My Thoughts on Giants Live Vegas and World Deadlift Championships

[@Strongmancontent]

nice one mate

[@AndysEdits]

Enjoyed this Terry. Would love to see you do more of these types of videos before and after major competitions

[@terryhollands]

More to come!

[@user-tz8vn8bu2d]

Very fair and balanced review

[@terryhollands]

Thank you

[@mazboengineer]

Loved hearing your thoughts Tel ❤ ..the voice of reason, fairness and logic as always.

[@cantilever]

I know no one is more upset at what happened than Graham himself, but I reckon the reason no one advised him not to go nuts eating in Vegas is because Graham is 39 years old, absolutely loaded with experience, and this was a schoolboy mistake that no one would envision him making. It almost hints at self-sabotage. Graham is a very bright man, a trained engineer, but I think he was so zeroed in on the lift that all other considerations went out the window. That's where a trusted advisor/coach comes in to mind him that last week, to make sure nothing goes awry...

[@Joe-wt6eh]

Maybe it was insecurity of being too small to pull it causing him to last minute binge and rely on weight moves weight

[@roadagent5158]

Absolutely agree! He has stated in his videos countless times about suit fit and changes in weight effecting that big time. I followed all of his build up and training videos leading up to it for months and months, to over look this at the most critical point is an absolute shocker

[@busabros2480]

I think he went looking for a reason to blame because he knew that he couldn't pull it and was realistically no where close.

[@AlainGibeau]

I've been a fan of strongman pretty much all my life. When I was 5 years old I watched Jón Páll Sigmarsson vs Bill Kazmaier on tv and I was hooked. The Magnus Ver Magnusson era from 91 to 96. The Mariusz Pudzianowski era from 2002 to 2008 (with a great podium finish from your part in 2007 and 2011 if I remember correctly), Big Z...and Brian Shaw....and Tom... After watching the first competition year of Mitch Hooper, I already knew I was witnessing something unique ...like seeing a Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods emerge. I just hope time will keep him injury free so he can prove me right lol! I'm also a big fan of your commentating Terry! You, Loz, Liz, Pa and the Lalas Brothers are doing an important job informing, commentating and promoting the sport. Thanks for that! Cheers from Montreal and please forgive my poor English.

[@terryhollands]

your English is far better than my French! Thank you!! I am just enjoying still being a part of the sports growth

[@michaelsweeney1283]

I'm the same been watching for years Magnus fan then Shaw fan and I agree I think we could be watching the best of all time.

[@tommymartinhole]

Please do more of these videos. So honest (and unbiased) way better than the rest of catch ups on the big shows Nice one Terry

[@gjh_78]

Ideal person to do these recaps. Gives a level opinion, was a top level Strongman himself and is actively involved in the strongman events worldwide. Love to see more of these... Superb 👌👌

[@rayleneknight8718]

Love reviews like, your honesty, and your knowledge of the sport!

[@lesterthurtle9621]

Brilliant honest and accurate review Terry I think all your comments were spot on and come from the heart and experience , enjoying having you back on you tube

[@tottenhambulldogs6178]

Trey Mitchell’s deadlift was amazing 470kg no suit outstanding, Mitch Hooper is unbelievable keep’s smashing it and improving, hard to beat

[@seabasst-coffee709]

Great. Enjoyed your honesty. Thank you.

[@jonnylieberman]

Good points o Eddie Williams. He was so fun to watch, and is just getting better and better.

[@daviddeppa122]

Great to hear the honest perspective of somebody who's actually been there, and really knows the sport well. I've watched you since your first appearance at WSM, your longevity, durability, toughness and consistency will always be a hallmark of your great strongman career. You always excelled in the truck/plane pulling events. It was such a great event for you, however, in recent years truck pulling events are few and far between, and when they do occur they have been subpar. Since you already work for the Giants live team, Colin Bryce and Darren Sadler, It would be great if they gave you the role of "event coordinator" for a truck pull event, that is tough enough to create some separation and really see which athletes are the Best truck pullers of this generation.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences Terry, keep the content coming mate.

[@Bigjoelifts15]

To watch one of the most dominant runs in strongman history with mitch would never get boring terry. We are witnessing the start of something amazing I hope his run continues and the others have to up there game to keep up. That's how records are broken.

[@terryhollands]

@@Bigjoelifts15 I agree the others need to keep up! I just feel if no one does it may get a little stale

[@Bigramt]

It's scary how many guys now lift 1000lb plus. We just take it for granted, but as a long term fan i remember 400-410 being thd benchmark Obviously Andy and Benni were hitting mega numbers in powerlifting, but the max deadlift wasn't the thing in strongman Your 440 back in 2011(?) Was mind boggling. It was around that period that yourself, Z, Brian etc started to push the deadlift max closer to the powerlifting records. Obviously then the deadlift championships has taken it to another level You comprted in a great time with thr best ever era, im biased to that era, but i bet you wish you were around now with so many opportunities The sport is growing crazy. Long gone are the car parks, but multiple shows in packed arenas are awesome Tbe sport is moving in the right direction

[@TheDudeAbidesMan1969]

Great review Terry. Keep the content coming, it's great to hear from you. Legend dude❤

[@Danimal77]

Great analysis Terry! Been a of your career since 2005 mate!

[@alexbryant5537]

Brian shaw should adopt Trey and coach him.

[@jamescollinge9082]

Tom is an amazing strongman, but I think you are correct about the motivation. For him that's the matter he needs to manage. Like Brian Shaw in his later years.

[@kingofscots]

Great review Terry. I agree with almost everything you said in terms of the athletes (in my limited knowledge). I would say however, that Vegas was a bad choice. It's prohibitively expensive. Flights aren't cheap nor is accommodation. The Orleans hotel is well dodgy and stank of cigarettes. The arena was fairly archaic. For no given reason we all got our seats moved for a worse one. Overall not a great fan experience. There were a few great moments in the show but for the most part it wasn't great. Maybe it's just me? Again, thanks for the review. Look forward to the next vid 💪

[@paddyguitarhero]

Thx Terry, you do this stuff so well.

[@nokneedownian8521]

Great analysis big tel, keep it up

[@tottenhambulldogs6178]

Great view Terry, keep up the great work 👏💪👏

[@charliehurst9273]

Great insight. Thanks, Terry.

[@FCMorba]

Great review of both parts to the comp :D

[@stevebull17]

Right enjoyed this Terry you went through everyone and everything was very insightful this KZbin shit suits you keep up the good work

[@bastardator6229]

Thank you King Terry!! 😂 God bless you!! 👍

[@AllThingsFilmWithYamYam]

Great video champ 💪🏻🏆

[@MrSimonstudd]

Amazing vid, great to get an insight from a legend and you’re so correct, thor needs to come back to giants and worlds, he needs to swallow his pride and do it if not for himself then for the sport 💪

[@terryhollands]

@@MrSimonstudd I think both sides need to build some bridges! It’s certainly not all on Thor. They’re all good people so I’m sure if they could sit down and talk there could be some movement

[@stevencondliffe-kg6ep]

Fantastic video. Could listen to you talk all night. 😊

[@rogermayne3372]

How far do you think Hooper can go, he's phenomenal

[@terryhollands]

@@rogermayne3372 I already think he’s in the conversation for best ever! Another year or 2 more of what he’s doing now and it’d be hard to not have him in the top 5

[@jd9119]

I'd like to see Giants Live and Strongman in general to be bigger in America. The real challenge in the US is they need to find a way to get the casual viewer/fan to watch at buy tickets. In other words, the events and the television/online announcing need to create stories out of the events around the competitors that have the over-the-top natural charisma. It can't just be guys competing at strongman events. That'll get you the hardcore fan, but the big money is the people that are compelled by a good story to watch. Watch baseball, football, basketball, mma, boxing and soccer. The one thing common among all of their announcing is they tell stories that fans get behind.

[@juliand3581]

Another great video, thanks Terry. Are you going to do a prediction video for World Tour Finals?

[@terryhollands]

@@juliand3581 I probably should! That’s a great idea

[@johnhubler178]

Great talking to you on my way out of town. It was a very good show. However the VIP seats were terrible. That said the only challenge with Vegas is its not close for driving. East Coast is more compact in terms of car travel. But I'll be back next time.

[@terryhollands]

@@johnhubler178 I would relay that back about the seats as I know the giants live team are always looking to improve

[@roadagent5158]

Excellent video. Ivon and Hicks need to smarten up their training/event day prep without a shadow of a doubt - i don't know if i can face a future where Hooper ALSO holds the DL WR😂😂

[@terryhollands]

@@roadagent5158 it’s only a matter of time!

[@Klepzeiker1984]

I think that Hooper cant be stopped right now. My thought is thay Mitchell if he gets a serious injury and than its over. I dont hope thats going to happen by the way. He is now the best,a freak of nature

[@Organon1980]

I just hope that next year there will be a bigger weight than 470kg (before 505 or whatever the weight might be at that point). Maybe a few people could have done 490kg, instead of another year of no one puling 505kg and a few pulling 470kg again.

[@cantilever]

Cannot sugarcoat what happened with Graham. That was a disaster...

[@alexvaughan1013]

Was that a pun?

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

The sport needs Trey, Tom, Hafthor all 100 percent in order to give Mitch a real challenge

[@timbeech2056]

I'd like to see Hicks back in strongman shows too. At his age though the powerlifting total record must be tempting. You don't know when your strength is going to start dipping with age, realistically he's not going to win WSM but he seems like he'd have a shot at writing his name in the history books as one of the strongest people ever by breaking Dan Bell's record. Think he finds it boring though, which it is.

[@GBFeb72]

Hooper continues to dominate and seems the only one 100% committed and well trained

[@terryhollands]

@@GBFeb72 I wouldn’t say the others are not committed. He’s just that bit better at the moment

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Did the show make money at least enough for Giants Live to return?

[@terryhollands]

@@andrewgilbertson5356 I think it probably was a loss but they knew that and it’s to build for the future

[@misterc5783]

Great to listen to your perspective. It’s certainly not for me to say what shows Tom should do but if he was to limit it to let’s say 4, I find it hard to argue that it shouldn’t be the big four* To not do Arnold’s and Rogue would be odd. And somewhat removing himself from the top circuit. I think it’s tough for the strongmen who have a good sized brand, like the Stoltmans, to miss shows. A lot of the sustainability of that brand will be linked to being actively competitive. (* You can argue what the big four is given that the GL shows all pull bigger audiences and are significantly higher quality productions than every other show. But I’m referring to WSM, SMOE, Rogue & Arnold’s, which I think is generally agreed on)

[@terryhollands]

@@misterc5783 I don’t disagree with what you’re saying but every time you go to the well it takes something from you, giants live is not that extreme and easier to recover from. Smoe and rogue are brutal on your body! Arnold not as much as in the past imo but still tough if you chose to do Arnold us, Arnold uk wsm and some all within all within 5 months period!

[@misterc5783]

@@terryhollands You’re definitely far more qualified to talk on it than I am. The spacing is an issue with the big four. Maybe more do’able if they were spread out over 12 months.

[@25michael17]

I think Tom should do the big 4 plus brits

[@goblinguard4833]

Getting Thor back... maybe if GL could convince Eddie Hall to take the "Eddie vs Thor: the truth" video off his channel that could help? (I'm not making an argument about who is in the right here, just thinking of things that could convince Thor)

[@ConnoisseurOfExistence]

Rauno's 470 wasn't worse than Thor and Eddie's 465.

[@terryhollands]

@@ConnoisseurOfExistence I’d say raunos lock out was as quick but didn’t have the speed off the floor they did. His was definitely the best 470 that night though

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Would powerlifting be better for Graham?

[@terryhollands]

@@andrewgilbertson5356 I think he’s too good of a strongman to go that way

[@Vampire__Squid]

Luke's deadlift is pretty typical. A lot of strongmen don't care about deadlifts. Janne Virtanen, the very tall Finnish guy that you've competed against, never did 800 lbs in competition. He preferred other events like crucifix hold and farmers walks.

[@terryhollands]

@@Vampire__Squid I think deadlift has far more importance in strongman these days, trust me all the guys care a lot.

[@neilkirkley1500]

Pa O'Dwyer had it right about Hooper, he's an Alien, ha ha.

[@terryhollands]

He must be

[@ToeTheFoe]

💪🙂🎉

[@williamshine1346]

I would think someone who wants to be considered the best would compete in the WSM, Arnold Ohio, Rogue and Strongest man on earth. At this point Hooper is ahead of Tom in the yoke, frame, DL, log, axle, dumbbell , squat , Dinney stones ? , loading events, Tom is ahead in Atlas stones, fingers , shield carry, keg toss, truck pull too close.,

[@terryhollands]

@@williamshine1346 I agree that’s how most die hard fans and people within the sport see it, but as far as the general public are concerned which is the vast majority of people that watch strongman there’s only 1 show that they care about

[@terryhollands]

@@williamshine1346 I think we can’t judge Tom on where he is at now as he’s clearly just having a dip in form! I’d say when they’re both at 100% log and axle are close and Tom takes Mitch out on loading as well

[@kenadams1385]

Thor breaking the dl record at Gl like Eddie did would stop most the people who think it’s still Eddie who holds the record

[@terryhollands]

@@kenadams1385 that’s a debatable one! I don’t personally care either way whose record it officially is. It was weird times when Thor did his as we were all in lockdown so he didn’t really have much other choice! I just see it as weight is weight, Eddie broke down the barrier and Thor has the biggest deadlift ever

[@jamesjohnson7905]

Evening terry show brilliant. deadlift championship tired .nobody gets close it's boring let the athletes choose their own weights just like powerlifting atleast there will be a bit of competition

[@terryhollands]

@@jamesjohnson7905 only issue with that is often the time restraints of the arenas! The fine for running over are ridiculous amounts of money

[@mediaproof960]

Gutted for Graham. I wonder if he speaks to a sports psychologist. Seems like he could benefit loads from getting the mental side locked in. He seems a bit less than confident at times. Not sure if that weight will budge if there is any self doubt.

[@terryhollands]

@@mediaproof960 he has a sports psychologist that he works with. To be fair I’ve never seen him so confident this time around

[@mediaproof960]

Just such a massive weight. If any piece of the puzzle.is missing it's not going to move. I'd love to see him get it. Anyone that works so hard for a goal you really have to root for. Such a good guy as well.

[@HeavyDutyHillbilly]

If you want the women's lifting to succeed you need to put women in the stands.

[@jameschristy9966]

Not Vagas it sucks there there is gambling everywhere

[@terryhollands]

@@jameschristy9966 I loved vegas and didn’t even gamble