Was Giant MacAskill Really the World's Biggest and Strongest Man?

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[@princemichael4708]

Do goliath

[@alexmattie5437]

My great great uncle we always love Angus maccashkill always will

[@alessiobubbles5345]

This guy was the tallest man in history who didn't suffer from growth hormone disfunctions: he's the closest thing to a giant that humans ever got

[@ibrahimshams5363]

I don’t think that’s true manute bol grandad was apparently 7’10 it’s believable because manute Bol is 7’7

[@alessiobubbles5345]

@@ibrahimshams5363 speak human please😶

[@nonachyourbusiness1164]

@@alessiobubbles5345 What did you not understand? Manute Bol is a famous basketball player

[@ajsbd3815]

@@ibrahimshams5363 while the people of the Dinka tribe are well known for being extremely tall, they often struggle to put on muscle and fat mass. Manute Bol weighed 91kg at 7'7

[@alessiobubbles5345]

@@ibrahimshams5363 grandpa anectodes aren't the way to go in the XXI century

[@kennethmclean3679]

As a youth living in Dartmouth NS, I heard many stories of Giant MacAskill which were super. I know Robert Wadlow from The USA was taller at 8 ft 11 and about 439 bs but it's amazing that these individuals and their stories have been found and shared . If you have others similar, please also post for us. Thanks Kenneth

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[@kennethmclean3679]

No sorry to whomever said Robert was from Scotland. Robert perishing wardlow was born and raised in alton Illinois usa. Giant McCaskill was from Scotland...where my family hails.

[@GordonHeaney]

I seem to recall a story where MacAskill met a Canadian wrestler who wanted to meet him and possible test his strength against him. When they met, they shook hands and MacAskill's grip was so immense, the wrestler backed down immediately

[@SeptemberChild1835]

And that wrestler’s name? Andres The Giant

[@lukeweber4038]

Devon Larratt

[@Jashan720]

@@lukeweber4038 And he's been pumpkin training ever since

[@lukeweber4038]

@@Jashan720 👌👌🤣🤣

[@michaelbroderick527]

I read his hand started bleeding... Thats some hand shake.

[@johnny5805]

Everytime i've watched one of your videos, I thought "Yeah, but he's not as strong as Angus MacAskill !". Finally you did a video on the legend himself !

[@au8363]

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[@Goremachine]

13.5 inch wrists and 18 inch ankles on a lean body indicates an absolutely monstrous structure. Imagine what this man could be if alive today with access to unlimited food, modern training regimens and implements and anabolic substances.

[@wp4872]

He would most likely suffer if he put on any more substantial mass. Dudes already a freak of nature, just proper training would do the trick.

[@KorithStoneheart]

Pretty sure he had access to unlimited food. Wouldn't have been able to get so huge otherwise

[@AizenzPlanz]

@@KorithStoneheartNever will know for all we know he could be the same height today

[@1992jamo]

@@KorithStoneheart In scotland in the 1800s?? This dude was eating endless oats.

[@parkerbohnn]

@@KorithStoneheart It was all muscle.

[@patb5266]

Fun fact, I was Technical Director for a Cape Breton theatre company. We did a production called Angus The Giant MacAskill which we toured around Cape Breton and schools in Nova Scotia in 1995. I built a set with some furniture to scale for our 5',7" actor playing Angus. I lite him with footlights to cast upward shadows to add the illusion of height. Although at his height this would have been the reality as all homes would have been lite with oil lamps during his life. We had an 8'x16'x2' collapsible stage with backdrop that I could fit in the back of my beat up '81 F150 and it didn't go over the sides of the box. Yes I'm proud of that as it was a great accomplishment for me and our crew. We had a local musician provide an original soundtrack and it's was one of the best experiences of my life seeing people react to the production. I heard one kid at a school say to his friends, "I know how they make him look tall, stilts". Funny. Thanks for posting this, brings back some great memories.😊

[@MrSimplesimon007]

His feats of strength were done in front of hundreds of witnesses, and the size of his hands, wrists and arms would play a massive part, his grip would have been immense and there is no doubt in my mind this man was naturally super strong and could do things only hall Shaw etc could even dream of.

[@vincentvaleur3573]

Maybe for grip strength events but you have to consider weight into the equation, endurance becomes a huge factor.

[@punkem733]

Stop being delusional.

[@xelzp]

bro if you believed he shoulder carried 2700 pounds then you're crazy

[@mrtoad3582]

@@xelzp It's true but it was 2200 lbs, it's quite possible that he did this as he basically just lifting the weight off the ground with his legs by standing under it a powerlifter can squat over 1000 lbs and that going down parallel, they could quite easily partial squat almost twice this and they are no way as big as MacAskill

[@mrtoad3582]

@@vincentvaleur3573 Endurance has nothing to do with strength

[@patioco]

I would’ve been right alongside the naysayers in the past about this guy. But his hand and wrist size alone coupled with the fact that he was the most physically proportional man of that size that the world has ever seen and recorded leads me to believe that a lot of these claims about him are true.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Thank you! A voice of reason.

[@macman1469]

What about Mills Darden. He stood around 7'6" and weighed over 490kg (1000lbs+). He led an active life ,was married and had 2 or 3 kids ,he also holds the record -greatest weight differential man and wife ,she weighed around 45kg (100lbs). He died in old age after outliving his wife.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you, that's a very interesting suggestion

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Holy shit, she survived childbirth? A tiny 100 lb woman with a horse of a man TEN TIMES HER WEIGHT?!

[@MargootMC]

He would have to have been severely obese to be 1000 pounds

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@MargootMC You'll have to watch the video that will be released in the next couple of weeks to find out

[@MargootMC]

@@StrengthUniverse ooo new video ok. I'm just thinking about it logically if hes shorter than this guy but 2x the weight hes gotta be pretty fat

[@shepchester3567]

A man of that size would be something to behold today, but back then, wow!

[@TheSanityMachine33]

Jesus.... what a beast. what an absolute unit.

[@iankirk9097]

His whole physique was in proportion so that his chest measurement was one of the largest (if not the largest) of a non-obese man. Incredibly strong and yet a very gentle God-fearing man. Apparently he had a musical voice. As a teenager he got into an altercation and punched a man and thinking that he had killed him prayed to God that the man would live, which he did.

[@donmackie6086]

His size did not go to his head. He was a humble, God fearing man.

[@iankirk9097]

@@justinlaite5542 No not me, that is the testimony of those who knew him first hand. Give me a break!

[@georgepetrou501]

You say God fearing like that's a good thing. God loving would be the better way to describe it. Why do you consider it good when someone feels fear while thinking about God?

[@iankirk9097]

@@georgepetrou501 Fearing God is healthy. Yes, God is love, slow to anger but quick to forgive. People who blaspheme the name of God should shake in their shoes, or much better still, repent. He resists the proud but gracious to the humble.

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

13 inch wrists is absolutely insane. As reference, the current number 1 arm wrestler in the world, thought to be among the strongest ever in the sport, has wrists that are around 10, 10 and a half inches around. I reckon Angus would put up a fight with zero training.

[@jeremybennoch4338]

Levan the Georgian hulk just beat Devon larrat from Canada Levan has wrists bigger than 13 inches 22 inch forearms and 24 inch bicep he is 6 foot 3 and weighs more than 400 pounds and is the most dominant arm wrestler ever Do research

[@Gullshunter]

He obsiously knows who levan is. And most reported measurement of his wrist are 11inches. It was stated in an interview (i dont remember with whom) that it was closer to 10tho when measured with good technique (not loose and not diagonal measuring tape).

[@natalieportmanfanbundlepla6060]

@@jeremybennoch4338 levans wrists arent anywhere close to 13 inches. He has a bit over 10 inch wrists which is still quite impressive indeed but 13 is on a whole new level. That's like an average dude's upper arm circumference after a year of weight lifting.

[@levondarratt787]

@@jeremybennoch4338 NO that is a lie... Levan has max 10.5 -11 inch wrists , not 13"!. He weighs 389lbs, much less than 400.... He is huge for his height....but you are fan buying the numbers and exaggerate .

[@jeremybennoch4338]

@@levondarratt787 U know ur right I looked up the only video when someone measured levan it was close to 12 inches (that's what she said) but that was over 3 years ago and he has weighed 380 and almost 440 we can't argue without proof so when u can prove what u think are facts then comment again In my opinion levan is in the wrong sport Ge would kill doing strong man More money more recognition But opinions are like assholes everyone has one and most of the time they smell like dookie

[@liamcampbell6661]

Love how you've brought Angus in to the light of people who might not know about him

[@garyfletcher844]

Makes me think of cooking up a nice big angus beef steak.

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[@justaguyfromreddit]

YES YOU DID IT! I was waiting for this video for so long. Thanks man

[@StrengthUniverse]

No problem! thanks for the suggestion

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Man its good to see you here 👌

[@dadimadh4528]

At only 195.5cm I suddenly feel quite small... Excellent video as always. You're especially good at including interesting historical info.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks Tim, I'm glad you like it.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

@Freddie Mercury Andre the Giant is dead.

[@Outland9000]

@Freddie Mercury Or Shaq.

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Welcome to 5'8 world

[@helkas3316]

@@Outland9000 What about Shaq who ?.

[@dougcoombes8497]

One of my ancestors was Angus's Uncle and came across the Atlantic with him to Cape Breton. One story the family passed on had to do with his performance for Queen Victoria. Apparently she was so thrilled with his demonstration of strength she asked for something to remember him by. At which point he jumped in the air and came down hard on the stone floor with his boot heel leaving a permanent mark. My Mom and Dad visited the area where the MacAskills settled a few years back in Cape Breton and got to meet another cousin Kenny MacAskill who has an extensive archive on Angus.

[@Elias-df6ki]

Never happened...I promise you. Lol

[@dougcoombes8497]

@Annie Meredith Not that I know of, a lot of us are over 6 feet tall but none like the giant. One cousin Sam MacAskill is 6-3 and weighs 260 and played football for Boise State until 2016.

[@dougcoombes8497]

@@Elias-df6ki Who knows, all I know is Angus MacAskill was truly extraordinary. If a normal sized guy now can roll up metal frying pans with his hands and bend hardened metal tools, then who know what a guy who was almost 8 feet tall and weighed over 500 pounds could do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKiZkmVuoNVrj7c Angus was known as a gentle giant, but one story told about his youth is he got into a fight at a tavern and laid out a grown man with one punch. They weren't sure if the guy was going to live.

[@jamesstreet228]

Was anyone else down the lineage ever of such a large size? Edit I see now you must have answered a similar question but the comment isn't here anymore. It's just hard to imagine that someone could be that size without having the giantism disease. I'm not saying it's all a lie, because I wasn't there and I don't know, I'm just saying it's EXTREMELY abnormal for a person to get that big naturally especially if there's not a history of abnormality big people back down the tree. It's like Paul Wight (The Big Show/Giant) was saying. He said there was no history in his lineage of abnormally big people and he thought he was just blessed for having such a large body then he went to some Dr and this doctor found it was indeed acromegaly or giantism just like Andre the Giant and big Robert Wadlow. They just knew alot more about it when he came along and they were able to stop it before it affected him as adversely as Andre and Robert.

[@dougcoombes8497]

@@jamesstreet228 Not that I know of. My distant cousin Sam MacAskill played for Boise State football a few years back and is 6'5" and 260 pounds.

[@tommywolfe2706]

One of my good friends is 7'7" and his nickname is tree. He is a pretty strong dude, but his problem is that he cant gain weight. When I last saw him, he was on a "prescription weight gainer" and still only weighed 210 lbs. Imagine how I felt, weighing the same and being almost 2 ft shorter lol. Of course, I had muscle, he looked like skin stretched over bone, except he was tough. He had a lot of struggles because of his size. Clothes were hard to find.....a bed was even harder for him, he wasnt rich but the worst I think was the place he was renting when I met him. He had to walk with his head to the side because the ceiling was so low, he couldnt stand all the way up. He could bowl a perfect bowling game though (repeatedly, with right or left hand, even switching back and forth), and I dont know if you would ever meet someone who can chuck a bowling ball the way that he could. His arms were like cannons.

[@TradeInfinitum]

things that never happen nice reddit story

[@tommywolfe2706]

@@TradeInfinitum reddit story? sure, ok.

[@armando1829]

Robert bobroczki?

[@optimusprimevil1646]

bowling you say, that makes sense. i wonder how far he could smash a driver off the tee with some training.

[@pleaseenteranamelol711]

Tree, huh? A boy at my school is named ocean and he has an older sister named tree, lmao.

[@joshuabrown7034]

I wouldn't call BS I did tree service work for years and often would get 2 full grown men to put a 250+ log on my shoulder and haul it out of fancy yards in Hilton Head SC..so we wouldn't damage the yard with equipment...not near 400 yards but I'd do it multiple times a day...at the time I was 190lb and young...now I have a bad back .

[@fostersstubbyasmr9557]

Yeah I can lift carry a 100kg long if it’s on my shoulder a pretty long distance. So I believe Someone that big could do a 300kg log

[@Bubajumba]

@@fostersstubbyasmr9557 That's very possible, but I struggle to imagine him pick up and walk with a anchor of 1 ton on his shoulders, imagine someone casually picking up a car and walking with it on his shoulder, hard to believe

[@ganchoreginchore9599]

you have the most comforting voice, i have ever heard, i am literally hearing you will i sleep.

[@GTLees]

On my mother's side of the family, there is another character who made some notoriety for himself as a strong man. He was actually smaller than the average man of the time. He lived (I believe) from 1892 to 1975 in the River John area of Nova Scotia. There are many stories about him and his incredible feats of strength. He, apparently, didn't want fame and all of the bother that comes with it but he did put himself out there for a small stretch of time because he needed the money. As he got older his son stepped up as a strong man (although not as strong as his father) and he also traveled around doing demonstrations and such. So the original man's name is Chalmers Bigney, he was a cousin to my grandmother.

[@mrtoad3582]

Sounds like BS

[@pleaseenteranamelol711]

There was a great grand cousin on the irish side of my family who was huge, 6'10 or something.

[@christophersmardz8196]

How come I never Heard about this guy before is he made up

[@just_someguy01]

@@christophersmardz8196 not sure of the legitimacy of this person's story however he was a real person, he's buried in Denmark, N.S. and has his own historical marker

[@GTLees]

@@mrtoad3582 What does?

[@TylerScott261]

Thank you for bringing this strongman into the topic of your channel. You see, Angus MacAskill is my ancestor, and much of his overall popularity of being the claimed world's biggest and strongest man has been depleted over the years. Great to see someone with this type of notoriety fame to bringing up this absolute beast of a man💪

[@au8363]

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[@nickyfurlano8531]

Without any doubts he was the strongest man who ever lived.

[@dancarlson8449]

Was gonna call BS on a couple of those feats of strength until I saw your summary. Another great vid!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Cheers Dan, glad you enjoyed it

[@jeffreygordon007]

As a Cape Bretoner I’ve known of this man a long time !!!!

[@HonkeyKongLive]

No doubts that he was a massive and powerful man but there's a reason all these people who did superhuman feats of strength existed before video evidence.

[@justaguyfromreddit]

Yeah but his skeleton his real. So at least we know he truly was that big

[@sbdftw1702]

The anchor story seems very far fetched. Even if he was proportional at 500 lb, that thing weighed well over a ton. I can see the story about the barrels, etc being true if he was truly that large.

[@freefromthedark6784]

Ah no there isn't 😂 that's an assumption and ignores the fact that healthier levels of hormones, diet, and starting exceptionally young in building mind muscle connections could have effects we don't know about

[@ALC0A021]

@@freefromthedark6784 those days soil was having much more nutrients as a result food products were of far better quality than today so ofcourse people were far more stronger

[@donalddann]

Exactly. 80 inch chest at his height, he wpould have weighed half a ton.

[@radicalstreet7029]

I'm 6ft6, 265 pounds solid. Been weight lifting for years naturally. I'm 26. Love these types of vids because they remind me that they are some insanely big individuals and athletes out there.

[@ldarm]

Why on earth did you list your stats? 😂

[@radicalstreet7029]

@@ldarm Why on Earth did you not list yours?💩

[@fostersstubbyasmr9557]

@@artandarchitecture6399 not at 66 that’s not overweight

[@megavolt67]

​@@fostersstubbyasmr9557 265 pounds at 6 foot 6 is actually considered to be slightly obese (as in worse than overweight) in terms of BMI. But since Radical Street implies that he's muscular, it's more likely that he's only somewhat overweight in terms of where he should ideally be health-wise.

[@conservator6734]

@@megavolt67 265 at 6'6" is on the thin side. I have a small frame at 5'11" at 210 and I look weak.

[@justiceprevail1552]

I guess we will never know for sure just how strong he was. I do know there are exceptionally strong men out there who just go about their daily business totally unnoticed. That said, nearly fifty years ago I went to a gear making factory to pick up a special ordered gear, while waiting a truck baked into the loading dock to pick up a barrel of parts, the lift truck was inoperative so this big fellow came over, picked up the barrel and placed it into the truck. I asked a worker what was inside the barrel and he said machined parts, and that it weighed over 500 lbs. He told me that the fellow who lifted it was as strong as a bull and I believed him. So there are some extremely strong unknown men out there and this fellow was one of them.

[@au8363]

Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❤.!!! John 14:6 King James Bible Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!!! Follow Jesus Take The Narrow Path.!!!😊😊

[@justinlaite5542]

Relax@@au8363

[@justinlaite5542]

"anecdotal unconfirmed evidence" See???????

[@604cuinkillah]

I love this story. So sad about the anchor injury. I almost named my largest GSD pup after him

[@s4squatch1]

There were numerous sightings of Bigfoot in the area where he lived.....but it was just Giant MacKaskill going for a walk in his fur coat.

[@jasonmeyer287]

Man that one was awesome thanks

[@StrengthUniverse]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Muffin1980]

Cool, I’m from Cape Breton Nova Scotia, I live in Halifax NS. I remember going to the museum of him during a school trip.

[@WJHandyDad]

never heard of him prior to your video. Love your take on all these strong people

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks W J

[@ommin6757]

Angus is distant relative of mine. My mum used to tell me of him when I was a child.

[@littledragon7ca]

thank you so much for posting this. made me smile and cry

[@Proud_Troll]

I think that if he were to live in modern times, he would be the undisputed greatest strongman of all time, with no one coming close.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Yeah!!! The Giant MacKaskill and Louis Cyr!!! Canada Rules!!!! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🏒🏒🏒🥅🥅🏒🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

[@ronduffey1142]

In order to find out his feats of strength I had a look back and yes exaggeration is made, but pure raw brute natural strength, he was the strongest true giant ever. The childe of Hale was a strong man too. Great video, well done for appreciating a man not many know about

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks Ron

[@ronduffey1142]

@@StrengthUniverse it would be wonderful if you do a video on John Middleton and Anthony Payne. That would be a wonder.

[@Nirsterkur]

About the Anchor, it's like the modern day car Deadlift. Only a portion goes up to the chest (leverage /Archimedes).

[@markedmonds8694]

Incredible, great video mate

[@StrengthUniverse]

Cheers Mark, Pleased you enjoyed it

[@dannybiddlecombe]

My father used to always argue with me on this. I’ll see how the video turns out.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Who won, you or your father?

[@markhooren5530]

What this guy did was incredible so imagine if he was with us now with all the benefits of modern training regimes and sports nutrition.

[@ZealKingdom]

Pro wrestling promoters would be falling over each other to sign this guy were he alive today.

[@freefromthedark6784]

Thanks for the video, it would be awesome if you highlighted more figures like this from history and see if we can find more details that would allow us to understand whether these feats were false or a product of human health and training we have lost

[@TLChivz]

I hate to be a downer but I think that the moment it turned out he was affiliated to P.T. Barnum, every word that came after became followed in my mind by a series of 'but was it really?' type doubts. Unfortunately that relationship due to Barnums' habit of 'hyping things up and frequently outright lieing to sell tickets' will always leave a shadow over the credibility of many an [allegedly] great feat.

[@marktyrrell8892]

Yes he was undoubtedly extremely big and tall, certainly by the looks of it over 7ft, but it's unlikely Barnum wouldn't have added inches to his height and exaggerated his weight and feats of strength. That's what Barnum did for a living.

[@richardmorris7063]

Like a modern day Vince McMahon from pro wrestling.

[@Silentevil7]

@@richardmorris7063 Vince definitely learned from him on making his wrestlers seem larger than life

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@marktyrrell8892 His body size is fact. They have his skeleton. But yes, his feats of strength were probably exaggerated.

[@russoplayssorts4307]

Cool Video

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

Wonder what the stories will be about insert name here years from now. I mean the guy was huge, and probably very strong, but we all know how stories go, and local celebrities are made out to be more than they’re. Thanks for another great video.

[@thatguyfrommars3732]

He may have had the potential to be the strongest man ever, but because he didn't specifically train for strength I personally don't think he was statically stronger than Brian Shaw et al. There's a difference between natural strength, even "farm strength" or "manual laborer strength" vs professional strongman or powerlifter strength. He may have been able to do some truly amazing things in grip or throwing events though.

[@douglasbooth6836]

As a guy who did manual Labour and trained I can tell you most powerlifters or strongmen struggle with the likes of tires, anvils because they have no idea and don’t actually lift for a living. Even though I was no where near as gym strong as some guys I know I could lift the heavy awkward objects way easier as I believe angus could. He worked for a living.

[@ShepherdschapelYTexplainsbible]

Drugs don't count,stay natural and stay alive

[@thatguyfrommars3732]

@@ShepherdschapelYTexplainsbible I agree. But even natural powerlifters will be stronger than manual laborers 10 times out of 10.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

Personally I don't doubt he was insanely strong. But an anchor of 1200Kg and a living horse I highly doubt. The weight of a horse, sure. But not a living one. Not unless the horse was shot full of tranquilizers. But I would say it is highly likely that he in his prime, before injury, could have totally demolished todays Deadlift record. As he actually had feats of strength for a job, it is highly likely that he actually trained quite a bit. Pictures of him supports that. His body posture was quite athletic. and his chest circumference were the biggest ever measured on a person that didn't suffer from obesity.

[@thatguyfrommars3732]

@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 Maybe if he trained for it. But just walking up and deadlifting 500kg? Never. He wouldn't have had the coordination and probably lacked the muscle mass needed to do it.

[@alphaownsyou]

Feats of strength aside, imagine just seeing a man that large!

[@mattholt5063]

Great vid. I’ve never heard of this chap before.

[@erfan3944]

I appreciate it if you would've done a video about Wilt chamberlain about his strength and athleticism....

[@Nirsterkur]

Yes, Arnold said sometime back when the biggest and strongest muscular guys did Triceps pushdowns with 120 lbs, Wilt used to do 170 lbs as if it was nothing.

[@lionelmessisburner7393]

Wilt is a liar and faked a lot

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Wilt BLOWS alongside Giant MacKaskill!!!!

[@JohnSmith-es3dn]

@@Nirsterkur I can do 250 lbs for 10. Not very impressive. Wilt was said to deadlift around 1000 and had a 600 bench though

[@nsrvtqc]

Wow! Angus finally made the big time a SU video. He was born a few hours away from me. His house is a museum now.

[@dannyellaboatboat]

I can’t even imagine what a sight it would be seeing someone that size in person. 7 foot 9, makes him exactly 2 feet taller than me. Amazing

[@mattepton5731]

Wow spectacular thank you 🙏!

[@StrengthUniverse]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tudortarta1903]

He was undoubtedly insanely strong, imo wsm level, but those feats are not even close to reality. Despite all of this, I do believe that if he would have lived in today's world, with the training knowledge that we have, and the steroids athletes can use, he would be the strongest man that ever lived, and no one would come close.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

He possibly really was the strongest to ever live. Even without todays training methods and performance enhancers.

[@draco_1876]

Nah

[@skeletorlikespotatoes7846]

You have no idea. So please don't make assumptions.

[@jmedlin81]

hundreds of witnesses to all of his feats would disagree.. anyone that size, who doesn't have the normal issues that plague giants, would by their very nature be strong beyond comparison.

[@donmackie6086]

​@@palmarolavlklingholm96847'9" is impressive. But what really makes him a Clydesdale are those ridiculous 44" shoulders. That's nuts!

[@gj8313]

Great video as always💪.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks 🙏

[@JackHagar]

Without training, he was probably in the same realm as a professional strongman in terms of strength, but I doubt he was just naturally the strongest man to have ever lived; he’s big, but not astronomically bigger than a 6’8 strongman that’s on gear and has specifically trained for years to be the strongest Edit: I’m sure it was also much easier for him to do some crazy lifts because his hands were so large and arms so long, those two traits give a massive advantage in getting a good grip on items

[@youthere7327]

bigger frame, bigger muscles. we know this isnt normal so its impossible to say either way

[@davidkosiba624]

Peak Thor and Shaw was 190-200kg so they really aren't that far by weight , that 30cm height difference tho is huge , so Thor and Shaw would be much more 'dense' which should help in lifting , I think this guy was just too tall to coordinate his body as precisely

[@brebium7715]

I think he was just able to lift much larger objects than anyone due to his superior reach and massive bodyweight, but the weights of most things he lifted must have been greatly exadurated, also i doubt its possible to carry a 60 foot log even at his height it would be too hard to balance, maybe he let one side drag.

[@Asiansxsymbol]

No, he wasn't nearly as strong as a professional Strongman. Stop being delusional.

[@freefromthedark6784]

Ah maybe but that's all speculation. He probably had much higher natural testosterone and healthier diets in a lot of ways...so it's not impossible to see

[@JamesStorey09]

This is absolutely insane. You can’t imagine what lifting over a tonne is like. It’s just mind blowing

[@ryaniam22]

I just like listening to his narrators voice. So chill

[@JackLoyal93]

No doubt that he was strong. However, it's hard to imagine that anyone can be BOTH that naturally tall and naturally strong. I'm not saying it's impossible, but unlikely. Look at basketball players of the past and present. One that comes to mind is Shawn Bradley; at 7'6" he is one of the tallest players in NBA history. Bradley too, was naturally tall, thanks to a combination of normal genetic variations. It means that only 1 out of every 10 million (or roughly only 800 individuals on the ENTIRE PLANET) are taller than him, and of those 800 whom are naturally taller than Bradley (if any exist at all) probably only number in the single digits. However, looking at Brabley's physique, he is definitely athletic, but not physically built. Bigger people need to take in a lot more calories in order to function. Shawn Bradley is 275lbs. Angus MacAskill was 510lbs, I kind of have to believe that the fact that everyone always asking him to prove his strength, is kind of what attributed to him becoming so strong in the first place, wouldn't you? "Lift this." "Pull that." "Carry these." "Hold on to it for -." All of this manual labour type of work would help anyone gain muscle mass. Regardless, Angus' legacy lives on, and if there wasn't physical evidence of his existence (photographs and what not) you'd probably label him in the realm of John Henry and Goliath.

[@Ian-if2lf]

his skeleton is real, you can make scientific measurements from it

[@Goremachine]

MacAskill’s wrists were measured at 13.5 inches. His ankles were 18 inches. This was at a lean body composition at age 20. These measurements were collected during a medical exam. The super tall of today do not have bones that thick. Andre the giant had nearly 12 inch wrists, but that was at his fattest body composition. Angus The average for a man is around 6.75 inches.

[@marcustanhalberstram6992]

Shaq and Dwight Howard are both 7 footers who are monstrously strong and normally proportioned. It's not unthinkable that even at 7'9 MacAskill could be built far more sturdy than shawn bradley.

[@draco_1876]

@@marcustanhalberstram6992 he was tho

[@theriomrasputin8233]

Igor Vovkovinskiy, was 7' 8" and 370lbs. And it was his weight which caused him a good deal of pain. He unfortunately passed away a few yrs ago at 38yrs old. In photos he looked big also. Not a thin rail as many who get that tall become.

[@basilcarroll9729]

When in the circus when performing he would be talking to the crowd suddenly the sound of someone talking would be heard then movement from the giant's clothing then a head pops out, it's Tom Thumb! .In their show eventually Tom would dance on MacAskill's hand. Thanks for the video. Hello from Cape Breton Nova Scotia.

[@youtubecreators384]

Great video. You should do a video about Louis Cyr. The man who held four drought horses in place all by himself.

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thanks for the suggestion, It's on the list, just a matter of time

[@youtubecreators384]

@@StrengthUniverse Sweet.

[@theshermantanker7043]

Louis and Paul were both legends but they lifted the weights on their backs, MacAskill lifted the 1200 kilograms with his hands entirely. Im very certain that had MacAskill gone for the back lift hed have lifted even more weight than either of the 2

[@vincentjatkoo]

Ofcourse he did not lift an anchor wieghing above one ton (1300 kg, 2700 lbs). Look at today. With all the doping in the world, giants like Hafthor would not be even close to lifting that weight. All feats are exaggerated. He was probably strong though. But I'd bet Louie Cyr was stronger.

[@billabong9215]

Yes but Mariusz pudzinowski beats halfthor in a lot of events.

[@Nirsterkur]

@@billabong9215 Mariusz beats Thor in lots of events? Preposterous statement.

[@Nirsterkur]

Angus < Louis < Paul < Kaz < Brian < Zydrunus < Eddie < Hafthor. End of the Brute Strength scale for human beings.

[@Goremachine]

“Lift” is a vague term. People hear lift and assume it’s a deadlift/press etc. There are contemporary strongmen who can perform hip lifts with several thousand pounds. If angus lifted an anchor of that size it was certainly a very short range of motion lift. It could have already been upright and then he hugged it and lifted it a few inches off the ground.

[@billabong9215]

@@Nirsterkur why do you think it's preposterous? Or you being sarcastic. Mariusz has... 4 or 5 world titles. Hafthor has 1. Edit, I just checked... he has 5 worlds strongest man titles. 2nd edit. Mariusz was also competing against the greatest strongman athlete of all time. Big Z. So yip.... all day long in certain events mariusz is beating thor. Same way as macaskill would be cyr

[@michaelnewman5625]

The fact alone of holding 100lbs at arms length with 2 fingers for 10 min is the only thing you need to know to tell you he was the strongest man to ever live!

[@GTLees]

Angus MacAskill is an ancestor of my father. The Giant was born 120 years before Dad and years ago my father and his brothers used to tell some stories about him. The stories were entertaining, but I cannot imagine how a person could verify their authenticity. We used to have a small paperback book that had at least a dozen stories about the Giant. I have not seen it for years and have no idea who wrote or published it. There is only one of my uncles left and he isn't capable of helping now. I regret that I have let it go for too long and most of the information and stories are lost to the ages. I did enjoy the video. EDIT - Some recent activity in this thread got me thinking about that little book I mentioned a year ago. Maybe my vitamins have made it to all of the necessary places for me to recall the name of the author heh, heh. Anyway, I am quite sure that gentleman's name was Roland Sherwood. If my memory serves he has written an impressive catalog of similar paperback books, a few of which I have read and I think they're great. There's a lot of information, maybe some legends, photos if they exist, and they are a quick, entertaining read. Also, I am inclined to believe that at least some, if not all, of Sherwood's books were self-published.

[@dougcoombes8497]

Hey cuz, my great X 4 grandfather was Angus' Uncle. He was also named Angus MacAskill and came across from Scotland with Angus his family.

[@GTLees]

@@dougcoombes8497 Right on, small world huh? And getting smaller every day too heh, heh.

[@michaelb4538]

I was just thinking Im sure someone else said they were related a few comments above. Well would you look at that boys bumpingi to long lost relatives in a yt comment section. Class. It is a small world btw but I wouldn't want to paint it. Sorry couldn't resist the old are the best etc.

[@draco_1876]

There was a bunch of eye witnesses

[@HankyJim]

Ya, that was me, I’m related to him also through my grandma

[@KevinBarry-n6i]

1:50, that's from a supposed Bigfoot casting of its foot size😂

[@StrengthUniverse]

😂

[@speleokeir]

He wasn't just exceptionally tall he was broad with it. 44" or 3'8" across the shoulders is huge, as were his hands. He was also a lot heavier than other very tall men without being overweight. Just all round big. If you compare him to Brian Shaw he's a LOT bigger across the chest, as well as much taller. This suggests a fairly stocky build, which usually translates to power. As such you can imagine he would be massively strong.

[@holdenv81000]

It would be interesting if someone took all Brian Shaw's (6' 8" tall) measurements & scaled him up to 7' 9" to match Angus MacAskill to see just how big Brian Shaw's chest., shoulders, bisceps, forearms, etc would be.

[@quasarleon4645]

Thanks for uncovering these little known personalities .

[@pappy374]

He worked at PT Barnum's so 100% his height and strength feats are highly exaggerated.

[@donalddann]

Exactly. 44 inch wide shoulders never. There are pictures of him, and he was not as wide as Thor.

[@Goremachine]

His measurements come from a medical examine performed on him at age 20. The doctors were looking for signs of gigantism but found none. His chest was 80 inches around, that dwarves even a fully juiced up Hafthor.

[@قرفص]

@@donalddannhe was he’s 7’9……

[@lelandlewis7207]

Angus was also a fisherman. Once, after a storm, the other fishermen were bailing out their boats to launch them. Angus walked up to his boat, tipped it up on its side, letting the water drain, and then launched the boat by himself. And no, it wasn't a little dory. Another time, in a bar at the warves in Boston, a group of American sailors were hassling some Canadians. Angus walked in and when the Canadians told him about it, he walked over to the bar, reached over and picked up a full barrel of whiskey, popped the plug, took a big swig and then offered it to the Americans saying, "Anyone want a drink?" They Canadians weren't bothered any more. lol

[@gustavolsson2005]

I commented on your Valentin Dikul video that you should do a Angus Macaskill video.

[@StrengthUniverse]

I'm Sorry, it seems two people had the same suggestion on the same video and I somehow overlooked yours otherwise I would have given you a shoutout

[@gustavolsson2005]

@@StrengthUniverse No problem. I was just a little bit dissappointed.

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@gustavolsson2005 Understandably Buddy. I will remember next time

[@gustavolsson2005]

@@StrengthUniverse Thank you. Love your videos btw.

[@StrengthUniverse]

@@gustavolsson2005 Thank you 👍

[@wolfganghasenmaier8350]

He has that Monster of Frankenstein head... So that`s what inspired Boris Karloff.

[@dennisorr1746]

I believe that even if he didn't have all those measurements or proportions back then, he certainly could've attained them and those feats if he lived nowadays.

[@Goremachine]

The pilot episode for strongest man in history was about mcaskill but the footage was never released.

[@kevinwil6106]

Do the big show. I've always wondered about his strength

[@SeptemberChild1835]

His strength wasn’t actually much. It was a lot of smoke and a few well placed mirrors.

[@revcc1]

I love to vacation in EnglishTown in the summer. The Giant's grave is a 5 minute walk away from the cottage.

[@stephentemple5617]

I think the giant Scott is blow out of portion and is over exaggerated just like Paul Anderson they need folk tales and myths back in day now everything's has to be verified welcome to the 21th century great video as usual thankyou🤗

[@RH-xs8gz]

It would have interesting to have a contest of strength between this man and Mills Darden

[@sverige1947]

I am very curious to know if the story of him lifting that ship's anchor that weighed 2,800 lb (1,300 kg) to his chest is real or just a legend

[@StrengthUniverse]

From my research he certainly lifted an anchor but it's real weight was between 1000lbs (453kg) and 1200lbs (544kg)

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@StrengthUniverse Even so, that is an almost unimaginable feat of strength.

[@strengthhistory1936]

2:36 Louis uni (Apollon) still holds the record for this with 80kg Arm's length. In this photo this was Louis uni (Apollon) holds 30kg kettlebell at the Age of 47.

[@erickh.r.9087]

I think nobody has ever heard of Mills Darden, (October 7, 1799 - January 23, 1857[1]) was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. He was capable of tossing 500-pound (230 kg) piles of hay with ease and single-handedly carried 12 feed sacks (1200 pounds) over 1.2 miles. His enormous size both in terms of his body weight and height made him one of the biggest humans to have ever lived. He was officially confirmed to have stood at a height of 7 ft 6 in (229 cm) tall[2] and weighed around 860 to 1,020 lb (390 to 460 kg), and possibly even more.[3] His recorded approximate weight of 1,020 lb (460 kg)[3] would have given him a body mass index of 88.2. If the reported figures are correct, Darden was 30 percent taller than and about six times as heavy as the average American male of the 21st century.

[@kevinbarry3277]

I read one statistic that put Dardens heaviest weight at 1,100 pounds

[@robanderson1470]

What a overwhelming spectacle the circus must have been in those times. Trying to comprehend all the oddities and talents at once.

[@noey-ec4bw]

I think Mills Darden is the strongest man of all time. But there isn't a lot of data of his feats of strength.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

What about Paul Anderson? He was insanely strong, allthough much smaller.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Two Canadians: Giant MacKaskill and Louis Cyr. Canada Rules!!! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

[@SeptemberChild1835]

@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 he cheated.

[@palmarolavlklingholm9684]

@@SeptemberChild1835 How did Paul Anderson Cheat?

[@tonsofun2]

A little background on my family, its a Norse gene thing. Macaskill's(of all spellings) are sons of Asketil(the last Viking king of Dublin) we were and are renown for our our size and strength in battle with conquests of Dublin, and the isles of Skye, and later Berneray where Angus would be born and are still mighty to this day. The shortest male in my family is 6'1 and the tallest 6'9.

[@adnanrawashdeh3965]

Very interesting video but i wouldn't personally believe this story for various reasons

[@yahwehskid4819]

The testosterone levels of guys back then we're naturally higher and they had to work hard manually just to live so I believe it.

[@ginopasse]

How easy was it to be strong when there were no cameras around?

[@mactcampbell]

It's too bad someone didn't properly document his feats of strength. I'm leaning towards him being the strongest ever.

[@wmden1]

Interesting story. I wasn't there, but picking up and walking off with a well over 2000 pound weight is a bit difficult to believe, for any human, of any size.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Not for Giant MacCaskill.

[@holliswilliams8426]

That's not possible. Think about it. Thor deadlifted 1200 pounds with deadlift suit, straps etc.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

@@holliswilliams8426 Thor isn’t Giant MacAskill!! 😃

[@BuJammy]

Great video. As always. Now do Jan Vorenholt (AKA "John Burly - The Expander King"). :D

[@richluke24]

I remember watching a documentary about him as a child presented by Tony Robinson. I feel the strories are true and he is the strongest man to ever live by far.

[@sciencechomp5444]

Nah, that goes to Samson!

[@richluke24]

@@sciencechomp5444 Sampson wasn't real ;) There's another story about Angus pulling a boat in half, and another of him throwing a guy over a big pile of barrels :)

[@PoweredbyJESUS7]

@@richluke24 Samson wasn’t real according to you?

[@PoweredbyJESUS7]

@@sciencechomp5444 You are correct that title went to Samson.

[@richluke24]

@@PoweredbyJESUS7 lol if we are talking about the strongest characters from works of fiction the Juggernaut, Superman or even HULK as I'm sure you are aware would be stronger. I'm saying Angus is the strongest human in history :)

[@SellierBellot-gk7wf]

According to the measurement of his original jacket, the shoulder width from Angus Macaskill was less than 69 cm. Many old figures are grossly exaggerated.

[@alessiobubbles5345]

This Scot absolutely moggs Brian Shaw, and maybe even GRIZZLY

[@StrengthUniverse]

Blasphemy! LOL

[@alessiobubbles5345]

@@StrengthUniverse he weighed 30kg more than Grizzly, while being 50cm taller: hence Grizzly is the densest human to ever live

[@davemustaine7481]

@@alessiobubbles5345 ever heard something about glenn ross

[@alessiobubbles5345]

@@davemustaine7481 never heard of her

[@levondarratt787]

MOGG is a word used by some weird people..idk..hoodlums...or foreigners with poor English..wTF does that? .IDK...but its not a word...it means nothing in Enhlish! stop repeating BS>...

[@1959teddybear]

Jolly good video 'ol chap! He was a rather large person. Very interesting

[@StrengthUniverse]

Thank you

[@gs7843]

He was one of the remnants of the giants that used to live..and he's small in comparison.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

There were no giants.

[@gs7843]

@@SeptemberChild1835 ok bud..Was there not?

[@tracesmith]

This is incredible... I've heard stories about my Great Grandpa Lawrence which was born in 1913 and died in 1985 I've heard stories from the family that he picked up 500 pounds of feed and carried it a quarter of a mile and then climbed flag poles backwards

[@Martin-ub9ci]

What many people seem to forget is that manual labor makes you strong. There's people half my size as strong as me even though I'm top 80% at any weight class, in a commercial gym, ofc. No powerlifting gym..

[@wandyy8078]

Scaffolders are insane athletes .. get any of the big headed Knobbheads from your local gym and get them to try that for a day they will be blubbering wrecks

[@TheMarman57]

Great video. Interesting subject matter. I have always been fascinated by this story. Great narration. However, please practice your vowels and word-endings. One word seems to slide into the next which makes some of your speech hard to follow. Don't lose the accent though. I'm Brixton born and bred, so keep that southern drawl (LOL) I love it.

[@antont4974]

I mean, is it really possible to make claims regarding his persona? He was a very impressive person, that's certain

[@pattraparojanasomsith4666]

If Angus lived up to 100 years, it would be very awesome. I would called him the world tallest man who lived longest life. But strongest too💪💪