How STRONG is Sylvester Stallone Really?

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[@guanjun1178]

The man is an inspiration. To look like he does at his age is incredible. And he's a really underrated actor too. So driven.

[@gtopnotch6012]

Yeah its called steroids and botox lol which is why he looks good for his age lmfao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. But he is a very good actor nonetheless and what he has accomplished is inspiring, but inspiration doesn't mean lack of awareness.

[@goodini026]

@@gtopnotch6012 i hate when people say "oh it's just steroids" nah bro you still have to put in a shit ton of work. steroids aid in faster recovery and help build muscle faster for sure. but you can't just take it without doing the work

[@autto101]

like his hair,majority of his lifts are fake… lol

[@Franco1395]

We’ll put.

[@beaulieuemile9314]

How can you say he is an underrated actor 😂 everyone know him cause of rocky and Rambo

[@dadimadh4528]

Nigel, it almost feels cliché at this point to say you made a great, well-documented video but here we are. Learned many new things about the subject, again!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you! Always nice to hear and pleased you enjoyed it

[@2jjia3]

This is the first time I ever seen a donation comment

[@Nirsterkur]

❤️

[@wahhidindidin7502]

😮

[@ash_classicphysique]

His physique in rambo 2 & 3 was crazy ripped to shreds. Like stage ready shredded, he suffered a lot to achieve that body in them films.

[@tomarkadi6612]

Sly is a idol… so aethletic over so many years.. shredded with over 60. He’s a symbol how you can stay fit no matter how old you are. At least for me. His achievements as a Filmstar and artist… is uncomparable… his body was and is like a statue and this combination of all properties, makes me say: there will be no other who can reach his level. Maybe forever.

[@aditwani6562]

He's also very clearly on PEDs so not exactly someone to mirror if you're not on them.

[@guyverjay1289]

TRT and HGH for the win

[@shepchester3567]

Another interesting and entertaining video. It was Sly who inspired me and my best mate, to start training when we were teenagers in the 80's (specifically Rocky 3), and still am to this day, in my 50's. With that said, and still a big fan of what he achieved physique wise in that era, I actually preferred Carl Weathers. I think he had better symmetry, looked athletic and strong, whilst appearing quite natural? But to be fair, probably never reached the conditioned level Sly did in Rocky 4.

[@LukeFaulkner]

6:00 Stallone was obvs just joking about, not trying to dupe us. The accompanying text was: Good “heavy” morning! Punching hard till the final bell. Note: "heavy"

[@StrengthUniverse]

Oh of course it was so obvious that he was "just joking" that dozens of channels (not mine) and websites flamed him for using fake weights

[@jakubkrcma]

Although some of the stuff is obviously fake, he still was, is, and always will be a total mega legend. ❤️❤️❤️

[@Franco1395]

I really like that pic in the thumbnail of Drago spotting Rocky.

[@simonmcleish2703]

One of the reasons I got into boxing and also watching Benn v Eubank as a kid. One of my favourite actors ever and he can act Copland he was amazing, the it's not how hard you hit speech, inspiration to older men. A good man through and through

[@StrengthUniverse]

Copland was so underrated. I was a massive fan of Benn

[@ronnepereny9795]

There is no way he ever lifted anywhere near those weights! All hype. I guarantee it!

[@hooked-gsy]

Ok you know best 😆

[@J.H.HOLLIDAY]

steroid use helped.... i used to see him shoot and pop tablets when he came to the gym i worked in

[@johnraina4828]

​@@J.H.HOLLIDAY dosen't matter, he never reach those weight he claimed.. maybe with fake weights but not with real ones

[@davecunningham8476]

he was unbelievably powerful for a man of his size

[@Jacques1103]

Yes, and he still is 💪

[@wigletron2846]

The amount of people here who believe the 45lb lateral hold and him throwing 195 with one hand is seriously concerning

[@calicocidd]

Now we need the follow up, Who's stronger: Rambo vs Rocky....

[@Stormertheboy]

Rambo physically, but Rocky has more endurance and power

[@crazyoreo9454]

Fr It would be so cool if he compared movie characters strength

[@centurion316]

Winner faces the Terminator

[@90hjorth]

Mental Strength: Slight advantage to Rambo (surviving that many battles) Physical Strength: Rocky

[@90hjorth]

@@Stormertheboy you can’t reach peak physical ability when you are constantly going to battle. Boxer doesn’t have to interfere with training and can keep progressing. I give physical strength edge to Rocky.

[@harikrishnan680]

Most awaited ❤️🔥🔥

[@charleskoegler2284]

Sly is incredible at 71 he can do things people 21 can't do l believe the lifts he did are true what an athlete and actor thanks for the video 👏 👍

[@StrengthUniverse]

Exactly!!

[@TheJasoncash83]

Yes. With the help of HGH which he was caught with at an airport. I think it was in australia. Even with that, the guy looks great for his age and is obviously putting in work. the HGH helps though

[@davekennedy6315]

Learn something new every day! I had always heard that his mouth/facial muscles had been damaged by a dentist during treatment.

[@alessiobubbles5345]

Good old SLY, who did a bench press competition with Columbu (the strongest bodybuilder ever): he tore severely his pecs (evident in Rocky VI), and that's why he has so many tatoos there

[@moralfuck1473]

Drago is next) Thanks 4 video

[@StrengthUniverse]

He's not, but will be in the future

[@molasorrosalom4846]

I remember reading that he had unusually large forearms/hands for his frame.

[@up-statestrong4451]

One of my favorite action stars! Most people who can get a scholarship for athletics is going to be strong. His legs were always very skinny but I believe he could have hit the numbers that you listed. I didn’t think he was 5ft 10. I thought maybe 5ft 8 at his tallest

[@kingsman8475]

5' 8" is tad generous, but close enough.

[@gregrowe1168]

I remember in Rocky 3 they exaggerated Hulk Hogan’s height to be 7 ft when in reality he’s about 6’6”. I think that was partly because they didn’t want Rocky to look so short.

[@up-statestrong4451]

@@gregrowe1168 Thunder Lips looked HUGE next Rocky. Loved that movie

[@perfumegoose]

@@up-statestrong4451 What did Ric Flaire say about Hogan slapping Stallone around; Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@bankshot4192]

You sound sooo much like xboxahoy!!! It literally takes me back to bo2 days watching class set up and weapon history videos😭😭

[@fintogive8704]

awesome video, thank you

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you

[@mikaelkyllonen6717]

Good video I waited that long hahah. Keep going bud

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks for your suggestion buddy, pleased you liked it

[@jd9119]

Regardless of how strong he is, I think we can all agree that we dream of having physiques like his, when we're in our 70's.

[@dadimadh4528]

5:58 "Looks legit to me!" - Brad C

[@StrengthUniverse]

LOL, I watched that clip so many times, playing it through frame by frame to try to see if I was going crazy

[@WZ912]

Fake weight lifts takes away from his legit strength feats which far from world class but still impressive for his age and size.

[@bigrobsydney]

I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Take one look at him when he was at his peak. Just a driven, driven man. I can only applaud what he has done, in so many different parts of his life. Self made, too, coming from having no silver spoon in his mouth. Cannot say enough good things. Love your work.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you and I completely agree, Sly had incredible work ethic

[@wunsocknoshooz4128]

WE LOVE SLY

[@g-man2507]

Lots of good information as expected. It's worth mentioning that he allegedly has an IQ of 160. If true, that makes him an intellectual super elite on par with Einstein.

[@lukeet331]

Bullish

[@RichLclips]

Einstein had much higher at around 220 so go do more research

[@undefeatedgaul3201]

Lmfao

[@smartypants4571]

@@RichLclips No one knows Einstein's IQ ; in the Guinness Book of World Records it said that he was alleged to have 160 !

[@RichLclips]

@@smartypants4571 if you look it up on google apparently it was 200-225

[@larrywarren1049]

Haters in every crowd instead of just questioning how legit cause they weren't present just tear the person down in this case dude is a grampa hes not a professional athlete that gets paid for his strength and agility so if steroids are involved then its his health who is he hurting is robbing someone of a title a trophy hes played in many movies where his muscle tone was maybe a supporting act only cause of the suits and how theyre tailored i have always admired this man and even more after learning about how rocky came about and how he wasn't able to feed himself let alone his road dog which he had to give up prior to negotiating his roll as the lead the writer he literally had lost every thing but his life had rocky not been as successful as he worked for

[@Anduehan97]

sly is the man, but a lot of his current lifts are staged for social media imo, still an absolute inspiration though

[@johnraina4828]

They was fake back then too

[@machohogan]

Solid video. Not sure I can doubt his claims. Perhaps the squat, could easily have round up.

[@stuartsutton9350]

Whatever people think Stallone is an absolute beast and a living legend

[@StrengthUniverse]

I agree, he has worked hard to achieve his physique and career

[@anonymike8280]

For Stallone, his body is his living. He may have acting ability also, but the type he has always played depends on his body being able to fit the part. He's kept himself in shape and kept himself training to professional standards for 50 years. His career has depended on it. There may be some hyperbole in there but he gets credit. He's the real deal and always has been.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Agreed, he gets my respect

[@akashpanwarpanwar9456]

He is pretty strong for an actor

[@roninwarrior216]

Skip to 4:15

[@kepler240]

Thanks

[@by_antony]

Sly has been training 25+ YEARS more than 80%of the viewers/readers of this vid. He is the dog's bolllxxxx.

[@jefft6038]

i def do not believe he ever squated 500lbs. post pec nuke, benching is never the same, so I highly doubt he ever got back above 330. Heres a suggestion, start tracking Larry Wheels, now that he is going strictly TRT. Will be interesting to see how much he loses and to what degree the PEDs improved his strength.

[@jd9119]

Unless he's submitting daily drug tests (which we know he's not), I wouldn't trust that Larry Wheels was ever "going strictly TRT."

[@hectorbarbossa4403]

I think the lifts are exegerated at least a bit

[@gwynmaverickjames6098]

In rocky three and four he looked fantastic and of course in the Rambo films such icon figures his story is amazing really a great role model

[@StrengthUniverse]

completely agree

[@e.c.9468]

Well, he is strong for an actor

[@StrengthUniverse]

He is/was, very close to athletes numbers

[@kingsman8475]

He has great core strength. Some short guys are incredibly strong. Stallone has arm length, shoulders and hands of a big man placed on the legs of a man about 5'7 1/2" in bare feet.

[@by_antony]

He is a f***ing badass either way

[@NeonAnimeDreams]

How strong was Jean Peirie the Swiss mass monster from the 90s?

[@kotim1142]

With one hand, 95 kg weight That really takes a lot of skill

[@johnraina4828]

And you beleive that..? 😂

[@paulbirkbeck1790]

Great video👍 the one arm shoulder press and throw with the barbell was a definatley fake the way it landed and rolled it should of made an indent in the grass and hardly rolled anywere.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks Paul, much appreciated

[@victorsoto4821]

I'm 36 and slys lifts are similar to mines and we're around the same bodyweight, granted I'm a tad heavier atm about 194, but when I was around 34ish that was my peak and walked around 185. Had a 565 dead, 465 squat, and 365 bench. Nothing crazy but not bad as a lifelong natty xD

[@StrengthUniverse]

Those lifts are great, all top 10% or there about's

[@hectorbarbossa4403]

@@StrengthUniverse more like top 3% or higher

[@ousamaabdu794]

​​@@StrengthUniverse Those are better than top .001% for a natty..

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@ousamaabdu794 He didn't specify "Natty"

[@ousamaabdu794]

@@StrengthUniverse Good point .. Sly definitely was on the juice

[@aliubed3162]

Steve Austin: Out of all the Alpha men Stallone was the Alpha of them all; so if that don’t prove he’s not a cheat I don’t know what will

[@giuseppelucido5780]

IN THE NEXT VIDEO HOW STRONG DOLPH LUNDGREN...💪👌

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you, Soon my friend

[@giuseppelucido5780]

@@StrengthUniverse 😉💪👌

[@steveb6718]

he would need a Mr Olympia and steroids

[@LostDepot]

Like to see a video on Jack Lalanne.

[@willshad]

Why is it hard to believe that a guy who has lifted weights and trained and done steroids his whole adult life can lift a ton of weight?

[@michaelholmes3662]

I seen him do 50 hand stand push-ups with no help balancing! A true bad ass!

[@jd9119]

As great of a feat strength-wise, the balance that he has doing that is even more impressive. I think nearly all elite lifters would need help from a wall or door jam to balance them for it.

[@jasonnowakowski1962]

Growth hormone steroids and plenty of money anyone can do it but i do respect watt he has done hes a legend

[@Nirsterkur]

Thank you so much for this well researched video Strength Universe! Sly is a God like figure to me. In my eyes, he's the greatest physical culture icon & superstar in the entire history of world cinema! ❤️

[@StrengthUniverse]

Hi Bud, Glad you enjoyed it! Him and Arnold👍

[@Nirsterkur]

@@StrengthUniverse Yes! But Rocky and Rambo in my opinion are greater than any Character Arnie ever produced.

[@joeexotic5831]

True, But arnorld was and is a far stronger and fitter guy his entire life. But in terms of films etc maybe see your point

[@mattsugar5733]

Love sly. But don’t think he did squats over 200k ever nor a bench of 180kg. Just Not enough evidence and the movie industry hypes everything

[@jd9119]

If I can't see them doing the lift, I tend to just take their claims with a grain of salt. And in this day and age, even if you see it, he could be using fake weights. Wrestling was notorious for this in the 80's and early 90's with their fake bench contests (used to advance angles).

[@reese3407]

Sly was incredibly strong for his size

[@ghjjknjj5399]

How arnold dumbell bicep curl tell me please

[@gregrowe1168]

Since you did Rocky, seems logical to do Drago(Dolph Lundgren). Especially at his peak during the 80s. They portrayed Drago to be on steroids in the movie, i wouldn’t be too shocked if that was based on reality then.

[@TheJasoncash83]

Dolph Lundgren is an expert marital artist with black belts in multiple styles. He's also a scientist with degrees in chemical engineering. I highly doubt he ever did steroids. He build was due to his martial arts training. He's built like a fighter, not a steroid user

[@jd9119]

@@TheJasoncash83 He was also making millions of dollars off his physique doing movies. I'm not going to accuse him of doing gear or not doing gear. But he definitely was financially incentivized to do so. And there are plenty of "black belts" who have tested positive for gear in MMA. That isn't a proof that he's natty, nor is having college degrees in any field. There are men with college degrees, in science fields, that do steroids. Especially, when their professional careers earn them higher wages than the average man makes. Having more money means you can better afford gear (especially growth hormone) and you can better afford the food you're going to need to fuel it.

[@TheJasoncash83]

​@jd9119 there's no evidence that he did. His build is that of a fighter. Nothing more.

[@gtopnotch6012]

Forreal though on the dumbell pull up it is plausible he did it legit. I mean the ROM wasn't really there so even for what it was being presented its possible they're legit

[@StrengthUniverse]

I believe it is legit as I tried to show in the video. The pillar grips make the lift far more difficult than a conventional pull/chin up. Very impressive

[@jd9119]

@@StrengthUniverse from the angle of the camera, I couldn't see for sure if he actually completed the chin up. Stallone is definitely aware of illusions the camera angle can make. But I guess even if it was a half-rep, that still is a good display of strength.

[@aronjosh7474]

Only coz he was that strong he was able to film those movies and scenes . Ppl are biased to a 71 year old .i am only 73 kg b.w 33 years old without going to gym i am able to bench press 100 kg or 220 lbs for 8 reps . How is that for fake weights ....if you can't hack it that dosent mean that someone else is fake ...get that

[@StrengthUniverse]

That's the problem, many judge others on their own limitations and if they can't do it they accuse them of fake weights or not natty. Congrats on your bench press, very good

[@ilikechickennuggetssebee7238]

7:24 yo no way that's the Brazil Flag :D

[@davidtatro7457]

I am hardly an expert on this topic but it seems like it would be pointless for Stallone to fake lifts. He has never been a bodybuilder or a professional strength athlete. All he needs is to look good for cameras and in that regard he has always succeeded even as he has aged. I am not saying he doesn't train hard or anything. But his fame and success have never been dependent upon his raw strength.

[@kalnaumkabu7877]

180 kg bench press? Never!

[@matthewsantos8525]

that i video of him with the 45lb weights was in tongue and cheek, it wasn't meant to be taken seriously.

[@Игорь-р6л3ы]

Almost every celebrity or former action movie star tends to exaggerate everything about the strength feats or something else. Arnold had a crazy work ethic, but he sure as hell didn't train for 5 hours, while sleeping only 3. And Sly used some fake weights for sure, but who can argue with this kind of shape for a 70 year old dude...

[@StrengthUniverse]

I wish I can do even one pull up when I get to 70+ (assuming I make it that long😂)

[@PTL0W51T]

I thought the plates for the overhead single arm press were 45lbs which isn't crazy

[@StrengthUniverse]

4 x 45lbs plates plus a 25 - 30lb bar is 210lbs......for back then at his BW is nuts

[@NeonAnimeDreams]

How strong was big papa pump Scott steiner?

[@derek2802]

Can you do how strong is Dave Batista?

[@mcfarvo]

As usual, I highly doubt the unverified claims, but he did seem fairly muscular for his age and build.

[@dp8598]

Don't let the gray fool ya. Sly is still a beast. I wouldn't fuq with him if I was the world champ of any style of combat/martial sports. Bonafide bad mofo.

[@Sthiwatari]

Make a video on how strong was iron mike tyson sir 🙏

[@luigirnotyourbusiness8127]

He's strong af considering his size, but he's not natty

[@J.H.HOLLIDAY]

as anyone can see... there were many anabolic steroids used for all of his action movies.

[@jamesha175]

"Stop! (or my mom will shoot)"

[@youtubecreators384]

Ever heard of Arthur Saxon? He was this old school strongman from Germany who supposedly bent pressed a 371 lbs (168 kg) barbell with one hand. Notice I said BENT press. Not bench press. If you thought Sly pressing a 210 lbs barbell with one hand was suspicious, what do you make of this?

[@StrengthUniverse]

A bent press is very different to an overhead press. Most of Arthurs lifts were unorthodox and relied on explosive force to lift the weight from the floor and catch it overhead with a straight arm. Arthur spent his whole career doing these sorts of lifts and mastering the techniques.

[@youtubecreators384]

@@StrengthUniverse I see. Thanks for clearing that out. But I must say, 371 lbs bent press? I could only deadlift that much weight two or three reps. Mr. Saxon was a beast of a man...

[@eddiecollins453]

I think he is legit, when he trows the bar, you can tell by the sound is real

[@madmax-nz2xh]

That cant be faked you are right🙄

[@StrengthUniverse]

I agree it sounds real but there are a couple of ways to achieve this

[@The1trueDave]

For me what is suspect is the way it rotates in the horizontal plane once overhead. It's pretty difficult to get that sort of weight rotating (it's got huge angular inertia because of how far apart the plates are) and just as difficult to stop it again. Try it with just 40 or 50kg and you'll see what I mean. No way of proving it but just doesn't look right...

[@matthewsantos8525]

honestly, it looks like it is from a movie.

[@alphaownsyou]

Decided to check my strength level... well that was a bad idea.

[@StrengthUniverse]

I'm sure it wasn't that bad, can always use the results for motivation to push harder

[@donaldballman2825]

All I can say to those who say his lifts are with fake weighs is prove it or shut up

[@PatriotGStudio]

That lateral lift with 45 lb plates was a satire. Sly mocked the modern fitness comminity who does this kind of stupid and fake shit.

[@Sprinter29]

do a gronkowski video bro!!!

[@daptekar]

I honestly don't believe he would fake his strength level. At 70+ years old he is pretty strong for his age.

[@P_Mann]

While I respect the work and achievements 💪 of some of these athlete/actors, it kills me that so many need claim/fake world class lifts for cred. Sometimes it’s like the 14-year-old bragging to gullible friends that they can bench 315 for reps when they’ve never even seen that much weight on a bar in real life. 🤷‍♂️

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

I’m pretty sure he’s not using fake weight’s, but I am sure there’s probably 90% of guys 40 an under hating on him cause he’s like a thousand, and looks better than they ever will🤣 thanks for another great video.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you

[@jacobkeary6740]

Check Greg Doucette's video on the matter, Greg is a world record powerlifter and could hardly nudge the plates.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@jacobkeary6740 One can lift a lot of weight without really having that much grip strength. And some guys have insane grip strength, and still can't lift very much otherwise. Look at the climber Magnus Midtbø. He is pretty small, and his max in classic lifts are not that much. quite good for his size, but far from record breaking. But when it comes to grip strength I am sure he is top 5 in the world. he tried the one finger lift. Something he never had done before, and he maxed out 10kg under the world record. That is insane. With a little focused training he could easily break that record. My point is. lifting strength doesn't necessarily transfer to grip strength. And then there is the legendary old man strength. old people that has been in good health and has been fit, generally gains grip strength even after their max lifting capacity lessens.

[@gregrowe1168]

That one arm barbell lift had to be fake. You’d need to be probably twice his size to do that for real. A guy the size of Mark Henry probably wouldn’t be easily able to do it.

[@BrainDamageComedy]

did you not see him fall out a chopper, lift a jeep and take on an entire police force and national guard??! he's off the scale!!

[@leonardosrodriguezmurillo4197]

How strong Is martyn ford

[@StrengthUniverse]

Hi and thanks for the suggestion. I have looked into this in the past but due to the way Martyn trains I was unable to find anything beyond his Deadlift

[@RokDidakovicRoky]

Once that arm bends on the single ohp its a finished lift. He bounced it back lol .

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

Stallone is and was an actor. Say no more.

[@christiaanjellesma1851]

His abs were also superstrong, he was able to do that exercise invented by Bruce Lee , the flag

[@drakeh8162]

He is all image in the last 20 or so years .....shame at 1 point he was inspirational

[@stephensharper4312]

Between him and Chirs Cuomo, I'm starting to think Italians have a preference for fake weights

[@dp8598]

Idolatry is a sin. Inspiration is more like it.

[@WJHandyDad]

I don't believe it at all. He was arguably the leanest and most muscular actor ever, and no doubt had some good strength, but I don't buy any of the claims. I bet a 300lb bench and maybe 200lb squat and probably 30-40lb db curls

[@roadstar499]

I think the one arm lift and toss of 200lbs is fake... not sure what else is... i know he's on trt for many years...which helps his strength..

[@daylight2997]

Dolph lundgren?

[@dariusvega8197]

These lifts are not impossible at that bodyweight. My father was still able to deadlift over 600 at 175lbs & 54yrs of age. My best was 686 at 188lbs. I would've liked to see some info on what he was famous for which were his military press, push up & pull-up strength. You touched on some of that here, but maybe in greater detail on another video???

[@sojohnny....8824]

It's all about fourm......these numbers are believable

[@leowestgarth711]

Marius pudzinowski Vs oleksii novikov

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@MRS320able]

He took steroids though

[@captjim007]

I saw him in real life and I would say he is 5-6 barefoot