Banned from World's Strongest Man?
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- Bill Kazmaier was one of the greatest World's Strongest Man winners of all time. But he was also temporarily banned from competing. This is his story.
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When the worlds strongest man is too strong to compete in the worlds strongest man competition
"The Worlds Second Strongest Man Competition"
It was because of steroid use. Obviously
@@jamestodd1104 Then they should banned them all but they didn't.
@@jamestodd1104 as if not every competitor uses roids? :)
James Todd it’s allowed in world strongest man
Banned for being too dominant!? 😦 Thats the most disgusting thing I've ever heard in sports competition. What!?
Or for using to much steroids. Though, usage of steroids might not have been banned at that time.
RodelIturalde and the others didn’t?
@@RodelIturalde it still isint...
@@kinglybeast1769 he doesn't know they're allowed to do that
i see why he may have been. you think about the growth of the sport. if he won the 3rd and so on people wont even bother and the sport may have died
When youre so strong you arent allowed to compete, thats god status right there. Respect!
Gary Bermejo I was gunna click like but it was already up to 100 and I thought that was the best Godly number.
exactly 😉
the main man in flesh, ain't he, if you know the main man I'm talking about
At 34 years old, when he had to face the likes of Sigmarsson, Reeves, Wolders and Nummisto; he was surpassed by the greater competition in comparison with the early years of the competition. Van der Parre, Magnusson and Big Z all were WSM champions at an older age (or around the same age in the case of Magnusson), so there's no excuses. Kaz was dominant but far away from godly status, the administrators of the competition were idiots, that's all. The crucial aspect was the early development of the competition, Kaz was so dominant because 85% of the competition was from USA not being well prepared and obviating the huge potential of the powerlifters and higland athletes of Europe.
@@jacobygreenwood when you are OUT or pushed OUT of competition.... it is hard to just push in your off time... it is Comp. which drives competitors... …. It isn't the same if you just train but don't compete... you lose focus just not the same. At this high level.... mental focus drives us to push ourselves... from your comment you never have competed OR you are to young to know what it is like to slow up and realize that bounce back isn't the same.. reality check our bodies age... the mind still thinks we can do it... but our bodies unfortunately break down...
“Sorry Usain, you can’t take part in the Olympics 100M .. you’re too fast”. Hope he sued those idiots for loss of earnings.
Being banned in world's strongest man for being too strong...
That's like banning someone in a eating competition for eating too much, it, doesn't, make, *SENSE*
banning someone for doing something you're supposed to do real fucking smart of them
Banning a 100m dash athlete because he's too fast.
Is it really true though?
Not if your boy isn't winning.
Gains Monsoon Don’t think it has ever been proven. He is amongst the top WSM competitors that’s for certain.
They were too gutless to name the competition what it actually was..."The Worlds 2nd Strongest Man"
Met him at a strongman expo in Texas years ago. Nicest fucking guy I've ever met. My son was 3 at the time and was terrified of bill because he was so fucking big. Bill played with him and really showed his huge heart. Super nice guy.
Yes I met him in the early 80's when he visited my gym straight up nice guy
Mike Barbarossa well said not F F F like the other guy
I talked with Bill at the LA Expo 2018. Funny, very smart guy ! He looked healthy. Awesome with 65 and such an impressive sport career.
I said "Hi Bill, you look great" ,
Bill : "Yes, healthy."
Me: " I am from Poland"
Bill: "Sorry for you ;-P "
Me: "I am a friend of Mariusz Pudzianowski"
Bill: "He have no friends" ;-P Me: "I meant we know each other" ;-P
Bill: :-)
He had 17 inch forearms if I recall. Huge. He benched 600 x 5 as well.
TheStones1965 his a dog bro fucken snitch strong yes but dogged tom platz like 20 years later not cool
I am roughly 5’7 and my biceps are 13 inches.....
Youre wrong .I talkt to him personaly and see him standing in front of me and besides of me many times here in the Netherlands in the 80ties and 90 ties When he was promoting Panatta Sport fitnes and Bodybuilding items and i can asure and sweer to you that he had 20 Inch forearms and 22 Inch biceps.He had 20 Inch calves and 80CM upper legs.Take a look ate this link ,Iam standing next to him in Germany in 1995.I put the link below
Eric spoto benched 600x10 raw :o
I one day hope to grind out a deadlift at 600
As a Strongman it offends me that people don't know who Kaz is…
Joe Strength it goes beyond offending me it makes me sick
Joe Strength *6
Without doubt, one of the greatest ever!!!
A true pioneer!
Please do more strongman vids in the future
Outlaw Yes plz
Strongman getting more popular
better than pro body building
The guy was a Beast 💪
Kaz is a legend! The way WSM treated him by not letting him compete was a disgrace. What they did was illegal and should have been grounds for a lawsuit, but I believe Kaz loved the sport too much to have taken such action. He will go down as one of the greatest strongmen of all-time in my book!
the goat
Yury not just one of the greatest, but THE greatest!
Americans are really daft. They banned him for steroids. Haha
@@jamestodd1104 Why didn't they ban everyone else too then?
@@jamestodd1104 Let's be honest most pro athletes take steroids. It's just that most don't get caught.
Worlds strongest man, WWF wrestler, bouncer, and LUMBERJACK? Now that is SAVAGE 😁
@@donnietriplett5744 Also one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. If you ever get an opportunity to speak with him you will never forget it.
Had a pitbull in the 80s that kaz would hold suspended straight armed out to his side as the dog clamped down on the knot at the end of the rope not letting go. The dog must have weighed 80-100 pounds but kaz would twirl him in circles with one arm. The pitbull always outlasted him though.
He tore a pec in the steel bar bend in 1981. His bench went down to 500 from 660.
TheStones1965 weak
Lmao ONLY 500 pounds
500 is still impressive too
zdubz work on posture & eat real food
I misread this post as saying his bench went down _from_ 500 _to_ 660. And it was funny.
As a young skinny college student, I belonged to Bill Kazmaier's gym in Auburn, AL, Kaz's Gym. He was extremely kind and helpful to me as a young student trying to learn how to train. He will always go down in history as one of the greatest Strong Man competitors.
I will never forget seeing him in WSM, especially when he did two reps in a deadlift with weight that nobody else could pull once.
Can you imagine if Kaz was in his prime today with all the latest trainging and gear.
A bouncer or a lumberjack, that killed me for some reason lol.
Lumberjack killed me as well lol
Yes sir! I will leave the bar now. Sorry about the disturbance. Just give me three steps Mr.
"The Powers That Be" was Douglas Edmunds, who was the contest's dictator for two decades, who wanted his countryman, Geoff Capes, to win.
Finaly someone said it. He took over wsm in 83 and he was so pro english. He was also great friends with Jon Pall Sigmarson. Unfortunatly when they finaly let Bill back in Bill had so many injuries. But i know if he was in his prime like he was in 81 before the pec tear he would have dominated it longer than anyone else.
odudi Kazmaier would have won in 1988 if he hadn’t been disqualified from an event.
I'm not a fan od Edmunds either
I remember first seeing the WSM in the 90s, my all time favorite is Magnus Ver Magnussen.
You had the British guy with the big ears I think Gary Taylor is his name. He won once.
There was an Arab guy who had the biggest arms in the world at the time. 93-95 those years.
Later on came Joko Ahoula, Magnus Sammussen, you the big Lithuanian who would win later on.
Phil Pfister the American, then came Mariusz Pudianowski.
ComplexBlackness *Jouko Ahola
Haha Arab 😂 he was an Austrian called Manfred Hoeberl 👍🏼
I think the "arab" guy you are thinking of is Manfred Hoeberl. He is Austrian and was born in the same town as Arnold Schwarzenegger. He had 26" arms and was awesome in the early 90s. Too bad he got into that car wreck in 95'. I would have liked to see him win WSM.
Kaz could have won 5. And yes, his opinions matter on strength and lifting totals
I’m so weak that they won’t let me compete, I get his frustration
Do Don Reinhoudt!! He’s from Western NY and my pops used to “work out” with him or as my dad said watch him and pray that he never needed a spot. He’s still strong in his 70’s! Will come into Buffalo and go to some powerlifting gyms and still embarrass these young roiders, who think he’s just some fat old dude. He was pre Kaz.
"When I started lifting weights, Bill Kazmaier was a God, you could not touch him.. but.. I gave him a little touch now" - Jón Páll Sigmarsson after winning over Kazmaier in 1988 WSM.
Bill Kazmaier was the shit and i grew up watching him on the strong man contests!!! Bill Kazmaier if you read this thumbs up to you!!!
Bill undoubtedly would have 6-8 titles had he been allowed to compete. I've met him several times, and he is still a fackin monster. Him or Z are definitely the best strength athletes overall, all time.
Nick Maple Jon Pal Sigmarson too
Always cool when you cover topics outside of bodybuilding
beardman, personally I like strongman more
gocopss I totally agree with you. Today's bodybuilders are all about Synthol and looks. The Strongman competitions are real strength.
Bodybuilding is made a PREGNANT BELLY SHOW nowadays, but bodybuilders up to 1990 were THE BEST STRENGTH ATHLETES who actually turned the PUBLIC ATTENTION towards strength sports and resistance training as good thing to undertake than any other strength sports. Moreover Bodybuilding is not just pushing huge weights and drinking milks and devouring tons of red meat like STRONGMAN IDIOTS, bodybuilding needs total conditioning and strict standards to maintain. Last but not least there were a some really strong bodybuilders like the Mentzer brothers, Jeff King, Matt Mendelhall, Franco Columbu who could give any STRONGMAN run for their money WITHOUT BECOMING HUMAN GORILLAZ with 45 inch waist like Bill Kazmaier who always find GOD after retirement because they are TOO DUMB to write an ORIGINAL article LET ALONE a COMPLETE book on wellness BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONLY 1 TYPE OF SHITTY ROUTINE like 5-3-1 and EATING LIKE A MAMMOTH 😂🤣
@@TomO-if7nh body building is much more achievable though-strongman isn't
Very cool, i saw him tip over a car in the mall when i was a kid. He lived in Auburn, AL and owned a gym(Kaz’s gym) there back then, also used to sponsor our little league teams. I know he did a strength exhibition with the 'power team' at a local church when they came to town. Seemed like a great guy but i dont think he lives there now.
Bill was a great champ and a really nice guy. I worked out at Kaz gym in Auburn, and it was cool to see him drop by every once in a while.
The man is a LEGEND! There is NO doubt he would hold the record for most wins if he was allowed to continue!
Whos Bill Kazmaier? Who da fuq doesn't know who Bill Kazmaier is???? What is wrong with kids these days? 🤣
Balkamp i didn’t know who he was either and I was born in 74.
Stephen Holyoake what??
Saw him in person at europes strongest man last year. He was one of the hosts. He is an absolute rock in person.
Oh jeez lookout another “oh these millennials” type guy ... it’s getting old mate !
Balkamp because some people have other interests dipshit not everyone knowa who who is. You sound like a teen girl obsessing over Bieber or something. Act like an adult.
Kazmaier was a beast and his feats were unique. He is also a nice person and a great teacher.
@Nick S&P
I think you should do a video on canadian-born strongman, Tom Magee,
who also competed in the "World's Strongest Man" and powerlifting events.
Tom Magee, who turns 60 in July, is a former WWF wrestler
and is also probably better remembered in the biker pit-brawl
with former NFL linebacker, Brian "Boz" Bosworth,
in the 1991 movie, "Stone Cold".
**Note:
Tom Magee was attacked and beaten badly this past May (2018)
in a dispute over a parking space while performing duties
as a neighborhood watchman in the city of Los Angeles.
Fortunately,
he was released from the hospital
and should be able to recover.
His 2nd place in 1988 was controversial and personally I don’t think they wanted him to come back and win. Especially since he had his injury which made him weaker. That would have further proved his claim as best ever. No other athlete has been banned from being too good. It’s ridiculous that it was allowed to happen. Would easily have 6 titles pretty much guaranteed and it’s highly possible it could have been 2 more on top of that.
Strong man > bodybuilding
G4p > strongman > bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is made a PREGNANT BELLY SHOW nowadays, but bodybuilders up to 1990 were THE BEST STRENGTH ATHLETES who actually turned the PUBLIC ATTENTION towards strength sports and resistance training as good thing to undertake than any other strength sports. Moreover Bodybuilding is not just pushing huge weights and drinking milks and devouring tons of red meat like STRONGMAN IDIOTS, bodybuilding needs total conditioning and strict standards to maintain. Last but not least there were a some really strong bodybuilders like the Mentzer brothers, Jeff King, Matt Mendelhall, Franco Columbu who could give any STRONGMAN run for their money WITHOUT BECOMING HUMAN GORILLAZ with 45 inch waist like Bill Kazmaier who always find GOD after retirement because they are TOO DUMB to write an ORIGINAL article LET ALONE a COMPLETE book on wellness BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONLY 1 TYPE OF SHITTY ROUTINE like 5-3-1 and EATING LIKE A MAMMOTH 😂🤣
Welcome to 2 different sports.
Nobody gives a shit, do what you like. Anything you're good at is a good thing.
Bodybuilding is the way to build a beautiful and harmonious body (do not pay attention to today's steroid freak). This is Body Building. One of the benefits you make by doing this is the power you get. But it is a different thing to train in order to gain strength. There is the difference between bodybuilding and strongman. Every man in the gym is not bodybuilding, do not confuse them.
I may be mistaken and i know i'll get the names misspelled. But i read that in 1983 Douglas Edmunds took over as head refferie and alot of the old wsm staff was replaced. Duglas was good friends with Jon Pall and most in the orginization was pro british. By the time they Let Kaz back in he just had to many injuries that held him back. Kaz got screwed big time. Most strong men have good runs for around 5 years. I don't care who you are but when you use gear and you move around weight that would normaly crush a normal man it will age you quickly.
more strongman videos please
Hey nick, odd question but can you make a straight forward diet video? I’m tired of 2,000 videos of all these “secret” bs diets and you’ve had (have) a physique most people wanting to get into it would want to have.
Asuh Dude Eat above mainteanance = gainzz. Eat below mainteanance = cutzz. Thank me later
Chicken, rice and steroids.
I used to watch The World's Strongest Man every year. Bill was a great commentator. I don't know why ESPN doesn't televise it anymore.
Son of Tiamat cause LeBron James doesn't do it
CBS Sports Network carries it now.
Not as good as castleberry
Mick Jones pretty much. He could bench press a fucking mountain.
Mick Jones Buddy, he’s 100% natural, he can most likely curl like 600lbs
Rumour has it, he even benched his momma.
Castleberry is my favorit natty vegan record holder powerlifter
it politic bro
The Kaz!!! GOAT! He wasn’t just winning he was demolishing the competition! Kaz and Magnús Ver Magnússon are my two favorite. Mariusz looked like a bodybuilder and strong AF!!!
Mariusz admitted he was jacked to the max. Served bans and still came back steroid loaded by his own admission!!!
Tainted champ!!! Look at his physique compared to any other competitor in the years he was dominant.
But amazing to watch!!!
Kaz was a beast and the best ever. I think that the "World's Strongest Man" organization acted like cowards when they banned him. Its such a shame to deprive one of the greatest athletes of all time, the accolades and recognition that is due him. Bill Kazmaier is remembered and revered among those who have spent decades pounding the iron. Good post, thanks Nick.
Well said Robert. Fucking joke they banned him.
Hahaha, not letting compete the world strongest man at the world strongest man competition ... euuuuhmmm. Should we go back to square wheels. Because the circular wheels are way better...
Was he actually banned? I heard he just wasn't invited back to the competition and it was because he was getting too out of hand with the refs or something
I dont think anyone is wsm can match his raw official bench or millitary press
This is a fucking shame. We must never forget this! Mariusz pudzianowski is a champion in worlds most athletic man. We also never forget this shit.
Please Nick do a video on Zidrunas also
"Who's Bill Kazmaier?"
- Castleberry & Joeyswole fans.
That's disgraceful. How can you have any respect for a sport that destroys someone's career because they were too good? Rafael Nadal? Nah, you can't play tennis anymore. Michael Jordan? Sorry, if we let you play it won't be fair for the other players.
smh politics in every sport not just bodybuilding
Kaz is the first person i ever saw eyes change color during a lift, he is a legend in wsm, as much as magnús ver Magnússon, sigmarsson, Samuelsson and Shaw and pudz. Ppl now just think Thor and martins eddie hall, and brian shaw are the strongest ever and don't know the humble beginnings of these sports like Arnolds and wsm.
I'm old enough to remember seeing kaz compete at the WSM and boy did he have an insane look on his face when doing the events I think he scared alot of the competitors. A superb sportsman and comes across as a really nice fella as well.
Don't forget that in 1979 he was dominating the field and had a big lead going into the last event...... A tug of war contest, which was laughable and the points rewarded for that event was higher than the power events. He lost the tug of war and lost his lead in the final event in 1979. Since there was so much attention paid to that event, he worked his ass off and practiced the tug and war and began his dominant run thereafter. Even being told not to compete, he could have been and should have been a four time Champion.
Remember Paul Anderson. Strongest man in the world ever.
Got robbed. As an old guy living and watching the sport back then, its an insult to the community for sure. During the late 80s and thru the nineties the sport was then tailor made for the lighter altho usually taller Nordic athletes. Kaz in his prime could have wiped the floor with them. I remember one year they had OD Wilson run like 800 meters??? OD was over 400lbs and lost to I believe a much lighter Sigmarsen. Robbed!!!!!
What's your take on Tom Platz's squatting feat? Looks real to me.
dynomax101 Seen Platz in his heyday! Those legs were not just for show! That dude was legit. They didn’t have fake weights. They would have ran him out of the gym. It was hardcore in those days!
In 1997 I attended a seminar Bill put on at the USPF national masters meet in Austin. Awesome guy and I spent time with him at the 2016 IPF Classic world championship. Truly enjoyable time.
54 people who thumbed down are sickened by true greatness.
He should sue the organisers for loss of earnings. Can you imagine the public outrage if athletics competitions had banned Usain Bolt because it makes the 100m boring because we all know who will win?.
Please do a video on mateusz K the new polish strongman and savikas. Strenghth needs more focus on here i think
So actually they decided to make a world second strongest man competition?
Bill Kazmaier was one of the best Worlds strongest man competitors of all time, if not the best. I remember reading an article about him in a British magazine in the 1980’s called “strength athlete” (if I remember rightly). I remember one of the lines from the article was about Bill being a bouncer and oil rig roughneck! I’m sure he is still involved with the WSM, as I do remember him being present at a few lately. Can I please ask that when you reference another video (like the Tom Platz video you mentioned), can you please link to the video in the description? I watched several of your videos yesterday and found it really difficult to find the video that was mentioned in another video. Merry Christmas and greetings from the UK
To provide someone else new to win is a modern day snowflake mentality! Absurd!
Kaz will always be the Strongest Man in the World. There are others, but he was the guy who pushed it over the top.
oldtime lifter Charles Rigoulot has a great story, would make a great video. olympic weightlifting gold medalist, escaped a Nazi prison camp, 1st person to clean & jerk 400lbs. Did a bunch stuff, actor, race car driver, etc..
The year is 1994. I'm 8 years old. It's 8am on a Sunday morning. ESPN is on, showing a rerun of the 81' wsm. The Kaz was squatting a cage full of women on his back. His intensity was so great my nose started to bleed. My dad just sat there, arms crossed, drinking his coffee. We made eye contact and his nose started to bleed too. Thank you for this moment Kaz.
Babe Ruth, Herschel Walker, Pete Sampras... who's that? Can't believe so many people don't know Kaz that he felt the need to make a video.
Nick, look up Angus Macaskill.
Or Louis Cyr but Kaz is of the modern era. Kaz is the strongest man who ever lived of the modern era.
Louis Cyrus world strongest man ever lived!
So early Vince MacMahon hasn't given out a contract yet.
This guys resume at a job interview. "Your over qualified".
growing up listening to his commentary 😍
I saw him in a bodybuilding contest in Tampa in the late 80s. He curled 225 lbs 10 times! He was a true giant. One of the biggest men I've ever seen.
He used to do commentary for WSM when they used to tape it for ESPN. I also remember him from the Met-Rx commercial curling heavy dumbbells like it was nothing as an announcer.
I would love a "30 for 30" (or something similar) on Kaz!
How about o.d Wilson ? Do a vid on him
I would love to see that
O,D Wilson was another 1 that got cheated out of a win at the wsm. He was dominating the power events, but wsm put to many endurance and speed events in it for him to win. In the last event they had to hold a pack of bricks on their back and run around a long track. O.D would have won it if it wasn't for that stupid event. Now there is a stongman event where there was 2 man teams. Kaz and O.D were a team and dominated the other teams.
O.D. Wilson and Mark Henry tow of the strongest of all time but no cardio. Th events should be changed to reflect more pure strength than cardio.
wait, so in strongman history there was basically a guy (this guy) that was better than Mariusz Pudzianowski? WTF...
Loose Goose Yes and it’s shocking that people do not know who he is.
Not just better, much better. Many of Kaz's records still stand today.
@@parkerbohnn no they dont
Kaz was ahead of his time.
@@parkerbohnn Which ones?
Kaz is the best athlete in history in one more category: the scariest face ever. Man, those faces he made in I think 1982. before sumo wrestling, c'mon. That is PURE crazyness. As pure as it can get. That should be the measuring point of how much fear athletes put in their opponents before competition.
Even the Iron Mike look wasnt that animalistic and purely instinct based as Kaz'. And we are talkin fucking Mike Tyson, perhaps the most feared man on planet, a guy that won like over 50% of his fights before he ever entered the ring. And thats not just a random number thrown without any tought behind it, actually 50% is pretty low estimation, one for which Im sure Im not pimping that number. Mike really did won a LOT, Id say a majority of his fights by pure intimidation.
I will allways remember watching his opponents enter the ring, their entrance song playing, dancing, shadow boxing on the way, being massaged and pumped by their whole corner crew:
-"You are the man, remember how much effort you'd put into this, remember the preparations, remember the camp, it all comes on this, if you loose it was all in vain, but HEY!, you will CRUSH him, coz you trained like a beast that you are...."
etc,etc, raising their testosterone/adrenaline levels to the max. Than flexing in the ring when they would take off their (whats the word for that boxing "coat"? lol) and when the public roar would reach crazy levels of loudness.
And than, almost as if a damn dark shaddow would fall on the venue, heavy, black, THICK shaddow. It would all stop and go quiet. The fighter that was previously running and shaddow boxing arround the ring, still pumped from the entrance, would VISUALLY slow down. He would stop slowly running and jumping, mesmerized. Than he would suddenly cramp, almost as if he would wake up from hypnosis and suddenly remember where he is and what he came to do, he would throw quick uppercut motion in the air, trying to convince himself that he didnt loose yet, painfully unaware of how much, of all punches, uppercut mimics a motion of going into fetal pose - the ultimate and last body reaction to the utter fright and horror before unconciousness. Mike would slowly come closer to the ring by every step, closer and closer, step by step, while everybody there and infront of TV almost imagined the thumps of his rhytmic steps drumming a death march to the gallows for the poor bastard unlucky enough to cross paths with the death incarnated. No one talking to him, no one massaging his neck. Eyes dead cold, you could see the emotional emptyness in them, , just a will to do his job without any remorse. Only rarely there would be a flash of a split second when you could se damn hate in his eyes.
That cocky man that was so wide and tall as a peacock entering the ring just 15 minutes earlyier would visually tighten up, his broad wide shoulders would pull inside, his high held head and chin would in a turtle like motion start to enter his body. He looked as if he lost 20 pounds of muscles in 15 minutes. By the time Tyson would enter the ring his opponent wouldnt even trying to hyde fear any more, as if he realized how unneccessary and in vain all that sharade was. He would almost start to openly BEG for mercy. You could almost hear his never spoken toughts: "Its just a sport", "I didnt ment to" "I know you are the champ" etc.
bell goes off, Mike goes into frenzy bezerk mode, throwing punches anywhere, just that they are as strong and violent as they can be. Minute or two in, the counting was over, the belt was raised high,it was over.
And that same exact scenario would be repeated time after time after time after time almost to the point.
There was no fighter, that was so successfull in intimidating his opponents and subduing them into giving up by pure psychic games. At least Im not aware of another one.
That Mike Tyson looked like ordinary tough guy when compared to that self slapping and growls of Kaz.
Perhaps the best staredown in fighting sports that happened before MMA match Crocop VS W.Silva 2 looked as love emotion exchange compared to that crazy moment.
Kaz should really be the measuring point for intimidation. As in "man, did you saw that staredown?? So damn intense, the guy on left reached at least 0,87 Kaz's."
Iron Mike was perhaps arround 0,93 Kaz's.
Since no one but the man itself could possibly reach one full Kaz.
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Kazmaier a legend.
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Strongest man was British owned at the time and the banned Kaz because they wanted their local boy Screechin" Geoff Capes to win.
It forever taints the competition as Premier strongman contest....Katz is the man!
Kaz is the man! But I do believe Tom Platz did squat the real plates!
He is 7 times World Strongest Man in my books. Greatest ever.
He’s the GOAT of strongmen
He is without a doubt one of greatest strength athletes that has ever lived. They really shafted him by blocking him from WSM. I have met him a couple of times now and he always has time to chat and if he meets you once he remembers you and he is still in pretty good shape.
I’d say pudinkowski is still #1 if for no other reason than he went to prison and competed so soon after his release, and still won.
Mariusz is a great athlete, but the split of WSM hurts his legitimacy. I doubt he would have won 5 times if Big Z didn't compete in the IFSA WSM. Besides the IFSA WSM counts just as much - if not more - so Big Z has won 6 times.
I am definitely going to look up those guys that you fellas had mentioned. I like Anrhony Clark he had an impressive 800 lbs. reverse grip bench press
I always liked Mariusz, but by his own admission, late in his career, he was asked in interview, "Have you ever taken steroids?" - Answer. "Yes"
Second question... "when was the last time you took steroids?"
Answer- "About 5 minutes ago".
Big Z is the greatest ever!!! He ran Pudzianowski really close, even when Mariusz was jacked up to the eyeballs!!
@@01270211136 And you don't think any of the other competitors were on it too??!! At least Mariusz admitted it.
i trained with ronnie collins in the late 70s bill was one of his best bates when he came to england i seen him bench 780 in are gym. he was massive. and a nice bloke
The good old days when they ate elephant for lunch.
Great guy met him at the Arnold classic couple year's ago and spoke with him..and he was still a huge man.. very cool as well.
The Kaz what a total freakozoid strongman! Been following Kaz since day 1 !
You might also add to his "other" jobs loading and delivering building supplies while working for Free Builders Supply during the late 1970's or early 1980's.
Imagine this dude with the stuff these guys have today.
kind of like banning Phil Heath after his 3rd Olympia win and letting him return after his prime.
They banned him to level the playing field, like he was in a league of his own.
My new idol now, one day I'm gonna beat his deadlift record. I wanna be like him and strive for greatness
Sorry Bill, but when you criticize my boy Platz, then I stop caring about you.
Worlds Second Strongest Man Contest
Jon paul sigmasson was the best ever
rob gorton I was a fan of Bills, but Jon beat him.
Americans don't know anything out of their own boarders. Bill was a beater power lifter but Jon Pall was a better strong man. But when Jon Pall built up to 143 kg for pure strength he was stronger then bill and won 8/10 events easily. Also the first 3 wsm contests only had Americans athletes and no European or any other athletes. So the first 3 contest were not really the worlds strongest men only americas strongest. Ps can Americans use KG they're the only people still using the imperial system 🙄🙄
@@ljnv Kaz had a torn pec when he took second to Jon,also he had a truckload of other injuries.Plus how can you claik Jon was the goat when Mariusz exists.