honestly, seeing this, I'm actually kind of angry that Thor stopped doing strongman. He was in shape last year to pul 510 on the day he pulled 501, and he could have progressed this lift himself another 20kg

They were great, but people should appreciate how hard this sport is on your body. Guys like Novikov and Nakonechnyy are in their mid 20s. Thor and Eddie were happy enough to win one WSM and retire. Wait 10 years

@@ulchfirgne one WSM, but Thor have achieved more, WUS, Arnold Classic’s, and they are unbeaten in national level competition, for a decade Thor os Iceland’s strongest man. I agree we shall see in ten years, I bet these youngsters will achieve great things

@@highviewbarbell thor was absolutely capable of doing more that day but he had a torn lat at the time he pulled 501 so he opted to stop there , and it pissed off Eddie to no end being beaten by 1kg

People also forget how much 500/501 taxed their bodies. Even with their height, having a bodyweight of around 200kg was literally killing them

yes, a couple years ago 400kg would give you a good result, here you wouldve been dead last.

Don't forget this is the deadlift championship, I don't think this will become a standard weight in regular competitions. Not to mention that you can't use figure 8 straps in many other comps.

@@Pletzmutz well you can use suit and figure of 8s in alle giants live comps, wsm, arnold qualifiers and wus competitons, only competition it's not allowed is the arnold classic.

@@Pletzmutz sorry to inform you but when you have deadlift in WSM with a normal bar for max, the benchmark it's always 460kg. Just watch some videos.

@@JorgeLourenco000 No its not. To become first it is.

Even more amazing is that Eddie Hall pulled 1102.3 already, 5 years ago, and still to this day no one can beat him in the entire world (!)

@@viperracing2889 Hafthor but I guess as they acknowledge it in competition, yes

@@viperracing2889 Hafthor pulled 501kg easily (compared to Eddie's 500kg)

@@pbkimblee1858 they did the lift at the same speed

@@pbkimblee1858 did you even watch him lift it? didnt look easy at all

ахах я так же по губам прочитал

Lightweight baby !

надо было на 3 повтора тогда сделать

He certainly looked like he did. He has 10kg more max, and yes I know he did 475kg in training but he doesn't look as strong here as he did in training for some reason. I'm routing for him, I like Pavlo

Да дохуя там он не чувствует)))) Нахуя было ему вес скидывать свой пред соревнованиями))),это минус сила,о 500 кг и речь идти не может,он свои 475 врят ли вытянет! Тренер хуйни наделал!

When you think he was competing in Arnold Strongman amateur and was then invited to the Classics event...

He didn't deserve that Lift, he did not Lock out.

I think Mateusz has the highest ceiling of all the current strongmen and will dominate if/when he gets healthy again. But novikovs development is really insane. I remember reckognizing him for the first time at ASC 2018(?) where he finished low in rankings but looked very impressive for a newcomer. Never would have thought that he would rise to the top in such an incredible short time.

@@nipalu8464 Big Tom is still young. Dude is getting stronger

@@matt7iron that's what it looked like to me too, honestly. not sure why they called it for him. in fairness it went up very high with minimal hitching, so it would have been a surprise if he really couldn't lock that out... but like you, I didn't see him do it.

And 1 year off due to bicep tear

He's 24. Giants Live got it wrong.

plus i think he had some illness that messed with his prep

Novikov still isn't at his peak either. Crazy what these young guys are throwing out.

also he lifted 470 something in his preparation already, crazy.

for real, he said "i dont feel the weight", because it is what he usually says when lifting weights at his own youtube channel :P

That was easily my favorite comment from the announcer!

"I've just shat myself"

@@tazernuts5930 😂

@@artemkoltsov5543 pretty much lightweight baby 😆

I don't follow the sport but it's pretty amazing how Novikov has an impressive amount on ten different types of lift.

Yes, especially when Martins returns, Matszeus returning, Brian Shaw, Stoltmans, etc. Gonna be a crazy and stacked lineups

Yeah, I think the era of 1 or 2 guys dominating the sport is over. For the last few years it's been some real competition, with a lot of the younger guys winning the big competitions and just being overall impressive. A lot of them relatively young as well. I like it, makes it more unpredictable.

@@elreydelmundo1343 yep, Big Z, Shawn, Hall and Thor pretty much dominated a whole decade

Bishop is crazy, he went from 300kg to 410kg in one year

I would literally pay for an audio file of Luke shouting encouragement at me. Easiest way to add 10 pounds to your PBs overnight!

absolutely

@@bluesharpwayne I'll buy a copy if you get a hold of one.

Yes it is great to hear him.

Absolutely! Also Gabriel Pena and Mikhail Shivlyakov! Those 2 are always smiling and seem so chill to be around too :)

Not necessarily. That's what he does, it's his job.

@@holliswilliams8426 bruh

@@holliswilliams8426 funnily enough what lions do is their job too and they also have lion hearts this has been your daily biology lesson with doctor coach eric

In my humble opinion, it might be due to the strongman event itself goes more technical, while back in the days, the event was more of a show where they flip cars, deadlifted a wagon filled with kegs for reps, pulling planes, Husafell stone, now that they put Powerlifting style events, people get to be stronger on the deadlift. Elephant bar deadlift is more freakish and suits old school strongman style better

bolton, benny, shaw, eddie, afthor, (and caron at the train) but my list is not 4/5 but 3/4 i think

Should I put my 330 on my CV?

@@TheBcoolGuy Depends what you are using the CV for. That won't be relevant for 99% of CV's and might make you look a bit strange if you put it on there.

@@TheBcoolGuy put it on n flex at interviews 👍🔥👀🐢

LMAOO I didnt even see his face, that's so funny

The previous attempt of 424kg was already a big PB for him on the day

No doubt he's the next Big Z. Novikov is something special!

He is built like a chubby kid, but weighs 200 kilos, and has the same level of love for attention.

@@outerstellar7186 jealous of supreme genetics 😂

@@wernerbro3208 I have no idea how you can be jealous of someone who can't run a few kilometers without a heart attack or simply wipe his ass with no assistance.

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@@outerstellar7186 can you deadlift 453.5kg ?

Pavlo made it look easier imao

@@johnnyutah9502 he was Incredible too 🔥

True, but then he couldn't move as well, and consistency across all events is his biggest strength.

@@melancholy348 his frame is to small for 170kg work weight

@@user-et2lv1tv5v Even Eddie couldn‘t care his wight for Long Time- heavy breathing and other Things of that nature

Tbf plenty of strongman have said that weight doesn't always carryover to strength. Novikov knows what works best for him and I'm sure if he thought a little extra weight would help he'd do that but he obviously doesn't. Still putting on strength as he is and maintains his speed so no need.

@@tristanfarbig6067 yep other than some of the naturally fat guys, being super heavy isn't a good thing.

Adam is always super explosive. He looked like there was a bit more in the tank for him though. Probably 460ish.

Luke is absolute class isn't he

@@juvetb1 a role model.

@@stoneeh yeah, he's a great role model for a caring man. Both strong, caring, sensitive and funny af. Love the big man

Luke is the big brother everyone needs

@@SomebodyBanThatGuy True, they would've been great contenders as well. Other good contenders would've been Bobby Thompson (did 455 kg in his gym in 2021), Jordan Larson (453.9 kg in Fitcon 2019) and Konstantine Janashia (did 460 kg in his home gym in 2019). Peiman, Asko and JF were all invited to this competition, but they all had to withdraw due to injuries or travel issues.

JF Caron!! Yes!

@@SomebodyBanThatGuy It was... Until his Hamstrings died again when pulling 413kg at Rouge..

@@miskee11 Asko would of speed repped 505kg

what about the bald canadian dude,isnt deadlift his best competition as well? saw him at the rogue invitationals

Made look easy

If I’m not mistaken he’s the most recent WSM

So 6'2 and 150 kilo isn't a giant, but 6'6 160 kilo is ? None of these competitors are like Hafthor, Shaw or even OG strongman Ted Van Parre, not to mention all time legend Louis Cyr, he was like 5'7 or something.

@@lennon7978 Shut up.

Bish is about average sized for a strong man. 150 is also Kieliszkowski's weight.

@@lennon7978 pavlo is.

@@juvetb1 I wouldn't say Keliszkowski is a good reference as he isn't very strong for todays standards. But on the opposite he is freakishly fast and has a technique level that no one else equals so far

@@TheWeekendWarrior490 It’s a good thing he has you to tell him how wrong he is and show him how it’s done. Can’t wait to see you teach him coach!

After 2016 :)

@@Skarsburning it was really just Eddie that year even JF and the other guys were like WTAF when he pulled 420 like standing up out of a chair

*Pavlo laughs in Ukrainian* “I don’t feel the weight”

Ikr 😂 fu*king incredible. This guy is a Monster.

Eat clen, tren hard, anavar give up

@@aatif7518 nice try but even with all the gear your body won't respond unless you're training like a monster and consuming enough food to sustain that level of mass and strength. You're one of those dudes who think gear makes you Mr Olympia or WSM, get some fresh air boy.

@@ashesofhopesinabonfireofdr6341 it's a meme. Chill

Well he is from the Ukraine, so maybe he's near Chernobyl soaking up those Gamma rays lol

Man!!, bis always a top deadlifter

Only if he isn't injured again, his lifting style is reckless to his body

well, he did win this one.

@@fabiank485 strongman is reckless to the body , even guys like licis who are knows to train extremely smart have a lot of injuries

@@TheMrmovier might be, but his style is bad for him. Watch his training video with Brian Shaw, you see that it was no surprise that he ripped his biceps off

Lol he did win

„When i was Young, my mother told me...“ just kidding he Said „i don’t feel that wight“

He said. "Ain't nothing but a peanut, lightweight babaaaaayyyyy!"

He said: " I've just shit myself "

go watch that then, people want to see how far humans can go here so bugger off if you dont like it haha

Well Olympic weightlifting is mostly testing explosive power in 2 highly technical movements, not the best indicator on how well-rounded someone is overall.

501 is not an official world record. Eddie hall still has the world record. A gym lift is not a record no matter if you have judges. Has be done in competition

@@iahomesteader4691 I would suggest you go and watch it again.

@@iahomesteader4691 Thor did the exact same previous weights that Eddie did.

The "it has to be done in a competition" nonsense is just pathetic. He liftet 501kg under strict supervision. He is holding the WR. Giants Live not recognising Thors lift is a shameful attempt to keep the monopoly on world records. It's just for the money and defending that stance makes you look like a clown.

My bad. I guess I had only seen the 501 lift posted by Rogue Fitness

Bro nakonechnyy will get be no 1, dudes only 23 years old and lifted that easier than anyone else in the video

Don’t get your hopes up, Bishop is old, the next champ is Pavlo Nakonechnyy

They basically doubled the number of guys in the 1000lb club

Before this contest, the most people to lift over 450kgs in a comp was 2017 WSM. From memory 4 guys broke 1000lbs. Thor, Brian, I think Konstantine and Eddie winning with 472kg or there abouts

The Arnold had the most 4 before this Jf , Jerry, Shaw and Thor

@@beardedbjorn5520 close it was as 3 Konstine didn’t pull 1,000

1000 is not impressive. It’s the new standard

Yup. Magnus Ver wouldn't have allowed it. Oh well.

He has always had those lockouts, even at lower weight. But yeah that's a habit he should try to get rid of.

Even for strongman standards that was not a good lift

They allow for some fairly sketchy lock-outs in the strongman deadlift. But they do class it as a ''strongman deadlift'' to make it clear that they are not following powerlifting rules.

not as bad as BIlton's, but they gave it to him

He held the bar with slightly bent knees for about 3 secs, then straightened them. I'd say that was a good lift.

@@melancholy348 check his knees compared to the others, they were nowhere near locked out. Yes he straightened them up slightly, but not enough for a good lift. Should've been disallowed

@@NatureFavor Have to agree, his knees were very very bent.

I agree the knees look soft but you got to remember the camera angle is from a birds eye angle almost so it makes the lock outs look worst compared to ground lvl.

@@vincentchao9916 and that's why it's so clear, if you can clearly see that the knees are soft from birds eye view, surely the head ref must see and recognize it aswell. As I said to the other guy, you can simply just compare his knees compared to e.g Bishops, you can clearly see fully locked out knees vs not fully locked out

i think the iranian guy, if he was there, he can

@@kamukaze1 He did 492kg in a really sketchy setup, impressive nonetheless. I think Asko could do 505.

@@ks7266 Wait a few years, these guys from Ukraine (Novikov and Nakonechny) are only 24 years old, another year, two, and they will have the record!

@VVoOꟻF what lol?? There's no even someone who comes close to Andys record...

Thankyou, you're so right, all these crappy athletes would be nothing without there precious straps cus they too lazy to train grip lol

Benni's deadlift was faster and cleaner than any of these lifts in suits, plus he did it raw with a stiff bar. What a legend!

He's from America, but represents Mexico because his dad is Mexican.

@@actualtuna5428 Ohh thank you for clarifying, still an honor to have him represent Mexico tho

@@zanidgar5640 no worries, he's an amazing athlete regardless

I want Pavlo to get it as he will hopefully do it clean with no hitching and questionable lock out.

Yeah fr, he's only 24 too

@@drew.- crazy genetics mate

47.5kg

Still a big milestone. Then we have Makarov who did 475 and came quite close to 505, I'd say he's the top contender to break the world record right now.

@@baconfromhell666 I’m very surprised the record didn’t fall, I would’ve put money on Pavlo, Ivan and Asko all to break the record

@@Stevelangdon93 When I saw Ivan pull 475, I really thought he had 505. But it seems like we're getting closer and closer to breaking that record, so hopefully it falls the next chance these guys get!

@@Stevelangdon93 Pavlo was sick apparently.

Nice that you have a higher standard than Magnus Ver Magnussen🤣

Also the only one of these guys that chose to try 475, and he came ever so close

So did Pavlo.

Prolly not

It‘s up to your daily form

You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Or so they say.

453.5? I currently can't lift that in lbs 😭

@@SomebodyBanThatGuy what abt the deadlift suit, I used to live watching this stuff until I learned they were suits that assist them

That would be someone else, Strongman are not powerlifter and most will not compete in powerlifting or would even if they could break the world record in the deadlift for example, not saying that there are anyone atm that has a chance at the raw deadlift wr but there is neither any incentive since there is no money and no big talk about the PL record now that 500kg in strongman has overshadowed it for causal fans.

@@pepsicat yeah ik ant powerlifting and all that the only thing ik upset abt is the fact that a powerlifting deadlift is a real deadlift and then you have this equipped contraption and no body wants to go for the raw record, nobody everybody wanna go for that equipped record that's my prob I love what these guys are doing o have nothing against it I just feel like the 1015 wr deadlift is the most underrated feat of strength of all time I mean cmon that is just crazy impressive

@@lawrence675a It's appreciated by strength fans just not casual fans. Strongman is also a bit more popular than powerlifting so that's mostly why the 460 is overshadowed.

@@lawrence675a don't forget that extreme sumo deads are allowed in powerlifting. Im not sure that's more legit than deadlift with straps. Raw and conventional is the real king

Паша никогда даже 500 не потянет.Ни в зале ни на соревах,под 200вечить надо а организ хуй видержит еще раз подобнолй подготовки ,времи идет, есть шанс если б новиков веса набрал)

@@jyrashkromydada4488 Может и возьмёт. Но надо жёстко курсануть и не сейчас. Год, два, не раньше.

@@jyrashkromydada4488 вы о чем, Павел в зале 475 уверенно потянул, можете на его канале глянуть, к сожалению пик формы он упустил и подслил перед соревами, думаю недели 2 назад он бы 490~500 осилил бы.

Frrrr

Question is where he would be able to do that. His grip is the hinderance in powerlifting and they don't allow straps and In strongman you're not allowed to pull sumo.

@@pepsicat I mean he did pull 900+ pounds on convo tho if really trained for it he probably could

Wich injury ?

He said he got 4 minor injuries in his legs if not mistaken..his knees hurt he said in his latest video.. Go check it on his channel

@@knowledgetoshare4061 Thanks.

From the wording used, Eddie's record is recognised as the competition world record, whereas Thor's 501kg is the overall record

@@bigmanmoto oh I see, thanks. I still find that wording a bit strange though.

It makes me wonder if they had a line in their contract or something to not mention it. I watched the livestream yesterday and Kaz slipped once and said "break the 501", but that was the only mention I heard.

This is giant live - the most official of official competitions - how dare you question the official status of this official event.

@@effects4days821 Because of this video display of people getting downsignals when the hips aren't through lol.

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