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What about Franco Columbo? He competed in WSM in 1977. He was 5'5", weighed 84 kilos. 525 pound bench, 655 pound squat, 750 pound deadlift.

@uoiuo

9 ай бұрын

He got injured tho and never did anything impressive in WSM events , his powerlifting for his size was very impressive tho

@ok-sj7bx

9 ай бұрын

I don't want to read these numbers as someone who weighs 84kg. I am taller though so take that : D

@shaneforshort

9 ай бұрын

The legendary Franco Columbo. RIP

@anthonybundy5262

9 ай бұрын

Was literally just about to say the same thing

@1MKingJr

9 ай бұрын

Bigger guys typically win because the events are set up for bigger guys. Pound-for-pound bigger guys are not stronger. Who is stronger the guy that weighs 300lb and can bench press 600lbs or the guy that weighs 185lbs that can bench press 600lbs?

The Bulgarian weightlifter "Pocket Hercules", was only 4'9", 137 lbs. His greatest snatch was 336 lbs (2.5 times his body weight). While his greatest clean & jerk was 419 lbs (3 times his body weight). With Sinclair points of 504, Pocket Hercules is considered by many to be the best lifter for size ever.

@iceborned2019

8 ай бұрын

Naim Suleymanoglu is easily among the best pound for pound strength athletes that have ever competed

@marcomiller5641

5 ай бұрын

He was Turkish not Bulgarian

Jon Pall Sigmarsson was the first strength athlete I ever looked up to. I was 6 or 7 watching WSM on ESPN, and he looked like He-Man... even with that one WSM, where Jon Pall being small was a huge advantage on that 200m weighted run. I remember as a kid thinking what a spectacular comeback. As an adult, and strength sport competitor, I look back and feel bad for O.D.

@K0bbii

10 ай бұрын

Ekkert mál fyrir Jón Pál

@charlesclarke9368

10 ай бұрын

Man, this takes me back! RIP Jon Pall.

@TyghtAlso

10 ай бұрын

When powerlifting was on TV@@K0bbii

@terryhagan6382

10 ай бұрын

People forget about Jon Paul I guess because of being in the same Era as Kaz. I'm 47 now but I remember watching those guys go at it in the WSM. I remember in one of the WSM competitions he really took it to Kaz. Years later Kaz said he felt like the competition had been ringed. That organizers had events that favored Jon Paul.....

@TyghtAlso

10 ай бұрын

As much as I like Kaz, he was a sore winner, so as a loser... oof.@@terryhagan6382

Pound for pound Haack is easily the strongest athlete, it would be interesting if the Shaw classic adds lighter classes we might see John compete in this and focus more on strongman event.

@str1ker_eureka

10 ай бұрын

Bilbo Swaggins at 105kg if he actually trained strongman would be NUTS

@thechairman74

10 ай бұрын

I'm surprised that Haack hasn't gone full time strongman yet. I think he doesn't have long for PL. Unless he wants to go up in weight, there's little for him left to accomplish.

@jacobXfury

10 ай бұрын

@@thechairman74 there is a lot more money in him winning powerlifting comps than lightweight strongman shows

@LuisGonzalez-gl4wc

9 ай бұрын

Haack is my favorite strength athlete. Incredible genetics.

That's a pretty dang good list, not much to nitpick there. But... Obviously Kyriakos should be number 1, the strongman so dominant he doesn't compete in strongman. At bodyweight FULL, he doesn't lift weights, he pushes the earth out of orbit.

@jameschristy9966

9 ай бұрын

He is to full

@pattol666

9 ай бұрын

Its impressive to weigh FULL. Not us mere humans could ever achieve such fulĺness

Should have listed Franco Colombo….at 185lbs his 750 raw deadlift was nuts for that time.

@cramz101

8 ай бұрын

Still nuts now. There’s like a handful of people at the same weight who can do that conventional while also benching over 500

@Developer888

5 күн бұрын

almost 4 times!!! his weight, infinity more impressive anyone 300lbs can do unless they deadlift 1200 lbs

I met Larry about 5 years ago and he was a super nice and humble guy

Mariusz always my favourite. The reason I started lifting weights all of those years ago!

@IreneuszWelenc81

10 ай бұрын

Greetings from Poland.

@karol_04

Ай бұрын

polska gurom!

I remember Big Loz also doing a piece on most impressive strongman of the year a while back (can’t remember if it was 2021 or 2022?). But he made the point that Oleski Novikov was just a competing machine. A lot of guys try to really save strength and energy for the big comps but Oleski was just relentlessly going into everything. I thought that was really impressive how he pushes himself that much throughout the competition year. Glad he is where he is on this list.

Big thumbs up for having a spot for Jouko!

@johannes8131

10 ай бұрын

Juoko XDD

@Piranesi-gc8gn

9 ай бұрын

Juoko Ahola :D?

@adamkane7513

8 ай бұрын

_Joker Asshola!_

I got to meet all the athletes at the Shaw Classic last weekend. I can definitely say although not small guys, Oleksii and Kevin are much smaller than the other athletes. What they can do at their relatively small size is incredible.

Wholeheartedly agree with Mariuz and Oleksii being on the list

Novikov said he was below 280lb at rouge invitational last year but that was light for him and usually sits around 285-300lbs range.

@TyghtAlso

10 ай бұрын

The Rouge Invitational has been won by such luminaries as Little Richard, David Bowie, Tim Curry, Boy George, and That Bloke From Placebo, but The Rogue Invitational was indeed won by Alexei Novikov.

@StrengthShowcase

10 ай бұрын

@@TyghtAlso Who's Alexei Novikov? I thought his name was Oleksii... 😏😏😏

@TyghtAlso

10 ай бұрын

It's an alternative transliteration (look at the many ways "Alexiev'" is spelled in Western media). True, it's a bit old fashioned, being closer to a common Russian transliteration, rather than a modern Ukrainian one. Still valid, but not as good as it could be. I could argue that Ukraine is a dual language state, but I'll take the "L" here. My Cold War era education is showing (also, in translation circles, the jury is out over using one or two "i's" on the end, which is purely about Western pronunciation). In fact, his akshule name is akshuly "Олексій Новіков". And with that, I will say good day, madam 😜@@StrengthShowcase

@simondean5227

10 ай бұрын

He was 320lbs at WSM this year

@the_snowball3718

10 ай бұрын

@@simondean5227 ye think he was 310-320lb and he looked proper big as well.

Thank you Bromley for always working so hard and giving us the best content! We love you!

I've watched WSM since the Geoff Capes days. Juoko Akola was so excellent to watch. Even then he was 'small.'

@RevShifty

9 ай бұрын

What made Juoko so impressive to me was that he was the first WSM competitor who made it a point to work with all the implements. In a day where you can find stone molds and strongman equipment everywhere, Juoko was really the first competitor who made it a point to build everything he could for his own gym and then use it to train with. Legend had it that his training was even broken down into two week blocks, so that he could focus on pure strength one week and events the next, slowly combining them together the closer the contest got. He was basically the birth of modern strongman training, which was what made him so good at the time, especially for his size. He really was an incredible athlete IMO.

I didn’t realize you were on the Marunde-Muscle forum. I used to be a moderator there. The only omission I would say you had was not putting Zack McCarley on the list. Not quite as statically strong on the deadlift as some of the guys here but was so good at being a strongman that he wiped the floor with the competition while still actually weighing in at 230lbs. Biggest problem was when he competed there wasn’t anywhere else to go as a middleweight when he had already won nationals 3 times.

Oleksii Novikov also holds the hummer tire deadlift world record at 1,210lbs done at the Shaw Classic 2022. Crazy impressive too. Looked like he could have done more if he needed to.

Mariusz looks lighter than all of them. What an amazing beastly physique

Love your content! I’m surprised it took me so long to find your channel. Thank you for putting all this together!

Great watch and great editing too Shows the love of the sport and a great ode to these legends

Love Larry. He got me hooked on arm wrestling as well hehe. He's rocking a lot of athletic talent

Love this type of video man. I’d love to see more of your thoughts on General strongman goingson too!

As a young aspiring strength Athlete these videos inspire me to keep pushing.

Wild that someone as light as 275 won. Absolutely wild.

Big fan of the channel. I discovered it 2 months ago and I got on the bullmastiff program. I'm a158lbs 5'11 dude I want more mass on my body and I've already gained 4lbs the first 3 weeks. Excited for the PRs🙌

@jdamsel8212

10 ай бұрын

Nice work

@TyghtAlso

10 ай бұрын

Noice.

Great content. This channel's killing it.

Great content Alex!

Your videos are wildly underrated

Bro that T-shirt is awesome nice artwork!

Great vid 👍🏻

Cool list! Everybody on here is definitely a freak of nature. Crazy what they have accomplished.

Jón Páll Sigmarsson is the one who inspired me the most to pick up weightlifting. His personality and performances were always so contrasted with his his competitors and he made the whole competition seem like a fun game. Bill Kazmaier just by sheer force is a close second when it comes to inspiration for me.

Great video brother

bro your content is top tier and you speak super eloquently. Hope your stuff blows up soon

Always have to wonder if Ed coan could have rewritten the record books for smaller strong men like he did for powerlifters under 110 kilos/242 lbs. Dude actually held the all-time total briefly from 1998 to about 2001.

Loving the fact you included John Haack and Larry Wheels on this list, they might not fit some peoples ideas of classic strongmen, but they've proven over and over they deserve the title of Strong Mother F*$kers

Hooper ran wild this year, and he credited his running and athletics background.

I wasn’t expecting to see Andrew Clayton on here. We used to workout at the same gym waaaaay back in the day. I believe he’s the one who taught me how to deadlift but I can’t really remember all that well.

Marius was dominant because he was the Ian Botham of strongman; a good all rounder with no weak leaks, a lot of the top lifters have at least one weak link, and compensate by being dominant in one or more fields.

Brother I've been watching your channel for a long time now i like the way you make videos never stop making them but if you do want to increase the audience you can do short content like shorts as well ❤

More of this sir Alex 🤝 🤝

Emanuel Pescari is insane strong as a 105. 190Kg Log and 380Kg DL, also very athletic and well rounded

I think if Haack committed to strong man he would be just as dominant as he is in powerlifting. Unbeatable even on an off day.

@NoRest4TheWicked1

9 ай бұрын

Maybe, strongman requires your body to be able to handle having loads on you in very awkward positions. So it usually favors guys with bigger joints and skeletons. Not only that, you need to be able to access your power in those awkward movements. Your squat bench and dead may be huge but u go to a construction job and these guys are able to throw cement blocks with ease while u struggle. I’ve seen it

Great video....we want another video.....but especially for powerlifting

@halfunder9712

10 ай бұрын

the best way to do that would be to look at DOTS scores and compare . the higher the dots the higher the lbs for lbs strength

Totally agree with the larry wheels entry . The guy is s phenomenon, well done .i would have put marius further up, definitely alexi novokov. Brilliant athlete nice video. Big love from the UK 🇬🇧

06:22 wise advice for those of us who enjoy strength training without intending to compete 🙏🏻🙌🏻

Can you change the title of the video? Didn't expect this but I enjoyed it.

The only problem I had was they got Larry to do a shoulder press, instead of a deadlift, I'm glad they are going to allow Jamal Browner to go for the record deadlift 💪🏽

@Spartan-ri8xj

9 ай бұрын

He's far from world record numbers

Damn, pretty cool seeing another Finn in the top ten. I haven't followed strength sports that much so I'm pleasantly surprised 😅

I was at the shawclassic and seen a group of guys wearing your shirts. Was pretty cool.

Novikov's 1210lb Hummer tire deadlift is insane beyond belief

I think Martins should be up there, not high up on the list, but he had some really big lifts even when he was a lot lighter than he is now. Also, I would actually add Hooper onto this list too, even though both those guys are heavier than most of the guys here.

8:03 Damn! Dropped it on his foot! 😳😬

I weigh 250 and was gifted with an unaturally large frame with a solid Vo2 max. Do you have any recommendations as to where to go in terms of training ? This is a very broad statement- to narrow it down. Ive been training for a few months. I train a few days a weeks with some high intensity cycling to develop legs, leg press, leg extensions and calf raises.I do these everyday. I also do seated row, shoulder press, and varying other excercises. I have a very wide chest and back for my size as well as a good lung capacity. What would you do with this frame ? What direction would you go? I am 32. I am willing to try ALL sorts of training !!!

I feel like Mario Pudzianoswki is highly underrated. Doesn't seem to be mentioned as often as his record would suggest. Any thoughts into why this might be?

@lukebbuff

10 ай бұрын

I think there are a few reasons: 1. Hardcore fans and other athletes recognize that the IFSA split really watered down the competition for a couple of his worlds wins. 2. He never won or even podiumed at the Arnold or other major shows than worlds. 3. He quit in his prime so his total number of competition wins and podiums in less than half of Big Z and far fewer than Shaw. 4. His static numbers are good, but not great and he never held major records. That said, I think he is a bit underrated in strongman circles and a bit overrated by a certain subset of fans who only watch WSM or think physique is correlated with strength.

@thereal4114

10 ай бұрын

@@lukebbuff Thanks for such a great answer.

@phillipsmith1489

10 ай бұрын

@@lukebbuff I don't think the no other major show victories point is fair. He won a lot in that Strongman Super Series at the time. Even with the competition split, there are plenty of instances where he made Z look kind of foolish. My alternate reality take is that he still probably would have won at least 4 WSM without the split. Mariusz is just difficult to like as a person in comparison to Z, Shaw, Poundstone, and Koklyaev.

@lukebbuff

10 ай бұрын

@@phillipsmith1489 I was just explaining why he is often discounted by fans/athletes/analysts relative to the other modern era greats not necessarily saying it’s fair. I When I say “major shows” though Im thinking of WSM, ASC, IFSA, Fortissimus, and more recently Rogue and Shaw and similar shows if I’m forgetting some. They are different from Super Series, Giants Live etc in that they are usually 6+ events over multiple days and include more consistently stacked lineups. I tend to value those competitions a bit above other international shows as they seem to be a more complete test. My personal take is that Mariusz tends to be somewhat underrated these days, but was/is massively overrated by a subset of very vocal fans who only care about WSM and don’t know or care about the context. In my mind the all time list goes: 1. Z 2. Shaw After that I think a whole list of guys including Mariusz that can be orderd differently depending what factors you prioritize (eras, competitions, longevity, records). I wouldn’t be offended if you put him third, but his shorter career keeps him off the top two for me.

@phillipsmith1489

10 ай бұрын

@@lukebbuff I agree with most of what you're saying. Still, an international competition is still a big deal with competitors at the level of a WSM final (like Giants Live, though most of the guys aren't peaking for that stuff). It's not like Mariusz never tried to win something else. Unlike cyclists who treat every other race as training for the Tour de France.

Seen Kaz in the WWF wrestling ring years ago his physique was insane at about 330 to 340 pounds so Lean and he Bent a steel Rebar that night in Augusta Ga Amazing to have witnessed a Living Legend .

Haha man I remember seeing a video of mariusz ATG squat 683lbs for reps. I think it was like 7-8 plates or something crazy. I’m like how the hell can your tendons and ligaments handle that! That’s amazing! I’m working on perfecting my body weight ATG squat. I’ve been using an extra 40lbs for 6 months and I’m about to increase it. It’s gonna be a ten year quest to hit 300 ATG. So I’m beyond amazed at him doing so much!

@BeardOfPower7

10 ай бұрын

It shouldn't take that long. Get under the bar. Don't rush it but you're projection is at a turtles pace. Bodyweight and barbell squat are very different. You won't train and increase the range of motion for barbell with BW.

@BeardOfPower7

10 ай бұрын

Also ATG squats aren't necessary for strength gains unless you're a OLY lifter. Maybe you rely on the rebound out of the bottom. Which shows that you should improve your static leg power. Try squatting from a dead stop. You're doing yourself a disservice by focusing on that. Just slightly below parallel is as deep as anyone needs to go.

@jake8915

10 ай бұрын

just squat, youre gonna get burned out really soon by chasing "the perfect tech"

@TheJacali

9 ай бұрын

@@BeardOfPower7 I really like the feel of ATG squats. They make my knees feel like I’m 15 again. I’d rather go on a quest to hit 250-300 ATG in 10 years than double that at 90 degrees. Easier on the back lol. Plus I’m more focused on becoming athletic and bouncy long term.

@TheJacali

9 ай бұрын

@@jake8915 I definitely appreciate your point. But I love ATG squats dawg they make me feel goooooood

The strength many of these athletes today that are under 300lbs is insane. However strength doesn’t necessarily scale with weight. At some point to get that extra 5lbs on a bar it requires much more body weight. Hafthor went up to about 210Kg to lift 501KG. So even though there are people lifting 2x,3x their body weight, at some point the scale needs to go up with it.

It's good to see John as he trains at Madtown Fitness with owner Dan spotting him.

The whole count down I was saying Novikov! Agreed

As someone who is 5'4, hearing "only 275" kills me inside just the tiiiniest bit😂😅

good video

I guess I have been sleeping on Larry wheels, didn’t realize all his numbers

i dig those t shirts you got

Larry Wheels is doing armwrestling now and killing it!

I can not, not let out a grin when I hear "Jerk specialist" haaaaah!

Ukrainiens are out of this world Novikov, I still can't belive he won the truck pull against peak 420Lb monsters

Novikov #1 yeah dude is obscene. He does things that should be impossible

@Jules-vf1zq

10 ай бұрын

Winning the the bus pull in wsm made my head explode

15:59 Cambi and Clayton have faced off numerous times. Including OSG 2017 where Clayton dominated by such a huge margin that he'd already won before the last event.

@AlexanderBromley

10 ай бұрын

I was referring to peak cambi where they were closely matched. Cambi didn't evolve until 2020.

Jon Pall was my idol to me the greatest "I AM THE VIKING "

Great video, Bromley. Thanks. He’s a freak, and might’ve juiced a bit(LOL), but Denis Cyplenkov might be worth a look.

@AbsoRuud76

10 ай бұрын

The reason we have a drought in so many places right now is becaude Denis used up all the juice haha. He's freakishly strong though, but afaik never competed in strongman competitions.

I know its hard to quantify pound for pound strength with someone who is neither a powerlifter nor a strongman, but I feel like Lasha Talakhadze deserves a mention here. His unprescedented dominance within his sport speaks for itself, in my opinion.

@jason561120

10 ай бұрын

Lasha also weighs over 400 lbs though.

@TheSquatchIsReal

10 ай бұрын

@@jason561120 That's fair. Naim Suleymanoglu is probably a better choice for pound for pound strength as opposed to pure strength. I'm also probably just biased as someone who loves olympic weightlifting and wishes those athletes received more respect outside of Eastern Europe and Asia.

@cyurisich

10 ай бұрын

​@@jason561120doesn't matter. He is still the strongest man of all time.

@J.c410

10 ай бұрын

​@@cyurisichWich is not the point of the video. It's not a top 10 absolute strongest ever.

Please do the -80 and -90kg. (: awsome videos

NCambi is a beast

The u90 class is arguably the most stacked class in strongman.

You should do another one but with age

Pudzian is the GOAT! Sauced out muscle missile😂

Martins!

Knew it was gonna be Oleksii on top. I can see him podiuming WSM again, but I don't really see him eclipsing Hooper & Tom Stoltman. It just depend on how fast the rest of the field moves up.

What about Magnus Ver Magnusson? Yeah, he is 1.90m if I remember right. But compared to many of his competitors he was downright skinny. And his athleticism was top notch.

I’d be interested to see Zion Williamson do a dirty bulk and compete in steongman

@daltondenun858

10 ай бұрын

So random 😂

@jahimuddin2306

10 ай бұрын

Anything to pay that child support.

@halfunder9712

10 ай бұрын

isn't his regular diet just one perpetual dirty bulk already lol

@scottmitchell1974

10 ай бұрын

​@@halfunder9712This!

Wish i would have thought about weight classes as a teen. I woulda been in the Guinness Book and held a record that would have stood for +20 years. At 17 YO, 155 lbs I could deadlift 650 lbs

I think you should swap hack and Larry just because John our ranks him on dots already anyway and powerlifting is the most data to compare the two with

A fair few names who don’t seem to have achieved owt in strongman. For myself, the impressive ones are the sorts who are at the main events and perform consistently.

I really would've liked to see Kirill Sarychev done strongman

Whats your opinion on Martins licis?

It didn't quite dawn on me how far the 220lb weightclass has come until I went and looked on openpowerlifting. I remember Dan Green doing an 804 in 2013 and that was gargantuan. Then later Chris Duffin did 881 and then Sam Byrd did 915. And since then, that 804 would tie Dan for 35th, and 7 guys squatting 881lbs or 4x bodyweight in this class. John's best squat isn't bad, per se, but it's definitely the 3rd wheel. But then again, when the guy has the highest bench in the class for a full meet (and not a bench only) and 4th highest deadlift, someone is gonna be lagging behind. Someone is probably going to think I"m shitting on John, I'm not. But it's the internet, saying anything negative immediately means youre shitting on it.

What about Mitchell Hooper? He’s pretty light considering his strength

thinking of Pudz as a small boi is WILD

@AbsoRuud76

10 ай бұрын

Compared to Thor, Shaw, Mitchell, Stoltman,yeah, Mariusz was a lil guy. :D

I don’t think people would argue against Novikov

You should do a Pound for Pound strength comparison and include Women. There are some very small women who can press and lift 2 to 5 times their body weight.

Thank you for Confirming Larry Wheels is a monster

Tom Haviland should be on this list.

@StraitjacketFitness

10 ай бұрын

Wait... actually.... yeah.... WTH Bromley!? 😠 This is an injustice! Remake the video!

@ryanhuestis2955

10 ай бұрын

He’s like 6’8, this is pound for pound, not just overall

Okay, so I have a legitamite, serious, nondisrespectful question. Has anyone else noticed YT videos being posted and then very shortly later the thumbnail changes? Please tell me i am not imagining this. This is the first time I am noticing it with this channel, but I am simply wondering.... whyyyy? Is this some type of strategy to get more views? Like if the same viewer sees the same suggested video again with a different thumbnail and doesnt read the description, they will click again and the video gets another view from the same viewer? Any well intended duscussion on this would be helpful. Also, this is just another comment for the algo. (Eyebrow-wiggle emoji) A'ight, well, stay shredded (or bulked) brahs (and brahettes), we're all gonna make it. Peace.

@sagebauer1077

10 ай бұрын

Yeah he's been doing it for quite a while now (pretty much since he went full time). I don't really know what the idea is behind it, must be some kind of algorithm thing

Any consideration for Tom Haviland? I know he doesn't compete but his lifts are insane.

@igordimitrov281

10 ай бұрын

If you go that way, he can add Brad Castleberry too. In 2023 there are enough competitions around the world that everybody can enter and prove how strong he is. Otherwise everyone can record some shitty video how he is lifting whatever weight claiming strongest man in the world, galaxy, universe etc.

@joeysavino385

10 ай бұрын

@@igordimitrov281 You are about as bright as a one watt bulb.

also guys like Dan Benson, 401.55kg deadlift under 90kg. Shane Jerman, strict logpress 190kg under 90kg

There was a online competition. Forget the site. Ir was pound for pound best. Rob Kearney was at the top. That's why he claims that title. With validity and merit.

What is PED use like in Strongman? No hate just genuinely curious

How could you not mention that Oleksii holds the world record for the hummer tire deadlift

@AlexanderBromley

9 ай бұрын

Not a fan of niche strongman records. There has to be more than 10 athletes at one show attempting it each year for it to be meaningful.

@secretsquirrel18

9 ай бұрын

@@AlexanderBromley attempting the record or just doing the lift? It’s a staple of the Shaw Classic for the last four years, I get your meaning though.