Devon Larratt | Philosophy, Steroids, Health  

Unfortunately, I did not have time to have an in-depth conversation. I want to thank Devon Larratt for being a great athlete with a kind heart. 🎉

Let people finish. You're the interviewer not interrogator.

The problem with philosopher's is that they want to talk alot and not listen & allow the other person to finish 😅😂

If you want to "interview" someone and they get into it, let them get into it. Don't be afraid of quiet moments. Interruptions sometimes are needed before they go on a tangent but make sure its important or you remember to bring it back after they finish their tangent

Too many interruptions, cool that you interviewed Devon and he let you, that's awesome, but the interruptions take away a lot from how good the conversation was. In person, I assume it was a natural conversation, but to the listeners less interruptions and letting the person speak would've been much better. There were things I wanted to hear and couldn't.

Great questions and content! Only thing is, you're speaking to the GOAT. Let him speak. He has much wisdom. I'm older than Devon, and am still learning from him.

What he said is so true and recognizable in his last match .. Devon definitely used the art of surprise vs Denis ... Denis knows that Devon's traditional strength is endurance, so he trained extremely hard in training his endurance ... Devon knew he would chase this aspect, so he he took that away from Denis forcing the match into one of explosive power and hitting hard, negating everything Denis trained for. Devon chose to eliminate the endurance factor from the match as much as possible, thus negating denis' entire approach in his training.

Devon is the type of person I could talk and listen too for a LONG time so much in his mind

Very good and insightful interview. From someone who's into the psychology aspect of competitive sports, these were very good questions. If you allow me to do one constructive critic, I think you should let the interviewee finish their sentence before interrupting their line of thought. Even the gestures or expressions that perhaps you don't realize you're doing can put pressure on the other person to finish and philosophy shouldn't be rushed. Best of luck with your channel!

Q: What is your mental edge? A: Obsession. Pure Devon.

This entire interview felt almost as if you were pushing towards Roids are bad guys right? And devon showed such good answers and character, they are taking years off there functional life as a sacrifice to be better

Unbelievable that Babken still had the nerve to take the mic at the end and make it about himself! Not to mention still talking about fighting Devon and that stem cells won't help there. Denis is awesome but F that guy.

If the channel is of philosopher why is he facing so much difficulty in understanding Devon. Looks like I understand Devon way more than the interviewer.

What impresses me most about Devon isn't his strength or table IQ - both of which are phenomenal - rather, it's the fact that he never seems to be searching for an answer to often complex questions. I'm sure a portion of it is that he's just naturally gifted at thinking on the fly, but I also believe it speaks to the fact that he has put a lot of thought into these things long before a camera is ever turned on and a question thrown his way.

Let the living legend talk, now would you?? When he talks, normally he goes deeper, deeper and deeper on the topic but you always cut and ask another question. Anyways, you are very fortunate to have the time, opportunity and Devon's willingness to do the interview. And we are very lucky to watch and listen. So thank you!

Damn, you really went for it with those questions. "Is that person in the room?" lmao

good questions. even better answers, surprisingly so. usually top athletes are not that articulate or can't quite put into words these conclusions about the world that one only come through being at the apex of your sport. this is how interviews should be

07:08 But how do you define, in the young years of someone, if someone can be a Magnus Carlsen? Exactly, there is no way to define that beforehand by looking just at natural attributes. Only Time and Determination will let you find out the result, when that person tries it out. If someone has talent for something or not, only can be told by the time that person did invest into a certain skill. There is no way to define that beforehand, without the person trying or doing anything towards that skill. In other words, only because someone fails early, doesn't mean that person will also fail later, cause people make the assumption that there is no talent in him.

Don’t ask questions if you don’t want to give the time listen to the answers, as if the answer doesn’t mean anything to you. Devon is too nice to even continue with you.

12:35 lol bro

jesus christ let the man speak after you ask a question. stop interrupting. this is a very frustrating interview to watch.

Absorb that bro, "Obsession goes a long way" Pure gold

Deep insight, devon is very wise

Nice stuff Nikoloz, thank you. Some comments from me. 1) Better don't interrupt so often; interviewing is about person who you talk to, not about you.; 2) You wanted Devon to call the names of athletes who are using lot of "juice" and dangerous things to become as strong as it only possible and to gain more and more maximum weight results but after he mentioned Denis you didn't continue. Why? Levan isn't on super hard "juice" courses? Artem Morozov isn't? Numerous other athletes in absolute division (if not everyone)? Devon is only using stem cells last 1.5-2 years? Really? :) Todd isn't using some special stuff during his preps? By the way, John Brzenk before Voevoda match did seriously VISIBLE progress at his age and on such a short period of preparation (and GOAT always confirms that he is not doing any serious gym / workout things)? Does this mean that John can become significantly bigger and stronger only doing arm table practices? Aren't this things really crucial for understanding? 3) I mean, arm sport is growing, but we (community + new / young athletes) are fooled by people who are talking only about hard working, dedication, obsession and etc. Please share with us, that you are all using everything (!) to become the best (someone more, someone less, but still). Devon said some words about it, great for that, but it's only some part of the story going behind the PRO scene. But it sounds like he is different. It's very unclear what's going on with an American athletes (USA was always top1 in Pharma especially in a PRO sport), especially who i mentioned. If you start this topic, go deep and try to get exact answers from this guys. 4) If you will have a chance some next event, please go deeper in this topic and ask exact questions and names. Plus, short and exact question to Devon: "Can you share what exactly you use during your preparations and during the event if we talk about medicines, pharmacology and anything except your own health and desire to win?". Will be so interesting to hear what he says. 5) From my perspective - 95% of athletes in Absolute division are seriously using top pharma, different "juices" and even more. People like Todd (for sure), John (for some most important matches and only recent years) and some other real Legends are also jumping in this kind of extra targeted boosting recent years, just to stay competitive (Todd) or for some most important matches (John). It's VISIBLE and you don't need to be a genius to make a comparison during last 20 years and periods of their activity + results + visible form. Especially in their age. 6) Even when Arm Wrestling will need to start doping tests and all PRO health things from biggest sports / Olympics this topics should not be hidden from global community. At least, to get a clear vision of development process, risks and hard investments (yea, you need serious amount of money every year and looks like it will only increase in the future) for any new competitors. Thank you for reading and have a great next events! Keep uploading this kind of content, it's really interesting.

Wow Devon Larratt interview

This is a great interview and in depth conversation. I liked your question about steroid usage. 👍

Great Interview really enjoyed it 👍👍…

Great interview!! 👏🏻👏🏻

I could listen to this all day, great video.

Screamed out loud, didn't expect two of my favorite youtubers to ever meet each other.

Great questions and interview, not too many people so captivating that you would want to continue to listen through all that noise and distraction but Devon is very charismatic. I hope it's possible that you could some how clean up that audio, I would watch again. Great content

Interesting interview. Insightful questions!

Wow awesome interview

Great interview man! I would say that anyone can do anything. But the great limiting factor that no one can escape is time. Some people are blessed with more time and others are blessed with a genetic head start. Be thankful for what you have and make a plan to be the best you can be. Competing and beating others is a spiritual boost. Something to help push the physical forum beyond what we thought was possible!

Good Interview & questions

Hello, is it possible to translate your interview into Russian and post it on your channel?

You're terrible at interviewing, just let the man talk for a second before interrupting him without a well thought out response...

devon is a simple man, he is tenacious at what he specializes, but he is a simple man in life, he maximizes what he has and leverages well

Devon is very smart , shows his depth understanding how to dominate in game ..

Very wise and respectfull opinion, i agree with it.

Denis' problems were 100% avoidable. All he had to do was get regular blood work done and address the issue(s) in his case, a little lisinopril would have saved him a lot of problems. You don't have to be smart to be strong, but you do have to be smart to stay strong for a very long time.

It feels like you’re constantly trying to interrupt his answers to ask another question

Dude great questions and your use of English is superb but your articulation and timings seemed quite offensive, not in a vulgar way but as if you are pushing for confirmation bias. It just felt unnecessary and awkward, particularly when you kept interjecting rather then letting Devon naturally reach the end of his sentence. You had an amazing opportunity here to be let into the mind of a brilliant technician. None the less thank you for an interview that held a different angle on the arm wrestling world and more so the mind of a master.

Im not so sure the matt mask/sasho andreev comparison is as clear cut as Devon thinks. From a structural perspective yes matts build is better then sashos from a superheavyweight context. But sasho is an 85kg puller that is fighting +95kg world champions. He won Bulgarian nationals with a few weeks training in the sport... And made the podium at WAF that same year as a teenager.... That to me shows sasho is very gifted, despite his size.

Loved all the conversation, do more content like this and please do it with no background noise cuz its irritates my ears listening to arm wrestling philosophy

That was very interesting but what an unprofessional interview... Just let him speak!

If I'll be honest, you need more work interviewing people. Pin points I'd give to you is: - Don't cut the conversation. Let the person talk. - Don't pressure the person to give the answer you want to hear.

One of the best interviews i watched, all the right questions were asked and reciprocated with amazing answers.

This let opponents chase you + element from suprise is 100% something from his army period

Really great questions & very candid, interesting insight from Devon! But IMO was a little tough to get through with all the interruptions.. the art of great conversation is knowing how to not say anything while the other person speaking… let them finish their thought, instead of trying to finish their sentence.

The topic of genetic and work I relation to results is something I recently pondered. Both matter and I seethe angle Devon has. My persnal example is I'm a thin guy predisposed to better running running strength but that's not me. After years of obsession I got to some geuely respectful lifts, a deadlift just shy of 500lbs. The genetically gifted guy would have surpassed that long before me with less effort but depends what they want to put in. The ceiling of potential is still higher for genetically superior people for respective sports but work effort over time is what brings those graphs closer as you reach your potential which is above the other person's baseline. Sometimes why ou sometimes see the amazing footballer at school wo was gifted then just play for fun ad years later the guy who was average got in to professional club as they developed their abilities. Again why Devon makes a point, its easy to rest on your laurels when you know yor potential than if the carrot is dangled out of reach

Great conversation man! Long live the dialectic!

This guy tries to make things fit into his theories but he doesn’t get it

How did u get this interview? Did u pay him?

there were interruptions, but he timed them well, so i wouldn't complain about him not letting him speak

nice of devon to give u this little interview, i totally agree with devon, all guys falling apart that keep pushing too high, denis, genadi, levan. its not an long term strategy going for 120+ kg curls, your body simply cant handle it. there need to be weight bodycaps like 140-150 kg max bodyweight at superweightships. no need for people to die, even 150kg can give alot of health problems

He keeps pushing the importance of genetic like everyone else does not realize it yet.

Is he seriously talking like he doesn’t take roids?? Lmaooo

Interviewer needs to ask question and let the person answer fully and let that answer take you to your next question

You got Devon heart GG

Devon is a super smart dude. He speaks great😮😮👍👍

let him talk. and if he doesnt want to name someone, respect that

17:36 Devons laugh at the end 🤣🤣

Im pretty sure this time Devon took a lot more stuff than Denis

Next time you should use microphones. There is a lot of external noise.

Uncle Jon brought me here ❤

I would suggest you watch a little bit of the Joe Rogan Experience and learn this from his videos; Let your guest speak and minimise interruptions.

Bit disappointing job by interviewer tbh. I believe his intentions were sincere, and dude wanted to set up an interesting interview, but lack of experience as a host showed. Some of the questions were only posing as questions indeed, not enough platform for Devon to express imo. If you are the host: just let your guest talk. Guest is the important one. Good host is very often invisible, and only sometimes in the spotlight and provocative when its the time to ask difficult questions. Still watched it and was engaged. Mental side was good, technical and interpersonal will improve over time.

Devon is a natural when it comes to strength and other guys who do peds sooner or later peds will fail you and when it does Devon will be there to take you down

This guy could have singlehandedly made dana white so much money

Whwn devon walked out for the michael todd match my jaw qbout hit the floor. He just looked like a giant that day. I thought for sure at the time thst he had been using steroids. I dont k oww if he was or not or if it was just the tv that made him look so big. He was wond up more thsn ive ever seen him wound up. Itts was almosr scary. Lol. It was. But i dont know. Hopefully he wasnt

Devon seems to be a smart guy. At the very beginning I thought this whole him being smart(er) was kind of a BS, but nowadays I am leaning towards thinking the same thing.

this guy trying to make excuses for genetics, Devon is literally a skinny ectomorphic with not the best genetics compared to these other high level athletes but because of his obsession and the amount of work he has put in over the years he's slowly reaching the top spot, genetics matter, but dont let that crush your dreams, as Devon said obsession goes a long way

Lol bro, it’s hard work over talent. Devon is the man.

never heard someone be so off the mark when trying to conclude the opposite thoughts after they say it

Great interview. Lots of wisdom from Devon.

Please never interview someone again lol. You don't let them talk, you ask bad questions, you misinterpret their answers, and you put them in weird taboo corners. The dude is nice enough to do an interview and you ask him to name who he thinks is taking too much gear. Are you serious???

Babken is like Ronda Rouseys UFC coach.

Great minds connects.. what an amazing conversation..thanks alot

Devon sees armwrestling like a game of poker. Climbing + Suprise Climbing is predictable but you have to fight for height. But you need to catch them off guard as well. Its contradictory and nuanced.

Babken actually means small imp in Russian...

finally some refreshing conversation, and not some plain mediocre Ray lepins interview with no salt and pepper.

The questions were good, but the execution was bad. Don’t interrupt your interviewee while he’s answering your question and don’t “OK” all the time while he’s answering. The interview itself was insightful.

let the man finish what he is trying to say!

👍

One of the deepest arm wrestling interview ever

Wish you stopped the interruptions while Devon was talking. Was listening to him and you just cut him off a lot.

Babyken is just that, a baby. Devon is a man

Take a note from Joe Rogan… let your guest talk until they are finished.

Haha! nice ending

Mate, one advice: don't interrupt the person you are interviewing so often. It gets a bit annoying for the people watching and I'm sure for the person being interviewed as well (in this case, Devon Larratt).

Dennis didn't almost die because of steroids...he burst a kidney valve doing a really heavy lift.

Denis used to be on massive roids, now that his Health paid a Price, he's Done!

This was the best Devon interview I've seen yet, even better than Lex. Good job dude!

So much interruption!

I believe this devon guy is a marketing guy, not an ex-army guy🤔. May be he is an ex-army, but the way he talk like a marketing guy, n thats make armwrestling looks different, getting up to the next level, people like me who dont know armwrestling who dont have muscle become a fan of this sport.

read Enrique Dussel

Stop interrupting him!!

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