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The fact that Grizzly hasn’t won a Mr. Olympia in men’s physique yet shows how rigged it is.

@drip369

5 ай бұрын

Right? Right.

@TikeMyson69

5 ай бұрын

Only mortals allowed on Mr Olympia.

@Bloagh

5 ай бұрын

Literal Mr Olympia

@regimentsystem3306

5 ай бұрын

They don't want to push unrealistic beauty standards on us

@144avery

5 ай бұрын

He hasn't entered the competition out of mercy for us all

The fact he can do a pull-up at 400+ pounds is mind blowing. Then he does like 8-10 at a time.

@biggiezboi

5 ай бұрын

This right here… he makes Thor’s attemp at pull ups look sad in comparison.

@robranko5931

5 ай бұрын

Hmm is he stronger than bill kazmier or haltfhor and hall orbbtain shaw

@BGeezy4sheezy

5 ай бұрын

That’s an outrageous feat of strength he’s doing. I’m not sure there’s another human alive who can do that at his weight

@s.m.pravin9738

5 ай бұрын

Checkout Smaev. He does 100 kilo weighted pull ups at 140 kilos bodyweight

@sullentamp9140

5 ай бұрын

Not 1 of them is a legitimate pull up, but it’s still insanely impressive.? Just keeping it real

It’s so clear that Kyriakos is lifting for his own spiritual development, and doesn’t care what’s conventional. There’s something really pure about what he does

@Cups-wk3hj

5 ай бұрын

I totally agree. He just does what feels right/ enjoys doing. Plus I hear some of it is because he did get injured back in the day.

@vladanmarjanovic2344

5 ай бұрын

Please stop talking about that fat egolifting creature like he is some beast.

@TjoaWeiHan

4 ай бұрын

​@@Cups-wk3hj both of his rotator cuffs and both biceps were torn, quad and hamstring injury too

@justinw1765

4 ай бұрын

Spiritual development? Spiritual is of consciousness, of nonphysical--its not about muscles and body training. Most spiritual development comes in treating others with kindness, respect, compassion, and in a universal sense and especially when people are not treating you more positively. I think he just really enjoys doing this stuff and pushing himself. Would call that recreational passion.

@cruise_missile8387

4 ай бұрын

​​@@justinw1765You can never truly maximize spiritual development without optimizing the machine that encases the soul. The physical and spiritual are tied together and require unified action and growth.

Age: 47 Years Training: 47 😂😂

@CankleCankle

5 ай бұрын

Grizzly was zercher squatting in the maternity ward

@richardkrauss80

5 ай бұрын

Age: 47 Years Training: 47 years and 9 months. After his 3th cell division he decided: "This womb shall be my training studio!"

@Reversed-Reality

29 күн бұрын

""3th"" 😂

The story of the Grizzly meme is funny. People on like Reddit and 4Chan found him online and made him into a big joke for all the obvious reasons. But then more info came out about him - his past as an athlete and how he does these odd lifts to get around injuries - and people tried these lifts out. everyone had to admit that while he comes across very over-the-top and goofy.... the dude is unreal strong. memes and jokes aside, that dude does some insane feats of strength.

@AlexanderBromley

5 ай бұрын

Watching Shaw struggle with the seated shrugs is one of the most telling things.... the man has a physicality that is rare

@pinksupremacy6076

5 ай бұрын

@@AlexanderBromley Yep. It's actually not even close, which is crazy considering Shaw is a living giant.

@zerrodefex

5 ай бұрын

I remember Dr. Mike reviewing him and when he got to the clip of him doing 200+ lb front raises his sarcasm momentarily went out the window. "I wouldn't want to mess with someone who could just throw the average man right over his head."

@pinksupremacy6076

5 ай бұрын

@@zerrodefex Doctor Mike is ridiculous though.

@snoopyflick9519

5 ай бұрын

​​@@AlexanderBromleylook up his muscle snatches. No doubt elite. 6 x 130 kg muscle snatch

You cannot beat the moment where he keeps screaming while giving the other guy a high five. There is no other.

I love the "the love of training" point. Love of what you're doing will take you so much further than any other individual variable.

@AlexanderBromley

5 ай бұрын

Well said! Totally agree

@regimentsystem3306

5 ай бұрын

He trains "for the difficult". The difficult is its own reward. I'm in a similar boat as kyriakos. Tons of issues nobody else seems to have, but building freak strength where I can. Deficit Zercher deadlifts right off the floor at 1x BW for reps is my main niche right now. Chasing the difficult.

@regimentsystem3306

5 ай бұрын

(Elbows touching the floor at the start of every rep, 140mm deficit)

@ImperialFool

5 ай бұрын

@@regimentsystem3306 zercher deads are no joke! I hit 405 and it took ever ounce of my being lmao

@ImperialFool

5 ай бұрын

​@@regimentsystem3306zercher deads are goated. I went on a mini side quest a couple months ago. Was able to hit 405.

Grizzly just getting after and having fun is the gym is to be praised, regardless of the whats/whys/hows. As my competitive days have drawn to a close (outside of the occasional PL meet for fun), going to the gym and just training hard with no real competitive goal has been refreshing.

I didn't even hear about the memes when I found him. I woke up one day and realised climbing stairs took slightly more effort than it did in college, and despaired. Then I was randomly shown a video of this retirement age ma-I mean god pushing the weight of an actual car but with no wheels around, AND doing the splits. Knowing it was never too late to get into shape was unironically the most inspiring thing I could have ever seen to start hitting the gym regularly.

@ccbgaming6994

4 ай бұрын

That’s actually beautiful

@jmass4207

3 ай бұрын

You began to despair the first time you hit a flight of stairs post college? That couldn’t have been more than a decade later. People acting like they are geezers already in their late 20’s and 30’s is seriously cringe, even concerning now that I think about it. The irony is it’s the extreme sedentary behavior that makes people think it’s too late to start exercising.

@handbanana4899

3 ай бұрын

@@jmass4207 Yeah, I did in fact notice my extremely sedentary lifestyle was having a noticeable impact on the stairs and take positive action to address it. What of it?

grizzly has more testosterone then an entire modern highschool class

@Kushgroove234

5 ай бұрын

That’s because the average t level of teenagers these days is like 175ng/do

@Kbax3614

5 ай бұрын

@@Kushgroove234no way dude

@mastertrey4683

5 ай бұрын

@@Kushgroove234we were born and bred in toxic plastic soup

@C0d0ps

5 ай бұрын

@@Kushgroove234 400ng/dl is low average. Most people are around 600 ng/dl, the freaks are 1200-2000. Some of them have testicular cancer whereas others are just absolute units.

@michakrzyzanowski8554

5 ай бұрын

@@Kushgroove234 idk about you, but I think the average in my class is above 700.

This man is great. He trains how he wants to and doesnt give AF what others think.

@bluesart7

5 ай бұрын

Exactly.

So the most important thing about training is that you actually love to train. YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT

I think Kyriakos is so popular is that he exists as a version of all of us. A version that inspires us. A version that said fuck it. A version that traded the inconsequential for the difficult.

@adrianobernardiprado5033

5 ай бұрын

Agree. He is a projection of our "dark side". As you said, He has the balls to say "fuck It" and have fun. I don't have 😅

I didn't realize Kyriakos was a meme or that people mocked or made fun of him in any way. Shame on those people! As someone who is not morbidly obese but still quite overweight, seeing the effort and confidence Kyriakos does what he does is inspirational in so many ways, even if I wouldn't do the training he does personally because I am weak. I am very insecure about the way I look, about my body, about my strength, I am very afraid of getting mocked and have trauma of being mocked for my weight back in elementary, middle and highschool. It takes genuinely so much confidence to put yourself out there in as honest a way as he does.

@user-he4ef9br7z

Ай бұрын

Lmao he's not an underdog. World class Greek powerlifters and kickboxers train at his place.

People talk peds but he has 20 inch forearms and a rug on his back . Dude has Greek Bear testosterone levels. And that baklava isn't getting away ever

best take on grizzly i ve seen. no bias. we love you man please dont change

This guy honestly looks like he’d be fun to workout with

It doesn't matter what you say. He is simply the best and the fullest

I like how Bromley blends in with Grizzly in thumbnail at start of the video

I think it's really important to remember that the term "optimal" is incredibly goal-biased. I can listen to a knowledgeable muscle nerd like Jeff Nippard or Dr. Mike explain what's "optimal" for muscle development - but that is no help if muscle growth is only a secondary or tertiary goal. For example, those same guys would advise people to stay away from exercises with too much "fatigue to stimulus" ratio for building muscle. But this is not helpful for people who are looking to build high tolerance to systematic fatigue. On the other side of the coin, you have athletic trainees who are looking to build muscular endurance in strength training, not just "building muscle" as a catch all. Individuals like this are going to have training programs that don't make a lot of sense to a regular gym goer, because they're obviously geared differently. Is doing max sets of pull ups "optimal" for muscle building? No, certainly not. But it may be ideal for gymnast and climbers. Is a power clean ideal for building muscle? No, but it has its obvious benefits as well. Remember that Kyriokos isn't training for building muscle per se, he's training "for the difficult".

He’s doing what works for him and he enjoys it. What more could the man want? Also Brian Shaw 4 times world strongest man actually spoke quite agreeably of him.

@rzb113

5 ай бұрын

so did Eddie Hall

He was an Olympic weightlifter and powerlifter. He has accumulated a lot of injuries on the way, and probably can't afford surgeries. And that's why he does those weird exercises and "normal" stuff anymore.

@user-ib9ky2jo9h

5 ай бұрын

Surgeries can only do so much too

@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654

5 ай бұрын

But isn't that a myth that's being replicated in bro-comments like yours? I'm no expert, but I think these shortened movements are pretty taxing on your joints and I'm not sure they're a good idea for an injured guy.

@kren4449

5 ай бұрын

I'm not sure how healthcare works in Greece, but in most eu countries you can usually get the surgeries covered by some kind of universal health care/mandatory insurance. The wait times can however be very long especially for stuff deemed not life threatening/essential. Or you can pay out of pocket and get it fixed faster at private clinics. But maybe his injuries weren't repairable? Or he chose not to get the surgery? I have a pec tear and was offered surgery covered by insurance but declined because it doesn't bother me that much, because I didn't want the months of down time and so on.

@nikxohs3925

5 ай бұрын

@@kren4449 when a payment here in greece is 700-800 dolars and you have to support family too, you dont have money to spend.before 2012 that crisis hit greece he was working in mpouzouki as door man to get some extra. imagine 8 hours work, 6 hours in mpouzouki, 4-5 hours training a day and 4-5 hours sleep

@ilovebenching

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@dialektischabgefahrenerwel1654maybe for people with damaged or sensitive joints, but for example he has no tricep on one arm. legit zero function of that muscle, so the partial stuff is all he can do really sometimes.

no matter how crazy, his training shows INSANE strength. nobody can throw around a bar the way he does.

Just imagine the sleep apnea he has. He must be keeping his entire neighborhood awake.

@keithcrandall1369

5 ай бұрын

Just curious why u say that? Is it because his neck is thick. I have bad sleep apnea and I think I have a big strong neck. Thanks

@hititwithit

5 ай бұрын

​@@keithcrandall1369 A neck with a large circumference, regardless whether it's because of muscle or fat, is a strong predictive factor for sleep apnea.

@jorndoff2002

5 ай бұрын

Maybe he uses a sleep apnea machine and sleeps like a baby

@myhandlehasbeenmishandled

5 ай бұрын

@@jorndoff2002 LOL can you imagine him sleeping curled up like a baby

@myhandlehasbeenmishandled

5 ай бұрын

@@keithcrandall1369 yes, as already mentioned, having a thick neck is a good prediction you'll have sleep apnea. But I don't know how it relates exactly. Since the reason for sleep apnea, at least in my case, is that muscle control of tongue is weak. My tongue and airway collapse down/back if I'm on my back. It's as if nature is telling me "psst, hey, buddy, tonight you die"

Pause at 11:53, and it looks like his left tricep has completely torn at the shoulder. it's all bunched up just above his elbow, whereas the right one looks normal. That means he's torn a bicep and a tricep, and probably damaged his legs and back at some point too. Hopefully somebody asks him about his injuries when he goes to the 'States later this year.

@logomarkz

5 ай бұрын

Aparently he torn both quads as well, and that's why he can't squat / rdl / good mornings with full ROM

@Lemoonthelifeenjoyer

2 ай бұрын

@@logomarkz I’m pretty sure he has ruptured knee tendons, not fully sure

Kyriatos has probably the craziest physique of all time even with the body fat. His forearms are bigger than my head. What.

@chapocademesquit

5 ай бұрын

the bf just makes him much tankier than a regular ideally aesthetic fit man. Dude is built like a bear

Great video! Love the appreciation of nuances here. So much better than PhDs routinely mocking him, without understanding first why he is the way he is

For the difficult! FULL

how I love seeing this channel evolve and the editing getting better and better every video. just brilliant!

Finally Bromley addresses the Lord

@drip369

5 ай бұрын

M'lord* lol not the Lord

@haellm9192

5 ай бұрын

@@drip369 M'Bloat*

@drip369

5 ай бұрын

​@@haellm9192M'FULL

@aavila1206

5 ай бұрын

@@haellm9192M’Bloat Lord

@vladanmarjanovic2344

5 ай бұрын

Lord of fatness.

I've read that he works as a nightclub bouncer. So the wrestling & explosive training makes sense that he actually prepares for it by pushing or wrestling with two gymbros at once or a 1000lb sled around.

@Felale

5 ай бұрын

He’s absolutely begging someone to get out of line at the club

@logomarkz

5 ай бұрын

​@@Felale legend says there's never been a fight at the club he works at

I think he's a bouncer/security, it seems like he was made for barreling through a crowd and pushing people around. I'm halfway through the video sorry if this is touched on

He lifts because he likes it, he does not care about anything else, he is strong and we are weak. Thats basically it

He's 400 ibs and does more pullups than 90 % of you . That's not luck

Grizzly is gonna be at Arnolds Expo Columbus Ohio in America.

I didn't know I needed this video until now.

“Explosive pushing movements” LOL

Dude must be putting away 5K+ calories a day. To work out that hard with weights and train on the heavy bag and still be FULL? Thats a talent in itself.

@PhildoBaggins

5 ай бұрын

Probably way more than 5k

@hendrong

5 ай бұрын

I mean, sumo wrestlers work out even more and are even fatter.

@Cups-wk3hj

5 ай бұрын

5k isn't that much. Yh it's above average. I would have eaten more back in the day and was nowhere near his size. Brian Shaw eats 12k calories a day

@zenvariety9383

4 ай бұрын

​@@hendrongsumo wrestlers are also stronger than the average joe. Yet sumo wrestling is more of a strength sport since most of their fat is subcutaneous.

Alexander first time watching one of your videos. Absolutely loved it. You are seriously one smart cookie. Thank you for sharing

00:37 Imagine hearing that on a battlefield as grizzly is lumbering towards you with a battle-axe

Waiting for the Grizzly reaction video that is just him storming around screaming.

A nice respectful video, TBL is just enjoying his life. Thank you ☺️

You can tell just by looking at the guy he's strong AF, but nobody in a million years would guess he's as flexible as Van Damme

From what I could glean from your video: the usual paradigm for "general strength" is training (appropriately) full ROM on a properly selected set of full body free weight movements in the 3-6 rep range, never sacrificing form for weight, and occassionally throwing in training said movements but in very very disadvantageous positions (jefferson deadlift, snatch grip, ATG squats, etc). The other paradigm is to adjust execution so as to STAY in the "maximally advantageous ROM" of said movements but drastically increase loads (e.g. powerlifting mindset) to compensate for the lack of ROM/disdvantageous positions. Kyriakos has simply applied this powerlifting mindset to his own "selected" set of full body lifts and progressed the loads to unimaginable levels. His lifts of choice (zercher shrugs, sled pulls/pushes, high pulls, cheat curls, lateral raises, sumo barbell rows,lat pulldowns, etc). A massive caloric surplus and PEDs allowed the above to happen.

@johnhighway7399

4 ай бұрын

I doubt he's ever taken PEDs

Always great content, Alexander.

Loved this! He's amazing! & he absolutely does inspire me, I want his robust yelling capacity for sure, among all other extraordinary strength feats

Awesome video Bromley. Really enjoyed it.

"For someone who is built like Kirby." 😂😂😂

Hey there, I’d really like to thank you for making Content such as this. I discovered your KZread channel from the video you did about inmates getting jacked, and ever since then I’ve been watching your Content. I’m really glad that you didn’t just make fun of grisly and critique his exercises and get a laugh at his expense, but instead actually look at the good things he does in his workouts, and how they must obviously be affective.

imagine holding muay thai pads for Grizzo. Ha what a legend..love this guy

great video man!

The bloatlord is beyond mortal comprehension. There lies only madness.

Ronnie Coleman on Grizzly: "He has completely lost his mind." "This is no workout, he's just doing shit."

@Svartie

8 күн бұрын

Perhaps doing shits, but without being a steroid king like Cole.

Incredible production quality!

Great take on G, without making fun of him like rest of the videos. Much props man.

Lifts a fuckton of weight in the most unconventional way someone can imagine. Maxxes lifts that still does not exist. Refuses to elaborate. Repeat

Very interesting video and very well voiceover. A lot of advanced concepts here to think about, not for beginners !

Them 6x130kg muscle snatches. STRONG.

He's unequivocally proven you CAN out lift a bad diet. * Results may vary, void where prohibited

@mcfarvo

5 ай бұрын

*** if your physique goals are bloatmax to FULL

@nathansmith3608

5 ай бұрын

He showed that the optimal diet for pure strength on his unconventional lifts can be achieved purely by *adding* things to the diet -- *nothing* has to be *removed* !

Could you imagine taking this man to planet fitness.

I train entirely for the quality of life improvements from being stronger and looking better so this all seems bonkers to me. Even at my relatively light squat of 285 lbs I frequently develop aches and pains that I'm just not willing to work through.

when he's yelling dude is in the back nodding like " yea yea"

This video made me subscribe. Fantastic analysis

Such and inspirational beast of a man. Good shit guy

Hey Alex - great video Could you make a video talking about why conventional pullers struggle with block pulls? Or atleast cover it in a q&a?

Alex dude your videos are always so entertaining and full of good info. Beeen following your channel for years. Ive always hoped and preyed that you would release a video on strength programming for combat athletes with recommendations for exercise selection and sets and reps. I’m a brown belt in Jiujitsu and lift his ti he better at my sport and the advice out there is so conflicting. Please help me dude!

What if he's natty lol?

@wizzbang54

3 ай бұрын

Actually the scariest possibility

I lost it when at the sped up that part with him spinning the barbell ;D

I'd really like to see him in some strongman contests.

You were sent to me via a friend so idk if you edit your own videos, but the editing is bomb 👍

Amazing video

there are numerous reaction videos to him, this may be the very best

GLORIOUS

Kyriakos grizzly has taught me to lift in variations that I like

If im ever really in a bad place i think about his screaming . And im very very sacred 🤣

I liked this! Could you also dig into kettlebell stuff and it’s carryover to SM / PL?

a tough, superior training style

Jim Lahey: "I AM the liquor!" Kyriakos Grizzly: "I AM the Lunk Alarm!"

I'd love to see your take on Tom's training philosophy. You the Tom I'm talking about 😂

If you can push/pull or lift in any way few hundreds kilos then maybe you're doing it right. A lot of guys on youtube are looking jacked and are giving advices but I doubt any of them would have the strenght to do what Grizzly does. In a SHTF situation I would rather have him by my side than some guy like Mike O'Hearn.

love it!

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO! I was hoping for an analysis of this form from the so called strength gurus but most of them unfortunately lack the intellect AND/OR the open mindedness to try and understand what is happening with the man (the legend sorry). I was expecting Greg Doucette to put up something similar but THIS video needs to be the last word on the Bloatlord! Just one thing, he claims to be lifetime natural!

Optimal training is a buzz word. People should be focusing on sleep before they tool around their programs. Consistency and hard work are the most important part anyways. If you love what you do you will get great results

@alexander Bromley , the summary of the Bloat lord ' AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Serious question: 7:20 you admit that the quarter squat/hinge position carries over a LOT to general "athletic" or real world strength (paraphrasing). Could you extend this to validate Joel Seedman's "90 degree" rule?

0:45 "Hey you are late..swoop up your woman" LOL..

Man lives for the grind. You gotta respect that.

I haven't seen people suggest it really, but the sheer heavy weight he deals with and places on his body, range of movement or not, may stimulate intense bone growth. Bigger bones naturally helps one's stability and strength and naturally allows more muscles anchoring even if the muscles themselves aren't stimulated as much as they should be. Just looking at his movements, his full body is usually braced against the weight in every case so would perhaps stimulate full body bone growth. And seeing his body compared to his younger self, he looks as if he has thicker bones even when disregarding his bloat.

One of these days I'm going to put the Grizzly Shrug in my program. If anything is going to build the ability to generate internal pressure, it's that lift.

@logomarkz

5 ай бұрын

It works traps like any other shrug.

kyriakos was member of greek olimpic team with piros dimas and kakiazvili. after injuries he continue doing what he loves but a way that protect his injurie body

Loving to train really is the best way to make progress.

KK Nearly sending the training partner to the shadow realm with a mere handshake will never not be my favorite part.

I like zerchers but painful in the crook of the elbows. Does anyone have any experience with those zercher harnesses? Are they any good?

@CeroAshura

5 ай бұрын

Harnesses are 100% the worst, they make the movement far harder imo. All of a sudden the whole load is fucking your low back when you put one on. I recommend getting good thick elbow sleeves and just adapting to bare skin over time. Just like a hook grip it's only painful for a few weeks and then all of a sudden it feels normal.

@AbcDino843

5 ай бұрын

They are good. They're not exactly the same exercise, but I don't think the difference is that important.

@AlexanderBromley

5 ай бұрын

You get used to it over time. Sleeves or a towel might help or you can consider trying an axle. In training to do yoke-zercher runs and conans wheel for strongman, I remember thinking thicker bars were more comfortable

@TheBilaras97

5 ай бұрын

just live with the pain that's half the fun of the movement

@powskier

5 ай бұрын

@@AlexanderBromley I guess that makes since. Ill try towels and duct tape. This is unrelated but what's your opinion Marrs bars?

Grizzly doesn't give a FUCK about anyone or anything and just trains his heart out however he can. I aspire to be like him

Bloatlord so bad ass he doesn't go super saiyan until after the lift is over

I never seen the video when dropped the weight and fell! I hope the floor is ok!😂😂😂😂

Yup , that's the perfect description for him , he's the " Kirby" of the fitness industry

kyriakos is a bouncer at a night club, his movements puls the martial arts he trains seem pretty good to throw drunk men around

I'll never forget when m'lord singlehandedly annihilated the dinosaurs