Due to the number of people complaining about my comparison of the squat in this video, here's an explanation as to why I believe their squat was pretty equal: 1. In the 2 clips shown from 2014 and 2017 they had slightly different setups. Big Z did indeed squat more weight, however Eddie had a harder setup with the foam pads. The foam pads would have reduced the amount of bounce at the bottom of the squat. Since there's no way of measuring how much the foam pads would have changed the momentum of bar, its hard to know exactly how much of an advantage Big Z would have gotten with the bare steel safeties. 2. They have both beaten each other in the squat. In the clip from 2014 Big Z beat Eddie by 1 rep, and in the clip from 2017 Eddie beat Big Z by 2 reps. However in both scenarios neither Big Z or Eddie were at their prime when they were beaten. When Eddie lost to Big Z in 2014 he came 6th at WSM and he hadn't even broken the deadlift record at that point. So I don't think its impossible to think that Eddie from 2016/2017 could have probably squeezed out an extra rep on that event if it were to be repeated. Similarly, Big Z was not at his peak in 2017 when he lost to Eddie in the squat. He had been battling with injuries and this was his comeback to WSM after taking over a year out from competition. So it wouldn't be fair on Big Z to use that squat clip as a true representation of his squat strength. 3. A 15 rep squat set is a poor way of demonstrating who's stronger. Frankly I shouldn't have included the squat in this comparison for that exact reason. It's very hard to gauge who is actually the better squatter for maximum weight as a set of 15 reps is more a test of endurance than actual strength (at least in my opinion).

@elgordo3936

4 жыл бұрын

TLDR

@lukewilson2367

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly I’m a massive Eddie fan but could anyone really beat big z in his prime his the OG Beast and would loved to see them battle it out both in there prime there was really no one to push big z in static lifts in his prime he just did enough to win so I fill we never see what he could really do

@lukewilson2367

4 жыл бұрын

Tiro Mandal but like I say big z never really had anyone to really push him maybe shahlaei when it came to squatting I believe at that time big z had a couple of dead lift record that later on would be beaten by numerous people and was know where near Eddies over head big z made 228 or maybe 229kg log press look easy I think he could have done maybe 10kg more maybe even 20kg I know he wanted to be the first man to press 500lb a record that still stands now I believe big z could squat and deadlift much more then he ever did but why risk injury in a competition when often he didn’t need the points second or third place would do also often it was for reps or the weight would be increased each round so why push he would just do enough to win over all on the other hand Eddie had some great competition on all events biby Thor oberst benny shaw to name a few I just wonder how big z would have really stacked up against them in his prime we will never really know shaw did beat him a number of times so it’s really hard to say if only we could stick them in a time machine and find out lol

@susanboggenpoel2593

4 жыл бұрын

How can u not add the squat it's one of the main lifts in strongman history and big z was squaring over 10kilos heavier than Eddie hall so if u had to calculate with big z squat then its pretty obvious that big z is the winner .besides the fact that he was 4 time world's strongest man

@MrSandhu0007

4 жыл бұрын

StrongmanTalk Thank you very much indeed for the upload and his comment was very insightful

Big Z was the most consistent strongman in history without a doubt.

@punishr36

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. When other strongmen say he's the best you know the real answer.

@bestopinion9257

4 жыл бұрын

@hector j gonzalez Eddie forfeit for his safety. Big Z risked less for longevity. Eddie is the best in deadlifting (so far) but Big Z is overall a better performer.

@feraldorozanandy1114

4 жыл бұрын

best opinion yeah, that guy won once and couldn’t take another loss so he backed off with victory, pretty fair.

@bestopinion9257

4 жыл бұрын

@waqy gamin' I said "so far" exactly because I knew that some other guys will try above 500 kg.

@bestopinion9257

4 жыл бұрын

@waqy gamin' I confess that I'm suspicious about Thor's attempt. Only friends around. And it was so easy ... On the other hand, Eddie's attempt was not correct. He did not lock the bar. He crashed before that. Thor pulled to the end and locked the bar.

Why Big Z is the Strongest man in history, some food for thought: Big Z first Podiumed (2nd) at WSM in 2002 at 26 years old, he first won the ASC in 2003 at 27 years old. *EVERY YEAR* from 2002 - 2016 Big Z either finished in the top two at WSM or won the ASC. To my knowledge, he is the oldest to podium at WSM at 39 years old (losing in 2015 to a peak 33 yo Brian Shaw who won again in 2016). To my knowledge, he's also the oldest to win doing so in 2014 at 38. Also, he is the oldest winner of the ASC at 40 years old in 2016 (beating out Brian Shaw in a nail bitter by 1 point, a last one up to his younger competitor and a worthy send off to his career at the top) *Zydrunas trophy haul:* 4 WSM titles 6 2nd place WSM finishes (4 of which he lost by 3.5 point or less) 8 ASC titles (12 podium finishes out of his 12 times competing) 3 Europe's strongest man titles (4 podiums and 4th in 2018 at 42 years young) 14 Lithuania's Strongest man titles over 3 decades (17 podiums out of 17 times competing) Has won 82 contests and reached the podium 124 times or an average of 6.2 podiums a year over his 20 year career (1998-2018). *Records & power lifting:* Zydrunas broke the Lithuanian powerlifting all time record in his second ever meet and finished 2nd to Brad Gillingham at the world powerlifting championship. He at one point held at least 11 strongman records setting all but 1 of them in contests he went on to win (the exception was a 2nd place finish in WSM 2011). He still holds the hummer tire deadlift record and log press record, while also of note was his axle press world record broken by Eddie Hall in 2016 (who fair enough placed 2nd to Hafthor). As with many strongmen there is a large what if factor to Zydrunas, he certainly had more in the tank with all his world records and also never truly went all out in his prime on a traditional strongman deadlift. In my eyes he could have sacrificed his overall success for a share of the world record dead lift at any point between 2009 and 2015, and was capable of pulling within 30-35 pounds of the world record during his prime. Additionally Big Z is unarguably the best presser of all time having had a share of nearly every overhead record and barely being beaten out by Eddie in his Axle press record by 1 KG. He will likely lose his log press record to Luke Stoltman within the year, but hes held the record for 5 years and Luke has struggled mightily to claim it from him. Lastly, for a large portion of his prime he focused on the ASC and IFSA championship, even refraining from competing in the WSM from 2005 to 2008. During this time Pudzian and Phister won WSM but regularly finished just outside the podium when competing in the ASC. It's true that you focus training on one competition, but I'm 100% certain that big Z would have at least 5 WSM titles if he had competed during these years. Pudzian and JPS before him had slightly better functional strength and superior muscular endurance, Eddie was slightly better at static feats of strength at his peak, Thor and to a lesser degree Brian Shaw could pull more and were better at husafel/stones/throwing events, Kaz and Reinhoudt were at one point both the best strongman and the best power lifter on the planet, MVM and Martins have slightly better technique... but no one had the combination of achievements he had, he is at the very *worst* -top 3 in static strength, -top 2 in career titles/achievements, -and top 10% in power lifting chops all time. No one else comes even close to the Lithuanian Demigod.

@samsaenzxxx

3 жыл бұрын

Well done my friend, @StrongmanTalk read and learn...

@alefthandedwhocantaffordle413

3 жыл бұрын

The only thing known from Lithuania is Big Z.

@JustBerty

3 жыл бұрын

The dude was in his peak for 20 years... crazy

@jonasjasikevicius8780

3 жыл бұрын

@@alefthandedwhocantaffordle413 which one?

@hidudehello3270

3 жыл бұрын

Save thus comment and use it for an essay you have to do

Big Z has 4 WSM and 8 Arnold. Eddie has 1 WSM and 0 Arnold.

@RSMegaMillions

4 жыл бұрын

@Nikhil S haters gonna hate

@julianweijers7079

4 жыл бұрын

Nikhil S Eddie explained that he doesn’t want to compete in another WSM because he will not put is body in that dangerous state. He set goals at the age of 15: get the world record in the deadlift( he did that easy) win the WSM (he also won that easily) and meet Arnold (also easy). Since he completed all his goals he doesn’t see the point in competing again and be at risk of being dead at the age of 35.

@marcoscabo9784

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianweijers7079 1: He almost died doing that deadlift, so it wasnt easy. 2: He was at the brink of passing out after every event in WSM, and it took him 10 years, so that also wasnt easy. What the fuck are you even talking about?

@caelahrens9767

4 жыл бұрын

Marcos Cabo be beat the world record by 35 kilos I would say he did it easily.

@marcoscabo9784

4 жыл бұрын

@@caelahrens9767 He needed 10 years to beat that record. Wtf was easy about that? Please tell me what you're smoking, need some of that shit.

Eddie is great and will forever be remembered as the first to deadlift half a tonne, but big Z is the greatest strength athlete to ever live.

I have you know, Eddie makes coffee for big Z every morning, and thor does his laundry.

@rv1251

4 жыл бұрын

Manny O’brien u great Irish ,thx from Lithuania

@stefanpanayotov3857

3 жыл бұрын

BEST COMMENT EVER

@piyushbahatkar2825

3 жыл бұрын

n brain shaw cleans his toilet :-P ...

Eddie simply hadn't competed long enough to be considered one of the greats like Big Z, Mariusz and Kaz.

@t.p.ggaming3884

4 жыл бұрын

@@novicelifts5197 Brian is definitely one of the greats

@22fordfx49

4 жыл бұрын

@@novicelifts5197 As well as magnus ver magnusson. He would have won 5 Wsm titles if he didnt make the mistake of holding the stone too high so he couldnt see where he was going

@22fordfx49

4 жыл бұрын

@@novicelifts5197 Perhaps but it's like what Michael jordan said. You can only compare athletes in the same era. Strongman today lift more and have more competitors but ver magnusson pry didnt have the nutrition and fancy weight training equipment and trainers that we have nowadays. What surprises me with ver magnuson is that he didnt look all that big and seemed to lift with ease compared to competitors much bigger

@Caleb-lu3zl

4 жыл бұрын

Good point. And Eddie was getting stronger it seemed even after he set the 500 kg record

@BenjieWinney

3 жыл бұрын

22fordfx4 he would’ve killed himself if he went for anymore years

As much as I respect Eddie. It’s got to be Big Z for longevity. Greatest strongman ever

Eddie may be stronger in some events but big Z is the GOAT .

@chrisfricker7025

4 жыл бұрын

Never, eddie is the strongest human is history, fact!

@TheFifaPeopleHD

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisfricker7025Eddie was 100% stronger in his prime but big Z is 100% the better strongman.

@jurekcc9162

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisfricker7025 why if he is so strong only got one wsm title and never won the Arnorld? Big Z is the king of power, and he is plenty of titles to prove it💪

@chrisfricker7025

4 жыл бұрын

@@jurekcc9162 has big z ever lifted 500kg off the ground?

@jurekcc9162

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisfricker7025 On that point you are right. And that's all! Eddie Hall has anything else, and as soon as someone comes and break his record he will be just another strong man. But if you see, Big Z will go down in history as the strongest one, because anybody has 4 WSM and 8 Arnold titles💪

Big Z he's the greatest strongman ever

@callumaston1598

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick McMullan yeah but Eddie in his prime is the strongest man ever

@patrickmcmullan1278

4 жыл бұрын

@@callumaston1598 Big Z has done more in strongman than Eddie and didn't retire after winning one wsm but went on and won 4 along with countless other strongmen titles Eddie is good but z is better. Now if Eddie comes back and wins another 3 he's as good as big z and Brian Shaw.

@charlestinsman6814

4 жыл бұрын

@@callumaston1598 that's hilarious Big Z is the strongest man to ever walk the 🌎

@adamhassan385

4 жыл бұрын

@@charlestinsman6814 eddie in his prime was as strong as a man has ever gotten, period.

@charlestinsman6814

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamhassan385 😂

big Z maintained his prime for about 8-10 years and eddie only 2-3 years.....So big Z is the strongest of all time...

@callumaston1598

4 жыл бұрын

TechWizard that makes no sense Eddie in his prime was stronger than z in his prime that’s just facts but z is still the greatest strongman ever

@NaveSennicam

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie is the strongest big z is the greatest

@deviljho4260

4 жыл бұрын

TechWizard big zydrunas is very intelligent, he managed to maximise and lengthen his prime as much as he could unlike the other strongmen who were obsessed with break world records(Eddie hall)

@ashleygoggs5679

4 жыл бұрын

@@deviljho4260 not true, eddie hall set out to win strongman once, its was his dream. After he won he stepped down from the tournament to focus more on family life and then the records. Watch his 2017 wining speech. Eddie just wanted to be crowned strongest man once. Personally i think thats hugely commendable.

@caelahrens9767

4 жыл бұрын

0 if your goal is to be the best at what you do then how does that make you dumb for being the best strongman to ever live.

Cmon now. Let's be serious. Big z has been on top of his game for 20 years. End of

@callumaston1598

4 жыл бұрын

paul baker yeah he’s the best strongman ever but Eddie is the strongest person ever in his prime

@charlestinsman6814

4 жыл бұрын

@@callumaston1598 😂

@paulbaker1505

4 жыл бұрын

@@callumaston1598 that's sort of...... Pish. Big z has done it year in and year out for 20 years. Hall won the wsm once. Then binned it.

@macca4610

4 жыл бұрын

paul baker he’s not doubting that big z did it over a longer period of time. He’s saying both at their strongest Eddie was stronger and it’s hard to argue with that

@ashleygoggs5679

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulbaker1505 so retiring becuase of health and family is binning? personally i call that being non selfish. The man reached his dream of being a strongman thats all he needed, life fulfilled. Why ruin your body past that point other than for vanity. This is the sole reason hes my favourite strongman. He got the tittle then focused on health and family.

Overall Big Z. Static strength Eddie. Don't forget that Eddie strict pressed the axle and nearly stricted the log

@dctPL

4 жыл бұрын

Actually you can not compare Eddie's record lifts and Big Z's lifts. Eddie did them at special events while Big Z did his record lifts during regular meetings. Big Z was already tired when attempting the lifts, while Eddie wasn't even tired 'cause he had only done a warm up. Best case scenario for prime Eddie is that he was equally strong as Big Z.

@dctPL

4 жыл бұрын

@Исак Краизис Huh...I dunno... Maybe because there was no big prize money for the lift back then, hence there was no pressure for it. Or maybe because Big Z is fucking 43 years old and simply doesn't feel like it is a good idea. Tell me, if Eddie is such a badass at deadlift then why hasn't he broken WR RAW deadlift? Why did he have to use a deadlift suit and 8 straps to lift 500 during a special meeting at which deadlift was all he did?? If the elephant bar is so easy as he claims it is then why he only managed to pull 465 on it the same year he pulled 500 wearing a suit?

@Zak-ob5ze

4 жыл бұрын

@@dctPL or isn't and wasn't strong enough

@julianweijers7079

4 жыл бұрын

dctPL why should he prove himself again if he already has proven the world that his deadlift is phenomenal (sorry for bad grammar not english)

@dctPL

4 жыл бұрын

@@julianweijers7079 He doesn't have to prove anything but he should stop trying to convince the world that he is the best ever, while he obviously is not. He is not the best deadlifter in the world, he does not have the strongest shoulders in the world, he is not the best bench presser in the world. The only relevant title he has is a WSM2017. He even talks how much more he could have done if only he'd wanted to, which is quite lame to be honest. He was one of the best strongmen in 2016/17 but that's it. He does not deserve as much credit as Big Z or even his biggest nemesis Hafthor. Eddie talks too much about himself because he is afraid that people will forget about him as soon as his DL record is broken.

Big Z got 4 WSM, 6 WSM second places including some year were he exhausted himself going for WR instead of staying fresh for other events and the title, half of the Arnolds (8) there ever was, 3 IFSA world championship when it was harder then WSM, 2 SCL overall wins, 3 ESM, 1 IFSA Europe Championship, more podiums than everyone ever in both Arnolds and WSM, and he was robbed at the IPF Championships were he should be crowned the champion because his deadlift was good. Those are only the top level international competition, there are tons of giants live, Arnolds tour IFSA, IPF and SCL at regional and national level on his pocket. And I will not even start to talk about his collection of records over his career. Clearly the superior strongman

Big z is strongest ever lived period

big z is the strongest man in history hands down

@marcoscabo9784

4 жыл бұрын

@Gore4ever FulciLives No they wouldnt, lol. Brian Shaw, who destroys all of those guys, admires way more Big Z than Eddie. Also, nothing that comes from Obersts mouth is a valid argument, lol. Yeah, he is an insanely strong dude, but he has won almost nothing. Compare that with a guy like Shaw, and nothing that he says seems valid.

Big Z wins just by being able to compete in the sport at such a high level for so long.

Big Z, look at the years in top 5 of Strongman, just look at his record list over all, Eddie dosen't come close to that!

Eddie is the strongest strongman who ever lived, Big Z is the greatest strongman who ever lived

@gunblade250

4 жыл бұрын

In static, maybe, but as much as I like him, there are definitely stronger overall.

@cristopherpino9689

4 жыл бұрын

@@gunblade250 like who?

@brendon2462

4 жыл бұрын

These lifts test overall strength. The best ways it can be measured overall. They engage your entire body. You can't be stronger overall. Than someone that hits higher numbers. They're lifting more weight in the majority of the lifts. Resulting in a higher total. Reslults and the end numbers don't lie. In what other way can someone be stronger. Other than these static lifts?

@brendon2462

4 жыл бұрын

@@gunblade250 The stronger person is lifting more in the majority of lifts. The reslults based on a number total doesn't lie. These lifts are the best measure of overall pure strengh. They engage the entire body. what other ways are there to measure raw strength overall? Were someone weaker in these lifts. Would be said to be stronger overall. Than the person who lifed more than them in these lifts?

@ZygimantasA

4 жыл бұрын

lol.

Also consider Big Z's log lift went up about 10kg from 2010 (when he got the axle bar WR) to 2012 (when he got the log lift record again) so odds are he could have done more than that on his log lift.

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

eddie did 230 with an injured ankle

The deadlift Z did in the first clip was with a stiff bar, Eddies wasn't and he had a suit up to his waist...

Big Z's professional career is the best ever, but Eddie's strength development curve is unmatched. There has not been another human being who achieves these advances and marks in such a short time.

8 Arnold's, 4 worlds, 2 IFSA, 3 Europe's He is unmatched, the GOAT

Not going to flex but im Lithuanian and I have shaken Big Z hand in school when I was 11.

Big Z pro Squat & press, Eddie pro deadlift & bench press. Agree ??

@TIGERSDFW

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie has the axle press record, he has also squatted 850 for 5, I believe... a battle of possibly the two strongest ever, obviously big z was in prime condition for a decade, and eddie, maybe 2 or 3 . years

@chowdah9715

4 жыл бұрын

Cainen Gray yeah, the only reason for that being had Eddie stayed in prime condition for much longer he’d probably have died on stage at one of these things with the strain it put on his body

@ashleygoggs5679

4 жыл бұрын

@@TIGERSDFW personally i believe eddie could have remained in his prime for much longer, however if you watch his documentary about him becoming strongest man in 2017 it shows you the toll on the body its takes to be strongest man and eddie's missus had a huge part to play in his strongest man retirement. To put it simply his goal once achieving his dream was his family. I think if eddie had not his family he would have achieved much much more. Personally i commend him for stepping down, he achieved what he set out for and like he said he placed a significant bet on his 500kg dead lift and is set for life. What more could you ask for.

@Maddolis

4 жыл бұрын

@@ashleygoggs5679 Hard to say really, one could argue if he didn't have the support from his family then he never would've reached those heights either. Can't really say.

@abhijithanilkumar4959

4 жыл бұрын

And axle

216 in the gym? Does not count, says Eddie. 😁

This music is so appropriate here

Annoys me how people in the comments don’t understand the difference between the “greatest strongman” and the “best strongman ever” at his peak. Big Z is by far a greater strongman than Eddie, almost incomparable in longevity, consistency and the number of competitions won. Eddie however, at his peak, was probably the strongest guy ever. Strength is a measurement of how much weight you can shift from A to B. Eddie completely destroyed the deadlift wr by a percentage no man had ever beaten a record by in the past 50 years. Eddie has the axle press wr and broke it with absolute ease. Eddie won the squat events at wsm in his prime very easily and has gym lifts of squatting 380kg for 10 reps. Eddie never tried for a max squat in fear of injuring himself but he reckons he could’ve squatted 1000lb in his prime which I fully believe. Eddie locked out 230kg on log to nearly break the record but the judges didn’t give him the rep and bear in mind he broke his ankle 3 weeks before which meant he essentially strict pressed the log which no man could ever come close to doing. He deadlifted a world record 465 for a literal speed rep in 2016 when 90% of the competitors couldn’t even deadlift 440kg. In my opinion there is just no one that compares to 2017 Eddie in pure strength. The guy had no weaknesses other than movement events but you would class the strongest man in the world as the man who can move the most weights. Not the man who moves a mediocre weight in the quickest amount of time. Edit - he also benched 585lb on a wobbly bar for 6 pause reps with no spotter?😂

@blackeesh463

4 жыл бұрын

You made a solid case with a flawed premise tho. Eddie was the "best static event strongman ever",but that is it. It was proven by his mediocre career,after winning a wsm rigged in his favour,he dipped knowing he would never win again. Hall began his career during the end of Big Zs reign,he couldn't even place,during Shaws reign he was placing between 6-9 at arnolds and he cracked top 6 once at wsm,placing third against Haftor in his last legitimate strongman attempt. Kinda sad he didn't go into powerlifting,we would be looking at a goat over there.

@bilzog2523

4 жыл бұрын

Blackeesh . You just reinstated my entire point of Eddie not being as great as big Z because of his inconsistency and brief stint at the top. Did you even read what I said?

@blackeesh463

4 жыл бұрын

@@bilzog2523 i negated the notion of him being "the best strongman ever" because despite him being the strongest static athlete of all time his lackluster stamina and relatively garbage performance in timed events led him to only one pro win,in a meet that was tailored for him to win. to put it simply,that version of hall wouldn't have won against a few competitors in a normally structured strongman competition.

@bilzog2523

4 жыл бұрын

Blackeesh sorry yeah I wouldn’t say he was the best strongman ever but more so the strongest man ever in his prime

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackeesh463 lol rigged in his favor.. okay thor fanboy

squats equal? you cant bounce 14kgs, maybe 1 or 2 but not 14kg difference thats definitely not bouncing thats strength

@flare2831

4 жыл бұрын

Say that but an inch can make a DL feel 20kg lighter. When you're working with that much weight, the slight wip of a bar or the strength of the floor can make a big difference

Two Legends!

Saying the bounce makes their sqaut equal is like comparing Z's stiff bar deadlift to Eddie's wip bar with deadlifting suit it doesnt matter the weight is still more so this one goes to Big Z

Stayed for the God of war 4 music.

Big Z in his prime would outlift Eddie in his prime in every lift

@zachlegrand7820

4 жыл бұрын

Djalil Stig definitely not lmao

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

lol z only wins the log press, other than that hall claps

anybody knows the name of track that starts at 6:18 ?

i like how all the weight exploded off big z's axel

Eddie is a beast...but Big Z is surely the strongest man who's ever lived.

@Divinemakyr

4 жыл бұрын

Nah.

@InfamousTVHD

4 жыл бұрын

How exactly, titles arent everything.

@austinhigley9295

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Shaw is

@jarjarfetishist9674

4 жыл бұрын

That’s kinda stupid to say, we don’t know everyone who has ever lived.

@Divinemakyr

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but we sure know that there were no niggas in the 1200s lifting thousand-pound weights on a daily basis for hours a day, eating ten to twelve thousand calories a day, and (maybe) taking a shit ton of steroids.

guys guys guys.. there is a very big difference between who is the greatest strongman of all time and who is the STRONGEST! eddie is the strongest weather you guys like it or not.. but yes big Z is the GREATEST .. well either him or brian shaw. eddie would of got even stronger still if he didn't retire to save his health don't forget that either

@blackeesh463

4 жыл бұрын

Shaw doesn't have a case for being the goat,nobody but Z does.

His shin bone skin tearing! Absolute beast

Eddi Hall is the strongest human being to ever walk on this planet. In his 2017 wsm form, nobody could have beaten him. He has lifted 500 Kilos, he squatted 320 Kilos for 15 reps with more in the tank, and he benched 300 kilos. He nearly got a 230 kilo loglift even, furthermore he has the axle press world record at 216 Kilos. Even if you watch the show Strongest Man in history you can still see that he is one of the strongest human beings on the world, even without training so hard as he had before. If he would have compete longer and wouldn't have stopped training, he could have won every wsm since then.

@charlestinsman6814

4 жыл бұрын

😂 wrong Big Z is the strongest man in history you cannot compare his 3 or 4 year run to Big Z's 20+ years dominating the sport Eddie has 1 WSM and 0 Arnold's Big Z has 4 WSM and 8 Arnold Classics with 6 in a row only strongman to win every major event at least once countless world records Compared to Z Eddie is a one hit wonder

@user-nz9iu7fk9l

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, absolute nonsense my friend Eddie Hall never benched 300kg anywhere, second, Eddie Hall has 2 World Records, I don't think I need to count Zydrunas records, Eddie Hall has 1 WSM, Zydrunas has 4 " Big difference" Eddie has 0 Arnold's, Zydrunas has 8, If you're seriously claiming that with 2 records Eddie is stronger than Zydrunas with over 70 different records in strongman and powerlifting, it's probably cause you're a die hard Eddie fan, which there's nothing wrong with, but Facts are facts, and Eddie is not the strongest man to have ever walked the planet, not with Zydrunas around.

@bosnia7429

4 жыл бұрын

@@user-nz9iu7fk9l I don't think that whether you win more competitions make you stronger

What is that song at the start?

I would like to see a vid with Eddie vs mariusz

Obviously big Z is the best at strongman events. However at static powerlifting strength I’d have to go with Eddie. Their squat would be similar, on paper big Z had a bigger squat however it would of been really interesting to see what eddies squat would’ve been like at the time of his record deadlift. I’m thinking around the 450kg+ mark.

good video, it seems that a big belly is a must in order to perform an axle press.

329kg squat vs 318kg, well, they're roughly the same so lets give it to ...nigel benn.

@danielxh558

4 жыл бұрын

Bounce with metal apparatus at 329kg vs foam pads with no bounce with 318kg...

Big Z was stronger in prime. 500npound log press cmon! 725 15 reps Hall barely does 15 w 700

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

barely my ass, deadlift? axle press? viking press? in his prime eddie claps z in static

@davidselawsky6620

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobmartin8933 lol heck no. Eddie falls w less weight. Big Z. Was the real beast.

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidselawsky6620 lol he ate zs record, smashed him on the deadlift, fucked him up at the military, fucked him at the squats(zs was metal n it bounce easier than pads simple physics)

@davidselawsky6620

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobmartin8933 not quite. Z has him in shoulder press he has better technique. Eddie has better potential had he learned said techniques but he always wanted to lift w out leg drive. That cost him.

Mariusz Pudzianowski..Big Z..Brian Shaw are the greatest strongmen. Eddie Hall is the strongest We need to understand the difference between the greatest and the strongest.

@yelyharmony2047

4 жыл бұрын

And you need to understand the different types of strength...and that WSM is about overall strength...not whatever the fuck a single competitor feels more comfortable!

Great video. My top 3 strongest men statically (peak) : 1.Eddie 2. Zydrunas 3.Thor top 3 strongest overall (peak): 1. Thor 2. Zydrunas 3.Brian top 3 greatest strongman 1. Zydrunas 2. Brian 3. maybe Thor

@Apanblod

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if by 'greatest' strongman you only mean your personal favourites, but if not I'd argue it's quite a stretch to put Thor in the top three over guys like Kazmaier, Jon Pall Sigmarsson, Magnus ver Magnusson and Mariusz Pudzianowski.

If Eddie picked up powerlifting instead of strongman he’d be the big z of power lifting

Last song starting at ~6:18 pls

Did Eddie really lock out on that Hummer tire deadlift?

The greatest feat in strongman history is Big Z winning the Arnold Classic 6 times in a row and 8 overall compared to Big Z Eddie is a one hit wonder

@bendover2684

4 жыл бұрын

Better a one Hit Wonder than a No Hit Wonder

@charlestinsman6814

4 жыл бұрын

@@bendover2684 🤣🤣

Z looked like a champ after repping 329 kg for 15 times whilst Hall nearly passed out after repping 318 kg for the same 15.

@kutosheyesca3867

4 жыл бұрын

Laurence Anyomi-Smith yes and that shows why z is the best..

@riverwalkhomebuyers

4 жыл бұрын

Ed looks like he might be going a little deeper in his though

@tonybarfridge4369

4 жыл бұрын

Laurence Anyomi-Smith but Eddie did his faster

@77Original

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie had faster reps and had at least 20 in the tank. He only stopped because he won the event with 15.

@flare2831

4 жыл бұрын

Tbf thats just eddie having shite endurance/cardio.

The 2 strongest strongmans!beast power for this mens!

@Elbowspurs

4 жыл бұрын

Learn English properly you knob 😤😤😤

@danielxh558

4 жыл бұрын

@@Elbowspurs You're bit of a twat mate..

329kg squat vs 318kg, well, they're roughly the same so lets give it to ...pete best of the beatles.

@danielxh558

4 жыл бұрын

Bounce with metal apparatus at 329kg vs foam pads with no bounce with 318kg...

@tautvilasstoskus4292

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielxh558 that bounce against metal makes shit even harder tho

@danielxh558

4 жыл бұрын

@@tautvilasstoskus4292 You're stupid if you think that mate...

4 жыл бұрын

Watch the godman video till the end !! He literally explained it for all you noobs out there !!

@danielxh558

4 жыл бұрын

Tiro Mandal noobs ? it takes half a brain to see that the bounce off metal is easier although heavier weight ?

im confused with the Hummer Tire? 504kg & 524kg?🤷‍♂️ 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ Doesnt eddie currently Hold the WR for the heaviest lift 500kg?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@motrasssx3860

4 жыл бұрын

it was different deadlifts

@quelandil5738

4 жыл бұрын

For the hummer tire the bar starts at a higher position than for a regular deadlift. Therefore it is easier to lift and you can manage higher weights

They can lift more than 500kg tyres, but why did they get difficult to lift 500kg dumble? Does anyone can explain?

Name of song?

@hg_10sm68

4 жыл бұрын

God of War

Title wise Big Z is basically the Babe Ruth of strongman. If you just look at who can move the most weight Eddie I think has a slight edge over Big Z. Both amazing athletes!

@kieronbrowne7881

4 жыл бұрын

Eddie is ten years younger.

@austinhigley9295

4 жыл бұрын

But Brian Shaw has four titles too, and they all had zydrunas competing

Breaking records during competition is much better than breaking a record by only training for it and risking your life.

@strongmantalk6043

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more

are you serious??? can you compare 20+ years of constant performance and podium finishes with 4-5 years of steroid overuse, crying n drama??? how many Arnold classics does Eddie have??? how many WSM titles does Eddie have??? broke Big Z's record by 1 kg and then crying when they put 501 elephant bar dead-lift weight in Arnold classic. Please buddy u just can't GOAT like Big Z with Eddie, may b with Thor or Brian but not with Eddie, no doubt Eddie lifted 500 kg its quite an achievement but can he repeat it 5 years in a row??? forget 5, 2-3 years??? So please think logically before comparing these 2...

@strongmantalk6043

4 жыл бұрын

Piyush Bahatkar This video was made to see who was statically stronger in their prime, not to see who is the greater strongman. I already specified that I consider Big Z to be the GOAT in my pinned comment, and I have another video about how Big Z is the great strongman of all time.

@7482joe

4 жыл бұрын

Piyush Bahatkar lets see ur lifts dickhead. Don’t talk trash about Eddie you would never lift anywhere close to what he does.

@piyushbahatkar2825

3 жыл бұрын

@@7482joe n crybaby eddie can't evn be compared with Lalas, Brain Shaw or Thor let alone Big Z. He just knows crying, sulking n creating drama, just see his reaction aftr Thor broke his record :-P, also update me on how many Arnold classics ur cry baby won???

440kg on a STIFF bar off a deficit? absolutely mad

Big z can drop the bar after a deadlift at giants live show. Eddie gets disallowed his 461 or 462 at giants live a few years later

Google their list of accomplishments. It would take probably 20+ years for anyone to even come close to Big Z's resume.

I'm a big fan of Eddie, statically one of the all time greatest! Even if Hafthor gets the dead lift record in a few weeks, Peak Eddie, had he carried on pursuing it, would probably been around 520 by now. With that said, I think had he been competing with Big Z at his peak, it would of pushed Z into even bigger lifts, especially over head. So I have to conclude, that ultimately Big Z is just that bit stronger.

@KimchiKarnage

4 жыл бұрын

Just a little extra info for you, Eddie probably wouldnt be a 500 even if he was training, if you watched his interviews he said he couldn't even get close to 470kg in practice, and had went to a hypnotherapist to help him, and he talks about how he did the 500 under hypnosis.

Big Z is the strongest man ever just look at his win record

@americanbred3944

4 жыл бұрын

Both at primed Eddie is King.

@americanbred3944

4 жыл бұрын

Titles are impressive but they don't mean everythong

@rhodriassinder6954

4 жыл бұрын

Nope don't think so buddy lol

@americanbred3944

4 жыл бұрын

@@rhodriassinder6954 nice

@NaveSennicam

4 жыл бұрын

He has a good record but hes not the strongest hes the most constant eddie is the single strongest man who has ever lived no question

i rememner watching Zydrunas wins strongmans as a child.

Hey I know I'm late but didn't big z get a 440 kg deadlift at wsm?

@petermiller9628

4 жыл бұрын

Mmm not on calibrated plates I guess

Proud of big Z. Lithuania !!!!!!!!!!!

I don't care who is stronger, i like both of them!

Insane power what else can you say...hats off to both big Z and Eddie both legends now Eddie with his deadlift big Z all round

Eddie has the advantage of entering later and Zs scores was set but Big Z was competing for a lot longer. Wonder if Eddie could last that long.

Not that it adds much to a deadlift being worn this way without straps up but the first deadlift Eddie is wearing a deadlift suit with the straps down.

If you are comparing deadlift why didn't you do the 500 kg

@skya6863

4 жыл бұрын

Read the first intro text

you forgot the metal block press.... savickas has world record there also

@StrongmanTalk Your deep conclusion in this video is that Eddie Hall and Big Z display the same static strength over time... A misleading statement, if it were the case Eddie would have as many competition records as Big Z... Which clearly is not the case.

They are both epic therefore leave it as that

How is 500kg the WR but he did 524?

Well bgm is god💥 kratos

into music pls :

@lieutenantdanslegs4328

4 жыл бұрын

Its the God of war theme

While I am a massive fan of Eddie, I have to say that Big Z has consistently been a monster in the competition. He is just the epitome of strength if you ask me. And in the end they are both strong as fuck and are nice guys to go with it!!

In terms of static strength its very close in trrms of longevity and the duration of championship , of course big z .

@Apanblod

3 жыл бұрын

When Big Z does a huge lift he looks like he's taking a slightly larger than usual dump. Takes some effort but afterwards just a huge relief. When Eddie does I'm seriously worried that he will have to go to the hospital (or worse) afterwards. I don't think Eddie aimed for longevity, he wanted the record lifts and that one title of WSM. I think he pushed his body to the absolute limit, but that it wasn't really sustainable in the long run. Big Z's more restrained approach is probably what's kept him in the game for so long.

Hard to really to do a comparison, fairly sure Hall would have done a heavier deadlift (without a suit) in 2017 when he was in his prime And as for Big Z he looked like he had a lot left in the tank on his WR presses, no doubt if Big Z tried he could have easily surpassed or atleast equaled Eddie Halls Axele press.

@wilhelm2112ryan

4 жыл бұрын

@JediNxf7 they really did stop contesting max axle shortly after Z set the original record. I firmly believe that in over head events Z was truly untouchable with his records that he set. They just didn't let it be contested for him to increase it.

from the footage of Zydrunas doing the log press i think he has 230kg for even 235kg in him

BiG Z took the titles but Eddie hall got the world looking with 500kg dead lift.It was thr smartest thing he ever did.Eddie focused on it like an Olympic gold like it was the only event,he bulked up to insane size and took the risk and it paid off.He is also insanely athletic which people forget,he has a very powerfull engine.Was a top swimmer before strongman.Eddie halls 500kg dead lift has still not been beaten Eddie keeps saying he knows it will be beaten,but when??Everyone who tries gets nose bleeds and passes out or simply cannot move it past the knees.So I think Hall is the Strongest.I mean the dead lift is the standard for strongman in my opinion.Big Z won loads and was mr consistency,however Hall peaked out stronger.But big z was far more consitent.

@user-nz9iu7fk9l

4 жыл бұрын

Because he's stronger

The axle press Eddie pressed it strict

Both according to time

4:40 says it all really.

Big Z needs Eddie and Eddie needs Big Z for motivation. Healthy rivalry, I'd say. Since Big Z is past his peak Eddie needs to pick up his pace and get them Ws. You can't be good at a particular bit, you need to be good overall and that means, you have to strategize, win some bits, lose the other bits. Both are beasts tho, wouldn't get in their way when they're hungry, cuz me being 78kg is just a free meal knockin about in their eyes.

Z is the greatest but if we’re talking static strength Eddie hall is the strongest man to ever pick up a bar.

2 of the best of all time.. Big Z is more legendary because of his longevity.

@cezaryadamski8786

4 жыл бұрын

Big Z and Mariusz Pudzianowski are the best

you can be strongest with certain muscles and not be so strong with others, nobody is the best at everything, as an all round competitor big z is superior, if you want to see who is truly stronger at particular events then look at the world records

Absolutely Big Z!!👏👏👏 Eddie is only marketing..📸

Put it on a bamboo cane ffs

4:41 like a boss)

Big z looked like He could do 30 more on the deadlift

Big Z is the most accomplished strong man ever period. The G.O.A.T

Eddie will be forgotten in 10 years when his records have been broken by a handful of people, Z won’t be. Not saying that makes Z stronger, just that anyone saying Eddie is the strongest ever is delusional

@caelahrens9767

4 жыл бұрын

Akaakaaka ak the first guy to deadlift 500kg will never be forgotten.

@akaakaakaak5779

4 жыл бұрын

@@caelahrens9767 yeah, he will be. Can you name the first guy to lift 400kg? The first guy to squat it? The first guy to bench 700lb or 300kg? I mean, we'll all be forgotten eventually, Eddie has way less of a legacy than Z, so he'll be forgotten sooner

@john_ron

4 жыл бұрын

@@akaakaakaak5779 unless nobody deadlifts over 500...

@blackeesh463

4 жыл бұрын

@@john_ron Haftor has a solid shot at atleast tying it already,what Big Z has done would take over 2 decades to match,and way better athletes than we have now.

@bobmartin8933

2 жыл бұрын

@@akaakaakaak5779 lol 400 who tf cares abt 400 the only thing that matters is 1000lbs by bolton n 500kg by ed

7:17 wut? Eddie was squaring on foam pads as well, also he fell down after the reps, I’d wager Z was stronger in this instance

Eddie was so close to big z loglift record in 2018.

The idea that Hall isn't stronger because he only won WSM once is ridiculous. If tomorrow someone shows up at a sanctioned regional competition, logs in a 50% increase in the records of all events and gets hit by a very large bus the next day, he would still the the strongest man ever, with zero WSM and zero Arnolds. I personally think that the Big Z is stronger but, even if I knew Hall was impressive, I was surprised at how close their numbers are.