The ABSURD Strength of the American Muscle-Monster

[@poundstonederek]

Hey, I know that guy….

[@RevShifty]

You were always one of my personal favorites. You helped put the US back on the global strongman map when it had been missing for so many years, and there's always going to be a lot of American strength athletes that appreciate that.

[@BluegillGreg]

Greetings from Waterbury! Excellent work over the years. Thank you.

[@Wild_west_84]

Greetings from Ireland. Loved watching you compete when I first got into the sport. Hope life is good.

[@mikehuff9793]

You and Kaz are why I lift. ❤

[@Keranu]

You were born for strength, Poundstone.

[@geneharrogate6911]

Poundstone still has the best name of any strongman. Poundstone. *Poundstone* .

[@mikeabel7577]

Poundstone is a great strongman name but Źydrūnas Savickas just sounds like some mythical Soviet strength beast.

[@arsen2506]

​@@mikeabel7577 >Soviet >Lithuanian This is not going to end well

[@MikeBarbarossa]

If you're a strongman, you want a cool, fitting name like poundstone Would suck if your last name was Lillian

[@TearTheRoof0ff]

Such a stark contrast in basal badassery between his first and last names. *POUNDSTONE,* _Derek_

[@McWhatevs]

Waiting for Anthony Fuktun to make his debut

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

This was a bittersweet love letter to Derek Poundstone’s career. Guys like him are sorely missed in Strongman

[@blue_samurai_zero]

Fan of Poundstone way back when, but didn't follow WSM closely enough in his later career. Thanks for covering him. He always showed a great attitude and sportsmanship.

[@Everflames_Glory]

Thought this was a video about my future

[@JasonAizatoZemeckis]

What are you talking about, it is

[@kelvinrodriguezjr2184]

Damn dude that was funny but Bromley changed the title again

[@WabbyJ999]

​@@kelvinrodriguezjr2184what was the old title.

[@NotEvenOverThere]

@@WabbyJ999right I need to know

[@djfriimixx]

Awesome video bromley, I grew up watching WSM on tv. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that I learned there are and were tons of different strongman competitions and tons of great competitors I’d never heard of. Thanks for shedding light on this awesome piece of history

[@wompastompa3692]

Those Met-RX WSM comps were always a fun watch with the family when I was a kid. Of course I rooted for Pudz back in the day, but rewatching them a few years ago gave me an appreciation for Terry Hollands in particular.

[@zvuchko9785]

Why? Terry was monster of a man who prob was stronger than most of them but had weakest mind. He always quit as soon as pain kicked in and then commentators had to keep making excuses for him and it always cracked me up. UK versions of WSM always hyped him up as threat to Pudz and Big Z yet he never did shit. Imagine if he had mental strength of Novikov or Pudzianowski combined with his physical stature. He would be force to be reckoned with.

[@McMeatBag]

With the name "Poundstone", he had to become a strongman

[@OpenBarGarage]

Poundstone and Marius are the reasons I always saw strongman as the pinical of strength athletes. Strongman is the highest form of a real test of strength. Nothing else to me is as complete.

[@mcfarvo]

The pinnacle looks more like Big Z and Big Brian with people like Halfthor and Eddie in the same vein of athlete IMHO (but Pudz and Poundstone are lighter/leaner/shorter/smaller than those guys too)

[@OpenBarGarage]

@@mcfarvo I agree without question with what you said. But impressionable young me back in the day I was first exposed to Marius and Poundstone and that made me think the sport was so cool. And today I believe the sport of strongman is the best test of strength that we have.

[@NorthStrongSC]

Great video, i love that period of strongman. The 2008 2009 time was very cool, with old faces on the way out, new ones arriving, the IFSA split ending etc. And the fortissimus shows are some of my favorites ever.

[@AbirZenith]

Thanks for making this video, such an underrated strength athlete. You gave a man his flowers who never would have gotten it to this disagree otherwise.

[@sutton_trout]

Glad you’re shining some light on Derek. I met him at the Arnold last year, super nice guy. Another person worth making a video about like this is vytautas lalas. Winning the Arnold in 2013 and getting second at WSM behind Z

[@ManofLowMoralFiber]

They say one time Derek when Derek was a cop, he had to have a car impounded but there was no tow truck available so he just carried it.

[@JakeMaurer3598]

Had the opportunity to lift with Derek for my 21st birthday. Was the best present I’ve ever gotten. The tips he gave me for deadlifts and squats I still use today. And now I’m squatting near 640, and about to give my first shot at a 800lb deadlift at my next competition. Dudes been an idol to me for over a decade. The best to never win WSM.

[@shawnmichaud4484]

More. Please more. This was extremely well done and entertaining throughout.

[@awmlawoffice]

OD Wilson got robbed via a foot race. He was clearly the strongest at the 1990 WSM.

[@bruuhhhh]

Imo OD was the person who got robbed the worst at wsm, but poundstone is the strongest man to never win it, he was just in such a competitive era

[@brianholland5447]

The way the treated OD is still a stain on the credibility and reputation of that contest and organization.

[@Freshprankstv1]

Yep. But if you go back and watch that episode, od was actually a champion in the 400m race in hs or college, so I don’t think it was done to screw him over. Of course he had prob put on over 200 lbs of body weight since he was in track so didn’t go well.

[@brianholland5447]

@@Freshprankstv1 Vince McMahon couldn't have rigged a "sporting event" on the level that they did!

[@Freshprankstv1]

@@brianholland5447 my guy, I hate to be the one to break it to you but wsm has had truck pulls, hammer throws, refrigerators on your back runs, loaded wheel barrow races. It’s not really the worlds strongest man it’s a really strong man with athleticism event. If you want strongest man in 3 lifts choose powerlifting

[@averagejoe54321]

Well done, would love some videos showcasing some of your other favorite strongmen.

[@codyaims]

i have that exact poster of derek lifting the 241kg/517lb stone hanging in my garage gym. badass

[@tastypavo8845]

This was incredibly well done, keep doing it!

[@lance178]

Very well done. I remember having that issue of muscle and fitness in high school. Inspirational.

[@zachary7869]

Love this kind of video please do more like this.

[@andrewrussell5978]

That was truely an inspirational story and great set up. I felt motivated through the whole video.

[@DarkVeghetta]

Videos like this, clearly made by someone who knows their stuff in strongman, are very useful to those that, like me, never got into the sport when younger, past watching a few shows through happenstance and thinking it was cool. A lot of information and history presented in a professional and enjoyable manner. 👍

[@jjsrod4]

I have to admit, Derek is an amazing sport. EVERYTIME he lost, he had a smile and he would congratulate the winner

[@904strengthclub]

Another great video! Love Poundstone and winning Fortissimus and Arnold really cemented his legacy as one of the greats. As an aside… WSM will always be the competition that gets people into the sport and the competition that people in the sport seem to roll their eyes about the most…

[@shaun_seow]

This really brings back memories of other great American strongmen in early 2000s eg. Jesse Munde, Mike Jenkins, Kevin Nee...

[@brianholland5447]

That was an awesome Video Bromley! If I had a time machine I'd go back and cast Poundstone and Ronnie (when they were at their peaks) in a buddy cop movie!

[@iielysiumx5811]

Really interesting video, I’d certainly heard of pound stone but mostly knew him from that famous deadlift video and that he was an un crowned WSM, but never knew the details. So this was an extremely interesting watch for me

[@gingernaut2550]

Man, i STILL watch that youtube video he called the viper to get hyped for big lifting days. Should have mentioned how much her did for charity too! One of the greats!

[@fredswanson5512]

One of the most impressive moments was definitely when Derek lifted the cyr stone to beat big z

[@jaybruzas225]

Such a great video. Thanks Bromley!

[@Ian.lifts.]

Poundstone has always been my favorite strongman.

[@marcelluswallace5325]

It‘s really funny how i‘ve been binging Poundstone content lately and just in time alex drops a video about him

[@alexshagraev]

As usual, great content, great story, and a great hero. Thank you! Enjoyed every second of it.

[@User-CCA]

I love your longer videos like this and the bodybuilding history. You're amazing at the history of training and sports!

[@BurntSofa]

this was awesome. great writing and super inspiring

[@colbysullivan4415]

Really cool documentary Bromley!

[@maxmaximus5522]

That was lovely to watch!!! This is only one meaningful YT channel about strongman.

[@LatimusChadimus]

Another job well done with this one

[@mybloodbeforehers]

Good stuff! Love getting a chance to catch up on what I missed in strongman.

[@espenstoro]

Love some strength history and athlete focused videos like this one. Good work man.

[@jaemin-ko]

Awesome video man!

[@snowsanta7]

These videos might not do the best but goddamn do I love these

[@BlaineKK37]

You put alot of work into this and its clearly very appreciated you the man

[@vrominatorx2668]

I was there in West Virginia in 2008 watching these events in person. I couldn't believe how enormous the guys were in person. The atmosphere on the stones between Mariusz and Derek was unreal. I felt terrible for Poundstone, so so close. He was never quite that close to winning again.

[@ThinkSimply]

awesome video man, nice work

[@THEYDONTKNOWMESON111]

Dope video. Getting inspired to do strongman training (not competing)

[@justinpippins9647]

Jon Andersen was actually my coach when I was first starting out. Cool to see footage of him here

[@atlaspowershrugged]

Can you tell him to stop posting on Instagram please?

[@justinpippins9647]

@atlaspowershrugged Ha! I wish. We havent been on speaking terms in years. I hated the program and the diet and saw no progress so I walked away

[@justinpippins9647]

Workouts called for 20+ sets in a bro split, "dont count a set unless it kicks your ass!" All on a carb free diet. I still dont know how I survived it as long as I did

[@ShinSuperSaiyajin]

DEEP WATER!!!

[@losvatos6714]

​@@justinpippins9647sounds like a program and diet that only the crazy enchandet athletes can endure.

[@SFRB1187]

Very well done and professional, outstanding content!

[@PullsPressesCarries]

These strongman videos are always a hit, excited to watch this!

[@Eparker09]

Thanks for the strongman history lesson.

[@deavenhayes8187]

I WILL FINISH THIS AFTER MY WORKOUT THANK YOU LEGEND

[@LarryReynolds591]

This is the best content this channel has put out. Well done.

[@loungeroomlifting2223]

Great video, DP was awesome to watch back in the day. Such a crazy field of athletes 15 odd years ago, i remember Bergmann always stood out as well, being a bit shorter but such a competitor! I remember Hafthors debut and just thinking WTF!

[@peteypablopicasso]

honestly, before I watched this if you asked me if Derek Poundstone ever won WSM I would have said “yeah. I can’t remember which year, but he definitely won one.” One of my favorite to do it.

[@gunnarmoe61]

Derek Poundstone was the person that got me into weight training

[@jculbert2221]

This was great, Alex. Hope you consider doing JF next!

[@jima6545]

I'll never forget Fortisimuss. That was brutal

[@dominicpaul1]

Brilliantly made documentary 😄👍

[@alexw.8999]

As a fellow Alex from San Diego I appreciate the quality of your videos. You lost me a little when you went after Louis Simmons but your integrity and consistent quality won me back. Great job dude👊👊👊

[@EdwardHinton-qs4ry]

Good documentary. More please.

[@JFatGlentract]

Love this style of video!

[@patricksullivan217]

Great content thank you

[@mikereynolds2209]

Well done video, great watch. Poundstone was the best.

[@bigmaguire9714]

The 800lb x9 Deadlift set with that speed is actually insane

[@mykelengieza7057]

Reminds me of a college football player. Last name STONEBREAKER. Got drafted but don't know what happened after that

[@mateuszgawlik5528]

Great video!

[@Quinstotthater]

This is one of the best videos I’ve seen

[@petermozuraitis5219]

Great doc !

[@Jspore-ip5rk]

I used to watch WSM religiously with my family. Pudzianowsky was our favourite strongman but Poundstone has my favourite name😂😂

[@Chasing340kg]

Great video! Please more videoe like that

[@jamesmanning8795]

More of these please!

[@sonnyb7612]

This vid rules. Great to learn American strongman history.

[@DanFeely]

This was a good one.. thank you

[@briand5047]

Interviews and vids about people would be useful playlists.

[@corndog888]

This is great, please do more stuff like this

[@Odds213]

Incredible athlete and humble man. A proper role Model n

[@DantheSavageProject]

Great Stuff

[@mark4lev]

His performance at fortissimus was career defining

[@BuJammy]

Something something Kyriakos Grizzly.

[@elijasuiters9932]

Guys, this says a lot about our society.

[@BuJammy]

@@elijasuiters9932 Amen and choo choo.

[@bibearfan]

Poundstone....and he's a COP! Oh, my....

[@DrewC75]

I’m about to start your fullsterkur program. However, I have only a barbell and power rack set up, so some of the exercises I’ll need to find modifications for. I don’t have a back extension machine so I thought good mornings would be a good alternative. What do you recommend for hamstring curls? I’m equipped with barbell and rack, plated weights, a bench and a landmine attachment.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

That's a cool bit of strongman history.

[@CrniWuk]

If only Derek Poundstone would play a BJ. Blazkowicz in a Return To Castle Wolfenstein movie.

[@Vipinnnn17]

19:35 Correction Zydrunas was there in WSM 2004 where Virastyuk won, Zydrunas was second and Pudzian was third.

[@sportsbettingman]

Awesome!

[@tylergnosis2581]

Huge fan

[@delanoarts3703]

Awesome video im going to say something stupid lol not the first time but i had no idea you won strongman are any of that because i didnt really watch it i found you because i just got tired of the same old youtube fitness like couch greg jeff and dr mike looking for something different a different way to train came across you and just thought you put out great content no clue you were a champion that amazing anyway your history videos are my favorite for sure the strongman stuff is great because i never really new about any of this😊

[@OneStrongDad]

Ok Eddie Halls dynasty? When we look back over time he has great for a very short period. But a dynasty is a massive overstatement.

[@JLFwoo]

Great vid!

[@julianphillips2100]

19:30 Prior to Zydrunas' return in 2009, the last time Zydrunas competed in World's Strongest Man was in 2004, not 2003. 2004 WSM was in the Bahamas and Virastyuk from Ukraine won that year, Pudzianowski was second and Zydrunas was third.

[@DavidVirtanen]

Big Z Was 2nd In 2004 Not 3rd

[@julianphillips2100]

@@DavidVirtanen Forgive me. I stand corrected.

[@marcstuart7478]

The nostalgia was strong on this one

[@glegg54]

That 5th stone never should have slipped on Derek, and he should have won that WSM title. Still a very bitter moment.

[@heveyweightheveyweight5399]

Miss the days watching derek poundstone , he was one of the few who uploaded videos to youtube when he could when youtube was making its name .

[@HipFlippinMamma-Kelly]

Excellent video! Thank you!!!

[@Fortress333]

Excellent video. Well done.

[@aledhughes6000]

Unreal final that

[@phenixnight3704]

This is the exact type of video I like to watch

[@Killface2024]

Fantastic storytelling

[@DavidVirtanen]

Man What a Fucking Epic Video Well Done Mate 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻