The Most Powerful Athletes On The Planet...

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When we think of powerful and explosive athletes, what often comes to mind are Olympic weightlifters, sprinters, or NFL players. And with good reason. But one very underrated category of athletes that does not get the recognition they deserve are the track and field throwers, which include the shot put, discus throw, hammer throw, and javelin throw. Those might very well be among the most powerful athletes on the planet. And we will explore why in this video.

[@PowerTraining]

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[@benoitterneyre5064]

The training footage of Werner Gunthor is some of the most insane feats of explosivity you'll ever see: a 2m tall, 130+kg man jumping over hurdles and stairs like a goddamn antilope

[@granddaddyofthemall6320]

" 2m tall" man turns you on sounds like.

[@RBC0405]

I'd love to see a world class thrower train boxing.

[@alexyo2440]

Their overhand punches would be pretty good

[@alexyo2440]

@@kainickname Earnie Shavers

[@signs80]

they'd probably have some pretty crazy hitting power but that high proportion of type IIa/IIx muscle fibers would mean they would likely have a lot of trouble training their cardio to last for more than a few rounds.

[@RBC0405]

@@signs80 the hitting power is what I'd love to see.

[@ian1697]

@@kainicknamethe overhand heavily includes the biceps just like some throws. and core muscles. and the hips. and the legs…

[@iacatherinoslav1314]

3:46 the fact he catches the barbell after the bounce shows he is not only strong but dextrous

[@ItachiUchiha-ow7sn]

Glazing

[@patrickdunne3704]

In college because of a scheduling conflict, I had to lift in the Texas weight room at the same time as Crouser. Despite me being the strongest guy on my team (swimming) he was bench pressing my max deadlift at speed like it was nothing. That man is a freakbeast

[@signs80]

Hook em baby!! Class of 2018 checking in

[@dann8855]

I think it’s simply because more than anything, humans are built to throw. By training what we are made for you kinda maximize what we can do.

[@wesleywong2144]

Very well made. Underrated channel.

[@user-jx8go9pp4v]

Very great Take. My next question is what kinda preparation are needed to be done in order to not get injured because everything thats intented to be done with max speed and power brings the risk of injury closer to the athlete

[@TraderKentaro]

I'd love to see a world class thrower compete in face slapping.

[@thestonecircle]

Wow what a gem, this is pure motivation! Been a while since I found a new channel and started adding vids to my watch later. Great stuff!

[@maciejkmicinski4089]

Thanks to your videos and hard work, I was able to win a bronze medal at the competition over the weekend and set a new personal record in discus, competing against athletes even 13 years younger than me. Thanks master💪

[@shanindtheeed]

Well done

[@miloofcroton2519]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@diegorv5599]

Sam, you'll probably won't see this but i want to deeply thank you, i dont have a gym or the resources to pay for this information, but thanks to you i can still train effectively and know i will get stronger, faster, smarter and better in all aspects of the sports i want

[@Dave-lr2wo]

Thank you for showcasing these unreal athletes! As an aside, Jonathan Edwards, the WR triple jumper, was known to power clean around 320 lbs at roughly 160 lbs bodyweight (2+ ratio) -- just insane. A jumper!

[@user-ki4xw2rb8q]

He was also able to run the 100m in 10.4s, supreme athleticism

[@Dave-lr2wo]

@@user-ki4xw2rb8q He ran the 100 *yards*, not meters, in around 10.5. That converts to roughly an 11.5 100m. But still pretty fast for a big dude!

[@coleaceret]

Interesting stuff my guy 👍🏻

[@chrisbera7952]

Admittedly, I was always very quick and explosive. I was 5' 8 3/4 " and I could dunk once in a while and I never lifted weights as a young man. When I was 38, I had been doing heavy dead lifts and power cleans. I was messing around with some friends I used to play basketball with and I was almost dunking, clanging it off the top of the rim. I hadn't jumped like that in over a decade. It was definitely form those lifts and I imagine mainly form the power cleans. I often think If I had been doing those lifts as a young man I would have been doing Tomahawk dunks!

[@TheDwight12]

If you did those explosive workouts consistently when you were young you would be doing much more than just tomahawk dunks. Look up Isaiah Rivera on youtube , he increased his vertical feom low 30s to a 50 inch vertical with jump and weight training

[@chrisbera7952]

@@TheDwight12 oh, to go back in time! Lol

[@Xavier-ww9zy]

Truly impressive

[@robertmastnak581]

Very interesting fakts. Thx

[@alex_285]

You can make a video about velocity training

[@catedoge3206]

Beasts!!

[@robbybee70]

is there a simple way to measure verticl jump

[@andreih1798]

Can you make a circuit video for BJJ conditioning? The wrestlng one was great!

[@haillobster7154]

The stories of the Thunnor in Germanic legends make a lot of sense now... ⚡🔨💪

[@viviendubois5780]

That remember me Brian Oldfield and so many Amazing athlète.

[@Dave-lr2wo]

I think he dunked a shot put from just standing under the hoop, didn't he?

[@tbunny6305]

We wouldn't be here without the throwers . Throwers caught most of the game that fed our ancestors , plants caused most of the brain,tooth and bone decay in us . And inflammatory diseases caused by plants

[@maxk880]

"plants caused most of the brain,tooth and bone decay in us" Sources? You're full of shit, and totally irrelevant to the video. Humans have ALWAYS BEEN omnivores..

[@grib3718]

Plants are poison

[@Canadianchungus]

Thank you for covering these freaks of nature. also thanks for covering that technique does not matter with throwers. look, perfect technique won't get them a gold. the point is to throw that ungodlike weight fast as hell

[@GnJs6PackTraining]

Probably saving learning techniques for there throws. Where they really need it

[@tuffstuff522]

Also, check out Joe Kovacs doing 870lbs x 4 squats raw

[@Unknownexperimentation]

325 lbs and a vertical of almost 5 ft is pretty nuts. He was just using his calves.

[@saunamadman9086]

Next level.

[@sturmman100]

Anyone ever considered to put factor of accuracy at least in javelin and discuss throw...not just mere distance. What will the effects be on the muscele fibre ratio of athletes..?

[@felit11]

Underrated reference to Koby White, he had been BALLING THIS YEAR

[@Bonekk1992]

top3 polish strongman competitor Oskar Ziolkowski which gonna compete in Arnold Classic is former thrower

[@thl8960]

IMO XC skiers are the most impressive when it comes to cardiovascular athletisism

[@riderboys8635]

Is it easier to regain lost conditioning?? Can someone help me with this question

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Yes it is

[@riderboys8635]

@@yoeyyoey8937 i know about muscle memory helping build the lost muscle back but there is no studies saying the same about endurance or cardio..so how do u know??

[@akimmulondo5747]

show me eercises to increase my speed

[@bowlingvanjapan4099]

It’s the special supplements.

[@maciejkmicinski4089]

❤❤❤

[@Joblessnerdo]

Could you make one for taekwondo

[@sikerow3180]

Should have mentioned climbers

[@georgegavet836]

Jacko Gill was a phenom in his younger days.

[@brianmacc1934]

.... cos they are throwing big heavy fings , d'uh

[@OverG88]

Asmir Kolašinac (shot putter) can high snatch 170 kg LMAO!

[@haydenelifrits8329]

look up the video of Joe Kovacs squatting over 700lbs for 10 reps pretty insane stuff!!

[@pianolordfischer5641]

Better would fit for boxing the sprinters. Velocity is more important than the force for ko hittings. Best example, former olymic shot putter olympic champion Bill Nieder (olympic champion 1960 and also former world record holder) tried boxing after 1960 and he gets ko in his first or seound fight against a middle class boxer. I would bet, also the todays shott putter would have no chance to be a good boxer.

[@bettyswunghole3310]

Accelerating such huge weights so fast must place enormous strain in the tendons...I don't want to be a downer, but these guys must suffer some pretty horrific injuries...

[@Dave-lr2wo]

It really has no such general effect. All of these athletes have incredible tendon strength.

[@GnJs6PackTraining]

Agree tendon strength increased with time. They didnt start at these ridiculous weights

[@Halbared]

Geoff Capes.

[@gothops2632]

Why is it that Olympic Weightlifters and Powerlifters cannot throw the shot and discus very far?

[@MrGlostuber]

If I had a guess, it would be because they don't train rotationally as I would guess the real throwers do.

[@dogedagog0-ol6pd]

powerlifters only train for raw strength and both would not have any specific practice throwing a discus

[@rdf098311]

They don’t have proper technique

[@alexschutz7283]

George Frenn was a record setting powerlifter and world class thrower...

[@Dave-lr2wo]

There is some crossover, but there is a huge amount of technique in both sports.

[@gothops2632]

Which country is your accent from?

[@hw_lundberg]

Most likely swedish or norwegian

[@FarbrorKudde]

As a swede it sounds very much like a Swedish accent

[@copeenthuisiast5453]

He looks greek or italian tho

[@amensbuildingjourney]

I know a hammer thrower and damn they’re really REALLY strong but I think nobody is beating nfl athletes and they’re underrated asf(i don’t live in America nobody outside the us even knows they exist). Then of course they’re not beating Francis ngannou lmao

[@klausm.3035]

Because they are big af

[@rosrebel]

Yep werner Gunther is the athletic daddy of throwers

[@georgeseriani2482]

Moving heavy weights very fast is asking for torn muscles I know it for a fact I had four torn muscles both triceps my left side leg and right arm bicep

[@yoeyyoey8937]

I’m te not too dangerous if you warm up and progressively overload intelligently. Although I have to admit that dropping the bar on yourself can be dangerous when you try power cleaning with iron weights that can break the floors lol

[@blakeavila4409]

Is it because they’re heavy

[@yoeyyoey8937]

The weights? Yeah

[@DJMarc191011]

Sumo Rykishi >>>>>>>>>>>>

[@Adumah77]

Incredible but none beats strongman

[@thejuansshow6410]

You know that if you put strongman with oly lifters many of them will be exposed it’s just different methods for different results

[@thejuansshow6410]

@@daydreamingphantom777 yeah totally

[@yoeyyoey8937]

These guys would be monster strongmen

[@yoeyyoey8937]

One of the best strongmen was an oly lifter and he won WSM without really training much strongman

[@markneele7622]

Strength is not power

[@brightshadowable]

I smirked when you said NFL players as one of the most powerful athletes. Lol

[@yoeyyoey8937]

They are though

[@okay1775]

They are easily one of the most if not most. NFL athletes are some of the fastest athletes over short distance at their weight. Not to mention having to be strong and powerful is a major requirement for a lot of positions. There's a 6'6 330lbs defensive lineman who ran a 4.78 40 yard dash and had a 38 inch vertical at the NFL combine last year. 2 athletes around similar size have had the same speed this year's combine.

[@davidepapi5178]

Without watching the video, you have the usual bait title which is just plain inaccurate. You realize power is an engineering, physical quantity that can be measured. Yes, throwers are top tier but there's no way they are THE most powerful athlete. Take NFL Linemen and especially superheavy weightlifters and hook them up to a machine, I guarantee they'll put up higher numbers

[@petercsigo3314]

The most powerful human beings on this planet are powerlifters and strongman. In a construction nobody cares if you can throw a spear lol.

[@nemanacemu2024]

Great video! You forgot that they all use steroids as well. That helps.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Probably not that much since they were tested

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

They " ALL" use steroids. Evidence?

[@tylermcnally8232]

Talk about a waste of time. Fighting entropy only to all die and rot the same way. Alot of work for nothing.

[@Leptyzz]

You can always make the process quicker you know, give entropy a helping hand