz he black

[@gaelreboredo3175]

the last guy was so chill, truly blessed

[@sup6586]

anyone notice how nick said "go get some beers guys" and the subtitles said "go get some protein shakes guys" man I love these guys!

[@AndrewBloomFitness]

I kept wondering if someone was going to try and grab outside of the weights- But I suppose the way Nick did it was pretty good too lol

[@BeautyInbound]

Same

[@beegdigit9811]

5:16 Nick says it's not a deadlift

[@KulaGGin]

Yep, the first thing I thought is that you either have to grab it outside or like that one guy did it: feet close and both legs and both hands as close to the side with more plates as you can.

[@XSlapHappy91X]

That's exactly what inwas thinking. One hand on the outside and one maybe a foot away from the inside. If that didn't work (due to the end hurting your hand too much) I would have don't exactly what Nick did and just grab with both hands right next to the weights, maybe reverse grip it.

[@62pianoguy]

My first thought as well, but then I noticed the safety clip that was occupying nearly all of what little bar space would otherwise be available on that end...and there would probably be no way to grip that unless you had enormous hands. And removing the clamp would definitely have been unsafe (and probably a liability issue).

[@bendeguzpeterbajusz4438]

This is basically a "are you fit and a nerd at the same time" test and I love it. 😂

[@chickennuggets5549]

He’s coming back. Jesus Christ is returning and He wants to save you! God loves you and sent His only begotten Son to finish the work on the cross for our benefit. To lay down His life so that we can have eternal life ❤️ That’s the kind of love God has for you. To shed His blood on that cross so that your sins can be washed away. So that we can be with Him in His kingdom. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and surrender to Him. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life 🔥 No one comes to the Father but by Him. He loves you much more than you think. He’s merciful and gracious. He will satisfy you. He will save you. And when He laid down His life, He rose from the dead 🔥 Repent before it’s too late, God bless you 🙏

[@aydinsha]

You don't need to be a nerd to understand this basic concept of "heavy thing at end of pole is harder to hold up grabbing end of pole". How people don't even have enough life experience to let them know that is beyond me.

[@gulag_master]

@@aydinshayeah it should be common sense.

[@ryanappenheimer9304]

or got shot getting a burger

[@itskelvinn]

@@aydinshabecause KZbin comments are ridiculously dramatic. They make everything seem more complicated or smarter than it actually is

[@jatbatman]

There's three ways to accomplish this lift. One is a hand on each side of the heavy side, another is how Nick did it, and the third is shoulder width grip against the heavy side, pushing down on the hand toward the lighter side while pulling up on the heavier side.

[@bupegasus]

Third option would be hard because youre antagonistically recruiting muscles, which many of us do not train to do

[@ptm_tobi]

Yea right I don't feel like it's difficult to figure out at least one of these, if I was told to try it my body would do this on autopilot. Maybe it's because I'm not from America but I feel like this should be common sense...

[@jatbatman]

@@ptm_tobi I am from America, but I understand the physics behind it. Oh and once you have picked up enough awkwardly weighted objects, you absolutely could figure it out quickly enough to seem like it is automatic. Lol

[@ptm_tobi]

@@jatbatman Exactly, that's why I was wondering about some of these people in the video...

[@dkphantomdk]

actually pushing down on the "lightside" will add more weight to the bar and therefore make it harder to lift, but if you can do 250pounds in one hand, then that would work just fine

[@laurieislaurie]

The people picking it up from the light end caused me physical pain

[@ambivxlent]

I love how he change beers to protein shakes on the subtitles😂

[@clintbrunke2074]

yo the fact that guy almost did it with the wrong technique is insane

[@SohilRathi]

There is a large gravitational force pulling the left end downwards and a smaller gravitational force pulling the right end downwards. In order for the torques (i.e. the rotation caused by a force) to balance, the distance from the heavy weight must be small and the distance from the lighter weight must be big as torque = force * distance. Therefore, by pulling the bar from a spot very close to the large weight, the weight will be stable and won't rotate in a particular direction.

[@10pm63]

It should not be necessary to explain. It's simple logic if you ever liftet anything. Maybe people somehow overthink the challenge and go for the unnatural solution.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Dieguisimo56]

My man! I was just thinking about this two days ago. I couldn't find any video of people trying this other than the classical one. Thank you for the good content, as always!

[@varadchougule6955]

the physics invloved - TORQUE = F * R R is the distance from axis of rotation . the axis is where you are trying to lift it F - Force(in this case gravitation ) = mg(mass*gravity) so the far you hold the bar from the heavy side the more hard it is to lift. as R increase ,torque increases

[@samzhabesha]

Well explained👍

[@ari7gam77]

I love your videos Nick. They keep getting more and more creative.

[@chickennuggets5549]

He’s coming back. Jesus Christ is returning and He wants to save you! God loves you and sent His only begotten Son to finish the work on the cross for our benefit. To lay down His life so that we can have eternal life ❤️ That’s the kind of love God has for you. To shed His blood on that cross so that your sins can be washed away. So that we can be with Him in His kingdom. Accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour and surrender to Him. Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life 🔥 No one comes to the Father but by Him. He loves you much more than you think. He’s merciful and gracious. He will satisfy you. He will save you. And when He laid down His life, He rose from the dead 🔥 Repent before it’s too late, God bless you 🙏

[@Dilly_G_]

The dude who said he paid attention in physics and then started lifting from the center of the bar 🤦🏼‍♂️😅

[@benjaminroe311ify]

I mean you can "pay attention" and then not apply later in life. Haha

[@snorman1911]

Perfect demonstration of the difference between talk and action.

[@budderzmonahan6215]

Thanks for keeping the captions family friendly lol 8:05

[@PhotoPrimierePro]

they said they were high schoolers 💀💀

[@sarajohnson6550]

I love these type of videos were you go out to the general public and see who can do “it.” Love the videos Nick! 💪👍

[@early2exit]

Last guy was so chill

[@xsteevox]

Rasta man just rolls in barefoot and ready. That was awesome.

[@anaboveaveragedog]

Last guy did not stop smiling the whole time

[@daveclark6324]

Dang! That last guy is so fit and he doesn't work out! Well done Nick! 👍

[@B_27]

He definitely works out 😂

[@MattPawlowski]

He's getting back into the groove.

[@-Genius]

At 1:20 Nick: The center of gravity is unusual. Efay: *Proceeds to do exactly the opposite of what you should do*. -Moral of the story: don't skip brain day

[@Devou1s]

Imagine if he did it that way tho!

[@MrMertakhai]

His intuition was wrong, but at least he learned from the first attempt and adjusted to the opposite side

[@iiTzCrossy]

8:06 😂 subtitles says protein shakes

[@CapslockActive]

The physics major in me cried

[@10pm63]

The biggest puzzle to me was how many people tried to lift it from the centre or close to the center. Makes no sense at all. Maybe they thought they had to? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Jake_Ritter]

I would’ve put one hand on the very end of the bar like on the other side of the weights, not sure if the barbell collar would be easy to grip or not though

[@xxrighttwixx1253]

Didn't offer the last guy double because he knew 😂😂 great vid

[@DreJr]

Dude at the end really IS blessed. He surely has talent.

[@manne8575]

That last guy was amazing

[@jonaskimchoi8293]

I’m actually really shocked and scared for society by seeing that people here think you need to be good in physics or a nerd to figure out that the Center of gravity shifts to the heavier site. That’s like basic preschool knowledge

[@batatakhizou4509]

No ads today, amazing!

[@DarenC]

Ah, now I wanna try it. I was thinking the secret was to pull on the heavy side, but lock out the arm and push down on the lighter side

[@maxtorque5329]

Thought the same..use one hand as a lever..I think that would work too

[@jq7323]

It's 240 lbs, and you don't use your arms for it. It's legs,back, and core.

[@SNOWBOARDZ]

I like the creativity with this one.

[@nicksantos7586]

the edits on this video are hilarious

[@dimitriskalofiris1777]

Nick - Go guys get some beers! Subtitle- Go get some protein shakes!

[@lxrose]

The last guy was not only strong but clever too. There were some funny attempts too.😅

[@Andrew_J123]

I like how nick (or the editor) just started roasting people in the edits

[@rin9604]

Didn't know a basic concept like the centre of gravity requires a PHD in physics Lol

[@hondadays]

I was in Corvo on last weekend I wish I would’ve known you were doin this! 😩

[@mezorck]

the fact that its so simple and enough people fail to make a video out of it;-;

[@chazgames3690]

I’m actually baffled that they don’t understand that picking up the lighter side or the middle is only going to move the lighter side of the bar because the force of the 80kg side is way too strong if you aren’t lifting relative to the weight distribution. It’s like a scale almost, if it’s all tipping to the left, pick up the weight from the left to even it out.

[@Cybersawz]

This is why we hire foreign engineers. Must be lead in the water.

[@_gwhite5_]

The cap animation was to funny 😭😭

[@brettschmidt5706]

Actually shocking how many people just tried to grab it in the middle

[@piotrdworowy183]

Am I correct- reverse grip on that hand that is closer to bigger weight,and it Has to be your stronger one.?

[@CallMeKerchak]

“That’s the closest we’ve seen” to the second guy 😂😂😂

[@orboflightning]

8:06 “go get some beers, guys” / “go get some protein shakes, guys” 😆

[@Bigshag420]

Need get to UK Nick and bring your excellence there

[@seolp877]

U absolute legend nick

[@DillonD14]

“Go get some beers guys” while the caption says “go get some protein shakes guys” 😂

[@Devou1s]

I guess it could also be done by lifting on the collar and 1st ring on the right side.

[@NoStepOnSnek]

bro at 8:24 is beyond blessed with those genetics

[@The1trueDave]

I actually wondered if the C.G was within the larger stack but doing some rough calculations I figured no, it should be on the central section but really close to the large stack. Still don't know if I'd have managed to lift it as 240 feels heavy on a normal bar but I'd have given it a go!

[@ari7gam77]

I think there should be a another video like this for bench press.

[@MichaelCarter-xo2qs]

That's crazy bro!!!😮❤

[@helipoc]

Do a bench press video in Australia! I could use the money 😂😂

[@jas_094]

Gotta love that reggae dude!

[@KINGABDUL99]

Great video!

[@christinaflagiello3930]

Reggae man is lookin good! 👌🏻

[@alizierny]

Bob Marley did good!

[@CaltonCoachingCPT]

I would have lifted it either like a Jefferson squat or like a t-bar row…one of them would have worked

[@alexcrosse9970]

Breaking the bank on this video

[@arcangelmaaze7804]

Ragamuffin did it so effortlessly

[@kenthawley5990]

Center of gravity....gotta offset the grip to the heavy side.

[@tallergeese]

I was half expecting someone to Steinborn squat it.

[@rajasubbiyaramachandrakuma193]

Nick Fall is here. When are you coming to Montreal????

[@Shonade_Malik]

Glad to be early!! Man I want you to host these challenges in my city 😭

[@speedisthename4096]

Hi nick I'm a 15yo athlete I know 800m was ur favourite race and it's also mine I know u haven't posted abt track and field in a while but today I'm not sure I stopped my watch abt 5-7 seconds after I finished the race it read 1:49:56 I'm wondering if that is good for my age?😊 thank you

[@anuraexe]

last dude is a beast

[@Giogiopapadopoulos]

But not a Mister

[@gabrielluimeme]

"Go get some beers guys" >> subs go get some protein shakes 😂 8:05

[@balkamp8888]

Man, public parks in Oregon.... What a place to shoot a video 🤣

[@broggie123]

Commenting before I watch the full video. I would try lifting it but holding where the clips are and the bar. So have the side with the heavy plates between my arms.

[@Potato62271]

Haven’t finished the video but I think you need to lift it as close to the heaviest side as possible maybe lift it with your hands touching together pressed against the bigger plates.

[@fujisan0388]

Imagine getting shot and being forced to then live in your car. He has been unlucky but that changed a bit for him.

[@muhammadbinnaveed9a405]

You are my favourite youtuber nick i watched your every video and i always get motivation from you 💝"its truth"💝

[@Yokosprojects]

I usually stay east Springfield and avoid Eugene. Maybe I need to go to Eugene more often. Seen lots of famous people been going through Eugene last couple years.

[@Mythix2]

you should've had him say "pays to get shot!"

[@3398halofreak]

A 1.15 in and I have it figured out you lift from the heavy end with one hand of you can lift nearly 300 lbs with one hand.

[@torernning8652]

I can sense tears dripping down teachers faces around the world...

[@Chorkaloopa]

I was thinking they would put the right hand on the end of the bar where the clamp is and the left hand on the bar on the other side of the weights. But the method used seems to work as well. ⚖️

[@vadina8557]

“Name’s Frank”😂 lying hard

[@pankajgarg4300]

Live the videos!!!

[@Squishto]

"You're gonna have a million 13 year old kids that are like, I can do that" I ain't 13 but bro really just called me out 😂😂

[@whosashleyg]

The first guy to do it looks like he could almost curl the bar 😂

[@River-Person]

Anyone else thought of a technique where you put ur left hand on the edge of the bar and ur right hand on the clips (like you put ur hands between the 4 plates)

[@UCONN_HUSKIES]

NICK 🔥

[@chazgames3690]

Protein shakes in the subtitles 😂

[@larzholloman9936]

gotta do the bicep gripon the close to heavy side

[@davereeves1967]

Why? (you don't.)

[@LucasDoesItAll]

Come to Georgia

[@martinvanburensleftsidebur5329]

Nick you gotta bring some of this action to the University of Wyoming!

[@ari7gam77]

I was thinking about this in terms of torque. I remember that torque is force times distance. The greater the resistance, the less distance you’ll need from that resistance.

[@doctordemon5076]

You keep doing...what you are doing! 😅

[@Zharkan16]

7:56 was the double of nothing retracted? :) Did you take the 100 back?

[@danh7447]

one hand on one end ! best way.

[@12gt13]

Frank on the phone reminds me of Vince Staples

[@bnblacknova8701]

so funny to see some people not realising the weight is more distributed to one side and still lifting it from the middle

[@wowawewah]

I thought the technique was to use 1 hand, but keeping both hands close together on the heavy side works too.

[@Sammystewart24]

Do public bench press challenge like ur old videos

[@ljhoothoot7370]

Bro graduated from Albert einstien university

[@johnjackson2349]

Ah yes the 1h deadlift, I know how to lift it but unsure if I have the strength at the moment 😂

[@wiskyyyyt20]

By putting together our hand on the heavy side..i thin we can do it easily.... without spreading the hand

[@bennybanenni]

Nick, where's the love for the strongmen!? you should do some mock WSM events in your videos; farmers walk, stone carry, truck pull, kettlebell toss are all things that could be done relatively safely by amateurs and would be pretty cool to watch.