What Is The Optimal Body Fat % For Strength? (Body Fat Test Included)

[@daynelson9865]

7 months ago i weighed in at 510 pounds at by far the largest id ever been at im 6'1 and now down to about 403 pounds going to the gym 5 days a week and have almost tripled all the weights i can lift in the gym i would have loved to see what i was before and what i am now, we are getting there! hoping to get to 340-350 atleast

[@Jamison-]

Damn son, awesome work! keep it up

[@clarkyow1418]

That’s awesome progress!

[@peteholman1252]

That was incredibly inspiring and informative. I just found out I need knee replacement surgery so I may have had a bit much to drink which dulls the pain. Will watch again tmrw

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Chin up mate 💪

[@peteholman1252]

@@mitchellhooperstrongman thanks brother, I’m trying

[@ghosthero0806]

currently six and a half months into retraining after some pretty serious injuries. 260lbs and 25% body fat. when i was 17 (more than a decade ago) i hit 240 at 15%, with only about a year of gym training, but before that i spent summers working on my grandfathers farm and much of the rest of the year hauling lumber for my dad, splitting firewood, swimming and sailing, and doing construction work (yes i know that i should not have been doing that shit at age 12-15 but i did not choose to do it lol) so i wasn't starting from nothing, just more unconventional training. i think with five years of consistent work, i could hit around 300 at 20% body fat. i don't think it's likely for me to ever weigh more than that, nor is it physically possible for me to weigh less than 200 unless i am starving (i know this because when i was homeless and starving i weighed 185 as just skin and bones) i am not really interested in being the strongest person in the world, but it would be fun to have at least one crazy high lift. i've got short arms so deadlift might not be it, but i could probably develop an impressive squat with dedication. but i'm a martial artist, so being that strong isn't really the goal, it would just be fun.

[@MellonVegan]

This also depends on weight class. No world class 60 kilo lifter will walk around at 20% bf (lightweight weightlifters, for example, are shredded to the bone) but the heavier you get, the more seems to be ideal. With bf percentages having an effect on how much muscle you can actually hold. Lighter classes aren't that difficult to fill out, so you can do so without maximising muscle mass by getting fatter. But a natty 125 kilo powerlifter won't be diced bc they're never get that much muscle anyways. So I wouldn't necessarily give one number for all weight classes.

[@Southerncyclist]

You got Eddy Hual and Thor in your video, plus yourself seems like the amount of PEds have more to do with strength than Body fat. Look at Morris Puginnalski . He looked like a body builder and dominated strong man.

[@pricerowland]

I think frame size is very important for those trying to put on a lot of mass. I had the skeletal structure to let me carry around 230 lbs at 6'0 (not lean) but not everyone is going to be able to withstand that. Now at about 215 I have a huge improvement in my endurance and agility without much lost strength.

[@Adam-oy4ix]

I'm an Aussie and I know Mitch is Canadian....but bugger me, I hear our accent there occasionally.....am I being trolled...?

[@johnbraje7461]

Im 6'6, 280 lbs & about 22% BF. In a shirt, i look good. Without a shirt, i look like a fat pile of shit😅. I will say though, the extra fluff DESPERATELY helps my train harder for longer.

[@martinhansen6802]

Mitch proves this by smoking the competition in this season. Not by mass but with tecnique, smart strength and near perfect form. Incredible feat from a comparably "small" strongman. Small in comparison to a Shaw, a Thor or a Stoltman. Mass moving is inertia. Inertia helps alot on some challenges.

[@BrandanTheBroker]

You can say Mitch's body of work is his thesis statement and the Grand Slam of awards would be his PhD. I like that he uses more of a scientific approach than the old archaic "eat everything in sight" approach, though that approach is wonderful to watch and for some still works if they put in the work.

[@martinhansen6802]

@@BrandanTheBroker And the dude takes his time, asks the right questions and studies other athletes and their techniques. The man is thorough!

[@ethnomuse]

I think this is the first time I have heard someone use LEAN body weight as the basis of calculating protein intake as opposed to TOTAL bodyweight. I love the science based information presented here. Will use some of these videos in my "Sports and Culture" course that I teach for my college.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

That’s amazing mate 💪💪

[@nikolasmilks9867]

Matt Wenning always talked about it for years on YT

[@shaqitup]

Tbh I think it’s almost always based off lean body mass, just people bastardized it a lot

[@benkutz5209]

@@cp37373dude biolayne is the GOAT!!! I actually clicked this thread to plug that dude. He is the man; his app that uses lean body mass for its algorithm is AMAZING

[@sbdftw1702]

People use total bodyweight so they have an excuse to eat more protein, but there’s absolutely not reason to do so when lean muscle is an anabolic tissue vs a catabolic tissue such as fat. Fat isn’t the tissue you work while lifting.

[@devlin76]

Great video Mitch! I think Licis is a great case study in modern strongman. He won WSM at about 330 lbs. When he comes into a contest a little heavier his static strength might be better but his moving events suffer. At an elite level it is a tough balancing act to find the sweet spot. As a 40+ recreational lifter I try to stay around 20% BF as that seems to keep my blood work solid while still safely throwing around some good weight in the gym.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

💪💪

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

Yeah he's actually said this one of his videos. He had the ability to move better than larger/ heavier men. At some point being too big gets to be a burden not a blessing.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

He was 360 lbs when he won it.

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

​@@michaelabercrombie7698everybody has their highest effective bodyweight for strength and conditioning.

[@TheShelleybeans02]

I noticed the same thing with Oleksii .. he was much smaller in the beginning and when he won WSM

[@Akirilus]

Wow dude, that was a 1000 Iq move there, where you explained systemic effects :)

[@sweetbizil]

Very slick hahahahaha

[@alcole1k178]

50 pounds is a lot!

[@LukePrichard]

Mariusz pudzianowksi proved that overall mass wasn’t required to be great. He could of been mistaken as a bodybuilder

[@JamiJohnson-z3n]

Talk about the steroids part tho that would be interesting everyone knows most pro sportsman are using steroids no matter the sport

[@shaqitup]

It depends on where the sport is at in terms of how events are being selected. Several years ago it pushed really hard toward static strength, but today it appears to have gone back to more of a hybrid model where static strength is still super important but there are enough loading or movement events that still require a level of speed and cardio

[@salownsu123]

Back when I competed (amateur level), I was 320lbs at 18% (I'm 6'6" for reference). I did martial arts to stay as fit as possible. It felt quite comfortable, I was still jumpy, had a pep in my step, could go up 3 stairs at a time, etc. In comparison, I see giants of strength like Brian who just CONSTANTLY look slow. My question to you Mitch is this; Do you think you can get away being fatter in modern strongman events if you add training like martial arts that keep you explosive and keep your cardio up? Jump rope, cardio endurance, flexibility, etc. They were amazing assets for me.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

I think keeping your cardio up is a good call although things like jumping rope don’t translate to strongman events. I prefer to focus on running or loading type events because they’ll translate to becoming a better strongman.

[@devlin76]

You can not ignore age when thinking about explosiveness and endurance. Brian Shaw won his first WSM at 29 years old. 29 year old Brian was faster and more explosive than 40 year old Brian.

[@raisinmancereal]

I’ve only seen you at two competitions so far and you’re a very strategic strongman. You don’t always get 1st place in events, but always aim to be around the top 3. Kind of the same strategy Brian had at the Shaw Classic. More than anything, I think your stamina is extraordinary, so consistency is your greatest strength.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Consistency is key 💪

[@Aaronsolnelson]

Interesting question at the end. I'm 6'5", 275 and probably 25% body fat right now. I bet I could push 300 with a few more years of training naturally.

[@PowerliftingAndPhysics]

What is the ideal BF? Easy. As high as you can manage to sustain. For a natural athlete, this will be somewhere ~20% bf. For an enhanced athlete, this will be somewhere around being pre-diabetic, and needing a machine to sleep.

[@BananaFromHellPS3]

As someone relatively new to sporting a lot during the week, the struggle of "what do you eat" and "how much do you eat" is one that is very constant. I've just been eating whatever feels good, and trying to watch my calories and protein intake. Killer video, as always! 👌

[@ghosthero0806]

if you listen to your cravings your body generally will tell you what it needs. during pregnancy many people crave dirt for example, despite this being a batshit thing to want to eat, but it turns out this is because they are building a skeleton inside and minerals are needed!

[@skylernewcomb2507]

My tolerance for being over fat is usually when it becomes difficult to tie my own shoes. If I get out of breath doing that, it's time to cut

[@smitty66]

While you were spot on, the way you explained scale weight change equating to calories was a little reductionist and could definitely confuse some people. Short-term changes in body weight can be transient for many reasons. The trend of your body weight changes over a longer period of time will better indicate whether you are in a surplus, deficit or caloric maintenance.

[@imccrae1]

Ultimately, most people use it as an excuse for poor nutrition and fitness. I've stayed around 15-20% BF throughout competing in Strongman and it's done me well. So totally agree.... As per usual 😀

[@michaeloxlong5697]

Hey Mitch, I wanted to add a caviat to your moving weight argument. Something you DIDN'T mention is that heavier guys are going to have a huge advantage on "lifts" that rely on traction of some sort. For example, sled pulls, tug-of-war, etc, there is a absolute non-negotiable limit on how much any person can pull that depends ONLY on body mass and how sticky your shoes are. F(static)=µgm. (m=body mass, g=gravitational constant, µ=static coefficient of friction between your shoes and the ground). Good event planners will not include these or will alter it so that friction limits do not come into play, but I think this is something that very often slips through the cracks.

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

I have been thinking about this exact thing lately. There is a flaw in the mass to move mass argument and it is exactly what you mention which is rolling and frictional resistance. For example most people can push a car. Cars are pretty heavy. The big question is really how much effort is required in a measured number to break the resistance to get something to move.

[@jayeugene333]

It just depends on the person really. I got up to 323 lb when I played college football and track and field and I was still really athletic and fast at 6 ft 2 in. All my lifts were stronger as well. Now I'm sitting at around 235lbs, just staying healthy. But I have a big frame for 6'2 so some other person may not. Although my best shot put throw was when I was around 290 lbs. Just depends.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Every person is built differently 💪

[@martinshoosterman]

The heaviest ive ever been is about 265lbs but i was definitely above 25% body fat. I do think though that theoretically i could get to around that same weight while staying around 20%, but it would be very difficult. Right now I'm 200lbs, around 20-25%.

[@shirohige291]

Depends on the roids people are taking. Pure natural (TRT is roiding for me) probably the strongest you can be is 20-30% bf and heightwise 1.80m-1.90m, because shorter and you can't put on enough mass and anybody above 1.90m never gets serously muscular without gulping down roids and 6k+ calories a day - whereas a 1.85m guy can be huge on 3k calories a day.

[@BRUTUSz]

All time natural. First time i hit 300KG deadlift. i was 107KG with 16-18% BF. Two years later, i hit 320KG at 115KG 20% BF ish. Archived in 7 years. Im 175 cm also. I now on the path to drop down to 105 KG. I have trained more powerbuilding style. Strength and size. Most people think im on drugs, but they dont to see all the work i put into it. Im the guy who never look at the phone at the gym.

[@MellonVegan]

​@@BRUTUSzused to train conjugate (so 60% bodybuilding) and usually looked bigger than my competition, so I know the feeling. I also am rather loud when lifting. I got accused of taking stuff sooo much back as an IPF affiliate lifter

[@BRUTUSz]

@@MellonVegan Thats the difference. You put your mind into it. Im very strict when it comes to phones. No person should look at their phone at the gym. The mindset get messed up. ohh 3 messages, 1 missed call. Then your head have already left the gym.

[@joinadonisschooltoday]

Bro is not 25% bodyfat....

[@BlackHatAndy]

I am not that tall and got up to about 200lbs (I was fat), and did nothing but powerlifting. My best gym total was 295 bench, 375 squat, and 525 deadlift. All at around 190lbs at the time. I maybe could have hit 405 squat with more effort, but my bench was stagnant for a while. Deadlift maybe could have gone higher towards 550 if not for little injuries that discouraged me. Now, at 170lbs, I can't lift shit. Definitely need some extra mass to lift big weight.

[@kahlaaja]

I don´t ever want to be over 105kg/230lb again for the ease of life and moving, although bigger weight benefitted big lifts tremendously. Deadlifting at 118kg/260lb was awesome - got so much packed pressure to torso at the starting point and holding the core together throughout the lift was so much easier! :D

[@davereeves1967]

I'm 41 year old, 170lb @18% according to bioimpedance, right now. I'm also a hardgainer. I doubt I'll ever see 180lb unless I get back up into the 30% range.

[@Devou1s]

I think my frame will peak out at around 73KG around 15% (5'9" - 176cm - narrow build/medium bones)

[@techpiller2558]

I like myself a little soft. 15-20% is good. I did super lean once, looked cool with all the veins and stuff, but right now there is something more aesthetically pleasing to my eye in having a bit of softness on myself, it is hard to explain. Maybe it is because of watching too much strongman and arm wrestling content, lol. The rounder face also appears younger imo. There is something "sleezy" about being super ripped with the defined jawline, and this feeling of mine is hard to explain also. Kind of like you're trying to sell something, being so "perfect". A "barbie doll" of men. The women I like and want to attract don't fall for that. I dunno. Maybe in few years I change my mind again, lol. Variety in looks is also fun.

[@freekout1]

5 11 and a half and 260-265 depending on the day i might be 25-30% bf. i can still see my abs. id love to get to 285ish natural, but consistency is what kills me in the gym. always been able to coast by on being "a big guy". was 180 by grade 10 (age 15), same height and easily sub 10% bf. i was the only guy in my class who could bench 225 that year. ive put on a considerable amount of muscle since then and the bf% didnt start to rise until i was around 27 and 220ish. my weight gain was always slow and incremental until that point, and i put it on much quicker now, although it has been pretty stable the last year or so. (im 32 now)

[@TheEpicMMO]

Good question. I currently weigh around 110kg's with between 20-23% bodyfat at 195cm tall. haven't been able to train lower body all that much due to lower back injuries. Now that I'm over that I think I can gain atleast 5-10kg's in that , if not more. So I think possibly 120-130kg would be maxed out. But yeah, no one can know for sure

[@BRUTUSz]

My PR in deadlift is 320 KG at 115 KG body weight, 20% body fat, all time natural lifter. The first time i hit 300 KG i was at 107 KG. Im at 175 CM, not very high either. AT 107 KG i hit also 300KG squat, 200KG bench, 140KG press.

[@wouterburgmeijer4906]

What is your age

[@BRUTUSz]

@@wouterburgmeijer4906 36 now. Archived at age 30. Started training at 23. Took me 7 years off work.

[@bigmaguire9714]

I'm 6"3" 325lbs. This is my peak weight, I have never been much heavier, if at all. It's definitely a huge benefit for strength to be heavier for myself. I have a massive frame coupled with being 6"3" so I can pack on alot of muscle, and then when I'm at a higher bf, I can hold onto even more muscle as I'm eating so many calories just to maintain my weight. Leverages are also hugely favored (I'm a powerlifter) on Bench and Squat. I think my bf is definitely in the 25%+ range, not sure exactly how much but I can do almost any activity without hindrance (besides running lol as it batters my joints etc) and my cardio for being this size is pretty good (and I can still get clothes to fit 😂) I think if I was maxed out at a true 20% bf at my lifetime peak of muscle mass id be 300lbs ish.

[@thoughttranscending]

Not trying to take anything away from you man, your lifts are incredible! Realistically though, you're closer to 35% bf than 25% bf.

[@TheSLK66]

Diminishing returns, there's probably a point where more mass gives you a very small advantage in static strength but your athleticism takes a bigger hit.

[@MellonVegan]

And also the fact that even on static lifts, you need to move that body, too.

[@grandpied]

The only time gaining weight is truly advantageous in the super heavyweight division where there aren't any weight limits. Otherwise smaller lifters strength to weight ratio (SWR) wins every time. You'll never see a 5-times body weight deadlift from anyone the size of Thor, at 420 pounds, he cannot ever lift anywhere near 2100 lbs. Pound for pound little guys are twice as strong than giants. Similar to insects: "The 1-and-a-quarter-inch dung beetle, nature’s strongest creature relative to its size, can move balls of poop 1,141 times their own body weight. If you were that strong, you could deadlift a space shuttle." In this way if they were to eliminate all weight categories and only go by SWR, it would be unfair to bigger lifters the real reason why there are weight categories making competition fair and giant friendly. Case in point: SWR; Olympic lifter Naim Süleymanoğlu (Pocket Hercules) lifted the same amount of weight deadlifted by Thor, putting it up over his head, which basically involves three lifts 1) deadlift, 2) lift to shoulders, and 3) push-press overhead; similar to log press. Thor's best log press was 470 pounds not much less, than barbell press of 530 lbs., and unsurprisingly Pocket Hercules, far outclassed Yurik Vardanyan, the number-two competitor using Sinclair Formula, by eleven points, and within eleven points below Vardanyan, there were twenty-four competitors. Dalton LaCoe, 117 lbs. deadlifted 5.1 SWR or 600~ pounds, and Thor, would need to deadlift 2,179 pounds, to equal that record.

[@BeardOfPower7]

Maxed out muscle mass? My genetic limit with 20% bf. I'm 6'1 and closer to 20%bf now, weight 220lbs. 260-275lbs, possibly. I don't train consistently, never really have.

[@trenthorton9532]

Maxed out natural I would guess I would be 220-230 at 25% bodyfat at 6'0". Right now I'm 180 at about 15%. I think my frame could hold another 15-20 lbs of muscle, but I'll likely never get close to that. I also like running (2:55 marathon best when training seriously at 155 lbs) and keeping muscle on while running is too hard of a challenge for me to focus on it.

[@mainr7142]

I think despite me being 6ft tall, I am quite gracile naturally. I already weigh 80kg at about 20% bodyfat and I already feel heavy and slow, but that may just be due to the styles of training I do and my back injurty. I think the absolute max I could weigh overall, at a bodyfat of 20%, is realistically 85kg, if I'm lucky. Maybe 90kg if I hopped on something. I'm not really naturally built for putting on muscle

[@qewr4231]

I am going to say that he went from marathon running to strongman by 1) stopping all of the marathon running, 2) doing more weight/strongman training, and 3) using more steroids/PEDs. Injecting more hormones into your body is a way to raise your hormone levels. "Acute spikes in certain hormones" can be caused by injecting more hormones into the human body. Training heavy compound lifts will help a person put on size to a point but combine that with extra PEDs and size and strength come easier. People can't train at WSM levels without PEDs in my opinion. People just can't squat/deadlift/bench press 800-1200 lbs. without PEDs. More PEDs = higher/greater protein synthesis. Look at studies where people weight trained without PEDs vs. people who took PEDs and did no weight training at all. The people who did no exercise and used PEDs always gained more muscle mass/lean body mass than the people who weight trained and did not use PEDs.

[@nichfran]

90kg. Currently 76kg lifting casually 2-3 times a week ~ 17% body fat (former distance runner). In 3-4 years I think I could add 10kg of bodyweight.

[@Blue-cq2hl]

This is really cool stuff. I like learning different angles of these things and am certainly a bigger guy. This kind of info is just really helpful to get a more complete picture of goals. I have bad knees so I'm trying to counteract that by building strength around them as well as not push too far and just improve my overall health and strength.

[@jaqueshagen5750]

Do you have a study that shows underwater weighing is more accurate than a DEXA scan? From what I've read Dexa is +/- 1% and underwater weighing is +/-1.5%

[@yahoshua2527]

I'm a bodybuilder just fyi, so without any form of training I walk around at on average of 12 percent body fat intaking an average of 2500 calories a day at most just living as a normal human being, when in training on a bulk I go up to 15 percent and on a cut I got down to 8-10, the lowest I ever got was 6 percent, I felt horrible and weak and the same in the highest I've been was 22 percent and I actually was hitting higher 1 rep max but my overall health was shit, I feel good between 8-15, I'm also 5'6, currently 36 years old, and stay between 168-195 in body weight depending on the type of training I'm doing, right now I'm on month 3 of my meso cycle trying to get competition ready giving myself 6-8 months to prepare, I started at 168 lbs doing functional training to warm my body up and am now doing a high volume hypertrophy training and am sitting at 185

[@rightchris3443]

I'm 182cm tall and currently weigh 103 kg. At like 15% ish I think I could get to around 120 kg while staying under 25% bf

[@solareiusdeiu]

you won WSM at 330 lbs BW yes, but i still think you would be stronGER if you go to 400 lbs BW ... it just mean you have more potential than the other participants

[@Michael_eagle99]

true, and I mean you being around 330 lbs was about brian shaw’s weight when he won his first World’s he also had an athletic background in college basketball that’s one thing that gave him the edge a lot of times early on he was breaking records in time on relays he’s also 6’ 8” weight is distributed differently he was like 300 + lbs running around strongman and looked pretty slim he’s gotten down in recent few yrs, to like 370+ 17-20% body fat

[@WilliamPayneNZ]

I have no idea. I only started training in January at age 35 but I was 270 pounds then at 5 foot 6. Currently siting at 244 after dropping some body fat.

[@smecklesmuck706]

I’ve only competed at novice level strongman but right now I am about 30kg lighter and alot leaner than I was at the comp and I’m just as strong if not stronger sitting at around 15-20% bf and never felt as good as I do now. So being “bigger/fatter” is not the case for me

[@uppy666]

Awesome video man. Way healthier this way! Just wanted to give a shout out from Canada! Your my new favorite strongman.

[@ole2522]

15-25%

[@cosmic_9]

Great video and great science, I do think there is an ideal lvl just as you stated. I also believe it Varys individual to individual as genetics differ. Keep up the great content 💪🏼

[@koushiksunar3477]

💪💪💪💪

[@richardandersson4045]

A question, could BIA be good enough for the everyday man/woman that starting their journey just to see the progress? Is 1% down on BIA from time to time the same as 1% down in more accurate meassurements? Or is the BIA not just good enough so it depends on how much water etc you have in your body at that time when you meassure?

[@joshmartin3222]

I love strongman, but let's not get it twisted. WSM is not actually the strongest man in the world, just like the Crossfit Games aren't actually the fittest in the world. They're just the best at those tests. In my very humble and insignificant opinion, the strongest person in the world is the person with the biggest raw, conventional deadlift. Of course that is arbitrary, but so is every other combination of events to award a title.

[@arielatomhc]

Baker - The Gym Reaper has way too much body fat. He could become one of the best bench pressers in the world. He’s trying to get to 700lbs at the moment.

[@christianrambring-kn1pz]

Can someone explain that part, how much calories per pound of bodyweight?

[@mikemoore2791]

Dont know my bf%. But i fit into regular clothes size L. And i can do high rep work and recover.

[@RamManRamsay]

3500 calories per pound of body weight? I seriously want a video where you diary that through the day! Lol.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Sorry for the confusion. The 3,500-calorie estimate is based on the concept that 1 pound of body fat contains approximately 3,500 calories of stored energy. This means that if you create a calorie deficit of 3,500 calories by either reducing your calorie intake, increasing your physical activity, or a combination of both, you should theoretically lose about 1 pound of body fat. And the opposite is true for gaining weight!

[@RamManRamsay]

You don't need to say sorry, you're the world champ; I have no doubt you know more than I ever will, and I'm a huge fan. 🙂 I assumed that's what you meant, however I would point out that people have to apply common sense, and appropriate timescales. You've noted to track daily intake of calories, which is important, but I am 5'10", about 115kg and 22% fat according to calipers. I say about 115kg as I can be 114kg one day, and 116kg the next, before being back to 115kg. I don't believe you can estimate caloric accuracy to a baseline daily as many factors come in to play, so if you are looking at a 1 pound gain as you've eaten 3500 calories too many, it's very important to track the period that was over, water intake, bowel movements, recent training, illness, sleep etc etc. As always though your advice is well educated, honest and sound. And well done at Rogue. 🙂

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Of course, there are many factors to take into consideration! 💪💪

[@Joe-fi4hv]

I’m literally only watching this in hopes that it will say the optimal %fat is what I’m at right now. Anything else will be disappointing. My mommy said I’m special; let’s see.

[@MC-ep8cu]

Hey mitch. What is the number one thing to spike your testosterone suddenly and abruptly to become wsm. Wrong answers only

[@steveftoth]

You’re the smartest strong guy on this platform. Awesome talks.

[@Zibo2k6]

I think we also should talk about the Steroid use. Since everyone in the top uses them. Your body composition and how much fat you burn or how much muscle you build is very much controlled by this as well.

[@MsUUUUUUUUUU]

Tell us about happiness and strength. Tell us about the stages of counsciousness and strength

[@דןברוך-ס6ק]

Because worlds strongest man must be changed!!!!! The competition involves a lot of moving weight, and moving events are not the real thing that checks real strength. Static strength is the main indicator for real strength, but yes moving events have their place, but it has to be changed. I think that the most events of worlds strongest man have to involves static strength, and a little bit of moving events, and also in the moving events the weights that is moved has to much more heavy that only super heavy people can move. No matter what, we wanna check strength in this competition we have to minimize other factors like aerobic. We want the competitors to be the biggest they can get , because when they try to get the biggest the can get , they will put the most muscle mass, and thats the most important thing for strength. It is outrageus that worlds strongest man competitors have to think about not getting too fat and big because it will be hard for them in the moving events. I think that you are a supergreat strong man and i really wanna see you start a bulk and get to a 200 kg body weight and become a real monster.

[@garylacoursiere4413]

Great video Mitch. I stay on the leaner side (13-15%) to stay in my IPF weight class while carrying as much muscle as possible, but gaining even a few pounds of fat between contests makes me measurably stronger. I have never been fluffy enough for my mobility or recovery to suffer, but I am sure you are correct that there is a point of diminishing returns when it come to adding mass.

[@carlh296]

I do think Tom would be harder for you to beat if he lost 10 kg of fat. Watching his new house tour a few weeks ago he was out of breath just walking around his house. That has to be an indicator that he is too fat. On the other hand, maybe Even S. is too lean?

[@RawDawgRandy]

Wait, so how much do PEDs play a roll in the size and strength in strong man? This is a legitimate question.

[@TheTechNiShan]

Lift heavy be kind :) Mitch is such a wholesome WSM ;-)

[@scottwalls7560]

Wow that's a big difference, I honestly don't think you will beat his stats as he had been in strength sports for a lot longer than you. However you are a much better athlete

[@CJ-111]

I think you’re proof that you don’t have to be a mass monster to get to the top. Someone like Eddie might have benefitted from it, but it’s not a necessity

[@isaacwittinger8617]

Will you ever touch on Anabolics in the sport? Nobody does but it would be very enlightening.

[@christianturner7598]

I think unless you are competing and or getting paid the scales should be tilted toward health otherwise it seems to be more of a mental health issue.

[@clarkyow1418]

Good point about the moving events and being bigger!

[@jonsmith9728]

eat big, lift big, get big.... welcome winter bulking season

[@ChronikSpartan]

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[@SleepyMechanics]

hey i dont have a credit card and i would love to buy your programs through paypal

[@smuir6104]

Alexi is another good example of not needing to be super fat to compete with the best.

[@thebigdezshow8971]

Damn I wish walking was could be cardio for me lol

[@michaelscott_aka_db_saf]

Mitchell you are the perfect example of this, I think everyone has an ideal weight for power, athleticism, etc......for me I am about 15 to 20 lbs to heavy to be at my strongest #lhbk #teammoose

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

💪💪💪

[@stevenhalloway1736]

If your #1 then your body fat is right.

[@djrmonix]

I have one of those scales with the pads and while they may not be that accurate, but judging by how people look (friends and family) they are a half decent ballparl figure? Also do you think evem if the absolute value of % BF isnt accurate, the values can still show trends in muscle mass or body fat ie if either is going up or down? I still try to rely on the gut test too if belly getting too big then defo eating too many calories. Im about 6'1 230lbs up from about 185lbs when started some strongman style training 2020 but I dont take it too seriously I have too many other interests to pursue and am of the opinion doing some resistance trsining is better than nome. I dont sweat if i miss sessions and 3 yesrs in im not even that motivsted to try snd get stronger and happy to maintain strength gained. Age 47 defo the strongest ive been. Love watching the strongman comps and your attitude, performances and insights are refreshing.

[@calebgodard4554]

Great video. Thank you for talking about health and fitness quite a lot

[@ToeTheFoe]

Thanks for the advice 🎉

[@AhmedSayed-sx9do]

Love your videos bro! Keep it up.

[@JuliusLinkrer]

With 25% I think I could go to 120kg or so

[@torringtonstonekeeper]

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[@thecarnivorestrongman]

And steroids. Those help WSM too.

[@theKashConnoisseur]

I was 236 at 20% as measured by fluid displacement, but that was training for boxing rather than strength training. I've wondered how I'd respond if I focused on lifting only, but I love boxing more than the barbell, and I don't have the ability to recover from doing both.

[@freddym6643]

You swoleshaming bro?

[@e.c.9468]

Novikov is the second best example to Mitch that you can be extremely strong (even in deadlift) while not being too fat, keeping the athletic ability needed for strongman

[@jhssuthrnmama]

Was that Roman I saw you training with?

[@neilmurray8920]

Loving this content. Good to hear a guy who knows sport science operating in strongman and is giving out his first hand experienced advice to people without gate keeping it as some sort of military grade secret to success. Good for you Mitch and I hope it continues.

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

Glad you’re enjoying it 💪💪

[@mitchellhooperstrongman]

I don’t plan on stopping 💪

[@chadywood]

Shocked to hear that my 45% BF isn't optimal. Heartbroken. (Working on it though 😄💪)

[@chadywood]

I dont know what my max muscle mass is but I'm currently sitting on 80kg, so even with 20% I'd be nearly 100kg. Which I think is actually a good target for me, though good, round (ironically) numbers.

[@MellonVegan]

Interesting question. I think I may have gotten to 86 kg @ 20-ish percent (172 cm) as a junior (couple weeks after that pfp). That was after 4 years of fucking around and 3 years of training very intensely. Made better progress then than the years before, so I don't think they counted for much and progress only slowed down very little but I took some wrong advice and then spent 5 years repeating the same injury. But in a perfect world, I think 95 kg or thereabouts could be possible. 100 if I was born in 2100 bc that's just how global athletic progress works.

[@tundra_hunter278]

I'm 6'4'', 212 lbs (1m93, 96kg), 16% bodyfat according to my scale (but that is very inaccurate). I plan to get to 225 lbs / 100kg to start with, see what my bodyfat% is at that weight. Then I might go to 110kg. I don't want to exceed 20% too much. I might go somewhere to measure my bodyfat % more accurately sometime soon. I currently bench press 242 lbs / 110kg 1RM, but I want to first get to 315 lbs / 142 kg, then maybe to 405 lbs / 184 kg.

[@fluphybunny930]

The issue is, strongman and especially WSM isn't about who is the strongest. The weights are too light. It shouldn't come down to how many reps 10 people can get. It should be who can move that most weight. For example the stones are NEVER heavy enough and its more a speed run these days. It has been this way for a long now now. Mark Henry is a good example of the strongest man in the competition who lost due to a foot race !

[@J.c410]

Mark henry won the only strongman comp he did wich was the 2002 arnold