World Champion Weight Lifter (1953)

Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear.
Fleet Street, London.
Various shots of World Champion Weightlifter Douglas Hepburn weight lifting (of course) in a gymnasium while a crowd of people watch. He is quite a large man in a small unitard. Extra weights are added. Hepburn is congratulated after a lift. He then lies on his back on a bench and lifts weights. More are added and he does it again! Brief shot of Hepburn relaxing after his 'performance'.
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[@jessfrankel5212]

Hepburn had every strike against him. He was born with a withered right leg, a clubfoot, was cross-eyed as a child (he later had surgery to correct his eyes) and a drunk for a father who abandoned his family. Hepburn never liked school, quit at the age of fifteen or so, trained by himself, and built himself up to be the strongest man in Canada and one of the strongest lifters ever. Now, he didn't have a great snatch in O weightlifting, mainly because of his leg, but his lifts were respectable. However, in the powerlifts, he was exceptional. A very bright, articulate person, from what I read, self-taught, and smarter than most. A most exceptional person.

[@Krishna_Singh_2111]

He effortlessly places the barbell back into the holder after the lift is more amazing that the lift.

[@2ndavenuesw481]

Spotters were helping him.

[@mikegrazio5376]

clearly you werent paying attention that spotters re racked it and he was only holding on to the bar. The placement of the rack and the barbell and weight is not humanly possibly to do what you thought happened

[@peteryates1948]

DOUG HEPBURN ONE OF THE VERY BEST ALL ROUND LIFTERS. GREAT TO SEE HIM IN ACTION.

[@strengthandbulkMadness]

The Canadians were crazy for not backing this guy.

[@MrFilm18]

It's Doug Hepburn.

[@incrediblehulk8031]

Hafthor - 250KG bench press Ray Williams- 247KG bench press DOUG HEPBURN- 263KG BENCH PRESS????!!!!! and not on gear either!

[@wagner1914]

He's a beast and needs more recognition

[@incrediblehulk8031]

@@wagner1914 In my opinion he was the strongest man that lived before steroids and drugs, Paul Anderson maybe but he was a bit further up in the years hence the more chance of steroids or other drug use.

[@wagner1914]

@@incrediblehulk8031 Imagine if he had modern supplements and gear

[@incrediblehulk8031]

@@wagner1914 That is what I wonder as well.

[@dddddd1621]

More Respect Back Then.

[@williesnyder2899]

Hepburn!!

[@frankjgornickjr3676]

The correct way to lift weights you never slammed the weights to the ground never!

[@gboymachine9762]

Sitting right behind the lifter seems like a bad idea

[@erikbelanger4551]

That janky weight bench haha but he was so strong true legend.

[@MAllen-ng8pl]

Geez, I’d hate to hear I’m a spotter for Doug Hepburn. The way he lets go from the rack!

[@URWELCOME]

Looks natty

[@mikerieck306]

Just came off Tren.😆

[@gasfrommyanusi0i594]

it's crazy how much weight lifting as has improved and changed since then, and THEN i see old greek statues of body builders and think ''well they must have been way ahead of their time''. Knowledge was definitely lost and regained many times since then.

[@neilcooper9508]

Something doesent seem wright there

[@thomasbrogan9102]

Hmm

[@bronzebacksnatcher5163]

dude almost over did a laying down overhead press with 315+

[@mikegrazio5376]

why cant you people pay attention. the spotters re racked it, his hands were just still on the bar. So many stupid people

[@bronzebacksnatcher5163]

@@mikegrazio5376 stfu little guy. stay down, mike.

[@Ease54]

@@mikegrazio5376 Lighten up, Francis...

[@baronmeduse]

@@Ease54 He's right though. YT is full of incredibly dim people.