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One of the chapters of Lifting Lives, the Legacy of Paul Anderson, a documentary film about the 1956 Olympic Gold Medal winner who gave up his fame and fortune to start a home for troubled youth in Vidalia, GA. The home opened in 1961 and is still in operation with an unbelievable success rate of 93%. This segment shows Paul as he appeared on You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx.

[@ivanrainbird2416]

This really is a serious strong man they didn’t have steroids they have today if he had the steroids they had today he would beat the lot of them with ease this man is on film lifting a 300 pound dumbell with one arm incredible and spent his also helping children in sport big respect

[@everythingstrength1485]

His record is 380lb one hand....and still stands the test of time 💯

[@2fast2block]

Paul is a great example of doing good in life.

[@DexterHaven]

If you think your life is hard, think of Paul. His work ethic and discipline and struggles were endless....

[@johnhanley5293]

I started out in weight lifting in 1964 , he was the one everyone was talking about then . Awesome.

[@sgtbma1]

I'm 56 yrs old and I'm just finding out about the great Paul Anderson. What a humble Godly man he was ! We need more athletes like Paul today !

[@elderhardaway5674]

Paul Anderson Is Indeed "A Man Amongst Men!!!!!"

[@catyear75]

Strong Man , Great Heart !

[@americanpatriot9865]

He still holds weightlifting records to this day I believe.

[@timothinking9855]

Nah they were crushed yrs ago. It'd be sweet tho...

[@americanpatriot9865]

@@SherylinRM That record is so unreal. I can’t imagine anyone attempting it.

[@arcticadam]

@@timothinking9855 I thought he has the record for most weight ever lifted?

[@timothinking9855]

@@arcticadam it all depends on if we're talking, deadlift, clean, squat... I mean you can see kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZzaYoOHrZqtosk

[@timothinking9855]

@@arcticadam Eddie Hall, Hafthor B. , And Martins Licis all hold records for different lifts

[@williesnyder2899]

Big Paul. I still have letters from him. An amazing human being!

[@otisgreer8429]

Seem like he was a real humble guy. That’s what impressed me the most about him.

[@louisfourie7756]

He was the best without wraps

[@jimclark6256]

Saw Mr. Anderson on Jekyll Is. Ga. in the 60s. He did a one arm press that took 4 strong men to carry to the stage. He also lifted the entire Glynn Academy offensive football team .

[@TheEveryTribePodcast]

Would love to hear more.

[@Realmasterorder]

Incredibily strong man with a Huge heart as it seems !

[@Z_Belphemon]

paul anderson was a legend

[@chino7242]

is*

[@Z_Belphemon]

@@chino7242 lol i wish he still is but he's dead so....Yeah that sucks

[@chino7242]

@@Z_Belphemon I mean, he is still a legend, even being dead...

[@Z_Belphemon]

@@chino7242 Yeah I understand He damn well is :)

[@laurenurban3942]

Awesome!

[@rockylosco5596]

These old talk shows are the best

[@HeathWatts]

Two of my favorite people, Groucho Marx and Paul Anderson. The jaw bone of an ass joke took Groucho a second to develop. If only the other contestant on You Bet Your Life, Lydia, had had a tattoo, it would have been a perfect situation. Great video!

[@R.J._Lewis]

Groucho was an incredibly quick-witted man. I think he was just holding for applause before he cracked the joke.

[@jamesyman007]

God Bless him. What a good man.

[@chrisbrown2602]

Absolute beast of a man.

[@joeboboie]

Thankyou

[@davidsmithamith2115]

The king of strength

[@vincentreynolds934]

Top Guy.

[@peterkerslake3201]

The Russians were in awe of Paul and his strength and ability.

[@shawnellis4118]

The Ronnie Coleman of Strongman 💪👌✌. Stay Safe, Stay Strong My Friends

[@caseyvee4419]

I really wish he had been allowed to lift in competitions after he had "professional" status, even if he would have been ineligible to win trophies. When Vlasov broke Paul's Olympic records, Paul made a couple of requests to lift officially, but was not permitted to. Later, when powerlifting started having sanctioned competitions, he was also exempted. So, even though he was squatting over 900 lbs. using the SAME weights (no wooden plates in the cases I am talking about), and to full depth, when the official record was still under 800 lbs., Paul's lifts did not count. Now there are people saying he did not even do the lifts, since they are not on the books officially. While there might have been some exaggeration at times, particularly of the backlift, it is a bit of a shame that many experts are pretty much saying that only his 1956 Olympic Gold Medal lifts count, and I have even seen one writer trying to discount those!

[@robertparker1378]

Casey Vee mmjmj

[@samuelclemons508]

Casey Vee First of all Paul Anderson was an honest man. A rare commodity . If he claimed a certain wt was lifted , then it was lifted. Too many respectable and authoritative men over a span of years have consistently called Anderson the STRONGEST MAN they ever saw. Peary Rader , Terry Todd, John Grimek and a host of others were first hand eye witnesses , and reported unparalleled lifts. Idiots today, most of whom couldn't load his squat bar , make claims that he was on steroids , his squats were high , he cheated , and and other nonsensical bullshit. He could squat as deep as he wanted to. He was built to squat. If a human could be designed and constructed to be a squatting machine it would be Anderson. Pictures from that era Strength and Health , and Muscular Development give an idea how strong Paul was , squatting enormous weights with a smile on his face. A SMILE ! As they say haters will hate . 900? Legitimately I'd give him One thousand.

[@fenwaypark1725]

Casey Vee And if you don’t know, look up Strong man Brian Shaw on KZbin where he visits Paul’s old home and pays homage to him.

[@JacobDavisLifeStory]

Paul Anderson simple farmer

[@Mani_Matter]

Impressive

[@tobyand8950]

1:03 Reminds me kinda strong version Lou Costello & Rocky Marciano mix💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪But NOBODY LIKE YOU..R.I.P. WARRIOR

[@anthonyluisi7096]

Paul Anderson , was the original “ Mongo “ Santa Maria “ 😂 from Blazing Saddles ..

[@harris1234100]

Good person! The Dixie Derrick!

[@elderhardaway5674]

"Yes Indeed, Sam Harris!!!!" "Yes Indeed!!!!"

[@frerikslaw]

100% class man of God and could outlift today's Pretenders

[@dreadlocks7304]

Can I see his 500+kg deadlift?

[@aavila1206]

@Dread Locks 🤡

[@dreadlocks7304]

@@aavila1206 👀

[@TheBatugan77]

@@dreadlocks7304 You can see this. 🖕👁️👃👁️🖕 👄 Deadlift that. Fckr.

[@TheBatugan77]

@@dreadlocks7304 Dread lock your manpleaser. 🖕👁️👃👁️🖕 👄

[@FrankWhitey]

Eddie Hall sent me here

[@makaan699]

Me too... But it makes me think that Eddie himself should learn a few things from this man.

[@tevya017]

Given today's diet and supplements and modern gym equipment it's likely he would have comfortably won worlds strongest man.

[@markwinchester3005]

His neck was sooo huge he was rejected for the Korean war draft because they didn't have a uniform to fit him.

[@tulsatombob2769]

"For a refreshing pause..."Paul Anderson smokes, Lucky Strikes" Just kidding!

[@markmiller4376]

Back in 1986, we corresponded by mail for a few weeks. In his prime, he was in another universe - strength-wise unbeatable by anyone on the planet. His Olympic lifting records have long been eclipsed by men weighing 100 pounds less. But consider that PHDs weren't available in his day and he had no one to push him. We can only wonder what might have been had so-called amateurism been abolished by the early 1960s, a time when Anderson appealed to the stodgy powers that be of the AAU to let him compete once again.

[@DrJohnnyJ]

His olympic records were eclipsed by superior technique but his powerlifting records are still impressive today.

[@alanaliyev456GT]

Johnny J its curious by comparaison with Serge Reding or shane hamman (trio are same Height/wheight) evidence of evolution in train and technic ! Shane Hamman is ibterresting because like Paul Anderson its an hybrid lifter cruising between power and oly lifts ! RAW PAUL LIFTS WAS VERY SUPERIOR (SQUAT AND BENCH IN LESS PROPORTION 350 and 65 in more WITHOUTD GEAR/SUIT)...EXCEPT DEADLIFT OR SHANE IS MORE STRONG (20 LBS in less NO MORE)...in despite of THESE DATAS SHANE HAMMAN BEST TRAINING LIFTS WAS 195/240 total IN SAME SESSION 435 .. .PAUL ANDERSON DO 145/210...and NEVER ABLE TO TO IT IN SAME SESSION....FOR SUCCEES SNATCH AT 145 PAUL FOCALISE TRAINING ONE MONTH ON SNATCH BUT JUST DO 190 AT CLEAN JERK (335 TOTAL) ..AND FOR HIS 210 CLAN JERK SAME THING. HE SNATCHED 135 (245 TOTAL)... IN BOTH CASE 100 OR 90 KGS (220/200LBS) LESS IN REAL TOTAL ...ITS GREAT LEVEL HETEROGENEITY

[@franklinfleming1237]

Wrestling that plug 😆😅

[@woffordwolf2071]

why wasnt he allowed to lift in competition?

[@Michaelwing]

Because at the time only amateurs were allowed to compete. He became a professional after he started appearing on TV and in personal appearances. Back then, that was enough for you to be declared a professional.

[@woffordwolf2071]

Michael Booth thx, but I cant think of any reason behind that rule.

[@Michaelwing]

It was a different time. It hasn't been all that long (well, 30 years) since professionals were allowed to compete in the Olympics.

[@woffordwolf2071]

Michael Booth so any famous person was not allowed to compete? but why were the competitions only for amateurs? does that mean you wouldnt be allowed to join the next Olympics if you already participated in one and appeared on TV?

[@Michaelwing]

The competition was for amateurs because that is the way the Olympics were organized. So if you were paid to be on TV because of your sport you were no longer an amateur. You could be famous and still be an amateur as long as you did not profit from your sport. The Soviets and East Germans trained their athletes like they were professionals but were not technically paid.

[@rockylosco5596]

Paul was a Christian praise God

[@bluesbrother2678]

@Rocky Losco....Paul Anderson said, even the strongest man in the world needs Jesus Christ.

[@servantsofthemessiah720]

Did the big man know the Lord Jesus christ thats all that matters. Hes a big likeable Guy. But who was getting all the Glory. God or Him. God dosnt mind if we have a sport but when we steal from His Glory big problem..

[@keithanddeliadalby9699]

I think he gave God glory and reached many for Jesus.

[@gainsandglory6808]

did you not see the last 8 seconds ya muppet?

[@frerikslaw]

He had it everything to brag about but never did always humble 100% real man

[@AliasAbaz]

He is so shy and xute at the same time, damn i wish to hug gim and lick all part of his body

[@adb8003]

Jebat Protest c’mon the man had a wife, show some respect

[@stevenvantrans7810]

What were the real measurements of his muscles....cuz it appears that half of each muscle is just fat

[@tomplayss8388]

steven van trans most power lifters have lots of fat but under it is lots of muscle

[@TheBatugan77]

Half of your brain is fat. The other half is water.

[@fassakguru3112]

India have more stronger man than this guy 😎

[@gainsandglory6808]

who? Iron ghandi?