S Tier: Farmer's Walks Keg & Sandbag Carries Stones A Tier: Log Clean & Press Husafell Stone Axle Deadlift B Tier: Car/Elevated Trap Bar Deadlift Arm Over Arm Pull Drags C Tier: Conan's Wheel Tire Flips Yoke D Tier: Axle Clean & Press Silver Dollar Deadlift F Tier: Fingal's Fingers Circus Dumbbell Tossing Events Power Stairs Truck Pull
Pre watch guess list for the strongman exercises / events that Alexander Bromley puts in S for becoming more jacked and more generally strong and useful: 1. Any type of off the ground loading event. Sandbags, stones, whatever. 2. Overhead lifts, probably anything off the ground 3. Any type of squat. He will make his obligatory reference to Mark Rippetoe saying “they make you harder to kill.” 4. Farmers walks / handle carry’s You can rip me apart in the replies for everything I get wrong. I watch this man’s videos way too often lol.
Hey that’s me deadlifting 💪🏽😀 I love it! Strongman classic competition at the fair! I remember that! Probably one of the most fun competitions I’ve done! 🙌🏽
Man, your content is so good, Bromley. Now you've got my 64 year old self wanting to get a log bar and farmers walk handles. You deserve all the success your channel has gotten over the years!
Keep it up big man. It has been a very nice time seeing your content evolve over the years. I remember the white board days. The membership days and it’s been great to watch through it all. As always loved the vid
i think the continued use of the axel is to help differentiate between olympic weightlifting. if the clean and jerk/press record was shattered by a strongman it would have many "purists" up in arms about PED use in strongman
I got stones, waiting for sandbags to restock and just recently ordered farmers handles, always loved dynamic movements like sandbags and farmers just seem fun, used to do these with kettlebells.
I think Alan Thrall agrees with you on the problems with the axle clean and press. It seems like he was more arguing for the benefits of cleans in general and push presses in general.
Farmer walk is the best exercise to do. I live in a rural town, no big gyms near, I got few weights, I just chopped some logs and build me some stuff to do farmer walks
@@NboOfficialAusStrongman has always been about athleticism and technique. Powerlifting isn't a huge thing in Strongman, events and spectacle is. You could argue most Strongman circus acts were faked to shock the crowd. Strongman started from entertainment.
Dropping a comment bc I’m a whore for circus press as it is indeed a parlor trick lol I actually think there’s some utility as a general developmental tool but certainly doesn’t take the place of other overhead movements. Fun way to program them for conditioning is taking a lighter load and alternating hands for 6-10 reps each side. I’ve used this with clients before and it def catches up to you after 4-5 reps lol
My brother actually found he had good carryover from the yoke to the squat. He added about 60 pounds to his squat in the half a year since he started yoke carries. Granted, he's not at the level of someone like Bromley. But he is a strong dude (590 max squat and worked up to short bursts on the yoke with 900 pounds around the same time).
cool to see you have Arild Haugen in the thumbnail. He was an insane talent at a wery young age. He broke the atlas stone WR at around 20 years old, i believe it still stands today. 400kg deadlift! A shame he didnt continue the strongman careere after hes first WSM. He was super jacked to :D so he fits this context. u should watch "Arild Hulk Haugen workout" on youtube. Cheers from Norway
Bromley, do any of your programs prioritize both the overhead press and bench? I compete locally in strong man so overhead is my main concern but I'm sick and tired of not having a 315 bench
Close Grip Bench Press is one of the best assistance exercises for a strong overhead press if you lack pressing power but i would advice NOT TO use legs at all on a bench press in that case. Do feet up bench close grip in that case so it will actually only be your upperbody working
@@RobinJohnsson1000 I added in close grip at the start of the summer and my bench finally started going up. Slow progress but I've put 10-15 on it and 15lb on my push press
Alex why you gotta do my Axle Continental dirty like that :( ... I prefer it to log because I'd rather have an axle on my clavicle than a log crushing my will to live out of my chest😅 ... We are 100% agreed on S-Tier though.
Awesome content, thanks! Finally someone has a more nuanced take on axle DLs than "it's for grip". OK, tricky question incoming: deficit SLDLs are often recommended for stones as an accessory. By the same logic you apply to axle DLs (i.e. the bar doesnt roll, move, bend, etc.) would you recommend axle deficit SLDLs over regular ones for stones as an accessory?
sir, I cannot find the answer to this question on the Internet, so I think this is the right place. When to use a belt when lifting stones/sandbags? I don't own a belt - should I buy it if I want to explore sandbags and stone lifting and have a tweaky back? I see you do it both with belt and beltless.
Wouldn't yoke have a good benefit carryover to other things like the keg/Sandbag/shield carry? The yoke is heavier on your back and doesn't require you gripping it in the front like the others, but doesnt it train you for the other events by putting a much heavier load on your body than the front carries?
Me too, I grabbed an 8ft scaff pole and cut it down to size. I love it, I do everything with it. It feels great, once your grip gets accustomed to it. Trying to build my traditional power clean, with the axle, at the minute, loads of fun😂
So would you agree that Arthur lifts make more sense than axle clean and presses since the behind the back continental is so much safer and more efficient?
Hello Alex, im 32 years old, 190 pounds at the moment on serious cutting phase, i used to play rugby for more than 10 years and last year i tried powerlifing training for 5 months, not competing. Lately i m thinking of starting strongman training and maybe competing. Do you have any advice or any tip ?
bros!! i need your help! please answer this question yes or no, do you consider yourself to be strong? its for a statistics assignment which is due tomorrow.
A lot of unwarranted hate for the axle. For general purposes, axle anything will make you a better athlete and person. Maybe not specifically continental clean, but double overhand powers or even DOH continentals with an axle will make you a strong mofo - add to that the extra mobility it requires in front rack and the lack of whip in the bar have it in at least B, if not A tier
Double overhand axle power cleans is a grip exercise, period... you can't build rate of force development in the hips when you have to slow the pull to keep it from popping out of your hands. Really, really bad way to build athletic anything
@@AlexanderBromley I be go to disagree. In a general athletic sense I think there is great application for grappling, football and getting overall jacked. Also the element of working to a bar that doesn’t rotate. Anyways, it’s your tier list not mine.
As someone who doesn’t compete in strongman and only watches the big contests usually just the Arnold and bits of WSM idk why they keep the axle clean and press around. It feels like a red headed step child. We all wanna see people do heavy ass log clean and presses. The axle cleans look like shit out of a saw movie. I agree with the idea of just giving people a barbell and idk maybe not letting people do split jerks. That would probably be better for the athletes and spectators. Feel free to disagree
Not to put too fine a point on it but in reality none of these exercises are particularly optimal for building muscle as they lack any kind of eccentric loading. We know that the deep stretch under load is the most hypertrophic part of the movement. Obviously you dont want a controlled eccentric when trying to maximize strength/reps. Additionally just because something is sore or you feel it working doesnt mean it's getting a good growth stimulus. Go run a marathon and your legs will be fucked for days after. Not good for growth though. After boxing my shoulders are on fire and sore the next day but it hasn't triggered growth.
I actually think that Stones are closer to F than S unless there's an 80% chance that you're going to compete in a show with stones. 1 Tacky on your hands makes it a smelly pain in the 🍑. 2 The shirts, elbow/forearm sleeves and maybe gloves make it a different art form, like geared powerlifting. 3 Risk of injury to you, bystanders and the gym floor. 4 You're not going to find stones at a 24 Hour Fitness in Toledo, Ohio. You're probably not even going to find stones at a Golds Gym in Venice, California.
-Don't need to use tacky -Gear just reduces friction allowing more weight, still grows the absolute shit out of your hips and back, nothing like equipped lifting - risk?? Lol the assumption is you have a place to do it and aren't retarded - anyone who wants can buy stone molds cheap, make their own and air load them in the dirt outside... did that for years. - it's a list of strongman events, not equipment you find at golds gym... you won't find any of these in Golds gym
1 You need to use tacky, if you want to get good at moving the heaviest possible stones... Just like you need time with an actual Circus DB to get good at moving the heaviest possible Circus DB. Large Sandbags are getting more popular at normal gyms. You can get the same benefits from Sandbags without the risk. 2 If being mentally handicapped correlates with injuries... Then you are way more mentally handicapped than 90% of the population. 3 Listen to your intro again 00.09 You said acquisition of size and strength, no assumptions. 4 Oh yeah, gear reduces friction so you can move heavier stones. Gear in powerlifting helps you move heavier barbells 😅
This list was elegant in it's ability to be irrelevant to the point while also being completely wrong, anyways. JFC I would pay to see your standardized test scores.
@AlexanderBromley 00:26 Aren't going to mess you up. Aren't going to waste your time. 1 You put tire flips in the D/F tier because you injured yourself doing them. Stones are way more dangerous than Sandbags. 2 Sandbags are pretty common now. So, unless there's a 100% chance that you are competing in a show with stones, building stones for your back yard is a waste. So, based onYOUR criteria at 00:26 stones should not be S tier. 3 Standardized Test Scores? Now that's irrelevant 😂😂😂😂😂
Aiming to move up the tier list tier list rankings, I see.
lmfao
If you were trying to manipulate me by dangling that S-tier over my head..... it worked.
😂😂
S is for Sword of Damocles @@AlexanderBromley
So S tier is prettty much work on a farm.
While taking nearly atomic amounts of PEDs
As the strongman deities intended.
As farmers are probably the most physically useful people in the world, I think the relationship is clear!
@@Supersmartandfunnyguynah Stevedores
my friend is a farmer and he’s insane
Recently added zercher squats, farmers carry and zercher carry into my training and my traps are screaming at me.
S Tier:
Farmer's Walks
Keg & Sandbag Carries
Stones
A Tier:
Log Clean & Press
Husafell Stone
Axle Deadlift
B Tier:
Car/Elevated Trap Bar Deadlift
Arm Over Arm Pull
Drags
C Tier:
Conan's Wheel
Tire Flips
Yoke
D Tier:
Axle Clean & Press
Silver Dollar Deadlift
F Tier:
Fingal's Fingers
Circus Dumbbell
Tossing Events
Power Stairs
Truck Pull
Thanks, king
Spoiler alert 🚨
🔥Gracias mounstruo.
Pre watch guess list for the strongman exercises / events that Alexander Bromley puts in S for becoming more jacked and more generally strong and useful:
1. Any type of off the ground loading event. Sandbags, stones, whatever.
2. Overhead lifts, probably anything off the ground
3. Any type of squat. He will make his obligatory reference to Mark Rippetoe saying “they make you harder to kill.”
4. Farmers walks / handle carry’s
You can rip me apart in the replies for everything I get wrong. I watch this man’s videos way too often lol.
I got two right, he put the log in a and axel in d 😅 and no mention of squat events 😢
Hey that’s me deadlifting 💪🏽😀
I love it! Strongman classic competition at the fair! I remember that! Probably one of the most fun competitions I’ve done! 🙌🏽
Man, your content is so good, Bromley. Now you've got my 64 year old self wanting to get a log bar and farmers walk handles. You deserve all the success your channel has gotten over the years!
Keep it up big man. It has been a very nice time seeing your content evolve over the years. I remember the white board days. The membership days and it’s been great to watch through it all. As always loved the vid
i think the continued use of the axel is to help differentiate between olympic weightlifting. if the clean and jerk/press record was shattered by a strongman it would have many "purists" up in arms about PED use in strongman
I got stones, waiting for sandbags to restock and just recently ordered farmers handles, always loved dynamic movements like sandbags and farmers just seem fun, used to do these with kettlebells.
Posted this as I’m looking up strongman movements to incorporate in training - thank you sir
Thanks for revisiting this cuz ive been repetitively watching the older strongman jack videos 😂
The what
I like this video format with you doing things in the background. Great content as always!
I think Alan Thrall agrees with you on the problems with the axle clean and press. It seems like he was more arguing for the benefits of cleans in general and push presses in general.
S Tier: FOOD!!
If by food you mean steroids.
@@davorzdralo8000no, I definitely mean food lol
If you want to experience pure hell, do Husafell carries with some tacky.
Yeesssss thats what I'm talking about.
Farmer walk is the best exercise to do. I live in a rural town, no big gyms near, I got few weights, I just chopped some logs and build me some stuff to do farmer walks
Also f tier: duck walks
I've yet to see a Strongman that likes circus dumbbell. Is it really that bad? I've never done it.
It's just incredibly awkward, humbling, and doesn't carry over to anything.
@@tylergodfrey5064at the risk of sounding corny as hell they’re also the scariest to me lmao
@@ElijahZaporteza Oh yeah, with only one hand on it and a fat grip, it's pretty easy to drop it on your head. Ask me how I know. 🥴
Strong man shouldn't be to much about technique so..
@@NboOfficialAusStrongman has always been about athleticism and technique. Powerlifting isn't a huge thing in Strongman, events and spectacle is. You could argue most Strongman circus acts were faked to shock the crowd. Strongman started from entertainment.
You're spot on with the Farmer's Carry with straps. I tried it today and it was great. Didn't know what I've been missing.
Dropping a comment bc I’m a whore for circus press as it is indeed a parlor trick lol I actually think there’s some utility as a general developmental tool but certainly doesn’t take the place of other overhead movements. Fun way to program them for conditioning is taking a lighter load and alternating hands for 6-10 reps each side. I’ve used this with clients before and it def catches up to you after 4-5 reps lol
as short chubby kind women, I will try to include some lifts from B, A and S tier for the next months
You and Alan are my 2 favorite on UA-cam, glad to see this collision on topic
Love you Bromley
Love you Michael
Oh hell yeah, as foretold in ancient prophecy, another Bromley Tier List
Congrats on winning the regionals!!!
Caution with the arm-over-arm.. the rope burn is f'in real!! 🤣
My brother actually found he had good carryover from the yoke to the squat. He added about 60 pounds to his squat in the half a year since he started yoke carries. Granted, he's not at the level of someone like Bromley. But he is a strong dude (590 max squat and worked up to short bursts on the yoke with 900 pounds around the same time).
Happy to see that most of my training other than specific events are A and S tier and Bromley approved 👍
Love your vids Bromley! I try to incorporate your wisdom! Thanks!
Where’s the sumo wrestling and log chopping events 😂😂
cool to see you have Arild Haugen in the thumbnail. He was an insane talent at a wery young age. He broke the atlas stone WR at around 20 years old, i believe it still stands today. 400kg deadlift! A shame he didnt continue the strongman careere after hes first WSM. He was super jacked to :D so he fits this context. u should watch "Arild Hulk Haugen workout" on youtube. Cheers from Norway
He got quite ill I think from the hormones
Fingals Fingers using old railroad ties is a lot of fun.
A.carrying all bags of groceries in to the house in one trip
2 bags per finger gang ⚔️
Love your videos. Love your honesty & good chacater. Keep up the good work :)
Great ideas - looks like I'm getting some sandbags. Already doing farmers!
So should you do these A and S or your only 7 moves for hypertrophy
Zerchers are my jam 💪
Bromley, do any of your programs prioritize both the overhead press and bench?
I compete locally in strong man so overhead is my main concern but I'm sick and tired of not having a 315 bench
Close Grip Bench Press is one of the best assistance exercises for a strong overhead press if you lack pressing power but i would advice NOT TO use legs at all on a bench press in that case.
Do feet up bench close grip in that case so it will actually only be your upperbody working
@@RobinJohnsson1000 I added in close grip at the start of the summer and my bench finally started going up. Slow progress but I've put 10-15 on it and 15lb on my push press
Alex why you gotta do my Axle Continental dirty like that :( ... I prefer it to log because I'd rather have an axle on my clavicle than a log crushing my will to live out of my chest😅 ... We are 100% agreed on S-Tier though.
Awesome content, thanks! Finally someone has a more nuanced take on axle DLs than "it's for grip". OK, tricky question incoming: deficit SLDLs are often recommended for stones as an accessory. By the same logic you apply to axle DLs (i.e. the bar doesnt roll, move, bend, etc.) would you recommend axle deficit SLDLs over regular ones for stones as an accessory?
You channeled rich Piana when you said "feel your traps and upper back burn"
sir, I cannot find the answer to this question on the Internet, so I think this is the right place.
When to use a belt when lifting stones/sandbags? I don't own a belt - should I buy it if I want to explore sandbags and stone lifting and have a tweaky back? I see you do it both with belt and beltless.
I was definitely that kid on the track. Probably a big reason I’ve trained most of my adulthood.
Wouldn't yoke have a good benefit carryover to other things like the keg/Sandbag/shield carry?
The yoke is heavier on your back and doesn't require you gripping it in the front like the others, but doesnt it train you for the other events by putting a much heavier load on your body than the front carries?
What I wanna know is the most anabolic "supplements" for Strongman/powerlifting
The main reason I use an axle and not a barbell; I mainly work out at home and an Axle is much much cheaper than a barbell.
Me too, I grabbed an 8ft scaff pole and cut it down to size. I love it, I do everything with it. It feels great, once your grip gets accustomed to it. Trying to build my traditional power clean, with the axle, at the minute, loads of fun😂
So would you agree that Arthur lifts make more sense than axle clean and presses since the behind the back continental is so much safer and more efficient?
Bull mastiff program is awesome!
15:55 god, Big Z looks in so much pain in the arm over arm, and he's not a man that shows much
Forgot fridge race, Mas wrestling and Sumo - all S-tier candidates!
ngl, that triggered me haha
Good video. I want to get some kegs after this.
finally, a useful list
Top tip: Include a pic of a gape mouthed Rogan in the thumb to really set the algorithm alight.
Strongmen are basically open bodybuilders without needing to cut
Finally the thing I wanna see
Also whoa did Alan thrall lose weight?
Hello Alex, im 32 years old, 190 pounds at the moment on serious cutting phase, i used to play rugby for more than 10 years and last year i tried powerlifing training for 5 months, not competing. Lately i m thinking of starting strongman training and maybe competing. Do you have any advice or any tip ?
bros!! i need your help! please answer this question yes or no, do you consider yourself to be strong? its for a statistics assignment which is due tomorrow.
A lot of unwarranted hate for the axle. For general purposes, axle anything will make you a better athlete and person. Maybe not specifically continental clean, but double overhand powers or even DOH continentals with an axle will make you a strong mofo - add to that the extra mobility it requires in front rack and the lack of whip in the bar have it in at least B, if not A tier
Double overhand axle power cleans is a grip exercise, period... you can't build rate of force development in the hips when you have to slow the pull to keep it from popping out of your hands. Really, really bad way to build athletic anything
@@AlexanderBromley I be go to disagree. In a general athletic sense I think there is great application for grappling, football and getting overall jacked.
Also the element of working to a bar that doesn’t rotate. Anyways, it’s your tier list not mine.
S+ tier: the half dozen hamburger hoist to mouth 🍔
He's not wrong about a "stiff" power bar flexing. Once you get past 400 lbs it does start flex a bit.
How do you feel about static holds suck as the crucifix hold?
Don't let you weak-ass little fingers be the limiting factor - STRAP UP!
Their "supplements" help too.
The joy of commercial gyms that don't even have sandbags. I'd do a stack of plates if it wouldn't kill 7 people per set, including me.
Steal beer kegs out the basement of a bar. Park your truck 100 yd down the alley. Excellent workout, and profitable, unless you get caught at it.
As someone who doesn’t compete in strongman and only watches the big contests usually just the Arnold and bits of WSM idk why they keep the axle clean and press around. It feels like a red headed step child. We all wanna see people do heavy ass log clean and presses. The axle cleans look like shit out of a saw movie. I agree with the idea of just giving people a barbell and idk maybe not letting people do split jerks. That would probably be better for the athletes and spectators. Feel free to disagree
Not to put too fine a point on it but in reality none of these exercises are particularly optimal for building muscle as they lack any kind of eccentric loading. We know that the deep stretch under load is the most hypertrophic part of the movement. Obviously you dont want a controlled eccentric when trying to maximize strength/reps. Additionally just because something is sore or you feel it working doesnt mean it's getting a good growth stimulus. Go run a marathon and your legs will be fucked for days after. Not good for growth though. After boxing my shoulders are on fire and sore the next day but it hasn't triggered growth.
Why are you doing the online qualifier for OSG instead of OSG SW regionals?
this video will get you jacked and strong
I heard rolling the tires is actually easier
cool!
For the algorithm
Work is work...he's an agency worker ..probably a student...leave him alone...its the employer...
nice
Where’s the list?
On facebook
This is the list
Ectomorph
Mesamorph
Endomorph
1, 2 ,3 this is what determines how much muscle you will gain when lifting heavy strongman exercises
Fingers are sp much fun tho
How tall are you?
A stiff bar is a stiff bar until you squat with it, then it's a noodle bar. -powerlifters
Shhhweet
steroids and calorie surplus
PED 💯
Probally just the steroids like you show in a video when you stop belly came back when tren was on shoulders bigger and belly smaller :D
Short answer: PEDs
I actually think that Stones are closer to F than S unless there's an 80% chance that you're going to compete in a show with stones.
1 Tacky on your hands makes it a smelly pain in the 🍑.
2 The shirts, elbow/forearm sleeves and maybe gloves make it a different art form, like geared powerlifting.
3 Risk of injury to you, bystanders and the gym floor.
4 You're not going to find stones at a 24 Hour Fitness in Toledo, Ohio. You're probably not even going to find stones at a Golds Gym in Venice, California.
-Don't need to use tacky
-Gear just reduces friction allowing more weight, still grows the absolute shit out of your hips and back, nothing like equipped lifting
- risk?? Lol the assumption is you have a place to do it and aren't retarded
- anyone who wants can buy stone molds cheap, make their own and air load them in the dirt outside... did that for years.
- it's a list of strongman events, not equipment you find at golds gym... you won't find any of these in Golds gym
1 You need to use tacky, if you want to get good at moving the heaviest possible stones... Just like you need time with an actual Circus DB to get good at moving the heaviest possible Circus DB.
Large Sandbags are getting more popular at normal gyms. You can get the same benefits from Sandbags without the risk.
2 If being mentally handicapped correlates with injuries... Then you are way more mentally handicapped than 90% of the population.
3 Listen to your intro again 00.09 You said acquisition of size and strength, no assumptions.
4 Oh yeah, gear reduces friction so you can move heavier stones. Gear in powerlifting helps you move heavier barbells 😅
It's a new record, folks: Bromley got called a retard in the first comment of the video.
This list was elegant in it's ability to be irrelevant to the point while also being completely wrong, anyways. JFC I would pay to see your standardized test scores.
@AlexanderBromley 00:26 Aren't going to mess you up. Aren't going to waste your time.
1 You put tire flips in the D/F tier because you injured yourself doing them. Stones are way more dangerous than Sandbags.
2 Sandbags are pretty common now. So, unless there's a 100% chance that you are competing in a show with stones, building stones for your back yard is a waste.
So, based onYOUR criteria at 00:26 stones should not be S tier.
3 Standardized Test Scores? Now that's irrelevant 😂😂😂😂😂
Love your videos but the website a priduct offering .....
Bromley you balding bruh
Shh don't tell him
The truth comes out