It's funny how people are completely fine with this but kept questioning his 501 even though it was done at the same gym and same equipment and an extremely credible judge.

@HashBrownDoyler

Жыл бұрын

It’s because it was not in a competition which resulted in a record

@drschwandi3687

Жыл бұрын

Just delusional eddie fan things

@alexisvnc

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. The head referee is a friend of his who has trained with him multiple times. doesnt feel like a true competition when it's held at your gym and 1 or 2 of the 3 judges are your friends.

@josephsummers2427

Жыл бұрын

@@alexisvnc I mean lots of these power lifters are friends with organizers and judges. Eddie Hall is friends with Colin Bryce. Martins Licis is friends with Magnus Ver Magnusson. Nick Best is friends with Brian Shaw. Does that mean we can't trust any of them? Are the organizers and judges not allowed to have friends in the same industry?

@josephsummers2427

Жыл бұрын

@@alexisvnc He (Thor) used Magnus to officiate 501 kg because he didn't have to travel far and he is one of the most reputable strongman competition judges in the world currently. The strongest man of the 1990s.

I think he'd have gotten 1000 if he wasn't sick just two days before. He lost 5kg of bodyweight over those two days. That's massively impactful. I recently lost 11kg of bodyweight myself due to an illness, and looked like a husk of my former self. I've since gained it back, but that took months. I can imagine it made all the difference. Edit: And as said in the comments, Thor didn't even accept this as an excuse when it was Kelsey mentioning it, not himself. What a legendary mindset. That's why he's the best.

@greigite5191

Жыл бұрын

love your username

@shlok-vp4xr

Жыл бұрын

Tbf loosing 5 kg is probably like taking a shit for someone like thor

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

+ he didn't tell us that as an excuse instead tried his best to give us a 400 Squat and 410 Deadlift. Massive respect and he will come back stronger! 💪🏻

@weakest_baki_enjoyer9872

Жыл бұрын

Good comment

@weakest_baki_enjoyer9872

Жыл бұрын

Keep eating those pb sandwiches

I hope he continues gaining bodyweight and training. He could seriously set some records in raw powerlifting

@Roman-ik8qb

Жыл бұрын

i know hes not elite powelifter, but if you compare it with talents like john haack / jamal who are in 1000kg club with 90-100kg body weight hafthor is just one of the many guys who compete, but noone even notice, well everyone does, because hafthor is big name, but there are guys who holded world record in total, but nobody knows them, like Petr Petráš from Czech Republic who did 1160kg total, but sadly almost nobody knows that he even exists

@alessioferr2805

Жыл бұрын

Hafthor uses knee wraps and elbow sleeves, it's not raw

@lonestar2495

Жыл бұрын

@@alessioferr2805there was no elbow sleeves in comp n wraps are considered raw as well

@robertwilliams5618

Жыл бұрын

@@lonestar2495 wraps are not 100noercent raw that's why there's a separate division... realistically he had 775 wrapped and probably 700 with just a belt

@lonestar2495

Жыл бұрын

@@robertwilliams5618 wraps are classified as raw

not bad at all for 6 weeks prep. He was on his boxing voyage for a while, I honestly am impressed with the amount of strength he retained during that time. Good Job

@Your_nearest_toyota_dealer

Жыл бұрын

well with his muscle memory from when he deadlifted 501kg and all of the strongman years i think its very easy for him to regain these strenght numbers

@Gladuos1

Жыл бұрын

@@Your_nearest_toyota_dealer For sure, muscle memory is one helluva drug

@tv26889

Жыл бұрын

Still not enough to beat a tiger in tug of war. He got embarassed.

@shadowlegend2948

Жыл бұрын

@@tv26889 no man on earth would beat a tiger in tug of war lol

@tv26889

Жыл бұрын

@@shadowlegend2948 In the clip, Haftor was getting pulled so hard when he quit he almost fell over. Meanwhile, the tiger is literally just sitting on the other side with the rope not even really trying. True force of nature.

We are extremely proud of you Hafthor, and well done team Iceland... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇮🇸

@eb_tigers0775

Жыл бұрын

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It’s funny because the 460kg squat (redlighted) from 2018 was faster than his 360kg in this meet.

@xristosthetheorist9602

Жыл бұрын

yeah but he also weighs160 now and back then he was 200+... Also he got sick before the comp and lost 5kg

@varietychillin9632

Жыл бұрын

Yea but that was before he hit his giant cut to do the boxing match

Update, former world’s strongest man is strong.

@ytsux9259

Жыл бұрын

Barely.

@skyswitchgaming5095

Жыл бұрын

@Eduard M I don’t think anyone is totalling 500kg first time in they gym

He needs to compete in a real meet with pros, would be a joy to watch

Just crazy how strong he still is after losing all that weight. I lost around the same amount of weight and it is humbling. When it comes to Thor I never believe anything is impossible, if he truly wants to do something I fully expect him to succeed.

@edntz

Жыл бұрын

PEDs are amazing.

@bjarkesvenningsen6885

Жыл бұрын

@@edntz you can take all the PEDS you want, and you would never get half as strong as him.. heck i know guys who took PEDS for yeeeears, but cant lift even close to what he can.. yes they ALL do PEDS, but as the E stands for, its only enhancing.. without the right diet, sleep, sups, training and genetics, you wont ever come close. There is a reason there is a nr 1. and a nr. blah, in strongman.. but they all do PEDS..

@edntz

Жыл бұрын

@@bjarkesvenningsen6885 I never said i would come close to Thor's strength. @JaredTG mentioned how he lost strength after losing weight. Well, if you're on PED's, you'll mostly keep your strength. Hence why i mentioned PED's. No one talked about getting as strong as Thor or anything like that. You started talking about that yourself. Perhaps work on your reading comprehension.

I hope he continues to compete at a healthy weight. Very impressive.

Good on Thor! He is a living strength legend who has well and above proven himself in the hardest strongman competitions as one of the strongest men ever 💪🏼

Very impressive from Hafthor, even if he didn't meet the 1000kg goal

@dominik7246

Жыл бұрын

*lbs

@sithlordbinks

Жыл бұрын

@@dominik7246 No, 1000kg total

Well done very good numbers after major weight loss and only 6 week prep..

I agree with the attempt selection adjustment. He looked like 390 squat would have been there, 212.5 bench would have been there, and 397.5 would have been a grinder of a deadlift. Maybe he will try again this summer or late spring.

That pause on bench was insane... I have never had one that long in comp..lol geesh

What a beast! I like this version of Thor. Lean, big and strong!

so close! i hope hes not to sad about this!

Very impressive. One of the strongest humans alive, but it just goes to show how insane the sport has gotten when the John Haacks of the world totaling over 1000kg consistently at low BW's. Out totally a WSM at half the BW. Haack is the GOAT of GOATs. Can't wait to see what Thor can put up next

@itz_bahamut3822

Жыл бұрын

Saw John at a regional bench and deadlift event, the eisenhart. Crazy how strong he is for his bw. 240 kg bench and 390kg dead with safety margin is crazy at 90 kg bw

@muhammadulizshahlaeidullah

Жыл бұрын

Wait until you see the FULLthor who will total 1200 this December.

Thor looks good right now. I hope he continues to gain lean mass.

More time more bodyweight and hes gonna be absolute elite again no doubt about that

Hafthor is absolutely insane he can lift absurd numbers one of the world's strongest people probably one of the world's strongest man. *John Haack has joined the chat*

You see how he is benching and pausing kids? That’s how you pause a bench. Good job it’s becoming more and more rare to see a proper paused bench now.

@vincvf

Жыл бұрын

In most feds a pause isn't obligated

Makes me feel trash about my 220 kg orm haha. Btw how do you get highlighted?

*My guyyyy. Spotters did great!! Tip those guys*

To the speaker, if you say kilogram as an adjective you don't need the 's', but if you say it as a noun 'a bench of 220 kilogram's'' you do need the 's'. You rarely need the 's' if you say 'kilo'.

@robertwilliams5618

Жыл бұрын

You definitely need the s when pluralizing it .it's a pet peeve of.mine.

@Hermanubis1

Жыл бұрын

@@robertwilliams5618 Exactly, with such a large audience he should hire an english teacher for a month.

Kinda curious how much strongman thor(”prime”) would get.

Getting sick just before the meet was very unfortunate, if he would've been 100% he would've smashed the 1000kg goal.

@dominik7246

Жыл бұрын

*lbs

@TommiSRP

Жыл бұрын

@@dominik7246 sorry lad, you're wrong on that

Apart from being sick before the comp, here what we can see is a not so good planing of Thor's lifts, maybe he wouldn't have hit the 1000, but he definitely could 've grasped it with a 990-995 total. Experience will give him the vision yo avoid that kind of errors.

as expected of the Mountain!

0:38 straight bars

To know having a 1000lb total is already impressive, this guy ending up over 2000lb is amazing.

@runnerbaba

Жыл бұрын

He can deadlift more then 1000lb, when he gets more into weightraining again.

@willyharris4199

Жыл бұрын

@@runnerbabathan

wait how much does thor weigh currently i would love to see him go back to weighing 455 pounds 206 kg when he did the deadlift

That looks like his gym. Was the meet there?

is the deadlift on stiff bar ?

Does dropping a squat bar with superhuman weight on it make you a bit of a jerk or is this well tolerated in a power lifting competition?

Imagine if he went for +10kg instead of 20kg on squat, he might have nailed 400kg deadlift instead of 410kg, giving that 1000kg total

So like he did a “competition” in his home gym? Like did anyone else lift or just him? Is it now considered a competition lift or a gym lift?

@benedict5544

Жыл бұрын

Other dudes were lifting as well, not just him

Very interested in seeing his current deadlift with suit and straps, if he's able to pull around 400 kg raw he might be closer to 500 kg equipped than I thought

@ivang8805

Жыл бұрын

At his heaviest his raw deadlift could have been 440 on his last powerlifting meet he just missed due to grip

@Dr_Footbrake

Жыл бұрын

@@ivang8805 so (roughly) 10%, which (in theory) would put his equipped dead at around 450 atm

@holliswilliams8426

Жыл бұрын

I don't think percentages work as well at such high amounts of weight

@SammySprinklers69

Жыл бұрын

Just a casual 120kg off

@Dr_Footbrake

Жыл бұрын

@@holliswilliams8426 Why wouldn’t they? 10% is 10% whether that’s of 100lb or 1000lb

I can’t wait to have him powerlifting at full capacity. These aren’t official numbers are they?

@Dr_Footbrake

Жыл бұрын

Iirc this was a WRPF sanctioned event

@MrTrollDevil

Жыл бұрын

his 1st meet he totaled 1100kg

@hithro5466

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTrollDevil he competed a few times in 2010 and 2011

@JoshuaOdionson

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTrollDevil His "last" meet before this.

Bailed on the spotters 💀

Hathors knees start to cave in as he rises, is that normal?

U can cover Ivan Makarov deadlift update...

Just needs more time. 1100 next yeat

Proof that at the end of the day “strong is strong”

Puts into perspective how strong John haack is

That bench wasn’t locked out

It's crazy how.stromg he is.considering he is so.tall, so.his ROM is a ton

The Squats are in wraps i see - is this like a half raw meet?

@JoshuaOdionson

Жыл бұрын

Most feds count knee wraps as raw. This was a WRPF meet and their rules say knee wraps are raw.

He's extremely disappointed with this, but it is nice.

@craigj4979

Жыл бұрын

more motivation to go and smash it next time. crazy to do this after only 6 weeks prep. he barely even touched a weight for over 2 years doing the boxing. scary to think the numbers he could do it he really went for it

@holliswilliams8426

Жыл бұрын

we've all been there

I've not been keeping up with him but he did deadlift 501kg so I'm confused as to how he failed 410?

@ryanmehenni9517

Жыл бұрын

He lost a lot of weight for his health and to focus on boxing

@astropolski

Жыл бұрын

@@ryanmehenni9517 Ah ok that makes sense.

Hafthor is awesome but for me this really puts into perspective the stuff people lile jamal browner are doing, hafthor got a 970 kg total @ ~160kg BW, jamal got a 1052kg total @ 110kg. That just seems unreal

what would he have done in his prime total ? 1100kg ?

@MrTrollDevil

Жыл бұрын

he already did that on his 1st meet

@noncog1

Жыл бұрын

@@MrTrollDevil second

Newbie gains In 6 weeks goes from 750 condition to 970

Let’s see your total

withthe amount of weight he has lost its no surprise, once he bulks back up again he will push those numbers higher.

Dude he definitely has 1000gk in the bag he was so close

I really like these channels and these videos are great, but I really feel like these 4 videos covering Halfthor's meet could have just been one video

@liamrmorgans921

Жыл бұрын

He was posting them as they happened

6 weeks prep boys, fucking scary

It's great to see Thor lifting again

The Hafthor will soon be FULLthor

100% agree that he could hit 1000kg with better attempt selection. This meet i believe without a doubt he could have hit 390/210/400, choosing 400 for his 3rd squat was the only mistake but was a reasonable decision at the time considering how good his squats looked. Sometimes playing it safe can pay off.

@greatone6196

Жыл бұрын

Plus with this being his first real attempt at powerlifting in a while and his strength coming back, I bet its superrr hard for him to predict what his body can and can't do

@SmokePurp305

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

This should put John haacks strength into perspective

Hafthor is very strong and easily do 300kgs of bench very potential

imagine if sheiko coached him for 20+ weeks, we could've seen around 1050

@MrTrollDevil

Жыл бұрын

he already has a 1100kg total

@joebot9309

Жыл бұрын

Thor has a 10x better coach

Was this even at a sanctioned competition? Is this not in his gym?

@SammySprinklers69

Жыл бұрын

It was sanctioned.. His dad weighed the plates

@jacoblifts

Жыл бұрын

@@SammySprinklers69 your dad making sure the weights are calibrated isn’t sanctioned. Sanctioned meaning an official competition with competition stressors, other competitors, official refereeing, official weigh ins etc. If no, this is gym a mock meet in your local gym

@SammySprinklers69

Жыл бұрын

@@jacoblifts guess that went a little over your head lol

@J.c410

Жыл бұрын

@@jacoblifts they never said it was sanctionned, people are allowed to have fun. And it was done proper rules anyway, just not an offical fed

@jacoblifts

Жыл бұрын

@@J.c410 I agree man, he wanted a 1000kg total though, if he got it it wouldn’t have been official is what I was getting at

Cenk Koçak 980 kg

Why the fuck aren't there safeties on the Squat?

How is it possible to loose that much amount of strength?

@bigmac9800

Жыл бұрын

Losing 50 Kilo Bodyweight, less steroids, no weight lifting for 2 years

@allylilith5605

Жыл бұрын

@@bigmac9800 might be a reason, ye. only maybe though

@peterpapadeas6475

Жыл бұрын

GREAT QUESTION OR TROLL🤣

in my opinion its harder to put weight and power than geting kilos down to be fit

Eddie should do a powerlifting competition also

I’m confused because guys like Colin Weng are doing 500lb bench easy and Thor was worlds strongest man, so shouldn’t he be doing way more? I know a good amount about weightlifting. I’m guessing it’s because he doesn’t train these specific movements?

He could have done 390kg squats and deadlift+ 210 bench for 990 tot but still insane xD

If he had a longer prep more likely would’ve gotten it

Should’ve gone for the second rep on the bench

So he got more than 100kg less than his PB, I know he’s a lot lighter now than then but still a long way off

Just really shows you how nuts John Haack is 👀 not taking anything away from Hafthor though

@a-a-rondavis9438

Жыл бұрын

Well John Haack has a lot less range to move the weight, and he's hyper-specialized in those three movements. Thor comes out of boxing, gains a bit of weight, preps for 6 wks, and totals 970 kg while missing lifts lol.

@joebot9309

Жыл бұрын

Its Thor's 2nd meet ever both with only 6 weeks preps and no other specific training. He has lifted very little of naything in over 2 years and is getting used to a 60kg smaller body. John has literally done 100's of meets and is a full time powerlifter and his weight flucates 20lbs max.

@hithro5466

Жыл бұрын

@@joebot9309 this is Thor’s 6th powerlifting meet.

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

Just to clear everyone. This is Thor's 3rd Full meet. First was in 2011, Second in 2018 and now 3rd.

@NSD-fp9qj

Жыл бұрын

@@hithro5466this guy lives to defend him it’s really pathetic

Bro how tf is John totalling more than this man at 90kg💀💀( ik ik training pl for a long time vs for 6 weeks and he was sick etc) but still man, johns crazy especially the bench

@shawnmichaud4484

Жыл бұрын

John is in the conversation as the greater powerlifter of all time. Thor just happens to be incredibly strong, but his forte is a well rounded strongman. John IS crazy, lol.

@kingaddyy6381

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnmichaud4484 I mean thor doesn't just happen to be strong, he also trained for strength for many many years and also the size and gear. But yea John is built dif

390kg squat and 400kg deadlift would have seen 1000kg. He was about 10kg too high on both.

John Haack at 220 pounds destroys that.

@a-a-rondavis9438

Жыл бұрын

Why is this relevant or applicable?

@nk0723

Жыл бұрын

Hafthor will crush records when he actually trains for more than a couple of weeks 😂 John haack won't stand a chance

@hithro5466

Жыл бұрын

@@a-a-rondavis9438 comparing performances in the same sport?

@hithro5466

Жыл бұрын

@@nk0723 I mean they would compete on dots and I doubt he would beat hack on those.

@davidselawsky6620

Жыл бұрын

@@nk0723 Thor won't stand a chance guy was 460 pounds did 500 kg dead....guy weighing 235 pounds just beat that. Always been overrated imo, 460 pounds barely benches 550 at his best. He won't break any records , top super heavy powerlifters will smoke him bc they use bodyweight as a scale too. His DOT score would NEVER be anywhere near the top guys. Sorry.

Strongest human who has ever lived.

Thors benching isn't amazing, but really good cuz he thor but it is because of his insane shoulders, strongmen are often shoulder dominant over chest

15 Kg more Bodyweight and 3 month more of training and i´m sure he can make a total from 1050 Kg.

Wow really puts into perspective how strong Jesus is

didn't he deadlift 500kg in the past??

He has a 501kg wr deadlift but barely lifts 410kg off the ground? He should be able to lift that for reps even if you wake him up at fucking 3am

@xiejun5680

Жыл бұрын

No wraps. It was his grip that gave out, not his body.

He might crawl to a 2400 total but he will never beat Dan Bell

Did he always have a 'poor' bench? It seems every other big powerlifter that competes with/against him will have a better bench than him. Is it just due to his size and reach because he is absolutely massive when compared to ever other powerlifter at that level

1030 kg+ total is possible if he has a good day

@arikrotem9750

Жыл бұрын

Prime thor achieved 1100kg total in a competition

Crazy how Brian Shaw can outbench him and he doesn’t even train bench

Damn he needs to work on that bench

No doubt he’s strong but isn’t that bench kinda wacky?

damned, he would have taken 400 Kg on the deadlift? then i would have voted totally right with my 990 Kg total. Of course only if he had made it?

Bro it he only benches 460

Why are you spoiling at the end?

Now imagine what he can do if he prepped for a year

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

True. All of us are curious. Dan Bell himself said if Thor prepares and go for it, he will 'smash' his WR. Yes, smash is the exact word he used.

@Jackedaniels93

Жыл бұрын

@@Nirsterkur Jesus Olivares way stronger than Haftor, not even the same league

@Nirsterkur

Жыл бұрын

@@Jackedaniels93 He is a pro Powerlifter and only does 3 lifts. Hafthor is not a pro Powerlifter, but a pro Strongman and does more than 100+ different lifts and events. There is no comparison. It's like him doing a Strongman competition and you compare him to Hafthor Julius Bjornsson. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Way Stronger than Hafthor? 😂 Nobody who ever lived is stronger than prime Hafthor.

@Jackedaniels93

Жыл бұрын

@@Nirsterkur bro strongman is not only about strength , it involves endurance , speed , strategy ecc... if u say that a 190 kg strongman who can’t do more than 250 kg bench is the strongest person to ever lived you smoking crack lmao

@Jackedaniels93

Жыл бұрын

@@Nirsterkur powerlifting is the most accurate way to test static and general strenght, so stfu Haftor fanboy

He would a gotten 1000 if he was fullthor

@Kaidus99

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

It’s impressive don’t get me wrong but it’s hard to be as impressive when there’s people doing this 55kg lighter and with sleeves not wraps

@richardthomas3697

Жыл бұрын

Thor trained for about 6-8 weeks for this lift and hadn't done any big lifts for about 2 1/2 years whereas the ones who are lighter are probably doing nothing but powerlifting

@scazscaz1348

Жыл бұрын

@@richardthomas3697 yes but thor has obviously lifted for many years before his break and is untested

I’m sorry but a 210kg bench is kinda shit considering who he is idc if he’s never trained it, I swear I’ve seen this man hit that for reps on overhead press he should easily be benching 250+

Коленки гуляют, надо работать над техникой!

when you realize john hack benches 150 lbs more