Big Z is by far the greatest of all time. Still cracks me up seeing him walk around events. As Liz says, he "floats".

@fieldofdreams1582

4 ай бұрын

Did he not take steroids? If he does it completely devalues what he’s achieved in my opinion

@TyJohns-dr7jd

3 ай бұрын

@@fieldofdreams1582well ur an idiot 😂

@TyJohns-dr7jd

3 ай бұрын

@@fieldofdreams1582dumb boy everyone competing in these event use steroids u clearly don’t know how strongman works

@romanstingler435

3 ай бұрын

@@fieldofdreams1582 studies show that steroids can give you up to 12.5% more performance. Please show me who is natural in non-tested contests nowadays. There was a study that has shown that if you are a natty in tour de france (cycling) you can't get under the top 700. just saying. All these athletes have exceptional genetics and in comparison to 99.5% of the rest of the population they have the dedication to train no matter what.

@fieldofdreams1582

3 ай бұрын

@@romanstingler435 still cheating whatever way you try and dress it up

His career is just insane with the longevity he has had. Big Z debuted in the 90s and is still competing. Greatest of all time.

@santiagosteven6105

6 ай бұрын

Interesting how strongman is his only thing in life. He's practice alot and that's why he so great and learned a lot between different eras.

@lunasilvermoon2283

6 ай бұрын

Except that it is NOT his only thing in life. He's also into real estate and even a politician in Lithuania. @@santiagosteven6105

Big Z on the log was insane. He took the record at 188kg and kept pushing it up to 228kg. Increasing the record by 40kg in ~11 years is just unreal.

When no one else in the competition can do a lift... and then you see someone rep it 4 times, you know you're seeing something special! A Strongman among strong men!

In 2004 big z completed ramp in 8.62 secs. No drops.

@earthrot666

6 ай бұрын

Classic finish, he was so fired up to beat Svend. The 04 and 06 Arnolds are my favorite Z comps to watch, close seconds being Fotissimus 09 and WSM 2014. Mitchell's MAY have been heavier at his more recent show tho I'm not sure.

What Big Z really did better than everyone is interviews He was very happe

@manishranamagar7073

5 ай бұрын

❤️😂🤣

I think it's hard to say if you'll be able to hear big z in "normal" events, purely because he got so good at these "unconventional" events because that's what he needed to be good at. If there were more conventional events more often when he was in his prime, I'm sure he would have dominated them as well.

@thelionofgod

6 ай бұрын

Definitely true. Strongman has waves of being lighter or heavier, more regimented or more varied. Z competed long enough to span multiple eras, but certainly the frequency he competed and variety of events meant he wouldn't have been able to specialise as some guys now can. If you're doing one show a month for 10 months of the year, there's a limit to the specialised prep you can do. Training blocks will focus on being a great all-rounder, and then maybe you get a few weeks at a time to hone upcoming events. Nowadays big name competitors need only compete maybe 4 times a year, perhaps peaking twice. In a mystery events show hosted on zero notice, prime Z and Brian would do stonkingly well.

Big Z is my pick for GOAT. I’m pretty sure at his peak he had the strongest shoulders of all time. Add to that his athletic ability given his size set him apart

@Maddolis

6 ай бұрын

Honestly I don't see how it's even up for debate. There's a small gulf between him and Brian, then a large gulf between him and whoever you put third.

Loving your work Mitch but you really could have put some text over the top of your guess at Z's WSM titles - he got 4; you couldn't have made a worse mistake with the stats! Nevertheless, really great content in general and how you've done in Strongman in such a short amount of time is mind-blowing!

I think you should do Loz next, just to get back at him after the dinnie stone hold at Rouge. Also Licis could be a good one as we will hopefully see this next year

@ora6925

6 ай бұрын

What does Loz beat him at though? Other than beard, wisdom and coaching skills?

@CWPWWRESTLING

6 ай бұрын

@@ora6925 Frame or Farmers

Crazy numbers! Loved the years of watching him and Brian go at it. The man is a legend., but you are on your way to also being one of the best to do it.

Big Z's volume of work/competitions/wins is nuts.

Keep in mind Big Z did the 640 yolk with 2 reattached quads so he wasn't going full tilt

@powerplayercp

6 ай бұрын

That injury was more than a decade prior to that event

@bdegrds

6 ай бұрын

​@@powerplayercpand? I detached my bicep and had it put back on in 2014, while these injuries can heal well they are never 100% again plus the psychological part of not hesitating with it that regular people can't understand

Bid Z. The best ever at this time. Nobody else is even close. Not Mariusz. Not Bill. Not Shaw. And certainly not " the One Hit Wonder " Hall.

Brett Hearts quote fits to no other person better than Big Z.... He is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Big Z is a humble god walking amongst us puny mortals. 😁

Z is 100% GOAT strongman imo. You're impressive and I'm a fan but you're still young and new to the sport. No reason to compare yourself to prime Savickas at this point.

I'm a fanboy, I truly believe Zydrunas is the strongest man who ever lived. I think what you were hinting at with things people didn't expect is the man seemed to have an inexhaustible tank as far as oxygen. The 03-06 Arnolds he upped his axle for reps each time, just ridiculous. His keg run in the ESM 2013 and Fingers run in the 09 WSM showed that as well as a tank, the dude could MOVE. I will grant, tho, that the field these days is so much more stacked than it ever has been. As Rogue got involved and things got more standardized and less circus sideshow, some freaks have really been coming out. Matching power and speed. You're blazing a trail of kills, bud, I'm excited to see your career grow!

Big Z #1 and Brian #2 both are GOATs

Big Z was a much better strongman than Pudzianowski, but suffered in the WSM contests because through Pudzian's career they were much more focussed on carries / repeat effort lifts. That's why Z dominated the max effort strength oriented Arnold's while Pudzian couldn't even make the podium. I wish Z had stuck it out with the WSM contests instead of moving with the IFSA split though, he would have had the outright record for most titles. He is the GOAT Strongman, even if it isn't through the most WSM titles.

Love these comparisons!

Z is the G.O.A.T. Period.

Your candour is admirable, Mitchell. Wishing you many more years of success...

Zydrunas Savickas is what happens when a young man finds his true calling in life, then proceeds to commit fully to that path for 30 years and without compunction. Zydrunas Savickas was NEVER going to do Triathlon or MMA. His most spectacular public lift was 725 Pound squats for 15 Reps with gas left in the tank. Watch the finals of 2014 World's Strongest Man. Mitch Hooper is more of an athletic PolyMath, with a diversity of great achievements in different aspects of life.

Lol I love that you are taking this all the way !!

Mitch, I believe you are one of the best this sport has ever seen. I also see multiple WSM titles in your future. Tom Stoltman and you are the next biggest rivals. Big Z, though was unstoppable in his prime, still had his faults just like all of us. On a bad day for Z, he was hard to beat, and on a good day, he was unstoppable. I firmly believe he was the best to have ever lived. If you continue the way you are, I really do think you can challenge that. It’s not just brute strength, it’s intelligence as well. You have all of that.

Z is the GOAT.

awesome, going with the big hitters this weekend.... was curious on this for awhile how you'd compare to Big Z, obviously the competition's evolved along the way but Z's still a favorite

I like the comparisons between yourself and the guys that have previously won. I think you’d do well going head to head with them

I think Big Z is the greatest strong man to ever live.

Thanks for the recommendation. I think you got him in a wsm . 💪🏻

Big Z is a beast, I hope you look at Z and Brian as aspirational bench marks so you stay around in strongman for a while, #lhbk #teammoose

Big Z once sprinted with farmer walks in Europe's Strongest man, smoking Big Loz's time. He also got a record at the back toss in ESM (slightly different to WSM)

We get it Mitch ! You are the goat in the making I used to hate you but I’ve come to my senses . You are the best built , smartest, youngest strong man and I know you will win the most titles

One important aspect is also that many of the feats big Z did were unthreatened and miles ahead of the competition. So he didnt always need to push it more.

@earthrot666

6 ай бұрын

06 and 09 Z I truly believe, if he had to, could lift anything that was put in front of him. The 2010 WSM log record he only got because Koklyaev was pushing him.

Big Z did the timber carry in 13 seconds at the 2016 Arnold classic

@GNR325

6 ай бұрын

I believe Mitch was referencing Z's grip strength in this event. In 2016 they used straps, although the weight was significantly heavier at 1100lbs. That said, he completed the ramp in 2004 with no straps and 850lbs in a very quick time with no drops.

I don't even have to watch this one....big z smashes everything...dude has like 200 trophies on his wall

If you look at Martins Licis series where he visited Z, you will find out that he did the yoke for over 700 kg in practice for the Arnolds (I believe 750 kg) so you will have to give this to Z aswell making it 6 - 1. But I think you are an amazing athlete and i'm looking forward in seeing you improving. Hope you stay injury free and you should win a ton of victory's because you seem to be a great overall athlete. World strongest man should be a walk in the park for you... and you already have an Arnold's under the belt aswell. Rooting for you and looking forward to see you compete against Thor (if he get back in strongman shape).

personally, i feel like Big Z is the strongest man who ever lived

as a Lithuanian I was waiting for this 😁

I heard Liz and Loz talking about it once, and one of the things that blew my mind the most is how many competitions Big Z was doing each year during his prime. What a beast!!!

Big Z was my favourite when he was in WSM and the Arnold's. Im a huge fan of you 'new' guys coming through. Can't wait for 2024

Great video!!! You V’s Marius next please!!!

Good video.

Not potentially, Z THE GOAT 😊

Great series,you are a great strongman. you VS Maruis pudzianowksi

@walk-york

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I would love to see this given Mariusz's prowess in movement events

Z is the best to do the sport. Having said that, it takes a great deal of strength and humility to measure yourself against the best.

How you would give yourself a win on Yolk is mind-boggling. Big Z did the 640k for 3M at 3.8 seconds in a verified competition and you “have done that weight before” but didn’t say what competition this was in or what your time was… So basically you’re saying your gym PB trumps Big Z’s actual competition results… lol.

@allylilith5605

6 ай бұрын

so, in your mind he cannot possibly win yoke, because this kind of weight just never gets done in competition anymore? on lighter yolks, his competition times beat Z's and for really heavy ones, all he can take as a comparison is his training, in which he looks like the best to ever do it

@MetallIstKrieg

6 ай бұрын

@@allylilith5605 Exactly where did I say that he couldn’t beat Z in yoke? Please quote that for me because I can’t seem to find it… However, I did say that you cannot use a GYM PB as a win over a COMPETITION result(sorry for the caps but they may help your reading comprehension).

@allylilith5605

6 ай бұрын

@@MetallIstKrieg "How you would give yourself a win on Yolk is mind-boggling. " very heavily implies that giving himself the win is unwarranted. without a competition where he could get such a "in comp result", he cannot give himself the win over Z in this video? thats what I said and thats what you didnt answer

@MetallIstKrieg

6 ай бұрын

@@allylilith5605 I didn’t heavily imply anything… I absolutely said that there is no way in hell that he should have given himself the win when the circumstances were not the same… Most people of intelligence will recognize that a gym PB means NOTHING in comparison to a competition result…. That’s just not a hard concept for most people to grasp… I never said that Mitch is not capable of beating Big Z in yolk, but I did “heavily imply” that he has not substantiated his claim with any verifiable competition results…

@allylilith5605

6 ай бұрын

@@MetallIstKrieg it's a video of hypothethicals and there is no other basis to compare than gym performance. in the same logic you can say that he couldnt give himself the win over Z or even myself for that matter in a loading event, because he has never done the same implements on the same surface etc, ignoring other competition and gym performances

imagine if there was never any split. and he stayed with WSM, and never hurt his neck

6 ай бұрын

Exacly. Z would collect at least 2 extra WSM wins (his IFSA wins) and certainly, absolutly for sure, 1 or 2 more WSM wins in the time he got nerve damage, because he was still in his prime. That would be somewhere between 6 and 8 WSM wins + 8 Arnolds. No other strongman comes close. The greatest of all time.

Youre incredible Mitch. But, you are someway behind Prime Z

Dude your titles are insulting all the legends. Putting rookie is insulting to them. Just put current WSM.

@myman9566

3 ай бұрын

He is a rookie lol, hes 28, and also very humble in the videos

Do Pudzianowaki next please! He is sadly forgotten these days

A list of comparable one rep maxes would be interesting.

He is the greatest for a reason And even crazier he often didn't push to his limits because he was winning the events without full max effort

Please do one of these between you Brian, thor and Zydrunas. As a simulation competition.

great content champ! now only mariuzs puzdianosky left do one with him please!! (sorry if i made a mistake, i dont know how to properly say marius name)

At the moment you don't stand a chance mate, but i think in a couple of years you will maybe be one that level

If it wasn't for the IFSA split he may have won another few WSM titles.

Will you be doing a comparison to Mariusz Pudzianowski???

I'd love to see you compare yourself to Mariusz Pudzianowski. The guy was an absolute animal in both strength and speed.

Big Z is a beast but you're also so impressive considering how recently you started competitive strongman

1x Fortissimus 2x IFSA World Champion 3x Europes 4x WSM 8x Arnold’s champion No argument Z is 👑

If you had another opportunity on the Cyr dumbbell, how many would you lock out?

Feel we need a coach vs athlete comparison

Mitch vs Marious Pudjanovski 👍

Nice bideo

Definitely the GOAT 🐐

Do the next comparison with Marius Pudzianowski!!!

Strongest Man in History vs Strongest Man Currently

Can you do one against magnus ver magnusson?

If Big Z didn't have those four years where strongman was split into two different brands and he wasn't competing for WSM, no doubt he would have more titles

Big Z gonna be the legend for a long time!

You should do Loz

Z got so many victorys over so many years , its hard to beat that whoever you are . That being said , i wholeheartedly think you got something special , something very unique . your not sepose to lift weights like you do being the size you are . so i think you got what it takes to beat mariuz 5 WSM titles . because i dont think we have seen your peak . but i`m looking forward to it :)

Might want to look back at the frame carry, hes won the entire comp by finishing all the way up the ramp multiple times with blazing speed,

@allylilith5605

6 ай бұрын

sometimes they increased the weight and allowed straps at the arnold's. I assume you are thinking about one of those years

@aeis3007

6 ай бұрын

@@allylilith5605 in 2004 it was no straps and he won it with 8.62 seconds. No idea what the weight was though.

@GNR325

6 ай бұрын

The weight was 850lbs. As I recall he was the first guy to complete the entire ramp and the only guy that year. I was actually at that show. @@aeis3007

Who’s stronger in your opinion, Brian or big z?

These videos are hilarious. Z did the timber carrry in 2004 in 8.62 seconds. And I'm not sure training times on the yoke count 😂 To be fair, its a bit of fun but Big Z only has one equal!

@Nikoncha

6 ай бұрын

Training maxes shouldn't count indeed. I also think Z has maybe done more on log than Iron Biby has done in a contest, but everything is easier in training.

@sbdftw1702

6 ай бұрын

Mitchell Hooper is a phenomenal athlete but is a bit of a narcissist. You would think as a world class competitor he would only compare his competition events to Big Z’s. Lol.

@daviesugo7641

2 ай бұрын

He jasnr lifted that in competition. But he had multiple workd records in different yoke weights in competition. ​@@sbdftw1702

@daviesugo7641

2 ай бұрын

And he just did the timber carry for 7.1 seconds. And the 2004 timber carry Z did was on a flat surface

Big Z is yhe greatest ever:-))

I recall seeing somewhere the Big Z trains mainly by himself or at least he used to. Always thought that was interesting. Can’t help but wonder if he would have been stronger with a training partner.

Giants Live modern style show would give you a chance say 30 per cent. But WSM against prime Big Z , Brian, Hafthor, Martins, Oleskii , Tom, Mitch, Trey, Evan, who knows. WSM 2024 perhaps will be the most competitive ever. Of course no Big Z, Brian or Hafthor but the rest if all fit will be very interesting to watch.

LHBK!

magnus ver and paul sigmarrson are not on the mt rushmore? ok.

Big Z's trophies have won trophies of their own. There's so much metal piling up at his place that the earth's center of gravity is shifting, and it'll start rotating around his collection. That's where climate change is coming from. Now if we put enough trophies in Canada, maybe it'll help.

Mitch to do a better comparison do it when he first started his career like you, when Marius P was handing him his ass on a regular basis, take Marius 9 years WSM 5 time's, 61 inter events 43 wins that's the GOAT at least for me

VS JON PALL SIGMARSON.

and Moose isn't at his peak yet...scary

Im sure liz is having fun throwing these together

💪💪💪

Many consider Big Z as yhe best off all time. He had insane longevity and won tons of comps. His most impressive is 8 Arnolds and 4 Worlds. I honestly still believe he had the strongest shoulders out of any strongman ever. Yes Iron Biby broke his log record but Z definitely had more in him. Remember that Iron Biby trains only one lift the whole year and only focuses on the record. Z trained everything and still hit rediculous numbers. If he had a whole year to do nothing but log in his prime I believe he would have gone to rediculous mind boggling numbers. That 205 for 4 reps was proof of his shoulder oressing abilities.

Mariusz Pudzianowski next please…

When Big Z won his last arnold, he had more arnold wins than the rest of the world combined

Beardless Loz vs Hooper

Why not mix it up and look at 15 events

Surprised it wasn't 7 - 0. Big Z is an amazing athlete

@allylilith5605

6 ай бұрын

@@user-bb4xk6bb7nxxx ask anyone to list 7 strongman events and it's unlikely that they dont add yolk to theirs

Big Z is the GOAT

I love Brian but for me big Z is the GoT

WSM 4 times

How come do u even think of making a comparison like this 😂

Z is the goat 🐐

Z is Goat. Hooper will almost certainly be joining Brian and Thor as fighting for the 2nd place spot.

@ulfg4692

6 ай бұрын

Agreed.

. #LHBK