Every few months I like to pop back to see this video and stare at the sheer wonder, toughness, resilience and strength of his Jumper

I've gone through the comments and no one has mentioned the nekid guy doing jumping jacks in the middle of the stable 😯 That guy in the jumper though, that's what's called country strong 👍👍👍

I remember the day they filmed this.. I was doing star jumps in the nude then all of a sudden I had two half house bricks hit me in the sweed and I was carted off to hospital....strange day.

Stumbled across this interview and what a class act this man is!! The word legend is used too frequently but in this instance it applies 10 fold! What a man!!!

Naked star jump man gets me every time 😂

Genuine old school hard man, earned his respect 👍🏻

Could have sworn i saw a naked man doing star jumps while they were interviewing Alan at 1m 30s, either thats got to be the most bizarre interview ever or i need to stop taking drugs!!

For those who claim that he was skipping leg day, Alan Crossley had won the Britain's strongest man competition in '84. You simply cannot be a top strongman and skip leg day. He was a real beast with functional power in all his body. He still punches like Deontay Wilder though :)

What a fantastic 9 mins. Proper hard man without any ego. Hope the big man is still doing well 30 yrs on.

I was a young lad who was seriously into my training and was in awe of this dude who was defo an inspiration to me , btw that was a great photo of him and Lenny McLean, no bully and a proper gentleman, rip Allan.

No roids just good old porridge oats and tap water

This is the epitome of old school Hardman , fair natural build no juice here just a great work ethic the sweater is a masterstroke sweat like buggery his back is huge very well put together human really enjoyed watching this. Cheers 👍

Some say those bricks he threw are still going through the sky till this day!

A genuine hard man and a gentleman. Today’s knife carrying plastic gangsters are pathetic.

Never mind the bollock naked bloke at the start, this man is a legend and a gentleman.

State of the art gym facilities! Complete with naked man wandering about!

If you happen to be driving past that lake, take a wee look over and you'll see Alen on his record breaking 28year swim.

You see! It's PERFECTLY NORMAL to do star jumps stark bollock naked in the gym!! Fucking David Lloyd.....

This was recommended to me by KZfaq. I didn't know anything about this man before. And I love the natural - true - strength. I have lost 227lbs since 2019. From 427 to 220. All of it was done with outdoor cardio and calisthenics. But it takes a hell of a discipline. And in some cool ways, I get motivation from this class act of a fella. 🙏

From my perspective as a skinny little four-eyed bloke, in my experience, this is the sorta fella who'd never pick a fight with me - I would feel completely safe having some beers with him.

I find this video to be oddly nostalgic. Times really have changed.

That was hysterical! God I miss these days.. the lack of self awareness is great!

That was one of those unintentionally funny shows, like spinal tap, great stuff.

Seems like a top man. Not many of his ilk around nowadays. Oh btw that brick is still orbiting the earth as I speak.

Didn’t know Dave beasant could have a tear up

Jesus I remember this years ago it’s a pity Paul Sykes didn’t walk out half way through and talk about his council house

Alan Lovely. Person. Keep on Trucking ❤

Seemed like a decent fella....to be able to move that heavy bag like he was doing takes some power...

I’ve not watched this since it was first put on TV back in 89, the scenes I’ve always remembered is the punch bag and diving into the lake but couldn’t remember who it was. Tough a straight up man, old school doorman showered no fear. I especially liked the training, I use lumps of metal on a old bar and use them to bench press and overhead press in my garden plus pick up heavy sacks and run with them,something very therapeutic about training outside (I don’t have a lake to swim in though). Many thanks for putting this up.👍💪

I remember watching this when it was first shown years ago and I've never forgotten it. Fascinating to watch it now after all these years and listen to Allan talk about the thugs who carry knives ect, nothing changed, just more of it!

His perms harder than most of north east.

They don’t make em like that anymore,I refer to his jumper

The size of his back!!!!!! Wow he must hit like a train!!! Seems like a nice man unless you cross him and not a bully at all,good documentary 👍

TBF the balls out geezer at 1:28 is also a legend!

"when im 60 will still knock these young kids out" reckon he would aswell .strong old school guy

He,s got some strength and dig on him.Can,t seen many who knew of his talents to want to go toe to toe with him. why have i just found this channel...subscribed

I'm popping to the gym myself, now where did I put my training knitted woolly jumper...

Aparently, those bricks never returned to earth😂

If I'd of dived in that water I'd probably died of shock. Man just gone for a relaxing swim.

Allan Crossley was is a former British strongman competitor, notable for having won the title of Britain's Strongest Man, as well as having been both the British light-heavy and heavyweight arm wrestling champion and door man

Fair play fuckn gentleman we could do with a lot more people with his mentality these days

Character this lad! Really enjoyed this short documentary,thanks

I think you start off on the naked starjumps, then progress to 'Wooly jumper' and finally bench press the naked starjumper.

This man was a real hard man, it’s embarrassing for me to admit but me and 5 mates got absolutely out of order one night in London at the Hippodrome around 1985, not only did we all leave the club on our arse we got a fkin pasting in the process, after this we gained a healthy respect for this man along with the other 4 doorman at this club, please understand this club held over 1000 people with only 5-Doorman, security at clubs these days aren’t a patch on these guys.

The bloke in his nip doing jumping Jack's 😂

love this man he’s old skool no knives straight up toe to toe that’s how a real man fights with his hands and i bet he will be still knocking young bulls out when he’s in is 60s

We need a podcast of this mans life

I nicknamed Alan,,, the Irish incredible Hulk. As this is how I saw him inde 70s. Alan are you still Bouncing or retired? To me, my childhood was about 3 things. 1 the six million dollar man, 2 the incredible Hulk, and 3 ALAN CROSSLEY, hope spelt right. So enjoy life, and BE HAPPY FRIEND!!! GREETINGS FROM DUBLIN IRELAND...

Butlin's up north looks a bit run down.

That bricks just hit me on the head

The opening 'cardboard log' sketch...is hilarious and never fails. I remember Tommy Cooper doing it on TV....really funny.

If you want to learn about what respect is all about, these are the type of guys who have it.

4:43 Legend says those brick are still falling from the sky to this day...

Next time the toilet is blocked.... I will call him.. he is a good log lifter!

Love this. I started lifting in the 70s when I was a teen. I trained in an old school powerlifting gym in an old shack with homemade kit and men who looked like actual monsters. It was a scary place and you'd get a punch or a kick if you failed a weight but it made you tough and pushed your limits. I still lift now at 60 in a gym in my back garden after winning many titles in strength events and powerlifting. Same routine now as it was when I was 16. Go heavy or go home. Still benching 200kg squatting 300kg and deadlifting 300kg albeit with wraps cause of arthiritis. Dont believe me then drop me a line and come and have a session.

if this hulk asked me to do something in that polite and hushed voice, i would certainly do that thing. not great technique, but fast enough and if he hits you, you'll stay hit for a bloody long time,. or longer. he not only dived into a freezing lake, he climed the railing for extra hight. legend.

Frank spencer with a affro

Naked star jumps would put me off benching.

I'm pretty baked... but.... I could have sworn there was a naked man casualy exercising in the back ground....

Champion shot putter arm wrestler and also 2 times Britains strongest man and great fighting man from Coleraine Northern Irleand.

Alan: I always loved big strong men. 2 seconds later: a man balls ass naked doing star jumps in the background 😂

Legend as it he is still in water till this day

The world needs Alan today ( oldskool) ....every neighbourhood had one back in the day...

Yes, love to start the day with the old naked starjumps))

I remember seeing him in the bouncers documentary in 1999 he is a jolly good lad

One guy trains in a sweater and another trains naked...

I don't know if it is just me ,but he seems a very quiet unassuming sought of guy and not the bullying type, although I wouldn't think he would suffer fools gladly either!.

Old style,for sure a tough man ,he is at home with the elements , something alot of the young lads today know nothing about,I used to train in a backstreet gym no heat the frost on the dumbbells on a winter evening you could see your breath when working the punchbag ,everyone that trained there were doormen and the craic was always great ,running in all types of weather hail rain or snow ,that's training ,brings back memories watching this

Pub fight technique punching, but my god!! He hits like a fukin train!! That dude would ko king kong!!

I thought it was a porridge advert until I seen the naked man doing star jumps.

Suddenly morphs into the southern comfort guy in the budgie smugglers!

There’s no men around like that anymore. Real hard men back in the day who worked and trained very hard

2:18 Today,s calf machine design has improved dramatically thanks to sound engineering design, Apparently a years membership was 2 cabbages and a bag of assorted sprouts, 50% reduction if you performed naked star jumps.

Trains in a wool jumper then jumps in a freezing pond ... That's hard enough for me lol

Each one of them punches are knocking anyone out

Great dive at the end , well played

Thanks for posting this.I knew Alan when he trained at Lou Revelles gym in Clare Court Judd Street near Kings Cross.A great character and of course incredibly strong but most of all a very articulate and decent bloke.I often wondered how he is doing.Hope still going strong.Cheers Jim

Seems to be a very humble quiet guy still wouldn't want to owe him a fiver

That jumper must be fucking stinking 😤

He sounds a nice bloke ..respect

Old school when shit was sorted properly. gangsters today knifing and throwing acid in people’s faces scared little boys playing at it

1:28 *just casually doing some naked star jumps*

What a decent fellow. A good man to have your side

Hes a proper mans man no bull shit like todays wanna be hard men no showing off posing in front of mirrors at the gym how many young blokes nowadays would train outside in the cold then take there clothes of and jump into a freezing cold river theyd start crying at the thought of it . This bloke is the real deal if you got hit by him it would be like getting hit by a freight train. As mick said to Rocky Balboa about clubber lang he will knock you into tomorrow Rock.

Dude hits like a freight train... true strong bloke without roids

Hefty right hook! 💪

Not one of the kids I've seen in the gym recently could manage that walk outside in the cold. Geezer was made out of girders.

That’s when men were men and sheep were scared.

1:37 it was at THAT moment Alan realized he wasnt THAT strong OR hard but to save face gave it a shot anyway...and failed by nearly dropping the log on his own face.

This guy has to be bartley gorman (king of the gypsies) long lost brother !

I love his training jumper!

Legend has it those bricks are still traveling

Good old natural British hard man!! Don't see many like this anymore!

he's got no style on that punch bag but fucking he'll he hits like a fucking train

Good bit of fun 👍😊

Classic, remember watching this late 80s

I trained a few times with Al back in the late 70's down at the Heath and I can testify that his idea of performance enhancing aids was a pint or two of Guinness. We also went together [twice] to the US but that's another story

Heard he died last year R I P to him! Real tough hard man in his day

Truly hard man and eloquent with it. Brains and brawn. Not too many like that today.

Aye uve got to be hard to do 20 star jumps with your boaby out in the freezing cold!