The STRONGEST Hobby Lifter Ever - Lifting Legends

[@BackGuy]

CLARENCE, DID YOU PUT YOUR TREN INTO THE GOBLET OF FIRE? - Dumbbelldore said calmly Hit me up for coaching: www.backguycoaching.com

[@LatimusChadimus]

Telander next?

[@BackGuy]

The Giraffe is far too overpowered ​@@LatimusChadimus

[@Brisk855]

He doesn't lie about drug usage, which is something I respect.

[@JavaBoy1337]

Clarence is on PEDs?

[@onfireforJesustoday]

@@JavaBoy1337 Yes, but he was extremely strong already before he started taking them

[@bronson4574]

@@JavaBoy1337 When asked if natty, he said 'No' in less than 0.3 seconds, holding the record for fastest admitting to PEDs

[@highviewbarbell]

if im not mistaken that was also immediately after spending 5 minutes talking about how cool Attack on Titan is@@bronson4574

[@M4NOK]

@@JavaBoy1337 Yes he is. He started using it after his knees exploded and he was sidelined for close to a year. He was already lifting at an olympic level before he got injured though.

[@dvid51524]

When I first saw the AI-generated swole Harry Potter images, I thought, "Why do we need AI to do this? Clarence Kennedy exists"

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

Saying this guy doesn't lift seriously is not giving him the credit he deserves. he has been dedicated for many years

[@Moonmi747]

I think he meant in comparison to Olympic lifters.

[@TheDavveponken]

@@Moonmi747 but if you've ever watched his content he regularly lifts twice a day serveral days a week if I remember correctly.

[@georgepierre3594]

I think what they mean is this guy usually lifts at home. and doesn't compete.

[@TheNerdArmory]

Seriously implies something a little different. Do you think if he WAS to train for a competition again he'd change absolutely and we mean absolutely nothing about what he does now? Of course he would, that's wat the implication was touching on. He probably could do certain things even more to maximize gains and strength but doesn't need to, the pace he's at now is enough. It's not the same as saying he doesn't already do a lot or doesn't take lifting seriously in general.

[@PK-pp3lu]

@@TheDavveponken 14 times a week, lol you'd tear something in less than a month doing that

[@SteffenHausB]

Ah yes. Clarence, the hydraulic press

[@ticien1]

Lmfao

[@johncampolo2177]

Clarence the steriod machine.

[@dowhatyouwill]

I laughed out loud 🤣 thank you for that

[@johncampolo2177]

@@dowhatyouwill Steriods

[@tacticalchunder1207]

@@johncampolo2177you spelt steroids wrong, twice.

[@guythatlovespotato]

Harry you're a weightlifter.

[@rishikoemai7655]

Heavy Potter and the secret of Strengh

[@Pazurjon]

Clarence actual pr's: 310kg pause back squat 195kg snatch 225kg clean and jerk 230kg clean 340kg deadlift 260kg front squat 110kg or 115kg strict press 202.5kg bench press

[@BackGuy]

Are the 310 squat and 195 snatch from his Patreon?

[@Pazurjon]

@@BackGuy 195kg snatch is cut in a half, at the end of his trasformation video but Zac Telander said that he saw full video on Clarence computer. I think 310kg back squat was never recorded but Clarence talk about it a few times

[@Pazurjon]

Sorry for my engilsh

[@Pazurjon]

@@BackGuy unfortunely no

[@_will795]

Add lbs? 👉👈🥺

[@levitheguymyguy6955]

"Clarence Kennedy, known as 'The Boy Who Lifted'..." "The boy who lifted what?" "Everything."

[@drimodramo6567]

All of it

[@johncampolo2177]

Hes roided up to his neck.

[@levoderso7469]

@@johncampolo2177 he never claimed natty since he started

[@johncampolo2177]

@@levoderso7469 BS

[@abhishekpaswan2198]

@@johncampolo2177 and your point? he still squated 260kg for a rep as natty? do u think u can do that even with steroids?

[@LongArmsShortTorse]

I really admire Clarence. He seems very well spoken and he makes great arguments for veganism. I started lifting because of his videos. He's probably motivated hundreds of people to start training.

[@Tsll_]

Same here. I am lifting for fun and i am not eating meat as well

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

@@Tsll_I’m not eating non animal products. Am I doing it right?

[@Tsll_]

ur stomach its not my business@@AK_Catholic_Traditional

[@drchops]

​@@AK_Catholic_Traditionaldon't be a kunt

[@Glitched23]

​@@Tsll_how do you manage protein without eating too much carbs

[@Nelak653]

Clarence is one of THE fitness influencers of our generation, it is sad that he doesn't have the following other fitness influencers have.

[@BackGuy]

Hell yes, I believe if he uploaded more frequently, he would be one of the top guys. His voice is very much calming like somebody like Sulek, but he's also very well articulated and full of knowledge.

[@brandonclark2585]

Because he's not a broccoli headed goofball with a dangly cross earing with thots and douche canoe gym bros hanging around him constantly.

[@johnhammond3605]

Dude is the most complete athlete out there......what he lacks is that kind of camera personality.

[@johncampolo2177]

Roids geberation.

[@burlhorse61]

you have to put the work in for YT

[@XD-he3of]

devastated that back guy never called him Harry Squater

[@Lamacide]

I'm really glad filthy frank is happy now doing something he loves.

[@paul_tee]

lol he does look like a buff filthy frank

[@sorrychangedmyusername3594]

Prometheus would be proud

[@iielysiumx5811]

Been watching Clarence for years now and not only is he insanely strong but he is open about his drug use while being insanely humble and just all around likeable He is also a vegan and an anime lover so extra points for that

[@SandNebula232]

He’s one of the strongest guys on KZbin, ever. And he’s very honest. Something that is rare combination.

[@bradleyfischbach]

And VEGAN

[@SandNebula232]

@@bradleyfischbach so what?

[@PK-pp3lu]

@@bradleyfischbach How do you know? Do you live in his kitchen?

[@catboi7871]

@@PK-pp3lubecasue clarence is vegan, theres videos of it, can even watch Q and A videos of his if u dont belive it

[@PK-pp3lu]

@@catboi7871 You can post all the videos you want about being a vegan, then go to the store 10 minutes later and buy a shitload of meat.

[@michaelxthunder]

Clarence is nothing short of incredible. One of the most powerful men on the planet

[@UncleMikeDrop]

Get that guy a Muay Tai instructor and he will be a force of nature.

[@BaconManBruh]

Nah, he's already THE FORCE. Dude is so strong and athletic that even if you don't train him and if you did his nervous system is so sensitive he'd absorb everything you teach him and already have it on muscle memory coz of how hard and smart he trains and his core is phenomenal like the dude is a sponge absorbing so much force from those heavy weights his lifting without support.

[@jjmuti3979]

I don't think he would be interested if he doesn't quit lifting entirely. He would have to lose a bunch of weight including a lot of muscle to fit into a proper weight class for his height which in turn would result in massive strenght loss.

[@BaconManBruh]

@@jjmuti3979 It's not really that massive since overall he's REALLY STRONG so whatever strength he has left is still huge like Brock Lesnar for example since the dude is strong like Fighters are actually scared of him even if they are winning coz Brock has enough force to break people and his foes really mean it since almost all of them acknowledged how freakishly strong broke is so imagine someone like Harry Potter here like i can't even imagine how strong he'd be but anyways if he can't grapple then yeah :D strength neutralize but it will still be challenge for sure to anyone.

[@cool_piglet]

physical strength not equals striking power. otherwise, strongmen would be top fighters. but they are not. pudzian tried, but only people he can beat - are some nonames.

[@BaconManBruh]

@@cool_piglet He meant his athletic ability and not really his strength since Clarence does acrobatic stuff so yeah pretty sure he can kick someone to death with a clean hit like all professional fighters. Clarence strength would transfer well with grappling and his athletic ability can translate well with striking power.

[@Sparky_IV]

Clarence only has one weakness... The cold.

[@rundown132]

Is there proof of this? curious what the origin

[@kolekcjonerbotow1266]

@@rundown132 i think he is talking about video with jujimufu back in the days when they took ice bath

[@justinparker9892]

@@kolekcjonerbotow1266that’s gotta be the one

[@kenny187ful]

"YOU'RE A WEIGHTLIFTER, CLARENCE!!" Dumbelldore said calmly

[@coolioguy7855]

Bro maxed out all athletic stats

[@jasondreams202]

Clarence was by far the reason I took lifting as far as I have… seeing him effortlessly dominate weights was something I wanted to emulate even though I’m barely half as capable

[@jordixboy]

he is not natty just

[@jasondreams202]

@@jordixboy I don’t care about that. Most aren’t. It’s the ease and fluidity of the movements that impress me

[@Thanatossssx]

if he was natty, he would be the strongest person in history, as a PED user he is still one of the strongest persons in history idk whats ur pooint lol@@jordixboy

[@lkerygma]

Clarence was upset that his deadlift is the most viewed video on his channel and not his snatch or his Squat.

[@xdonnix]

He trains very seriously. He is a world class lifter in every way, who just doesn't compete.

[@joaopedrosa9060]

afaik the reason clarence bombed at multiple competitions was because he went dumb af with his training (like squatting heavy twice a day every day something like that) and fucked up heavily his knees while also refusing rest, only using painkillers to train and competing. he also had to actually had surgery on his knees and now managed to adapt his training so they could manage the load. thus he could probably be better at competing rn than he was earlier.

[@joaopedrosa9060]

dude is just a genetic phenomenon with an absurd work ethic. nothing short of that.

[@doyoulikecrystalgel]

I literally changed my squat technique/form BECAUSE of Clarence. I used to do low bar, powerlifting style of squatting. But when I found Clarence, I just really liked the way HE did them, so I switched it up. Ngl, it took me a while to get the technique right. I thought I was already hitting decent depth with low bar, but doing an Oly style squat with ATG depth was difficult to adjust to. I'm glad I switched it up, and it's all thanks to Harry Squatter.

[@burlhorse61]

use what technique suits your bodytype-don't follow someon else's technique.He tends to stay upright when squatting-but that 's what he feels comfortable with

[@RogueLifter-nx1qz]

Clarence is a legit dude. A freak of nature. He just goes about doing his thing and does not care too much. Dude is real.

[@johnpaulcross424]

Clarence is awesome, love seeing him pop up

[@Yupppi]

Is it fair to say Clarence is a hobbyist since all his youth he trained for the competitions and aimed to the Olympic games? And talking about not training that seriously, he did train under the coaching of Gabriel Sincraian, an olympic medalist, for a good while after he stopped competing. And now his business is making money from him lifting and coaching. But I agree, he's in way another category from other people in terms of what he's doing and his situation. The feels when you see him touch his shoulder after the snatch foreshadowing the shoulder giving up on jerk. I think it'd be fair to address PEDs because Clarence is very straight forward and transparent about that too. With no judgment, given that he started using them rather late when he had already lifted some really impressive weights, and knowing that other athletes use PEDs as well if they have any shot on Olympic medals. But Clarence is rather honest about it and staying out of the competition due to taking them so I think it's a reasonable thing to mention to not give a casual viewer misguided impression about things they might project to their own abilities. And I think the comparison to active competing lifters is also slightly skewed from them having to usually cycle out for the competition. Regardless Clarence is uniquely gifted.

[@1thevm1]

One of his most impressive feats to me is when he jumped from the ground onto the roof of a random SUV. It was a tall one, too.

[@grassrunner7983]

Clarence isn't natty. He said so himself.

[@ryanm1983]

The shot at the end with Zack on the podium next to Harry Squatter and God got me good

[@pablitus44]

finally talking about the boss of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

[@TeutobergForestryService]

Dude, Clarence has one of the most legit channels for many years running

[@MultiUnknowen]

he could be a gold medalist even though he takes it as a hobby. imagine if he took it seriously and sinked in all of his time and resources into improving his clean and snatch? he would be unmatched.

[@vladibarraza]

I don't know if he could have won, but I'm certain that he has done more for weightlifting than many Olympic medalists. In fact, he inspired me to get into the sport, and since then, I've been hooked.

[@pilky1792]

"He doesn't even train that seriously" alrighty 🤣

[@BackGuy]

Compared to any other athlete at his level, Clarence trains casually, he just does what he likes. Man also takes long breaks from the weightlifting specifics

[@rodrigolyraganem3001]

@@BackGuy trains casually 2 times a day. 10 times a week lol

[@iielysiumx5811]

At the Olympics just gone Clarence with a 195 snatch and a 225 clean and jerk (his best lifts) would of won the 102 class with a 420kg total 🤷‍♂️ With his best ever total in one session 225 and 180 he still would of won with a 405kg total Man is built different

[@llewery]

Его ролик трансформации один из самых вдохновляющих, чувак нереально силён вообще во всём 🦾

[@plumbbobslim9313]

Hell, of he's only 31 he's got to be getting into his prime age for hitting his maximal strength.

[@inezm8444]

He hit his prime at 28.... by his own admission.

[@bronzeliver6735]

We need lifting legends -Eric Bugenhagen

[@professionalnetworkingnurse]

Wow! What an amazing story of hard work and consistency!

[@xdonnix]

Athletes like Clarence are common in every sport. There are people who can put it together and perform to a high level in the gym environment. It is a whole other ask to do it under the lights for a snapshot in time.

[@TheLyingFigure]

Yeah I see it a lot with combat sports. You will find guys who don't compete but will be putting in rounds and training with UFC fighters constantly, they just don't have the desire to or can't perform in a competition setting for whatever reason.

[@sumatran]

Clarence is so rad. He's such an enimga. The amazing tricking, his honesty about gear and the unfairness in organized lifting, the purity of his lifts and lack of use of lifting aids, etc. He just does it his own way, and he doesn't need a gold medal for knowledgable fans to know he's one of the very strongest men in the world at his weight. Hard not to like the guy.

[@huwhitecavebeast1972]

Yes I feel confident he could have won medals. I think the reason he underperformed in competition was a mental one. With right coaching I think he could get over his performance anxiety or whatever it is.

[@pkavenger9990]

He is knows as Harry Squatter.

[@waskus]

My favorite youtube lifter of all time

[@DarkMxtter09]

I’m just a guy who’s a hero for fun

[@BreyFitness]

Clarence is the weightlifter we wish we had compete. Although he said he's not natural I just hope someday there will be a weightlifting federation that will allow PEDs so we can potentially see more people lifting insane totals like Clarence has at his bodyweight, similar to how powerlifting does it. Weightlifting already has unnatural totals out there and because drug testing has gotten a lot stricter with there being a new IWF president there won't be totals that were as high as there was at Beijing/London Olympics. Also no Clarence would not win an Olympic medal. Even if he was top 3 he'll just be stripped of it like Ilya Ilyin because of PEDs that he admittedly uses. He'll fail a test eventually.

[@Padbot1]

Everyone is using at the Olympics.

[@BreyFitness]

@@Padbot1 Not as much as before. Drug testing is much more strict now because the IOC got tired of the doping bans that they threatened weightlifting to be removed

[@CeroAshura]

​@@BreyFitnessif you think that stopped weightlifters from using you are definitely naive. Lasha popped as a junior hitting very unimpressive lifts, the only reason they won't pop him now is the name of the sport and the dream 500 total.

[@lwelz68]

As someone whose past life was competition-it's great to see this guy has also figured out that living your best life is greater than any medal or trophy, regardless of the prestige of the event.

[@jazzgeary2339]

Yo, it is kinda crazy coming across this video right before heading to the same gym featured at @5:45. It would be insane if I bump into this beast at some point.

[@inezm8444]

Only if you live in nottingham...thats where he currently lives.

[@Monkini]

This Kerry lad is one of the reasons I go to the gym

[@ruzgar1372]

Weightlifter and can dunk is a deadly combo

[@skateking959]

I can watch this guy all day and I don’t even do most of these lifts

[@FilipSKlifts]

"he doesnt even train that seriously" > trains harder and more serious than 90% of gymgoers.

[@tylergnosis2581]

So underrated

[@ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος]

Clarence rocks. Vegan ftw

[@noahflood]

2:07 and he did it in some busted $10 sneakers 😭 Clarence is a testament to the power of persistence and dedication combined with talent. There are ZERO excuses. If you want to be great, it is not the best gear, or the best plan, or the best programming, or the best diet... it is being IN the gym day after day after day, relentlessly,

[@McJaews]

However, Clarence does have good programming, a good diet, and he uses really good "gear".

[@yougotgamesonyourphone6947]

All of that shit you listed literally matters for the average person.

[@noahflood]

yeah he does now, but in this video hit a 2-plate clean pr in grandpa-griller shoes lol. that's years before his peak and he's hitting weight people take months or years to PR at, and at a (relatively) low bodyweight @@McJaews

[@noahflood]

yes, that is a true but separate point. my point is that consistent effort matters more than good gear. @@yougotgamesonyourphone6947

[@PK-pp3lu]

Yes, determination and the power of your mind will overcome someone sticking a needle in their ass and boosting the fuck out of their test levels! 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@cyruskhalvati]

If he managed to get around wada, yeah he could easily win.

[@Chargesheetaccountant]

He's done what people just dream of , being strongest and not serious about it and not competing as well

[@wille7319]

The Harry Potter music in the beginning cracked me up lmao

[@mastermindmartialarts]

I've always been super impressed by Clarence.

[@stefanos_g_ss5434]

Bro could probably win a gold olympic metal in his sleep if he started eating meat again

[@kevinkommtspielen3164]

Filthy Frank gotten real swole man…

[@MrHadane]

Harry Spotter is no joke.

[@rlockridge2]

Just needs a good coach to help him deal with the head game. And BTW so much for the theory that you can’t lift heavy and still be extremely mobile and agile. I don’t know what his endurance is like, but I bet it’s pretty god. Admirable and inspiring.

[@kaush531]

Harry did you put your name into the Olympics? Dumbledore asked calmly

[@Mattscalf]

Clarence most definitely could have won and probably still could win an Olympic medal

[@UsDiYoNa]

3:43 Jesus, that was the swiftest pop-up like that Ive ever seen. Dude could flip all the way into push-up position with as much spring as he had in that.

[@Feastalisk]

He’s the reason I even try Deadlift, and other strength training 👍

[@silverbackgorilla2112]

Clarence is Phenomenal

[@khamluong8071]

He actually trains at the same gym as I do which is a commercial one and whenever he’s in there people just look on in awe as he’s the only weightlifter in there maybe I’ll ask him about his PR’s

[@luckyleo88]

Where is that? I heard he use to be from Co. Kerry in Ireland. I live in Ireland now and I think I train at one of the gyms he used to train at but at Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

[@Strongdadlifting]

Saying someone that takes gear for strength and performance gains is a “hobby lifter” is like saying a guy with 200 properties “kinda dabbles in real estate”…….

[@jermaineayivoh8263]

Well Clarence is kind of a hobby lifter because he doesn’t officially compete in anything, and he hasn’t done so since his late teens in the junior categories. But that doesn’t change the fact that Clarence is a hobby lifter with elite levels of strength.

[@Strongdadlifting]

@@jermaineayivoh8263 okay bud. Next you’ll say that Tom Havlid guy is a guying “hobby lifter”

[@neilmi80]

ha ha at the Harry Squattor music. Great video!

[@YannMetalhead]

For me the most impressive part is that while he is strong as a powerlifter, he looks like a bodybuilder.

[@vazoth6423]

90kg bench press for reps at 15 is crazy, i cant even do more than 5 reps with 80kg at 19

[@lm13eddfs]

not that uncommon, some kids just get acces to gyms really early and get strong at a young age. I had 3 classmates at 15 who could bench 2 plates

[@linkinlinkinlinkin654]

even crazier considering clarence doesnt train bench at all. He has been vocal about over developed pecs degrading his olympic lifts

[@ray_gaming7]

3:44 HOLY SHIT WHAT? It's like he turned off gravity then activated it again mid flight

[@adolfotux]

Clarence is the reason i started to do squats ass to grass with pause

[@Rembran]

Clarence is a national treasure.

[@Miller2h41]

I must follow this guy

[@yordantomov3974]

Obviously, the guy is superhuman !Next, the adventures episode character.

[@christianpage2990]

Great video, love this content

[@mcculloughmethod6912]

Yes, I do think he could've won a medal, but he probably would've ended up like Gabriel Sincraian (caught doping). Better for him to not compete and be honest than to compete and have to lie about it.

[@nightskylights]

Everyone in Olympic Weightlifting at that level is doping, is just a matter of who gets caught depending on their strategy and custom illegal compounds

[@MF-hz6xx]

That’s stupid heavy. Cheers!

[@JahImEverywhere]

that 306kg ass to grass squat is something

[@YAMAZAK1]

Yeah, It is a weight for Lasha, a 180kg man

[@JinnDante]

For anyone aspiring to be like our boi Clarence. His numbers were already elite due to his genetics and extreme work ethics. He had a 160 snatch and a 190 clean and jerk and a 240 or 250 backsquat or so while being clean. So more than likely you are not going to reach his status. But nevertheless we all try

[@miket2916]

FILTHY FRANK GOT SWOLE DAAAANNNNNNG!

[@yingyang5632]

Clark Kent, Clarence Kennedy. Literally has the body and face and initials of superman

[@Brayan_R162]

Hobby lifter seems like just a way to seem better then he actually is, this mf at one point had his program, diet, and cycles on point for peak performance.

[@PickleThePig]

A lot of people quit while they’re in the junior category. No one wants to lift in the open unless you’re in the top 5

[@09thespecialone]

Not only that. There’s simply no money in weightlifting in comparison to other lucrative pro sports.

[@asabovesobelow3023]

The analysis we needed

[@mikelynch6758]

he's genuinely just a ninja

[@JivecattheMagnificent]

Remember when this dood was coaching the surf clam himself?

[@austinrobertson7067]

He walked so sam sulek could run. Humble and openness of ped usage

[@DGalzak]

NANO MACHINES SON!!!

[@rosenkohl5675]

Probably one of the more interesting things about Clarence is that he is vegan ('and still so strong').

[@veganpowerlab]

I think he’s a good example that being vegan doesn’t mean you can’t be just as strong

[@nalissolus9213]

@@veganpowerlab If he was natural it would affect his hormone levels though, you need animal fat and cholesterol for healthy testosterone levels. Still doesn't understand how he does what he does even doing steroids.

[@veganpowerlab]

@@nalissolus9213 any source for those extraordinary claims about animal fat and testosterone?

[@nalissolus9213]

@@veganpowerlab It is a fact that our hormones are made from cholesterol. It's part of the chemical structure. The body can produce it's own cholesterol though, but I think it needs certain fatty acids to do it.

[@veganpowerlab]

@@nalissolus9213 i’m vegan for 2 years, and before that was vegetarian for 6 years. My testosterone is well within normal range (tested it like a month ago). So, obviously I would have difficulty trusting your claims. The body can indeed produce its own cholesterol, but to claim that it needs animal products for that? Where did you get that? Any reliable source? A study? A meta analysis? Something…

[@boyracer]

Harry squatter the man

[@graefx]

One of the OGs

[@Cv2CaboVerde]

Damn this dude is legendary

[@rmatveev]

I like Clarence very much: he is very strong and athletic!

[@Hugo-ew2ko]

Guy is built different

[@sre911]

Harry squatter ❤ he's such an inspiration