Unbelievable Bulgarians

[@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]

😆

[@user-dc1yl3oc2y]

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

[@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

[@Freddyonacid]

@@strafniki1080 PEDs

[@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

[@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

[@rabbigoldbergsilverstein2899]

@@bradymacey6951 so stupid..... all teams were taking same drugs and Bulgaria dominated because of their training style and ethic

[@ivofena83]

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

[@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

[@user-fv7hl7ru2q]

🇧🇬🇦🇱👍

[@crismorgan6756]

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

[@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

[@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 😂

[@user-kg7zr3yl3n]

the sound of spinal disks slipping

[@Pactastic042]

@@user-kg7zr3yl3n for you

[@user-kg7zr3yl3n]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@bronyrapist666]

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

[@MrBulgarianLion]

3:23 Моля, тишина!

[@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?

[@huynhhao14]

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

[@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

[@abewines3376]

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

[@samidikmessalim2197]

Lmao

[@sardalamit]

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

[@Nikolayski1337]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@antonbugrimov8277]

5:39 is Zlatan Vanev.

[@playnlearn960]

LUNK ALARM !!!!!

[@mattsalvatore3193]

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

[@Jonathan-qu2tk]

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

[@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

[@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 🇨🇦

[@allthewayalltheway1255]

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

[@klementinoroshi6091]

Shqipëria O Nëna ime

[@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

[@jackkovar7806]

Those Bulgarians are indeed, unbelievable

[@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.

[@lifeafterlift9346]

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

[@masiosareiii4915]

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

[@mark8987]

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.

[@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.

[@motor_citymuscle288]

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

[@ArmeniaDbest]

Respect from Armenia!

[@user-mf5ue6rc5n]

Strongest Nation in the world ❤❤❤

[@alexwood6919]

Unbelievable for real! Crazy strength!

[@garthjohnson88]

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

[@letmesay2035]

dislocated arm is nothing

[@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…

[@philipevans576]

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

[@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!

[@user-fc1cb4vd9f]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@leebyungjun151]

Just crazy tough! Respect

[@BP-lu9th]

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

[@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

[@tfbrooks1668]

This is what power looks like

[@squierstrat9502]

That sound their feet make... thats incredible technique

[@bonka_mann]

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

[@jeremysamuelson9922]

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

[@1000JackFoster]

Спасибо!

[@Peter-nx7fg]

What a pleasure to watch!

[@s.p.q.roctavianvsavgvstvs900]

Wow - what strong men. Unbelivable.

[@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

[@CWBush73]

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

[@schwererd]

CWBush73 yes

[@senseiDi]

GOLDEN YEARS FOR OUR COUNTRY !!!!

[@kirilpetrov4184]

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

[@marcopt7562]

Inspiring

[@ARDG89]

I was thinking the video was gonna be about Bulgarian split squats lol

[@nervousnorvus1944]

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

[@SpiritintheSky.]

Awe-inspiring lifting. The speed!

[@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

[@CheapCharlieChronicles]

This is incredible 👍

[@costaanto4067]

Does anyone know what kind of pants is the firts guy wearing ? It helps him maintaining his legs straight

[@porsche911CarreraRSR]

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

[@mixterz1]

My back is sore just looking at this.

[@christopheredwards5970]

Unbelievable Bulgarians commentary by Mr Bob ross

[@Topdawg365]

Muscle endurance is crazy

[@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

[@cedricdubois3485]

This video is fascinating

[@vipanayotov]

Machines from Bulgaria!

[@kamikaze8625]

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.

[@Confessions2Change]

Wow he is super strong while still very small

[@Footyballer26]

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

[@Raao1]

yes

[@milad-alishan]

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

[@logcabins8258]

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

[@massoverride478]

Great stuff

[@internaltissues5648]

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

[@KevinM491]

dude over here clinging my deadlift max

[@mohdbhutta5009]

Good job

[@MrWhareponga]

Well done.

[@lukenick2299]

who is the main featured lifter?

[@iliasliosis1600]

This tape gotta be from a training session in Greece in 1997 right?

[@schwererd]

98'

[@barbellbilly]

is there a part 2??

[@M.Georgiev8527]

Great way to start this video with Zlatan Vanev - world champion in 3 different weight class.

[@rjeption]

Exactly as the title states, unbelievable…

[@sepskifahrer9217]

my elbows hurt when i watch this :D

[@geesehoffa2144]

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

[@ynotsammy]

My right ear liked this

[@zc7662]

Bulgarian Squats are called Bulgarian Squats for a reason.

[@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

[@Jeremy-qb9ej]

Some strong dudes!!

[@josephm.noviello1996]

Vanev, crazy fast.

[@buttholethebarbarian8248]

The first guy has such clean form

[@jukkas6807]

Got My Respect

[@noyes9885]

Amazing

[@NESSUNOroadto205kgmarcoptsquat]

Mamma mia!!!!!!!