To this day, my 2nd favourite strongman of All time! Magnus and Svend are the two who made me addicted to the sport of Strongman back in late 90s. I would really love to see a collaboration of Hafthor with Magnus and Svend. It doesn't get more Viking than that!!!
I’m lucky I met magnus after a competition in Malmö. Magnus, Torbjörn, Nisse hult and the skåne-gang was there. Since i know kalle lane who is a great friend of Magnus we partied all night. Good times, This had to be back in 03-04
Absolute favorite strongman of all time. Friendly, humble and incredibly strong. His upper body power and grip strength is stuff of legends. Im naming my son Magnus. It's a powerful and friendly name and means Great in Latin.
My favorite strongman. I love the competitions he promoted in Sweden, lots of events testing arms and grip. Arm over arm, farmers walk for max distance, deadlift without straps, atlas stones without tacky. Very different from strongman today.
When you reach at the highest level of competions in strongman, you are not drug free anymore. Sometimes during the process you are going to use illigal substances.
To be fair, his static strength was quite far below that of most WSM winners. I think he "only" deadlifted around 340 kg. Maybe a little more. For someone who is above average, I think it's possible to achieve naturally.
@@TheBcoolGuy ironmind.com/export/sites/ironmind/.galleries/images-2016/Magnus-Samuelsson-2016.jpg_1815045300.jpg No one other than perhaps Ronnie Coleman could achieve that naturally bro
Dude is a beast but he has everything he needs on his farm eat your beef rinse repeat no need for powdered garbage. Hi insulin levels just makes diabetes...
Remember Phil Pfister always claimed to be drug free. Which I guess is possible. Phil was I think genetically gifted. He was 6'6" @ 375 and more than likely natural strong
I mean he was not natural, but compared to todays top strongmen and Pudzianowski during his era, Samuelsson was probably using pretty moderate amounts. He was struggling with 330kg deadlifts and 300kg squats for many years.
Deadlifting 330 kg at his best, squatting 300, axle/log pressing 160/165. That is far from unobtainable. His FFMI would be pretty high, though. hard to get a specific weight and bodyfat percentage from any given point in time, but it seems like it would be around 28-30, which is very high. If he did that naturally, that's amazing, but looking at him now, he has the gear look and he's leaner than he was in the old days. Maybe the promoters got him to use some stuff and he didn't know much about how it works or how to make the best use of it.
@@TheBcoolGuyHe was not some idiot who didn't know how to train or cycle. Deadlift and squat just wasn't his best lifts, he also had a back injury holding him back. He was bicep curling 140kg for reps and closing Coc #4 for reps. None of the guys competing today can do that. He was also benching around 300kg. You have to remember deadlift for max only became a staple event around 2010. In the late 90's there was far less focus on max strength in strongman. 165kg log press was elite back then. 350kg deadlift was average and not bad at all.
@@hanswick600 I am not ragging him. I am Swedish and I look up to him as a lifter and as a man. His arm stuff and especially grip stuff was amazing. He did like a lot of body english on curls, but a lot of weight too. I meant that if he used gear at the WSM promoters' behest, he wasn't very into it and didn't do much to get much out of it. But I have gotten a better sense of weight and bodyfat at one specific point in time now with the ending of the video. It was 147 kg and 23-26% bodyfat. His FFMI would not be unreasonable or unschieveable around 26-28, though very impressive. He probably is natty, or at least was when he was competing. Whether he had jumped on the TRT trend in his fifties, who's to tell? Not quite true with the deadlift, btw. Yeah, more speed events back then, but in the nineties, Kevin Nee set the strongman DL world record at 410 kg. Magnus was a bit like pudz in shining more in moving events.
@@TheBcoolGuy I don't even know what to tell you if you think he was natural. You cannot just bulk up to 150kg and compete at the highest level without taking something. Just recovering from the events fast enough would be impossible as a natural. Go back to WSM 2001, the heaviest max deadlift was 370kg by Glenn Ross, most guys pulled 300-350kg, Magnus was completely average at 330kg. Kevin Nee set a new record in 2008, the last year Magnus competed.
To this day, my 2nd favourite strongman of All time! Magnus and Svend are the two who made me addicted to the sport of Strongman back in late 90s. I would really love to see a collaboration of Hafthor with Magnus and Svend. It doesn't get more Viking than that!!!
I’m lucky I met magnus after a competition in Malmö. Magnus, Torbjörn, Nisse hult and the skåne-gang was there. Since i know kalle lane who is a great friend of Magnus we partied all night. Good times, This had to be back in 03-04
@@jensejense Amazing!
Who is your first?
@@spokeen6249hes favorit strongman is Hafthor Julius Björnsson ❤
@@martinnilsson5295 no way I'm shocked
Absolute favorite strongman of all time. Friendly, humble and incredibly strong. His upper body power and grip strength is stuff of legends. Im naming my son Magnus. It's a powerful and friendly name and means Great in Latin.
Brother thank you for uploading. This is my favorite strongman documentary
My favorite strongman. I love the competitions he promoted in Sweden, lots of events testing arms and grip. Arm over arm, farmers walk for max distance, deadlift without straps, atlas stones without tacky. Very different from strongman today.
He had that bench press apparatus as well loaded with different things, very cool!
So Freaking Amazing TYSM, I Love Magnus Samuelsson He's One Of My Favorites Strongmen 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪💙💙💙💛💛💛
I remember watching Magnus on tv when i was a kid Legend
Legendary! This documentary got me into heavy lifting back in the day! Thanks for uploading!
I remember watching this as a teen first getting into the strength world I always looked up to magnus one of my favorite Strongmen of all time!
Thank you for uploading this! Magnus Samuelsson is one of my favorite strongmen in history! 💪🏻
awesome to finally have the full video up!
Still have some I want to upload that I don’t believe are on the internet.
@@thestrongmanhistorian can’t wait💪
dude, great job loading these up, these are very interesting to everyone thats into strength thank you so much for these.
One of my favorite strongmen for a lot of reasons. A couple because he seems like a real man. A natural for lifting. A farm boy. He’s a good man.
Respect to all the strong men who can do unbelievable feats that us mere mortals could never do.
Drug free 😂
Magnus, you are still one of my favorites!
I had to laugh at that "drug free" comment, when Magnus said it. Who are he trying to fool?
Well, the use of AAS is illegal in Sweden so admitting a crime you're committing, on camera, may be a bad idea
@@Lotussta Sure, but if you arent natural just dont bring up the topic?!
Cheers man you kept to your word 👌👌👌🤘💪💪
Legend
Been looking for this one.
He now 2024 has a TH-cam (Why Not) 💪🏻🇸🇪
And it’s great. Would be great seeing David try strongman.
His hand strength is incredible
What a great life! Congratulations!
Even skinny Magnus was an animal
Is that your knee we Can hear when you do front squats ?
What a great guy
Geneticly very gifted and power structured and most of all a Tall muscleman. Bodyment of best of the best heretic from the best Vikings to modern day.
shook this mans hand at a rally once when I was a kid. felt like he swallowed my whole hand!
He said he's drug free
💯 Viking
When you reach at the highest level of competions in strongman, you are not drug free anymore. Sometimes during the process you are going to use illigal substances.
To be fair, his static strength was quite far below that of most WSM winners. I think he "only" deadlifted around 340 kg. Maybe a little more. For someone who is above average, I think it's possible to achieve naturally.
@@TheBcoolGuy ironmind.com/export/sites/ironmind/.galleries/images-2016/Magnus-Samuelsson-2016.jpg_1815045300.jpg
No one other than perhaps Ronnie Coleman could achieve that naturally bro
The time he broke Nathan jones arm at the worlds strongest man arm wrestling event sticks in my mind forever !!!
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Dude is a beast but he has everything he needs on his farm eat your beef rinse repeat no need for powdered garbage. Hi insulin levels just makes diabetes...
This is ret*rded. Whey is not bad for you, neither is creatine.
4:07 is the biggest lie ever told.
what makes u think thats a lie?
From what year is this?
This is from 2003, in 2004 he filmed "World's Strongest Arms".
Didn't know Johan Glans was this big.
I know right - Glans looks much smaller on camera!
Johanna Glans never heard of her
@@sdfghgtrew neither have we. But Johan Glans is a Swedish actor and comedian.
#mästarnasmästare
#tv4
Remember Phil Pfister always claimed to be drug free. Which I guess is possible. Phil was I think genetically gifted. He was 6'6" @ 375 and more than likely natural strong
Isn’t whey made from milk, so why does he say don’t pick milk protein pick whey aren’t they the same thing.
He said "milk and soya"
imagine this dude on all the gear they use now
he is acting now,'
is magnus samuelsson dead,,
No
Not sure about the "drug free part" ha ha
I mean he was not natural, but compared to todays top strongmen and Pudzianowski during his era, Samuelsson was probably using pretty moderate amounts. He was struggling with 330kg deadlifts and 300kg squats for many years.
@@bower97-ro5hq I would also say he was better built for other events, like truck pull, arm and grip strenght etc
@@bower97-ro5hq While he was benching 300kg.
Strongman legend for sure,but is he really drug free athlete as he is stating in this video?I don't think so...
It doesnt look like he is on high doses. He is a big guy but I dont know.
Deadlifting 330 kg at his best, squatting 300, axle/log pressing 160/165. That is far from unobtainable. His FFMI would be pretty high, though. hard to get a specific weight and bodyfat percentage from any given point in time, but it seems like it would be around 28-30, which is very high. If he did that naturally, that's amazing, but looking at him now, he has the gear look and he's leaner than he was in the old days. Maybe the promoters got him to use some stuff and he didn't know much about how it works or how to make the best use of it.
@@TheBcoolGuyHe was not some idiot who didn't know how to train or cycle. Deadlift and squat just wasn't his best lifts, he also had a back injury holding him back. He was bicep curling 140kg for reps and closing Coc #4 for reps. None of the guys competing today can do that. He was also benching around 300kg. You have to remember deadlift for max only became a staple event around 2010. In the late 90's there was far less focus on max strength in strongman. 165kg log press was elite back then. 350kg deadlift was average and not bad at all.
@@hanswick600 I am not ragging him. I am Swedish and I look up to him as a lifter and as a man. His arm stuff and especially grip stuff was amazing. He did like a lot of body english on curls, but a lot of weight too. I meant that if he used gear at the WSM promoters' behest, he wasn't very into it and didn't do much to get much out of it. But I have gotten a better sense of weight and bodyfat at one specific point in time now with the ending of the video. It was 147 kg and 23-26% bodyfat. His FFMI would not be unreasonable or unschieveable around 26-28, though very impressive. He probably is natty, or at least was when he was competing. Whether he had jumped on the TRT trend in his fifties, who's to tell?
Not quite true with the deadlift, btw. Yeah, more speed events back then, but in the nineties, Kevin Nee set the strongman DL world record at 410 kg. Magnus was a bit like pudz in shining more in moving events.
@@TheBcoolGuy I don't even know what to tell you if you think he was natural. You cannot just bulk up to 150kg and compete at the highest level without taking something. Just recovering from the events fast enough would be impossible as a natural.
Go back to WSM 2001, the heaviest max deadlift was 370kg by Glenn Ross, most guys pulled 300-350kg, Magnus was completely average at 330kg.
Kevin Nee set a new record in 2008, the last year Magnus competed.
His nickname should be the last Viking
pretty sure the Stoltman brothers might have a fair bit of the Viking DNA in their genes.
I have been your fan until I have acknowledged you shot animals apart from having enough beef so I am out 😢
So you are fine with other people killing for food but not him? Logic!
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