Or maybe he tried it and saw that he isn't talented enough to be a contender at the highest level, so if he cannot do that, then why continue to try in vain?
In the beginning he did but he beat some good guys he just was never committed to just arm wrestling he was still doing bodybuilding things where he’d be to sore for armwrestling and vice versa . He’ll be back he’s got years of training in armwrestling so if he stays healthy he’ll be capable of it he’s still young he might even come back stronger.
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.
or simply leonidas was more talented. his muscle/tendons adapted much better for this sport than larry's. larry is a better powerlifter, leonidas is a better armwreslter. simple.
@@mcnugget9999 He was peaking out. The amount of sauce he needed to get to that level way outweighed his ability vs the elites. Nothing wrong with that. Taking a step back, he's already on the the biggest names in bodybuilding and arm-wrestling without being a world beater in either. Aka it's his personality and image that's making him the money, along with his old powerlifting results.
@@marLamaDeo he’s been blasting trt the whole time and said he relapsed on steroids. The difference between that and someone who is natty but could hop on a a cycle later in their career is vastly different. Genetically arm wrestling blessed guys like Todd Hutchings and Rob Vigeant were more dangerous with way less steroid use at the same stage in their careers.
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.
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 himself said that he hopped on steroids 3 months back.. Before that he was off for quite sometime u can clearly see the difference in his physique
@@igormazurenko5377lol 3 months ago yeah right. He was on trt for about a month or 2 and then went right back to full blast for over a year now. You can tell by his shape, his face. The guy is just a never ending mess of indecision. He can’t commit to anything. His brand and his business is all that’s important to him. What he doesn’t realize is, the brand and the business will grow if you excel at your craft.
He stayed on TRT. His definition of using is quite bizarre. If you're using test, even at therapeutic levels, you're still using steroids... which is fine. I'm a user, so I'm not judging.
He 100% did stop taking heavy amounts of steroids, and reduced to taking trt, we all saw how much weight he lost and how much better he looked. you can see how much bigger hes gotten just in the 3 months that he has been back on.
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.
idk i think he had another health scare. bad blood test. etc. he did this last time. pretended like the decided to stop. then u find out HE HAD TO STOP. then u see him in the hospital. then you hear he had rabdo. i think this is just a repeat of that whole thing. i hope this time we dont see him in the hospital and rabdo again though. hopefully it was just a blood test looking not so good and he decided to stop before it gets bad again.
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.
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....
I think he correlates bodybuilding and strongman together. There is no doubt Larry is strong, but he is starting at square one with the weakest links in the chain. As Devon has said, "Strongmen are the most functionally strong men on the planet," so for men like Brian, there are fewer weak links, and those links are far beyond a bodybuilder.
That's what I was thinking. Shaw is obsessed with competition. It is obvious he did NOT want to stop strongman but time/age is undefeated. He doesn't have many other options with his build. Cant really transition to bodybuilding. Power lifting doesnt seem to interest him. All that's left, which ironically is the best fit, is arm wrestling which as Larratt mentioned, the age limit is much longer so-to-speak. It is the logical route to go for him.
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? :)
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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...
@@unbesiegbear9521 yeah god, he gave you life and ewerything you have...and you guys throw your health and posibly a lot more things just for good looks and money.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He’s already beaten good arm wrestlers , he’s a very good arm wrestler but being a super heavyweight it’s an entire different ball game he’s going to have limits bc he never truly learned to use skill he had trouble when he had the weaker hand .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
He is being a smart business man, youth is a very short run, so he is doing the right thing, and one bad injury and you could be done, so very little control in how long an athletic career will last.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The problem with Larry is that he's simultaneously very impressionable and not very smart. The reasons he gives for stopping gear and competitive strength sports before his physical prime are all invalid. There are lots of guys who compete, juice, have successful careers, and happy family lives. Most of them don't have the genetic physical gifts that Larry does. On the flip side, they're more than likely more cognitively gifted.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
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
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.
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.
Betkili Oniani >> any strongman or dickhead powerlifter You remember the first time in Travis' voice how awed he felt witnessing Oniani's power, in the final round when he surged Atkaev and stared into Aktaev's helpless wincing eyes as he felt that brutal power as Travis describes it, give me Betkili any day over anyone else, Travis said the same after seeing Betkili, never was he so excited about someone before
Larry wheels vs Derek Smith a farewell match for both.. FINALLY some1 will win
Dude… that’s really genius 😂😂😂
comment section award goes to...
LMAO
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Both will simultaneously get a cramp and lose to each other instantly 💀
He never was in arm wrestling. He just did it for content
Or maybe he tried it and saw that he isn't talented enough to be a contender at the highest level, so if he cannot do that, then why continue to try in vain?
loser mentality@@mcfarvo
That’s wrong he did try
@@Ak-qn9qcYeah but his body is built for other sports
In the beginning he did but he beat some good guys he just was never committed to just arm wrestling he was still doing bodybuilding things where he’d be to sore for armwrestling and vice versa . He’ll be back he’s got years of training in armwrestling so if he stays healthy he’ll be capable of it he’s still young he might even come back stronger.
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.
or simply leonidas was more talented. his muscle/tendons adapted much better for this sport than larry's. larry is a better powerlifter, leonidas is a better armwreslter. simple.
@@goldtaker95hes way younger too, so for him it also makes more sense to commit
He wasn't as good as he thought he'd be..
Dude I dunno… just as he was starting to get pretty good he took a step back
@@mcnugget9999 He was peaking out. The amount of sauce he needed to get to that level way outweighed his ability vs the elites. Nothing wrong with that. Taking a step back, he's already on the the biggest names in bodybuilding and arm-wrestling without being a world beater in either. Aka it's his personality and image that's making him the money, along with his old powerlifting results.
@@michaellopez2070Larry significantly in the period where he massively reduced the drugs and lost either. Clearly you don’t follow that closely
@@marLamaDeo he’s been blasting trt the whole time and said he relapsed on steroids. The difference between that and someone who is natty but could hop on a a cycle later in their career is vastly different. Genetically arm wrestling blessed guys like Todd Hutchings and Rob Vigeant were more dangerous with way less steroid use at the same stage in their careers.
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.
ONLY BECAUSE OF AW NEWS BRIAN SHAW WONT COME TO ARMWRESTLING . SUCH A NAYSAYER, EVERYONE IS NOT SAME
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.
Facts
Lol what are you 8 years old? " Have you seen Brian Shawn's pipi" oh my bad wrist. You are so easily amazed like a child.
Anyone who thinks Larry was ever off steroids is filling themselves
Larry himself said that he hopped on steroids 3 months back.. Before that he was off for quite sometime u can clearly see the difference in his physique
@@igormazurenko5377 He never guit testo.
@@igormazurenko5377lol 3 months ago yeah right.
He was on trt for about a month or 2 and then went right back to full blast for over a year now. You can tell by his shape, his face.
The guy is just a never ending mess of indecision. He can’t commit to anything. His brand and his business is all that’s important to him.
What he doesn’t realize is, the brand and the business will grow if you excel at your craft.
He stayed on TRT. His definition of using is quite bizarre. If you're using test, even at therapeutic levels, you're still using steroids... which is fine. I'm a user, so I'm not judging.
He 100% did stop taking heavy amounts of steroids, and reduced to taking trt, we all saw how much weight he lost and how much better he looked. you can see how much bigger hes gotten just in the 3 months that he has been back on.
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.
idk i think he had another health scare. bad blood test. etc. he did this last time. pretended like the decided to stop. then u find out HE HAD TO STOP. then u see him in the hospital. then you hear he had rabdo.
i think this is just a repeat of that whole thing. i hope this time we dont see him in the hospital and rabdo again though. hopefully it was just a blood test looking not so good and he decided to stop before it gets bad again.
Larry is only 29!! He will be lucky to see 50.
@@humanbean3 could be. Or it could be all of it. But I suppose until we know for certain otherwise, I will take the man for his word.
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.
That fish pinned Devon to the bow harder than Levan flashed him at EvW 😂😂😂
Evw 56: Fish vs Levan
@@DS-1. It's not even fair, goliath grouper 800lbs vs Levan 390lbs.
@@mk5rob42was it really a Goliath grouper that Devon caught?
@@Lunarpollo5622 yes. The video is still on UA-cam.
It’s a testament to the sport when a beast like Larry can’t just waltz in! Thanks for promoting it either way!
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....
Arm break city
@@soakedbearrd I doubt it, Brian is one of the smartest strongman to compete in decades.
@@TheArchersArms I’m not worried about Brian…
It’s like Pradeep is actively trying to discourage Brian Shaw from competing in armwrestling. Come on bro 🤦🏽♂️
I don't think he understands the mindset of truly competetive people lol, it's like he thinks they only do it to win and no other reason.
I think he correlates bodybuilding and strongman together. There is no doubt Larry is strong, but he is starting at square one with the weakest links in the chain. As Devon has said, "Strongmen are the most functionally strong men on the planet," so for men like Brian, there are fewer weak links, and those links are far beyond a bodybuilder.
With 50k subscriber ,Pradeep thinks himself of Eddie Hall 🤣 stupidity has no cure I guess ☠️
That's what I was thinking. Shaw is obsessed with competition. It is obvious he did NOT want to stop strongman but time/age is undefeated. He doesn't have many other options with his build. Cant really transition to bodybuilding. Power lifting doesnt seem to interest him. All that's left, which ironically is the best fit, is arm wrestling which as Larratt mentioned, the age limit is much longer so-to-speak. It is the logical route to go for him.
Pradeep is only a commentator. Not an athlete. That's why he can never get it.
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? :)
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.
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 .
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.
I think he’s interested in arm wrestling because he knows can’t compete in strongman anymore but he still wants to be the best at something.
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.
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...
God and family are infinitely more important than any of these other things
@@mcfarvogod 🤣🤣🤣
@@unbesiegbear9521 yeah god, he gave you life and ewerything you have...and you guys throw your health and posibly a lot more things just for good looks and money.
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.
This is funny how they think that girl pined levan
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.
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.
Vytautas Lalas was a strongman who does arm wrestling.
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.
Can’t compete in anything with out PEDs
@user-wf5lh8ug9d😂😂😂really
@user-wf5lh8ug9d Georgi too?
Let Larry Wheels and Brian Shaw face each other!
Brian Shaw’s enthusiasm will waign
Wane? (As in wax vs wane?)
Don't project onto Brian Shaw !!!! Brian is a dedicated athlete he will do what he needs to.
Brian is a hell of a lot stronger than Larry ever was
Did you even watch Larry’s video?
It was about relapsing on steroids lol.
I agree, and alot about letting his wife down.
Larry can never be a good armwrestler.
He’s already beaten good arm wrestlers , he’s a very good arm wrestler but being a super heavyweight it’s an entire different ball game he’s going to have limits bc he never truly learned to use skill he had trouble when he had the weaker hand .
He can never be a good bodybuilder either, he has deformed biceps from injuries and terrible calf genetics.
Who cares? He's not even a real arm wrestler anyway.
Define "real armwrestler"
he was one of the few youtubers who gived popularity/money to the sport , he is part of our community and he deserve a proper goodbye .
@@17vmrivasLevan Saginashvili
@@Ronald-Chevalierhe had won matches and won professional tournaments before. So based off your definition he is an arm wrestler.
@@Ronald-Chevalier you more than likely never armwrestled before in your life, based on your idiotic comment. Ffs
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.
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.
I actually love it when I lose.. it teaches me sooo much. More hands equals more knowledge
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.
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.
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
Were good now.....the BEAST is back baby
I do miss some of those videos of Larry with the arm wrestlers in Dubai.
The first fishing video was good, hopefully they catch something big !
They might catch a megalodon
They caught an Allen Fisher .
they found what Todd's always been under the table looking for, all these years.
He is being a smart business man, youth is a very short run, so he is doing the right thing, and one bad injury and you could be done, so very little control in how long an athletic career will last.
You just make things up. Interesting
Will Pradeep stay in arm wrestling or go back to his lucrative bodybuilding career?
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.
Brian Shaw armwrestling is 100% clickbait. It's NOTHING but a quick cash cow.
Don't be naive.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 don't see Brian Shaw having the potential to beat even Derek Smith
Derek is dogwater, Brian would crush him with 0% technique :DD
Brian hasn't gone all out on anyone. Apart from Eddie Hall. Once he has a match I think people will be shocked.
So is Larry still the owner of king of the table? Lets get some details.
We need to book Shaw like Goldberg
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
Japan's weather is too hot to enjoy..
I live Ontario, Canada and it is 43 Celsius today with the humidex…
Spoiler alert - Brian shaw is never gonna be that good at arm wrestling
There’s a big difference between Larry and Bryan. Bryan get things done on whatever he devotes his time too.
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.
summer in japan is not fun either
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.
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.
He used the arm wrestling community, to gain viewers! He won’t be missed 👋
The problem with Larry is that he's simultaneously very impressionable and not very smart. The reasons he gives for stopping gear and competitive strength sports before his physical prime are all invalid.
There are lots of guys who compete, juice, have successful careers, and happy family lives. Most of them don't have the genetic physical gifts that Larry does. On the flip side, they're more than likely more cognitively gifted.
Big name goofs… someone from nowhere that doesn’t have endless avenues for success is who I am rooting for.
Larry needs to put his Wife and health first, it’s a miracle she stays with him knowing he may not live to 70.
I love Larry but he will be lucky if he will live to 50.
Big hands but small wrist which is a big issue in armwrestling. Top rollers love the small wrist guys.
Larry Wheels could become an actor in Hollywood, at one point I thought he could follow in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger..
No he is too awkward
@@leonardomodes1007yeah, i don't see larry becoming an actor.
And then he can become a slimy California politician and cheat on his wife, really follow in Arnold's footsteps: lies, narcissism, selfishness, etc.
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.
I think larry quickly relaized his potential was only ,mid tier , and after that , lost interest.
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
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.
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.
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.
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)
only downside i see is his age of course...
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.
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
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.
No one roast people as freely as Pradeep does. You may have to listen carefully otherwise you will miss it. 😆
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.
its for connective tissue rehab in the future
Larry couldn’t be at top of aw if he wanted to - doesn’t have the technical instincts needed
Larry do what you gotta do
Larry is known for not being consistent at any sport, but brian is 4x times world champion they are not the same
"Armwrestling is hard. I quit"
-larry wheels
They should have let Devon fight with that guy 😄
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Brian has even started how can you quit
The orange enough money or interest in arm wrestling for people like larry or Brian, atmost it's an distraction for higher level athletes.
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😂
Betkili Oniani >> any strongman or dickhead powerlifter
You remember the first time in Travis' voice how awed he felt witnessing Oniani's power, in the final round when he surged Atkaev and stared into Aktaev's helpless wincing eyes as he felt that brutal power as Travis describes it, give me Betkili any day over anyone else, Travis said the same after seeing Betkili, never was he so excited about someone before
Dude what’re you talking about he showed Larry singles you clearly don’t train arm wrestling what do ever singles need rehab
Siinä on myös vaara että Brian loukkaa itsensä kädenväännössä ja sit se uhkaa taas hänen vahvinmies kilpailemista.
I think Brian is way too strong, and Arm wrestling is not ready for this type of strength and would run out of opponents for him by way of injury...
There’s a difference in Brian and Larry.
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It's because he could not beat nobody that's in their elite the top 10 was just too strong for him