Investigating the GARGANTUAN Physiques of Modern Strongman 

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As being a former Strong man I can say it was not worth being that big, breathing issues, sleeping issues, flexibility, all reduced to uncomfortable levels. I was 330lbs before I decided to change, I'm at 250 now which is still big in comparison to most people but I got my quality of life back.

Id like to think of myself as having the strongman physique. Im only about 75lbs of muscle short. Only 262,000 calories away

Chocolates and cocaine. The legendary Mariusz Pudzianowski actually failing a WSM drug test is the most historic feat of them all.

The local strongman competition invited the US champion to "throw out the first keg" to kick it off. Dude was unreal, built like a stack of only spheres.

I'm an amateur strongman and my upper back, shoulders, traps, forearms and hamstrings exploded when I started to train for strongman. I highly recommend a solid strongman programming for most people that want to be strong and athletic.

Picked up strongman style training about 5-6 years ago. A lot of the strategies and movements you’ve pushed for have been incorporated and my body has changed a ton. Not a pudzianowski physique by any stretch, but still much more muscular. My goals are all strength focused, but this style of training has packed enough dense muscle on my frame that the most common comment I get on it is that I’m built “like a tank.” Good change from my skinny bicycle racing days. Thanks for all the great direction/advice.

It's funny. I got into training for strongman a year ago and competing. All my aesthetic buds were baffled by the different workouts my coach has me do. Thinking I would never get stronger or have " big muscles" but my strength has sky rocketed. My arms legs back and shoulders forearms are all bigger. It's a different world of training.

Ive appeared so much bigger and do get more comments now about my size after only about 2 years of going all in on strongman training. Crazy how I "gained more muscle" by chasing strength now compared to when I was actively seeking muscle size for years. Strongman is the way!

this gentleman is putting by far one of the best content in his genre .... really appreciate these videos keep on making them ......u just earned yourself another sub 🔱

I do find "strongman" equipment and movements to be very useful for conditioning. My lifting plan is definitely more along the lines of conjugate with strongman implements and such. Where I find strongman style conditioning and lifting at more in my life is at work (a distribution center for a midwest convenience store). I will get at least 20K steps in a day, move pallets of various weights in a clean and push press style, totes up to 60 pounds close to or above my head. The things that really hits that "strongman" is having to pick up ceiling tile bundles in both the 2' x 2' and 2' x 4' size, file cabinets, heavy drywall bundles, small boxes of tiles that somehow weigh 80-100 pounds and walk with them up to 100 feet. The stuff in the last sentence has really helped me become much better conditioned. I've noticed it in my lifting sessions. I really like weighted conditioning.

Absolutely fantastic video, loved the editing and the way your graphics work, they really elevate the knowledge you have to share. Excellent work all around!

Did strongman training for 1.5 years just to switch things up and my general strength, power, and robustness went up considerably. Especially for my martial arts training. Gave me a huge advantage against most ppl I train with

Something I've said about strongman competitors before, is that due to the high variety of exercise selection movement patterns and rep ranges and volume is that it can build some of the best accidental physiques out there

Derek Poundstone has in my opinion the ultimate physique, lean enough to look good on the beach, but absolutely massive enough to scare anyone who would think about pushing you around (not to mention having the strength to back that up)

I agree with higher reps sets of squat and deadlift. I have recently started it with deadlift and see noticeable difference. Mental toughness, pain tolerance, cardiovascular conditioning, mass gain, overall strength, endurance, and general fitness. It has directly transferred well to some of my other lifts and I got much better in them without training them explicitly.

The guy pouring the mortar just never turned the machine off 🤣 Good video

Classic Physique Competitor Eddie Hall has entered the chat

i burnt out about 7 months ago because of typical powerlifting training - 3x squat, 4x bench, 2x deadlift per week, low rpe. now im getting back into training with absolutely different approach - upper/lower split (1x pull focused upper, 1x push focused upper, 1x pull focused lower, 1x push focused lower. i thought im using mentzers bodybuilding style and implementing it on strenght focused routine, but its just strongman. widowmaker squats with dropset to failure with sissy squats, high rep halting deadlifts, weighted pull ups, push press/dip combo, etc. has been doing WONDERS to me. ill switch some exercises after about 8 weeks when i stop getting "noobie gains". way more enjoyable, better, harder and shorter than the powerlifting workouts i used to do. thank you bromley.

What a great video. Not what i expected based on the title, but very thoroughly put together and a hefty display of knowledge on the subject.

I absolutely love higher rep deads! I regularly go for sets of 12 with challenging weights and I feel like it brings in the conditioning and mental fortitude along with crazy gains to the erectors.

Great video Bromley!

great great video !! super informative, clear and organized ! thanks and keep the great work

Excellent video brother. Great info and very well resented. Maybe one of your best!

I have decent shoulders, from turning wrenches and sanding body filler for two decades. Now I'm getting back into it. I feel like you nailed a bunch of things I never thought much about. Might check out your programs. You come across as someone I would get along with no problem, that is worth mentioning. Great content.

Appreciate your content, thanks!

your knowledge is crazy and i love the examples of strongman you show when talking about compounds

I first seen one of your videos a little over a year ago. It was on different ways of programming and it was the first time i used any thing other than a bro split. I ended up using a wave progression and after running it twice i was able to get my dead lift up to 570. Thanks

Great video brother! Lots of common sense advice here. Love it.

Woke up from a nap, saw a new Bromley video. Hit play and the first thing I hear is strongmen being described as the "juiciest" of athletes 😂

This video was well done. I really enjoyed this one!!!

Love the strongman videos, they don't get talked about enough

I don't do strongman training, but I rock climb and supplement with free weights. It's interesting to see what I perceive as parallels in training, and what's brought me success in that as a sport as well. Lots of training, high training volume, combined with a wide variety of different movement patterns has done a lot to improve my physique and athleticism. I'll have to focus on my training variety and movements like deadlift, bench press, and squat and work harder to make sure I'm hitting appropriate macros.

I remember an article about Pudzianowski years ago that I was blown away by. I can't remember the exact number but I think he was lifting somewhere in the range of a million pounds in a week and his calorie burn was so high that he was struggling to eat enough. He'd sit down for lunch and eat like 5 large pizzas and a dozen snicker bars and would be starving 2 hours later.

Yoooooo another million view video. Congrats Bromley. Happy to have been here since 1k subs

Very good case for throwing in some strongman implements.

Very nicely edited and entertaining video my dude, it was a great watch Thank you!

As a younger man, in my 30s, I trained like a strongman ( no meds). 6ft 320, 800lb dead lift for reps. I lifted 4hrs a day 6 days a week. Never competed due to lack of local compitions. However, it felt great to be that strong but my knees, hips and feet hurt all the time. Now at 60, I'm 265 no where near as strong but I feel much better.

Super good video, thanks for this!

I can honestly appreciate the fact that you warn us about an ad, and having it bmed in the video timeline Props dude

0:54 Also the heights are exaggerated, because it is a sport about spectical. For example Thor and Eddie Hall as soon as they entered boxing and there stats were given they were both suddenly 2 inches shorter and keep in mind boxing is a sport nutorious for adding inches onto the hights of many boxers meaning they could be shorter than that.

I’m 5’8” 260 at about 25% body fat and can deadlift 300 for reps, and my entire life I thought I wasn’t wanted because I was “fat”, but I dieted got in shape, did a full cut to the point I had visible abs and my body fat got down to 14% I was 206lbs at that point. I then discovered strongmen and found my confidence, us big boys really do have a place in the world

Very funny delivery, appreciated that!

I have heard a million and 1 people talk about this and I really enjoyed your depth of discussion. You really hit on all the outliers, misconceptions and realities of not just strongman/bodybuilding but fitness in general. People are variable genetically and you gotta focus on yourself first. Your biggest rival is you and no amount of anything will get you to someone else's level overnight (or at all if we talking outliers).

When I first went to the gym I trained with power lifters and was alway taught food is fuel and fat is power, I did lean out at one point in my gym progress had a decent aesthetic body but I felt weak as kitten and I wasn’t able to lift what I was used to which knocked my confidence more than been fat and strong. Now I keep between the two don’t have a 6 pack but I feel strong enough and happy

My thirst for a bromley video has finally been satiated

this is so informative i love it, thanks so much for this

Great video you touched on everything and on things no one talks about

I'm 5'5. I'm definitely coming for that title

Mitchell Hooper is amazing for his size with his strength and agility.

Great video! Very informative 👏

The editing and graphics on this were top notch, props to the editor!

All the heavy carry style events. Plus the weight they lift is incredible. Average pro strongman pull is over 900

15:19, not your client, but you've concinced my old ass to implement more loaded carries into my training

Great great channel. Love your advise.

This almost feels like an other world to me. Thank you for the insights. : )

Set some PR's in my Empire Barbell Vintage Kong tanktop yesterday. Instant 5 percent gains on all lifts, 1 inch on both biceps. 10/10 would recommend.

I found this video really interesting! I just want to point out that your body compisition is not driven by the food that you eat. It's not that if you "eat clean" you'll be jacked and ripped snd if you eat whatever you want you get bloated. If you're in a caloric surplus (at least +100 calories/day), you eat enough protein (1.5/2 grams per kg of bodyweight) and you give your body a training stimulus you will grow muscle and a bit of fat. Since the muscle you can build per period of time is fixed, if you eat more than 500/600 calories of surplus per day the other gains come from fat. So if you're predominantly fat or jacked depends on how much of a surplus you eat (so stay between 200 and 500 calories more a day fellas)

Thank you for the clarity on PEDs, and their use in the profession. Best Wishes, DOC

This video has a lot more information than just about how are strongmen jacked. Great video

They are definitely big dudes, but your thumbnail shows the ones that are closely shredded and that definitely is not the average

Thank you this video - it was really good!

this video is 1 of your best, and true in every aspect💯❤

I might take some flack for this, but I think many strongmen are leaving some potential muscle size on the table with their arms and sometimes lateral delts. I recall Martins Licis training with Larry Wheels, and Martins mentioned how he wanted to get cannonball shoulders like Larry. Now, Martins is obviously very strong, having literally won the WSM, but Larry clearly had more muscle size, as in meat on his shoulders and arms. It all made sense when looking at the difference in their training. Larry, despite having mostly focused on powerlifting initially, still did a lot of volume of the "show muscles." Possibly just for vanity, and having in the back of his mind he might compete as a bodybuilder one day, but Larry spent more time doing more "bodybuilder" type training for the more "showy" muscles. Martins training was perfectly calculated from a strategic standpoint to win strongman competitions, but I don't recall seeing him do any volume work for his deltoids. He did a lot of overhead work, but a lot of it was essentially using his massive hip muscles to throw the weight skyward, and his shoulders to assist the lockouts. He wanted more size there, particularly side and rear. It makes me think if he were to add in some volume of lateral raises for volume his shoulders would quickly look the way he'd wanted them to. Now him not having done that prior is perfectly understandable if the only goal was to win competitions, and the human body has limits to its recovery and adaption ability. The same could by applied to any lagging muscle group. I'm reminded of how Dr. Mike Israetel gained muscle in a few areas once he added more volume to them when he came into bodybuilding following powerlifting. Anyhow, if some strongman were to take some time off competing and add more volume to arm and delt work, they would end up looking a lot more like a bodybuilder. I don't know entirely if that would help them win contest however, but more muscle always looks cool.

Glad you emphasized genetics. It is the one thing all the training and PED's in the world can't overcome. I was blessed with great genetics on one side and cursed on another. I have the genetics to build muscle easy, also was a great runner. Ironically I am only 5'1" tall. I was a Marine for 20 years and due to my natural build spent most of my career way over the weight limit. I was asked a lot about my training and was I using any gear. Well, Being active duty, I wasn't on anything. Yes, I was dedicated and worked hard, but in reality, genetics was the key factor. Case in point, I am adopted, my little brother and I are close in age. Growing up we did everything together, no matter what he did, he could never get as strong as me. We lifted and played sports together constantly. He is over 6' tall and a bean pole, always was. He is literally a foot taller than me, but I outweigh him by 50 pounds (granted, I am a fat ass now) For certain sports, genetics are a must to win.

What an awesome video. Really informative.

Damn this is so well produced and thoughtful!

I went to the last world's strongest man and was actually surprised that the strong men weren't bigger than I imagined. I'm like 6'2 250 and didn't feel small to many of them

At 5 ft 8, I guess I could never be a great Strongman, but I have done tire flipping & loaded carries I think both are useful to builders and lifters

14:32 Laird Ross! Dudes a power lifter, and a stone lifting BEAST!!!

Thank You for the information. Subscribed.

How do strongmen counteract the negative effects of tren on endurance?

Tren hard, eat Clen, Anavar give up 😂

Alexander, thanks for posting this! Powerlifting is something people outside the sport don't know much about so it is very informative.

Mr. Bromley is far and away the best at what he does!Thank you sir!Any advise for a 66 year old who wants to get bigger and stronger "like" a strongman?

I inadvertently trained similar to strongmen years ago with maxing weights and speed. On machines, I’d start at a weight, and go as fast as possible until I couldn't, drop 10lbs, rinse and repeat until I couldn't move that muscle group under 5 lbs. After that I got into parkour which is like totally the opposite training wise (and 200lbs vs 155lbs at peak performance)

One thing you forgot to mention about tren is it is the one and only chemical that causes the rage people tribute to all of the others

Great video! Good job

This was very interesting. Great job.

Brilliant. I am missing the 60-90 second max rep in my routine. Many gym goers do not understand the power of the clock. You can fool the muscle into thinkning it a heavier weight, while gaining strength, without the injury risks that comes with high weight.

This is legit what I needed. Just finished a 5-3-1 program for the first time and I'm feeling stronger. I've added bag training and it's helped big time

12:07 =)) Ow, that was actually painfully funny (still recovering after a 3h workout two days ago). Great video, mate. Quite enjoyed the breakdowns and the showcase of various body types within the sport. As an aspiring strongman, this is great content.

Great video my man

I really hope these guys are making good money doing this because to me it looks like they are being taken advantage of by the marketers, and they are sacrificing their health. No matter what you do, you won't be stronger than a bear or an elephant. On the other hand, I do admire the dedication, the effort, and the risk.

Jouko Ahola was a beast at 6'1 and 265lbs. Feel like Mitchell Hooper is more to Jouko's style of a Strongman, more athletic and functional strength, not just gargantuan size.

Explanations and presentation is very clean! Insta sub 😁

Very interesting Video Alexander, thank you.

The common person’s understanding of PEDs is laughable. Thanks for sharing the real facts

magnus samuelsson is also a tall guy (1.98cm). The intresting thing is that most elites in strongman is from northen europe (mostly) because of the shape we have because of the viking genes. Most runners are from north east Africa becasue they are taller (longer legs) and not alot of mass and that means they don't have to carry that much weight. Very intresting how diffrent places create diffrent athletes. Most top boxers are african american so a mix with north west africa and american (more british genes at the time) So they get the best of both worlds. Got called a racist for saying this last time but it's really there to survive our climate. Great video

Do you edit your videos? This is great content! Bravo to you & your team 🙏🏼

very well done video , big piece of info

Is it just me or is this a stupid question?

I thought a strongman physique was called ‘fuscular’ ? Fat & Muscular

Mariusz Pudzianowski is a freak of the sport and a legend.

Thank you, this video was great

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As impressive as being this strong is, I'd rather have a flat stomach and do 20 pull-ups which carries over into the real world and just makes your overall day to day activities much easier 💯

2nd video ive watched. Learned so much already 😊

Awesome vid thx bro

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