Inside My Home Country, Latvia. Legs With Aivars Smaukstelis - Strength Unknown, Baltics Pt1
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Welcome to the Baltics! This episode we take a personal dive into my home country of Latvia. We’ll be training legs with Aivars Smaukstelis (Latvias Strongest Man). Getting our minds blown by the marriage of food and nature. And hopefully find some peace in a changing world. Let’s explore Latvia.
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Been looking forward too this series! your taking this youtube channel too the next level here
Me to!
Thank you!
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The voice over segue at 2:06 into Aivars saying "This is my stretching" was comedy gold. Right up there with JF saying "Abs is not a thing of power. It just mean you not eat enough" when asked why strongmen don't have abs showing.
I quite like Tom's one, Abs don't win comps, bellies do 😆
Mad respect for Aivars and the people of the Baltic. 💪🏼💪🏼
Yes but "this is my stretching" was unintentional comedic gold
"Renars was a mysterious man, focused on his work. A serious craftsman of culinary experiences"
Sick noir voiceover - Max Payne:ish. Goosebumps! 👏
Thank you. Renars
This is like strongman Anthony Bourdain. I love it. Great production. You guys should talk to some tv networks . This has mass appeal. Great job!
Definitely would watch this. It's so high quality too.
It's more accessible on UA-cam than om tv. Don't need tv production nowadays.
The production on this is so good. Great job Martins + Romark!
This is cool man. I have Latvian ancestry and I love seeing things about the motherland.
Every single video from you seems like a well produced, high production value movie. Not sure who does your video formats and edits them but whoever it is, is legit!
That’s all Romark!
@@MartinsLicis he does truly amazing work. I am so looking forward to all the content!
Has anyone else jusat discovered this AMAZING series and is binge-watching.... apart from ME! Thankyou Martins. I've been a fan of your for a good few years. Recent heralth issues and hospital stay has meant my focus has been off training. Now i'm on the road back this wonderful series is both motivating and calms my mind. Thakyou to both you and Romark. God bless
Brilliant content, Mārtiņ! Greetings from a fellow Latvian. It's been a pleasure to follow your journey for a while now. I wish you great success going forward, no doubt you'll smash your goals. On a side note, It's a shame that Latvian media aren't reporting on your achievements... IMHO, more people deserve to know more about your journey and title wins!
your country has produced great athletes! I would come here one day
my gym here in Germany has the same brand of plates Aivar's has, so seeing you guys warming up with 3 reds on each side while I was over the moon when I squatted with my first red felt even crazier than usual
Kind of the same with the leg press, watching them do 5+ reps at my 1 rep max like it was nothing...then adding a big man on top of that for more 9 more is ridiculous
I love this series and Martins is my favorite strongman. But the moments where we got to see him be funny and joke around were the best. I feel like the narration might be a little too serious. IMO, Martins should leverage his comedic ability more and then this series will really take off.
i agree. a good mix of narration and London video please :)
I liked the seriousness for a change. Really made a feel like tv prodution and his voice is just perfect for narration
I think it's just great! There is enough strongmen around providing us with adolescent antics!
I love this series. You guys are doing a great job! It's got a little bit of everything - lifting, food, history, culture, people - wonderful to see a different view of the world!
These are not 'youtube videos' this is a mini-series master class with interesting hosts and amazing camera work. Just wow.
8:25 Great to see that Martins and his sister gets along so great. He seems like a great uncle. 😉
They gotta be doing this as some kinda show pitch?? Like test see how popular it is and then get a food network or travel network show? This is like anthony bourdain meets strong man and i fkn love it..
Holy shit man. This reminds me of Anthony Bourdain. I absolutely love the cultural aspect, and getting to know the other strongman. The quality is right there with anything I would watch on netflix.
It was awesome to see y’all having a good time at your home, and huge love for Aivars, I hope he has a good time at the Shaw Classic
Aivars is such an underrated Strongman. Such a nice and positive guy. He instantly became one of my favourite Strongmen after I first saw him in a WUS comp.
Wtf, that was your mom? 🎵 Matins' mom, has got it going on. 🎵🔥
I just realised that we are born only 10 days apart in Europa 1990, in times of conflict with the Gulfwar, release of the first Gameboy and a spark in a newborn to become The Worlds Strongest man!
Really well produced, and I'm glad you're sharing with all of us the time spent back home. As an Italian who moved to Latvia 5 years ago, I am constantly fascinated by this beautiful country and its people's connection to nature. Looking forward to the next episodes! P.S. Hereford is (by popular opinion) the best butcher in Riga! To the point that even restaurants mark their steaks as "Hereford steaks", as a high quality mark.
Unarguably the best strongman related series in the past couple of years.
Raymond is one of my favorite strong men from back in the day
The quality on this is fantastic. If I saw this on tv I wouldn't question it
Amazing and informative and simply beautifully done. I was laughing my butt of at the "wrong candy" part
This series is phenomenal. Netflix needs to see this!
Romark found the special candy in the woods. 😂
THE NARRATION IS SUPERB. MARTINS IS AN EXCELLENT WRITER AS WELL!
These are so fun to watch you guys. Thanks for taking the rest of us on these adventures with you : )
God bless Latvia! Kick some butt at the Shaw Classic, Aivars! 💪😎💪
Awesome stuff! Great production and it’s free! This is network worthy stuff people would pay for.
This style of your videos is great, keep up the good work! Thanks Romark and Martins
I love your journey man I rewatch old stuff all the time and it’s amazing to see your growth from afar. Thanks for taking us with you. I’ll watch these for years.
MARTINS!!!! Good job keep this series going -excellent!
I cannot express enough on how great this series is y'all are producing. Please keep it going
This format is awesome, I can't imagine all the work put on ! Thanks a lot !
Amazing episode. Your videos are getting better and better. Love you guys.
These videos are awesome- genuinely so enjoyable to watch!
Wow what an amazing country! Love ivars such a nice guy! Thank for the content guys great to have you back on the tube!
Love this!!!! You guys are doing a great job and very much looking forward to more content like this, safe travels!!!!
This is the content I’ve been missing! Loved this keep it up guys
Expected a training vlog but instead got an intimate and riveting showcase. Really excited for this series
❤️ I love this series so much - keep them coming ❤️❤️❤️
Your best video yet Martins!
Romark and Martins out here doing great content. Thanks for shining a light on this stuff. I never would have seen a lot of this stuff.
Love these videos. great footage, story, content. He's here, he's there!
Absolutely love the channel guys thanks for all the hard work u put in.. I had never heard of this country...at least that I can remember
Awesome series Dragon. Thanks for sharing, that food and that hike and the culture.. will live on no matter what
This is my favorite thing on youtube.
Easily the best strongman content we get blessed with. Thanks guys! Big fan of you and your crew!
Romark, you keep getting better and better. This is spectacular!
amazing quality and production value, off the charts! needs to be its own show on TV
Your videos are incredible. I love watching them so much. Good jobs guys 👍
Your squats are always amazing! The form is always spot on!
Great video Martins, hope recovery is going well, love from Anthony and the girls England UK
Awesome work! Proud of you both. This series looks like you have a full production team. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Love to see ya’ll evolving.
Love your style of narration and commentary. Keep it up!
Such an incredible job with this series fellas. Keep it up.
Great Video! I'm alread hyped for the next one!
Really cool. Fun look at culture and adventure. Good writing and photography. Hope Romark is OK
Leg press has been done in WSM. Back in the 90s I think it was.
You’ve always been one of my favorite people to watch on UA-cam, Martins and Romark! As an avid Strongman fan and Strongman myself, you’ve (Martins) always been one of my top favorite strongmen who I’ve learned the most from and can relate most to. Loving this series!
I love everything about this series. I hope to get my channel to this level some day and train like this all over.
That's some picnic !! Top chef for the wilderness! Unbelievable. Great video
Incredible pairing of history/Strongman/Funny content. Refreshing and nice to watch!
Love love love this series
I have never been this excited for a video. The new format is amazing you remind me so much of Anthony Bourdain, you not only tell us what journey you are on but you take us with
These are great, keep up with the great content. Love it!
As someone who was looking forward to travel to the baltics this was a beautifull inspiration and a pleasure to watch, hope your recovery goes well
Great series been enjoying it a lot!
Diggin the vibes here , thanks for the video , god bless brother!
The voice over video in some parts bringing the poetic effects it look so amazing. Giving the video totally an amazing effect with such a soothing voice. Way to go Martin's!!! Just loved the concept.. Looking forward for more...!!!!💞💞
Love this! Great job narrating Martins!
Romar looks like he had fun , there's a story there.
Wow the production value is amazing. That good experience looks so good!
Beautiful video Martins, I always admired baltic mentality and nature.
Thank you both it’s never a boring video and your home country looks beautiful thank you for sharing
Hope to see you travel to the Shaw classic 🇦🇺🙏🏻
Definitely enjoying your adventures
Mate really enjoyed this video. Thanks for sharing. 👍🏻
This is so much more than i expected from this series. And Martins is good narrator too. Well done guys
Awesome intro Martins! Superb video quality...
Happy days guys! Stoked that you’re back on the UA-cam’s 👌💪
THIS IS AWESOME. Great job romark and martins
Gotta be my favourite strongman on UA-cam, beautiful exploration of strength and culture!
Love the show keep em coming!
Oh cool series Dragon! Thanks s geographiles and amateur anthropologists don’t get much information from this part of the world.
Thanks for the beautiful shots of the countryside, the local cuisine and time spent with your whanau.
Superb job Romark and Martins! 👏👏👏
Really nice wholesome video about Latvia!
Martin's really sets the tone as the narrator I love these already great idea keep them coming if it's not too much work
Gotta say oneof my favorite vids they've ever made. 🔥
Can't wait for the Estonian episode! Thank you Martins for showing the side of Europe that usually doesn't get a lot of attention. Love seeing my motherland!
This was beautiful man. Thanks for showing us.
Awesome video ! Thanks for sharing !! ❤️🔥💪🏽👏🏾👍🏽😎👊🏽💥☄️
Very good combo of training, history, culture and more got really hungry watching that meal in the Woods.
Loving it. This could easily have been a Netflix documentary series
Great video. Glad to see you go home
Thank you for these.
Lets go! I missed those, the awesome quality just makes you want to watch :)
Man, those Baltic countries are so gorgeous. Great content.