@@morfigasoulslayer He did bodybuilding and marathon running, but beyond that I'm not exactly sure if he did some lifting sport before getting into strongman.
@@Rikhards Ty, since he said that he decided to switch I thought he did other sport professionally. It's even more amazing if he was just a regular joe doing his thing before deciding to do strongman
@@morfigasoulslayer regular is a strong word since he did mention that his baseline for deadlifting was 400lbs when he did it for the first time. Nothing regular about the man😅
@@MrJeremydb91 Mitch tied the WR for deadlift reps with 8(I forget the weight). He also got the shoulder press record(218kg I think) beating Iron Bobby’s 217.
Brian and Zydrunas brought the sport into a new era, where there are more eyes on it and the top athletes can make a decent career out of it. Mitch and Tom are the vanguards of the next era, taking advantage of the advances fought for by their predecessors and making it an even more exciting and welcoming community. Amazing 👏
I don't even see it as confidence. It seems like intelligence and mathematics. Moose calculates what needs to happen, what he knows he can do, and then figures out how to breach the difference if there is any. Just because he ain't smashing shit up or screaming but is taking a more considered approach, that's not arrogance; that's smart.
@@keithjohb2198 Don't you think he had the exact time he had to beat memorized long before the competition and trained to beat that time? Because I guarantee that is exactly what he did. And how exactly do you fix an axle lift? They all lift on the same bar and have to get it over their heads. Mitch simply takes strongman far more seriously than the average competitor which is why he wins so much and only gets beat by genetic monsters like Tom and Halfthor. Do you just hate Canadians or are you always this ignorant?
You are absolutely right. He takes the sport far more seriously than any strength athlete out there and has a university degree in human kinetics and a masters in clinical exercise physiology.
@@markadler8968 Little crazy to say he takes it far more seriously than any other athlete. Hooper is very technical in his approach but so are others such as Shaw or Martins and many more.
I don't understand how Mitchell is so strong, he didn't seem to have freak genetics like the other guys, he was a totally normal looking bloke before he got on the juice.
@@Public-jm1cb I'm not sure why you think his skeleton is huge, he looks normal at best to me. Small hands, small wrists, tiny head, average shoulder width, nothing like the skeletal structure of the other strongmen who do well.
There are so many things genetics can affect, not just size. Genetics can make smaller people incredibly strong too. But anyone thinking a 6'4" 350lbs Hooper looks average needs to go out more.
He works smart not hard. See how he's using his legs in the wrecking ball hold. Look at the impeccable split jerk on the axle press. He's smart and technical.
Noticed that also. I guess they are playing up the "giants" part. I thought Singleton was 6'5" also, but they have him at 6'6". I could be wrong on that tho.
@@mediaproof960singleton seems to be around 6’4 range at best seeing him next to luke Stoltman who used to be listed at 6’2 in his early competition days now listed 6’3
Looking at the few videos available so far on RU-vid, seems like giants live has only two competitors 😂😂😂. I know it's not the case... But looks like it.
Absolutely love monster mitch. He'll always win 1st place as a human being... we've needed his example for a long time.... respect and honor to you Mitchell Hopper !
Mitchel Hooper is the man love watching him he should really be pushed as the face of strong man competitions and help them go mainstream its sad that your not performing these amazing feats of strength on prime time TV
There is no limits for Hoop!!! Every Strongman event throughout the year I tune in, just like I did for Brian Shaw, to see what Mitch "The Moose" Hooper is going to accomplish!! Amazing.
Agree, not everyone knows about it. People can get it wrong and actually start booing, cuz you know how people are sheeps. I hope they change it to another chant in the future.
Absolutely correct i was there yesterday. I though people were booing and i am a virgin in terms of strongman competion. Fun story . I didnt even know those guys before hands!!! My cousin is into strongman but was a great event so invited me jn , i only knew eddie hall for a first ever show that was great
Yes Novikov was the first one to prove that and I believe he was even lighter than Mitch when he won his WSM title. When you are 400+ lbs you do gain an advantage in pure strength events like deadlift/shoulder press but lose it in any event that requires speed/agility.
I agree but Mariusz Pudzianowski was 6'1" and about 313lbs this isn't really new, it's great that these builds are now growing in the strongman world. Also I guess training and science are aiding this greatly.
I think they go through phases, in part related to the demands of competition - there seemed to be a big thing for static strength monsters in say 2015-2017 and previous to that Big Z was more suited to the static stuff too. Closer to home Glen Ross was absolutely huge in his day, ridiculous static strength but probably couldn't climb 2 flights of stairs. If the events favour these guys they will naturally be successful; if the next year is full of loading medleys, Conan's wheel etc they will not do so well 🤷
There not really in the same league imo. Sure as we have seen hooper can be beaten but over a large sample I honestly don’t think it’s even close between them
@@boostedchicken001 Seems like a lot of bend in his legs, like he is just resting the weight on his legs and not putting the load through his arms? its a questionable record I think.
I love watching Hooper compete but no one loves Mitch Hooper more than Mitch Hooper. I don't think he understands his favorite word..."humble" lol! Congrats Moose on the TWO new world records!
you mean like when Tom said he knew he was going to win in the latest Strongman world competition? because he did say that, to Eddie hall in an interview which is on Eddie hall's channel. Sometimes when you write this kind of comment you should first be sure your favourite athlete has not said similar things...?
@@vanessaruiz4705 Brian Shaw is still my favorite but Eddie Hall was the funniest most dramatic strongman that made me laugh. I think you're reading in things in my comment that weren't there. Or at least weren't meant to be there lighten up
Yah it's weird, but I think it's more that they're trying to make the sport seem more interesting, so they have to build up their backstory, and these mostly aren't crazy weird characters, they're focused family men etc. on their free time, and when you clumsily blow that up it comes off like they're fixated on someone's kids.
no hate here because I love Mitch and this was an incredible event, but I found it a bit weird for a commentator to cheer on one competitor while another one is still holding his ball too lol, kordyaka deserves the same respect even if there's a more standings-consequential competitor next to him. at least wait til one is out before focusing exclusively on the other. also counting down what he needs to beat is kinda unfair to Tom?
Yeah, I also expected a "Come on Pavlo" after he cheered for Mitch. Well.. Giant's Live always loved world records so i guess they'd try to make that happen as they can.
ive been away .. why are people booing him ? .. Mitchell Hooper inspired me to say fook it i`m in charge .. i was diagnosed with MS in 2019 .. couldn`t walk more then ½ a mile .. couldn`t push more then 40 kg in legpress 10 times and i was done for the rest of the day .. today i run 4+ miles then i legpress 200 kg x 80 times in a row 2x a week..i do squats extensions curls etc.. ive gained 30 pounds aprox "muscles" .. come home and still mannage to take my dog out for another 5 mile walk .. and i thank ALOT of that to the motivation from Mitchell Hooper .. if anyone out there with neuro "problems" dont give in .. take charge .. remember when it hurts the most .. you press on .. and i promiss ýou .. it WILL get better.. (sry for my spelling ;) )
@@Ladosligese it sounds like they’re booing him but they’re not They’re chanting “moooose” it’s his nickname although maybe some who aren’t that familiar with strongman could start booing out of ignorance of what’s even going on
Hes unbelievable the moose super hooper nobody is guna beat this guy.. even tom not guna beat him when hes at his best give him 2 more years he will have all the records he has the axel next will be deadlift.. yes he will beat hafthor then the log
Seems like a lot of bend in his legs, like he is just resting the handle/weight on his legs and not putting the load through his grip, resting his hands/arms/shoulders? its a questionable record I think, pretty sure Mark Felix did not rest the bar on his legs
Mitch has been doing the social media tap dance going around collabbing with a large number of people within the industry. To dumb it down, Mitch has been getting clicks and he has showed he is willing to bow down and kiss the ring, the ring being this social media hoop you have to keep jumping through to get your name in the limelight and keep it there for as long as possible. At the end of the day it's all about publicity, because more publicity equals more eyes watching, more eyes watching equals more appeal to advertisers and more advertisers equals more money. It always comes down to that, that's just the world we live in.
@@lennard7152 Or maybe there isn't really a conspiracy and he's just better at social media than anyone else. I've hardly even seen him mention Giants Live.
@@lennard7152 and if he was more entertaining and fatter and friends with the show runners they might build a whole competition around his strengths so he'd win for sure. Sound like anyone we know?
Not trying to knock his performance but GiantsLive seem to be a bit biased with Mitch this time around of course this could be because Mitch has been doing the social media tap dance going around collabbing with a large number of people within the industry. To dumb it down, Mitch has been getting clicks and he has showed he is willing to bow down and kiss the ring to keep getting clicks. The ring being a methaphor for this social media hoop you have to keep jumping through to get your name in the limelight and keep it there for as long as possible. At the end of the day it's all about publicity, because more publicity equals more eyes watching, more eyes watching equals more appeal to advertisers and more advertisers equals more money. It always comes down to that, that's just the world we live in.
@@schulme123 That's allright mate you can have your opinion and I can have mine. I like Mitch, but that's the social media game nowadays and you either adapt or you fall off.
