Juji, I got a neat video idea for you. Try out an agility test at a fire department. They tend to be friendly and funny people, it would be pretty cool to see.
412lb one hand deadlift this guy is STRONG Strong I usually see him doing the niche lifts didn't know he could do serious stuff like that too what a badass
This was so cool. He talks about weights and the culture like my dad talks about motorcycle history. It's nerdy, artistic, philosophic, and muscle bound all mixed together.
I love motorcycles, so I'd love listening to your dad talk lol. I hate history for the most part unless I can listen to someone that can actually get me to focus.
Juji, have you heard a man named Mike Burch, power lifter in his 70s and still lifting heavy. He is still active on Instagram his garage gym definitely seems like something you might put on here.
I read a lot of old kung fu manuals and bronze era strongman manuals and they actually have a lot of similarities in the mindset of becoming strong without the need for fancy equipment and using simplicity in favor of effectiveness. Strength and mobility tailored for longevity.
Many years ago men didn't go to gym. A lot of people worked in agriculture and factories. A lot of lifting was done. The things to be moved was usually awkward and without handles to grab. Here at home there's an old story of a farmer that could carry a 200 lb. sack of fertilizer under each arm while navigating a soft plowed field. Once he reached the planters he had to set the bags on the hopper. He wasn't ripped or defined like a body builder just built like a bear. Another account is the story of an old black gentleman nicknamed Pulp wood. Mister Pulp wood is around 6' tall and weighs guessing 160 lbs. soaking wet. He has cut and stacked Pulp wood his entire life. It's reported that he can lift and toss logs weighing 150 lbs. all day long like they were toothpicks. Best thing is Mister Pulpwood is a very humble man, never cocky and friends with everybody. Bad thing is your joints suffer and they give a lot of trouble later in life.
It's not true that gyms are a recent phenomenon. During Napoleonic France there were gyms, just look into Hyppolyte Triat, before that Mercurialis wrote about gyms of the middle ages, and before that the Romans had inherited the strength training of the Greeks before them. Iran has ancient strength traditions and the Chinese have used stone plate barbells for at least hundreds of years.
I've followed James for a long time. He's a treasure trove of old time lifting and knowledge. You should go to one of the all round lifting competitions and take Bugez with you.
I started training in a similar open-air studio in 1963. I achieved my best performances back then. It was particularly hard to train at -15°. However, there was a warm-up chamber🙂
Another absolute banger collab these are entertaining the same as garage gym reviews style home gym visits just different energy. The way jon started stimming over the barbell cuffs was peak energy
James has this olde worlde kungfu master vibe to him, complete with unassuming training implements that turn street urchins into kick-ass killing machines.
thank you very much from Russia.. I am pleased to see a person who has spent his whole life simply lifting various weights in his home in the yard... I also have a similar collection for lifting 😁😁👍👍
everything about the video was perfection but when he mentioned the weight plates arnold and franco was benching in venice beach i got goosebumps and was so close to crying that's some legendary history and knowledge from this man RESPECT
Hey man, just found your channel..... This dudes home gym is awesome!!! I don't have anything this badass ( I think he wins!!! ) but I do have quite a homemade outdoor workout area, with stuff I've welded together, and logs I've cut for log flips. Special hammers that I had fabricated and then one I made...... If you ever make it to the Kansas City area hit me up, would love to show you the stuff
So happy you interviewed James! Wow those 100 lb Hampton plates are absolutely amazing and gorgeous! What are those wheels with the looped wire attached to them? Thank you!
Cool video! I am stealing that idea to put a hook through a softball so I can use it to hook onto one of my kettlebells! That sounds awesome for training grip strength.
That’s cool all my weights are rusty old school handme down equipment never really thought of it as unique or special but it neat to see others really appreciate it
This video made the light go off in my head: I can lift heavy stuff around me to get back in shape. I work for a RR, so there's all kinds of heavy steel stuff. Thanks, guys.
The "Trenton" anvil was actually made in Columbus Ohio by the Columbus Forge & Iron Company. Cool to see someone else using the 50lb scale calibration weights, I've collected a few of them, people also repurposed them as "Horse Tether Weights" for tying their horses to back in the day 6:16
Anyone here remember or been to Bruce Connor/ Al Hinds gym in West LA? That gym had all the old equipment (weights cut out of ship hulls) and amazing welded machine equipment. I believe it opened in the 1930's and closed in 1978. I worked there as a trainer and quit before they closed so I wonder what happened to all that equipment (and knowledge).
I am literally drooling over that rusty equipment. Such a treasure trove! I myself would love to get my hands on some globe dumbbells, some of those kettlebell-like block weights (aren't they meant for scales' calibration?) as well as those pancake plates. Unfortunately i am based in Europe and none of that equipment will ever be available to purchase here - we don't have any "Craigslist" round here...
This is sick. In college we used to keep the old weights outside our locker room and workout under the sun during the summer months. Some of the best memories and best workouts!
I've been focusing a lot on over the head stuff with like free weights and straight bars just really trying to build up my shoulders I also do the farmers lift where you have a weight on each side and you lift up with your shoulders
Absolutely awesome work!!!Love the old school stuff.Makes me want to reread my old MD and S&H magazines,I also have a pair of Dan Lurie 50 pound plates .
Woow, what a knowledge on both you guys 😮 Great and inspirational, I myself also like to create my own unique made for given idea of training equipment 👍
This dude seriously knows lifting history
Facts he definitely knows bodybuilding that's real iron
There aren't too many on social media both with the knowledge and who still trains hard
99% of what he said is pulled out of his ass
His azz is smarter than you are.
@@Ian-q4g5w his azz is smarter than you are.
What an amazing yard gym. I absolutely love how much history he knows.
Some awesome historical equipment.
He's got some things from the late 1800s I think. Definitely had a range of stuff from WWI Era! 😯
@@jujimufu late 1800s. That’s amazing! It is awesome to see how well that old equipment has held up for over 100 years.
Lift with your power belt from God Air conditioning hahas
Ha oden poetry as in life
Shuai Jiao wrestlers from China were the first to use Stone Lock ("kettlebell"), barbell and ropes. They've been using it for more than a 1000 years.
Juji, I got a neat video idea for you. Try out an agility test at a fire department. They tend to be friendly and funny people, it would be pretty cool to see.
Actually really good vid idea! 😮
Really awesome idea
That would be a good one to do with Anton Fomenko
Oh whoa - that’s a brilliant idea!
great idea dude, not to mention a lot of firemen like to workout so it would be good comparison
412lb one hand deadlift this guy is STRONG Strong
I usually see him doing the niche lifts didn't know he could do serious stuff like that too what a badass
Old is gold
The "niche" stuff typically requires legit strength
The niche stuff generally is vary hard to do.
No need show everyone how dense your skull is mane.
Those odd lifts are real, and require strength.
Not everyone is a fucking powerlifter
Brian Shaw would love this
I thought the same thing. They should definitely meet.
This was so cool. He talks about weights and the culture like my dad talks about motorcycle history. It's nerdy, artistic, philosophic, and muscle bound all mixed together.
I love motorcycles, so I'd love listening to your dad talk lol. I hate history for the most part unless I can listen to someone that can actually get me to focus.
Mr. Fuller is a serious gentleman! Always very responsive to weightlifters' inquiries and always gives a thorough answer. Thank you, Mr. Fuller.
Found this guy through youtube and really enjoyed his style, awesome to see him featured here!
That's a whole ass museum he's got in that shed.
Very cool to see James get the recognition, I grew up in Maine training/learning strongman from James and other monsters. Great guy
Juji, have you heard a man named Mike Burch, power lifter in his 70s and still lifting heavy. He is still active on Instagram his garage gym definitely seems like something you might put on here.
I just watched a video on Mike Burch he did 465 squat at 65 yrs old he came from the golden era of bodybuilding
So very happy to see James Fuller featured on your channel, Juji!
James Fuller is THE authority on all things weightlifting. So glad he is finally getting his due
I read a lot of old kung fu manuals and bronze era strongman manuals and they actually have a lot of similarities in the mindset of becoming strong without the need for fancy equipment and using simplicity in favor of effectiveness. Strength and mobility tailored for longevity.
Yes, more specifically by Shuai Jiao wrestlers. They were the first to use Stone Lock ("kettle bell"), barbell and ropes.
So happy to see James getting some love/recognition!
He lives in Maine and trains outdoors. That’s hardcore!
Maine gets a lot of snow! Not to mention rain and cold. Absolutely hardcore training!
I LOVE JAMES!!! His lifts are nuts, praise the lord.
Really impressed with his knowledge of lifting history. That is quite a collection.
This is awesome! Two of my favourite things - history + lifting.
Many years ago men didn't go to gym. A lot of people worked in agriculture and factories. A lot of lifting was done. The things to be moved was usually awkward and without handles to grab. Here at home there's an old story of a farmer that could carry a 200 lb. sack of fertilizer under each arm while navigating a soft plowed field. Once he reached the planters he had to set the bags on the hopper. He wasn't ripped or defined like a body builder just built like a bear. Another account is the story of an old black gentleman nicknamed Pulp wood. Mister Pulp wood is around 6' tall and weighs guessing 160 lbs. soaking wet. He has cut and stacked Pulp wood his entire life. It's reported that he can lift and toss logs weighing 150 lbs. all day long like they were toothpicks. Best thing is Mister Pulpwood is a very humble man, never cocky and friends with everybody. Bad thing is your joints suffer and they give a lot of trouble later in life.
It's not true that gyms are a recent phenomenon. During Napoleonic France there were gyms, just look into Hyppolyte Triat, before that Mercurialis wrote about gyms of the middle ages, and before that the Romans had inherited the strength training of the Greeks before them. Iran has ancient strength traditions and the Chinese have used stone plate barbells for at least hundreds of years.
I could listen to James talk about old weightlifting days & equipment for hours. Very smart dude.
I've followed James for a long time. He's a treasure trove of old time lifting and knowledge. You should go to one of the all round lifting competitions and take Bugez with you.
I started training in a similar open-air studio in 1963. I achieved my best performances back then. It was particularly hard to train at -15°. However, there was a warm-up chamber🙂
Another absolute banger collab these are entertaining the same as garage gym reviews style home gym visits just different energy. The way jon started stimming over the barbell cuffs was peak energy
James has this olde worlde kungfu master vibe to him, complete with unassuming training implements that turn street urchins into kick-ass killing machines.
thank you very much from Russia.. I am pleased to see a person who has spent his whole life simply lifting various weights in his home in the yard... I also have a similar collection for lifting 😁😁👍👍
everything about the video was perfection but when he mentioned the weight plates arnold and franco was benching in venice beach i got goosebumps and was so close to crying that's some legendary history and knowledge from this man RESPECT
That man is doing a major service to the culture. FOR THE CULTURE
Nice I’ve been waiting for James video to pop up he is a bit of a legend
Hey man, just found your channel..... This dudes home gym is awesome!!! I don't have anything this badass ( I think he wins!!! ) but I do have quite a homemade outdoor workout area, with stuff I've welded together, and logs I've cut for log flips. Special hammers that I had fabricated and then one I made...... If you ever make it to the Kansas City area hit me up, would love to show you the stuff
This is great! Great job brother and what a step back in time, love it!
Now this is a great video...I am a great fan of lifting equipment and love training with rusty anchor chains
THIS is the kind of guy everyone should take advice from.
Man I’ve followed James on IG for years, good to see him in the channel
Some crazy shit! Love it 100% as well the history, thoughts and philosophy weaved into the podcast! Will def follow on IG!
juji gets so happy at heavy things . its great to see.
This is crossover I would never have expected but am so grateful it happened. James is a legend
This is the best channel! Juji is the best!
So happy you interviewed James! Wow those 100 lb Hampton plates are absolutely amazing and gorgeous! What are those wheels with the looped wire attached to them? Thank you!
Great video! I trained under an old school Russian Coach for years....this reminds me of the kind of things he had in his back yard!
Cool video! I am stealing that idea to put a hook through a softball so I can use it to hook onto one of my kettlebells! That sounds awesome for training grip strength.
That’s cool all my weights are rusty old school handme down equipment never really thought of it as unique or special but it neat to see others really appreciate it
Been following him for years!! So glad he’s getting some recognition!
James is the man! So happy to see him on this channel.
This video should be required viewing for the younger generation who spend more time on their phones than lifting !
Cringe as fuck coming from the heart attack fast food generation
Very cool history lesson. I love that he's preserved pieces of history that most people wouldn't consider saving ❤
Mr. Fuller strength is very impressive, but what is outstanding is his ability to squat, very impressive, beautiful !
This is great! James is getting is due!
He is truly a gentleman and a scholar.
James is an awesome guy, glad to see him getting the recognition!
Your videos keep getting better and better juji!
I'm from Knoxvillle TN my great grandfather and grandfather worked at Keller. It very well could have been a plate my grandfather or GGfather touched!
This video made the light go off in my head: I can lift heavy stuff around me to get back in shape. I work for a RR, so there's all kinds of heavy steel stuff. Thanks, guys.
The "Trenton" anvil was actually made in Columbus Ohio by the Columbus Forge & Iron Company. Cool to see someone else using the 50lb scale calibration weights, I've collected a few of them, people also repurposed them as "Horse Tether Weights" for tying their horses to back in the day 6:16
Anyone here remember or been to Bruce Connor/ Al Hinds gym in West LA? That gym had all the old equipment (weights cut out of ship hulls) and amazing welded machine equipment. I believe it opened in the 1930's and closed in 1978. I worked there as a trainer and quit before they closed so I wonder what happened to all that equipment (and knowledge).
Wow I love it lifters love this especially us that respect and acknowledge and admire the origins of our sport/lifestyle
What an awesome gym/museum/playground. Great to see so much legendary stuff still getting used today and not put behind glass.
I am literally drooling over that rusty equipment. Such a treasure trove! I myself would love to get my hands on some globe dumbbells, some of those kettlebell-like block weights (aren't they meant for scales' calibration?) as well as those pancake plates.
Unfortunately i am based in Europe and none of that equipment will ever be available to purchase here - we don't have any "Craigslist" round here...
James!!!
This is sick. In college we used to keep the old weights outside our locker room and workout under the sun during the summer months. Some of the best memories and best workouts!
Damn, dude REALLY likes working out. Total respect. Been working out for 32 yrs. can’t compare this.
Awesome video juji. James seems like a really nice person. I've never seen most of the stuff James has.
Very to cool for James to offer Juji some exposure. Nice to watch a master hold class for a great student, thank you!
Спасибо за интересный выпуск...
I've been focusing a lot on over the head stuff with like free weights and straight bars just really trying to build up my shoulders I also do the farmers lift where you have a weight on each side and you lift up with your shoulders
Juji, I love this. Great video my friend!!
Love seeing and listening to the stories of the weights shown. 👍
Man thank you. Just thank you for this
Met Jim a couple times at Big Franks house in E. Walpole MA. USAWA meets... Nice guy.
James is a great guy. I love his Iron Histery knowledge. His knowledgeable years is extremely well placed.
I love this episode.
This was such an interesting episode for this old weight lifting geek ! All that equipment is a treasure.
Great video! Thank you both. James, what a fantastic collection you have, and thank you for sharing the history.
this was a really cool and Unique workout video to see and i loved every second
James knowledge is inspiring. Great video as usual. Love this series.
Don't know how long ago this happened, but the haircut is looking good.
fujifuji dont stop this series, it is bad ass!!!
Wow what an awesome collection of vintage weights!!!
What a great video Ju, keep doing the good stuff
York Barbell is about 40 minutes from my house. A cool place it has a little museum there.
Absolutely awesome work!!!Love the old school stuff.Makes me want to reread my old MD and S&H magazines,I also have a pair of Dan Lurie 50 pound plates .
This was one of the best lifting videos i have seen, period..!
James is crazy strong. Really enjoyed watching.
best gym ever, mad respect
What a treat. This guy seems like an absolute joy to lift with
Our gym has a couple of Weider plates i love using em for the bench press !!
What a great video. Interesting to learn the history of barbells. Just love this channel
This was a treat! What a cool guy!
"Either you can't, or you can't. so how do you can?" - Juji
This was a fantastic vid! Thanks
I would definitely watch more videos like this
Such an interesting episode! Thank you!
This is strength training ASMR and I love it.
James Fuller the Jordan Peterson of strength.
I absolutely love this series juji
God the knowledge of this man wow..
Watching this man and Brian Shaw nerd out on strength history would be a video I'd watch several times over. Great series and great video as well
i still have DAN LURIE dumbells!!! and equipment!!
This dude could pinch people to death. To death!
Woow, what a knowledge on both you guys 😮 Great and inspirational, I myself also like to create my own unique made for given idea of training equipment 👍
So cool. I want to start a sweet collection too now
Impressive man thank you