The Incredible Rise of The World's Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper

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11 X World's Strongest Man competitor
2016 Europe's Strongest Man
2016 Ultimate Strongman World Champion
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2017 UK's Strongest Man,
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[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

So much love for you and your big part of my success.

[@J.P.__]

The Moose is in the house. Been a fan since the impressively analytical breakdown video of your chances at World's last year. What a ride since then. What an inspiration. Genetics aside, just give it your all and let yourself be shown what kind of results you can get, whaterver you want to do in do in life.

[@BigLozOfficial]

❤️

[@russellmatchett4999]

Some pairing 👍

[@macheesmo3]

Thanks Kaz!

[@davidmoran3204]

Im from scotland and in the end i was shouting for you brother ❤ big love from scotland

[@dannyrivera2]

The most impressive thing is that he’s played different sports, bodybuilding and even ran marathons. Not sure there has ever been a more versatile strongman champion before.

[@omanduhuislife3367]

That's right, he's built up his mental and physical endurance👊

[@TheGreatMishas]

I don’t know, pudzian was quite versatile as well

[@italianstalian331]

That's a true canadian for u

[@JeanGagnon-iw2qj]

Sorry yes mariusz! But its incredible!

[@khorneflakes2175]

That seems to be the case of quite a lot of these guys, you don't get to be the world's strongest man by just starting to pick up weights in your twenties, they all were lifelong athletes who competed in various discipline.

[@mikedrop4421]

He's got god level genetics. The man could go pro in anything he tried hard enough to master

[@russellmatchett4999]

Strongman does ping pong

[@Kado1609]

hes the new Big Z if he keeps going hes really something special no doubt about that (and no im not trying to make Big Z look less then hes achievements hes still the goat no doubt about that)

[@darrenleejones3516]

Don’t fancy him at Wimbledon against Djokovic over 5 sets 😂

[@cromdevotee449]

@@darrenleejones3516 Give him 3 years (the same amount of time as he's been training for strongman) and I reckon he might give him a run for his money

[@holliswilliams8426]

@@cromdevotee449 nah

[@themagescorner]

Seems unreal how much he did in such a short time.

[@YouareI-r8q]

💉💉💉💉💉

[@bobandmes]

Yeah but their all on it, so why is he different? That’s why he’s special

[@Vertical-sandwiches]

@@bobandmes they're*

[@muleskinna69]

You could take em all day but you need to workout hard still. These responses are from people who know nothing@@YouareI-r8q

[@Callum_Lifts]

He has had an incredible year and there is still a lot more to come in the future. He is definitely very talented but also very hard working.

[@santiagoperez626]

How'd you do that?

[@michaelstewart1838]

​@@santiagoperez626Download the pic

[@TheDoveys]

Nice tribute that, and Mitch seems like a really nice guy.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

King Crab👑🦀

[@Saskatchetooner]

Why crab?

[@createachanneltopost]

@@Saskatchetooner It's a reference to how he had to "crab walk" the last few meters of the shield carry in WSM to get ahead as the shield had slipped down on his body.

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

@@Saskatchetooner Because he won the shield carry by walking crab wise for the last few yards. Tom had looked over seen Mitch struggle and put his shield down thinking he had beaten Mitch. Loz had told Mitch off for dropping a shielded type carry at a different event. Lesson learnt. Now there is a T shirt with 🦀👑shield

[@Saskatchetooner]

@@andrewgilbertson5356 ahhh Thanks ! He’s adorable 😊

[@ryanl8730]

Mitch, you’re a beast bro. Keep it up! Go for 6x WSM and make history! Semper Fi! -A US Marine

[@bonniebryan6216]

This video is SOOO WELL DONE! You’ve got a pretty decent subject but the commentary and the editing are next level greatness! ❤❤❤

[@BigLozOfficial]

❤️💪🏽 thanks Bonnie :) see you soon

[@BulkBrogan.]

Rauno might be the most important figure in the last two years of strongman He pulled out allowing the rise of The Moose and then made Brian do 11 reps on the heavy stone exhausting him from a podium spot in his last World's Rauno is the hand of fate lmao

[@Kragatar]

lol Hand of Fate should be his strongman nickname.

[@TIWofficial]

@@Kragatar this !

[@Thulgore]

It still blows my mind that Rauno did 11 reps.

[@samuisi]

Man this is so true. Without Rauno pulling out, it would've changed the whole entire timeline lol. It was an interesting watch on Brian's YT with him admitting after a stone off like that, his body just didn't have enough time to recover.

[@marybuster5349]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dk70]

This man is the definition of "athlete". Seemingly came out of nowhere few years ago, and now is on the top. Didn't even know he did so many other sports, but now it actually makes sense.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

Mitch has the strength, athleticism and charisma to be the champion for years to come. Who can fail to like him seriously?, he's so damn likeable.

[@SoloBench]

He has got 0 charisma

[@aaronbarlow4376]

@@SoloBench Completely the opposite. Maybe you're trying to compensate for having sexual feelings toward him and you want to pretend otherwise?

[@lewisruffalo2221]

He's right up there with Jouko Ahola in having the fastest success in strongman. If Jouko hadn't retired after only a few years in the sport, he could have been one of the best ever. Hope Hooper sticks with it longer and becomes one of the all time greats.

[@johnyoung5413]

Strength universe just put a video on him as well covering the best rookie years. Didn’t realise his was so much more than anyone else. Next highest was 5 podiums and 2 wins Mitch has been on another level the last 12 months. Wouldn’t be surprised if he podiums everything this year as well

[@scottessery100]

Hyper responder to creatine 👍🏽😊 Trentastic

[@michaelhetherington5516]

Mitch Hooper over the last year has been mind blowing. I hear his coach was pretty good too.

[@tomgreeves9248]

I can’t get my head around the speed of this guy’s progress. Absolutely sensational. WELL DONE.

[@jamesheyworth4370]

He's very special. I cannot wait to see where this career is going.

[@hironizer1332]

Wtf how do you put that picture

[@jamesheyworth4370]

@@hironizer1332 I was kindly gifted a membership during WSM watching Loz and Liz. Or you can be a member and you get other stickers likeand some members only content. Just a bit of fun.

[@RobG001]

Let us not forget Mitch's lack of experience in some of the events, he needed expert guidance, the smartest thing he did was asking Big Loz to be his coach, with Loz in his corner he has not been off the podium. All hail Team Mitch & Uncle Loz.

[@Hunedpcl7]

Wow, I didn't realize how quickly Hooper came up to the top! Pretty amazing. Excited for the future.

[@Fitin10nation]

This is really turning out to be an incredible story. I’m really looking forward to Mitchell’s remaining journey! Congratulations to you both 👏

[@brandofowler]

loz and the moose is an undeniable combo

[@RobSimpson-BarbellsandBurpees]

Simply an incredible first year with lots more success to come. Met Mitch briefly in Australia and he was gentleman with a genuine love for strongman and competition. Cant wait to see how the next 12 months goes.

[@orack6355]

The change from bodybuilding to strongman is incredible ! I'm starting working hard to try to enter the strongman universe, I just fall in love with it. I'm 34, probably a bit late, but don't care will try and see how it goes in ten years ! Those guys are true inspiration !

[@Menthix]

What an absolute unit! It's always great to watch him compete, awesome sportsman and such a positive personality.

[@RGK147]

Mitchell and Tom gave us some wholesome storylines the last 3 years 👍

[@alexbuess]

impressive. Seeing him at WSM I understand what makes him so successful: simply knowing what has to be done and doing it no matter how much it hurts. I saw the shield crab walk live and would have not given him another 5m and saw him somehow move for over 20m more. Now the real question is: are we going to see an era with two Canadians on top of the game? JFs return to the sport is hopefully going to happen as planned and I truly believe we have not seen his best yet either.

[@TommyNitro]

JF has the same issue Brian Shaw has, they are getting old.

[@stephenwhittle7451]

I love this guy,a true gentleman and great ambassador for strongman,amazing progress in a short space of time ❤❤❤

[@NotASnowflake]

Even though i wanted Tom to win his 3rd WSM comp I was truly and honestly so happy for Mitch!! He deserved that win!! People have been talking and nitpicking Mitch's win!! You can't please everyone all the time and people will hate. Here is what I have to say to that: *HATERS ARE JUST FREE PUBLICITY SO LET THEM TALK BECAUSE ALL THEY ARE DOING IS BRINGING LIGHT TO MITCH!!* Way to go Mitch, so very proud of you and I look forward to seeing what you bring to the comps coming up this year!! Kudos from Alabama!! Edit: Thank you Los & Auntie Liz for bringing us great updates, breakdowns and story time!!

[@ebutuoyYT]

Very impressive, I look forward to seeing if Mitch adds some extra lean mass to his frame, like Tom Stoltman has over the last 5 years.

[@nathanj9544]

What a great year Mitch has had. Here's to many more in the future!

[@harleyross664]

The guy has some amazing talent its been a fun watch so far

[@monicavermag]

I was joking with Rauno at worlds how Mitch owes his success in the sport to him and his withdrawal last year at wsm. But really, hard working athlete and love his take on things and his mindset. Very happy for him 😊

[@toland907]

Great video it’s gonna be a good generation of rivalries

[@sportybear619]

Wow, good to see the new face of Mr Superman & a very talented athlete also. Wishing you all the very best Mitchell. 😎

[@bobz4968]

Excellent Documentary! Great voice over, commentary, film choices- editing. 4 Stars

[@markusolsson93]

Pure quality video. same with every strongman summary you do.

[@cyrillyons1531]

Thank you very much for the video. Excellent breakdown of Mr. H's fast rise to the podiums. Editing, narration & time lines are brilliant!

[@dcj84]

Great quality video and narration!

[@andrewchisholm3665]

Just brilliant how far Mitch has come in a short time. I love his attitude to training and life in general and the fact that he's donating 20% of his merch profits to help gyms stay open. Can't wait for Glasgow, my third time there, and sering you all. It would be great if you both could hold a seminar in Glasgow as well 🤞🤞

[@mazboengineer]

Incredible series of achievements!! Congratulations Mitch 💪🏼💪🏼🏆

[@branominal]

Unreal first year I know it's extremely unlikely to happen again but it makes me wonder who else is out there that could come in as a complete unknown and be in the conversation for #1 only a year later

[@Maddolis]

Ed Samberg, Ronnie Barnes and Ilja Tarvonen would be my votes.

[@guille787]

*less than a year later

[@herrnoname2.094]

Man, i cried watching this. What a wonderful story

[@Vertical-sandwiches]

lol

[@rickyf4459]

This gotta be one of the most successful rookie years in sports history

[@Ripplin]

Still feels weird that I live around 30 minutes away from him. :p My mother found out that he'd won WSM because of reading a local paper!

[@ClubRestricted]

amazing documentary. Well done!

[@wilmoore5259]

Such a likeable humble guy. He is an absolute Animal and he's going to be around awhile. Love to see it, even as an American

[@creativechimp03]

Loz has one of those voices that makes everything sound epic! Granted, this from Mitch is truly epic, but I'd love to see a parody of this with Loz announcing the World's best garden fertilisers or something equally stupid "In 2023 we saw Growmore, rise back, and show it's true colours with epic coverage and growth! - there is no doubt in grass fans minds that MircaleGro faces strong competition in 2024!" - Good luck Loz with the prep you have done with Mitch for the Arnolds, supreme athlete!

[@martybendick2246]

Heyyy it's me in the red shirt at 6:24 lol

[@wrkeith1]

INCREDIBLE! Great video Big Loz!!

[@l.a9711]

The guy was an athlete in all realms. I’m 100% sure the reason he performed so well was because of that stamina and endurance he has from running. Ain’t no way any strong man had ever even attempted a marathon before lol.

[@bobz4968]

A former competitive Golfer. Hilarious in a way. Golfer defeats All Strongman. Congratulations Loz and Liz on all your accomplishments. (Smart, hard work at the right time, offering the exact right services in your sport. Really inspiring)

[@2xxxx732]

I just have to say I went to Barrie Ontario in 2023 for work I got a trial at the gym he goes to Mitch is a stand up guy came and helped me correct form and didn’t even mention who he was I later found out watching on KZbin.. genuine guy that’s very rare

[@sarahstorr]

Mitch is incredible! Congrats to him and to you also Loz. ❤

[@HughJazzDong]

He seems like such a chill dude too after watching him on Will’s channel.

[@forteka81]

Always a good day when big Loz official comes out with another video

[@tabascojoe77]

Such an amazing year! Well done to Mitch's hard work and your coaching skills! 💪

[@arbater1501]

Simply unbelieveable run so far! Hope he can stay health and keep putting on great shows!

[@tobyteelow]

You are a monster mate cant wait to see you donur thing some more mitch

[@ianthompson6288]

What a story and incredible rise and seems like a great guy too which is even better ❤.

[@boonjabby]

Well documented and narrated Loz

[@hummyhero1484]

Very well done video of this. Thank you

[@TmB799]

Gotta say now wat a story an how wel mitch has really done an for all your training to loz so bigup from bidzy westmids gypsy 🙌🙏👊👊💯💯👍

[@aaronf4275]

Awesome overview of his meteoric rise. His channel is great too and worth a look for all. Super down to earth guy and drops a lot of gems too on recovery, biomechanics, lifting etc. I believe he is a trained PT on top of it all too. Just unreal how fast he started strongman to winning worlds. Crazy.

[@kerrykelly9591]

I think we may be looking at the new brian shaw. I really do believe that!

[@lauraw3746]

Insane start to his strongman career… it’s very cool to watch!

[@TheeBullCo]

Absolutely ELITE!

[@e.c.9468]

Mitch is like when you find the cheat code and win everything with no experience

[@elvisitor]

I think the moose needs to meet a 2018 Thor and battle it out 😍

[@studmuffin4105]

Great video! Well done!

[@FreakishPower]

Very well done Loz.

[@ShinjitsuKK]

Still, a strongest man, strongest coach has lineage in the worlds strongest man competition! Your a true athlete and legend uncle Loz.. 💪💪

[@N1120A]

Mitch is an incredible talent, but there's no question that he picked the right coach to harness his ability.

[@glywnniswells9480]

This has to be one of the most natural sportsman ever

[@e.c.9468]

When the times happens Mitch stops discovering new évents in compétitions, he will be unbeatable.

[@carlosjoaquim3555]

Now on to the Rouge Invitational , and the Shaw classic . He'll have every major title.

[@jonnylieberman]

All you left out was your reaction last year to Mitch's group stage performance. A joy to watch.

[@demetriuscooksey7147]

Talk about a meteoric rise. Never seen anything like it. There is something very different about that young man.

[@Micheldied]

Genuine phenomenon, with the brains to maximize that potential.

[@aljoker7808]

Man is a freak no way to describe him! Looks like Mitch has the same hunger to win as Mateusz.

[@RealRedHotSteele]

It's good to see one of the "smaller" guys dominating

[@JYD2020]

The greatest glow up in strongman history and also possibly the best year in strong man history (the year being WSM to WSM)

[@thelionofgod]

Awesome, Loz. Mitchell won WSM in his 2nd attempt, and only his 10th ever major show (according to strongmanarchives). I know Maggie won at his first WSM, but it's listed as his 10th major contest too. Mariusz is listed as doing a couple of IFSA Grands Prix, one Poland's Strongest Man, an ESM, and a WSM before winning. Apart from the early guys like Wilhelm (can't have competed before, the sport didn't exist), who are the quickest guys to a WSM title?

[@scottessery100]

They guy you hate at school as he’s amazing at every sport 😂😂

[@carlpassmoor8957]

Unbelievable, many more to come one would expect, best of luck the moose

[@dantethunderstone2118]

The moose has had the most successful rookie year in the history of the sport and it is not debatable

[@fredkemp1444]

Amazing just amazing!!

[@lazur1]

Mitch's endurance & attention to detail made him #1, but how did young-skinny-Mitch know he could build strongman strength?

[@IusedtohaveausernameIliked]

As a Canadian, and also a Kinesiologist, and as a fan of the sport since its inception, I'm really happy for Mitchell. We've had many great strongmen over the years but we've never won a title, and then this guy comes out of nowhere and wins it all. Well done lad.

[@dannywolfstrongman]

sorry been mia but was very ill out of the woods now and back

[@Efamily630]

Wow non stop competition for a whole year.

[@Sobersunrise]

Legendary!⚡

[@michaelmullins1290]

An absolutely fantastic athlete. So smart about so much. I think he could get 5 WSM titles. If he wants to. 1 down, 4 to come.

[@xIMxMCLOVINx]

What an athlete!

[@JMToronto]

Love Mitch❤❤❤ Love Tom too ❤❤❤ I can’t lose 😂🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@yaw8176]

What an absolute specimen of a human being

[@marcoddy6812]

I'm a massive Tom Stoltman fan but I believe Mitchell is going to absolutely dominate the sport for years to come.

[@DizzyMan24]

I'm just glad a Canadian finally got it!

[@Solrac81]

I’m looking forward to Moose vs Mountain.

[@fabianmalette8325]

What a year 🚀🚀

[@meatsweatmundungus6415]

Was that actual footage of Mitch playing American Football?