Kaz had a 400 pound log in him that day - so much more animal power to spare. Incredible. In 1980 he also pulled 950+ pounds in the partial deadlift and looked good for 1100 pounds. A shame that we never really got to see his maximum human potential - I guess (injury free) his power would have peaked around 1985 and he was probably good for six titles.
No doubt. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay different log than they used today too. Incredible unbalanced and a huge diameter and he still handled it like a toy and he had no technique. Who knows where he would have been using todays but I think it would have been neck and neck with Big Z and Eddie Hall.
Kaz was a total beast for sure but JP absolutely dominated in '87, and he'd lose tons of weight for bodybuilding then stack it back on for Strongman. I reckon if Kaz were still competing in WSM and continued dominance then JP would've taken at least one off him prior to '87, especially if he didn't fluctuate in weight constantly and worked toward the one goal of Strongman.
It should be stated for the record that Jon Pall had weeks to specifically train all the events that were used and Kaz had zero prep. He was also older and coming off several years of not competing. Still they also let Jon Pall cheat in some of the events.
18:33 -- is the reason I think Bill would be a top 10 Strongman TODAY. He is literally throwing 175lbs barrels like beach balls. And also -- his log lift earlier was good enough to be over 400lbs that day. the 360 looked like a warmup rep. You know how few people , even Training for it specifically , can do 400lbs log today? Not many. And of the ones that do 400+, how many weight 320 or less? Not many...
Either could the strongmen of the 80's. Injuries have always been a part of the sport. Modern strongmen are quite a bit stronger, it has evolved just like all sports do.
modern strongmen lift about 15% more in world tournaments, but its controlled, static events almost always. Older events are fun to watch, they have more variety
That guy Mike Adamle has been everywhere. He was not only hosting this event, but he was also hosting the old show American Gladiators from 1989 to 1996, and then he was in the WWE in 2008.
Geoff Capes at the 1980 WSM said he was going to put on about 50lbs more and be a lot stronger so he can compete better for this year. He put on 5lbs :P But he did improve from 3rd 1980 to 2nd place in 1981. An increase of 18.5 pts from the year before.
In Bill Kazmaier prime, the only man that could even push him in most events was big Geoff Capes. Was a legitimate champion when he won in 83 and 85. Still, if Bill had been in those two nobody else would have walked away with the trophy. I don't think John Paul sigmasin could have knocked him off until 1986 or later. And John Paul would not have been messing around with bodybuilding if he had to deal with Kazmaier
Okay I'll say it Kaz and OD Wilson where robbed Kaz was robbed of possibly being one of the greatest strongest man competitor and they robbed OD of his one shot at being the world's strongest man in his short life.
This from 1981 the same year I was born I like watching the older wsm I remember watching this on tv I was around 15 I was very impressed and now its 2021 times changed since 1981 better area
The woman announcer is awful. If I tried any of this with those weights, you'd see me as champion of a few events: The back throw (out) and the lunch toss.
2:40 imagine time traveling Zydrunas Savickas from 2011 to here, and he would rep the log 10 times with more to spare in his tank. Peoples and commentators reactions...
Shaw, Hall, thor, big z, strootman brothers.... What I noticed about these guys they all have heigh advanced... If they time travel back in them they will dominate it.
I wish the cable toss was used today. Kaz is much stronger than everyone by far. The keg relay was the highlight for me this year. It would be awesome to have a sumo match with Shaw vs Bjorson.
Had Bill Kaz tried to up the log press record, and had the steel bar bending not been in the competition, I think he could have pushed the record to about 450 lb. He looked good for over 400 lb for sure in this contest. That was like a warm-up rep on 360.
Amazing how small the monetary prize is and even today at 70k. The prize should be 1 million dollars giving the fact how much these guys train, the cost of living, training, travel, inflation, and setbacks with injuries. .
I agree but even today it is still somewhat of a fringe sport and the money just isn't there. I think the top guys can do pretty well though if they travel the circuit and hit the podium often and get the right sponsors
Bill learned the mental game from the great Terry Todd. If you don't know who Dr Todd is, look him up The man literally wrote the book on powerlifting. His book was called " inside powerlifting' published in 1978. Every powerlifter of the era said it was their Bible.
My mother and father were both a part of this event, pretty awesome to see this! I am curious, if you look online it says the 1980 World's Strongest Man competition was in Jersey but 1981 was in California, can someone verify the year of this event?
I was sad to see Bill has some neurological disorder creeping up on him in recent years announcing at the Arnolds and other events, hope he can find a remedy for it
Nevermind, i kinda get it. Kaz was probably 4th on the caber toss, wich granted him 7pts, for a 90pts total, and then with the sumo challenge, being last garanteed him at least 1 x 2 = 2pts, so even though Geoff would've won the sumo, he sure would've had 92pts too, but Kaz won 5 events and in this case Geoff would've won 4 so Kaz would still be champion by total victories in events, or "tie breaker", like Big Z in 2010 against Brian Shaw... (I may look like a mad man for having thought about that for hours but now I know the deal so I kinda feel better 😌🤷♂️)
I guess, not sure how much of a "rivalry" it really was though, Kaz was a FAR better strongman and Capes only did as well as he did because the promoters kept Kaz out of the show for years to give Capes a chance
AdrianKimmett1 true. I agree. I just meant it was the first time I saw some one upsmanship. Bruce Wilhelm and don reinhoudt competed closely but they mostly just joked around with each other. But ya you’re right. Wasn’t super close
@@AdrianKimmett1 my favorite moment between those two was the tug of war. It was like 12 minutes or something. That's an epic battle of wills! Anyone who says that bill Kaz was just a static strong man in the mold of a zydrunus, ought to see this contest where he proved he had endurance and speed too! I think a prime bill, even from that era, put in today's game could do very well. Remember that his powerlifting total has not been increased in 41 years. His raw total in world powerlifting competition was 2,425 lb. Nobody has been able to beat that unequipped. That's a beast today! And his overhead power is also respectable even today. Within a year he would probably be log pressing 500 pounds.
WHATS THE DIFERENCE BETWEEN 1981 AN 2022????? HOW MUCH JUICE U PUT IN UR BODY AN SOME HOW THEY GOT A LITTLE MORE JUICE TU WORK TODAY THAN THEY HAD THEN
All sports evolve especially at the elite level. Drug use isn't the only reason for that though just one piece of the complex puzzle. If simply putting more "juice" into your body made you an elite world class athlete then they wouldn't be as rare as they are then or today, everyone would be doing it.
Kaz was ferocious but I always thought he was a user of HGH from appearance of face,hands.He probably would have won at least 5 before done.Today these men are monsters as can be seen by the great Pudianowski having a much harder time when men over 180 kilos or 396 pounds came on scene.
Sorry, there was no complete version at the time and I had to edit several partial versions together to create one. I did what I could with what was available. Might be a better version out there somewhere now I don't know.
Kaz was the man!!!They had to move the competition and change the events to more running and endurance events to beat him.But they all knew when it came down to pure static strength Kaz was #1!
COH2 ROMMEL you could say that for anyone. OD Wilson, Eddie Hall, Big Z... then if it was all static JPS, Pudz would complain there's no real life tests of strength like loading
Before 1972 Olympic lifters did the press with insane poundages but after this date no pressing because it wasn't needed as snatch and clean& jerk used back & legs to get weight overhead.If any pressing was done the lift was nullified.Now power lifters did bench press but many neglected overhead press as it wasn't needed.So both Olympic lifters and power lifters wouldn't do good unless press was trained on. Also the body changed on Olympic lifters from very muscled upper body to next to nothing on upper as pressing wasn't needed until today many lifters are squat looking with most weight below the belt large legs, bum etc with next to nothing upper as pushing with legs in clean and jerk until arms lockout at joints.
AdrianKimmett1 It was called the Olympic press that came from original military press. If all Olympic lifters still trained the press you would see again amazing shoulder development but this isn't the case anymore but you're right many continue to do so under the belief it helps. So many train on push press or better push jerk that mimics c&j or overhead holds in lockout. As you know it's hard to change technique after doing thousands of reps. Many world class lifters attempt to press in c& j when it won't work as in press barbell goes up it pushes your down that nullifies the action of legs in jerk.World class coaches have advised lifters doing this but they keep on doing it.I made same mistake as well.
love this show they are better then the ones from now a days the events here are not something they have been training for because they did not know what event they should compete in before showing up to the show, and i really like that, the shows from today are "just" power lifting i really miss the different style in events that they used the first 30 years of the WSM, and i would love if there was doping test before every event now a days, so we could see who is the WSM and not who has used most steroids and protein powder
lytken the events of today have become more standardized but they have gotten more creative the last few years. The weights have gone through the roof by comparison though. There were plenty of steroids and protein powders being used in the early days too don't kid yourself there. Today's performance enhancements are more advanced but so is the knowledge of training and nutrition and supplementation, that's just the evolution of sports and performance, that's not something that can be changed or stopped in Strongman or any sport. Strongman is much more diverse and challenging than powerlifting and the events require MUCH MUCH more athleticism and conditioning than hitting 1RM's in squat deadlift and bench press. I compete at amateur level in both sports and I can tell you without a doubt that Strongman is FAR more difficult and challenging and harder on the body than Powerlifting EVEN with somewhat standardized events. As fun as they were to watch the non standardized events of old also created more risk and injury to the athletes which is something I'm happy to see reduced. Regardless of performance enhancements the title winners every year ARE the Strongest men walking the earth.
AdrianKimmett1 i hear what you are saying here don't get me wrong but one of the things that really show who the strongest is if he ore her don't know what they will be competing in and what kind of event they will be challenge in not like today where they know what will happen and how, i think it takes some of the challenge out of it, because they can "only" say i am the worlds strongest to do these specified events, and i think most of the events today are more about how much can you lift in 3 ore 4 ways thanks for your good answer have a good one :)
lytken Ultimately all drug testing would do is make it in to a competition to see who can take the most drugs without getting caught. Drug testing doesn't work. The elite at virtually every sport, not just strength sports take drugs. I kinda agree with the rest of what you said though. The early competitions were far more exciting and unpredictable because it hadn't been turned in to a science. There was a wide range of physiques, specialities and training styles whereas today they are all 400lb+ with a decent layer of fat and train like powerlifters with event days thrown in and know exactly what to expect from the competition.
@@paulstevenson7173 eddie would crush them badly in the static events but then he would lose in some others But yea he could definitely have won the competition. The sport has evolved so much
Nothing stupid about the truck pull, it remains one of the most popular and crowd pleasing events in Strongman to this day and is included in pretty much every World's Strongest Man as well as other high level pro competitions all the way down through the amateur ranks. Being heavier is an advantage at the start to get it rolling but there is a LOT more to it than just having extra bodyweight. There is a lot of technique and athleticism involved in harness pulling, and it also requires a high level of anaerobic conditioning as well as mental toughness. Those things matter much more than bodyweight. There are MANY examples in the sport of lighter men beating the heavier guys and even winning the event
Rest in peace, Geoff Capes
Thank you for uploading this contest of strength! May the late great Geoff Capes rest in Strength! 💪🏻🏴
Kaz had a 400 pound log in him that day - so much more animal power to spare. Incredible. In 1980 he also pulled 950+ pounds in the partial deadlift and looked good for 1100 pounds. A shame that we never really got to see his maximum human potential - I guess (injury free) his power would have peaked around 1985 and he was probably good for six titles.
No doubt. Waaaaaaaaaaaaay different log than they used today too. Incredible unbalanced and a huge diameter and he still handled it like a toy and he had no technique. Who knows where he would have been using todays but I think it would have been neck and neck with Big Z and Eddie Hall.
It looked like a warmup rep
"He was probably good for six titles"
Don't you mean seven?
Kaz was a total beast for sure but JP absolutely dominated in '87, and he'd lose tons of weight for bodybuilding then stack it back on for Strongman. I reckon if Kaz were still competing in WSM and continued dominance then JP would've taken at least one off him prior to '87, especially if he didn't fluctuate in weight constantly and worked toward the one goal of Strongman.
It should be stated for the record that Jon Pall had weeks to specifically train all the events that were used and Kaz had zero prep. He was also older and coming off several years of not competing. Still they also let Jon Pall cheat in some of the events.
31:00 That was awesome how Bill K did a second rep on the deadlift. He is a beast.
Seriously. Just to show them what was up.
badass!!
18:33 -- is the reason I think Bill would be a top 10 Strongman TODAY. He is literally throwing 175lbs barrels like beach balls. And also -- his log lift earlier was good enough to be over 400lbs that day. the 360 looked like a warmup rep. You know how few people , even Training for it specifically , can do 400lbs log today? Not many. And of the ones that do 400+, how many weight 320 or less? Not many...
The old WSM were a lot more interesting. Maybe it's because it wasn't so professional. Just like early UFC
Early UFC and Pride FC
Thank you for uploading.
Geoff Capes was our local bobby. He came to collect a stray dog that we looked after in our garage.
That’s pretty cool.
Back here to watch him after he passed away today
I have a feeling the modern strong men couldn't do half this stuff without getting injured 🤣
Either could the strongmen of the 80's. Injuries have always been a part of the sport. Modern strongmen are quite a bit stronger, it has evolved just like all sports do.
modern strongmen lift about 15% more in world tournaments, but its controlled, static events almost always. Older events are fun to watch, they have more variety
I wish they brought back the fingals fingers and Hercules hold I like those events.
That guy Mike Adamle has been everywhere. He was not only hosting this event, but he was also hosting the old show American Gladiators from 1989 to 1996, and then he was in the WWE in 2008.
Yeah and before his broadcasting career he was a running back for 3 different teams in the Nfl in the 70s . He really had a full life huh lol
The fact they banned him for many years is a travesty
look at bills traps
They are looking back at me wtf.
Geoff Capes at the 1980 WSM said he was going to put on about 50lbs more and be a lot stronger so he can compete better for this year. He put on 5lbs :P But he did improve from 3rd 1980 to 2nd place in 1981. An increase of 18.5 pts from the year before.
In Bill Kazmaier prime, the only man that could even push him in most events was big Geoff Capes.
Was a legitimate champion when he won in 83 and 85.
Still, if Bill had been in those two nobody else would have walked away with the trophy. I don't think John Paul sigmasin could have knocked him off until 1986 or later. And John Paul would not have been messing around with bodybuilding if he had to deal with Kazmaier
@@paysonfox88 BTW jon pall was stolen in 1985 barrel lift he lifted the 120 kilos barrel for a second or 2
Man, Bill Makes It look easy when what these guys are lifting is easily enough to cripple or kill if the weight fell on them.
Okay I'll say it Kaz and OD Wilson where robbed Kaz was robbed of possibly being one of the greatest strongest man competitor and they robbed OD of his one shot at being the world's strongest man in his short life.
Yesssss
And then Kaz nearly killed him.
He's still one of the greatest
the fact that we still talk about OD keeps his spirit alive... at least in my mind
This from 1981 the same year I was born I like watching the older wsm I remember watching this on tv I was around 15 I was very impressed and now its 2021 times changed since 1981 better area
42:00 he just described the spirit bomb from DBZ
The woman announcer is awful.
If I tried any of this with those weights, you'd see me as champion of a few events: The back throw (out) and the lunch toss.
My event would be the Hernia Toss!
Ok.
fjvideo she’s so squeaky tf
24:37 That's the moment that pretty much ended Kaz's domination...especially in powerlifting.
Such a stupid event too. I know they were doing it as a throw back to the strongmen of the 19th century, but still.
Just shows how one bloody second can fuck you up
He won the next year though
@@bethepersonyourdogthinksyo3247 What’s the difference?
2:40 imagine time traveling Zydrunas Savickas from 2011 to here, and he would rep the log 10 times with more to spare in his tank. Peoples and commentators reactions...
To be fair, years later Kaz said what made the log lift so hard was that the weight wasn't balanced.
Shaw, Hall, thor, big z, strootman brothers.... What I noticed about these guys they all have heigh advanced... If they time travel back in them they will dominate it.
I wish the cable toss was used today. Kaz is much stronger than everyone by far. The keg relay was the highlight for me this year. It would be awesome to have a sumo match with Shaw vs Bjorson.
The sumo wrestling is cool. But i def understand why it’s not in the wsm anymore
It looked very gay
The jellow lane is harder. It was a good idea to make them compete on the same lane with the same trucks in later strong man competitions.
Holy shit BILL KAZ @ 360lbs log lift curl at the start. Like it’s nothing
Had Bill Kaz tried to up the log press record, and had the steel bar bending not been in the competition, I think he could have pushed the record to about 450 lb. He looked good for over 400 lb for sure in this contest. That was like a warm-up rep on 360.
@@paysonfox88 I wish he did the better form they have today with the Log setup.
Amazing how small the monetary prize is and even today at 70k. The prize should be 1 million dollars giving the fact how much these guys train, the cost of living, training, travel, inflation, and setbacks with injuries. .
I agree but even today it is still somewhat of a fringe sport and the money just isn't there. I think the top guys can do pretty well though if they travel the circuit and hit the podium often and get the right sponsors
The Shaw Classic will be one of the greatest competitions to come
Aww shame it went over to American presentation after 1980, I loved the 1980 one with the British production
Same, I just watched the 1980 one and it was hilarious
What's so hilarious about it dummy?@@beardedbjorn5520
21:58 look at that face! WEIRD!? Like a baby mixed with a Deku tree.
Best moment ever
Funny 😆 Ass Hell When Big Kaz Was Making Facial Impression Holding that heavy Weight 21:00mins
Was there a British version of this comp, i mean comp with British mc. I think around this time it would have been donnie mcloud, does anyone have it.
Julie Bowen
Look up the 1980 version
Why does the female presenter sound like Shelly Duval?
they always end nowadays with the fucking boring stones. Sumo finale? Hell yeah!
Shame how Geoff let himself go in his later years
Genius comment Kaz saying taking the power from all that around us... metaphysical power.. thats deep..
Bill learned the mental game from the great Terry Todd. If you don't know who Dr Todd is, look him up
The man literally wrote the book on powerlifting. His book was called " inside powerlifting' published in 1978. Every powerlifter of the era said it was their Bible.
Bar bending is such a stupid event. "Let's put ridiculous amounts of shearing force on our cervical spine!"
Stop trying to act like you know what you're talking about, dumbass.
@@DonnieBrasco-dy9yd there's a reason the bar bend is not an event anymore. Too many athletes were injured
that dude used uchi mata move from judo to throw the man in sumo challenge
I think that guy had a judo background.
AMAZING
Bill kaz the philosopher.
"steel bar bend" the extreme event that we no longer see today
My mother and father were both a part of this event, pretty awesome to see this! I am curious, if you look online it says the 1980 World's Strongest Man competition was in Jersey but 1981 was in California, can someone verify the year of this event?
81
@@deltaforce3702 thank you for confirming!
18:47. bill just said fuck it
you must've imagined that
Those 2 NFL linemen in this competition would be too small to even play in the NFL or a top NCAA team these days.
Fucking shit, I truly believe Kaz could have log pressed 500lbs if he had technique like Big Z
29:09 154.97?! Now that's a good deal. I'm off to the store!
I was sad to see Bill has some neurological disorder creeping up on him in recent years announcing at the Arnolds and other events, hope he can find a remedy for it
Hum, if someone can help me, I just try to figure out how Bill could've secured his title by points before the last event ? Thank you !
Nevermind, i kinda get it. Kaz was probably 4th on the caber toss, wich granted him 7pts, for a 90pts total, and then with the sumo challenge, being last garanteed him at least 1 x 2 = 2pts, so even though Geoff would've won the sumo, he sure would've had 92pts too, but Kaz won 5 events and in this case Geoff would've won 4 so Kaz would still be champion by total victories in events, or "tie breaker", like Big Z in 2010 against Brian Shaw...
(I may look like a mad man for having thought about that for hours but now I know the deal so I kinda feel better 😌🤷♂️)
what is the weight of accumulator?
accumulator?
it is battery
Александр Александр 60lbs or 27+ kgs
Wow that woman commentator..... Who's bright idea was that?
23:57 the bar is 11/16 not 1 and 1/16
25:18 "uuhhaaaahhh" . . . . XD
Kaz and capes was the first real rivalry in the sport. Love the fight between the two
I guess, not sure how much of a "rivalry" it really was though, Kaz was a FAR better strongman and Capes only did as well as he did because the promoters kept Kaz out of the show for years to give Capes a chance
AdrianKimmett1 true. I agree. I just meant it was the first time I saw some one upsmanship. Bruce Wilhelm and don reinhoudt competed closely but they mostly just joked around with each other. But ya you’re right. Wasn’t super close
@@AdrianKimmett1 my favorite moment between those two was the tug of war. It was like 12 minutes or something. That's an epic battle of wills! Anyone who says that bill Kaz was just a static strong man in the mold of a zydrunus, ought to see this contest where he proved he had endurance and speed too!
I think a prime bill, even from that era, put in today's game could do very well. Remember that his powerlifting total has not been increased in 41 years. His raw total in world powerlifting competition was 2,425 lb. Nobody has been able to beat that unequipped. That's a beast today! And his overhead power is also respectable even today. Within a year he would probably be log pressing 500 pounds.
@@paysonfox88 I met him at one of his seminars a few years back. Very cool guy, showed me some good techniques on a few lifts.
Sounds like Michael Jackson commentating 🙈🙉🙉🙉
love the old ass commercial left in there...ah the good old days. is that a commercial for spatula city ...(no one prob gets that joke..)
UHF
WHATS THE DIFERENCE BETWEEN 1981 AN 2022????? HOW MUCH JUICE U PUT IN UR BODY AN SOME HOW THEY GOT A LITTLE MORE JUICE TU WORK TODAY THAN THEY HAD THEN
All sports evolve especially at the elite level. Drug use isn't the only reason for that though just one piece of the complex puzzle. If simply putting more "juice" into your body made you an elite world class athlete then they wouldn't be as rare as they are then or today, everyone would be doing it.
Kaz was ferocious but I always thought he was a user of HGH from appearance of face,hands.He probably would have won at least 5 before done.Today these men are monsters as can be seen by the great Pudianowski having a much harder time when men over 180 kilos or 396 pounds came on scene.
No HGH use in 1981. It's a fat loss drug. Pointless in power. Dbol or Anadrol on the other hand!! 💉💉
shame it seems highly edited and lots of footage missing
Sorry, there was no complete version at the time and I had to edit several partial versions together to create one. I did what I could with what was available. Might be a better version out there somewhere now I don't know.
AdrianKimmett1 this is the only version. Thank you for archiving this piece of sporting history for us.
Kaz was the man!!!They had to move the competition and change the events to more running and endurance events to beat him.But they all knew when it came down to pure static strength Kaz was #1!
COH2 ROMMEL you could say that for anyone. OD Wilson, Eddie Hall, Big Z... then if it was all static JPS, Pudz would complain there's no real life tests of strength like loading
Before 1972 Olympic lifters did the press with insane poundages but after this date no pressing because it wasn't needed as snatch and clean& jerk used back & legs to get weight overhead.If any pressing was done the lift was nullified.Now power lifters did bench press but many neglected overhead press as it wasn't needed.So both Olympic lifters and power lifters wouldn't do good unless press was trained on.
Also the body changed on Olympic lifters from very muscled upper body to next to nothing on upper as pressing wasn't needed until today many lifters are squat looking with most weight below the belt large legs, bum etc with next to nothing upper as pushing with legs in clean and jerk until arms lockout at joints.
The strict press was removed from the Olympics because it become almost impossible to judge fairly. All Olympic weightlifters still use it training
AdrianKimmett1
It was called the Olympic press that came from original military press.
If all Olympic lifters still trained the press you would see again amazing shoulder development but this isn't the case anymore but you're right many continue to do so under the belief it helps.
So many train on push press or better push jerk that mimics c&j or overhead holds in lockout.
As you know it's hard to change technique after doing thousands of reps.
Many world class lifters attempt to press in c& j when it won't work as in press barbell goes up it pushes your down that nullifies the action of legs in jerk.World class coaches have advised lifters doing this but they keep on doing it.I made same mistake as well.
I feel these old ones are more about overall strength then the newer ones.
@Tyler Vincent I don't feel that that's fair to say at all
Someone should of told that lady to shhhh her talking is ruining it.
Kaz had more steroids in him than the soviet olympic team.
waddington is good strongman in squat and bench
Bishop head out first vs Wolfly,just sayin.
love this show they are better then the ones from now a days the events here are not something they have been training for because they did not know what event they should compete in before showing up to the show, and i really like that, the shows from today are "just" power lifting i really miss the different style in events that they used the first 30 years of the WSM, and i would love if there was doping test before every event now a days, so we could see who is the WSM and not who has used most steroids and protein powder
lytken the events of today have become more standardized but they have gotten more creative the last few years. The weights have gone through the roof by comparison though. There were plenty of steroids and protein powders being used in the early days too don't kid yourself there. Today's performance enhancements are more advanced but so is the knowledge of training and nutrition and supplementation, that's just the evolution of sports and performance, that's not something that can be changed or stopped in Strongman or any sport. Strongman is much more diverse and challenging than powerlifting and the events require MUCH MUCH more athleticism and conditioning than hitting 1RM's in squat deadlift and bench press. I compete at amateur level in both sports and I can tell you without a doubt that Strongman is FAR more difficult and challenging and harder on the body than Powerlifting EVEN with somewhat standardized events. As fun as they were to watch the non standardized events of old also created more risk and injury to the athletes which is something I'm happy to see reduced. Regardless of performance enhancements the title winners every year ARE the Strongest men walking the earth.
AdrianKimmett1 i hear what you are saying here don't get me wrong but one of the things that really show who the strongest is if he ore her don't know what they will be competing in and what kind of event they will be challenge in not like today where they know what will happen and how, i think it takes some of the challenge out of it, because they can "only" say i am the worlds strongest to do these specified events, and i think most of the events today are more about how much can you lift in 3 ore 4 ways
thanks for your good answer have a good one :)
AdrianKimmett1
The equipment has become more reliable as well. Look at the log lift. Uneven wooden logs, now they are thin balanced steel.
Wood logs are still common at Worlds Strongest Man but you are right the equipment is much better quality overall
lytken Ultimately all drug testing would do is make it in to a competition to see who can take the most drugs without getting caught. Drug testing doesn't work. The elite at virtually every sport, not just strength sports take drugs.
I kinda agree with the rest of what you said though. The early competitions were far more exciting and unpredictable because it hadn't been turned in to a science. There was a wide range of physiques, specialities and training styles whereas today they are all 400lb+ with a decent layer of fat and train like powerlifters with event days thrown in and know exactly what to expect from the competition.
Kinda like watching the old strong men competitions. But that bar bending is so stupid. I hate it.
Who s the chick announcer
Pam Meister a female powerlifter from that era
zydrunas ZAVICKAS WSM WHO EVER LIVED
Bill kaz is usa strength sport pride
The ounce unstable BILL KAZMIER
This bar bend shit was one worse bullshit
Kaz is roided up
The female announcer really is awful.. jeez
god damn geoff looks doughy
How dumb was the bar bend?
I WANNA SEE EDDIE HALL VS THESE GUYS
Well I read Geoff Capes could bench press 300kgs, exactly the same as Eddie Halls max, Kaz could do 320kgs
@@paulstevenson7173 eddie would crush them badly in the static events but then he would lose in some others
But yea he could definitely have won the competition. The sport has evolved so much
@@alanhurst1766 I don't agree, I think Kaz in his prime was unstoppable
@@paulstevenson7173 yea he was unstoppable in the 80s but Eddie's but as far as static strength he got crushed by the likes of brian eddie and thor
@@alanhurst1766 Thor and Brian in my opinion are stronger than Eddie, but I maintain Kaz in his prime was the best
the old truck pull was stupid of course the heavier people would win it eas mass times acceleration
Nothing stupid about the truck pull, it remains one of the most popular and crowd pleasing events in Strongman to this day and is included in pretty much every World's Strongest Man as well as other high level pro competitions all the way down through the amateur ranks. Being heavier is an advantage at the start to get it rolling but there is a LOT more to it than just having extra bodyweight. There is a lot of technique and athleticism involved in harness pulling, and it also requires a high level of anaerobic conditioning as well as mental toughness. Those things matter much more than bodyweight. There are MANY examples in the sport of lighter men beating the heavier guys and even winning the event
Weak legz cant pull the truck
AMERICAS STRONGEST MAN LOL...ALL THESE GUYS FROM USA
No they weren't... Geoff was British
There's a Dutchman and a Brit here. And a Canadian
Arnold Is the worlds strongest man out of all of em
+Master Station LOL I hope you are just trying to troll and make a joke if not you are extremely clueless
John Cena is the world's strongest man.
How do you know? You can't see him.
He is a body builder bodybuilding is all about shaping the phisque they can't perform any of these strength feats
They're so lucky, because no tests after the event..🤣🤣💪💪