Can I break EDDIE HALL’s axle press?

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

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[@anthonyflores2297]

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[@mzanziman9150]

Stop the thumbnail clickbait, one more and im u subscribing

[@anthonyflores2297]

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[@mzanziman9150]

@@anthonyflores2297 passengers dont announce departures

[@RED-WEAPON]

Eddie Hall is not in this video.

[@Ytsa-m7c]

Who's that

[@fitz2917]

Yeah he’s been kinda on the click bait wave recently

[@mufinmakesmusic1210]

Yeah the clickbait is super annoying

[@shawnmichaud4484]

Was he even mentioned?

[@dlear85]

thanks saved me the hassle. I unsubbed last month. Too many of these clickbait titles

[@maxglendenning544]

Love you Mitch! The clickbait is turning a lot of us off of the videos just an FYI. I get engaging other audiences by getting them to click, but it's getting to be way too much. I urge you and the team to consider a different approach. Still cheering you on!

[@newdoo105]

Well said, there videos are great but its getting annoying now

[@goldilox811]

Well that’s naturally what happens when someone makes it to a certain level of fame. He is now a product more than a creator or a strongman etc,

[@thechumpsbeendumped.7797]

I 100% agree. He does excellent content and should stay away from BS click bait.

[@Compassiron1]

Respectfully would say it doesn’t bother me. But fair play.

[@MC-ep8cu]

I don't care about thumbnails. Why should he be held to standards other creators are breaking

[@johanbarnard3435]

What made Eddies Axle oress world record so impressive is he straight up powered it and used no legs

[@MrPikkabo]

yes super impressive to use bad technique

[@bruuhhhh]

He got stretch reflex from the last bit of the clean. For static monsters like Eddie it's the most efficient way to do it. More impressive I agree but still just the most efficient way for him

[@TheSaxon.]

​@@MrPikkaboI'm sure he could learn a thing or two from you. 😂

[@mickyd5009]

​@@MrPikkaboWorld record holder with bad technique 😂

[@Ian-if2lf]

Yeah I think the rules need looking at, the split is a completely different lift from what Eddie did, still very impressive but Eddies press with no drive was something else.

[@tresteg77]

Goat of Goats is Aleksandr karelin, the greeko-roman wrestler, 888 matches 886 win with both beeing contested, last one more so. for 20 years is was literally who would win silver and brons after this dude

[@joshualarsen2285]

This is the correct answer

[@darkcircle899]

for me it's Cale Sanderson 159-0 then going on to win a gold medal and becoming the best wresting coach of all time with the Penn State dynasty and coaching several national, world and Olympic champions. He's had and continues to have a career for the record books. Tied with that is Michael Phelps his absolute dominance at the Olympics was something to behold. He has more medals than most countries.

[@autoimmune-barbell]

Love the channel but it looked like this was gonna be a collab. You don’t need to click bait like Greg Doucette. I respect the game but you’re above that. Love the channel

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

"You don’t need to click bait like Greg Doucette. " -- Click-baiting harder than last time.

[@SuperFredrik79]

Alexander Karelin undefeated for 13 years 3 olympic 9 worlds and 13 europeans in a row.

[@johnp1163]

Love the videos, but not the clickbait

[@travisharvey4439]

Lots of that, lately

[@bdegrds]

Eddie did strict press like a BEAST

[@svmuscle7677]

yep, with the technique mitch is using he could have gone higher, but his loss is mitch's gain

[@riesenesel176]

And weighing 100 pounds more.

[@svmuscle7677]

@@riesenesel176 that's what it takes to be the strongest static lifter

[@Freshprankstv1]

@@svmuscle7677Eddie said a bunch of times he didn’t want to do split jerk. Caused him a lot of knee problems in the past.

[@SirEpsilonn]

Please stop with the clickbait, I get you're trying to grow your channel but misleading people into clicking your videos is not the way to do it

[@goldilox811]

And you clicked on it

[@electricalstuff259]

It clearly is as he put 40k subs on since i last saw a few weeks ago.

[@yazilliclick]

​@@goldilox811Yup I clicked. I also unsubbed. So was the click worth it? 🤔

[@emileb9311]

there is no clickbait, he is only 26 pounds away of breaking it

[@joshtalksaboutchriatianity]

@@emileb9311the clickbait was the thumbnail not the title

[@jakehorne7388]

Goat of all sports has to be Aleksandr Karelin, a wrestler with a record of 887-2. Undefeated for 13 years

[@TrojiteQ]

100% agree. Even the last loss was cuz of a rule change and he let his opponent go from a clinch or something like that

[@ChromotosedChromosome]

I loved the message at the end about comparing your body image to others in the gym and the negative internal dialogue involved with that. Mitchell is an inspirational dude, and I find his advice is really empowering. Keep it up, M.R. Hooper!

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thank you 🙏

[@ChriSX13]

GOAT of GOATs have got to be Sir Don Bradman, career test batting average of 99.6, 30+ higher than the next best guy, a true statistical anomaly

[@SandraPhillips-cb5og]

You're nailing it, keep the great work!

[@TheUn-CoolKid]

Every time I watch Mitch Deadlift. Deadlift ❌ Shin conditioning ✅ Imagine him going into muay Thai, his kicks would surely crush some bones.

[@fizzleboy2650]

THE CLICKBATE is hard 😂

[@KeyserSoze23]

He's learning from the best, Coach Greg.

[@RT-uc3ef]

Your grasp of the English language is WEAK

[@cameronlochner9780]

Former Sumo Yokozuna Hakuho......The GOAT of Sumo.

[@1vootman]

I love that shoulder stretching technique, thanks for that one, as far as the press goes obviously employing the jerk vs Eddie's press, your going to be able to break his record...good luck!

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thank you!

[@larsbreumhansen7516]

GOAT of GOATs is Michael Phelps. He destroyed everyone from 2004 to 2016

[@pilotwordtoo]

My thoughts exactly!

[@adrianpap1374]

Karelin

[@dustinm800]

It would have been funny if Fabian would have updated the weight graphic in real-time when the plate fell off mid-lift.

[@kizzmitten1]

Wow. Youve got a lot of great people coming on in the future. Good work Moose. Stay injury free and get that record for Canada!

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Crossing fingers 🤞

[@proteinman1981]

Thanks Mitch, I'll add these to my general shoulder prehab/warmup routine

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

I think Shane said that you had sent him some blood flow cuffs. He then sent some to Luke Stoltman . Great to see the Strongman community at work👏👏

[@MrMusic238]

I'm dealing with shoulder impingement right now and my bicep tendon is flaring up (probably all from the same cause). A timely video so thank you for all the info Mitch! 🙏

[@jjoohhhnn]

I am hyped for these interviews! And for your world record lift! LHBK!

[@GregoryCarnegie]

Collab with Julius Maddox and Gym Reaper would be cool World's best benchers vs WSM

[@awsomenesscaleb]

The record in weightlifting for the clean and jerk is 270kg. I think if strongmen train like weightlifters for the axle press and really optimize the movement we will see much much higher numbers than the current record. I wouldn't be surprised if 250kg is broken at some point.

[@electricalstuff259]

267kg

[@everythingstrength1485]

Big Z said years ago he was always training to do 250kg on the log. Damn near got there too

[@grahamwilliams8407]

The bar makes all the difference. You can't clean an axle the way you can clean an Oly bar and the flex in the Oly bar helps in the jerk because they utilise the bounce from the dip and the hand wrist position is better on the thinner bar. An Oly bar is so much better for getting overhead than an axle.

[@terrys.2342]

Love your work, but like many channels the clickbait is becoming ridiculous. I don't know who runs your social media but this is turning people off.

[@Ian-if2lf]

Yeah I think the rules need looking at, the split is a completely different lift from what Eddie did, still very impressive but Eddies press with no drive was something else.

[@FoxStrength_Performance]

The bar W’s have helped me so much. Love that video with Sonny

[@lakedaimoninc.3320]

A great question. Gretzky, Jordan and Tom Brady are pretty much the absolute top 3 in my mind. Everyone dominated their sport in an incredible way. Wayne's lack of fitness and strength (as he himself has said his results were often the worst of the team) makes his accomplishments all he more incredible. Jordan's six titles with a year of in between is amazing. Brady's ability to be clutch in the most critical moments for well over a decade is unbelievable when considering the wear and tear of gridiron football.

[@cwstreeper]

I'm moving from regular Ohio bars to Axle bars next week. This is great info. Thanks. Also, thanks for the great message towards the end. LHBK!!! Love it! Keep up the good work sir & good luck.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thanks brother! We have some new drops coming to www.lhbk.shop soon 👀 #LHBK

[@cwstreeper]

@@mitchellhooperstrongman I'll be looking forward to it. I just ordered my first LHBK shirt from the store and your weightlifting combo package. I'd like to get a hoodie maybe some more too.

[@timgazsy666]

Gonna need a longer bar! Saw that collar fall off the last one !!

[@madman9664]

My goat of goats is John Brzenk, nearly 30 years at the absolute top of the sport of arm wrestling, consistently beat people weight classes above him for decades, and at 57 was still in contention for a world title at 105kg's.

[@bit1856]

the music in this one kinda bangs -- big fan!

[@MarkoObradovich]

Good luck bro, hope you'll do it 👍

[@ulfg4692]

The behind-the-neck-press... could that perhaps be done sitting up, in a smith-machine??

[@mediaproof960]

Looking lean Mitch. Looking forward to the upcoming comps.

[@timbeech2056]

GOAT of GOATs, Don Bradman. You can pretty much state that as a fact too. Statistical analysis was done on this question to calculate how many standard deviations different GOATs are above the mean for their sport on its key performance stat. Don Bradman wins by a good margin.

[@TomBarber-s6b]

Man I love you and love lhbk. You don’t need to try and sell stuff like that, just be you - youre amazing, believe in yourself the merch will sell itself. Look me up if you don’t believe it will work

[@TzeentchLordofChange]

Mitch, you are nothing if not a wholesome guy, much love from Alaska

[@randallflores-qr8cs]

GOAT=Brian Shaw!!! He doesn't have to click bait either!!!

[@sjfarrell2.0]

Your seated shoulder press is my deadlift 😆

[@ZenithAngel]

The event is called Axle Press or Axle Clean & Press not Axle Jerk . Comparing your lift to Eddie’s strict press is like comparing a sumo deadlift to Eddie’s 500 kg deadlift

[@dantethunderstone2118]

In strongman, you’re allowed to jerk unless it’s clearly specified that you’re not allowed like in Viking press And it’s really not the same comparison. Press and jerk the bar start and end in the same place, sumo and conventional the bar doesn’t start and end in the same place

[@dantethunderstone2118]

Not the same comparisons, the bar ends in the same place unlike sumo Also in strongman you’re allowed to do a jerk unless it’s specified that you’re not like with Viking press (double dip)

[@Adam-r6h5c]

Axle Clean and Press - I know you can set the new world record, good luck!!! Great question, the GOAT of GOATS, Gretzky is a good choice, I was thinking maybe Michael, you can make the case for both of them, and a few other names come to mind in other sports as well, but if I had to choose only one I'd have to go with Ali on that one. LHBK!!

[@Bigtaco6031]

Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant all the same mental makeup. Absolute psychotics. Hyper competitive. Couldn’t stand the thought of losing. Able to elevate in the hardest of situations. Thrived when facing adversity. But Tom Brady is the GOAT. 7 rings. 10 Super Bowl appearances in 21 seasons as a starter. Took his team to the Super Bowl nearly 50% of the time. The comeback against the Falcons was insane. But the last ring with the Bucs solidified it. Led a historically horrific franchise to a Super Bowl win his first season with the team as a 43 year old man. Absolutely insane. Is he the most physically gifted athlete of all time? Not even close. That’s what makes it more impressive. Just an absolute winning machine. People will say that his Super Bowl losses hurt his legacy, but how is losing a Super Bowl worse than not making it at all?

[@dylanolding7355]

Ali is the GOAT, first to coin the term GREATEST OF ALL TIME 🐐

[@michaelmullins1290]

I think you'll get the record, but maybe not this first chance. I can see big differences in your build though. No doubt, you're doing everything at the highest level.

[@cocokolah8567]

Would love to see you have a chat with Nathan Jones, the giant actor who stands at 6'11"

[@PrismaticTeamOfficialJSAL]

I would suggest a video with either Frank Dux, probably the goat of no holds barred martial arts. Or Chuck Norris, 84 yrs old and is very high rank in several martial arts disciplines. Love the videos Mitch, keep going strong

[@Platypus_Warrior]

Can Eddie lift his ego and the WSM comity he had on his side against Hafthor?

[@petershortland478]

Well his ego sells 🤷 so I'd say he isn't doing to bad. Also we gotta remember Eddie and Thor made fuck all thanks to the promoter

[@Platypus_Warrior]

@@petershortland478 Always glad to read an American comment. Keep being you, we all need entertainment ;)

[@JRod37]

Goat of Goats if a tricky one! People that come to mind - Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce - very few people have the medal haul (and records with Usain) over the time period they were in (and still are with Shelley Ann) athletics. I'll throw in John Brzenk from the arm-wrestling world, only lost one supermatch between 1982 and 2015.

[@Ont785]

Great video…not sure about the “Logan’s Run” tshirt though!

[@StephenCarlockVO]

Goat of Goats for me - John Brzenk. 40+ year career with decades of extreme dominance in the spot including wins against many elite pullers across multiple weight classes during that time sells it for me.

[@justjoe8397]

Im gonna give that shoulder/lat circuit a try before i do squats today. Im really having issues with shoulder RoM

[@thisisrexy]

Wayne Gretzky is the undisputed GOAT of GOATs. His numbers are so wildly above everyone else and he’s got the hardware to support it.

[@markjones5315]

Goodluck mitch. No doubt in my mind that you can do it.

[@ChocolateJesii]

GOAT of GOATS for me is either Alexandr Karelin or John Brzenk, maybe Efrin Reyes if you consider pool a sport.

[@jesusvaldez8677]

I saw Eddie in thumbnail, where Eddie?

[@livingeveryday777]

I agree 100% Wayne Gretzky is called “The Great One” for a reason. Retired 25 years ago and NO ONE has beat his records yet. Translate that to WSM and men have come so far since 25 years ago, with records being beat every year. Gretzky for the win

[@IronArmPanda]

Bo Jackson. One of the most athletic humans of all time. He wrestled, played football, baseball, and ran track and field that I know of. A star in every sense of the word.

[@brettaspivey]

goat of goats is Phil Taylor, just look at the stats

[@Slickwolfie]

You looked good pressing that weight today. I think you'll do it.

[@Tokezzz]

“When you win, say nothing, when you lose say less” If you remain healthy you will achieve your goal Mr.Hooper WSM 2023

[@Aidsheep]

Goat of goats, might be biased as i like basketball, but Michael Jordan in the 90s., hard to argue against that!

[@bigpoppapump8014]

You can totally break any record. I think your legacy is just starting.

[@johnclauson4619]

Wayne Gretzky doesn't get enough recognition in the wider sports world. Possibly the most dominant athlete in his sport of all time, at least for the main stream American sports, I'd be interested to hear about other athletes from other sports i may not know about or don't follow

[@SGTSwole]

You got this fam!! Axel Press World Record!! Congratulations in advance!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💯💯🫡🫡

[@travLee7]

Hey, Mitchell..did you give away that shirt you wore at Arnold's? I agree its Wayne over all and Jerry Rice , Tom Brady tied for second.

[@cam7982]

I don't know if its a joke or not... but mitch just dropping a possible Arnold collab like that is insane... lol Also, i would love another Will tennyson collab, your sence of humor lines up perfectly, travel down and get a workout in with Ronnie. And get in the gym with Dr. Mike and have him blow up your chest/shoulders or something. that would be great.

[@MrThleckey]

Good luck on that attempt. That 207kg rep you did. It looked painfull with that much back flexon. What do you do to keep your lower back from not snapping? Just squats? Lots of low rows? Hope you can walk when you are 80. See you in Colorado!

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

We’ll have the LHBK booth at the Expo, make sure you stop by and say hello! 😊

[@calhick010]

YOU CAN DO IT MITCH ive got 1000% faith that YOU can do it, just keep your head and it’ll go up like a twig

[@JFEBlitz]

Goat of goat? Wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer. No one has ever, or probably will ever have a more dominant record as her. She went undefeated for 10 years. Won 700 matches and only lost 25. Just insane.

[@hagenzwosta]

Of course you will do it. I have zero doubts.

[@geekstuff5061]

My best when I've done Axle clean I did Strict standard (Oly Style) clean and press with the axle for 80Kg for reps so yes you can definitely do it Continental style

[@TheSLK66]

I do think you can break the world record. Maybe a tighter shirt with more friction that makes the bar stick to it better during the clean?

[@antonse78963]

I think the cable flys are whats making your bicep hurt, you look like you use them a little too much there

[@OrthodoxAtheist]

Well... if it is trying to top Wayne Gretsky, then I can only think of one... Phil Taylor. He dominated darts (recognized as a sport by Sport England in 2005) for over three decades and won 214 professional tournaments, including a record 85 major titles, and a record 16 World Championships. Probably him. Simone Biles has a shout too, for longevity of domination. Folks can argue what constitutes a sport but the important part with Phil Taylor, which I'm sure you can appreciate, is drive and competitiveness. How do you stay motivated when you've achieved everything in the sport and dominated all the competition. How do you motivate yourself to win an 11th world championship? Motivation and drive is what separates the world top from the legends. It is why people talk about Shaw and Big Z as GOAT, and not Thor, despite Thor arguably being the best ever in a single year.

[@XDAG993]

John Brzenk is the GOAT of all Goats. 40 years of dominance in the sport of armwrestling. Almost 60 and still competing at a high level.

[@VelcorHF]

@6:40 that 5 pound falling off feels like my life lately.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

❤️

[@andreaskarlsson83]

Mitch is the GOAT!

[@Nikoncha]

Strict there are only a few strongmen that could be competitive with prime Eddie. Zydrunas and Iron Biby. Steated strict press Eddie could probably even get 220kg+ if he trained for it. In terms of just getting the weight up no matter what it takes, I have no doubts you'll beat the Axel world record. If Julius Maddox ever decide to transition and attempt Axel and Log it could get really interesting

[@beepyou34]

Maddox getting into strongman would be a gift from the gods.

[@konanabanana2200]

@@beepyou34 his legs and back arnt nearly as close to bench. Bench is least important strongman movement. Although his pressing would be great. He'd have to get his legs up to be decent though. Hes also far too big to be effective in moving events

[@wanderer_oti]

​@@konanabanana2200he'd probably lose weight if he did strongman. Iron Biby also manages to move fast while being huge, he just can't seem to avoid injury

[@konanabanana2200]

@@wanderer_oti biby wasn't really a successful strongman overall. He was just an overhead presser. Ofc he can lose the weight but my point is. ATM he's far too big and he would only be relevant in pressing. Eddie/zydrunas were both quality squatters and DL so compensated for shit movement events. But end of day, I'm a fan regardless of outcome. I'd support if he gave it ago.

[@Nikoncha]

@@konanabanana2200 He has the unofficial seated shoulder press record now too. With his genetics (he kinda resembles a hybrid between Eddie/Zydrunas and Iron Biby I have no doubts he could easily get strong enough legs and core for a 230 Log/Axel clean.

[@dyldobaggins8173]

VR46, not only for all his wins, but what he did for the popularity of MotoGP

[@starald]

6:04 Tell me you're Canadian without saying you're Canadian 🏒

[@dustinm800]

Big Z really does love your standing bench press though.

[@jonathanalvarez9466]

I think you'll smash the record

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

I hope so! 🤞

[@ericryerson5776]

I would think it would be great. If you and Brian Shaw did a video together. My 2 favorite StrongMan

[@dekkarr2873]

My personal GOAT of GOATS, i'd have to say Michael Phelps

[@jonproctor3292]

"Muscular disco ball presses 450 lbs in preparation for the axle press world record"

[@jaska05]

Goat of goats? Alexander Karelin.

[@odysseusnissan]

After Eddie beat the brothers in the Freak MMA fight...he called out Dariusz Pudg for fight in the cage. I don't think Eddie wants to mess with Hooper(because he'll gas out)...but I'd really love to see it happen.

[@jamesnorman2061]

John Brzenk Goat of pro arm wrestling has won over 500 championship titles and went like 25 years undefeated

[@AbsoRuud76]

Eric Heiden, Eddy Merckx, Roger Federer, Phil Taylor and Pudz.

[@jaakkotyni2342]

The goat is Buvaisar Saitiev, 3 time freestyle wrestling olympic champion in 74 kg category, the hardest sport in the world and toughest category

[@bawllsdeep]

Full day of training with Caseoh please

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Usain Bolt is the GOAT of GOATS. So incredibly dominant and still holds the 100m record of 9.58. If it wasn't for the short period of dominance and all the unproven drug allegations perhaps Flo Jo would be a candidate, so thorughly dominant and her records still stand after 40 years for 100m and 200m.

[@benforde3579]

You got it let’s go moose LHBK

[@Twiiik]

Can one not do clean & jerk technique when doing axle press?

[@bennunyour4121]

Yes, that record is going down

[@TheChaplain007]

Greatest of all time...GSP..Georges St-Pierre is pound for pound one of the best athletes to come from Canada.