True that

competition?

You don't say?

@@marekKulczykno Russia, no competition

@@zloidooraque0you mean doping?

He’s a unit but idk if he can catch lasha

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He was injured several times and his peak is ending.

500 seems to far away...

@@uncanaldeentretenimiento9918 I swear after that knee injury he’s just not the same. I’m hoping it’s just a mental thing and he’s a bit nervous to push like he used too

even more impressive, 7 straight world championship golds and 2 straight olympic golds

So good I didn't even think to question it, ig that is the goal with these events, props to the team fr

I would say swim is pretty underrepresented too, most people only recognize micheal phelps.

To the general uneducated public these aren't athletes, just walking tubs of lard. People want to see bulging biceps, pecs, six packs and veins. Maybe then lifters in lighter weight categories? Sure why not?

I’m late to this discussion, but I think there’s a huge language barrier with these lifters

At the same time, I dont want Lasha to be beaten!

​@@thorthewolf8801 one day, he will lose. Entropy and injuries will eventually claim him, as they do everyone. And that will not change the fact that he is the greatest weightlifter ever by a stupid margin. It just means one day, we'll see new faces and talent take their spot on the podium as well.

@@jmcsquared18 the alternate possibility being lasha totaling 500 at paris and retiring right there with his third olympic gold alongside other legends

@@kathirpagalavan6448 I just don't think that Lasha is gonna total 500. Just mathematically, it's not gonna happen. Lasha struggled on his 267 clean and jerk (it initially got two reds before the jury gave it back to him). If he one day snatches even 230, which would be completely mind boggling, he'd need to hit 270 on the clean and jerk to get to 500. If he doesn't snatch north of 225, it'd need to be 275 or more. That'd be the heaviest attempt ever, not just make, if he did make it. Now that he's suffered an injury, despite how he's still the best ever, he might be at his peak. Just raking in golds at this point, he'll eventually get 9 gold totals, or maybe double digit golds, which would be a historic first. But a 500 total seems out of reach now imo.

@@jmcsquared18 maybe you aren't up to date, despite his injury he recovered well and seems to be in phenomenal shape, I think being the strongest he ever was, he is already doing 250 CJ and 210 snatches while in training, I dont understand why people like you are always throwing doubt and shade twords these men, not too long ago many thought what Lasha already accomplished to be impossible as well, and yet here we are

Even crazier to think that Yury Zakharevich basically did hit these numbers as a 110, 210 snatch 250.5 clean and jerk

I feel like the men’s 89kg category? I like watching the 73s because speed and technique are more important when you’re that light, and in the 96kg weight class the jerks overhead are strong AF

Can’t wait to see the -49s

It is very strong

It's a power belly, it can bump you into oblivion

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His belly arrives to the platform minutes before he does 🤭😎

And Lasha's majestic belly jiggle

What country are you from?

@@NullVoider Im from philippines. Despite the gold medal we got from tokyo olympics, the increase in popularity of weightlifting here is insignificant.. feels like the win was just a temporary and the moment of excitement was a glimpse, and the spotlight was always in other popular sports especially basketball (fact: they were recently eliminated in fiba world cup lmao, their huge investment was literally put to waste)

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He brings the party 🎉

Yep

Nobody evers said it was 😉

Высокий рост Ето Не преимущество..надо поднять Снаряд на 2.40 см

He wouldn't be able to carry as much muscle mass if he was concerend with losing weight. His goal is to carry as much muscle mass as possible, and if extra fat comes along with that it's ok. The cardiovascular demands of the sport are extremely low.

Also when he was younger (I mean around twenty years old) he was thinner, so he learnt step by step how to deal with his belly.

Man weighs 175kg, that is not healthy.

@@CJHan Eddie Hall at his heaviest was 197kg, Brian Shaw was 213kg. Those guys were not out of shape, and same goes for these lifters to. They are not out of shape, and they are healthy in different ways.

@@RonM. They're not out of shape but they are in no way shape or form healthy. They're doing high dose anabolics and carrying an absurd amount of mass which makes their heart constantly work in overdrive in addition to all the other issues like sleep apnoea, arythmias etc that come at that bodyweight.. The athleticism, the strength is incredible and admirable, but they're all trading years off their life in persuit of it.

Massive gut on him...must do literally 0 cardio and drink beer all the time.

​@@RonanThomasThat gut can bump you into oblivion, though

i mean ur still strong the fact ur not one of the best doesn't mean you're not good

Yeah, something about mountain people...also Levan Saginashvili (world champion armwrestler) is from Georgia

Yes, he has confirmed that he has a minor heart issue previously and recently his condition has been worsening. His body can only support so much mass so I hope he retires soon for the sake of his health. No human should be at 180kg, even for his frame, but that's the sacrifice he's made to get to this level.

Steroids fuck up your heart, being very obese is hard on your heart, combine these two things with the absolutely enormous amount of energy it takes to move the weight he does, and this is where you land. Makes me concerned that his heavier lifts come from higher doses compared to the other athletes though. I'm not concerned with use if every one is on similar amounts, but if one athlete finds a way to skate by with heavier usage it's bad for the sport.

@@noncog1 That sucks, these sports really need to take this issue seriously, I lost hope in Bodybuilding because it'll take Mr Olympia dying on stage for them to do something. Guess this is the same everywhere, viewership and money > athlete's health

Was Lasha P0is0nated?

Good work

Factually truthful 🥇

It's a byproduct of eating enough to build the muscle they need. They would rather have extra fat than not enough muscle.

@@TheTimeTortoise Oh hey thanks. So many things are upside down lately that it seems I need to double check everything I see and hear. I appreciate the information.

I think that for the things they do with the barbell, being fat isn't an obstacle, and also more fat equals more strenght. You then could ask if a 180 Kg fat, strong Lasha would be better than a thinner Lasha with same muscle mass but less fat; well, the answer I gave myself is that they just don't bother themselves with weight loss training, and their time is better spent working on strenght and techique.

Everyone has the option

in a way, yes, but possibly a disadvantage in terms of flexibility, manoevrability and speed

if you're not restricted by a maximum weight, the caloric surplus helps you train harder (and recover from hard training sessions better). the harder training sessions are what helps them lift that weight. the caloric restriction necessary for a lower bf% would definitely impede their lifts. it's not that they're less muscular than shredded guys - to the contrary - they're more muscular, the muscles just not as visible. there are a few other reasons but that's it mostly. even in the lower weight classes there are some athletes (even chinese) who lift more with a (slightly) higher bf%, even thought that means a little less muscle mass.

@@stefs cool thanks lucidly explained.

Because when you're as tall as Lasha, you also want to be a total boss and want your belly to announce you wherever you go