Could Strongman Be Healthy???

[@runezachariassen8478]

I'm glad (as a student of physical therapy) that someone talks about the misunderstanding on the fundamentals of arthritis. Very happy to hear someone with a large reach give information like this 💪🏼

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@leonardhpls6]

14k subs is a large reach ?

[@runezachariassen8478]

@@leonardhpls6 being one of the strongest men right now is

[@ChronikSpartan]

​@leonardhpls6 78k is

[@septembersilvers]

I always like to hear your take on different topics. You're always going to get people who don't agree or take things you say incorrectly. Keep doing what you are doing! ❤

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thanks September! 😄

[@andrewchisholm3665]

Thanks for this and for being so open and helpful, especially to us oldies🤪. I haven't been able to do much training since before Christmas as I fell on ice and buggered my right hand. As I am right handed it seriously affected what I could do, also being partially sighted I use a white cane to get around and well let's just say the pavements are not smooth surfaces. Anyway thanks again for your videos, definitely kept me sane during my layoff, and really glad you are in the strongman community and helping us all. Oh and it was great to see you in Glasgow winning the Giants Live there

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Thank you Andrew ❤️

[@irish7395]

Great video Mitch... forget the naysayers and stay focused on " your vision". People's opinion are just that..." they're opinion" ... love watching you competing, can't wait to see your accomplishments for 2023 !!

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@MisterBoy316]

Apart from being blown away at WSM 2022 I knew nothing about Mitch until I found this video recommended from following Brian... What a smart and articulate professional athlete, fascinating stuff. Great video full of insight.

[@BruceWayne-nf5wo]

Can you talk about P. E. D. use and how that is detrimental to health, consequences of long term use, reversible and irreversible changes that occurs in your body after use?

[@alcole1k178]

Loaded question. P.E.D.s can be helpful (they are prescribed by M.D.s for recovery). Abuse can be detrimental. So, what is use, and what is abuse? Talk to your doctor...

[@danielsavery4480]

Mitch, thank you for your clear discussion on this. However, without discussing how prolonged PED use impacts life span and/or health span, is this not merely a partial discussion of this topic? I doubt you will respond to this but if Strongman is ever going to be a mainstream sport held in similar esteem to football, basketball and so on, the role PED's play in athlete performance and the possible negative health consequences of this deserve to be discussed. If not, it will probably continue to remain a fringe sport alongside powerlifting. Big fan of strongman BTW and your meteoric rise.

[@nembor]

Thank you for saying this! I wish strongmen would be a bit more honest with the use of PEDs.

[@shankar6308]

Very eloquently put my friend, you are absolutely right. I myself am a big strongman fan and would like to start competing but PEDs are my barrier of entry into the sport.

[@macewindont9922]

I feel like the necessity of PEDs to be an elite strength athlete is one reason they aren't mainstream. No parent would want their kids to grow up to be 400 pounds blasting steroids.

[@secretariatslew]

PED harm is a part of strongman. It is a part of many other sports as well.

[@rybald1973]

Every pro athlete is taking something not just strength sports.

[@robthompson9486]

I think PEDS is the number 1 thing that has the potential to make strongman unhealthy especially if they are uneducated in using them. And for all of you that want to think some of these guys are natural I hate to disappoint you. There are a lot of young Men and women out there that will really hurt themselves without proper guidance from intelligent athletes like you Mitch. I do understand the taboo behind talking candidly about these things, and I get why it’s not mentioned but it is the elephant in the room.

[@gsftbeast9761]

Not really it’s more the bodyweight they go up to that unhealthy

[@jtf2dan]

@@gsftbeast9761 there is a direct relationship to using PEDS and gaining weight....the more PEDS you take, the more muscle weight you put on.

[@gsftbeast9761]

@@jtf2dan u can take all the peds in the world but if you don’t eat your not gonna get big. The bigger u get the more gear u can tolerate

[@ZombroESOGod]

@gsftbeast9761 my guy, have you ever used PEDs? I powerlift and do strongman at an amateur level and I got sucked into using PEDs. Got really strong, got really big, and my body suffered for it. Not because of my weight. Even before all the weight, I started to get negative markers on my blood work rapidly. Liver enzymes, cholesterol, blood pressure went up a ton, etc. So yeah, I ended up with worse blood work than my morbidly obese brother.

[@gsftbeast9761]

@@ZombroESOGod bro I’ve taken gear for 7yr blast and cruise and everything is fine I check bloodwork every 3month. What I’m trying to say is that being high bodyweight eating 7000calories a day is far more unhealthy that taking a moderate amount of gear.

[@peterjohnson1495]

Great work! Essentially, as far as KZbin is concerned, you're an influencer. I think you're a fine example of what an influencer should be: open, honest, insightful, knowledgeable. I hope your fellow strongmen watch this and take it onboard. I wish you every success. p.s. I began watching and intended to simply add a.

[@Ont785]

Your content is perfect. It’s well formatted and educational with the conceit that the viewer has some education and common sense. Obviously I’m not gonna be a competitive strongman at 57 and weighing in at 190 pounds ! I enjoy the training routines and the way I feel. If I can improve upon that, then that is my current goal.. I am certainly as strong as I’ve ever been, and now I’m in an area where I’m actually stronger I could use better advice, if that makes sense . Hope you have a chance to read some of these comments!

[@OfficialStrongmancom]

More great content from a top contender, for title of the worlds smartest strongman!

[@maxwelljackson9226]

Hooper you need to work on your yoke! YOU ARE WAY TOO SLOW!

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@daftpunk1988]

You must be yoking?

[@saintvino1772]

@@daftpunk1988 He must be stoned

[@aidanpelletier946]

😂😂

[@chriswilliams2865]

🤣🤣🤣

[@crytz1587]

Awesome video Mitch, wait I mean TERRIBLE VIDEO MEAN COMMENTS!! But for real love this background knowledge and touching on the unspoken sides of the sport

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@williamjones1337]

WOOOOW! I can't believe you said this. Now I'm engaging!

[@daraghobrienart]

I really like your attitude mitch but Id like to see you touch on PED use would be refreshing, Loz is making the move of being more open and it would be cool if you led the way of being open about PEDs, ( obviously we are not asking for your cycle but just saying “ strongman use PEDs for performance - they aren’t it healthy etc )

[@highviewbarbell]

i think competing in it at an international level is less-than-healthy because of the pharmaceutical component and stress of the maxes and weights generally, BUT I think doing strongman movements at a lower intensity is some of the best all-around training a person can do, period

[@TL13579]

Exactly. The PEDs, plus constantly competing at top level shows, will take away from general health. But as a recreational strongman, can't think of a better way to train for general health and quality of life.

[@jakewalker412]

More long form videos! Perfect for working a desk job! Also, you all reading should try out Mitch Hoopers coaching. It was a great learning experience, not just a program!

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@davidharrison36]

Great stuff. Been a fan since seeing you at the Shaw Classic. Keep moving forward!!!

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[@samjerbs]

Quickly becoming my absolute favourite strength athlete and maybe just athlete full stop

[@nikk666]

Gotta leave a mean comment then. My dude lookin like the wizard's orb, informative as one too. All the love Mitch.

[@torringtonstonekeeper]

Hooper is smart fit an strong asf. He is gonna have a incredible year. Cant stop the moose

[@mrlopezsbrother4373]

Strongman is obviously not for everyone. It is an extreme sport for giants. I am super impressed with the young guys coming up. Records will fall!

[@kenknuppel3067]

Going to go for a one hour walk now.

[@kaepsele0711]

Thanks for sharing! Very inspirational! I had some similar experiences with success and how much mental pressure it can build up. Not comparable to your scale of 'being out there' and being a celebrity. But still I can relate to your 'being under pressure'. Specifically the time aspect of being all the time under stress wasn't great. Wish you all the best and your journey and hopefully for more videos with so many insights!

[@charlesrooke3946]

refreshingly honest, intelligent video. Thank you.

[@spikeyspike79]

Thank you so much for this material, treasure.

[@garyfrench2401]

Thank Mitchell for winning wsm. It shows to never underestimate anyone, and if want you do something it is possible .

[@thebodybeatdownDiTi]

All lifting is healthy and safe as long as you do it safely rather weekend warrior or 7 days a week warrior. It's all better than sitting around doing nothing.

[@BeardOfPower7]

Never go without a mustache ever again.

[@seanwhitehall4652]

What are the PED controls like? Is that a factor?

[@alcole1k178]

WSM doesn't test for PEDs

[@the_snowball3718]

It will be and that’s one of the things which is detrimental to the health of top level strongman. Mitch probably not gonna talk about it in much if any details due to sponsorship reasons

[@hairyape_8103]

Def a factor but I understand why he didn't mention

[@Natefirethemagnets]

The controls are don't talk about it.

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@brunomartins3680]

Would love for you to speak about PEDs since no one does

[@ur-inannak9565]

Is it possible that you could, perhaps in an indirect way, talk about the health implications of some of the more taboo elements of sport?

[@weedermann]

Gosh, you (and Luke Stoltman) have the most beautiful voices in Strongman.

[@HankWollman-s8w]

Mitch - you're a class act! I saw you at WSM23, hope you keep true to yourself, wish you only the best, and look forward to watching your journey.

[@petermarshall878]

Ah, I don't have it in me to say something mean. I LOVE YOU MAN! 😊

[@richedwards4590]

something mean... love your stuff mitch

[@michaelcrookes1350]

19:16 I'd love to see your backside 😂. Very insightful video. I remember Eddie talking about his retirement from Strongman before his WSM win due to the health impacts of the sport. Good that you are actively discussing and acknowledging this - its the way all sports are going.

[@DobyDuke]

in short: do what makes you happy

[@Major.Tom.1973]

Who's the guy at 3:58 ? He speaks sense

[@kukkaro7749]

What should we call him? Professor Hooper perhaps

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Thanks for being honest that strongman training is not training for health. Health is about balance not taking things to extremes. That said, go to extremes if you want, but don't be under the illusion that it's good for overall health.

[@daniel_soderberg]

Love your content! :)

[@Gajargon]

What's your take on cell senescence? Aside from excess calories leading to weight gain, I've read that the oxidative effect of total calories consumed (processed/burned) over a lifetime is the most evidence-supported cause of being "old." Strongmen might also have more cell turnover and decrease their telomeres earlier. Great vid, although notably lacking a discussion of PEDs, I'd love to see more on the science of extreme sports and longevity! ... ... ...

[@JohnL9013]

You should also address the drugs' deleterious effects on health IMO, for full transparency.

[@jotunnb2115]

Former pro-strongman here. Retired due to development of secondary FSGS due to the years of steroid abuse, competition, protein intake etc. A lot of risk being big for a long time unfortunately.

[@davidirwin7849]

Health is moderation

[@GustavoCebo]

Competitive sports aren't necessarily conducive to good health. Typically, it's moderate exercise that's most beneficial for well-being.

[@Wreckz_Tea]

I'm still trying to understand how Mitch is able to outlift all of the bigger guys or at very least match them. It's crazy to think he won WSM weighing about 100Lbs less than the other winners in recent history

[@baggaz167]

Wow, I'm 7 minutes in and I feel like I've already learned a lot! When you say deloading or lifting heavy too quickly can cause injury, do you think that's what's behind Luke Richardson's lat tear?? He was deloading, which I would have thought would have been safer, but if deloading too fast can cause injury, it would be interesting to see his programme, surely?

[@TL13579]

In his case, I think he got insanely strong a bit too fast. He was pulling 400 kilos in his early 20s. Surely that would have come at the cost of some structural integrity of the body. As for the deload, you would have stress built up over weeks and months; the deload session would have been just the trigger.

[@Ezratal]

What about inguinal hernias? I just got one and it sort of has me panicked.

[@AlanCain_Caintech]

Great info 💪

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@SRR34]

this was great!

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[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

You're right Mitch, most of you guys would probably read the comments, someone posted on one of Eddie Halls video that they thought Evan Singleton was a nasty person, to which Edward responded it's not true and behind the scenes he's actually a good bloke, then fast forward he's one of Edwards first guests on the podcast lol.

[@deanfawcett1409]

Any sport is healthy to a limit but when you add peds it’s definitely not healthy

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@hardway1746]

When you “ASSUME” you make a “ASS” of “U” and “ME”.

[@simonkueng]

Great Content Mitch

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[@henrikmamsen1142]

Thank you, for being you 8)

[@QQyoko]

Requesting a log press/Viper press video for the algorithm

[@powerplayercp]

Great video!!!

[@thierrydupont3177]

the first time i saw you compete i head a lot of booing and was wondering why until i learned that your nickname was the moose at the next competition i saw u in xD

[@paolodenning4723]

Good

[@barryoshea429]

Im surprised by how smart you are. You are a jack of all traits

[@Daniel-cp3jw]

⭕⭕⭕ Can you do a STRONG MAN TRAINING BENEFITS video?

[@narcissus79]

Is strongman healthy? *proceeds to sit down with a box of doughnuts to snack on while watching*

[@tiaanjansenvanrensburg6732]

Moose droppings! ,,,,,

[@bobbybobman3073]

Commenting something mean cause apparently it's good for the algorithm.

[@shiverr1337]

I got into strength sports in my early 30s, now 4 years later I'm really happy to do so, knowing that I'm probably still too fat to be considered healthy, but having a choice of doing nothing and being unhealthy bacause of stationary lifestyle or being a bit unhealthy, because of a bit bigger body weight and weights that can actually injure me, I will take lifting over being couch potatoe any day. I can't imagine myself working out just for health, because, let's face it, it's utterly boring.

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[@TL13579]

As long as you're not over 20% bodyfat, I don't think you will be 'unhealthy'.

[@ianjames7524]

I thought strongman needed to be 200kg like Brian Thor and Eddie. You really impress me. How well your doing while not being the biggest

[@iebaak]

mean comment

[@karma9136]

DEFEND!

[@riken1829]

Insert defense of Mitch here

[@crazycjk]

4 replies takes it from a conversation to a thread

[@TheKurama9]

You are the strongest health nerd

[@coldenhaulfield5998]

Hi Mitch do you have any videos of you doing pull ups?

[@Mario-vv9jl]

This is a mean comment which helps the algorithm!

[@chrisantho]

Great video 👍

[@florkiler6242]

god that souds so fucking hard to menage and I jsut want to do my best to help rn so uhhh I belive that there is never any reson or "should" to work your sef up abut things you cant control (like other people opinion)

[@simondean5227]

I'm going to WSM this year and I'm gonna bring a poster of buzz light-year with ur face on it

[@firewalksauce3961]

No audio?

[@hairyape_8103]

I do wonder if too little exercise is bad and highly competitive exercise is bad where is the sweet spot in terms of volume/intensity etc?

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@bdegrds]

You will never over do exercise, your not training anywhere near an elite level athlete does

[@simondean5227]

150mins of cardio a week and calisthenic movements like pullups, pushups and situps three to five times a week

[@vvoof2601]

@@bdegrds That's simply false, normal people can push themselves too far and get injured. Thus they can overtrain.

[@benjaminriedmuller8085]

Mitchell hooper GOAT

[@mikefoster732]

Clearly, as they aren't mentioned, steroids don't affect the 'health span'?

[@smbrumbaugh]

It would be interesting to hear how you land on your larger athletic goals. Meaning, it seems like a pretty wild swing to go from marathon running to pro strongman, then back to an intense endurance sport like ironman.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Thanks Mitch

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[@seanrice1222]

Easy to digest 🤔

[@yahoshua2527]

I do hypertrophy based training buy i love watching strongman for motivation, am i weird

[@justme_234]

i love you mitch❤❤❤

[@dr.ohhimark174]

Basically strongman is healthiest of the strength sports. It's only real downside is being larger than you should be for decades. But unlike in other strength sports, it is partly compensated by brutal cardiovascular conditioning required to compete. Events are quite safe for the most part and getting injured sometimes is a part of the game in every sport.

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@jee64jtb]

You have a great personality. That's my comment. You are welcome :)

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[@unclefatback]

Mitch Hooper looks like a giant thumb mixed with Eddie Hall without a beard. (Bring on the comments for the algorithm).

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[@PetonIsVeryBloody]

Nice

[@reallymysterious4520]

Not a TED Talk - A MOOOOOOOOOOSE Talk !

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[@johnonyon2739]

I cant be mean, you're too awesome to put down! (Eddie Hall is better though!) ):

[@trevorrisley5419]

I’m only two minutes in and I’m already 🥚EGGScited 🥚 to see what the rest of the video’ll be.

[@hardchooligan]

I'm conflicted between wanting to leave a mean comment per your request, but not really wanting to lol

[@joeloubser3529]

Could you explain a Deadlift Block

[@jeremiahgriffin9428]

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[@bradystewart5534]

LEAVE A MOOSE DUMP FOR THE MOOSE BOYS

[@8Photoman_]

The mean comment in question:

[@Veg-Power]

I really like several hours of hard work in the garden for aerobic workout. Some kind of endurance helps me in the strenth sports. Also my recovery profits from it. Eating vegan plus a lot of fruit and greens/wild herbs helps my health and recovery a ton as well.

[@allylilith5605]

something mean

[@williamjones1337]

I'm mean and I think this is all wrong, or something! ENGAGEMENT!

[@justhusqy5616]

Hooooop

[@churn_diesel]

I’m 8 minutes in and no mention of PEDs. Sorry, this is a joke of a video without mentioning the most dangerous thing in the sport at the top level.

[@ericsmith3996]

Permanently enlarged organs, accelerated atherosclerosis, chronic hypertension are just the beginning of what happens after years and years exogenous T use. So...yeah no this isn't good for people.