The World's HEAVIEST Strongmen | Top 20

[@BigLozOfficial]

Just to reiterate, these are the heaviest athletes to have competed at WSM.

[@progneeber]

Aye, if you did do it about the heaviest ever, Glen Ross weighed well over 500lbs in the mid 2000s. I can only imagine what a GP check up for him would have been like at the time. I love static monster strongman more than anything so he's one of my all-time favourites but what the hell was he eating?

[@darrencollett5630]

When's the 20 lightest to compete coming out lol

[@fergbarber6165]

You were not as heavy as some but were stronger than most but had to compete every week just to wait is so wrong that generally public don’t appreciate what you all do

[@fergbarber6165]

Missed out just to compete

[@edstar7894]

@progneeber What ‘wasn’t’ he eating,

[@flyingbandannas]

Would like to see this in the format of the lightest strongmen. great work on this video!

[@sagebauer1077]

would probably be dominated by the smaller athletes from the early days. Maybe lightest to make the finals? But man, Franco Columbu has gotta be close to #1

[@rapidtreal4612]

@@sagebauer1077 Pudzianowski!

[@bmstylee]

Jouko Ahola came to mind.

[@Zurround]

I got annoyed when the Guinness Book of World Records listed the TALLEST person ever to play basketball as a professional but never listed the SHORTEST to ever do so. If you are going to show records might as well do it from both sides. I remember seeing a KZbin vid where a strongman competitor got the joshing nickname of "little" then his name (forgot the name) because he weighed "only" 280. 280 is super heavyweight in most sports so its ironic.

[@elderwiz3165]

That would be more interesting, if you're a lightweight but can compete at the same level as these giants.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

Some of these guys had no business being that heavy, then there are people like Brian, Thor and Dominic.

[@bmstylee]

Dimitar Savatinov definitely didn't look particularly healthy that's for sure.

[@slXD100]

@@bmstylee it would be an advantage if all these guys trained isometrics, a lot more strenght when doing isometrics since it strenghtens your tendons etc.

[@bravojohnson5050]

Dominc filou died a while ago. Was very young

[@georgepoly4842]

@@bravojohnson5050and maybe the most muscle mass of damn near any human ever lol. The heart can’t maintain that

[@wolololer]

For real Dominic looks like photoshop, dude was crazy big

[@George_Bland]

200kg at 5 foot 9 is insane!

[@bmstylee]

That's what I call famine resistant

[@DavidVirtanen]

I'm 5'7 I Want To Reach 170 It's That Too Dangerous?

[@jazzabighits4473]

@@DavidVirtanen 170lbs or 170kg? 170lbs is a decent size for your height. 170kg is ridiculous

[@DavidVirtanen]

@@jazzabighits4473 170 kg 375 lbs

[@Faddnn]

Why use kg, but not m/cm? Just like the video, we are going to convert weight, but not not hight?

[@branominal]

Seeing 'big' Z so far down is insane

[@ora6925]

Any list where Big Z isn‘t at the top is a fake list🙉🙉🙉🙉

[@gotzvonunentberlichingen1452]

Well this isn’t my 600lbs life so I think this is a win for him.

[@Shisimona]

It's obvious you can't read. The top HEAVIEST list weight in. Big Z was the lightest in this list.

[@branominal]

@@Shisimona what?

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

Seeing a 185 kilo albatross at number FOURTEEN is jarring!

[@daltonmason62]

I don't mean to brag, but I'm in this video during Luke & Gav's stone off, so I'm basically famous now.

[@koalawithchaingun53]

It might seem like bragging but it’s fair to value such moments. Good on you.

[@geronimo9595]

being youtube famous can be such a bitch. all those groupies, the autograph seekers and dont get me started on the stalkers

[@drshin9893]

You can sell your farts now… that is how this works right?

[@daltonmason62]

@@drshin9893 oh dang, for real? I've been wasting A LOT of money then!

[@WeTryMotorsports]

dominic was a proportionally enormous man. not even fat. just outrageously huge. those who have met him in person said it was like a different species next to them. RIP to him. if Josh Silvas makes a comeback in strongman, he would be topping the list. 1st ASM was super promising but never seen him since. been super quiet on social media as well. dude is an absolute powerhouse.

[@BroCactus]

Surprised I had never heard of that guy. Looks like the most impressively built strongman ever.

[@DavidVirtanen]

​@@BroCactus IMO Dominic Filiou Had The Greatest Strongman Genetic Of All Time

[@WykkedMofo]

I worked with Dominic Filiou back in 1999. We were security guards and MY GOD this man was HUGE! When I first saw him, he was training with our supervisor. I'm 5'7 so yeah...I was basically looking at a wall. Really nice guy, but quiet/shy. If you spoke to him, he was quite the awesome dude. I know he won Canada's Strongest Man in 2007 and placed 3rd one year at WSM. I was saddened to learn of his passing back in 2019. He was only 41. R.I.P. Big man! Great list by the way. CRAZY how heavy some of these guys were! 😮😮😮

[@forteka81]

That podium scene at the end was awesome

[@bmad1386]

Probably the strongest photo ever taken

[@troywalker8078]

@@bmad1386 And heaviest

[@bmad1386]

@@troywalker8078 nah, there's still those weightloss journey buddies that all weigh over 600 lbs or something

[@andrew98115wl]

I remember seeing Dominic Filiou back in the day. He was about 4' wide at the shoulders! 😮

[@davidmoss9667]

He was massive

[@overmole3389]

Small correction, Mika Törrö is five times Finland's strongest man 🖐

[@maartenn2217]

I had no idea Oberst was this heavy!

[@Pepe-pq3om]

Me too

[@shawnmichaud4484]

Oberst is a massive human

[@robothug6688]

Dude his head is like a atlas stone lol

[@davidmoss9667]

Custom made hats

[@Adamrawlifting123]

I forgot about some of these. Cleve Dean looks ridiculously big in that armwrestling photo 😂

[@autarko]

He was probably over 700lb in that photo.

[@wolololer]

His hands looked huge for his body, and his body already looked big af

[@9256steven]

These type of videos are really great Loz thanks.

[@cristiangamboa2037]

This list started and finished with the 2 greatest so far

[@wolololer]

Debatable, but to me Hafthor is the strongest

[@cristiangamboa2037]

@@wolololer I think that Hafthor in 2018 was most likely the strongest human in history. But Brian and Z have careers with a lot more achievements in my opinion.

[@wolololer]

@@cristiangamboa2037 exactly, Brian and Big Z had a better carreer overall, but Hafthor was the strongest ever in my eyes. Also covid and Eddie beefs with Hafthor rly fucekd up his carreer, is a shame we didnt see his true potential

[@richardhilljr9506]

Thanks for the history lesson.i didn't know about some of older guys.impressive

[@DimonStahlmann]

Dominic Filiou's proportions are insane😳

[@damiensmith9240]

Thor peaked at 208 (post-wsm career) and was 207 when he pulled 501.

[@astralwerks4]

OD Wilson did win an international competition with Kaz in the 1990 team Pure strength

[@QueenToKingOfSpades]

I don’t think team efforts were considered a personal title.

[@Adamrawlifting123]

@@QueenToKingOfSpades Yeah I don't think they can be. Team competitions are usually more for fun like the world's strongest nation.

[@Major.Tom.1973]

You're single handedly doing so much to promote the sport of strongman, thank you & well done Big Loz 🙏🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Jarppispecial]

4:30 SUMOAN STRONGMAN! ! What the Eff lefts friggin go

[@Callum_Lifts]

Very good video idea 👏 I can’t believe Big Z was so low down the list

[@sarahstorr]

This was an amazing video thank you. Some surprises. I would never have guessed that Gav and Brian were that much heavier. Some of the earlier guys in the countdown looked sooooo much bigger. Thank you again. ❤

[@Tom-V]

Great list!

[@bigh6109]

Great post big fella. Hope all good your side you & family. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@emp100k]

Thanks for this video Loz, as ever a lot of fun and a nostalgic look back at some of my favorite competitors over the years.

[@Betoni]

Crazy to think that Mika Törrö at #19 is a tested athlete. Finlands Strongest man athletes are required to sign an anti doping contract and they are randomly tested when they are under that contract. Contract needs to be signed at least 3 months before the competition and after that it is in effect indefinitely. Once the athlete or Finlands strongest man organization wants to end that contract it will take at least a month to be terminated. I wonder if this is the reason we don't see as many Finns in the WSM these days.

[@HipFlippinMamma-Kelly]

A scratch I didn't know I needed itched. Awesome job Lizzie!

[@Saskatchetooner]

That was really well done! Thanks Loz

[@samskinner213]

Thanks for doing these videos Loz!! It’s so interesting to hear all the different stats

[@devlin76]

Great video! Thanks Loz and Liz!

[@michaelholder98]

This was great thanks Loz and Liz! I don’t know if we’ll ever see what we saw again between like 2008-2017

[@samuelmccorriston7219]

Brian said he weighed at his heaviest in the mid 460's lbs, insane bodyweight.

[@tomasgoubej5542]

Brian and Hafthor, both weighed 210kg, Hafthor mentioned it in the interview with Brian when he asked him what he weighed the most.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJO4laasgdSla9k ASC 2012 - first Arnold competition kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3LVkHWupNN2pM0 19:55 - Hafthor weighed 205 kg, by comparison, he stands next to Brian..

[@a1b9c2]

The legend Shaw will hopefully focus on losing some weight in the future. He's a husband and father now and big, heavy people don't live long, healthy lives.

[@Zekschwein]

@@a1b9c2 he actually is / was

[@Zurround]

@@a1b9c2 That will help some but the sad reality is that he probably won't live much past 70 if he even gets that far. Even if he really slims down he will be huge by conventional standards and tiny petite people tend to live way longer.

[@austenberry1558]

It's sad to see how many of these guys on this list have passed away :(

[@mrgaudy1954]

Rare is the man who can carry 400 lbs plus without severe (and fast encroaching) health implications, unfortunately. I think it’s a great thing for the sport that athletes seem to be downsizing for this reason. Athletes like Mitch are showing that you don’t have to be a 400 lb + monster to be ruddy strong. Even Tom Stoltman (probably the one current athlete except Thor who could “comfortably” hold 400 lb plus of body weight) looks like he’s leaning out a bit from previous years without losing any strength.

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

well it is a 47 year old competition (and most of these gentlemen competed in their 30s) on top of that it is an EXTREME sport quite literally

[@austenberry1558]

@@high-captain-BaLrog a lot of these guys died before 50

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

@@austenberry1558 oh

[@Adamrawlifting123]

@@high-captain-BaLrog Two of them died before they were 50. Mike Jenkins and O.D Wilson. Cleve Dean passed when he was 51, Jerry Blackwell at 45 and James Perry aged 57. Cleve, Jerry and James weren't really strongmen per say, they just competed in the wsm once or twice but came from other sports.

[@smk11685]

Started watching with my dad in late 80s when I was a toddler. Seeing everyone compete into their prime has been awesome over the years

[@harrypounds456]

Great video!

[@BlueLineGroovy]

Great video !! ⭐️

[@ceesklumper]

Very enjoyable video, thanks much!

[@pavelowpower]

I am 5’7 and I weight 62kg I’m super skinny but love strongman. These men make me look like a pre schooler lol. Great vid Loz.

[@charliebigpotato894]

Love these types of videos 👍

[@richardthomas3697]

Eddie Hall struggled at strongman due to his size as he was far too heavy for his height, he seems obsessed with been big which can’t be good for his health Even now he’s weighing almost 170kg which is crazy, he’d be much better off dropping 40-50kg as he’d still be big but not unhealthily big

[@FoxStrength_Performance]

Great subject for a video. This was very well done!

[@EDtheIslander]

4:44 29 stones. You’re welcome Eddie.

[@cedricchia99]

Was he 196kg at his peak?

[@apekatt2007]

Good video!

[@dyingserenade]

the crazy thing is that some of the best in the world rightnow are not as big as these guys! like: Mitchell Hooper - mateusz kieliszkowski - Oleksii Novikov - Rob Kearney - Pavlo Kordiyaka

[@DavidVirtanen]

Tom Is 6'8 430

[@joeysavino385]

@@DavidVirtanenthat wasn’t the point lol

[@themagescorner]

Mobility = lighter athletes do better. Static events favor heavier athletes. So a good balance is what wins comps.

[@meliodashadeyoshi2115]

0:12 that man was lifting two kegs.

[@TheChooseAName123]

cm, pt and in (centimeter, point and inch) are absolute units to me. But I work with CSS regularly.

[@andrew98115wl]

Mike Jenkins looked about 5'8 on camera! Kind of like Eddie Hall.

[@martinnilsson5295]

Hehe yes def not 6"6 bor was eddie 6"3

[@opaldeadventureersubscribe7825]

​@@martinnilsson5295 Eddie Hall is around 6'2". He was recently measured this past year.

[@gym-kneecrickets6294]

Fantastic video shared

[@CraigNiel]

Great video as usual, Loz.

[@EdwardHinton-qs4ry]

I've been waiting for this list from a proper strongman for a while. I might of even mentioned it. Go Loz and Liz!

[@Gndlf_TheOrange]

Funny with Eddie, every time he mentions his biggest it creeps up a bit. "I was 31 stone... I was 31 and a half stone...32 stone..." etc 😂

[@brianholland5447]

Well he's never been known for his truth telling ability, or his humility...

[@George_Bland]

Yup and I remember recently for the boxing match the weigh in was so much less than what he’d been telling everyone

[@Gndlf_TheOrange]

@George_Bland he was actually 195 at his biggest, which is still insane, but it's 30 stone. Not 32 and a half which he's said since 😂 such a big ego.

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

Brian is the greatest ambassator the sport could ever hope for. I agree.

[@BlackThunderRC]

RIP Dominic

[@jonathandawe7900]

Thanks, big Loz.

[@arlenbales3233]

Great video.

[@bobz4968]

More like this please

[@f19ash]

Enjoyed this. Strongman Top Trumps is always fun but would have liked to see Stones and Pounds quoted too. 30+ stone…!

[@Adumah77]

Big z been the G.O.A.T and placing 20th is insane, size truly doesn't matter

[@DavidVirtanen]

I'm Glad Because I'm Just 5'7

[@Pepe-pq3om]

Of course it does, but it isn't the only nor the most important factor. What a silly comment, honestly.

[@Adumah77]

@@Pepe-pq3om Lol

[@BlueLineGroovy]

Much respect.

[@ebutuoyYT]

If you look at Tom and Thor, they are clearly tall and large framed, but without weight training they might have been quite "skinny", I wonder who is the most naturally massive strongman, a person that would have been huge even without lifting weights?

[@TalkingMonkey1]

It would be interesting how Andre the Giant would have done had he competed in his prime. He was naturally strong and athletic.

[@hg_10sm68]

I don't know, Thor's grandad has a similar frame size to Thor & he is far from skinny

[@devlin76]

Tom played soccer growing up. Brian and Thor both played basketball. They were definitely thinner back then but also teenagers. By the time each of them were say 24, they were beasts.

[@sagebauer1077]

afaik Cleve Dean basically never trained, just did manual labor and armwrestling

[@damiensmith9240]

Angus McCaskill.

[@Agnes135]

Dominic filiou's arms were absolutely monstrous

[@daviddavies9996]

Awesome video more like this be great 💪👌

[@RiFLEisFortuna]

I love the last picture. The most wins, the most iconic and the strongest ever

[@alistairperry811]

When are you starting to train up Iron Bibby for his WSM tilt? I want him on the list

[@christianchapman9420]

Cool vid 😊

[@MRo27544]

Brian Shaw winning just another WSM list never gets old

[@julianhernandez6457]

Another good one loz. Folls like you have given me to motivation to get back in the gym even w all my physical issues. Love the content guys, keep up the goos work.

[@williesnyder2899]

Back when I saw Kaz in the warmup room at the 1980 Senior Nationals PL Championship he was yet to obtain his full mass. Even as he eventually filled out, these guys dwarf Thr Mighty Kaz in his prime! The combination of height and mass!!

[@coreyrowe2052]

I know they haven't competed at worlds but I'd like to see mention of others involved in strongman who haven't competed at WSM but are still huge. Sean O'Hagen comes to mind!!

[@damiensmith9240]

Josh Silvas

[@hg_10sm68]

The funny thing is most guys over 400 pounds are just quite fat. Thor is so unique in how he carries his weight

[@NSD-fp9qj]

Shaw too, even Gav

[@branominal]

Anyone who's taller than about 195 tends to carry it better it seems, Glenn Ross being as big as he was is insane

[@hg_10sm68]

@@NSD-fp9qj Nope, Thor is the only one who actually looks 'lean' at 400+, with a good physique. Gav looks fat over 400 pounds. Shaw is in much better shape than Gav but still doesn't carry it like Thor does.

[@NSD-fp9qj]

@@hg_10sm68 Shaw does too tbf but Thor is definitely leaner looking

[@DavidVirtanen]

Dominic Filiou Was Lean As Well And He Was 460 lbs At The Arnold Classic In 2006

[@scottweibye7584]

Brian Shaw also seems to be an incredibly nice and humble man!

[@ni_wink84]

I have always been a fan of magnus Samuelsson, he wasn’t the best but he was always up there and a pure beast! All these dudes are incredible

[@tomcane2822]

Good vid

[@nes_osterone6217]

Now do a smallest list :D

[@Zurround]

The late Franco Columbu was only five foot five and I think around 200 pounds (though I do not know exactly) when he competed in the 1977 Worlds Strongest Man competition and I think he made 5th place. I wonder if it was him?

[@MR-ly4xt]

What was your heaviest weight while competing, Loz?

[@BigLozOfficial]

170kg/374lb. I was strong but my fitness and endurance suffered a lot. 150kg was my ideal competition weight.

[@MR-ly4xt]

@@BigLozOfficial Thanks Loz. I often wonder if some of the heavier strongmen would have improved their performance if they had been lighter. I know mass moves mass, but what is too heavy? Maybe 400lb is too heavy for some of the stongman events?

[@headranoverbytruck6088]

Didn't Thor in his very early days weigh like 210kg plus ... He dropped a lot of weight soon after but yeah sure he was a unit when he first turned up.

[@Buds1own]

♥ also.... When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

[@frederickknapp5340]

Just started the vid and I bet Uncle Loz is on it.

[@eestituhat4872]

And now we need the lightest athletes "mini" powerhouses

[@BlueLineGroovy]

I absolutely love Mr Shaw.

[@eelponna3145]

What about Sean O’Hagan - has he ever competed at the WSM? I think he’s 6”11 and was 210kg at his heaviest.

[@Pletzmutz]

I'm a bit sceptical about some of those WSM numbers (as you no doubt are yourself) seeing as people apparently grew/shrunk in height.

[@intuitiveeevee]

Please do the funniest strong men,ive noticed most of them are hilarious 😂

[@trackie_d]

I'd love to see the other end of the spectrum - the lightest WSM competitors in history could be a fun dive.

[@mrgaudy1954]

Still waiting for the “most well endowed strongmen” top 20 list 😡

[@jackhillman1955]

i keep asking, is down below in proportion for these giants? Thors wife is tiny he can't have one in proportion to his size surely?

[@mrgaudy1954]

@@jackhillman1955 kzbin.infoPU2igb25Cdo?si=revBZOOWEhAwKCys

[@BronzeTuna]

I'm in awe of the size of this lad.

[@markfox1545]

That's what your mom said.😅

[@UdayaRai-mo4ur]

Udaya🎂🎂🎂🌹🌹💪💪💪

[@tentoesdownchristianity]

It's interesting to think about athletes of the past and how they would have done in strong man. For instance, the Italian boxer, Primo Carnera I think would have been a wonderful strong man, especially if WSM was around then and he trained and ate for it.

[@hamedgorbani111]

just another W för Brian!!!!

[@ektoras_fl4943]

Didn't hafthor Bjornson weight 210kg on his very early career ?

[@Adamrawlifting123]

No he got to his heaviest in 2019 and 2020.

[@ektoras_fl4943]

@@Adamrawlifting123 this took me one google search . 2012 he was officially weight in at 463lbs

[@hg_10sm68]

@@Adamrawlifting123 Nah he said himself he was at least 206kg in his early days. He wanted to match his weight up with his height. He had a similar physique to Brian in his early days

[@davidmoss9667]

Yup spot on

[@danieljbarry01]

Hi Liz and Loz 😊

[@vikingpower8656]

Hafthor was heavier at his first wsm. I believe he said in some old video that he was 213kg on that comp

[@BigLozOfficial]

He was listed at 190kg in the 2011 WSM

[@hg_10sm68]

@@BigLozOfficial Listed weights & heights at WSM are rubbish unfortunately. Thor himself said in his early days he bulked up to 206kg+, he wanted to match his height 206cm with his weight

[@davidmoss9667]

Yup this is true In 2011 Thor bulked to 460 lbs body weight. Not the same 460 lbs as when he pulled the 501 though. Body fat percentage was much higher

[@jodyswallow1008]

I’m 5’11 and 80kg, these giants are over double my size, it’s difficult to comprehend 🤯

[@Danimal77]

You didn't list Durwin Piper who was 410 pounds at the 1981 WSM and Benedict Magnusson who got as high as 425 pounds. Also, you only listed these competitors heaviest World's Strongest Man competition weights when in fact, they all weighed significantly more in other competitions. Big Z got up to well over 400 pounds at the Arnolds. Terry Hollands was up to 450-460 pounds at his heaviest. Brian Shaw was over 460 pounds at the Arnolds. Torfi got close to 500 pounds and competed at 419 pounds at the WSM (heavier than you listed him). Eddie Hall got up to 430 pounds. Jerry Blackwell got up to 475 pounds. Cleave Dean weighed 467 pounds at the 1980 WSM (440 in 1979) and got up to 600 pounds at this heaviest while competing as an arm wrestler. Glenn Ross got as high as 547 pounds and was 474 pounds at some of the UK's strongest man competitions he competed in.

[@jamiedavieswright]

They intentionally just focussed on their WSM peak weights. But yeah I was thinking the same thing with ref to Cleve Dean in particular. Which would make him the heaviest to ever compete at WSM.

[@jessehall9420]

liz who obviuosly researched and did this video -- could only go on what the offical stats are by wsm them selves when athletes get measured and weighed before they compete in the heats.. prehaps before or after in the year some for these athletes were heavier or lighter but that dont matter --- this was just for wsm

[@jamiedavieswright]

@@jessehall9420 You're right. Also there was a definite lack of hieght and weight listings in the 70s and 80s so info was hard to come by. The didn't pop up on screen like they do today. You had to listen to the commentary which may or may not have been factually accurate. I think Liz did a great job.

[@damiensmith9240]

The presenter who interviews Cleve in the 1979 wsm, says 465lb.

[@segundajuganda]

Dominic's physique resembles Fallout Super Mutants, insanely huge and muscular!

[@BuccWylde]

He wasn't as heavy as these guys, but the guy I watched (and just about everyone else), was the GOAT of the 90's...The Icelandic Viking, Magnus Ver Magnusson.

[@BlueLineGroovy]

I’d love to stand next to the Mountain just for reference.

[@espenstoro]

And here I'm too big at 95kg with my frame. 🙃

[@high-captain-BaLrog]

somewhat relatable

[@THE-MAD-TECHIE]

Brian said in interviews he rarely looked at his weight when training.