REASON why LARRY QUITS ARMWRESTLING | Will BRIAN SHAW Do The Same?? 

Larry wheels vs Derek Smith a farewell match for both.. FINALLY some1 will win

He never was in arm wrestling. He just did it for content

Well its not about losing, it's about the lack of commitment. Leonidas and Larry had a very comparable start, just one was a lot more committed to the sport.

He wasn't as good as he thought he'd be..

Anyone who thinks Larry was ever off steroids is filling themselves

Have you seen Brian Shaws wrist? Brian Shaw is not an influencer looking for cheap views. If he decides to compete in something he will go all out. He has a degree in and worked as a strength trainer. He is one of the smartest to ever compete. Underestimate him at your own risk.

Larry has always been like that. Im not saying he didnt love arm wrestling. But the way he switches and tries every sport shows that his primary interests are yo build his channel. Its better for his channel for him to do every sport. Im suprised he hasnt boxed yet. Maybe thats next.

I can't blame Larry. He is at a point in his life where he has achieved much and wants to focus on the things that mean most in life. So good on him for that. It was fun while it lasted.

That fish pinned Devon to the bow harder than Levan flashed him at EvW 😂😂😂

It’s like Pradeep is actively trying to discourage Brian Shaw from competing in armwrestling. Come on bro 🤦🏽‍♂️

I think Brian needs to start an armwrestling club with some big guys from the strongman world. However I think Brian is smarter and a more well rounded athlete than Larry. Just saying....

What the hell are you talking about Larry Wheels? I took from his video, that his main point was that he relapsed using PEDs again, and he doesn't wanna keep on going that road for his health. He would need to do more juice and more etc. You never mentioned this, which was the whole point of his video. Pradeep, I look you up as a Guru, but what is up with this nonsense? :)

Larry simply doesn't have what it takes to devote himself to any one sport. He is happy to dabble and invest in his products/endorsement deals. He will build out his investment portfolio on the laurels of his former athletic achievements. I hope he comes off PEDs, but it seems like he is addicted to them. I hope he lives well and finds true peace...

Can’t compete in anything with out PEDs

If Brian really wants to be the one who beats Levan. He'll aim for that. And go all out. He is that guy. And listen to what Brian said at the end of his last vid with Devon. Regarding behind closed doors, and about the way he sometimes puts his content out.

Brian Shaw is the next big hype job, who is only in arm wrestling, because it's trending on you tube. People comparing him to Levan is one of the most comical things ever. The future number one in our sport is not going to be the best powerlifter/strongman/weightlifter, but someone dedicated to sport from a young age + great genetics and drugs.

For Larry, i never saw him anything more than guy who contributed to armwrestling via Kott and more audience and for that i give him respekt. But talking "highlevel or world level" in same sentence as Larry...It was never the thing. Losses should motivate more than demotivate. More than victories. He clearly wanted more eyes on HIM rather than armwrestling whitch is ok i get it.

LARRY is right , taking the sport seriously enough to be ranked means a lot of committing , he has to sacrifice health and social life for this, he has a wife and business to sustain , he should focus on his well being first .

Arm wrestling is a very small fan based sport compared to others as we know... And under the dictatorship of Engin who is trying so hard to monopolise the sport and banning people who are criticising him, I don’t really see any hope for it to grow any bigger in the near future.

Brian Shaw’s enthusiasm will waign

Who cares? He's not even a real arm wrestler anyway.

Larry can never be a good armwrestler.

It’s a testament to the sport when a beast like Larry can’t just waltz in! Thanks for promoting it either way!

Larry either can't or is not willing to dedicate the time necessary to become competitive. IMO, he's realized that without doing so, continuing to lose matches does nothing for him or his channel. He's a content creator, not a 'pro' anything, with power lifting being where he's found the most success. He'll continue to be entertaining but yeah, he should focus on himself for a while, cheers.

Mid August I think we'll know more about Brian an arm wrestling. He's pretty much said he's having some kind of arm wrestling at his Shaw Classic strongman event. So whom is invited and what happens will be interesting.

That’s how i feel when i listened to this guy talks, I couldn’t understand a word he is saying, so now he refer that to Levan and the language barrier with the Japanese. How ironic.

Regarding Brian and rehab, the context is there if you actually watch the video. He is going to use the rehab routine to slowly get used to the movements without any chance of injury. Devon said that he only trained with a maximum of 25lbs for almost 8 weeks (could misremember) before winning against Pushkar.

Vytautas Lalas was a strongman who does arm wrestling.

Let Larry Wheels and Brian Shaw face each other!

This is funny how they think that girl pined levan

Pradeep I want to correct you on the part about rehab. When you're a fresh armwrestler, you need rehab ALL the time. When I started, my arms were very soar, had multiple concerns with my elbow and wrist. Many suggest even going with a "rehab" type of training (with about 50 reps in many exercises every day if possible) for the first few months so your muscles and tendons can get used to armwrestling as the movements are not very natural for our body.

Did you even watch Larry’s video? It was about relapsing on steroids lol.

Devon may have called it rehab, but I think it's all about getting circulation to the connective tissues. It's part of Devon's regular training, not something he does just to recover.

You just make things up. Interesting

I have a feeling a lot of people will be surprised on what Brian Shaw will be able to do. It will look really good for him once he starts winning. Just like what Leonidas is doing.

Larry has the age advantage over Brian. Not to mention the competitive armwrestling experience. We saw Larry compete against pros and casuals alike. Not much coming from Brian as of yet. If Brian is truly serious about armwrestling, he will need to on the table competing against some top amateurs before year end. Eddie Shaw and Hafthor don't really count in the big picture. For his own sake, Brian can then see if there is a real future ahead for him in the sport of armwrestling.

summer in japan is not fun either

The first fishing video was good, hopefully they catch something big !

I do miss some of those videos of Larry with the arm wrestlers in Dubai.

Japan's weather is too hot to enjoy..

Well i think Larry realized this is one of the very few strenght relatet sports where he isnt that giftet. The guy could have been an insane 105kg Strongman, was dominating in powerlifting for sure, but never had giant hands or forearms. Brian Shaw however has these things, did lift a 72kg circu dumbbell at a young age etc and i think could really be one of the top guys. Also Brian Shaw is much older, more settled and a more steady and focused person in general.

If they ever want to make armwrestling a major sport they would have to have every match in the strap with a refs grip…that would really bring viewers and interest to the sport…it will never become mainstream with two rounds in 8 minutes of with 7 1/2 minutes being the athletes fighting for a grip.

Were good now.....the BEAST is back baby

To say everyone loses interest when they lose is false. Brian is a smart guy and very competitive. There's every possibility that he would learn from and be get motivated by his loses. It did seem like his wheels were turning when Devon talked about how much he trained.

Larry is only 29. I'm sure he will arm wrestle again, whether it be in a few months or a couple of years. I'm sure he will continue TRT, so he will still be very strong.

I actually love it when I lose.. it teaches me sooo much. More hands equals more knowledge

Arm WRESTLING is a hardened Heart and strength combat sport...power is from strength and speed. Combine Heart and desire with power and knowledge and this is the formula for BEASTDOM. Tendons and pasta my friends.

We need to book Shaw like Goldberg

But what if Brian comes in next year whoopin the shat outa everyone, just sayin lol 💪

Big hands but small wrist which is a big issue in armwrestling. Top rollers love the small wrist guys.

Black Jamaican strongman Mark Felix should start pulling..dude is a freak, big and strong all over, but is known most for his insane hand/grip strength, and for his crazy azz big hands! They are long af!! Hes like 6 foot 4, maybe 300 lbs of all muscle, so not super tall/big..but dude has has the hands of a fkn 7 footer plus!! His fkn hand is 10 and a half inches long!!! Thats regular true length/verticle!! from bottom of palm, to tip of middle finger..and his hand spread 'open stretched hand tip of thumb to tip of pinkey, is fkn 11 inches!! Those are fkn insane length numbers, especially for only 6 foot 4 !! His hands are longer than literally 99% of every nba player! Including thế giant 7 plus footers..only maybe boban has longer hands! But only like a half inch longer, which are 11 inches vertical, plus bobans are much wider and thicker/much bigger overall, but for mark being a fkn foot shorter and damn near the same hand length is fkn insane..Michael jordan was known for having some of the biggest hands in the nba, even at only 6 foot 6, which his are 9 and three quarter inches!!"and marks are damn near a fkn inch longer than jordans! And 2 inches shorter than him too..anyway marks arent kust crazy orangután big, they are literally múltiple world record strong grip champumions!!

I think Brian is extremely strong mentally and just like he did with MMA he’s not going to go into this half ass and I don’t think losing even if he loses a bunch is going to deter him if he set a goal

Been a fan of arm wrestling since a teenager and been following Larry for years he’s the one that actually got me into wanting to compete I hope he stays with it it’s just to me in my opinion Larry just has always done multiple sports trying to reach a high level in those sports if he would just commit to one or 2 I think he could still compete at high levels he just tries to do to much rn and I think he’s getting burnt out on a lot of things I mean look at Leonidas he still does his body building and arm wrestling stuff Larry could to, I think he’s focused on the money making aspect of it all instead of doing what you enjoy

No links to the Japanese videos?

Larry excels in powerlifting, but it’s pretty clear that he just does not possess the athletic gifts necessary to excel at the highest levels in armwrestling. No shame in admitting that he just doesn’t have that sort of talent.

larry has been down this road before. he quit poewrlifting cause it's hard, he quits bodybuilding in the past cause it was hard and now he quits arm wrestling cause it's hard. dude isn't committing to anything. tbf, maybe he will get more eyes on him in bodybuilding but becoming one of the best arm wrestling will make him more of a legend imo.

So is Larry still the owner of king of the table? Lets get some details.

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There’s a big difference between Larry and Bryan. Bryan get things done on whatever he devotes his time too.

its for connective tissue rehab in the future

Will Pradeep stay in arm wrestling or go back to his lucrative bodybuilding career?

But larry gave us king of the table he may not be in the sport but without him guys like engin and such wouldn’t do east v west he gave us KOTT so all credit to him where credit is due.

what the point of continuing when you know the big boss Levan, Brian, Devon on top. and yes Brian will not quit, he is serious. give him 3 more years.

i dont know if you hating brian or nah but it seems that you lowkey underestimating his capability to adapt easily when it comes to sharpening those weak points.

Brian has even started how can you quit

Big name goofs… someone from nowhere that doesn’t have endless avenues for success is who I am rooting for.

I don't see Brian Shaw having the potential to beat even Derek Smith

Larry never found the connection with his right arm, I still think he can be a monster in the sport, he just needs to learn to use his frame first then muscle instead of muscling everything

Larry did too many things at once that’s why he got burnt out so quickly, Brian is all about strongman and runs a company he can dedicate more time and effort, and if he succeeds, he can bring more eyes to the sport of arm wrestling, along with his longtime sponsors like rogue, and possibly more strongman might be interested in the sport when they retire.

Larry do what you gotta do

They need to let Shaw pull amateur because he is an amateur. Just have him take it easy on people for a while. In this way Brian Shaw is going to see where he really stands among the everyday arm wrestlers. He'll see that he's one of the very best. Then have them move to pro. He will learn more by pulling in competitions then he will ever learn by training.

No one roast people as freely as Pradeep does. You may have to listen carefully otherwise you will miss it. 😆

Larry needs to put his Wife and health first, it’s a miracle she stays with him knowing he may not live to 70.

To arm Wrestling at the level he's competing, you to put 100% in it ,he can't do that because all his money comes from other things.

Larry says that he is coming off the sauce. Thats probably why he's quitting arm wrestling.

He used the arm wrestling community, to gain viewers! He won’t be missed 👋

Maybe if he hadn't taken all his newbie lumps in front of the world he'd still be interested. Probably not though because he's freakin rich😂

i disagree in regards to brain shaw because he is not only one of the best strongmen ever but also one of the tallest and haviest; he has huge thick bones and also he is very smart. So of course there could be better armwrestlers in the strongmen community but if so they are probably training armwrestling for longer... (sry for my english)

He didn’t really fully grasp the nuance of arm wrestling. His raw strength and minimal technique helped him beat some decent guys, but he seemed to never really grasp the details that would help him become elite.

Larry couldn’t be at top of aw if he wanted to - doesn’t have the technical instincts needed

They should have let Devon fight with that guy 😄

Any one who does calisthenics will understand the difference between usable muscle and toned muscle, Just because you have toned muscle does not mean you are stronger than every man you encounter, that is called bloated ego and there comes a day when the smaller man with usable muscle will humble you. He should not have given up the day job but I guess he was milking content.

The orange enough money or interest in arm wrestling for people like larry or Brian, atmost it's an distraction for higher level athletes.

Good for Larry

Brian Shaw armwrestling is 100% clickbait. It's NOTHING but a quick cash cow. Don't be naive.

"Armwrestling is hard. I quit" -larry wheels

Spoiler alert - Brian shaw is never gonna be that good at arm wrestling

Good for larry

L A R R Y W H E E L S

it’s in vain. flesh is dying.

He only did it for the views. He's reached his peak in AW and couldn't hang with other guys who started around the same time as he did, so he's quitting and moving on to new things.

You can't compare Larry and Brian. Brian takes a completely different approach than Larry. Brian's business is established and his mental game is at a completely different level.

There is a huge difference in Larry vs Brian. Larry looks for content and to have fun. He never wanted to be the best. Brian has a different mentality. He knows the work you have to put in to be the best and is willing to do it. The 2 are nothing alike.

Larry is known for not being consistent at any sport, but brian is 4x times world champion they are not the same

Larry Wheels could become an actor in Hollywood, at one point I thought he could follow in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger..

Apples and Oranges your way OFF

Brian is different bro. Look at him compared to Eddie Hall for example..

There’s a difference in Brian and Larry.

This will be the state of many of these strongman/powerlifters, AW is entirely different and demanding in very different ways i personally dont give two shits for any of these guys and like the sport with the athletes we have

I think larry quickly relaized his potential was only ,mid tier , and after that , lost interest.