Bill Kazmaier Exclusive Interview
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A former oil rigger, bouncer and lumberjack sounds pretty badass and that certainly an accurate description of Bill Kazmaier. But more impressive is we are talking about the greatest strength athlete of all time.
Some of Kaz’s most impressive titles and feats of strength include:
· 3-Time World Strongest Man
· 2 IPF World Championships (when there was only one federation)
· First person to bench press 300 kg (661 lbs)
· 2425 3-lift total (strict judging and without modern supportive gear)
Kaz, now a born-again Christian and motivational speaker, sat down with me in an exclusive interview at the GASP headquarters. In this interview, Kaz talks about getting started in the iron game, training techniques, various contest and competitors, and mental strategies he used to create success. If you’ve already seen the legacy interview GASP posted earlier this week, this one contains about 30 minutes of additional footage.
"He took me in the woods... and ABUSED me!" Crikey Kaz... Glad THAT statement was put in context!
HA
Jeezus christ that statement...
I love how he acknowledged God and asked for the Spirit. I've met Bill in person a couple times. He might not remember me. Hes a great guy.
Kaz is such a legend he even has to talk about himself like he’s speaking about some mythological creature
Bill had me tripping when he said "he took me into the woods and abused me". 🤔😳. Thank the lord he was talking about physical hahahah
HAHA
I went "uh oh..."
Yeah I'm still trying to figure out what he meant, it came out like he was sexually abused, and then kinda switched to maybe not?
the abuse was just hard work that people don't believe in today. Kaz was just getting your attention to make a point.
Exactly what most of us first thought. Sigh of relief......
“I too am incredibly humble…” -Drax the Destroyer
-Bill Kazmaier
Kaz looks crazy in that opening shot! Great stuff Josh!
Thanks for putting the wheels in motion
Kazmaier is one of the most extreme humans in modern history.
I can agree!
bill this was the best I've heard. you talked about your accomplishment and how you got there. you included others and the lord. no one these days does that.
Refreshing to see in so many people are so nihilistic now days!
I shook Bills hand 25 years ago! I thought I'd never get my hand back.
Awesome interview! Kas is One of the greatest!
YES!
Overall I'd say Bill was the best out of him, capes and JPS he just had that crazy brute power and if the clocks wound back for bill I think he would give Eddie a good run;
that being said I think Geoff deserves a bit more respect than bill gives him here, he is a legend and an Olympian with a very diverse career in strength and wasn't just "a quitter"
Also, despite it being Jon's events in 87 bill still lost to the best man on the day JPS was in better condition and would have still won even with different events IMO.
Kaz in his prime was the best of the 3 and would have probably had 6 wsm titles, but the best man still won on the day in 87.
Buffalo 87 was Controversial. They disqualified him from an event very quickly. Personally I don’t think they could let Kaz come back and win as it would have made a mockery of WSM. They never officially announced his exclusion was due to his clear dominance despite people knowing the truth. It’s my opinion that the 87 WSM was engineered at the earliest opportunity they could to derail Kaz. It’s also worth noting that when he returned to WSM he has suffered a major pec tear and that lost him around a 100kg in strength. The fact that he was damaged but still at the level of the rest speaks volumes.
Most of the events JPS won were cardio not strength.
Great story, Great Man, Great God!!!
This man was blessed with insane athleticism
That’s cool when he quotes scripture
No it's not. Religion is bullshit. You are probably indoctrinated anyway.
Amen brother
When your world flips over you will find out ! It's not religion its Christ not religion
@@solangoose8372 guess who's also been indoctrinated, lol.
@@solangoose8372 You traded one dogma for another.
Great video! Bill Kazmaier is truly the greatest athlete of all time!
Strong case there made for that!
Don't let Kaz fool you,....he made plenty of noise during those heavy squats, but he was so in the zone that he likely didn't even realize.
Forget his body, How are you going to compete with a mind that Strong?
Kaz and Jan Paul were the favorites from my youth.
You take him and put him into modern training/diet. No on touches him in the Strongman.
Solid information from a goat
I love listening to him, he could Brag a lot. But he is mellow...
Bill is great. Just great
YES
"Kaz doesn't cry."
Look how much bigger kaz neck is than joshs
Kaz has no neck ha! HE IS FREAKING HUGE
He came to my school look at my channel my friend recorded him bending a frying pan
Born with everything he needs to become a loser but Kaz overcame everything and became a winner
I like Kaz but humble he is not!
This guy was 30 plus years ahead of his time,this occurred to me as ten year old kid watching it in the early 70's,so much so that contest organisers had to handicap him through unfair means,had he had them on his side he would,to this day,be the most winning-est WSM contestant of all time.
SO TRUE!
How did they handicap him? Still watching the video, sorry if it comes up lol.
Sure.. You go ahead and belive that :D
Kaz got me into weightlifting as a young kid in the 70s he MOTIVATED to go all out!!! Still have the weights and use them still not as strong though
@Joe M. How do you know that your version of events is accurate?... Because of a gut feeling or what a produced TV show impressed upon you? Remember that the TV people can make anyone look good or bad by the way they both interview and construct the program.
This is a perception issue, maybe I'm biased, maybe your biased who knows.
Just got off the night shift, Cooking my steak then watching part 1&2 kaz is one of the few who motivate me 💪🏽 thanks for the vids as always
THANKS!!!!
38:00 Kaz discusses finding the Crimson Stone of the Cyttorak, and becoming the unstoppable Juggernaut.
God bless Kaz, love how he mentioned his love for the Lord!
GREAT GUY!
doesn't mean shit follow God and read The Bible
@@entitiessoul read harry potter
Who's next for an interview? Chuck Norris? The Incredible Hulk? Zeus?
Get me the contact info!
Alex Castillo all of those would be a step down from Kaz
Lol
Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z
The attitude of a winner... the kind you have to be to become the world's strongest man. Amazing interview!
Kaz is a class act!
I hope the sport of strength never dies...
Amen to that!!
Eddie Hall put it a good way. There's the Fastest man in the world, the Smartest man in the world, and there's the Strongest man in the world.
I never realised Bill started with such difficult circumstances. His will power and body are both stronger than steel.
YES!
cookiecutter teacher should be ashamed of him self.
I love this guy man, all the great Kaz memories over the years and he’s still killing it. I’m disgusted by what the teacher told him when he was young, but thankful that it didn’t deter young Kaz. There are men that have won more titles than Bill at WSM, but only one can say that they weren’t even allowed to compete because they were that damn good. The man , the myth, the legend, the one and only Bill Kazmier. Thank you Josh, I know you’re strong AF too brother, been following you since you hit that 640 bench years ago…
damn genetics
Plus a bunch of Spirit and finding resources, the Holy Spirit. The one he acknowledged and prayed too to make him the best. Don't forget that.
Josh, this is the stuff we dreamed of while lifting at Yoruba Barbell. Way to go. Looking forward to when you and I win the USAPL Arnold when your boys are old enough to understand how strong their dad is.
AWESOME!!!!! And agreed
Motivational ! One of my role models
Thanks David
Other Protein. . . . Probably Gold Fish
Chuck Norris looks under his bed for Bill Kazmier
Lol good one👍
Kaz could have benched 800lbs RAW? I BELIEVE HIM LOL!........The goat!
Kaz KAZ!! PLEASE!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! write an encylapedia on Powerlifting/Strongman everything from your actual workouts, Never before seen workout photos, Chapter on Deit, Capter Meet Prep, A chapter on the Prep for Week before Meet and guide what to do and bring for beginnier powerlifters, a chapter on Recovery Steroids, Intravenous Vitamins, Cold showers, warm cold contrast, please Thjat will Fucking sellout man. Just but that pic of you with the you being interviewed at WSM, where you're traps look like mountains I'm telling you that be a piece of gold.
Wow- spiritual power from ancient ruins, a million doctors repairing each cell, hydraulic presses with train springs, Bill is AWESOME. Thanks for this interview!
Thanks!
Praise the Lord!
Kaz is one of his mightiest warriors!
In Bill Kazmaier's glory days as strongman and world powerlifting champion you could smell his strength from a picture!
Started watching Kaz in his early years of Strongman. The greatest of all time. We were all on active duty [in the military] and we would head to the gym afterwards. I had the good fortune to meet him in his gym in Auburn. I was so awestruck I was speechless lol. A giant of a man and he laughed [I was in uniform on active duty]. He thanked me for my service. So cool.. I honestly hope he does write a book along with a training book. I wish he would spend time with Brian Shaw and work with him.
I love Kaz, he's one of my favorites. One of the strongest to ever live. But his jon pall part about the 1987 with him and capes and JP was a lot of excuses. JP smoked them both that year because he was just better. Capes and kaz were also beat up. Some of what he says, as much as I am a fan of him, is a little buttered up.
Could not agree more!
87 jp was on another level even if kaz and capes were good it was his year. RIP
Thing is with JP he never ever had excuses if he lost in fact if he got beaten he was the first person to congradulate on the win.
Kaz would have beaten Capes on any given day. JPS was more evenly matched though if you looked at the strongman footage, there are plenty of instances where JPS approached events with better technique that put him on top.
@@robertdieder4178 Kaz was better than Capes in most competitions but there were exceptions. Look up the World Muscle Power Championships. Capes beat Kaz a number of times.
Can't believe there aren't many interviews with one of the strongest guys ever. You have captured a piece of history with this interview. Thanks Josh and thanks Bill for giving your time
Who's the blond on the wallpaper in the background?
MaelstromExceptions looks like Angelina Jolie.
As a Briton I always supported Geoff Capes, but Kaz was awesome...
Absolutely loved the interview. Wow, what a great individual. Massive massive strength, heart, mind and body. I am inspired.
GOLD
A true mentor. Note his love of God and His ways.
THIS is what a REAL man looks Like.
Kaz is one of the greatest strongman who ever lived but hearing he's a Christian is more important
I needed this, thank you for your time.
Big ass Bill having the school record for the 100m. I'm cracking up
YES!
Legend Bill K.
YES!
Imagine him as a full back!! A 15 year old Logger!! Just a beast of a man
Psalms 40 .. powerful.
Kaz took a few trips to snap city and fucking stayed there and partied hard! Damn!
That'd be fun!
Bill would have been the greatestrugby player of all time his talents were wasted on football
I could see that
Josh, what books do you have on the table?
Built to the Hilt and Jailhouse Strong
Josh Bryant thank you sir! Awesome interview, already own Jailhouse Strong and Built to the Hilt is being purchased on amazon as we speak!
It's impossible not to like this guy.
Fantastic interview. Thank you for that good content! Greetings from Germany
THANKS!
where's the rest of the video?
Good Grief I thought I loved chicken 50 Pieces!!! Great interview by the way alot of gems dropped
Thanks Evan!
800th thumbs up. Kaz is a once in a life time legend.
HE is something special!
Stinking gold right here. Lots of great stuff! "When you're the strongest you dont need to practice" he should title his book this. Haha
LOL
He was d most confident n greatest
Who is the girl in the photo behind them?
That's motivation Mary.
Bill Kazmaier was a Legend, and still is, but I think Andre The Giant will eat him like a Cornflakes.
Maybe in a pie eating contest :)
SB SB kaz would eat Andre alive. He was way stronger.
Kaz was a savage, I remember watching him and others on ESPN
He is the man!!
I could listen to this legend talk all day.
Amen!
Trick beat kill! Salt and pepper shaker triceps. Ahhaha
He's the man!
This interview is so good that I'm rewatching it!
Thanks
Mr. Kazmaier gets my vote as strongest ever!!!
YES!
Absolute gem Josh and Kaz.
Thanks John!
My dad football played for Southwest High School in Kansas City, Mo from 1961-1965. Their rival Southeast High School had a running back named Russell Washington 6'5 265lbs. He played defensive and offensive line for Mizzou then the San Diego Chargers in the NFL. Look him up. He was a monster. He was not fat all in high school either. Insane. He played for 15 seasons with the Chargers.
During a tug-of-war when Bill Kazmaier would plant his feet into the sand, his opponent may as well have been trying to pull a 4-foot-wide Sequoia across that line - because it wasn’t gonna’ happen!
Just found this gem and I can say from personal experience as the strongest kid in my grade manual labor definitely builds real strength that’s functional
0:30 Don't make Kaz angry...you wouldn't like him, when he's angry.
I didn't listen to a lot of what Bill said as I was focused on the chick behind him.
Bill knows his shit when it comes to tree work.
You can’t count 41 beats in 10 seconds and that would be a max rate of 246 at 23 stone. I’m not convinced.
Kaz would have kept winning too - they changed the game to stop him!
Kaz is a legend! Warr Damn Eagle!!!
Coulda been at least a 5x champion wtf happened with wsm in the mid 80s with kaz
100%
KAZ DOESN'T CRY!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a man! What a legend 💪❤
One of my favorites
Wow !! So much I've learned from this !! I can picture you guys talking over a brew my man . You almost never interrupted him , you just let him talk ! New subscriber right now baby !
I wanted hear Kaz talk not rant and rave, thank you!!
Kaz is from another planet ! And that planet is called freakozoid ! I have followed kaz since day 1 incredible man incredible strongman. Great interview!
Thanks
Anyone else talking about doing an 800 bench raw and your bullshit detector would explode.
Kaz says it and you think yeah he probably could have.
HA
GREAT KAZ !!!
THE MAN.
pretty cool that Kaz was a tree guy. so was i. now if i could only get my bench up to over 600.
Builds the work capacity! keep watching we will post more as obviously we love bench
always loved kazman- what an inspiration !! miss the WSM contests with him and the other guys!!
Greatness guy
👍👍
Thanks