BREAKING Greg Doucette's Deadlift Record

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[@chrisspraker1857]

Seeing Greg outside of his own videos, he seems so much more personable, and i can see 100% how he was a PE teacher.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Greg is a legend.

[@robertdieder4178]

Michael Cooper calms Greg down 😄

[@nikmrn]

He seems way more nice

[@Drewstein69]

​@@mitchellhooperstrongman A legendary misogynist and transphobe, that's for sure ;)

[@xinsanedefeatx]

It's kinda funny how many people don't realize that he plays up his personality to the point of being a caricature of himself

[@cyclingiscool3798]

"I'm not that tired" gasping for air 😅

[@Jasi.bristol]

Rightb

[@riazmustafa4691]

Realising how insanely impressive Greg's record actually is

[@NPC-fg6up]

He has 5 cm range of motion 😅

[@humanbean3]

@@NPC-fg6up there are tons of similar statured people that cannot do this though. it's the world record after all. the dude has insane stamina

[@slurp3194]

@@humanbean399.9999999999 percent of people in any height or weight cant do it thats why its a world record not to mention dude holds record in the bench and is also a pro body builder

[@Hhhlll7778]

@@NPC-fg6upI bet your wife has said that to you also…

[@humanbean3]

@@slurp3194 indeed^^

[@mikejasper3659]

“I’m not tired” struggling to breath

[@humanbean3]

greg self aware as always. sumo or small ROM aside, he is and definitely was a compact ball of muscle with great stamina

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

100% agree

[@igordimitrov281]

This guy Mitchel Hooper is amazing. I've never seen this level of strength combined with work capacity. Even Pudzanowski with his angry explosiveness and do or die mentality wasn't close.

[@alexschutz7283]

And cocaine. Don't forget his cocaine

[@chantzwilson9377]

Agreed. Different animal this Mighty Moose is.

[@meepo262]

His speed on the yoke carry is ridiculous

[@holliswilliams8426]

*Pudzianowski

[@elfkey1409]

Different time and different coaching I think. Mitch definitely has the potential to blow everyone away for years to come

[@nirakrish2898]

I'm loving these collabs with greg, cant wait to see more

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Stay tuned 😀

[@jonsmith9728]

these colabs between you 2 are awesome, (short apology on this next bit lol) While i'm still on the Shaw team for the August classic, as far as Doucette's record (and several others go) I feel you've got a strong chance at making a big impact going forward, especially in strongman

[@Carefaceeeee]

People can meme on Greg how much they want ,that record is insane

[@holyshiet787]

Greg is such a cool dude, he has the potential of becoming a big youtube star in the future

[@marce4241]

Lol said this when he had like 1k subscribers, but his vids were a lot less drama/screaming and a lot more informative.

[@bdegrds]

LOL Now theres a goal😂

[@Saurus990]

He could probably get a million subs, maybe even more. And buy a nice car, like a Lamborghini Urus. 🤔

[@andyvozzamusic]

Or a doctor

[@Wayne3nterprises]

He is already big 😂

[@MustardSkaven]

That's coach Greg for you. With 22 not being even close to 34, it would be normal to expect some jokes/teasing. Nope, coach Greg won't even do that, he immediately started listing the reasons why this was an amazing feat to watch. Talk about a motivational coach.

[@deltalima6703]

Guy is standing right there. He isnt too tired and greg knows it. Thats why! 😂

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

Greg did 34 reps with 402.5 lbs on the bar. I'm pretty sure Mitch did 22 reps with 595 lbs on the bar, hence why Greg suggested lowering the weight if he decided to reattempt the record. Not apples to apples

[@AndyChamberlainMusic]

​@@KashiwaDaisuke greg did 50 reps with 402.7lbs, not 34. 34 was Mitch's target to break greg's record, but he was using a heavier weight

[@KashiwaDaisuke]

@@AndyChamberlainMusic Oh, that makes a lot more sense. My bad

[@elmosaarelainen9671]

​@@KashiwaDaisukeWhat was proposed was trying to do 40 reps at say 500 might be easier than 34 at 595. It's actually quite reasonable, since the natural pace before Mitch tired was actually 1 rep / second. Assuming Mitch would sumo about 1000 pounds, it's a difference of 60 to 50 % 1 RM.

[@vanessav.4996]

It's always jarring hearing and seeing Greg not yelling or high pitched lol

[@brianpolston9713]

This is coachs twin that he talks about.

[@doriansorzano]

Greg is really happy and seems fulfilled in life.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Greg is the 🐐

[@golden.personality]

"For me..*sucking in 10 pounds of oxygen*. I'm not that tired" 😂

[@javi4591]

4:57 Coach Greg with his Joe Rogan post fight UFC interview impression

[@trey.king3]

I like this Mitchell Hooper guy! Hope he stays healthy. Will be a lot of fun watching him break all sorts of strength records for the foreseeable future! The man is only 27 years old 🤯

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Stay tuned 😉

[@icecold3426]

just lifting 250 kg like that for 22 reps without any skill in sumo or preparation is insane

[@lk-ip1xs]

you forgot to count the bar, thats 270kg

[@tarvokallaste8327]

Greg is such a class act outside of his youtube persona! Being 6'6 and 300LBS myself, i understand that Mitchell has a good point about the range of motion needed for us taller guys, i say that to myself as well however, you also must take into consideration how much more mass you can put on compared to someone like Greg, therefore it evens out. That deadlift record is absolutely insane especially at Gregs weight. Mitchell did a really good job and i'm so happy seeing a "Not so monstrous" strongman beat the competition after people liek Brian Shaw have dominated it for a long time.

[@theunrealtournamentchannel]

Mitchell, wow thats a crazy feat of strength. I like your squat record video too.Well done!

[@jormungandr7885]

Greg is such a nice guy. Much more likable when he's not screaming like he always does in his videos imo.

[@bme43713]

Really loving the content. You have the potential to be the new generation after Shaw as far as a real public personality!

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thanks mate 😀

[@jar768jake]

Mitch: “Sumo isn’t a lift” Mitch telling Greg what he needs to hear, not what he wants to hear.

[@brianpolston9713]

Lmfao. Jokes aside sumo can help peeps with mobility issues.

[@gregdoucette]

Lol

[@jar768jake]

@@brianpolston9713 no, you’re right, I was joking for the most part, actually, I strongly believe In just having a mix, sumo one week, conventional the next week, hex bar the week after that, and finally machine Deadlift, if your gym has it, and then I just circle back around

[@atamooni6969]

This actually cracked me hard 😂

[@suedas_production]

its way safer and better for building muscle

[@shanerichard5317]

I love Moose, but love Greg's humility here. Mitch the whole time is like "it aint shit I just dont sumo" - wish he'd give more props to this as a feat

[@nodi9383]

I think that Greg would be great in "live news reporter" persona on videos, I would love to see more of that

[@Becausefamilycar]

The videos with Greg are great. Two guys, different sports and training but the way they explain things it’s brilliant

[@mr.almezeini647]

This guy is the juiced up version of shane gillis 😂😂😂. I liove it.

[@Matthew-rc1xt]

I’ve seen enough collab vids to know Greg is a pretty chill guy. He just plays up for the camera on his channel for views

[@scottgillings5930]

These challenge videos are great

[@jedinxf7]

damn Greg is stronger than I even realized

[@jonsmith9728]

your forgetting Greg at the time was taking about every PE known to man as well, he's openly admitted this numerous times as well, still though Mr. Hooper hasn't done sumo deadlifts so to try and break a record on something he's never done would be pretty far out there, the difference though is Greg was a powerlifter, never made it as a strongman competitior, check out guys like the stoli-brothers and trey mitchell, theirs a huge difference between the 2

[@moose6459]

@@jonsmith9728you’re delusional if you don’t think Moose is abusing performance enhancers. You don’t compete in worlds strongest man without blasting drugs

[@janisarbidans8931]

Yeap Greg is legit all-rounder. Looks amazing was strong as a motherfucker . Did the right thing and went full blown influencer mode after he got hes channel running with lots of good info. Not subbed anymore but to this date i as a PT still look at hes older video's for some good information when it comes to PEDS and nutrition.

[@TheLowerFlowerPower]

@@jonsmith9728 If you think Mitch hasnt taken everything on the planet pretty much then you really don't know a thing about this sport.

[@jonsmith9728]

@@moose6459 you clearly mis-read my message as i was clearly referering to greg, not mitch

[@gersmith]

Greg sounds so much more different in conversations compared to the rant videos

[@hduEh-9lorZM]

Just need Tennyson for the C-11 trifecta! As well as your individual content, it’s great to see your profile growing with other positive personalities in the broader fitness space.

[@lazur1]

Much respect to both of these men.

[@DANA-lx8cv]

Those warmup sets were faster than I could bend up and down without any weight, lol. Mitch and also Evan Singleton have this aggressive, explosive- (almost unreal) acceleration, which is just amazing to watch.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

Really any top deadlifter that is capable of 1000 lbs does this. Gabe Peña has unreal acceleration on warm-up sets. Seen Peiman deadlift 460 kg like it was 185 kg.

[@GutRegeneration]

needed more videos with greg than last time 😾 2 are not enough

[@Patrickmathieu0482]

We, canadians, are so proud of you m. Hooper !!! You showed to everyone who was the strongest man on the planet and as a Quebecer i would like to thank you for all your efforts!!! You proved to the entire world, that, us, Canadians, are the strongest human beings on earth 💪🏻💪🏻 Continue your hard work sir ! You are an idol for all of us and for young kids! You have an extraordinary personality and you are an ambassador for the sport! Bravo à toi! De tous les québécois, félicitations et continue de nous impressionner :)

[@SugaFree2387]

He proved to the world that HE is the strongest in the world today, not US.

[@DreJr]

I've enjoyed this collab so far.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Glad to hear

[@TheMarkTenification]

Greg, shoulder width contributes to wingspan. So wide shoulders and short arms, means good bench leverages.

[@CurrentlyBlazed]

Wow! 402 x 50 reps, holy shit

[@JoshHigginbotham8716]

Greg we need more videos like this but on your channel. Good stuff y’all

[@vayllinn994]

"could you have got more reps conventional?" mitch: *thinks about it for a quarter second* "ye" that utter confidence has me dying laughing lol

[@AaronMatthews1985]

You forgot to wear bright red shellsuit bottoms which would have given you another 13 reps at least 😂😂

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Damn. Next time 👍👍

[@Gymconjugate]

Love Greg , hope this gets a way bigger following you deserve it

[@abbcc555]

"get ready for pain, I've been here before"

[@miskee11]

enjoyed the vid but just wanted to note you may want a bit more external rotation in the hips in your sumo technique mitch. with this specific technique, external rotation just puts you in a more favorable position to generate power. think more about ur hip adductors doing work there. a lot of people new to sumo make the mistake to just have a wide stance but just standing wide doesn't really change the mechanics of the lift that much. but yeah, i personally struggle a bit with the sumo stance because i have fairly weak hip adductors & a little hip injury to boot.

[@stevenfletcher3411]

I love Greg in Mitchell's videos...... Dude where's this guy on your own channel lol!!

[@dittyd2]

I love these guys more than last time.

[@rishab8world]

Kudos to you Mitchell for posting your success and failures. Though I was sad that Brian couldn't finish on top in his final year (being my favorite), but when its time to let the next gen take over, its time. You deserve all the accolade for your hardwork. And Greg was being very cool here.. Kudos to him too. Good video. Cheers mate!!!!

[@majorgaming3679]

Thats why Sage northcutt is sexiest man alive...

[@christophermullins3127]

Best video ever. Coach Greg is a solid guy. 👌

[@arkdova2710]

I don't even know why people say Greg constantly yells or uses high pitch. He uses it to make some parts of his videos more intense, but altogether, this is the kind of voice he uses most often. Unless someone really makes him angry.

[@chuckdeuces911]

The point of Greg doing the sumo record was his range of motion was literally less than 6 inches. No joke, it shouldn't have even counted. He wasn't locking out. Ironically enough Greg made a video where he was roasting Eddie Hall and other strongmen for using straps a fee years after he did the sumo record. Of course I said something and he replied that I probably couldn't even do 315 which is far from the truth because I could do 675 at the time. I've been off for 3.5 years but anyone whose sumo range of motion is 6 inches shouldn't count. Greg said he went 1.5 feet, stop it Greg. He was doing it from a JCVD splits stance too.

[@lance56]

Cool Collab man! Greeting from Sault ontario

[@Compassiron1]

Pound for pound i reckon this guy may one of the strongest men ever.

[@Phantus00]

Agreed. To think that many of his strongman peers have a hundred pounds on him is pretty incredible.

[@MrPtrlix]

Greg's an all round amazing athlete, great performance in endurance, strength, stamina.

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Watch Rauno pull sumo. His sumo form is perfect. And he’s one of the greatest deadlifters in the world. Strength is strength.

[@OnlineWithMikko]

Edit: I did found this: "when it comes to the sumo deadlift vs. conventional deadlift, both exercises activate your muscles to the same degree, but in different ways. According to a study in the journal medicine and Science in sport and exercise, sumo deadlifts are more effective at activating the vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and tibialis anterior muscles. Conventional deadlifts, on the other hand, elicit greater activation of the medial gastrocnemius."

[@TheVlogJo]

I love that duo, you guys got a good synergy

[@markscott2259]

Best content!! Thanks for sharing.

[@aminakoyim5738]

What a smpathic big and strong man he is deadlifting a shit ton of weight and doesnt even have 2 matching socks on his feet ❤ Respectable beyond comprehension

[@rip.tear.]

Greg is so pragmatic, he's a great guy to work alongside Mitch. Great vid, keep it up!

[@gbssurvivor130]

Two of my FAVES!!! Great effort Mitchell!!!

[@dingdong-panthertube6467]

with some specific training for it you definitely got a really high chance to achieve it 👌🏻👍🏻

[@elfkey1409]

Are you going to start doing some collab with J.F Caron at some stage too? Would love to see how he's going on his road to recovery

[@definitelytoddhoward8603]

I never understood why people hate sumo deads. Once I started seeing it as a variation it just seemed to make sense. There’s context for it. The closest comparison is wide powerlifting squats to bodybuilding squats.

[@marcstuart7478]

If you’re still looking for challenges I’d be really interested to see how your strength carries over to kettlebell sport. Kettlebell long cycle (clean & jerk) record is 2x 32kg kettlebells for 116 reps in 10mins or 2x40kg for 40 reps in 5 mins. Can’t set bells down. Lots of other records too of course.

[@goaltotroll4241]

awesome video. great stuff

[@natepolidoro4565]

0:58 I hear Spoonman by Soundgarden in the background.

[@aprichman]

This was surprisingly wholesome

[@No20six]

Coach Greg just being Coach Greg!

[@mikes5918]

Mike Hooper is a machine

[@muck001]

If you keep this style of content up guarantee you’re going to be at a mil within 1-2 years

[@ryanmaxwelll2730]

Greg wasn't bouncing the weight. That's some serious Hobbit strength.

[@oneaboveall000]

Just hold on a min and think for a second He made him beat his only world record by challenging the god of strength? Knowing that his record is going to be gone taken? How many of us can do that? If I ever get a chance to go to Canada I would meet him and thank him for all the things he has done.

[@Tejoshmoy]

Hooper, man, you're gonna be a legend who'll be forever remembered by the internet, for good. New sub :))

[@colbyharder4733]

Love both of these guys

[@lordmagnos703]

Hey Mitchell, amazing effort! Do you ever consider trying to set the all time deadlifting record?

[@carloselfrancos7205]

I knew you would do it !!!

[@sup5356]

great content guys. thank you

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thanks for watching!

[@fullmetalalkami6466]

God damn Hooper is an absolute explosive powerhouse, the man has no weakness

[@lowflyingdonut]

isn't sumo one of those movements that makes more or less sense for each individual depending on physiology?

[@NextStepFitness1]

Depends if you have a predisposition to cheating.

[@aqz7603]

yes

[@5dollarshake263]

Correct

[@MellonVegan]

Yes. It also depends on the equipment. The softer the bar and the more supportive equipment you use, the easier sumo will be. That's bc (generally) people are weakest off the floor with sumo and that's where all these things help. But yeah, other than that it's about leverages. Possibly a wee bit about strengths and weaknesses, too.

[@thepeatboggy]

The vast majority of lifters will pull more with sumo

[@tonytigre3104]

yeah, sumo takes some time to get used to, its like a leg press then a back extension.

[@BrandonChapman-bb6mv]

Mitch- we got to get them hips open! lol

[@SheldonBeldon]

putting this amazing feat aside, this is like watching the Bourne Identity, keep the camera still and let us watch the subject.

[@benoit5587]

Thanks for the video.

[@mattblah7737]

Canadia Fitness Shared Universe team ups > MCU More Greg and Mike!

[@chrismiksworld]

I am so happy to see this Happen.

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

How much can you strict curl?

[@walden6272]

Hi Mitchell. Do you train your tendons and ligament separately? I have suffer tendon injuries from pushing too much weight too fast. I wonder how you can seemingly push so much weight without hurting your tendons.

[@MeanBob_Games]

That last comment about range of motion x weight is something I've been saying for a while. Imo that's how powerlifting should be scored, by a equation where points are awarded based on bodyweight of lifter, weight lifted, and distance weight travels.

[@emartinezr]

Yeah that IS energy. Greg alluded to this.. he said "Watts".

[@MeanBob_Games]

@@emartinezr powerlifting will use 5 different formula based scoring systems that make no measurable sense but the idea of factoring in distance or "watts" is just too much for them to handle.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

What the heck kind of microphone is that? Does it detect ghosts??

[@Achec.]

Greg Doucette used bumper plates, with more bounce, and weighted collars that didn't start to slide the plates off, both of which would've greatly assisted the attempt. Fun watching the attempt.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Maybe next time!

[@littleboss8160]

Greg defo wasn’t bouncing the weights while placing the world record, plates where barely touching the ground

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

​@@littleboss8160 yeah I see that you're right. Can't really bounce if you're barely touching the floor lol

[@Dr_Dirk_Diggler]

cope, greg didnt let the plates barely touch the ground, he was under tension the whole time, greg is a little dude half the size of these power lifters... what a fking beast

[@OMAR-vk9pi]

@@Dr_Dirk_Diggler no rom 😂

[@nelsondernaam1776]

this the most conventional sumo deadlift i have ever seen

[@Megalodon661]

Mitchel is it possible to eat anything we want and workout without gaining fat ?

[@holt2706]

Mark lerch was the king of sumo for reps beating a certain Derek poundstone back in the day at a bros v pros 💪

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

I was like, "How is Greg so good on the bicycle?" Now I know. He was a triathlethe. 😮

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Greg is a beast

[@Therapistinthewhitehouse]

Great effort from Michael.

[@thepowerpapa]

Literally did a world record for sumo deadlift... doing a wide stance, Stiff leg deadlift.

[@preston2636]

Its almost like the sumo stance at your height makes it a cramped area. Im also 6"3" and been considering sumo. Did you feel like it was your height or overall size that made the coordination different than conventional?

[@positivewarrior5206]

Greg is such a machine of a man wtf 😳 world strongest man hooper didn't even get close 😳😳

[@Aakash.Singh1]

Glad to see an Indian brand's plates being used. (Challenge barbell company)