The British Bulldog training routine

[@Halbared]

I met Davey boy a few times back in the 90's at t'gym. First time I couldn't believe it, he was so wide. Like a fridge with legs. The gym was owned by a professionally, successful bodybuilder who was big himself, it was an old skool gym; I was used to seeing big blokes in there. But Davey was unreal, like a lifesize He-man doll.

[@howstrongis]

Love to hear those stories in the comments, keeping the legend alive. Thanks for sharing

[@mjlives5428]

What gym?

[@Halbared]

@@mjlives5428 O'Malley's.

[@mjlives5428]

@@Halbared cool thanks

[@ricosalvaje5802]

Davey was enormous especially after his WWE return in the early 90s.

[@casioshock]

Awesome wrestler and one of my favorite back in the day. RIP big man 😞

[@howstrongis]

Changed the landscape back in the days

[@cube04]

He was my childhood hero ❤

[@howstrongis]

@@cube04 Bret vs Smith in England especially

[@cube04]

@@howstrongis exactly. I remember this night as it was yesterday….my parents allowed me to stay up late and they allowed me to drink Coke & I had tons of chips. Awesome memories!

[@davidjones6470]

Excellent upload Loved the old school training clips,

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it, so many more I want to cover, love the whole old school training vibe. Stay tuned

[@nbaldwin45]

Did you ever see the clip of Davey standing up with Mabel on his shoulders? He was using the turnbuckle for support but still one of the most mindboggling in-ring feats I’ve ever seen

[@howstrongis]

Actually havent seen that. What a beast. Too bad i coudlnt include it.

[@tylerheldmann1]

​@@howstrongis what was dynamite kids leg workout I remember Dan spivey saying he has muscles bulging out his ass some I'm assuming he did squats and legs extensions he look like he hit then dark side of the ring showed him in a singlet and Tom's legs look big like daveys I just wondered if you knew or not I found a photo of Tom doing my leg extensions which that alone can build strong legs

[@howstrongis]

@@tylerheldmann1 There wasnt much about Dynamites routine out there, and i highly doubt that he got his huge legs from the 600 hindu squats alone. My best guess is that he did something similar like Davey Boy, since they trained most of the time together. Leg workouts included leg extension, leg press, hack squats, front squats, standing and lying leg curls, seated and standing calf raises.

[@davidjones6470]

Pound for pound BULLDOG WAS A POWERHOUSE

[@adamvega4736]

Appreciate this. I've researched Daveys regimen but never seen one on Dynamite.

[@howstrongis]

Couldn’t find too much on Dynamite, but since he influenced Davey with many things, my guess is their training and diet might have been quite similar.

[@tylerheldmann1]

​@howstrongis dynamite looked like he had a strong lower body considering he could pick up guys that were taller and heavier than him with relative ease from what I saw and I do believe his bench was 450 chris benoit who looked up to him also did 450lbs because that was his idol or hero so I'd say bench was true

[@UMAMIMAMU]

The black and white photo at 1:30 is taken from the Hulk Hogan episode of the A-Team which featured a scene in a gym at the end that has among others, both Davey and Dynamite.

[@howstrongis]

Great catch

[@MikeeTompkins]

Great video, please do more of the wrestlers and their journeys.. Thanks

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it. Will do. In case you have any suggestions of guys you want to see let me know.

[@MikeeTompkins]

@@howstrongis Just a few I watched when growing up..Kane, Sid Vicious, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Giant Haystacks, Big Daddy, Triple H, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart , Stan Hansen, Haku, Yokozuna , Legion of Doom, Demolition , Randy Savage, Ultimate Warrior.. Any others from the 80s through to 00s.. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing more content. Great job, new subscriber here 👍

[@howstrongis]

@@MikeeTompkins some of them already on my radar, all great suggestions

[@Hittdogg17]

I used to train at Shakes Powerhouse Gym Seattle back in the 90s, WWF days and when they came to town they would all train there. I met several of the wrestlers, Ultimate Warrior, Lex Luger, Killer Bees, Jim Nighthart, Hercules Hernandez, Mr Perfect and the British Bulldogs. I’ve seen Davey Boy reppinig four plates for east reps on bench press. It was great having them in the gym

[@howstrongis]

That’s awesome, that’s pretty much all the big powerhouses of that era. How was Mr Perfect?

[@Hittdogg17]

@@howstrongis Kurt barely lifted anything lol

[@howstrongis]

@@Hittdogg17Thats Perfect :)

[@lee-the-artist-1392]

Yeah use to luv watching the British Bulldogs,,,,👍,, One of the greatest tag teams ever 👌,, Dynamite kid,,,, Pound for pound,,,one of the greatest ever,,,💪✊️

[@howstrongis]

Trendsetters for sure. Absolute unit as singles and tag competitors. Fully agree

[@lee-the-artist-1392]

@@howstrongis 👍

[@nbaldwin45]

530 is a decent estimate for Davey’s bench 1RM. I always heard up to 550 - believable considering how massive he got in the early 90s when he was feuding with the Warlord - around 270lbs legit at 5’9” or so. Apparently he maxed out at around 500lbs on deadlift because of a nasty back injury - never went heavier than that

[@howstrongis]

Agree, judging from the bench clips he recorded privately. No reason for him to use any fake plates as a private person. He was built like a freight train.

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@howstrongis yes make the snake pit video

[@peterl2017]

I think 530 is conservative with the ease he did 500 three times. I would belive the 550, but all opinion and guessing.

[@howstrongis]

@@peterl2017 couldn’t agree more

[@YearsOVDecay1]

This is a cool ass video! Going through the routines and PR's of these wrestlers

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it. If you have anu requests let me know. So many guys i still want to cover.

[@waaagh3203]

And that bulldog eats a hot dog! That made me laugh way more than i should have.

[@howstrongis]

You and me both

[@Stockportloyal]

Please make the Snake pit video! Went there recently for a seminar

[@howstrongis]

That’s awesome, we have one here in Tokyo, Billy Robinsons picture is still on his chair.

[@shadyacrefarm1005]

Loved it, especially the old photos. Davey Boy looked huge standing in that gym with Hulk and Ricky Steamboat. Was the other guy Junkyard Dog?

[@Ghoulies]

It's Mr T. When they were on the A-Team 😊

[@howstrongis]

Actually it was Mr T, photo took place during a video shoot for the a team.

[@shadyacrefarm1005]

Ha! I was way off.

[@shadyacrefarm1005]

Did you do one on Superstar Billy Graham?

[@howstrongis]

Actually just got recently into his matches. Let me dig a little further into him and find some additional material, but i am highgly interested in covering him.@@shadyacrefarm1005

[@YearsOVDecay1]

04:40 idk if anyone ever heard Bret tell the story about blading Stone Cold during their I Quit match and relating how important it is to stay still and how Davy let someone else blade him and Davy got freaked out and turned his head and got cut real bad from it, well if you look at this pic of him it looks like you can see the scar that seems totally consistent with that story. How cool!

[@howstrongis]

Thanks for sharing.I never heard that story. Now that scars makes a lot more sense.

[@datacipher]

I had that bulldogs video back in the day. Dynamite is only shown doing a few small isolation moves, but he IS curling a 60lb dumbell on the preacher bench like it's nothing - that's not easy. lol.

[@howstrongis]

Think it might be still on the WWE Network, love that 80s Gym fashion.

[@countrydawn418]

He was the best!

[@howstrongis]

Both of them, for sure

[@rch5991]

love Davey Boy 💪

[@howstrongis]

One of the best

[@mjlives5428]

Was always curious more into his bodybuilding routine so thanks for this.Was confused when you mentioned it was thought he could curl 200 and bench 450 but there was no proff than you showed him benching 500 for 3 fast or not? There is a video which shows him benching alot called Davey 500 pound bench...maybe this is footage from that where he;s benching alot of sets .

[@howstrongis]

If I have the routine somewhere, I always try to include it. Got actually the WWE performance center handbook, let me think how I can incorporate it in a video. As for the curl, it was only mentioned by someone. The 500 bench was an actual video, think I attached the wrong part. Let me maybe upload the part as a KZbin short or something

[@mjlives5428]

@@howstrongis Understandable.Good job overall really enjoyed it!!!

[@howstrongis]

@@mjlives5428 thanks, really appreciate it

[@Bodyhammer99999]

Vader no sold that suplex lol

[@jetjax62481]

Please do a powerhouse video👏🏼

[@howstrongis]

You mean the powerhouse gym?

[@countrydawn418]

Great stuff tanks.

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it

[@coda700]

Would love to see a video about the snake pit. Now off of this particular subject, I’m not sure how easy it would be to get information on the training regimens of Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat for their conditioning in the ring. Same for Stan Hansen who for a guy who was close to 300lbs who didn’t look in great shape but could go in the ring at almost full speed without running out of gas.

[@howstrongis]

Think especially Flair was a big Powerlifter in th ebeginning, might be interesting how he switched up his whole routine.

[@coda700]

@@howstrongis exactly. Plus the fact that he lost all of his weight after the plane crash and kept it off without ever a hint of that weight coming back on. I have heard him in interviews talk about how he eats clean and actually doesn’t like desserts.

[@nachoman]

bulldog the only wrestler who did too much legs. his thighs were so thick they smacked into each other as he walked, giving him a funky pace

[@howstrongis]

Somebody said he is "Thick as mince"

[@Ghoulies]

Classic. Thanks for this

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it. Still so many old school and modern guys I want to cover

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@howstrongis you should do a video how strong was Viv Graham

[@howstrongis]

@@da90sReAlvloc wasn’t familiar with him, will look into it. Thanks for the recommendation

[@da90sReAlvloc]

​@@howstrongis he's a gangster from Tyneside who only used his fists , he was a bodybuilder and a boxer, There is footage of him in a gym on KZbin, You earned yourself a subscriber Stay safe 👍

[@DavidKRoebuck]

Yes, please make the snake pit video

[@howstrongis]

I put it on my to do list, will cover it in the next couple of weeks

[@mikesperko3921]

Dynamite kid had an awesome physique too just not really stocky like bulldog

[@howstrongis]

Both guys were thick as mince

[@DidYaServe]

Overall it's not bad but would swap out the sugary orange or apple juice drinks (which I'm guessing is to absorb creatine) for basic high vitamin C and zinc in plain water.

[@howstrongis]

Yeah, especially with all the "supps" he was taking, diet needs to be tuned in. Overall pretty high in Protein and Fiber

[@michaelderenne9838]

Let's not forget he had a heart attack at 39🙄

[@howstrongis]

Yeah, payed the price unfortunately

[@AndyML3883]

I've just turned 41 today and feel as healthy as ever. 39 is a baby. He had years ahead . RIP.

[@howstrongis]

@@AndyML3883 Yeah, same here. Scary if you think about it

[@HST40]

That was not diet related. That was high doses and never monitoring his markers

[@casioshock]

yeah sadly the big powerful guys who take roids burn out very fast with the exception of a few. Its very sad though. So many wrestlers went the same way

[@denisfitzgibbon5978]

Yes please a snake pit video would be cool

[@howstrongis]

Will look into it. We got a snake pit here also in Tokyo, want to cover both places

[@BUDDYGixxer]

Bret hart said in his book dynamite could bench crazy numbers over 400 pounds for reps!!

[@howstrongis]

From all the guys Bret seems always a more reliable source

[@Magneticlaw]

Is Davey Boy armwrestling himself in that 1st clip? Wtf?

[@howstrongis]

Against Shamrock

[@NickRHT]

WtH ive seen davey billed as 6'3 but seemed more like 6'1 but guess he even smaller than what i thought.

[@howstrongis]

I struggle myself to get the right stats, especially in pro wrestling they are all over place. Just for comparision, we have one famous wrestler here in Japan getting billed at 220 lbs, but he reaches barely 160

[@RobTheUndertaker]

Davey Boy just looks a lot bigger than he really is. 5'10 to 5'11 is how tall he really was.

[@nbaldwin45]

@@howstrongisAustin Aries said he was 160 but was billed at 202 because back then, nobody was billed under 200

[@howstrongis]

Never heard that story, but makes sense. I think the 80s and 90s are even worse offenders there.@@nbaldwin45

[@ElTangPo]

The excel was deleted, do you still have it?

[@jeashillelal7805]

What's the music in the background

[@howstrongis]

I always try to kind of match it, if 80s wrestlers for example 80s rock. In case of the Bulldogs I was looking for something “80 British “ and that came out, probably will switch back to the rock next time.

[@maximisatwat]

1:52 is that how you're supposed to do Rows? I thought you keep your back fixed in position and pull the arms. Otherwise its mostly just a glute and hamstring exercise.

[@howstrongis]

I work as a Strength and conditioning coach here in Tokyo with pro wrestlers (when I am not making my little videos here). As for rows, usually the shoulders should move trough the whole Range of motion while pulling(only with a bench they should be rather pinched together). As far as the lower back goes, it should move a little, but on the video it’s a little over exaggerated

[@Dakingsnake]

I forgot how good his snap suplex was

[@howstrongis]

Especially with Snake Pit graduates. Will probably make a video about the place in 2 weeks, the hammered down the snap suplex technique a lot there

[@MacStoker]

awesome.... Bulldog was great.. i was thinking of topics for this channel.... if i may?... most unassuming strong people who are skinny or not much muscle.. older guys still strong... strongest legs.... feats of strength in matches...

[@howstrongis]

Appreciate it, all great ideas. I might come back to them soon, especially since I am a fan of relative strength

[@MacStoker]

@@howstrongis cheers mate... look forward to that ;-0

[@FordPickUPRed]

The pic at 1:28 would make Hogan only 6F2 if Davey was only 5ft11 lol.

[@howstrongis]

Pro wrestling billed heights are a mess

[@davidjones6470]

1:30 Damn

[@Jamiey-]

What's with the 4am lawnmower sales advert music

[@howstrongis]

Needed something "British". That is all i got

[@bravojohnson5050]

Lol worked training clips

[@howstrongis]

The wrestling one for sure, the private ones seem legit

[@keebz75]

Let’s see some Pit videos

[@howstrongis]

Damn, I know I forgot something

[@countrydawn418]

What about Haku, knew as a real badass.

[@howstrongis]

I made recently a list with the Top 10 strongest and toughest Pro Wrestlers, you might find Haku there....eating some Pepper spray.

[@dixienormus6941]

Did you call Golborne a city? lol

[@howstrongis]

Metropolis ;)

[@jd9119]

That video clip where you said he was benching 310lbs for 9 reps is not true at all. There's 3 plates on there and the video and the bar is 45lbs. That's 315. Do you even lift, Bro?

[@howstrongis]

European here, only lifting with kgs. As for your question and to satisfy your curiosity, I do lift indeed. Actually even compete in powerlifting and training half of the current NJPW roster. Feel free to follow me and my clients lifting on the instagram page ;)

[@jd9119]

@@howstrongis Sorry, but I don't do instagram.

[@jasons1688]

Bro, I guarantee Davey Boy leg pressed WAYYYYY more than 530 lbs.... I going to assume you meant 530 KILOS

[@howstrongis]

That is correct, think I wanted to refer to his squat 1 rm. On the leg press there is way more than 500 pounds for sure, sorry for the mix up

[@xMister.Misterx]

Fun fact: davey boy smith shares a birthday with Bruce Lee

[@howstrongis]

Add the original tiger mask to that list

[@xMister.Misterx]

@@howstrongis rrrrrrrrreally?? 🤔

[@howstrongis]

@@xMister.Misterx same month and day at least, only 5 years earlier. Might be interesting who else

[@xMister.Misterx]

@@howstrongis yeah, Satoru something or other 🤔 those are the only two I know of on that day

[@daveslater2858]

Snake pit please 😊

[@howstrongis]

Will do, probably next month, let me do some research

[@daveslater2858]

@@howstrongis Thank you so much for your time and effort.🙂

[@howstrongis]

@@daveslater2858 appreciate your comment. Actually we got a snake pit here in Tokyo too so let me see if I get any extra infos.

[@glengabruch4664]

Please check out me repping out 405 on my Stronglifts 5x5 bench press and check out my 1968 Barracuda fastback powered by a rowdy 512 stroker backed by an A833 4 speed manual. I think you'll approve. 👌

[@howstrongis]

Just saw it, thats some heavy weight there. Awesome job.

[@glengabruch4664]

@@howstrongis Thanks. I've been lifting for 26 years now.

[@kiwisoup1]

What were their steroid cycles like?

[@howstrongis]

That would be the interesting question. As far as i know, lot of D-Bol back in the days.

[@kpllc4209]

Bulldogs training routine - Steroids followed by plenty of GHB.

[@howstrongis]

All of it.

[@ramonalomar8550]

So Sad what happened to them

[@howstrongis]

One off the top teams for sure

[@tamrielspirit3285]

Dont forget all the steroids he mixed into his daily routine no wonder he dropped dead at 39

[@howstrongis]

100%. That goes for probably 90% of the wrestlers

[@flatliner3802]

Great channel hope you do iron sheik and Tony atlas

[@howstrongis]

Love the Sheik, just watched the documentary the other day. As for Atlas, he will be in a video next week, stay tuned. Also appreciate your comment

[@Ragnar6000]

sounds like Ai.....Applee juice lol

[@howstrongis]

Yeah, just started to use my own voiceover recently, not sure if it’s much better but no more ai

[@richardduplessis1090]

Not particularly strong, but wrestling is about the skill of applied strength

[@howstrongis]

As someone who is training pro wrestlers for a living, its a weird combination of many things. You need the look, a certain amount of strength and power to keep you and your opponent safe, and then you got many random elements and the show part.

[@redfalconnutrition700]

Davey was 5'9"".

[@howstrongis]

Might be, i usually use the ones from cagematch, but might be the kayfabe height

[@RobTheUndertaker]

Davey Boy was 5'10, 5'11 max. Based on comparing him to Bret, who's a legitimate 6 foot. He appeared to be an inch or so shorter than Bret.

[@redfalconnutrition700]

@@RobTheUndertaker i had a wcw magzine which had a article on davey, his home, workouts, diet etc it was mentioned there that he was 5'9".

[@RobTheUndertaker]

@@redfalconnutrition700 If that's the case how short was Dynamite Kid, 5'7? I've met Bret. He was at least 6 feet tall. Davey only seemed an inch maybe 2 inches shorter. That's why I think he was 5'10/5'11 but he could be 5'9.

[@redfalconnutrition700]

@@RobTheUndertaker inside heel shoes are very famous with wrestlers and celebrities, many lie about their height and weight.

[@Timjacks01]

And a shed load of roids!

[@howstrongis]

All of them

[@andrewreynolds-q3y]

fake weights. There is no way he benched 500lb for 3 that fast. What a crock of shi@e

[@howstrongis]

Looked like a regular Gym, also it wasnt filmed for wrestling but privatly. No reason to fake things there.

[@teller121]

@@howstrongis though, I must say, at the pace he was going, it looked like he could've repped out 10 anyway. That would put him on the way, at least to a...600-lbs bench. I'm just asking because I don't follow it that closely but is that an amount that's close to possible for this fellow?

[@howstrongis]

@@teller121 saw him in another clip recently going for 500 for 3 all out. We will never be certain but he was a strong bencher for sure

[@bonniebrothers5786]

The weights were real he got only 2 reps the last one a max in 1989.