The Strongest Grip in Strongman?

[@AlexanderBromley]

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[@chaselambert8662]

Hey Alex this is unrelated, but I spent dozens of hours watching your programming videos & was wondering for the guy who’s bench, squat, & DL are all about the same, say 300ish, should he just drop pressing lifts until his lower body lifts are around 400?

[@Biglenny-v9r]

Hey Alex, could you do a video on intensifying after the volume accumulation phase vs deloading. I don’t really know what question to ask but just your thoughts on it. For example your block program has 3 weeks up volume build up then 3 weeks of volume going down and weight up. (Which is kinda like a heavy duty deload I suppose) compared to your other programs that have the volume build up for 3 weeks tben the 4th starts off lighter and with less sets usually depending on the program

[@wm3764]

I know this song, i like this song, was it borderlands 2 where is it from ?

[@espenstoro]

When we're all gone and the sun has expanded to swallow the earth, Daddy Mark is still competing. He doesn't know how to age.

[@BuJammy]

If strongman was a team sport, I would keep him on the bench until he hit 80 years old, just to watch him go on the pitch the last 5 minutes, and score, to really bring home the win.

[@Fishkhan1]

@@BuJammyand why shouldn’t it be a team sport honestly

[@hooktraining3966]

@@Fishkhan1 because then you would just have 1 guy that is good at 1 thing and each team member carries one event and then you have a bunch of pretty strong guys instead a few of the strongest people on the planet

[@OliveMule]

Op is a jew

[@mrxanthios7045]

Looks like he is expanding to swallow the sun

[@jonathantauss9431]

Mark never won WSM but man he's everyone's world champion, what a legend

[@Deathscythe91]

squeezing a apple to basically puree with 1 hand is utterly insane wtf

[@zackhurwitz9441]

Could you imagine if he was a bouncer or something? Dude would catch a punch, and it would be like the scene from Mice and Men. He could probably grind someone's hands into dust 😂

[@BreadTeleporter002]

As someone who also has 10 inch hands, yeah it's fucking nuts I can barely squeeze one in half with 1 hand what the f-

[@AaronTheBaron93]

@@BreadTeleporter002 Sure you have 10 inch hands buddy. Sure. Some random commenter like you definitely has a 99.999th percentile hand, I believe that lmao

[@BreadTeleporter002]

@@AaronTheBaron93 yeah it's called....genetics and acromegaly? But thanks for the comment I guess also random user.

[@AaronTheBaron93]

@@BreadTeleporter002 Alright, my bad, makes sense if you have acromegaly. I'm just in a peeved mood about all the bullshitters on the internet, hard to sort fact from fiction.

[@Rorschachs_Blot]

Am enjoying this recent run of mini-biographies.

[@smbrumbaugh]

I like seeing someone get hyped, but I also love seeing someone calmly walk in and just smash events. Mark is incredible.

[@alc4117]

The body of brain Shaw, the leg strength of Thor, zydrunas’ shoulders, Felix’s hands and the agility of singleton and you’ve got the perfect strongman.

[@idioticmonkey]

and eddies deadlift :)

[@wanderer_oti]

​@@idioticmonkeyEddie and Thor have roughly the same deadlift. Just like how Z and Eddie got similar pressing power

[@HeavyweightMind]

Agility of Singleton? Not Pudianowski?

[@bradleymiller1652]

I got the opportunity to meet him at a seminar at a local gym. Extremely soft spoken, but such an awesome guy.

[@mistertiger9343]

The Plasterer Zen Masterer from Blackburn

[@BuJammy]

The Car i bbean Gripping Mah She An...

[@FRVMMA]

@@BuJammy😂😂

[@rudolphrictor5167]

This may be one of your best videos yet. There's something so wonderful about switching it up in terms of recognizing the people for whom competing isn't everything and showing that you can accomplish great things simply by loving what you do and staying with it because you love it. Quite moving and inspirational to me.

[@cmmorri]

Clocking in and out consistently, day after day, year after year, is the move when it comes to training. Stress is for prey, animals on the top of the food chain stay chill. Save the do or die mentality for competition or PR’s. Great video Bromley.

[@konradjurgiewicz3598]

I believe that grip strength is probably the slowest developing of all. Most of the guys known for crazy grip are old dudes that spent their lifetime on this type of sports. It's like building huge calves - you need shitloads of volume through the years.

[@lewiselliott9038]

Or just fortunate to have massive hands or stronger tendon strength than the majority.

[@michaelanthony4750]

@@lewiselliott9038 Yeah having massive hands is a huge advantage

[@makeit-se2eq]

@@michaelanthony4750 the tendons theyre such a underappreciated part of strength. messed them up (i have...) your strength declines so bad. separate sport but gymnasts tend be very strong for their weight and they actively try keep muscle off their frame lots those guys genuinely seem undereat have some sort eating disorder yet do near enough skills that are near max strength 4-6days a week and lotta conditioning stuff on top. part this i just being fast twitch dominant so getting more out those snappy muscles, but also the tendons strength that theyve conditioned their joints tendons for, then obviously neural drive too. certain not all tradesmen have that type tendon strength rock climbers farmers etc

[@brianfox340]

It's also why you see so mane people who don't "train grip" like laborers and furniture movers with crazy grips. They will all do SO many more "reps" though their life than anyone training grip. See also rock climbers, though I know many of them train grip on top of climbing.

[@konradjurgiewicz3598]

@@brianfox340 Yep, my thoughts exactly! Construction workers, car mechanics - crazy grip strength and thick fingers. Also you can see that when you start lifting, grip is not a limiting factor in the beginning - weak dudes can deadhand for some time but not pull up, when they deadlift it's their back strength that is limiting. Later on the bigger muscles get stronger and the grip strength can't keep up with it.

[@joerapo]

I'd love to see him do a bone scan. That heavy of lifting over that long of a period of time has to have done some serious bone building.

[@mastersironmantarmstrong7148]

Excellent! Really loved this especially being a former competitive powerlifter almost 4 decades ago now 57 still training hard and working a somewhat physical job 55 hours a week. I hope you keep the personal profiles of great strongmen coming. It makes me appreciate the sport and understand it much better.

[@charnelveil669]

Great video, Bromley!!!! He was the 1st Black Man I ever saw competing in the WSM and I've been influenced by him to this day. 🤎🖤🤘🏿✊🏿💪🏿🦵🏿🏋🏿‍♀🏋🏿‍♂🏋🏿

[@Lee-ic2yn]

Same here man Sounds weird but as a young British Caribbean he was our guy 😂

[@andyanderson5637]

Mark is one of those guys you can't help but like,,and cant say anything bad about the gentle giant.

[@mrsmuuve]

This was just an awesome video man. I have been wondering a lot more people haven't done videos about him. Really glad you took the time this is awesome. I will probably rewatch this.

[@MatthieuAmherst]

He's a vampire

[@jasonshults368]

Thus the pasty white corpse-like skin.

[@BuJammy]

My god, it's so obvious... now that you say it out loud!

[@thewintersoldier383]

3:58 well

[@MatthieuAmherst]

​@@thewintersoldier383the alpha vamp from supernatural

[@erickg667]

He's Blade hit by gamma radiation

[@lewiselliott9038]

There aren’t enough grip focused events in strongman. Grip is the foundation of strength and our most basic form of strength. When was the last time you saw a really heavy set of farmers for decent distance?

[@HkFinn83]

True but it’s just so dependent on hand size. You could just measure the guys hands and that would be close to the event results. All sports obvs are partially genetic but grip is so extreme in that way it loses its competitive interest.

[@wanderer_oti]

There is usually a grip event in every competition (Hercules hold, wrecking ball hold, dinnie (or similar) stones, thors hammer, and probably some i forgot

[@wanderer_oti]

​@@HkFinn83Big hands are sort of a disadvantage on smaller handles (mark felix isnt the best at stone walks)

[@JeffNixonComedy]

Been a fan of his for many years. His authenticity shines through. Crazy grip strength.

[@Lee-ic2yn]

His calm demeanor and reluctance to eat junk are such Caribbean traits My family is from barbados and my grandad is about to hit 90

[@jasonshults368]

I often find myself confused by the complexity of programming.

[@piotrswiezynski2025]

consistent effort and calm passion... I think many atleats get injured and burn out far too soon becouse their to impatient there are things trt wont do for U and ultimetly its that long earned mental toghnes that allows us to keep going even when things are bad. I love to see people prepere to hard work by bilding themselves strong healthy body, in real life thouse who train hard work easy

[@azulsimmons1040]

Always fun to see some of the unsung strongman get some notice.

[@mcfarvo]

Perhaps his less injurious bodybuilding prior to Strongman, with his top-tier genetics of course, made it so his 37yo to [current age], career is simply shifted from the guys who started Strongman at age 20-40? (Addendum: it also seemed like Felix never did an Eddie Hall or Halfthor style "bulk and blast to the moon to deadlift 500kg at well over 200kg body mass" phase; Mark really never went on a crazy dreamer bulk to oblivion.)

[@DennisGr]

the fact he competed alongside SO MANY champions through different ERAS of strongman essentially makes him a legend in the sport. rain or shine this guy would turn up looking healthy as a horse and strong as a bull.

[@zerog4261]

Big up, thoroughly enjoyed that little documentary. Great work

[@DutchDread]

Mark is a legend.

[@mixmax6027]

I used to bend frying pans when I worked at a big box store. The Brit on my shift thought it was hilarious 😂

[@losvatos6714]

A very underrated strongman, a great family man and a good role model, humble and not arrogant, even almost shy. Unfortunately he didn't have that persona of full of himself wanna be the best guy like Eddie who drawn people to the sport, so the big sponsors and organizers never pushed him, never fully appreciated him, never gave him the spot that he deserved for all those years competing for them.

[@DarkVeghetta]

1:15 As a guy that's started to lift seriously at 36 years old and is now a little over a year into it with great results - there's still hope, bros. :D

[@Leo-pg6lt]

I’m 36 been lifting for years but had some incidents back to back and starting from 0 again

[@DarkVeghetta]

@@Leo-pg6lt That's rough, man. Good luck to you and hope you've taken steps to avoid such issues (as much as possible) in the future.

[@mr_maestro]

Ohhh yeah excited for this! Love Mark Felix.

[@jacquesbonhomme8198]

As a guy in his early 30s, he’s an absolute inspiration

[@Aaronsolnelson]

Nice one. I didn't know this about him. I like him even more now.

[@Eparker09]

Such a cool appreciation video. I've only started following strongman since 2020.

[@josephhawkins2336]

Thank you, a great overall picture of the strongman I look up to the most and one who blazed the path I aspire to follow in longevity.

[@tatache5971]

I love Mark, he's my absolute favourite strongman ever. What a legend. So strong but so chill and humble at the same time.

[@mrgaudy1954]

He’s a great competitor, it’s just a shame that his career was so short.

[@wanderer_oti]

Lol

[@AlanAlanAlanAlanAlanAlanAlanLd]

These documentary type videos are so good

[@tromrich3979]

Absolute gentleman and amazing human being.

[@samuelleblanc4331]

He’s from the Caribbean region like me so my guess is the food (yams,taro, sweat potatoes etc) provides some aspect to the longevity

[@kher-koos]

Damn this guy's fucking awesome.

[@worldsstrongestblacksmith]

I believe this one video has more Mark Felix training footage than anything else ive seen

[@scottiegeek4364]

I'd love to see him do Brian Shaws' grip gauntlet.

[@corym.johnson7241]

Mark Felix is a good role model for most men. Stable, grounded, family man, pursued his hobby instead of it ruling over him.

[@ThinkSimply]

Really good of you to make this video. He 120% deserves it.

[@victorsoto4821]

Dudes such a inspiration. I'm getting older and always have to keep in mind there are guys like mark out there still killing it at their age, so I got no excuses.

[@thesuperskull]

Do remember !! hats off to this legend

[@dennisthorson4159]

Mark became the GOAT for me over time, neck and neck with Zydrunas. The shrek bones and manual labour probably the key to his longevity.

[@rowanmoloney1559]

What a homage! That was very cool, gave me all the feels 😂

[@Dandeeman26]

I'm a fan. Just seems like an exceptional and kind humble human being.

[@SFRB1187]

Love this series

[@trevoranstey4452]

The Barry Sanders of Strongman

[@John_on_the_mountain]

Absolute legend

[@atenas80525]

GREAT video - one of, if not your best - thank you, this was just so much more than training, concepts for life

[@BuJammy]

What I want to know is: Who is that "physio" that follows Mark around everywhere?

[@zsahe21]

Hey Alex, it would be fantastic to have a podcast/discussion between you and Will Ratelle. You're both strong as heck and post great YT training content.

[@dandandan389]

I shook hands with Mark Felix, I weighed 282lbs at the time and I felt like a child. He's also a super nice guy.

[@phenixnight3704]

Really enjoying these type of videos you do. A + content! Also Mark's aways been one of my favorites, how can you not like him.

[@JFatGlentract]

Great video and love to watch Mark Felix but let’s not forget about Odd Haugen!

[@wrkeith1]

Great post!!

[@jeffgodfrey9618]

Great video! You’re a good storyteller.

[@wasistlos9874able]

One of my favorite competitors

[@BulkBrogan.]

Who could've guessed work capacity could be effected by working lmao Mike Burke, Jerry Prichett, and Mark being top level strongman as tradesmen Just like Brian Shaw with HVAC early in his career and Eddie Hall as a diesel mechanic not to mention his Olympic style swimming in childhood Tom Havilland doing 90 minute rucks every day I think there's a lot to this All the Westside barbell guys had jobs to go back to after they trained There's a capacity and base of tendon and soft tissue health and strength that's only caused by repetition Even though sets of 10x10 is hard it's not the same as a level of work you need to do hundreds or even thousands of times during the day I've seen welders that look the same as 600+lb benchers and haven't lifted a single time since high school football When Eddie and Brian Shaw stopped their day jobs to go full time on strongman they both started picking up injuries and eventually retired There's a foundation of joint health and fitness that needs maintaining to peak Wether that's a childhood sport like swimming or a manual labor job in conjunction with training. Sumo wrestlers start their training with an HOUR of their sumo squats to condition their body to resist impact and build strength. Alexayev would warmup for training by swinging a kettlebell for 15 minutes. Westside barbell guys always did crazy amounts of sled and wheelbarrow work. strength is an expression of the overall health of the tissues in your body You put a 800 horsepower engine into a car with a rusted frame or rotted brake lines and you'll see what happens It might survive and do some crazy epic shit But it sure as hell won't have any longevity

[@chrisknowles5358]

Incredible work, man!

[@Iheartlifting]

I don’t believe having a laborious job is good if you want a career in lifting. He’s the exception, not the rule. These jobs are too tiresome. Even just standing around in the sun doing light labor. working 11 hour days makes it hell to get in the gym after work. Then you barely have any time to get sleep and recover.

[@JoeElKhechefFitness]

Mark Felix, You got yourself a new fan!

[@samk2407]

Gotta get this man into armwrestling damn

[@asdfkjhlk34]

Beautiful video

[@AlexKudryavtsev-zf9wp]

Excellent interesting content on a true great of strongman. Thanks for content. Viva Bromley!

[@barryadcock7332]

That was great really enjoyed this one, LOZ says one of the reasons Mark Felix has last so long is he does not try and kill him self in every time out and as he's got older has become more carefull. Great video!

[@MutantCyborg001]

Well, it's time to rewrite the boom of biology cause many people are breaking records nowadays, especially in old age.

[@faizalmohammed9874]

Respect.

[@bennyc409]

Top vid mate.

[@mixmax6027]

Good old MSTN and other mutations. I'd love to see his 23andme raw data

[@Irrational_Pie]

Nice try, government supersoldier program.

[@teiwaztim1482]

we love these athlete profiles!! any chance of doing an olympic weightlifter?

[@safetrades4133]

legend

[@drip369]

He is definitely a Boss

[@alexandergeorgesquire220]

This man makes me feel insignificant and insecure

[@nananyantakyi1549]

Lol

[@desmondyung]

Mark Felix is an absolute machine

[@lovesgibson]

The glazing is crazy

[@Eduardo-cm5jk]

Find help

[@lovesgibson]

@@Eduardo-cm5jk am I wrong? A video of non-stop glazing of some dude

[@King-O-Hell]

I was just telling my dad about him the other day. About how he crushed a bunch of apples in his hand, one after the other. Haha

[@user-dn4lg1dv5v]

Awesome, dude. Much respect.

[@Milkydrummer]

He’s also… a lovely bloke apparently.

[@15blackshirt]

I had the pleasure of meeting him at my hometown gym. He was in my hometown visiting a friend of his for a wedding

[@thediaz07]

A monster

[@anderschapman6459]

Seems like a cool dude, never knew his story.

[@kacper._.kaminski]

Hey Alex! I’m planning on running your Bullmastiff program and i see two versions of percentages; one (i think the first one) starts with Base I 65% , then 70%, 75% etc and the second (i think newest version?) starts with 70,75 and 80% in base which one would you recommend for running this program for the first time?

[@SgtCrypto]

Longevity GOAT

[@55cleon]

Big Mark Is Definitely Consistent As He Is Resilient 🤷🏿‍♂️.

[@quentincroft6172]

I went to my first strongman show because I wanted to see Mark Felix in person. Amazing fellow.

[@wishes_._]

Mark felix needs to have as many sons as possible we need more strong capable men for the times that are ahead of us

[@alejandrobrown1499]

He must have huge mitts because from pinky to thumb I have a 10 inch span as well but when I saw the comparison I was like no way I'm (5'9) on the tall side.😂😂☠️

[@deavenhayes8187]

Awesome

[@timbeech2056]

Pity he never managed to fix his problems with overhead events. In his day, that was the main thing stopping him from winning a lot more competitions.

[@wanderer_oti]

Everyone has weaknesses, unless you're Brian Shaw or Mitch Hooper

[@MarkoNissinen-q3f]

I remember seeing video of old WSM competion where they gave some video game style stars about key strengths. And they gave only 3/5 starts for Felix for grip strength.

[@snoopys14]

Terry holland uk legend the nicest man to ever do it in England

[@Hhhlll7778]

Sarcasm?

[@TheWhoisbigman]

Wasn't Albert Beckles born in Greneda?

[@fleshmotorcycle9427]

Anyone else in the child sized hands club?

[@BuJammy]

Odd Haugen next?