Unbelievable Bulgarians

[@РуменСофрониев-з9б]

The USSR could not bear its total loss in the bars by the Bulgarian athletes and organized the scandal in Seoul to cover up its loss. Abadjiev is the greatest coach of all time in this sport and his achievements are unsurpassed.

[@kamuranDeliormanli]

This is one of the untold truths about his case.

[@CodyBunker]

Abadjiev the butcher. Most athletes couldn't handle his training. Lost a lot of great athletes because of this.

[@Steve-ck6mg]

And now Russian athletes get boycotted .

[@cocomatef]

@@CodyBunker He was training them to be champions, not pathetic crossfiters...The athletes who couln´t handle the training didn´t belong there!The only great athlet is the champ!

[@CodyBunker]

@@cocomatef not sure that is exactly how it goes. Maybe he could have had more champions had he adjusted training to each lifter instead of one size fits all. His idea was excellent in that lifting at or above 90% and doing only 3 lifts would elicit very specific adaptations. But he never considered that perhaps having other lifts might be beneficial as well. Even some of his champions would have had longer careers as well

[@Ninnoa]

People who can do this have all my respect. I can only imagine amount of training that one leads to these achievements.

[@samdajellybeenie14]

albin maestro They only work with their one rep max. They front squat, snatch, and clean and jerk. They’re in the gym for 8-10 hours a day. It’s their job, their whole life.

[@bradymacey6951]

samdajellybeenie Drugz lol

[@nikolaninov3839]

@@bradymacey6951 Drugz or not even with them you cant achive it deal with it ... its so complex you need heavy bones,strong body type... its not just drungz

[@ivofena83]

@@bradymacey6951 If you do everything like Usain Botl, are you going to run as fast as him?

[@Romello.a]

@@ivofena83 If you I have strong mental game. And you push yourself you can come hella close.

[@milnusthegnome]

The sheer power that these 70-90 kilo guys are doing on those bars is something else.

[@strafniki1080]

where does the power come from?

[@EliasDutch440]

@@strafniki1080 mitochondria :)

[@strafniki1080]

@@EliasDutch440 oh thanks for reply ill read on it

[@konan8353]

@@EliasDutch440 hehe

[@600micsofacid]

@@strafniki1080 PEDs

[@XShollaj]

Bulgaria has always had top level weightlifters. Massive respect from Albania 🇦🇱🇧🇬

[@MD-tp5zy]

only respect christian albanians

[@denisl3676]

@@MD-tp5zy such a stupid comment honestly Sport is there to unite people, so keep your bullshit elsewhere

[@kaliningradtoczechrepublic8162]

@@MD-tp5zy wow a racist

[@cannonfodder8287]

Steroids do that

[@БориславКуманов]

🇧🇬🇦🇱👍

[@olbilly295]

From now on when I train I’m gonna imagine some whispering commentator announcing my mediocre numbers before I lift them *whispers* “going for 225 now, big jump from last time” 😂

[@mvyper]

Ol Billy IKR. Last time I tried my deadlift PR i was imagining I aw Yury Belkin going for his 440 WR. Only thing, I only pulled 210. XD

[@DnyAln]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fullsend5437]

Ol Billy I laughed at this so hard

[@sircampsalot2568]

Lol

[@motor_citymuscle288]

😆

[@mateoclaure6237]

These dudes really knew how to train, if I see the word “Bulgarian” before any exercise I know it’s gonna kick my ass

[@tommyharris5817]

Bulgarian bicep curl

[@Gabriel_JudgeofHell]

bulgarian deadlift

[@Rob-cy5xj]

I'm Bulgarian and I had no idea we got such incredible lifters, I always noticed majority of men home are wide and bulky but didn't ever know we had those beasts before. We only hear legends of the incredible athletes during the Soviet Union and how harsh their trainings were similar thing was with wrestling.

[@umutyldrm9696]

Lol bro how you didn't notice. In Turkey we have like 6-7 olympic weighlifting champions and all of them are immigrated from Bulgaria ( They are ethnically Turkish but coming from Bulgarian culture )

[@matthewmckee6289]

Yes, training was brutal. Some were literally threatened as well, it was no pleasant.

[@seeekerman1342.]

The Bulgarians are famous for two things... Olympic weightlifting, and saulking each other's feces-covered caulks after getting analFaulked.

[@Smoke7720]

@@davesmith3023this

[@Saturn-Matrix]

@davesmith3023 They admitted to using a type of steroid that didn't make them larger. The while team was users.

[@deanwitt7903]

It’s almost laughable to watch power lifters and bodybuilders hooting and making a racket , back slapping with over the top music and then Olympic lifters just quietly go about their business with insane weights . Olympic lifters reign supreme in the world of weights .

[@thechosenone93]

It’s because people pay more attention to you when you’re louder The chick that gets fed the quickest is usually the loudest

[@hitmanx200]

Completely different atmosphere dude, powerlifters aren't olympic athletes and neither are bodybuilders, their workouts are longer and they need to keep the energy high to get through it.

[@toddflynn6996]

@@hitmanx200there workouts arent longer😂

[@hitmanx200]

@@toddflynn6996 Olympic weightlifters train 3 hours a day

[@ix_9_ix]

​@hitmanx200 top level olympic weightlifters train more frequently than any powerlifter. For example here the bulgrains train 3 times a day and max out everyday

[@abewines3376]

So these the assholes who got me doing split squats every leg day

[@samidikmessalim2197]

Lmao

[@CyberPhiliosopher]

Bulgarian Split Squats ❤!!

[@adflicto1]

xD

[@thelongslowgoodbye]

13:40 I love that guy's shirt which reads "Why be normal?" With strength like him, you wouldn't want to be normal.

[@theodor320]

18:35 Wait, so he missed the 205 three times and then went up to 210 and made it? What a beast!

[@b.f.skinner4383]

IT'S A MINDSET!

[@seeekerman1342.]

3 fat chicks could turn you down in a bar, but still take home the hot friend. Keep trying.

[@jacobspowart2145]

It’s a mindset brother!

[@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300]

@@seeekerman1342. great advice, going to the casino now. never give up

[@crismorgan6756]

5:00 total respect, he's a beast.

[@антонпешев-ъ5у]

Zlatan Vanev

[@jjxlifts]

I just love the sound of the gym…the slam of the weights and bar, absolute perfection

[@jakubheliniak5075]

Wont happen at the planet pizza gym lol

[@lord5487]

@@jakubheliniak5075 😂

[@العقيدمعمرالقذافي-ح4ف]

the sound of spinal disks slipping

[@Pactastic042]

@@العقيدمعمرالقذافي-ح4ف for you

[@العقيدمعمرالقذافي-ح4ف]

@@Pactastic042 i know for a fact you struggle to deadlift 225

[@bobibest89]

20:13 The most badass squat I have ever seen. 280-300kg? Very very low, very slowly, by a 75-80kg man... Insane.

[@jotr.9786]

he said its 220kg

[@windows95_de]

@@jotr.9786 69 kg lifter.. he said 220 at first and then 240

[@jimlahey5623]

Gey, look how he takes off this weight after pump, like it was pack of apples.

[@putteefterpappa3779]

sweet Jebus....look like me during warm-up with only the bar! 😵

[@based8223]

They used fake weights for that shot. You see how it flops around like that?

[@alcoholically4280]

The Bulgarian man that’s 85kg doing those high ass snatches is godly. Think of how much mobility, stability, and power you have to have. Impressive feat for anyone on this planet

[@Лео-ъ9к]

Болгары одни из моих любимых штангистов. 🇩🇪🇷🇺🤝🏻🇧🇬

[@wronski11]

5:39 Georgi Markov World, champion, 2x European Champion, Olympic vice-Champion Sydney 2000 , 21:33 Galabin Boevski -3x European Champion, 2x World Champion, Olympic Champion Sydney 2000

[@antbugor]

5:39 is Zlatan Vanev.

[@Jhoto]

Ive been to Bulgaria once, by the coast. They dont have shit over there but I saw a 3 year old baby doing gymnast pole work on an outdoor "gym". Some of the fittest and strongest people ive ever seen.

[@MrBulgarianLion]

3:23 Моля, тишина!

[@crush42mash6]

He’s insanely strong! I am like blown away with the weight that they’re throwing around at their size. This is unbelievable from 🇨🇦

[@huynhhao14]

Ridiculously impressive. I’d rather be a top level athlete in oly than any other sport. This is peak performance jesus christ

[@Nikolayski1337]

Seeing Ivan Abadzhiev watching Zlatan Vanev’s attempts at 7:42 is absolutely legendary…

[@JFMark]

The Pope of Weightlifting the Legendary Ivan Abadjiev God Save the king !!!

[@MarkBoulders]

I wish I didn't start with power lifting. Would have been great for it to be the other way around. The work oly lifters put in translates over so well. It's been a hard fought 7 months so far to say the least lol. Incredible footage.

[@LXAsx457]

this is the footage taking precursor for groups like Hookgrip and All Things Gym

[@qtpie2630]

wtf this is ironmind video randall j strossen is the one talking do you even lift?

[@VeryScaryBiscuits]

Yeah, and I kinda like the narration

[@Trynottoblink]

All that's needed is the opening montage and some hype techno music.

[@Romello.a]

Blyyat I don't understand?

[@bronyrapist666]

Jesus, he's lifting my deadlift max above his head. FML.

[@playnlearn960]

LUNK ALARM !!!!!

[@mattsalvatore3193]

4:29 probably the most grindy clean I've ever seen.

[@Jonathan-qu2tk]

"boy is this guy tough or what..."

[@garthjohnson88]

"No fear. ... dislocated his arm at 205.5" (!!!!) 7:06 so much respect

[@letmesay2035]

dislocated arm is nothing

[@eScMember]

Legends never die, we will never forget!

[@PO3TRYN3NTROPY]

@Hold Fast so a legend has to die to become a legend?, doesn’t make sense for him to become something he already is. You tried though.

[@jackkovar7806]

Those Bulgarians are indeed, unbelievable

[@allthewayalltheway1255]

Respect from Albania!!🇦🇱🇽🇰 Going hard!

[@klementinoroshi6091]

Shqipëria O Nëna ime

[@lifeafterlift9346]

I can watch this for hours and I’ll always be amazed

[@kanyenkekanyenke1419]

Bodybuilder watch and learn. This is real power.

[@larryboi2706]

While weightlifting is what I love, they are two differemt Sports with two different goals. A bodybuilder Who did this workout would probably place last

[@DROGOC0P]

why tear down bodybuilders? why cant we all do our sport under the bar, united? weightlifting, powerlifting, bodybuilding, we are all athletes, and therefore, brothers

[@kanyenkekanyenke1419]

@@DROGOC0P bodybuider are weak

[@ExpertSneezer]

​@@kanyenkekanyenke1419 🤡

[@alh3328]

@@kanyenkekanyenke1419I don’t think you know what your talking about dude…

[@alexwood6919]

Unbelievable for real! Crazy strength!

[@philipevans576]

Cleanest training footage Highest quality movers and mental fortitude to match!

[@motor_citymuscle288]

These videos are the best to play in my home gym.

[@sardalamit]

A very calming 30 min video! Enjoyed watching this footage. Thank you the upload.

[@bobibufi1389]

What people need to remember is that Bulgarian training system certainly is not for everyone. It is an extreme system which brings extreme results for specific athletes. The lucky ones born with good genetics (strength, proportions, strong bones, joins, tendons, recovery rate etc.) can become champions. There are however 100's who tried it and failed and in worse cases ruined their health without any grand achievement.

[@Romello.a]

Don't you strengthen all that stuff by working out for years?

[@alexgrego9015]

@@Romello.a yes but genetics determine how fast your recovery keeps up with the training. If someone does the same programme as you but recovers quicker then they will quickly surpass you

[@Romello.a]

@@alexgrego9015 True but I found that lifting heavy often was terrible at first. But once I did it every single day for a while and upped my carb intake. I no longer got sore and just kept going. And made progress on all my compound lifts I was focusing on. Just try specificity in your workout. Bro it's not that hard

[@joseaponte1037]

You need to be on PEDs

[@Romello.a]

I mean yeah that too if your am Olympic competitor

[@HiHowAreYouuuuuuuuuuuuuu]

Respect from Armenia!

[@JFMark]

17:51 This moment is legendary The Master Ivan Abadjiev watching his disciple !!! 🥇🇧🇬

[@frfrpr]

Great stuff! Thanks for posting this.

[@schwererd]

No problem! I hope to get some more content up in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned

[@tearnfourstar]

frfrpr please do! :D

[@Anticommunism99]

Strongest Nation in the world ❤❤❤

[@damasek219]

9:16 245 could even make sense for some pretty good lifters... if it was in pounds😁, but 245kg for a 75kg guy is really insane. That's more than 3x his weight.

[@Finnyzation]

Way he pulled it off the rack like it was just a 20 bar

[@cjd4525]

He just doesn't have 210 in the shoulders. He could front squat 210 all day. The limiting factor is his shoulders.

[@luisvazquez8981]

I thought it was his triceps

[@clazza65]

Sometimes just sucking the air in is difficult. It can feel like having your windpipe squeezed.

[@JG-vg9tm]

@@clazza65 fuckin fact

[@alcoholically4280]

The dude hitting 210kg multiple times is the definition of mamba mentality

[@m4nuell]

what is the name of the athlete?

[@yosefmarcucci6433]

Zlaten Vanev. And it’s 220 or 225. The commentator misspoke on the number

[@BeamRider100]

The first guy looks about 75 kg, lifting 210 kg though, wow.

[@SquatBenDeadlift]

he was I believe . Somewhere around 170lbs if I can remember

[@M.Georgiev8527]

The first guy is Zlatan Vanev - world champ in 70 , 77 and 84 kg weight class.

[@BP-lu9th]

That guy has crazy explosion from the ground!!!!!

[@theoneaboveall6768]

This is insane madness 👍👍👍👍 the sheer strength of these guys at low body weight is nothing less then supernatural. 99% of the population can train with or without drugs and won’t achieve that. To them it’s a job a way out a way of getting in the history books of their country when they die coming from a time period in history where socioeconomic weren’t favorable at all for ppl from their country. Today ppl got everything or most ppl do so they don’t and won’t have the same drive or way out most of the time so won’t produce like they did. Yes I’m aware that records were broke but that period in time was just legendary I don’t know if we will have a period like this again. My 2 cents

[@bullzer1]

Awesome explaination , but very much pretty far from the truth.

[@tommyvette969]

WITHOUT THE MASSIVE DRUG PROGRAM THESE GUYS WOULD BE NOTHING.

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

Well spent 2 cents.

[@karolsmith6754]

Plus the drugs are way crazier now. If these guys had today's stuff they'd probably perform better than our record breakers IMO.

[@stevendale7658]

My freind you are misguided they are not naturals Bulgaria was Eastern bloc country all countries were doping then trust me they all were on gear .... and yes I would know as I use myself

[@kirilpetrov4184]

Ето това е конкуренция !!! Сега няма и един човек да отиде без да му платят или да го вкарат техните....

[@masiosareiii4915]

Bulgarians are known for the size, toughness and are too strong, a lot of security guards and bodyguards in my country are bulgarians.

[@ArravTwitch]

These bulgarians were overtrained like crazy from a very young age. The result they ended up with was amazing though.

[@Rami-vr9dy]

I will tell you a secret. They were not "overtrained". Forget everything you learned about overtraining.

[@drakeleslie3341]

thats why their bodies are fucked now headass

[@Rami-vr9dy]

lifting increases your bone density. They are less likely to suffer from osteoperosis. Also heavy lifting strengthens your joints, ligaments. These guys are obviously not lifting as much as in their primes I believe

[@drakeleslie3341]

Yes it does, the heaviest squatter in the world also has the most mineral rich spine thats ever been recorded. However Rami the Bulgarian training method is not ideal for people reaching for a long time goal, its overtaxing.

[@mutantkoffee]

ARRAV what are you talking even 9 of his top 10 athletes, including Ivan Abdejaev suffered serious injuries, they cant barely lift proper after that period... elbow injuries, knee, lower back etc.

[@jeremysamuelson9922]

such incredible squatters. On the clean and jerks I could tell that they're truly too strong for their own skill XD

[@squierstrat9502]

That sound their feet make... thats incredible technique

[@s.p.q.roctavianvsavgvstvs900]

Wow - what strong men. Unbelivable.

[@bonka_mann]

Just came upstairs from a workout feeling pretty good. Then I clicked on this

[@senseiDi]

GOLDEN YEARS FOR OUR COUNTRY !!!!

[@leebyungjun151]

Just crazy tough! Respect

[@ThubanDeneb]

Great video! Do you have more of IronMind spotlight on Kakhiashvili or Dimas?

[@schwererd]

Thanks!!! I just posted a Kakhiashvili video. It's under the pro weightlifting playlist. Enjoy and don't forget to like, subscribe & repost!

[@WinstonCorneilius]

I bought this vhs tape from Iron Mind back in the late 90’s and was mesmerized on how strong and tough these guys were. Especially Vanev. He dislocated his elbow a week or two BEFORE this training session. Tanev ( multi colored singlet) defected to Qatar and became a great lifter for them

[@tfbrooks1668]

This is what power looks like

[@CWBush73]

Did these athletes start out being coached and filtered out like E. Germany and USSR did?

[@schwererd]

CWBush73 yes

[@christopheredwards5970]

Unbelievable Bulgarians commentary by Mr Bob ross

[@Peter-nx7fg]

What a pleasure to watch!

[@Footyballer26]

10:56 Тhe t-shirt on Gardev says it all.....why be normal?

[@Raao1]

yes

[@dfcvda]

how can anyone dislike this?

[@schwererd]

dfcvda I know right?

[@BVaqueroREMAX]

There is also dumbs around us haha

[@mme9646]

Salty russians

[@BVaqueroREMAX]

@m me hahaha

[@MSchmitz77]

the people who dislike this video probably train at planet fitness or gold's gym

[@vipanayotov]

Machines from Bulgaria!

[@logcabins8258]

The speed with which they throw themselves under the bars is impressive. 😮

[@CheapCharlieChronicles]

This is incredible 👍

[@internaltissues5648]

my CNS hurt watching vanev do 210 5 times in 1 session

[@jmcantila9104]

Drugs, genetics and an entire team of pharmacologists, nutritionists and coaches that get to grind kids and hand pick the best of the best to create the Bulgarian team

[@Topdawg365]

👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@DanielDimov358]

0:10 His daughter was in my class in high school.

[@zc7662]

Bulgarian Squats are called Bulgarian Squats for a reason.

[@nervousnorvus1944]

I swear every bulgarian dude i hear or see tend to be very strong hench lads. What do they eat?

[@mixterz1]

My back is sore just looking at this.

[@joonaskumpulainen4017]

Even though the guys were juiced up like crazy I can't lie that the amount of weight and effort is just unmatched

[@pikantnomie1894]

They weren't more juiced than anyone else tho, definitely not more juiced than the ussr athletes ,but the ussr lifyers couldn't do anything close . Also by the time of competition they were practically "natural" , because there was no mercy for Bulgarian lifters in testing,while ussr lifters had an umbrella over them , especially in the Moscow Olympics.

[@symostyle]

This is 1998, ten years after the scandal

[@porsche911CarreraRSR]

The way Vanev just yanks the bar off the ground is so gritty and brutal.

[@williamhubel4643]

I cannot imagine the mental stress load on these athletes.

[@RooNinful]

You have to understand those are your average guys, trying to make a living lifting weights, but few who managed to survive brutal Bulgarian training methods and actually excelled at weightlifting...those who couldn't make it (either because of the injury, or were not progressing as meant be) were just left to do your average 9-5 to feed their families...such is the life

[@geesehoffa2144]

Guy with the 5 missed is VERY SPRINGY, awesome sign for an athlete in any sport. Instinctively knows speed is his friend.

[@CalypsoJack]

The speed of the second clean is insane. It looks like 150 kg 0:21. So easy

[@marcopt7562]

Inspiring

[@Topdawg365]

Muscle endurance is crazy

[@clarkme8952]

Hello joint pain. Goodbye lower back. In the later years of course

[@milad-alishan]

I LOVE THAT ERA ❤ GOLDEN TIME 💜 GOLDEN ERA 💖💪👍🏻

[@troyswierczek4517]

Did he just day a 69kg lifter sqautted 240 on a light workout?

[@Finnyzation]

Yes sir

[@vladpopesku6764]

Most of these guys were picked up from the Bulgarian countryside and trained.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

Its crazy that people who are lifting that many kilo do not look like that in many cases. Sure muscular but not the bodybuilder sizes

[@ThatOnlyAsianGuy]

now you guys know where karlos nassar gets his strength from

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Awe-inspiring lifting. The speed!

[@Confessions2Change]

Wow he is super strong while still very small

[@1000JackFoster]

Спасибо!

[@protector4286]

Arent we just amazing. Богове сме бе. XD

[@krasenmaximov8110]

ti kade se broi6 we

[@kal4o933]

@@krasenmaximov8110 HAHA

[@subzero4579]

No cell phone tripods in sight, just living in the moment.

[@josephm.noviello1996]

Vanev, crazy fast.

[@ynotsammy]

My right ear liked this

[@snazdogdbfan251]

Look like normal dudes lol but they’re hiding insane fast twitch muscles

[@Topdawg365]

And great technique

[@Carlos-jp6mg]

You all better not show this to any Planet fitness employee. They gonna get triggered.

[@GSG_85]

Best team from BG

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

and somehow the labrums dont tear and the shoulders stay in their sockets. . smh.. amazing.

[@cedricdubois3485]

This video is fascinating