Thanks for watching 👍. Who do you think holds the Record?

@JasonLee-gy5ch

7 ай бұрын

For me It's Magnus because his form is near strict.

@bigfattrolllord

7 ай бұрын

I wish I could remember who it was, but someone at the Kazmier seminar said it was kilo plates that Kaz was using that day. He curled 4 plates aside on a straight bar (20kg bar, no mention of collars), which would be 180kilos or 396.828lbs. I'll try to find that reference. I also agree with JasonLee: Magnus' set looked amazing. He started with a little momentum but his shoulders were almost stationary. And on a straight bar. Mind blowing.

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

​@@bigfattrolllordThat would still make kaz the world record holder in cheat curl except the claimed lift of Hoeberl.

@unholywarrior9007

7 ай бұрын

The hardest record to beat is 100 points in one basket ball game it will stand until a gene spliced human with say a cheata comes along

@bigfattrolllord

7 ай бұрын

indeed, it would@@abhinavkumar547

Magnus's curls are the most legit looking to me...a prerty damn strict 140kg x 4. Much stricter looking than the rest, on a Olympic bar no less.

@sunejepsen

7 ай бұрын

Yeah didn't even look like cheat curls, anyway only one that's on tape with a olympicbar, he gets my vote.

@ErwinCharlesSmith16

7 ай бұрын

you didn't see the levan shaginashvili lift

@airgunningyup

2 ай бұрын

was just looking for this comment.. were he strict curling , hed still own the record today

@MrGlitchAnimations

18 сағат бұрын

I do 130 chat crul

Grizzly even with horrible form training is still very very strong

@nonachyourbusiness1164

7 ай бұрын

His form isn't horrible. He's doing different movements that fit his goals and injuries

@pantalxn5892

7 ай бұрын

​@@nonachyourbusiness1164I would say he is just old school strongman

@qupq

7 ай бұрын

i feel like it’s physically impossible to curl that much weight with good form

@davehimlin2374

7 ай бұрын

@@nonachyourbusiness1164 ..yeah, thats what we are told...but im not buying it....to me, it sounds like just a excuse...HE INJURED HIMSELF, SO NOW HE JUST DOES THE MOST SLOPPY, HALF ASSED, NON COMPETITION MOVEMENTS.

@nonachyourbusiness1164

7 ай бұрын

@@davehimlin2374 "Non-competition" so what? Is competitive lifting the only way you should lift? Also, he's not doing half-assed movements, he's doing different movements. What he does is legitimate and incredible

Kaz has it in my books. His list of accomplishments would be considered fairytale if not witnessed.

@spookyreaper1702

7 ай бұрын

Yup they even had him stop competing in wsm cause nobody else had a chance so im sure it’s him

@jondoc7525

7 ай бұрын

@@spookyreaper1702 yep he got every muscle strong he didn’t care

@Spartan-ri8xj

7 ай бұрын

i agree. He was incredibly strong.

@paysonfox88

7 ай бұрын

Phil Pfister and many other legendary strong men call Bill kazmaier one of the three to five strongest men who ever lived. He didn't have a weakness. Consider the events that he won in the world strongest man contest . Max deadlift, maximum squat, barbending, wheelbarrow racing, truck pulling, 55 lb weight over a bar, and tug of war. He didn't have many events that weren't good for him, when he was fully healthy. It showed in his powerlifting especially. In the couple of different federations, he held world records in all three lifts plus total. And for contemporary competition, he is the only man to beat Geoff capes in tug-of-war, and in barbending. Both of those events were Geoff capes specialties

@wernerbro3208

7 ай бұрын

i think kaz would be TOP 1-3 in todays strongman, he had the genetics that could handle ANYONE.

Wish we had some footage of Kazmeir curls. Even the 315 for reps and we would know. It's quite possible he was the strongest and at the time curling records or strict curls wasn't as big a deal or something he cared about.

@JonDeth

7 ай бұрын

I do too but he's certainly someone we can take at his word.

@notmyname7106

7 ай бұрын

No he's not.

@Devou1s

7 ай бұрын

Kaz was a freak of nature when it comes to strength

@JonDeth

7 ай бұрын

@@Devou1s I was lucky enough to see him on TV when he did the refrigerator carry and other crazy feats. I even got to hold the door for him once IRL! 😎

@24nickrodriguez

7 ай бұрын

@@JonDethdamn for real? How big did he look when you saw him in person?

So these guys are curling my deadlift! Awesome! Thanks for motivating me!

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

You got this!

@TheBcoolGuy

7 ай бұрын

And that's not a rookie deadlift either. Around the 180 kg mark puts most people into the intermediate strength category. I'm right there with you. It's been 6 months now, but it's still my best. My PR is 186 kg/410 lbs. I've done a lot of cutting, with a two-month bulk in-between. So when I'm finally done cutting (I was like 23 or maybe even 24% when I did the PR), I'll build up a lot of muscle mass to start with, then do a strength phase again and surpass my previous PR. I'm confident I'll go well beyond 200 kg by the time I'm doing heavy deadlifts again.

@harishvk9605

7 ай бұрын

@@StrengthUniverse Bro, I was fucking depressed honestly after watching Levan cleaning that curl! I was going for a tongue in cheek reply! 🤣

@harishvk9605

7 ай бұрын

@@TheBcoolGuy When u put it like that, it does feel 2% better already! I still don't understand how can these guys be so strong!

@justinw1765

7 ай бұрын

@@harishvk9605 Great genetics+LOT'S of training+LOT'S of gear+very competitive mindset.

I would give the record to Bill Kazmier. If that is even half true, it is insane. After doing that, many heavy cheat curls, he still was able to put up a 400lb curl. He truly is one of the strongest to walk this earth.

@Bigbroplays

7 ай бұрын

yeah stronger than the guys who are swinging the barbells to curl

@yksikaksikolmen

19 күн бұрын

I curled 600 pounds, but the memory in the camera was full.

Bloatlord did it just for fun without being an armwrestler. Absolutely incredible

Cyplenkov for sure, he set the record for strict curl aswell nobody could surpass this record so far without "cheating" with narrow grip.

@thearm95

7 ай бұрын

impressive for sure as it was, it wasn't _strict_

@DaRealSabiich

7 ай бұрын

​@@thearm95it is strict lmao

@jakestablettableto9453

7 ай бұрын

​@@thearm950 clue what your talking about, he did it strict and wide grip

@jerrikpeddie2944

7 ай бұрын

This guy knows ehat hes talking about denis has the strongest biceps in the world or maybe levan

@thearm95

7 ай бұрын

I dunno...it just looks like he's starting the curl already about 1/3 of the way up. But fair enough, if that is allowed, it's otherwise strict

Kaz was the type of athlete if you called him out he would step up and make it happen

Levan looked the most impressive to me

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Levan's form was pretty solid

@andrewgordon777

7 ай бұрын

agreed

@janschmidt1952

7 ай бұрын

With narrow grip its much easier

thank you for your effort of collecting interesting stories i like your voice and your random collection of strength stories keep it up my friend and gl in the future

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

I'm pleased you find them interesting. Thanks for the support👍

Good video, first person to mention the video with Magnus Samuelsson, I believe his 4 curls on a straight bar were far better than Grizzlys and no doubt he would be close to 170/80 for one rep with swinging. He broke Nathan Jones arm in a strongman arm wrestling match in 95. I remember the first time I saw Manfred on WSM as a kid, he looked like a real life super hero, incredible arms even for a WSM competitor.

@izom

7 ай бұрын

good old time- they (eurosport) showed the WSM evry year since the 80s - manfred was in south africa as i remember- today the show NOTHIN on free tv ;-(

@efro4812

7 ай бұрын

I’ll never forget that arm wrestling year, instantly removed from the competition the next year as they realised the guys who arm wrestled professionally had a massive advantage over the others. The usual outcome of superhuman strength but with superior technique meant broken bones were almost a certainty.

Dennis Holds the Record the way I see it. Wide grip and less Cheat style, most others have a closer grip and sling the weights a lot more. I believe the act record video Dennis is at or against a wall to boot. It’s somewhere on KZread

My personal record for concentration curl is ten reps of 60 lbs., and at age 63 I'm impressed I could do it at all. I tried 65 and failed. I can be content with my limitation, since no one cares anyway.

@dennisrobinson8008

7 ай бұрын

Its a great limitation but if you want to improve use negatives with 75 and or a spotter. Itll allows you to build new strength.

@ANDROLOMA

7 ай бұрын

@@dennisrobinson8008 I'm not inclined to increase weights, for fear of inducing arthritis in my aged body. I'm very amazed I don't have any, and certainly don't want to get any. Besides, I can't use a spotter during a concentration curl, and I don't mess with body building. I'm body maintaining.

@BlahMcJones

2 ай бұрын

That's in kilograms? If so, great job. 🙌🏻

@ANDROLOMA

2 ай бұрын

@@BlahMcJones No sir, just pounds. In kilograms? I'd be crippling myself.

After winning 3 straight world strongman tittles they banned/wouldn't let Kaz compete for like 8years its was total BS because he was just so good.

@ChocolateMilk..

3 ай бұрын

nope

@stevenweint7893

Ай бұрын

No. Kaz wasn’t invited because of his poor sportsmanship.

The clip at Dave's Gym when at Winnington in Northwich, Cheshire was where I tentatively started lifting weights in 1980, a proper spit and sawdust gym , Dave's gym moved some years later to Station Road Northwich and is still run by the family, I still go for a workout there when in the area visiting family, it also still has some of the cable machines from that first gym. Dave Mathers unfortunately passed away a few months ago, a lovely big guy who did a lot for the local area and a good strongman in his day.

Kaz did it at a seminar in front of 500 people .....143kgx15 makes 180kg x 1 achievable by him

@TheBcoolGuy

7 ай бұрын

It is definitely the more credible of the two claims, but neither can be certified. These are stupidly high weights when you think about it. I've deadlifted as much as 186 kg, and that is a LOT of weight. Sure, you have the strength to lift it, but you can feel all the potential energy within it, its yearning to plummet onto the ground. To CURL such a weight, even with cheated form, that's something else. I can curl around 45 kg, maybe a few more, strict. I could probably cheat myself into as much as 55 kg. Maybe a lot more, but I've never properly tried it.

Bill Kazmaier was a beast!!! The most dominant WSM in history.

Records are made to be broken, Respect to all.

1:20 That's got a be a joke with all that swinging.

@666BIGBLOCK

Ай бұрын

Belly flops

*Tragic for Manfred, but his arms had a gallon of synthol in them.* I reached 135lb strict curls in my early 40's, and obviously without drugs which was good enough for me. At the time, curls were a priority done with naked bands and free weights. *It's a lift many people laugh at if you boast your numbers, but still very impressive to me.*

@closetman7757

7 ай бұрын

Synthol is just for asthetics, its literally just oil you pump into the muscle. So i think you may have meant steroids, which yes, he did take plenty

@JonDeth

7 ай бұрын

@@closetman7757 I am deeply aware of what site injections are. *He is obviously on steroids, but you can see the injected material very clearly in the bicep and tricep. I have followed strength sports and bodybuilding for over 30 years.* You can see it in a multitude of photos but the 2nd photo in Google images is just ridiculously bad. There's no separation between the bicep and tricep like it's filled with mashed potatoes. *He probably had a great Men's Classic style physique but wanted to look like a mass monster.* It looks bad enough that it looks far more like silicon or another synthetic material as opposed to simply a site injection oil that will eventually be processed out of the body.

@kittenluvzu

7 ай бұрын

What was your body weight? A 235 lb. male curling 135 lbs. is equivalent to a 175 lb. male curling 100 lbs.

@JonDeth

7 ай бұрын

@@kittenluvzu around 180 lbs @5'11 barefoot. I often do tons of band curls and obviously, free-weight curls but the vast majority of the strength came from bands.

@closetman7757

7 ай бұрын

I just didnt understand why you would note his use of synthol, when talking about how strong he was@@JonDeth

The thumbnail picture of Arnold curling a heavy barbell as Ken Waller looks on was the fake barbell (lighter than it looks) they made for the movie "Stay Hungry." Arnold here is pretending to struggle with the weight.

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Sort of, The Thumb is a heavily edited version of that picture, original here if you would like to see the difference: www.quora.com/How-much-weight-does-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-barbell-curl

What is Kaz's heaviest curl that's actually recorded on camera? That should give us a pretty good idea if those unrecorded numbers are fair tales or not

I’d think Kaz probably has the record as he definitely seems to legitimately have the strength to actually back up the story. Hard to even put Bills power into perspective. Still to this day prime Kaz would be a hell of a strongman, and that’s late 70s and early 80s stuff Can only imagine a prime Kaz with access to the kit present day strongman have at their disposal... 🤯 💪 The man was just on a different level, especially when it came to static raw power, so while I’d say Levan and Denis are probably the closest to Kaz I don’t think they have him beat. (and maybe Manfred as well, though not too sure if he really could back up his claim. Definitely was among the best though, that’s for sure)

@JamesStreet-tp1vb

7 ай бұрын

Kaz was kicking ass and winning WSM competitions that weren't even close. I read where he is the only WSM competitor who, in all 3 of his victories, took first place in the first event and never relinquished his lead throughout the duration of the events from beginning to end. He won his 3 titles consecutively and there's no reason to believe he wouldn't have won more. After being away from the WSM competition for 6 years he came back and took 2nd place. There is no doubt he could have won at least 2 more had he not been black balled for some reason. He says it was because of his dominance. Wouldn't that be a rip? Kicked out of the WSM competition for being top strong.

Levan’s set looked the most impressive. He looked as though he had a lot left and could’ve done a set of 5 with 165 KG. It’s also impressive that he held the last rep on the eccentric for a second. Denis Cyplenkov’s best set is actually 150 KG for 5, not 3. It’s in a separate video on KZread somewhere.

@janschmidt1952

7 ай бұрын

Levan did it with a narrow grip which makes it a lot easier.

@DynomyteDewd91

7 ай бұрын

@@janschmidt1952 Levan has utilized the wide grip before and he Seated Curled 135 KG with no wrist support and not being peaked in training, and standing curl with 140 KG+ for reps years ago. He could hit the same numbers with regular grip if he really wanted to based on his eccentric hold and control. He’s only grown stronger since those lifts from years ago. Levan’s set looked the most impressive.

@janschmidt1952

7 ай бұрын

@@DynomyteDewd91 No, he could not. Levans best with wide grip was 140 kg x 3, while Cyplenkov did 150kg x 5. Maybe Levan could do more these days than 140 kg with wide grip.

@DynomyteDewd91

7 ай бұрын

@@janschmidt1952 it was 142 KG for 3 and that was 4-5 years ago, and that set looked as though he had a lot left in the tank back then as well, Levan has gotten far stronger since then and has never used the amount of hip momentum that Cyplenkov uses, Levan’s curls have always been more controlled especially on the downward motion when he holds it. Levan most certainly could potentially hit the same numbers wide grip if he really wanted to, I still say Levan’s set is the most impressive based on the weight and the amount of control.

@janschmidt1952

7 ай бұрын

@@DynomyteDewd91 Still thats not true, he had nothing left in the tank. Looks more like Cyplenkov had more in the tank. Cyplenkov used less back movement than Levan. If Levan could do 160kg+ with wide grip he would have done that, simple as that.

I don't believe any claims unless there's evidence. On Rxmuscle Jimmy the Bull claimed to have curled 2 plates for "about" 70 reps, beaten only by Ronnie Coleman who did 100. This was at an expo but nobody filmed. And Ronnie didn't even warmup.

@princecharming4708

7 ай бұрын

Weak

At the age of 22 I cheat curled 235 for three reps somewhere in an 8 week cycle of Dianabol and test. It was just part of the workout. I was never close to that weight when I was natural.

I've done recently 135lbsX5 with not terrible form at 200lbs bw. That video motivated me to try and improve my 3-5 rep max curl

@BeliAndjeoSrb

7 ай бұрын

I done same lift with same bw. I did 70kgx3.

@micker9830

7 ай бұрын

I did 140x5 at 175lbs and thought that was great lol. They can do that with one hand....

Great coverage! Can you please do strict curl next? As this is a little bit of a freak show tbh.

@StrengthUniverse

2 ай бұрын

Sure

Do a video on eddie hall vs john haack in static lifts with their lifts compared to their body weight

😳kaz was a monster

I would think Kazmeir's claim in highly likely.

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

Likely or unlikely?

@TobyFromGT

7 ай бұрын

​@@abhinavkumar547likely

@richardduplessis1090

7 ай бұрын

@@abhinavkumar547 Read what i wrote

Holy crap, Manfred looks like a normal human when he's off the sauce

Kazmaier's 400lbs seems legit considered he cheat curled 360lbs log with ease at 1981 WSM.

2:47 his traps are insane!

never ever question Kazmaier! He is arguably the best ever Worlds Strongest Man and was robbed of multiple titles by being banned. All I can say for sure is I don't hold any records like that. I'm all about strict form and lots of reps, especially now that I'm in my mid 50's

It is Kaz for the win.

Denis easily the goat, he holds strict curl record too and yes, it's broken but no one did it with a wide grip like his

Very interesting video mate. However, i believe u would like to know some of the more names which could be in this list of heaviest cheat curls : 1. Possibly even before Douglas Hepburn and specially before the widespread use of anabolic steroids in Usa, the most mysterious man in the iron and physical culture in the history, Big Chuck Ahrens who was the widest and broadest man in the world recorded in his time for a decade and who made Paul Anderson look small in front of him, having measured bi- deltoid to be of 26-5/8" in 1958 and again reported to have 28" deltoids this time in 1959 , could reportedly cheat curl 325 lbs. He specialized in unorthodox feats of arm and shoulder strength that may be unequalled to this day. 2. Huge pro wrestler Warlord claimed to have done 225 lbs for 12 reps in cheat biceps curl. He was also witnessed personally by fellow pro wrestling powerhouse Barbarian doing 250 lbs cheat curl. 3. Pro wrestler Billy Graham who was the training partner of Arnold and Franco at Gold's gym, California during late 60s- early 70s and who held the 3rd heaviest World record in bench press in his time after Jim Williams and Pat Casey with the lift of 605 lbs back in 1969 , was witnessed by pro wrestling promoter Verne Gagne cheat curling 250 lbs. Gagne then proceeded to excitedly tell his newest signing talent of awa, Ken Patera about Graham's feat in the gym and told Patera to do a real lifting competition against Graham as Gagne thought that Graham could beat Patera to which Patera started laughing. 4 . Now, the most impressive and quite surprising incident. Legit Ifbb pro king Kamli said the most impressive feat of strength that he ever saw in gym in person was when he was working out in North Carolina at Ric flair's gold gym with his cousin when he saw Road warriors walking inside the gym. He said he saw with his own eyes Animal curling 225 lbs for reps and it was not in any swinging manner but in strict fashion. Kamli was shocked because he could curl with same strict form 135 lbs. Years later someone showed the video clip of King Kamli talking about this feat to animal and his first response was strict form but it was 275 lbs. King kamli probably missed that set as he was still in awe of animal's 225 lbs set. Can u believe that? King kamli knows something about weights and there was no reason for him to lie. Apart from this, does the name Steve Neece rings bell to my mind? Yes it does as he was the same bodybuilder turned iron games journalist who destroyed Paul Anderson's reported lifts that looked not possible with great proofs and evidences in his article. If u remember i sent u that article of Neece in insta. I think, i would believe Kaz's claim more as it was actually witnessed by 500 people at the exhibition in 1985 against the clash of neck behind the press specialist whose name i m forgetting right now. Nevertheless, Hoeberl could have done that lift too.

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, all very interesting, especially Chuck Ahrens. Although a lot of people discount Manfred I think his claim could be plausible. At the 1994 Arnold Classic, Joe Roark witnessed Manfred curling 150lb DBs for reps to get a pump. That's some mind blowing strength

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

@@StrengthUniverse Yeah Hoeberl definitely would have been very strong in biceps as he also had one of the largest arms of near 26 inches cold, without any pump. I know about the article through which u have mentioned the information of Manfred witnessed to have done 150 lbs dbs curl. The author of that article was interested in knowing about the arms size of Manfred. Did u read that article of Steve neece that i sent u mate on Paul Anderson?

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Yes buddy,I read that article maybe Paul wasn't as legit as he seemed, Steve and Jon certainly didn't seem to think much of some of his "feats of strength". I'm still working on the Cole Video. It should be out Monday

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

@@StrengthUniverse I hope u would cover Jim William's challenge to Jon Cole and Jon Cole's challenge to Paul Anderson in detail in your video. I wrote the complete full story of Cole vs Anderson challenge to u compiling all the informations available on the basis of 3 different sources of articles and to put them in such a manner that it would become in a sequential order so that u don't have to invest your time in making script for this story as well as william's story.

The problem with Samuelssons 140 kg x 4 rep feat is that some of the supposed red 25 kg weights were redpainted 15 kg plates, according to some people in the know in the Swedish strongman community at the time. I have watched the "Worlds Strongest Arms" video many times and a few of the red weights do appear to be painted 15kgs instead of 25kgs. 110 or 120 kg is the more likely total weight. Still bloody strong arms, but there is a huge difference between 110 or 120 and 140 kg cheat curls. Another giveaway is that just a moment after he supposedly lifted 140 x 4, he is seen struggling with curling dumbbells which look like they are just over 40 kg in weight. If he really was capable of curling 140 kg x 4, he should have toyed with the 42 kg dumbbells. The same thing happened with his supposed 270 kg x 2 bench press. The middle 25 kg weights look like painted 15 kgs. I.e., likely a 230 kg x 2 reps instead of 270 x 2. Watch the clips and make up your own mind.

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

That's interesting, I haven't heard that one before

@andreasregenfelder1525

7 ай бұрын

Samuelson do 15 Reps with 200 Kilo in an Strongman Competition. Fake Weights is an American Thing from the last Jears.

Arnold in 1967 was 17!

Actor body builder/martial artist William Smith a world arm wrestling champion also, set record for strict reverse curling his own body weight 190 lbs.

My vote’s for Kaz. I wonder what Paul Anderson could have done?

@thearm95

7 ай бұрын

Anderson with his elephantine hip/leg and shoulder structure was a squat and press specialist. Though it certainly would be interesting to know what he could've curled.

Also Petr Petras 160 kg x 3

Incredible feats of strength

this is why we use the terms "unofficial world record" and "official world record"

Kaz, no question

On some of the later ones. it's amazing the tendons didn't tear.

Since I'm a Bill Kazmaier fan, I'd like to think that Kaz holds the record, but without footage or some kind of proof, nobody really knows. There are so many impossible sounding strength records without video footage! Why is it nobody filmed Paul Anderson back lifting the 6270 pounds? It seems to have been important to record something like that to me.

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

Its proof is mentioned in David Webster's book, Sons of samson.

@user-ys2wp4cr9g

7 ай бұрын

The Paul Anderson record has been disproved by Guinness Records, and is no longer listed

@PinnaclePete

7 ай бұрын

@user-ys2wp4cr9g I think Guinness removed his records (6270 lb. back lift; 627 lb. bench press; 1200 lb. squat) simply because they had no proof that the claimed weights were the actual weights. He may have performed these lifts, but the weights weren't certified.

@PinnaclePete

7 ай бұрын

@abhinavkumar547 There is a long article somewhere on the internet from an author who visited the Anderson household. A family member showed him around and he found the safe used in the back lift. The article is long and goes into a lot of detail and calculations. In short, he measured the interior cubic footage of the safe, calculated the weight of the contents, added the weight of the safe and estimated the weight of a tabletop tressle. In the end, he concluded that it couldn't possibly have weighed over 6000 lbs. It was likely in the 4000+ lbs. range, around what Cyr had already done. This article pretty much convinced me and broke my heart 💔 since I was a big Paul Anderson fan. 😊 Nevertheless, Paul Anderson was the strongest man of his time, maybe the strongest ever before his time and one of the strongest of all-time!

@abhinavkumar547

7 ай бұрын

@@PinnaclePete In that case your heart would break even more when u would read Joe Roark's article on Paul Anderson regarding his backlift where he has proved with irrefutable evidences that no such backlift of even 4000 lbs was performed by Paul, it was just a stunt. Joe Roark is a friend of Dr. Terry Todd and has written this article for Dr. Todd's website starkcentre.

Magnus Samuelson had the strictest by far curls (4) over 300 pounds.

Bill Kazmire was just something else man.

0:11 Very close...

The Kaz for sure...

I have never been big on curls I hate doing them unless with chains or on a cable or hammer curls but I did 135 for 20 reps or more

Some people must have been insanely strong, particularly when you consider, that some achieved this strength before the age of steroids ...

I remember seeing a video of Brutal Bertil doing what looked like poor form curls but he said it worked for him and looking at him back then you can't disagree.

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

A lot of guys swear by Cheat Curls and all of them have way bigger biceps than the form police👍

@ChocolateMilk..

3 ай бұрын

@@StrengthUniverse *than

@StrengthUniverse

3 ай бұрын

@@ChocolateMilk.. Thank you

You should consider factors such as type of grip and body weight levels as it would have been more accurate than just comparing raw cheat curl strength

I would be curious to know how much they could lift if they did not cheat if they did strict against the wall curls

@stevenweint7893

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

At 19yrs old 198ibs i did 500ibsx1 in my bday to match Eddie Robinson record. Bodybuilding & powerlifting will change your life make you see you can do anything you put your mind to do. If your willing to put in the work.

Jared Dangerfield did a 275 preacher curl and Leroy Walker did 260 a "heaviest preacher curls" with dumbbells would be interesting

the way levan controls and moves those 160+kg when the bar is over his chest for me is the most impressive feat of arm overall strength ever. wrist, hand, forearm and biceps. for the biceps only most impressive feat, for me is denis cyplenkov world record strict curl (that stands to this day since no one that lifted more did it with the wide more supinated bar he used)

Doug Hepburn of course, the only one who was 100% clean

I win curls competitions years ago I was like at the time 65kg body weight and I curls 55kg but now got older and body weight heavier I have done 72kg

They are not curling the weight, they are swinging the weight. BIG, BIG difference.

@StrengthUniverse

6 ай бұрын

As stated at the start of the video "Cheat Curl"

This comparison needs to be done relative to body weight. Some of the heaviest curls are less than the curler's body weight. It's more impressive for someone (such as Schwarzenegger) weighing around 235 pounds to curl 275 pounds, than Levan, who weighs about 390 pounds, to curl 385 pounds.

Jim Carrey used to do an impression of the Juice Man on In Living Color... That character might have had as much juice as Big Bill

I believe anything that Kaz says, that guy was cut from a different cloth...

Kaz was so strong they had to start holding worlds 2nd strongest man competitions for a few years. Lol. I know it sounds like a Chuck Norris myth but its actually true.

@MojKanal-cz1iz

7 ай бұрын

He wasn't banned for being too strong. He was banned for being disrespectful dick which can be seen in clips of him during competition or even outside of them. It's his own fault.

@stevenweint7893

Ай бұрын

Kaz wasn’t invited to the World’s Strongest Man competitions because of his poor sportsmanship.

KAZ was the real deal with strength..Manford definitely had oil or something going on..but i guess he also had a lot of real muscle also...and size does not always mean strength..many variables with techniques here...some guys are doing them much stricter..Magnus seemed to have best form imo..

I curled 90 lbs isolation curls with one arm for 2 reps at 17. I should've stuck with the training just to see what I could do at peak. To this day as an old man training curls very infrequently I can curl 65lbs per arm for a few reps or so. I might've been in the 300 club, who knows...

@Goremachine

7 ай бұрын

What could’ve been

Problem with cheat curls is that some people really stretch the cheat part lol. Like putting it on their thighs and hips and basically hip thrusting it up and ducking down under it. Gotta at least use your biceps for the majority of it or it's not really a curl.

Wrists do not like barbell and ez-bar curls, so I'm amazed they can withstand such pressure on their wrists. I am stuck with hammer curls with a dumbbell. My best is 264.2 lbs x 10 reps, 275 lbs x 6 reps, and 260.2 lbs x 10 reps so far.

I used to work out with Doug Hepburn in the mid 70's at the old Broadway Gym in Vancouver. What a hole that was. Everybody was doing 3 sets of 8 of all different exercises, not Doug, he would get up and crush one massive rep then sit down for 10 minutes.

DONT FORGET PAUL ANDERSON of Tocoa Georgia in the fifties...strongest man in history...look him up.

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

I've already made a video on Anderson. He never recorded a bicep curl

I would like to see a recird where the arms start off fully extended, no bend at all.

That's insane. The most I ever cheat curled was around 155-160 lbs. I think weighed 205 lbs then. It's definitely not something I do again as I'm alot older and with my job it be stupid to try it.

@jondoc7525

7 ай бұрын

Really haha ? I hammer curl 160 lbs for reps on that old school bar , surely you have seen someone do more ? Agree tho maxing out curls isn’t that smart usually . I can do 100lb spider curls the ultra strict truth

@princecharming4708

7 ай бұрын

I've bicep curled 305

@jondoc7525

7 ай бұрын

@@princecharming4708 put your elbows on a 90 degree pad and curl and don’t let them come off . I’m curious how much you can do like that

@princecharming4708

7 ай бұрын

@@jondoc7525 you mean strict curl?

@jondoc7525

7 ай бұрын

@@princecharming4708 sort of called spider curls . Ultra strict .

Your right about the full body English, he was literally throwing the weight with his hips, not just swinging like the other guys.

If anyone was going to hold the record it'd be kazmier. He's definitely got alot neanderthal blood in him.

Levan's strength is off the charts, I believe he holds the current world record. Bill was a legend during his time but strength sports has evolved and his bicep curls may have been a bit exaggerated. I've seen Levan train with people like Larry Wheels and he made them seem like little boys with his arm strength. Cyplenkov probably comes second, or Bill Kazmaier but it's hard to gauge his results.

M'Lord is a beautiful specimen!

I didn't know bicep curls where a full body workout .... Levan had the closest curl but still threw his 400lb Frame into it .... id bet half of these guys would fail a 100kg strict curl ... which is still one hell of a feat

denis and levan have biggest strongest biceps in history clearly for me

Arnold did it when he was a fuckin teen-ager 😮 strong young man

Kaz is the strongest in my opinion.

There's captain biceps, where he curled 155kg for one rep.

Levan Saginashvili is the clear winner here, having the control and the video footage to back his claim up.

And here I thought my 90kg curls were good back when I was in my 20s.

That’s my lateral raise warm up weight

@ANDROLOMA

7 ай бұрын

I really hate lat lifts.

When i was a young boy I heard so many stories of my grandpas and uncles about that too strong dude that lifted a 90kg/200lbs guy with one hand grabing him from the neck or from the colar. I thought I would just train and be able to do it someday. Oldmen and their stories hahaha.

The narrator sounds just like the guy from Wayne's World when they went to England to get his help to put on waynestock. Del Preston character, actor Ralph Brown

How can it count if you’re using your legs, belly, etc to lift? That not pure arm strength correct?

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

The Cheat Curl is not an isolation lift, it's a compound lift and allows the biceps to experience more load then would otherwise be possible. Whether that's of actual benefit is debatable

Kaz doesnt goof around. Both Cyplenkov and Grizzly swing more with the upper body than the actual Curl ROM.

Manfred was also witnessed doing 405lbs straight bar for two reps.😅

In the whole video I didnt find, WHAT exactly is the WR that may never been broken :D I see only a list of some lifts.... :)

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

Bill Kazmaier

Denis has it. Less body language in an actual existing video where he curls the weight. Levan curled 165 and it looked like fairly easy to him, but the difficulty rises kinda exponentially with each kg in this region so I would not just put in numbers in some calculator "extrapolating" the "real" 1max weight to 174.5 kg... .

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

As stated in the video "theoretical 1rm max"

@srsav3kkknosk1llsen

7 ай бұрын

@@StrengthUniverse What is the calculation formula behind this and how was the formula derived? Empiric data? Biophysics? Combination of both ?

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

@@srsav3kkknosk1llsen There are at least 8 different formulas for calculating 1rm, with each providing slightly varying results.

It would be a brave man who argues with an prime Kaz....

Denis did 2 reps with 170kg

@StrengthUniverse

7 ай бұрын

No he didn't. He attempt and failed the first rep

I see two forms of cheat curls being done, the bent arm, and the straight-arm. I don't believe both forms can be compared.

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