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It could go both ways, some that could bench 500 couldn't deadlift 700, and some doing a 700 deadlift and not being able to come anywhere near a 500 bench.
It's called infrequent usage. The present-day body-builders inject as much as required daily for what's called a "full-cycle". I'm not too clear on how many testosterone injections qualify for such a thing pre-lifting.
Arnold was indeed strong, he had got stamina, and he had really esthetic, proportional and huge body. His front pair biceps pose is still unbeatable. My hero.
Franco Columbu a strongman act of breaking a hot water bottle by inflating it orally, lifting vehicles onstage while another performer changed a tire, and deadlifted over 320 kg (700 lbs). And he only weights just 194 ibs at 5'4" ! Franco was a beast for his size and under 200 ibs !
That's nothing. Kolklov can jerk 550. Unless you are talking strict press. Then that is less embarrassing, but still not good for the size of or amount of juice Arnold was on.
+Abubakar Mansaray No, actually my high school weights teacher was a competitor alongside arnold. He showed incredible respect for that man, in part because of HOW he did it. They in fact lived together for about 2 years (he even has several pictures of them together at home working out) and was amazed at arnolds natural ability.
Ray Berto while HGH maybe causing the pregnancy bellies, I just don't think that is the only cause. I think it's the fact the modern bodybuilders just simply consume to many calories, they are animals.
Dack Hacksaw brother as soon as you slap plasma on anything, it's fucking hot enough to do damage. Don't know what scifi voodoo magic would have to happen to create plasma with 40watts but, its fuckin plasma
As strong as he needed to be for the goals he was pursuing. He always was, and still is, an incredible will, knows what he wants, formulates a plan, and goes for it
Tadej Božičko Not really, many olympic weightlifters today lift more and weigh a lot less than Arnold did. Just look at Dimitry Koklov who does 160kg+ in strict over head press. And that is without steroids like Arnold used. He wasn’t that strong at all actually compared to his muscle mass.
Overhead Press is an excellent exercise if you do it standing because it works your core and also hits biceps and triceps alongside the shoulders (lowering the weight works the biceps as the arm bends). I don't do very high reps though as you can hurt your neck going very heavy
But the reason that he was so much more famous than the other lifters of that era was that he could deliver a joke or a line on cue to perfection. Decades later now and you could totally kill 5 or 10 minutes at a boring party with just imitating Arnold movie lines. His performances were memorable. So in addition to looking the part, he could actually play the part as well. This is not to disrespect other lifters, who yes may have been more impressive in their actual feats of strength, but there's a reason Arnold is the most recognized bodybuilder ever in history by the public and it isn't because of the numbers on the plates.
Exactly, I hate to back this up with the astrology shit and taking this to some other periphery but Arnold being a Leo, was an all out extrovert and had that charismatic flair and some sense of pride within himself in case people haven't noted yet, otherwise there are people who have lifted way more than that but never had this much of a recognition, these traits of Arnold actually got him into the politics as well
I was even more impressed with his powerful lungs that could expand a rubber hot water container till it explodes, and those things are really thick too.
However, without any functional strength. He could do well in short range of motion lifts where his short legs and short arms had to move the weight in a very small range. However, he got destroyed in the 1977 Strongest Man because it tests functional strength such as, carrying big, odd shaped heavy objects and running or doing repetitions with it. In fact, Ferrigno destroyed him in the car lift despite not being able to deadlift as much. Franco was eliminated early in the car lift since he could not really lift a car (the Pumping Iron lifts were simply bouncing the car up and down so that the shocks give extra boost to get the tires off the ground for a split second).
You can watch the old strong man competitions. Ferrigno competed in the very first Wsm and finished 2nd place! --Loosing in a 1 on 1 tug of war final event to a much heavier man. Had the last event been based on strength and not so much on who weighed most, Ferrigno probably would have placed 1st.
KLRGT500KR Lol at "functional" strength. Just as having shorter arms is an advantage for lifts like the bench press, being tall is a huge advantage for strongman. The leverages are simply better. That snd taller guys will simply weigh more, another big advantage.
That is exactly my point. Both are apples to oranges. I just get sick of people comparing tall men and short men saying hey look the short man was so much stronger in short range of motion lifts than the tall guy. It is apples to oranges.
All of your videos just seem to be outstanding. Clear, concise, and full of good information. It's Stunning that Franco was able to make those lifts while weighing less than 200 pounds. That's the shit legends are made of.
Much respect to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has kept me motivated to keep up with my training in the gym. Of course I can't lift near what he did in his prime, due to a recent hernia repair I had done. Plus a bad right shoulder. Thanks for uploading this video
It would be cool to see some videos on powerlifters that could transition into bodybuilding or ones that have done both. Could also add in one that includes the Worlds Strongest Man event that included Arnold, Lou, and Franco
On the heavy curls with long arms, you mention that the bar has farther to travel. True. But the real disadvantage of long arms is the greater leverage the weight has against the long-armed person's muscle. This is why short-armed guys tend to be much better at pull-ups. Also, strength only increases by a square factor while mass increases as a cube factor as a person's size goes up. This is why an ant can lift many, many times its body weight, but humans cannot. So, it's interesting to see that guys can be about 25% bigger, while only seeing about a 7% strength advantage overall and, sometimes, might even be weaker on some exercises.
There's also crazy simian muscle tissue freaks out there. I swear I'm not making it up. Guys that are just crazy strong for their size. You can chalk it up to better CNS activation or perfect muscle/bone insertion or just a much better ratio of type 1 to type 2 muscle fiber but there are guys that are just pound for pound way stronger.
A lot of people don,t know just how big Arnold really was in the 80s and 90s In Japan a comic author used his body size in a Manga called Yu Yu Hakusho and the character with his body mass is Toguro. And its pretty wild that he is such a huge figure all over the world. Arnold is a living legend!!!!
Hi Nick it's refreshing to see accurate poundages on your vids thanks- -and people have to remember these lifts were done in a completely different era
I think that's his most viewed video so far, congrats Nick, God bless you, greetings from Brazil! 💪🏼🙌🏼🇧🇷. In Brazil we count kg instead of lbs, so thanks for that too 🤣🙌🏼❤️
Alexander Higgins Not as hard as you think. Me and a friend lifted the back of a car when it was stuck. Even though it was two of us I was surprised how easy it was and the car we lifted was a fair bit bigger.
ofc you bench 325 :'D 440 is fucking massive! At 21 your body isnt fully developed, so its hard to get those numbers. I dont know if he took steroids that early on, but its still impressive.
Anyone who says Arnold was never over 6ft. has not clue what they are talking about. Vince Basille (a stand up honest guy who is respected in the bodybuilding community and I've talked to on forums) measured Arnold in 1969 at 6' 1 1/2" tall. Arnold has clearly lost a few inches which is common especially for lifters who were rather heavy. He is turning 70 and had hip surgery. Similarly, my dad was as 6' and is now about 5'9. My dad's weight ranged from 205 to 240 throughout is older years. Like Arnold, he also had hip surgery. Also, almost all pics of Arnold in a bodybuilding lineup show him towering over people except when Lou Ferrigno who was about 6'5 was on stage.
Mark Schlereth, the former all pro lineman for the Denver Broncos, said that Arnold is not tall. Schlereth is 6'3". I don't know why, but I keep getting contradictory info on something as simple as Arnold's height. Officially he's 6'2" tall.
I really apreciate you also saying the weight in Kg, it is rarely seen if the owner of the channel has his or hers basics in the imperial system, assuming you´re a American!
I think that it is pretty wild that Arnold hasn’t been involved as a competitor in the game for so many years and still gets some of the most views on almost any UA-cam posts about him. Say what you will, but I would say that without a doubt it just goes to show the amount of influence that he has had on the sport of bodybuilding
Do a video on how strong Wilt Chamberlain was. Arnold said that wilt could pick him up like a baby! Also wilt is one of the best basketball players ever 👍🏀
Arnold was a legend and he hung around legends, still love the movie pumping iron from the 70s .The mind was the most powerful factor for these guys. All the juice in the world won't get you anywhere with out the utmost dedication to the task.
Lol bro literally from the time I was typing this comment it went from one dislike to 5 dislikes. That was for sure just one troll with multiple accounts just letting you know lol
Great video of Arnolds best lift. Its really a quick history of one of the best body builders of all time. If you dont know about Arnold then this video for you is a must see.
When Arnold was in the Austrian army he had a friend called Franz Dischinger. I think they did pl and bb competitions together somewhere around age 19-20. Did you ever heard of him before Nick? Keep Disching the contents!
Pretty impressive. I always read that Franco was batshit crazy strong. Arnold was more massive, but that doesn't always translate to strength. Still, a 500lb. Bench press is strong, and I'm sure Arnold embarrassed many others in the gym.
Thank you for this upload-thumbs up. Arnold has always been a great inspiration to me. His book helped me and my work-out partners a lot back when I was hitting it hard. I think it was called Encyclopedia of Body Building. Some of his techniques helped me over the hump whenever I'd hit a wall. Such a legendary athlete!
I like how in the comment section people are tryna to prove that they can do it better than Arnold...I mean they can't even do 1/4th of what he did minus all his fame and the legenday titles :v
The divergence between strongman training and bodybuilding is relatively recent; back when the AAU Mr. America and NABBA Universe titles were the premier contests; they'd settle ties with clean and jerk contests.
I think we can all agree a 500 pound bench press is better than a 700 pound deadlift. For the simple fact that extra 200 in the deadlift is all body strength vs that 500 which is all upper body strength.
Hey Nick, Thanks for that video on Arnold. I bought his encyclopedia book back in the late 70's and would browse through it and then when it came time to start lifting, I would read everything that he had to say about the body part I was going to train. There are a shit load of books on bodybuilding/ fitness nowadays ( way to many) that you don't have any idea which one to buy, So if i had to choose one, it would be Arnold's book. Some people think that because it was written such a long time ago that some of the theories wouldn't work today. Anyway thanks again for the video.
There was a guy on my football team that was the size of Franko he was so compact and nothing but muscle on thick bones. That body shape short, conpact, and thick bones with shorter distance to move the weight adds ups to strong. We did high school lifting meets in TN back in 89-92 (I don't know if they still do I don't live there) and he always one pound for pound award.
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of corse he must be strong..lookat the size of those muscles
Franco Columbo with his "bat wings"?
King boxing
0:49 My best snatch was also 243 pounds.
I miss her.
Bench Press 600 or more Why Not
Lmao nice
Holden Caulfield heh lol
Holden Caulfield mine was 270
Holden Caulfield underrated comment 😂😂👏
i saw a documentary on him and he punched through a concrete wall
it was called terminator if any of you were wondering
Jessica Garcia Relax go smoke something, drink something calm down.
@@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr jeez man you get butthurt easily
Binozia -OLD- yeah, they had to use a sophisticated robot to make it close to reality
I would say that a 500lb bench is more impressive than a 700lb Deadlift
It could go both ways, some that could bench 500 couldn't deadlift 700, and some doing a 700 deadlift and not being able to come anywhere near a 500 bench.
Nikos Powerlifting 490 is my deadlift. I'm a pebble compared to arnold😂
I coule do 100lb for bench press! lol , I am 200 pounds.
I can only deadlift 405😱 but I'm only in high school
Fred Wu only 100😭
You forgot to mention how could bench 225 for 60 reps, that's bloody impressive..
Steve The Great Larry Wheels can do it for 80+ and bench around 275 for 60...
Steve The Great Larry Wheels can do it for 80+ and bench around 275 for 60...
Larry wheels did that for 70 reps. But 60 reps is obviously still extremely impressive.
Steve The Great Larry wheels can do 270 56 times or something like that
Have you seen larry wheels? Hes a complete absolute monster.
He also takes kicks to the back from 130 pound guys like a snack lol
The teenage Casual 71 yo and a man flying into his back knocked him 2 steps 😂
terr0riz3 on god
Imagine he did that to prime arnold
@@s.m4125 probably be like wtf was that?
@@generalkenobi5173 He'd think someone was just poking his back to ask him a question LOL
finally a youtuber that converts pounds to kilos
😏
Lin Ihao, this is America..Fuck Kilograms, Meters, & stones.
Chris Kiss, ohh fuk! A damn Canadian. Yuk!!
Chris Kiss, little girl, you're a Canadian..let's just leave it at that.
Soon2Be Fulfilled this is youtube...aka. the internet...aka. the world wide web. key word there is world. america is not the world.
Thank you for using kg for us non american. Great vid
Minik Dam just multiply 2.2 to amount of lbs...not hard
bamadeadhead for what? kg is international. stop lbc
Math is harrrrrrdddd ....
Screw you guys, you never use lbs in your videos.
I'm canadian and I use pounds for stuff like this
Arnold was no bubble gut not like some of these modern day monstrosities who call themselves 'proffesional body builders' Arnold is a living legend.
You get that from all the supplements which Arnold used as well. He just knew how to get rid of it.
Still used roids
@@williamcrawford7671 only once tho
It's called infrequent usage. The present-day body-builders inject as much as required daily for what's called a "full-cycle". I'm not too clear on how many testosterone injections qualify for such a thing pre-lifting.
@@kodybeck7952 You get that from hgh plus insulin. I think arnold only used anabolic steroids
This dude is was stronger than 99.99% of teens in the world when he was in his teens
I love the old school black weight plates.
Darkspecter same
Thank you for converting all the weights to Kgs!!
You're welcome brother
Chuck Norris
Up the Irons!
Naw he ascended beast mode back then, he was a mutant. lol
yeah seriously thanks for that
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I can bench press 500 pounds too... but not all at once 🤔
kansas tennessee I think everybody came when you think about it.....
I’m from Kansas but I live in Tennessee
I once pressed 3000 pounds... my salary in British pounds
KingJazzaD12 I dont think it works that way.
Well then i guess i can to
No doubt, he was a beast. All these stats are only at 21 yrs old, on PRIMITIVE equipment.
Primitive equipment? How are barbells and plates any different then they were back then.
Primitive?
Lolled9991 no.
@Lolled9991 bait
Lmao he was on roids, shut up.
“Arguably” one of the best bodybuilders? Anyone who doesn’t have Arnold in their top 3 is smoking crack
He is my favorite bodybuilder
Not in my top 3, I got rich piana as my #1 favorite natrual.
If hes in your top 3, stop smoking meth, doofus.
Number one period
@@jesusiskingofkings3960 Rich Piana was anything but natural.
“How strong was Arnold?” Strong
thanks Bernie
Bernie Sanders really strong
Bernie Sanders shut up ya communist
Massive strong
Arnold was indeed strong, he had got stamina, and he had really esthetic, proportional and huge body. His front pair biceps pose is still unbeatable. My hero.
AESTHETIC*
When you see me you will call me your God.
He admitted he never truly pushed himself strength wise n reckoned he could of gone way higher than he did
710lb deadlift is pretty strong for that era
thats strong for any era =)
Funny, that was Bruce Lee's PB too.
Bruce Lees' what?
Thats strong for any era. lol
yea it's definitely strong comparing their bodyweight with the fat bastard powerlifters of today
The 1970s bodybuilders had must more aesthetic physiques than the current freakshows.
Franco Columbu a strongman act of breaking a hot water bottle by inflating it orally, lifting vehicles onstage while another performer changed a tire, and deadlifted over 320 kg (700 lbs). And he only weights just 194 ibs at 5'4" ! Franco was a beast for his size and under 200 ibs !
BlackSpade72 thought he was 5'7.
Deadlift 360 kg! 4 times bodyweight. Franco was incredible strong. Arnold's best was 320.
shorter range of motion
I think 320 kg is 704 lbs
BlackSpade72 sadly he snapped his femur carrying a refrigerator on his back during a strongman competition.
Today I donated my watch, phone and $500 to a poor guy. You don't know the happiness I felt as I saw him put his pistol back in his pocket.
It wasn't a donation, bro. You'd been robbed.
Woooosh
Lamo
Please bro dont spread such happiness again
Random Guy no shit Sherlock
264 lbs overhead press is the most impressive number he put up in my opinion.
That's nothing. Kolklov can jerk 550. Unless you are talking strict press. Then that is less embarrassing, but still not good for the size of or amount of juice Arnold was on.
Marc Browna this was when arnie was a teen though which is pretty impressive
+Marc Browna Arnold was on much less juice than people seem to think. He did alot of natural approach, whether you WANT to believe it or not.
+Abubakar Mansaray No, actually my high school weights teacher was a competitor alongside arnold. He showed incredible respect for that man, in part because of HOW he did it. They in fact lived together for about 2 years (he even has several pictures of them together at home working out) and was amazed at arnolds natural ability.
lets not forget guys, that 264 was when he was a teenager! that's insane at that age.
Nick man these videos are gold. Keep it up
Thanks brother
Your welcome
To sum up:
Olympic Weightlifting Career:
264 lbs overhead press
243 lbs snatch
298 lbs clean and jerk
Powerlifting career:
473 lbs squat
440 lbs bench
683 lbs deadlift
In the gym after powerlifting career:
545 lbs squat
500 lbs bench
710 lbs Deadlift
275 lbs cheat curls
3:23 i broke my back. SPINAL.
Zero!
In the vertebrae or what? THPINAL
Look at his thin waist, no sign of bloating compared to the crap today. I need the juice that Arnie was on.
Hgh came around after arnold retired. It added prolly 50lbs. to the average.
Yeah there are srongmen and powerlifters who have more aesthetic bodies than todays body builders.
Winter King pudz in his strongman days was one!
Ray Berto while HGH maybe causing the pregnancy bellies, I just don't think that is the only cause. I think it's the fact the modern bodybuilders just simply consume to many calories, they are animals.
Jonathan Garret whatever it takes GADDAMIT. Good Fucking night
Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
srujan00
Hey just what you see pal.
srujan00 uzzi 9 millimeter
Dack Hacksaw brother as soon as you slap plasma on anything, it's fucking hot enough to do damage. Don't know what scifi voodoo magic would have to happen to create plasma with 40watts but, its fuckin plasma
Terminator.
WRONG
Nah man, his best snatch was that cleaning lady😏
Professor Chaos that may be the best comment I've ever seen on any UA-cam video I have ever seen. That is the bomb bro!
Professor Chaos wow!!!! 10,000 points!!
Professor Chaos the thing with the cleaning lady and the cursing he did in movies ,provided that he needs to get born again, great strong man though
Lol😂😂😂😂
Professor Chaos 😂
A human suit of power armor.
As strong as he needed to be for the goals he was pursuing. He always was, and still is, an incredible will, knows what he wants, formulates a plan, and goes for it
I think that we all agree, that overhead press is the hardest exercise to progress. 120 kilograms OHP is insane.
Tadej Božičko Not really, many olympic weightlifters today lift more and weigh a lot less than Arnold did. Just look at Dimitry Koklov who does 160kg+ in strict over head press. And that is without steroids like Arnold used. He wasn’t that strong at all actually compared to his muscle mass.
@@erikvackholt7064 Dimitry was not pulling those numbers at 21....
@@erikvackholt7064 Powerlifting is completely different. They lift the weight above the head and drop it. But typical OHP is done with a few reps.
I mean given that he used steroids, it's not like totally flabbergasting; still it was many years ago, less things were known about training.
Overhead Press is an excellent exercise if you do it standing because it works your core and also hits biceps and triceps alongside the shoulders (lowering the weight works the biceps as the arm bends). I don't do very high reps though as you can hurt your neck going very heavy
Phil Heath is the one dislike 😂
Master Roshi lol for sure
Phil body looks shite, small and stocky compared to Arnold.
One of the best?? Arnold is to bodybuilding what Jordan is to BBall.
But the reason that he was so much more famous than the other lifters of that era was that he could deliver a joke or a line on cue to perfection. Decades later now and you could totally kill 5 or 10 minutes at a boring party with just imitating Arnold movie lines. His performances were memorable. So in addition to looking the part, he could actually play the part as well. This is not to disrespect other lifters, who yes may have been more impressive in their actual feats of strength, but there's a reason Arnold is the most recognized bodybuilder ever in history by the public and it isn't because of the numbers on the plates.
His charisma.. you cant train that
Well u can but js.. he had it and others might have to learn it
Exactly, I hate to back this up with the astrology shit and taking this to some other periphery but Arnold being a Leo, was an all out extrovert and had that charismatic flair and some sense of pride within himself in case people haven't noted yet, otherwise there are people who have lifted way more than that but never had this much of a recognition, these traits of Arnold actually got him into the politics as well
Note:1kg =2.2pounds
2.21
Mario Rinaldi if you’re gonna be like that, then a kilogram is actually *2.20462lbs*
2.22
@@mariorinaldi1281 no
Angus Meldrum 2.204622621848776
Franco was freakishly strong.
I was even more impressed with his powerful lungs that could expand a rubber hot water container till it explodes, and those things are really thick too.
However, without any functional strength. He could do well in short range of motion lifts where his short legs and short arms had to move the weight in a very small range. However, he got destroyed in the 1977 Strongest Man because it tests functional strength such as, carrying big, odd shaped heavy objects and running or doing repetitions with it. In fact, Ferrigno destroyed him in the car lift despite not being able to deadlift as much. Franco was eliminated early in the car lift since he could not really lift a car (the Pumping Iron lifts were simply bouncing the car up and down so that the shocks give extra boost to get the tires off the ground for a split second).
You can watch the old strong man competitions. Ferrigno competed in the very first Wsm and finished 2nd place! --Loosing in a 1 on 1 tug of war final event to a much heavier man. Had the last event been based on strength and not so much on who weighed most, Ferrigno probably would have placed 1st.
KLRGT500KR Lol at "functional" strength. Just as having shorter arms is an advantage for lifts like the bench press, being tall is a huge advantage for strongman. The leverages are simply better. That snd taller guys will simply weigh more, another big advantage.
That is exactly my point. Both are apples to oranges. I just get sick of people comparing tall men and short men saying hey look the short man was so much stronger in short range of motion lifts than the tall guy. It is apples to oranges.
Q. How strong Arnold really was?
Ans. REALLY STRONG.
All of your videos just seem to be outstanding. Clear, concise, and full of good information. It's Stunning that Franco was able to make those lifts while weighing less than 200 pounds. That's the shit legends are made of.
Much respect to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He has kept me motivated to keep up with my training in the gym. Of course I can't lift near what he did in his prime, due to a recent hernia repair I had done. Plus a bad right shoulder. Thanks for uploading this video
And Franco Columbo was very short, perfect for power lifting.
It would be cool to see some videos on powerlifters that could transition into bodybuilding or ones that have done both. Could also add in one that includes the Worlds Strongest Man event that included Arnold, Lou, and Franco
arnold was my dads hero he worked out every day trying to be like him but stopped idk why but he got huge
Mikey santangelo he stopped cus he weak
its because he's, not cus he, lol duh
ABHIS yup that dudes dad had shitty genetics and probably old asf now..
ronyboy40
It’s*
Tell him to watch ct fletcher and ndochamp and kali muscle for motivation
On the heavy curls with long arms, you mention that the bar has farther to travel. True. But the real disadvantage of long arms is the greater leverage the weight has against the long-armed person's muscle. This is why short-armed guys tend to be much better at pull-ups. Also, strength only increases by a square factor while mass increases as a cube factor as a person's size goes up. This is why an ant can lift many, many times its body weight, but humans cannot. So, it's interesting to see that guys can be about 25% bigger, while only seeing about a 7% strength advantage overall and, sometimes, might even be weaker on some exercises.
There's also crazy simian muscle tissue freaks out there. I swear I'm not making it up. Guys that are just crazy strong for their size. You can chalk it up to better CNS activation or perfect muscle/bone insertion or just a much better ratio of type 1 to type 2 muscle fiber but there are guys that are just pound for pound way stronger.
Thanks for that. As a 6' 2" person, it makes sense to me.
A lot of people don,t know just how big Arnold really was in the 80s and 90s
In Japan a comic author used his body size in a Manga called Yu Yu Hakusho and the character with his body mass is Toguro. And its pretty wild that he is such a huge figure all over the world. Arnold is a living legend!!!!
Hi Nick it's refreshing to see accurate poundages on your vids thanks- -and people have to remember these lifts were done in a completely different era
He was one of the best bodybuilders ever arguably? He was the best full stop.
FIFA GamerHD, greatest physique imo. Waist and stomach weren't bloated either
How about Frank Zane? Frank Zane also had a great physique and one of the best ALL - TIME. Don't you think so?
BXGUY73 surge nubret > frank zane
Frank zane> arnold
Instant like-crew checking in!
my man!
Thanks for what you do!
Franco was a monster, then considering his height and weight, holy shit.
100% he was a little beast
Both beasts, but franco had more of an advantage because his smaller ROM
I think that's his most viewed video so far, congrats Nick, God bless you, greetings from Brazil! 💪🏼🙌🏼🇧🇷. In Brazil we count kg instead of lbs, so thanks for that too 🤣🙌🏼❤️
For "Phil The Gut Heath" to take shots at this king should have him done. Watch him win again tho with waist size 46.
Franco was stronger but the mentallity of Arnold is why he is legendary
ok?
not on all body parts...
Great commentary and yes, appreciate the lbs to kg comparison as well. Thank you
I didn't know that Franco was actually that much stronger than Arnold
MaximusDK if he was stronger why was he smaller than Arnold though?
manuel macias sometimes some are blessed with that crazy god strength
MaximusDK there is a video of Franco lifting the back end of a small car with ease. Franco did world's strongest man as well.
Alexander Higgins Not as hard as you think. Me and a friend lifted the back of a car when it was stuck.
Even though it was two of us I was surprised how easy it was and the car we lifted was a fair bit bigger.
29slowjoe Are you stupid? You do realise that with shared effort it’s MEANT to be easy
I appreciate the pound to kilogram conversion great video.
04:25 can we all for a moment appreciate that fucking waist. Holy fuck
Franco was a beast!!
440 bench and 680 deadlift at age 21? You have to be kidding right?
ofc you bench 325 :'D
440 is fucking massive! At 21 your body isnt fully developed, so its hard to get those numbers.
I dont know if he took steroids that early on, but its still impressive.
From age 14
Sander169 there's a kid in my school and he can squat 500 and bench 375 and he's only 16
theres a granny in my neighboorhood, she squats 700 and benches at 500. Nothing impressive really.
MikeProductions1000 your bench should never be more than your deadlift or squat so you just don't train lower body I'm guessing
Would be interested to Know how Lou Ferigno matched up with Arnold's stats?
I really appreciate the fact that you stated the weight in both pounds and kilograms
I'm a new follower to this channel. And I'm really enjoying the content so far. Anything with Arnold is a must watch
He must’ve been blowing through those fusion cores
Anyone who says Arnold was never over 6ft. has not clue what they are talking about. Vince Basille (a stand up honest guy who is respected in the bodybuilding community and I've talked to on forums) measured Arnold in 1969 at 6' 1 1/2" tall. Arnold has clearly lost a few inches which is common especially for lifters who were rather heavy. He is turning 70 and had hip surgery. Similarly, my dad was as 6' and is now about 5'9. My dad's weight ranged from 205 to 240 throughout is older years. Like Arnold, he also had hip surgery. Also, almost all pics of Arnold in a bodybuilding lineup show him towering over people except when Lou Ferrigno who was about 6'5 was on stage.
I can tell you personally that arnold is at least 6'1 i stood next to him and im 3 feet 7 in
Mark Schlereth, the former all pro lineman for the Denver Broncos, said that Arnold is not tall. Schlereth is 6'3". I don't know why, but I keep getting contradictory info on something as simple as Arnold's height. Officially he's 6'2" tall.
Who said he was not 6' I missed that somewhere
@@ronyboy40 lol
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Why was his squat so close to his bench press? Shouldn't your squat be a lot better than your bench?
1986mumbles everybody is different. Don't think he's built for squats. long limbs
1986mumbles That's what I thought, but have you saw the size of his chest? Dude could balance a cup on his pec when he flexed...
Back as well... Fuckin huge back
1986mumbles Earlier into his career his legs were his weak point and he didn't improve them until a while later
Dirtyasseater 6911 something I need to do. But get really sore hips squatting
Thanks for sharing, Arnold Schwarzenegger, of course he was huge back, then and he still is.
Congrats Nick for getting almost 2 million views!!!
1:05 far right is that zach effron
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arnold is actually strong he lifted heavy with really good form n thats really fricken hard
Love Arnie! He's one of my action heroes and hope to see him in life one day
I really apreciate you also saying the weight in Kg, it is rarely seen if the owner of the channel has his or hers basics in the imperial system, assuming you´re a American!
I think that it is pretty wild that Arnold hasn’t been involved as a competitor in the game for so many years and still gets some of the most views on almost any UA-cam posts about him. Say what you will, but I would say that without a doubt it just goes to show the amount of influence that he has had on the sport of bodybuilding
0:54 is it just me or does the guy on the right look like Zac Efron?
That's franco Columbus bodybuilder, strongman and one of Arnold training pals
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Do a video on how strong Wilt Chamberlain was. Arnold said that wilt could pick him up like a baby!
Also wilt is one of the best basketball players ever 👍🏀
Hahaha, the dude staring at 1:15 is just like, "Why am I even here?" 😂😂
Arnold was a legend and he hung around legends, still love the movie pumping iron from the 70s .The mind was the most powerful factor for these guys.
All the juice in the world won't get you anywhere with out the utmost dedication to the task.
Exactly what I was looking for when I clicked the link. Thanks!
Columbo really helped Arnold in his career. He is also a Chiropractor and has helped Arnold in his fitness.
vr2k8 shows what I know...thought Columbo was just a TV show.
Been running his weekly program found on bodybuilding.com for a while solid and simple
Lol bro literally from the time I was typing this comment it went from one dislike to 5 dislikes. That was for sure just one troll with multiple accounts just letting you know lol
Who cares lol video will still be massively successful
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You called ?
‘‘Tis UA-cam.
OR 5 people just disliked the video... crazy
Great video of Arnolds best lift. Its really a quick history of one of the best body builders of all time. If you dont know about Arnold then this video for you is a must see.
When Arnold was in the Austrian army he had a friend called Franz Dischinger. I think they did pl and bb competitions together somewhere around age 19-20. Did you ever heard of him before Nick?
Keep Disching the contents!
Pretty impressive. I always read that Franco was batshit crazy strong. Arnold was more massive, but that doesn't always translate to strength. Still, a 500lb. Bench press is strong, and I'm sure Arnold embarrassed many others in the gym.
215 kg squat ,200 kg bench ,310 kg deadlift
Best : 247 squat ,226 bench , 322 deadlift
Legend.
Love all your videos, Nick!
Thank you for this upload-thumbs up. Arnold has always been a great inspiration to me. His book helped me and my work-out partners a lot back when I was hitting it hard. I think it was called Encyclopedia of Body Building. Some of his techniques helped me over the hump whenever I'd hit a wall. Such a legendary athlete!
BEST BODYBULDER ALL TIME ENOUGH SAY
I like how in the comment section people are tryna to prove that they can do it better than Arnold...I mean they can't even do 1/4th of what he did minus all his fame and the legenday titles :v
He is THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. PERIOD.
Keep up the good work guy! It that Franco at 0:54 right in the picture?
The divergence between strongman training and bodybuilding is relatively recent; back when the AAU Mr. America and NABBA Universe titles were the premier contests; they'd settle ties with clean and jerk contests.
*Arnold Powerlifts at 21* (Larry Wheel) “Hold my preworkout”
Pursonuh haha Larry is not human!
4:05 IT'S CRACKENING
I think we can all agree a 500 pound bench press is better than a 700 pound deadlift. For the simple fact that extra 200 in the deadlift is all body strength vs that 500 which is all upper body strength.
Eddy X not to mention typically those with longer length like arnold tend to be better pull lifters, i agree 100%
this video is gold standard thanks dude
Thanks for sharing your research. I had no idea just how strong he was as a teenager, seriously impressed.
Jesus.... Franco was a fuckin' animal 500 lbs to the chest and 750 lbs dead lift at under 200 lbs ?!?!
I hope I can meet him before he passes. I love all of his work, even the stupid shit.
Erikai Carman He won't pass. Don't say that.
Arnold looked amazing even to today's bodybuilders
Hey Nick,
Thanks for that video on Arnold. I bought his encyclopedia book back in the late 70's and would browse through it and then when it came time to start lifting, I would read everything that he had to say about the body part I was going to train. There are a shit load of books on bodybuilding/ fitness nowadays ( way to many) that you don't have any idea which one to buy, So if i had to choose one, it would be Arnold's book. Some people think that because it was written such a long time ago that some of the theories wouldn't work today. Anyway thanks again for the video.
How mu'ccould wilt Chamberlain deadlift
There was a guy on my football team that was the size of Franko he was so compact and nothing but muscle on thick bones. That body shape short, conpact, and thick bones with shorter distance to move the weight adds ups to strong. We did high school lifting meets in TN back in 89-92 (I don't know if they still do I don't live there) and he always one pound for pound award.