Kaz is a mix of a world class powerlifter and strongman, and he excelled at both sports. That is one of the strongest human beings to ever exist. Imagine what he'd be able to do with today's supplements, today's dietary knowledge, and technology... He's seriously break and set every single powerlifting and strongman record.

@realfoodmama

7 жыл бұрын

#thatissotruenotrolling Good explanation

@chrishood2883

7 жыл бұрын

He'd probably be the same (incredible). Kaz came from an era where training hard as hell, eating big and having a high testosterone level made you world class. Modern supps, smith machines and a paleo diet wouldn't make a blind bit of difference but distract him from being the greatest lifter on earth, something we could all think seriously about.

@brucedickinson12

7 жыл бұрын

and todays drugs

@silverwarrior461

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Kaz was indeed amazing. However, we do have incredible powerlifters today as well. They deserve some respect as well.

@God_Is_Good_Everyday

6 жыл бұрын

So forget running back too

The people criticizing his ROM are hilarious. Thanks for the laughs.

@kingwillie206

8 жыл бұрын

+H Barnia Well, you can't fix stupid.

@God_Is_Good_Everyday

6 жыл бұрын

Lets criticize possible the strongest athlete to ever live lol you form critics will never make gains

@janoycresva276

2 жыл бұрын

@@God_Is_Good_Everyday People who lift like that, the way he does, will have horrific injuries & from interviews he's done, Kaz himself has had so many injuries that it would make Ronnie Coleman blush. It truly is a miracle & proof that God is real that he's still alive let alone able to move at all from what he's done to his body.

@yeomane

2 ай бұрын

@@janoycresva276 I think his training programs contributed to it, too. I have a copy of his bench press program from 1981 and it's intense. Extreme linear periodization with insane volumes of straight bar benching every week. Can't be good for the shoulders and elbows long term.

7:30 that look is the reason I don't want to raise my hand in Prof. Kazmaier's class.

He literally throws 315 like it's 45 lbs lol

@willh1655

3 жыл бұрын

and with only one pec as well (his left pec is not attached)

this is awesome. could you imagine having him at your gym just to show you how. o m g.

Kaz is goddamn legend......period.

@mylittleelectron6606

8 жыл бұрын

The quote " BUT I"M A RETARDS " does not help the argument at all...JS

Kaz said everything about bench in five minutes that the great benchers of today write text books about.

Anyone commenting on how Kaz benched here should look at videos of Eric Spoto bench pressing. They both did their volume bench with similar form and both were raw benching world champions that dominated their time at the lift. Just food for thought.

@janoycresva276

2 жыл бұрын

But they've also had horrific injuries on top of it & are genetic freaks who got to that world class level of strength in spite of their horrible technique, not because of it. The overwhelming majority of people who train do so not to compete but to look good & be healthy which you won't look good if you have pectoral or bicep tears, nor will you be healthy. Ronnie Coleman also used horrific form & look at him now, he can barely walk with crutches.

@lordmegatron6145

11 күн бұрын

@@janoycresva276 true sir

This video is full of amazing information but it seriously needs captions, the audio is a pain to listen to.

Greatest strength athlete of all time. Excelled in every strength feat. Even his Olympic totals were impressive. From powerlifting to strongman to highland games to Olympic lifts he was great!

Poppin' 315 like it was lunch.

This was something special, thanks for uploading this. Powerlifting for life!

Jamie Reeves, Jon Paul, Pudzianowski, Magnus, etc. were very strong men but compared to Kaz in the competition lifts of Sq-Bench and Deadl...they weren't even in his league, we haven't had a Strongman since Kaz who dominated both PL and Strongman the way he did....

@biggibbor1

10 жыл бұрын

Big Z...

@zxxXMETALLICAXxxz

10 жыл бұрын

Iron Smasher Yeah I agree, Big Z (Zydrunas Savickas) is a beast in both strongman and powerlifting, but still...Kazmaier really was/is someone special

@dazburnside7340

10 жыл бұрын

@iron smasher - look at the physique of kaz compared to savickas

@TVTruther

10 жыл бұрын

zxxXMETALLICAXxxz Actually if you want to compare totals and World records and World Titles...Kaz outdoes Big Z in Powerlifting....

@joshlp900

10 жыл бұрын

sigamarsson actually out deadlifted Kaz once

Watching Kaz on WSM back when I was a wee little, grasshopper, mesmerized me...! I have been a big fan of him, and WSM, ever since then! The weight that some of these behemoths throw around, is absolutely mindboggling!

Legend! One of the best ever! Very cool laid back man!☺

Thats a true legend right there, Kaz is awesome!

absolute legend kaz Geoff capes and jon pall made worlds strongest man what it is today all three are legends ,

Beast of legend.

Glad they kept him around as an interviewer and commentator.

This man is my idol

And you think roids is a great void for hard ass work. You can take all the roids you want no matter how much hard work triumphs all and the dedication these guys put. Not saying it's not a stepping stone cause it is. But the Kaz is the man!

this is a great video! very good advice!

Bill was a beast. power box

Not fair. Kaz is actually a time-traveling Viking who is toying with other mere mortals. What a legend...Kaz is the greatest!

wow, never seen him PL as a youngin' He was freakin' gigantic!

excellent vid. bill seems like a really nice guy too.

The kaz a total freak of nature ! 💪 💪

Kaz made that 315 sound like Cow bells!!!

increible super fuerza!!

Really cool guy!

So much power

This is cool!

god damn it! bro.... that dude's got a CHEST!!

Beast

Does anyone know how to contact Bilol Kazmaier? Thank you. Fantastic video for power training and mental preparedness.

Thanks for proving my point.

Those were all warm-up sets!

Kazmaier bench pressed 661lbs raw in competition and he was the first man to ever bench that much officially (without elbow wraps). The 661 is still one of the highest raw benches ever performed in an official competition. Ronnie Coleman surely never could have benched 660 in competition form. 600lb max for one rep in gym manner is a bit more realistic - and that's outstanding already.

He admitted to steroid use in a 1999 article in Sports Illustrated. The guy known as "the godfather of steroids," Tony Fitton, was Kaz's personal assistant/ trainer at Auburn University in the 80's. Fitton was a powerlifter who had been friends with Terry Todd, who started the National Strength Research Center on Auburn's campus. Kaz is one of the strongest men who ever lived, and he would've been stronger than most naturally, but he most def. was not natural.

@johnsambo9379

5 ай бұрын

Who cares. So calied natural stopped in the early 50's with bodybuilders and powerlifters.

@markburnette465

5 ай бұрын

@@johnsambo9379, I don’t care that he took steroids. But many people in these comments think he didn’t. They’re wrong. I don’t think absolutely everyone in the bodybuilding/ powerlifting world started taking steroids in the 1950’s, though many did and do.

@lordmegatron6145

11 күн бұрын

:D

Hands down, Kazmaier had the best physique in WSM.

@SupersonicFlyTV

10 ай бұрын

I think Pudzianowski might've been more shredded

Just think of the volume of the farts Bill would've achieved with the advent of Whey powder.

@johnhorne3052

8 ай бұрын

He could've powered Auschwitz for an entire winter.

This guy benched what, 660lbs in official competitions, and 725 unofficially? If you even have a passing thought of critiquing his ROM, know you're wrong by default. If anyone knows what they're doing, it's Bill.

@walternimroski9955

8 жыл бұрын

+Dr.Beef Exactly. Bill, in my opinion, is the godfather of the bench press. He was a powerlifter, but had a physique that could have easily transitioned into bodybuilding if he wanted to go that route. Clearly, he didn't want to.

@pfrealestategroup823

8 жыл бұрын

that would be pat casey

@chrishood2883

7 жыл бұрын

See, I saw his ROM and thought damn, dude's doing half reps! But then I sat back and realised that a) it's with 8 times the weight at 26 times the speed I lift and b) whatever he's doing made him Bill freakin Kazmaier and I, clearly, am not.

@chrishood2883

7 жыл бұрын

Plus this was at a time when strong dudes spent most of their time time lifting like savages - instead of sitting on their soft squishy ass criticising the form of legends on KZread.

@Tyler21Roy

7 жыл бұрын

+Chris Hood exactly. If you told me that putting my shoes on and off for reps would make me Kaz you better believe I'll do that for hours haha. Yeah those are short reps but it's obviously for a purpose. I'd love to see one of these keyboard warriors tell this Kaz he's doing something wrong. He'd just laugh as he bangs our reps with 500.

Such a likeable men.

Even today the guy looks immense. Not as cut of course but ridiculously big

He made some good points

Sick ass power

THE ONE AND ONLY! THE KAZ!

Imagine, this was after Kaz tore the hell out his pectoral. He lost over 100 lbs off his bench after that and by this time I'm sure he lost even more off his max since he focused on on strongman competitions. His 635 he did on one of the videos her on youtube was just awesome.

@mylittleelectron6606

8 жыл бұрын

+standepain Bench press....uh...and uh...yah, like bench press....and push up some weight....and use some muscles I'm telling you about that I heard someone say...and uhhh...ha, ha....oh and you will increase your bench. Oh and also a massive amount of steroids that would make a retarded goat incredibly strong....and, yah, that's about it...

Is it possible I can get that singlet anywhere?

the cameraman was brilliant

Previous injury in left pec?

Kaz is the strongest guy ever I meat him in Columbus his head even looked big when I shook his hand his hand was big Kaz is the best

King kaz

As far as I know, the heaviest lift was a back lift by Paul Anderson (died in 1994 age 61) in 1957 of 6, 270 pounds. If I remember correctly, Anderson didn't get it but an inch or so off the floor & just for a couple of seconds, but the record book says that back lift still stands today. Paul Anderson won the Gold Medal in 1956 for a press but that weight has since be surpassed. But not the back lift.

My right ear enjoyed this

Haha wow, the snap sound of that old film camera

he was amazing traps and chest and deltoids

Does anyone know how to contact Bilol Kazmaier?

Does Kaz say at 01:00 that he could bench 600 for 5 reps?

Wasn't there any planes to NZ? I agree is a legend

what is the weight of the dumbbels?

He may not be repping as much as people today and he may not be as big, but strongmen are still huge and pack more strength pound for pound. Not to mention each decade bodybuilding and strongmen get new knowledge and new ways to train and they train more. This guy really is naturally massive and ripped, if he was in the limelight today he would be the strongest man who ever lived. So he pretty much is the strongest man who ever lived.

i wish there would be subtitles. it's amazing video. Anyone wanna take on the challenge to do subtitles? :)

@punypoppy9147

8 жыл бұрын

+Puny Poppy Or just mainly write all that is being said in the video to a simple text file.

ya, i am going with paul anderson as strongest ever... but the way kaz threw 315 around like it the bar was empty, was incredible, in 23 years of lifting, i have never seen anyone move it like that

i think he means that supplementation has improved over the years.

Say it ain't so... My all time strongman hero Bill Kazmaier wearing a belt and chalking up for benchpress?! haha C'mon Bill. Great vid.

Yea there were planes to NZ, but the strongman competition back in the day wasn't what it was today. The cost of flying out, taking time off work, and being in a strange place was higher than it is today probably. I know I can't just take off work (and pay for an airplane ticket) for a strength competition that pays no money haha. I do think they have cash prizes these days.

Zydrunas broke the record with 220kg last year. 182's ridiculously heavy, but a walk in the park for big Z.

i went to my audio setting and put the slider to sound for the left ear LOL

no sound ?

Bill is a legend. He was the best strongman (both him and Jon Paul). To bad he never had the chance to win a 4th title at the strongman. He would have won many years in a row if they haden't moved the strongman competition to New Zealand.

what did moving it to new zealand do?

Listen. Listen to the IDEAS behind what he's saying. Short rest periods. Do a lift a lot to get good at it. Limit your exercises to the key ones for you. Gold

hard to understand as a foreigner but intersesting Content!

He should start selling those shirts

Back then the strongman competition isn't as sponsored as it is today. Bill is a north american native, meaning he would have had to pay for the tickets to new zealand, taken more time off work, and in general all the costs it would have been to be in new zealand for the time he was there.

Bill is the main man

thats how you bench

Them traps look like the Rocky Mountains ⛰

7:07

i think he benched like that to preserve his joints, as you still gain strength without a full ROM but dont place as much strain on your joints

I don't know what your definition of immensely strong, but one-arm deadlifting 230kg, and his lift of the wheels at 524kg in '87 fits "immensely strong" fairly well by my definition. He did not have the same static strength as Kazmaier but was certainly immensely strong. If he had focussed purely on powerlifting or strongman there'd be no doubt in anyone's mind- which is the same as saying "if Kazmaier didn't often injure himself."

Only Bill could get away with that awesome mullet! Balances his huge neck.

off topic but Bill was v special

please dont get all out of shape with this comment but,strong man is a test of strength endurance many of the lifts they do are not that heavy they just have to do lots of reps or running around with weight.powerlifting is a test of the ultimate strength,having said that i agree with you strong man test real world strength,and has the biggest and strongest competitors in the world.

Watch the documentary, he says it in his own words.

So did Kazmaier, he admitted to it in the 90s.

For Spartan I didn't forget anyone....Sig or Pud, I said what I meant. And to Teqo I am well aware that Jouko was only around my size whereas Bill being the next smallest was still 50-60 lbs bigger...but again my point still stands Magnus, Jon Paul, Jouko were very athletic strongmen but didn't have the raw power of some of the ones I mentioned. SO....world's strongest man...is a misleading title. I made the point I wanted to make....

Was kinda impressed when Jón Páll Sigmarsson crushed the world record in a deadlift event and Kazmaier just gave up.(it's all yours) stopping at 1047lbs and then Jón Páll Sigmarsson put on even more weight(1153lbs) and crushed the new world record again lol. kazmaier:300kg raw bench press, 420 kg squat, and a 402kg deadlift Sigmarsson :235 kg raw bench press, 365 kg squat, and 370 kg deadlift

no mate that was to the competition 2 years after the New Zealand comp! he chose not to go to the one in New Zealand!

Noone can deny that Savickas is a monster but I think the all around strongest guy right now is Koklyaev. He excels in many different strength sports and of course is a champion weightlifter. As far as Kaz goes, if he were in his prime today there's no telling what he would be able to do but I believe there's a good chance he's still be WSM champion.

His fucking traps have their own gravitational pull...

I have come to the conclusiion this is the strongest man of all time, if you look at his stats

could have been the greatest raw bencher had he not got hurt

@chtomlin

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, his torn pec was serious, but he still went on to win another World Championship after despite only benching in the 500s.

@God_Is_Good_Everyday

6 жыл бұрын

Alejandro Sanchez if he would have specialized for sure. He was just so well rounded

no mate! I've watched it and you're wrong! he was not "banned" from going to that strongman event it was a later one. Go watch it again and then you can reply

Not necessarily. There are great men of the 50s and the 60s such as Chuck Sipes and Doug Hepburn who focused mainly on power assistance exercises to push them over the plateau that plagued them. When your muscles stop growing, your tendons are often the cause so using these special exercises to grow these tendons and then you will experience further growth. People make excuses for quicker results. The true strongmen will always be natural. They deserve their own class above all others.

Literally has the best genetics for strength. Deadlifting 600lbs first time ever, ohp BW of over 200lbs for reps with no lifting experience. Started lifting after college. SMFH. If he started lifting at 15 he would be out of this world strong. 3000lbs raw powerlifting total would be no problem.

How heavy are those dumbbells?

@bonniebrothers5786

5 жыл бұрын

100 lbs

Well we can forget about Paul Anderson topping Ross's shoulder press. He died in 1994 at age 61. There is a historical marker in his hometown put up by the State of Georgia which read "Paul Anderson: World's Strongest Man" & is followed by his birth & death dates & a bio. I guess nobody is interesting in topping Anderson's 6, 270 pound back lift which is still the record. One place on the web claims that likely nobody can top it. What say you?

Actually what he is doing is maintaining the pressure on the chest solely, by using the range of motion that mostly only the chest is involved in. If you lock out up top it takes ALL pressure off the chest, and same with keeping the bar too low/onto your chest. He also explains different motions and grips. Watch the fucking video before you comment. He was crowned strongest man in the world 3 times, your opinion on his form means nothing whatsoever.