Nah dude, you are reading too much into his “month, year, two years”. He obviously meant “it’ll take time, but I’ll be there, no matter the time table”. Not that “I’ll be the best in two years”.
Perdeep is always reading too far into things to create content, he’s like the Stephen A Smith of arm wrestling his content is based off of somewhat hot takes.
Yeah Brian would never underestimate someone who has accomplished that. We must remember Brian for a time was like the Levan or strongman and he would never disrespect him like that. He would be offended if an amateur strongman tried to say he would beat his records in 2 years and he would never be dumber enough to say that. He is just saying he knows it will take time, work and dedication is all. The times are just an example.
He won't need too long to be a top contender. He has access to so much equipment, can eat and train as he pleases, and can afford to train with whoever he wants.
Exactly but I do hope he selects one good arm wrestling couch and sticks with him otherwise he will endup like Larry wheels trying to follow everyone's instructions.
Pradeep, you cannot compare Brians progress with other fledgling armwrestlers just starting out ... he is beginning from a unique level of strength and commitment that is higher than any before him. Who knows where he'll be in 2 -3 years' time?
thing is, he is not 20 anymore. there is not alot of time. oh, and before you go "but the old guys from America"...they all started in their 20's except Todd...who started at 36 i think. Brian is...what, 40/41?
@@TNM001yes, true but Brian has better genetics than all of those guys put together. Tim Bresnan didn’t start arm wrestling until 40 years old by the way. I agree time isn’t on his side but it’s not impossible is the point.
@@TNM001brian shaw is not ur typical guy bruh, he already is stupid fkn strong, he just need to find the connection and technique to be smooth at the table
Winning strong man a few times puts Brian Shaw at 50 to 60 percent ready for arm wrestling. You can't tell me that lifting extremely heavy weight hasn't built bone density and connective tissue in his arms. Technicality is all that is lacking IMO.
Brian obviously understands that arm wrestling is going to take work and he said it probably will take long than 2 years. He isnt underestimating Levan at all. You are underestimating Brian Shaw. He is a 4 x World Strongest Man possibly the best to ever do it. I don't think you understand just how determined Brian Shaw is and the work ethic he brings.
@@chrisw5742 This is way too early to say, let's wait a year or two and see if he gets motivated to improve and get matches. Then we will judge. So far he seems to be proving the opposite of what you're saying, even though i've been skeptical about his commitment for a long time myself. But he literally bought machines and a lot of equipment for armwrestling training specifically, and he also carries it with him and train outside of his gym. I don't even think armwrestling content will bring him the most views if it was only for business to create hype, it's a niche sport and doesn't have many fans compared to even strongmen, where a lot of people come to watch the competition.
He didn’t say he’d be ready in two years, he said it might not even be two years. I honestly believe he’ll be ready sooner than people think. He’s an athlete on another level
@@whis6166 schoolboy is good but he is not in his prime yet. Seriously, he can’t even beat Bowen 🤣🤣🤣. You are on something bruh. Lay off on whatever you’re taking. “Strongest” 🤣🤣😂
@@ronaldoreyes4119 Mr. "if I put a bunch of laughing emojis I will look cool and knowledgeable", schoolboy had been wrestling for years by the time he pulled Khaled, and Khaled was absolutely new to arm wrestling. It's not "The Strongest" that we are talking about , it's "The Strongest newbie"
Here's the problem Brains strength gap is so above everyone even arm wrestlers that he is in the game no matter what. I'll jump on a limb and I will get crucified for this but I bet he is top 50 in the world after 1 year of training
Brian will be top 12 in 2 yrs , that Id place money on..... Beating levan is an insane claim for anyone , even for jerry.. But brian beating kurdecha , or jablonski , or dave chaffee, I could see it happening .
To be honest. Everyone wants to see Brian to be Number 1 or the Levan Slayer. I say to you, the most important factor is that he is getting crazy excited by this new Sport he discovered. Not only for weeks or month. If he only thinks about armwrestling, dreams about it, results come by itself time after time. So let him enjoy the journey. And if he really becomes a professional Armwrestler, everyone is in Trouble i guess. But first, he needs the passion. 💪
Yeah we know that you're the only one who's capable of calculating percentages of athletes strength, And that you're the only one who can assess the exact timeframe of Brian Shaw's potential & abilities.😉🤣 Geez! I thought that Bowen the GOAT was delusional.
TH-cam algorithm boosting comment 💪 ... Brian will show in the next year the level of progression to get an idea of where he could end up, if it's going up with no slowing down, then it will be so exciting to see then. Devon and Derek have an idea 😏
Brian could be top 5 super heavy weight in 2 years. I think you're underestimating Brians understanding of how to get strong, his champion mentality and his god-given physic.
Levan is a weight bully, heavier than everyone else at the top, you have no clue how powerful brian's base strength is easily multiple times stronger than anything levan had at his start, and just how much determination he has. Becoming worlds strongest man is already infinitely more difficult than becoming the worlds best arm wrestler, with brian's mentality, work ethic, discipline, status allowing him to basically train with whoever he wants, and his own gym which allows him swap out what ever gear he needs, he will absolutely beat levan some time in the future
@@Armbender1085point is brian isn't some superhuman who can just break any world record he wants. Tried to bench 700, quit before he could even reach 600. Tried mma, gave up before it even started. We have not seen brian in a single proper match to gauge his strength beside his past in a sport which really doesn't carry over as much as people think. If brian manages to beat kirill (who tbf doesn't even take aw that serious) then I will say brain has a chance within the next 5-10 years
Your really underestimating the fact that Brian Shaw is leaps and bounds stronger than EVERY OTHER ARMWRESTLER already. Hes entering the sport being able to lift more than literally everyone. Theres never been anyone like Brian in the history of the sport. Also keep in mind that Levan can't load the way that he does forever, but Brian's strength doesn't come from what Levans does. Every time Levan gets on the table he's always been bigger and stronger than his opponent, but not with Brian. Brian and Levan will meet at KOTT very soon and when the photos come out of Brian making Levan look like a child standing next to him you might change your mind. Brian is taller, heavier and stronger than Levan.
He will be world champion this is Brian Shaw we are talking about once he gets comfortable on the table and everything clicks with the technique he's going to be unstoppable!!
Everyone needs to understand this man. His mind is terrifying, he is a technical vampire. He will listen, learn, breakdown, analyse, build up and make his own each lesson he takes. He has the perfect balance of openness and bullheadedness to take the advice of everyone around him but then drive forward, dragging everyone along behind him.
It would help Brian to understand where he's at if he gripped up now. He would be getting a feel for the almost insurmountable task of prepping to win outright.
Shaw just showed where he beat Brandon Allen who Devon said was a good arm wrestler. I think that gives us an idea of where he is at right now. If Brian stays committed and is training daily for arm wrestling along with staying injury free I am not sure sure in 2 years he can't compete with Levan. Even though Devon is my favorite arm wrestler Levan would not be able to rip through Brian like he did Devon in there first match.
Ive loved the strong man sport longer than arm wrestling, and Brians is relentless and obsessive when he targets in on a goal. He has so much functional strength due to strong man. Am not expecting him to be levan ready soon but i think he'll surprise people within 2 years if he commits as he did his strong man career. Exciting times a head of us and looking forward to see arm wrestling grow as a sport.
Hard to say how well he'll do. Larry Wheels has elite uppernbody strength, better than Brian at a lot of lifts, and he didnt fare too well. But Brian has that huge frame and thick joints that sorta put him on another level.
Just look at Brian's strength. a lot of his strength gained from strongman training is transferable to arm wrestling. He will beat some of the top guys at some point. I would love to see brian Face Monster Michael tod in a year or so
If that strong, how many weighted pullups can Shaw do? Smaev did Show`s body weight + his bw of 150kg.He can also biceps curl, bench press more than Shaw.Twice as young as Shaw, and he is nowhere top 50 SHW AW.
Brian isn't saying he'll be the best. He will be a top contender though. Barring injury. People don't understand the strength and level of commitment that this man has. He is a very fast learner too.
The thing I wonder about Brian Shaw is, "What was his armwrestling strength level when he first started training?" Strongman's "odd lifts" may have resulted in him having very high levels of "armwrestling specific strength" from the git go. For example, log lifting looks to train riser to me. Heavy curls? He had that. Pronation? It had to be at a pretty high level just because of his great baseline strength. I think it reasonable to assume he could do a hundred pound pronation lift from the git go, that he wouldn't have to train years to get such a number. Given all this once he started training specifically for armwrestling his number would no doubt improve dramatically. He needs skill as well as bone, tendon and ligament conditioning.
I have been paying attention to strongman for about 10 years and I don't mind being on the Shaw train because I know he is probably one of the most intelligent athletes in strength. I believe him when he says he will be the top arm wrestler even if it takes several years.
You are out of your mind if you don’t think that man wouldn’t step on Irakli after training for 1 year non stop and also LEARNING how to apply whatever technique will be his best.
He's a world class athlete ,he is one man due to strength learning technique ,I bet he's the one man ,ild tvi k and honestly say he could,not many were athletes at world class ,like Brian Shaw was ...
Larry Wheels had impressive numbers in a lot of lifts, and yet he loses badly to any of the elite guys. He was also guided and monitored by the likes of Devon, Coach ray, Michael Todd...etc and that didn't helped him progress much. Techniques and experiences are what makes the top guys complete arm wrestlers. John Brzenk is a perfect example. At the age of 60, still putting up a hell of a fight against much younger and stronger guys due to his experiences. Brain Shaw is strong, yes, but it takes time to accumulate actual IQ when pulling on the table, and experiences. There's no chance at this point and time he can even come close to any of the top elites, let alone Levan.... In saying so, he does have potential to be up there, but it will take more than two years.
I think you are misunderstanding him. He just meant that he knows he won't walk in and beat any of the top 10 world superheavyweights in any short amount of time. He's saying he's willing to stick with it for long-term to become the best eventually. He's been warned about the conditioning of the frame that it takes to be strong, and he knows his own body and limits better than 99.9% of the world, so he's surrounding himself with pros and learning things the right way.
Brian Shaw is a different class of human being from even the Levans of the world. Forget his ceiling, the guy's FLOOR is above 99.9% of people. His fuckin wrist is bigger than most people's bicep. He has that "stupid" strength factor to him as well on top of actually being freakishly strong, like he is legit someone who can call on all of their reserves in the blink on an eye.
If Bryan is beating one of his training partners, who I know pretty well, Wes, left-handed. He is already probably top 25 in the US left-handed. Let alone right-handed.
I don't think Brian is delusional, he knows it will take work but Brian is a competitor of world class mindset, if you aren't going in to be the best then likely you won't be. He is an all or nothing guy.
And you're underestimating Brian. The things you see the most clearly are the things you WANT to see. Brian didnt say he'll beat Levan in 2 years. He meant that it COULD be 2 years or it could be longer. You said "Brian showed interest in MMA too and you see where that's gone." Do you realize how much weight Brian would have to lose to be a heavyweight in the UFC? He's 6'8" and 450. He would have to lose nearly 200 lbs. MMA was never going to happen. Common sense would tell you that. I'll tell you sumpin Dooty, you don't win the WSM title 4 times against the competition that Brian had to beat without being determined to be the best. You think about that.
I don't think Brian committed to two years like you're thinking. He was just saying maybe it won't happen soon and that it will take several years, perhaps a longer time
Impossible. Peak Levan is literally as big as Brian with 20 years more arm wrestling experience. It wouldnt even be a challenge in 2 years for Levan. Devon would destroy Brian, and we all saw what Levan did to Devan.
Lost in translation he's saying it's not gonna be easy and it's not going to be soon. And the only reason MMA was in the table is because they were offering like 30 mill but it ended up being a scam company they weren't paying any of the athletes from previous events
lets simply agree to wait with judgements for Brian's first match against some professional puller., mid 2025 maybe? I am not saying top 10, just some guy, who is good, Chance comes to my mind. Otherwise, this is simply guessing without any information. Btw, wtf is wrong with rankings on EvsW official site? Larrat 1st? Denis 6th? No Levan? Is anyone even updating this site after each EvsW event?
Larry was very motivated too until he kept losing match after match. Brian should face Khaled after Eddie, they have similar grip strength. Losing to such a smaller man might dampen his confidence. Being the strongest man in the world overall might not be such an advantage he thinks it is for such a specific sport. Devon has no where near Brian's overall strength, but look at his success.
Brian would destroy irakli in a year maybe not even that long lol. Just because of the massive size and strength difference. But Brian didn't show his training in all the years of strongman, and Devon told Brian to train in private was the best way
A Brian Shaw and Jerry Cadorette collab would be 🔥. Or Brian Shaw and Ermes Gasparini. They would probably love the opportunity to train with Brian. Granted, I can see Jerry turning him into a flop wrist presser. 💯😂😂😂😂😂😂
And whonsaid he is hiding his practice pulls!??! Brian shaw has been uploading practice videos since more than 2 years on facebook..but not a single competition yet😂😂😂
Brian Shaw should try to do something by 2030. After that, he will become old and may not have sufficient strength to defeat the top-notch arm-wrestlers. He should never follow the so-called "Larry Wheels path".
You are underestimating Brian’s actual strength. He is stronger than Levan. Read that over again, he is actually much stronger. He has to learn technique, but the truth is Levan isn’t in his class strength wise. Brian is also very, smart and he will learn the technique and after that he will be scary.
Nah dude, you are reading too much into his “month, year, two years”. He obviously meant “it’ll take time, but I’ll be there, no matter the time table”. Not that “I’ll be the best in two years”.
Perdeep is always reading too far into things to create content, he’s like the Stephen A Smith of arm wrestling his content is based off of somewhat hot takes.
Predeep is on the spectrum and takes everything very literally.
@@ColdStone52 especially when it comes to devon content
Exactly what I thought, he didnt understand Brian at all lol.
Yeah Brian would never underestimate someone who has accomplished that. We must remember Brian for a time was like the Levan or strongman and he would never disrespect him like that. He would be offended if an amateur strongman tried to say he would beat his records in 2 years and he would never be dumber enough to say that. He is just saying he knows it will take time, work and dedication is all. The times are just an example.
He won't need too long to be a top contender. He has access to so much equipment, can eat and train as he pleases, and can afford to train with whoever he wants.
if he don't needed too long first time he stepped to the table he would throw guys like derek smith over it like np
Exactly but I do hope he selects one good arm wrestling couch and sticks with him otherwise he will endup like Larry wheels trying to follow everyone's instructions.
@@Mr5gtthe is not Larry Wheels. He is Brian Shaw, world strongest man on the planet
@@Bvsterrrrrrrrr No he`s not.
@@djomlatebrayes he is. He is like a 5 time world strongest man.
The way he said it actually means that he thinks two years might not be enough (edit: without also implying that it might be enough).
He pretty much said two years is the MINIMUM to get to national level, and MAYBE world level.
Brian is rich. He should go to georgia and italy to see the level of Ermes and Levan
Pradeep, you cannot compare Brians progress with other fledgling armwrestlers just starting out ... he is beginning from a unique level of strength and commitment that is higher than any before him. Who knows where he'll be in 2 -3 years' time?
overall strength does nothing in arm wrestling though
Dude yeah it generally does. Thats why Denis n Levan powerlifted doing bench sqauts deads i think it worked for them. @@Sumppa
@@POLITICALYCORRECTifybut that’s given the fact that those guys had the tendons well adapted to transfer the overall strength. Which takes decades
He sucks
@@M.J.D.R Levan was small in 2018. Brian Shaw has been THE WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN long before that. DECADES. SO I dunno wtf you are talkin bout Willis.
Don’t underestimate Brian
What Brian is saying here is that he is not expecting to beat Levan in just one or two years, he is expecting it to take some time.
thing is, he is not 20 anymore. there is not alot of time.
oh, and before you go "but the old guys from America"...they all started in their 20's except Todd...who started at 36 i think.
Brian is...what, 40/41?
@@TNM001yes, true but Brian has better genetics than all of those guys put together.
Tim Bresnan didn’t start arm wrestling until 40 years old by the way. I agree time isn’t on his side but it’s not impossible is the point.
@@TNM001yeah but he’s Brian Shaw lol
@@TNM001brian shaw is not ur typical guy bruh, he already is stupid fkn strong, he just need to find the connection and technique to be smooth at the table
He won`t beat anyone in top10 105kg. Let alone HW/SHW.
Winning strong man a few times puts Brian Shaw at 50 to 60 percent ready for arm wrestling. You can't tell me that lifting extremely heavy weight hasn't built bone density and connective tissue in his arms. Technicality is all that is lacking IMO.
yes and a few tiny wrist tendons and elbow tendons that he rarely used... but once those strengthen its over.
I bet his cup is already close to world class. Carrying stones takes a lot of wrist strength, because it is a very open hand position
Techanicality is not ALL that is lacking.You saying that if he tried cupping or pronation,backpressure,sidepressure ect he would be top tier.NAAHHH
@@tilmanrotationalinvariant2257exactly, everyone doubting his wrist strength has never touched an atlas stone
@@stenipapalilo3469 He pulled 747's. YOU TRY IT....
Brian obviously understands that arm wrestling is going to take work and he said it probably will take long than 2 years. He isnt underestimating Levan at all. You are underestimating Brian Shaw. He is a 4 x World Strongest Man possibly the best to ever do it. I don't think you understand just how determined Brian Shaw is and the work ethic he brings.
How do you know how determined he is?
@@POLITICALYCORRECTify He proved it a million times over already. Arm wrestling is but a gag for him. He may as well thumb wrestle too right???
@@chrisw5742 This is way too early to say, let's wait a year or two and see if he gets motivated to improve and get matches. Then we will judge. So far he seems to be proving the opposite of what you're saying, even though i've been skeptical about his commitment for a long time myself. But he literally bought machines and a lot of equipment for armwrestling training specifically, and he also carries it with him and train outside of his gym. I don't even think armwrestling content will bring him the most views if it was only for business to create hype, it's a niche sport and doesn't have many fans compared to even strongmen, where a lot of people come to watch the competition.
@@POLITICALYCORRECTifyIf you knew anything about brian you wouldn't be asking that dumb question
@@FatherGiraffeKaku I can c who is dumb!
It's the mentality of a champion, its needed to become a champion, but it doesn't guarantee that he will become champion.
He didn’t say he’d be ready in two years, he said it might not even be two years. I honestly believe he’ll be ready sooner than people think. He’s an athlete on another level
Mariusz thought the same of mma.Guy doesn`t know how to throw a proper punch. Any middle weight in ufc would beat him.Same applies to Show in aw.
🤣Brian is Literally the Broly of arm wrestling . .STRONGEST OF ALL NEWCOMERS IN THE HISTORY OF ARM WRESTLING (The Legendary Super Saiyan)
That was Khaled Jashell
@@whis6166Khalid can’t even beat Ryan Bowen. What are you smoking? “Strongest” 😂😂😂
@@ronaldoreyes4119 what are you smokin?? He literally pulled Bowen right after he beat schoolboy
@@whis6166 schoolboy is good but he is not in his prime yet. Seriously, he can’t even beat Bowen 🤣🤣🤣. You are on something bruh. Lay off on whatever you’re taking. “Strongest” 🤣🤣😂
@@ronaldoreyes4119 Mr. "if I put a bunch of laughing emojis I will look cool and knowledgeable", schoolboy had been wrestling for years by the time he pulled Khaled, and Khaled was absolutely new to arm wrestling. It's not "The Strongest" that we are talking about , it's "The Strongest newbie"
Here's the problem Brains strength gap is so above everyone even arm wrestlers that he is in the game no matter what. I'll jump on a limb and I will get crucified for this but I bet he is top 50 in the world after 1 year of training
Literally😭people are forgetting it’s BRIAN SHAW
I personally think that Brian will be much higher than top50, I'm thinking at least top20, we'll see.
Easily, anyone who attempts to crucify you for saying that has no clue who brian shaw is
I actually agree ,world class athlete,with time daily to train ,learn from the best, it won't take him long at all
Delusion is real.
That photo of Devon in the end of the video...I do hope he continues until he looks like 🎅💪
Evil Santa, coming for your belts.
@@Archheret1cyour comment made me laugh out loud I don’t know why 😂
that shit had my creasinggggggggg
When Brian gave that timeframe, he wasn’t being literal. All he means is that he doesn’t expect it to happen soon.
Brian will be top 12 in 2 yrs , that Id place money on..... Beating levan is an insane claim for anyone , even for jerry.. But brian beating kurdecha , or jablonski , or dave chaffee, I could see it happening .
Zero chance of that my friend 😂
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@@cole3891 my fren.... Ermes would crack him up.
To be honest. Everyone wants to see Brian to be Number 1 or the Levan Slayer. I say to you, the most important factor is that he is getting crazy excited by this new Sport he discovered. Not only for weeks or month. If he only thinks about armwrestling, dreams about it, results come by itself time after time. So let him enjoy the journey. And if he really becomes a professional Armwrestler, everyone is in Trouble i guess. But first, he needs the passion. 💪
Oleg is looking scary big for a 107kg guy
Brian Shaw is gonna be an open threat to all the arm-wrestlers sooner.
Yeah we know that you're the only one who's capable of calculating percentages of athletes strength, And that you're the only one who can assess the exact timeframe of Brian Shaw's potential & abilities.😉🤣 Geez! I thought that Bowen the GOAT was delusional.
Grandpa Devon at the end 😂 still wrecking havoc
TH-cam algorithm boosting comment 💪 ... Brian will show in the next year the level of progression to get an idea of where he could end up, if it's going up with no slowing down, then it will be so exciting to see then.
Devon and Derek have an idea 😏
Brian could be top 5 super heavy weight in 2 years. I think you're underestimating Brians understanding of how to get strong, his champion mentality and his god-given physic.
If Brian can beat Derek Smith in two years, I would be impressed. I think Pradeep is being pretty realistic here.
Brian beating peak Levan is impossible yes, that's just how it is
Brian will struggle technically for the first 2-5 years. His strength will be far ahead of everyone.
its not impossible, Look how Small Levan used to be, Brian Shaw has always been big and now he can become even bigger
Levan is a weight bully, heavier than everyone else at the top, you have no clue how powerful brian's base strength is easily multiple times stronger than anything levan had at his start, and just how much determination he has.
Becoming worlds strongest man is already infinitely more difficult than becoming the worlds best arm wrestler, with brian's mentality, work ethic, discipline, status allowing him to basically train with whoever he wants, and his own gym which allows him swap out what ever gear he needs, he will absolutely beat levan some time in the future
Levan’s arm-wrestling-related strength will be hard to match
@@magnuslund2545 Nope.
I dream about Ermes and Vitaly joining Brian in a practice setting where they exchange all their knowledge and train Brian.
Talk about misinterpreting what Brian said for click bait. Just lost a lot of respect for this Chanel.
He does it all the time.
It will be interesting if he ever actually arm-wrestles a actual top 10 arm wrestler.
You underestimate Brian's strength. He is on his own level. Levan is not on his level. Not even close. If you're talking about raw strength.
Irakli is a beast..he toys with guys like Brian Shaw
@@AllhailRussia27 Denis nut kisser detection
@@Armbender1085 levan curled a 95kg dumbbell for 3 reps basically to parallel 3 years ago. His elbow flexion is way above anyone
@@Armbender1085sure. Just like he passed that 700lb bench he wanted to do
@@Armbender1085point is brian isn't some superhuman who can just break any world record he wants. Tried to bench 700, quit before he could even reach 600. Tried mma, gave up before it even started. We have not seen brian in a single proper match to gauge his strength beside his past in a sport which really doesn't carry over as much as people think. If brian manages to beat kirill (who tbf doesn't even take aw that serious) then I will say brain has a chance within the next 5-10 years
Brian was a basketball player turned strong man. The mind of a champion can't be stopped
Your really underestimating the fact that Brian Shaw is leaps and bounds stronger than EVERY OTHER ARMWRESTLER already. Hes entering the sport being able to lift more than literally everyone. Theres never been anyone like Brian in the history of the sport. Also keep in mind that Levan can't load the way that he does forever, but Brian's strength doesn't come from what Levans does. Every time Levan gets on the table he's always been bigger and stronger than his opponent, but not with Brian.
Brian and Levan will meet at KOTT very soon and when the photos come out of Brian making Levan look like a child standing next to him you might change your mind. Brian is taller, heavier and stronger than Levan.
SHAW WILL NEVER BEAT SAGANASHVILLI EVER HES A PROFESSIONAL ARM WRESTLER N SHAW NEVER WAS N NEVER WILL BE (FACTS FOLKS) 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Bro literally made a video and put words in brians mouth.
why u r here?
It would be easier to underestimate Brian's strength than Levan's. Even the average strength athlete could hardly imagine it.
He will be world champion this is Brian Shaw we are talking about once he gets comfortable on the table and everything clicks with the technique he's going to be unstoppable!!
Everyone needs to understand this man. His mind is terrifying, he is a technical vampire. He will listen, learn, breakdown, analyse, build up and make his own each lesson he takes. He has the perfect balance of openness and bullheadedness to take the advice of everyone around him but then drive forward, dragging everyone along behind him.
Someone needs to start the delusional Brian Shaw series ASAP
It would help Brian to understand where he's at if he gripped up now. He would be getting a feel for the almost insurmountable task of prepping to win outright.
Shaw just showed where he beat Brandon Allen who Devon said was a good arm wrestler. I think that gives us an idea of where he is at right now. If Brian stays committed and is training daily for arm wrestling along with staying injury free I am not sure sure in 2 years he can't compete with Levan. Even though Devon is my favorite arm wrestler Levan would not be able to rip through Brian like he did Devon in there first match.
5:31 that was good one hahhah
Brian Shaw will never ever ever ever beat Levan nor any other top heavyweight armwrestler
Ive loved the strong man sport longer than arm wrestling, and Brians is relentless and obsessive when he targets in on a goal. He has so much functional strength due to strong man. Am not expecting him to be levan ready soon but i think he'll surprise people within 2 years if he commits as he did his strong man career.
Exciting times a head of us and looking forward to see arm wrestling grow as a sport.
I love your channel. You certainly put a lot of work into your videos.
Brian Shaw is one of the strongest human being ever to exist, if he trains two full years only armwrestling fundamentals, no one can beat him
Same like Mariusz in mma? hahaha
Levan probably won't be around in two years be retired
Exactly
Not if he only competes once every year or two.
If you understand the way that Brian trained, you can understand why he’s so confident he can get it done in about two years
Maybe he is counting on levan not being able to take insane amount of steroids for that long.
Hard to say how well he'll do. Larry Wheels has elite uppernbody strength, better than Brian at a lot of lifts, and he didnt fare too well. But Brian has that huge frame and thick joints that sorta put him on another level.
Just look at Brian's strength. a lot of his strength gained from strongman training is transferable to arm wrestling. He will beat some of the top guys at some point. I would love to see brian Face Monster Michael tod in a year or so
If that strong, how many weighted pullups can Shaw do? Smaev did Show`s body weight + his bw of 150kg.He can also biceps curl, bench press more than Shaw.Twice as young as Shaw, and he is nowhere top 50 SHW AW.
I love people underestimating Brian. The glory will be that much better.
Brian isn't saying he'll be the best. He will be a top contender though. Barring injury. People don't understand the strength and level of commitment that this man has. He is a very fast learner too.
The thing I wonder about Brian Shaw is, "What was his armwrestling strength level when he first started training?" Strongman's "odd lifts" may have resulted in him having very high levels of "armwrestling specific strength" from the git go. For example, log lifting looks to train riser to me. Heavy curls? He had that. Pronation? It had to be at a pretty high level just because of his great baseline strength. I think it reasonable to assume he could do a hundred pound pronation lift from the git go, that he wouldn't have to train years to get such a number. Given all this once he started training specifically for armwrestling his number would no doubt improve dramatically. He needs skill as well as bone, tendon and ligament conditioning.
Literally zero shot of happening ever
Levan is untouchable
Brian did expressly say he may NOT be there within two years. He did not indicate he was expecting to be there within two years.
Brian needs to get humbled
If he tastes early success, and calls out too big names too early, it could definitely happen, just like with Leonidas.
lol by who?
I have been paying attention to strongman for about 10 years and I don't mind being on the Shaw train because I know he is probably one of the most intelligent athletes in strength. I believe him when he says he will be the top arm wrestler even if it takes several years.
You are out of your mind if you don’t think that man wouldn’t step on Irakli after training for 1 year non stop and also LEARNING how to apply whatever technique will be his best.
Also, there's no point in speculation because never has the literal WORLDS STRONGEST MAN joined arm wrestling
Lucky for you, Brian is a very surprising guy. Shocking even
He's a world class athlete ,he is one man due to strength learning technique ,I bet he's the one man ,ild tvi k and honestly say he could,not many were athletes at world class ,like Brian Shaw was ...
After he gets destroyed in his first match eveyone will throw shit at him.
Larry Wheels had impressive numbers in a lot of lifts, and yet he loses badly to any of the elite guys. He was also guided and monitored by the likes of Devon, Coach ray, Michael Todd...etc and that didn't helped him progress much. Techniques and experiences are what makes the top guys complete arm wrestlers. John Brzenk is a perfect example. At the age of 60, still putting up a hell of a fight against much younger and stronger guys due to his experiences. Brain Shaw is strong, yes, but it takes time to accumulate actual IQ when pulling on the table, and experiences. There's no chance at this point and time he can even come close to any of the top elites, let alone Levan.... In saying so, he does have potential to be up there, but it will take more than two years.
I think you are misunderstanding him. He just meant that he knows he won't walk in and beat any of the top 10 world superheavyweights in any short amount of time. He's saying he's willing to stick with it for long-term to become the best eventually. He's been warned about the conditioning of the frame that it takes to be strong, and he knows his own body and limits better than 99.9% of the world, so he's surrounding himself with pros and learning things the right way.
Brian Shaw is a different class of human being from even the Levans of the world. Forget his ceiling, the guy's FLOOR is above 99.9% of people. His fuckin wrist is bigger than most people's bicep. He has that "stupid" strength factor to him as well on top of actually being freakishly strong, like he is legit someone who can call on all of their reserves in the blink on an eye.
Perhaps there are those who greatly underestimate Brian Shaw.
If Bryan is beating one of his training partners, who I know pretty well, Wes, left-handed. He is already probably top 25 in the US left-handed. Let alone right-handed.
Brian is being underestimated he will be too in no time
Brian never did a AW competition yet....and he speak about beating the world champion?
That senior citizen pic of Devon is hilarious 😂😂😂😂
I don't think Brian is delusional, he knows it will take work but Brian is a competitor of world class mindset, if you aren't going in to be the best then likely you won't be. He is an all or nothing guy.
His size, his logic, he will find the hammer
And you're underestimating Brian. The things you see the most clearly are the things you WANT to see. Brian didnt say he'll beat Levan in 2 years. He meant that it COULD be 2 years or it could be longer. You said "Brian showed interest in MMA too and you see where that's gone." Do you realize how much weight Brian would have to lose to be a heavyweight in the UFC? He's 6'8" and 450. He would have to lose nearly 200 lbs. MMA was never going to happen. Common sense would tell you that.
I'll tell you sumpin Dooty, you don't win the WSM title 4 times against the competition that Brian had to beat without being determined to be the best. You think about that.
I don't think Brian committed to two years like you're thinking. He was just saying maybe it won't happen soon and that it will take several years, perhaps a longer time
Levan has never armwrestled someone his own size let alone be the smaller guy.
Brian can do it. No question about it.
nope
If anyone would believe he is already that good..he would pull a real arm wrestler...
Heavyweight arm wrestling probly got 5-10yr to make top 10 in world
Be interesting to see if can compete in big shows with 2yrs-3yrs training
It’s you underestimating Brian pradeep
Brian Shaw should armwrestle Kiril Saricev. It would be a good match. To set a match against a friend of yours with zero experience is nonsense...
Good mentality but truth is truth... don't think he can even beat the top 3 in the next 2 years
Impossible. Peak Levan is literally as big as Brian with 20 years more arm wrestling experience. It wouldnt even be a challenge in 2 years for Levan. Devon would destroy Brian, and we all saw what Levan did to Devan.
Lost in translation he's saying it's not gonna be easy and it's not going to be soon. And the only reason MMA was in the table is because they were offering like 30 mill but it ended up being a scam company they weren't paying any of the athletes from previous events
Devon's face is still looking thick but he could be pounding a lot of water before he steps on the scale. He might be able to water cut a lot.
lets simply agree to wait with judgements for Brian's first match against some professional puller., mid 2025 maybe? I am not saying top 10, just some guy, who is good, Chance comes to my mind. Otherwise, this is simply guessing without any information.
Btw, wtf is wrong with rankings on EvsW official site? Larrat 1st? Denis 6th? No Levan? Is anyone even updating this site after each EvsW event?
This video is worth seeing till the end just to see that photo of Devon being East vs West champion with 80 plus years!!!
Brian Shaw obviously never heard of Riekerd Bornman.
This guy is future HW/SHW champ. Not Brian Shaw.
Larry was very motivated too until he kept losing match after match. Brian should face Khaled after Eddie, they have similar grip strength. Losing to such a smaller man might dampen his confidence. Being the strongest man in the world overall might not be such an advantage he thinks it is for such a specific sport. Devon has no where near Brian's overall strength, but look at his success.
Brian would destroy irakli in a year maybe not even that long lol. Just because of the massive size and strength difference. But Brian didn't show his training in all the years of strongman, and Devon told Brian to train in private was the best way
A Brian Shaw and Jerry Cadorette collab would be 🔥. Or Brian Shaw and Ermes Gasparini. They would probably love the opportunity to train with Brian. Granted, I can see Jerry turning him into a flop wrist presser. 💯😂😂😂😂😂😂
You may be underestimating Brian Shaw.
Hahaha the old man Devon at the end… GOLD
2:51 wait till he starts leg wrestling
And whonsaid he is hiding his practice pulls!??! Brian shaw has been uploading practice videos since more than 2 years on facebook..but not a single competition yet😂😂😂
Brian Shaw should try to do something by 2030. After that, he will become old and may not have sufficient strength to defeat the top-notch arm-wrestlers. He should never follow the so-called "Larry Wheels path".
nahh it looks like we are undersestimating a guy which might be the strongest man in the world with his feats
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He should train with Dave Chaffee.
Brian has a chance. A 0pc chance.
You are underestimating Brian’s actual strength. He is stronger than Levan. Read that over again, he is actually much stronger. He has to learn technique, but the truth is Levan isn’t in his class strength wise. Brian is also very, smart and he will learn the technique and after that he will be scary.
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