I just wanted to thank you Martins. I met you in Myrtle Beach for WSM, and you were incredibly gracious. I was the guy who asked you during the deadlift event to take a picture with a couple of Asian girls. I know that you just wanted to watch the event, but you took the time to make a couple of fans happy, and that's freaking awesome. Good on you for being an authentically good dude. This video series is excellent. Strength has always been an important trait, celebrated world wide, and the light that you shine on traditional strength cultures is essential to understanding humanity as a whole. Keep being a good dude brotherman. Also, the production on these is incredible, and I hope that these pave the way to even greater things for you and everyone else involved.
Love you brotha. Not many walk the ways of the old. It’s something the modern day does not see and I thank you for sharing your time with us. I wouldn’t trade this moment for the world. And I don’t know if this is the first time I’ve said this. But maybe. Just maybe. We can unlock the doors on the strengths that Lasts forever
It is great seeing that such an ancient tradition of functional strenght building remains in modern countries. I am aware that in Chinese and Japanese martial arts there is also an ancient killer grip building exercise where they grip heavy ceramic jars filled with sand from the rim. Unfortunately here in Greece stone lifting has not survived in modern times even though in ancient Olympics weightlifters performed an one-handed overhead press with massive stones. There is still one dating from 600 B.C. in Olympia's museum, Bybon's stone, that now weighs 316 pounds and on it is written " Bybon, son of Phola, has lifted me over [his] head with one hand".
I felt the same way frustrated I couldn't find a Pankration school in Greece for my nephew . We even had one in Canada but it seems people want the new or trendy methods instead.
@@viciouslady1340 Unfortunately modern Pankration is not an ancient martial art like grecoroman wrestling for example. Pankration was like mma and no manuals remain save for some moves that are found in most grappling sports. Modern Pankration unfortunately is reimagined by mixing many modern martial arts, therefore a combination of kick- boxing and grappling will be 90% what they do in Pankration nowdays.
@@sfyrisvasileios7799 "Greco-Roman wrestling" isn't really ancient either, at least not the way its name would suggest. It's likely derived from European folk wrestling and was developed in the 1800s, and then given that name basically to lend it that ancient connection. Sounds cooler, pretty much, same reason why modern Pankration is called that.
This was so inspiring!!! To see an 79 year old throw stones around that I cannot do really gives you motivation and proves age is just a number and you can keep getting stronger with time. Great video from a new subscriber
No man hits his peak 1rm strength til his mid 30s at the youngest, heck I'm tempted to say I've seen it apply to mid 50s, and if that wasn't his peak it was at least 90%ish of his peak strength - the fact is that you can get stronger at any age, and be strong at any age. We can start anytime. Go forth. Be strong. Whatever we've reached, we can "maintain" the large bulk of it, if not all, on even the most minimal of inputs. While best to be active your entire life, even if you weren't the time is now. We all start somewhere. This is something many don't ever apply. They don't age well simply because they don't, never have, actively lived in that direction. I've worked with lifetime laborers, dudes shockingly strong...dudes who don't take care of themselves, but have done hard work for decades. I've seen people start in the weight room after retirement, and a cool one to witness was a grandma (tall - say 5'9", broad shouldered, in shape, young looking for 65-70, looked an in shape 50-55, and still partly running a family owned restaurant) and her college age granddaughter (very tall - say 5'11", broad shouldered, a tad chubby) the pair regularly deadlifting up to either 275lbs or 315lbs THE PAIR AT~67yo AND ~21yo BOTH REGULARLY DEADLIFTING UP TO TRIPLES AT 275 OR 315lbs DEPENDING ON THE DAY. I once had a conversation on the gym floor with this cool old timer (71 at the time), the topic of one arm pushups came up, and he got down, banged some out on the spot. He hadn't joined a gym til after retirement, told me after awhile inactive just sitting around the house mostly, that he felt that he was declining, and realized without the massive hours he'd spent running a restaurant (funny coincidence - the two unrelated) he had plenty of time, so went out and did something about it. The most important aspect is the mindset ; to believe that you're capable, and personally it helps to have internalized the belief that "the natural state of man is one of awesome physicality - we are meant to be strong, in shape, full of vitality for life". Then you live with no excuses. -J
There are also villagers in China who are 80 years old and can walk 2000 steps to the top of the mountain where they live. Physical limit is restrained only by our habits.
Holy shit Martins is gonna do weighting with Lu?! I'm really looking forward to the next episode. This series is really cool with showing different cultures, strength training styles and how similar everyone truly is no matter what country we are from
@@MartinsLicisPersonally, I just wish the narration was a little more sprightly. Not sure 'epic voice' always fits, where is funny, light-hearted Martins gone? Both in terms of the writing and the voice-over.
@@PletzmutzI was thinking the exact same, it felt suddenly shifted more to “tv” than the personality of a TH-camr that people like. At the same time I get it if they have ambitions to be more “mainstream”
Good shit Martins and Romark. The quality of the production is punching way above its weight class when it comes to what i'd imagine isn't a huge budget. These are so well done.
I don´t know why, but there´s something about "Strength Unknown" that always makes me emotional... this series is pure gold! Thank you Martins and team! You always surprise us! Much love from Barcelona!
My strength Unknown shirt just came in! This series is extremely artistic and beautiful. Thank you Romark, Martin Licis, and everyone involved! Y’all are my favorite TH-camrs
Wow, how different than in the US where the elderly are generally sedentary. Wish there were more areas like this for retired folk to hang out and exercise.
@@DAMusic-qu2ec Agree, in the Los Angeles area, many local parts have gym style machines that utilize one's weight to perform the exercises all over, but, every time I drive by one, they're mostly empty. Like you said, lack of community, compare to Asian countries like this for an example and many social media videos that showcase many elderly doing all types of fitness in a group, ranging from Tai Chi, calisthenics, the out door gym style machines in the parks and to the more recent trends of modern style of dancing. Maybe old homes/retirement community need to implement something with physical activities other than board games and Bingo night.
The US is sedentary because it's comfortable and old people can relax. China is poor as hell and their old people have to work and be active to survive. China's median income is 15-18k per year after their government invents a whole bunch of fake people and businesses... Comparative countries for reference, Peru, Serbia, Kazakhstan. And China is exaggerating their data to be equivalent to those places
What could possibly motivate me more than to see an older generation so passionate about strength and longevity? Incredible to see so much history and tradition in what they do.
Yao, Romark (hope I’m spelling your name correctly) you are killing it with these scripts and Martins is delivering like he always has with these voice overs. You guys truly must have a great team. This story had me tearing up like a Parts Unknown episode, intrigued as if I’m watching a Rare Earth video and enthralled akin to a WSM competition. Bravo.
I lived in Shanghai for almost 10 years. Never saw these stone weights used! Super cool to see your exploration of the strength world and learning with you! Keep it up!!
People used to practice it in almost every park. I also saw elderly practicing whipping iron chains. Equally impressive. Then government banned those activities in most parks for some bs safety reason.
This is cool stuff. I'm in Shenzhen and I powerlift. The owner of Lift On, he has been my Wechat friend for a while. Lift On brought the official stong man to China. Two years running now. I think its amazing what these guys are doing. Small world too, I did not expect to see this video. It just popped up.
I always thought kettlebell juggling was a silly unnecessarily dangerous addition to training. But seeing these folks flipping those stones makes me view it in a new light. Thank you for sharing.
I love this! I've heard about this kind of lifting from older relatives my whole life and never been able to find a video or reference to it other than some old drawings. Amazing to see in action. You're doing great work
This is so cool and genuine. A culture of strength, frequent practice, and community of open passion & support. Definitely sub’d and look forward adventures in China as well as any where you take us. 🤘🙇🏻♂️
This is one of my favorite videos "the crew" has made. From the cinematography to exploring apart of china I did not know about. Brilliant job I look forward to the rest.
Every episode of this series continues to not only make me unable to stop smiling but always ends by bringing a happy tear to my eye. As someone who loves strength sports and all modalities of strength this is just so beautiful man. Thank you for sharing this.
Strength Unknown just keeps getting better and better! Thank you Martin's, Romark and "Crew". Those dumplings looked delicious, all 50 baskets of them. 😂
This is the first episode of this show I've watched, and I'm smitten. Not only did you quote him, but you nailed the Bourdain vibe to this travel show with a purpose. Keep it up, and let us know how to make sure this show keeps going
The only fault of these videos is that they're way too short! This is fantastic content, please consider stretching them to 20-30 minutes! Captivated from the getgo, I want more!
Thank you Martin for sharing this, I am from Hong Kong ,it truly broadens my horizon on the Chinese culture, the community, the strength culture and the dynamism of different cities through your traverse across different provinces. Please share this to your American fellows, the community, it is truly a series of golden, positive video clips amid today's difficult world
Absolutely amazing as always. With how much time and effort y’all put into this series I wish you would make the episodes longer. I know y’all have plenty of content to extend the episodes and go into even more depth. Would love to see longer episodes with more content. Again, thank you so much for your hard work with this series. It’s truly exceptional stuff.
@@MartinsLicis that makes sense. And don’t you worry big dawg, I’m telling anyone who will listen. This is truly an amazing series. Thank y’all so much!
very cool to see there are many ways people strength train across the world and how is generally unknown to most people. I had never thought beyond barbell training or traditional stone lifting before this series. thanks, the series is inspiring man!!
This series always gave me flashbacks to No reservations and parts unknown from the late and great Anthony Bourdain, and when you added in that quote from him you gained even more respect from me. Great Job on this series Ive loved every minute of it.
First time that i've seen your content and it has been such an inspiration for me. The honesty, curiousity and will to learn truly shows. Thank you for sharing.😄
China is so cool. can't wait for the next part! I really liked how they were having fun with the weights, flipping them, holding them on their arms and stuff, making "boring" repetitions a little more entertaining.
This channel is invaluable in fostering better relations between different people of the world. This world has so much to offer, we only need to explore each others culture. World Peace.
10:12 What in the world? A combo rack and Hansu Power calibrated plates in a park?? The parks in my area could never... Those stones are also sick. Imagine high-level Stongman competitions with stone flip/spins for reps and carry events using something like that
This is so interesting and so well made. I love seeing how stoked you get experiencing something new like this as well and it makes it very fun to watch
holy shit. i love this. this is amazing. some might say it detracts from strongman or derails your training, but the level of respect and how awesome these strength finds is unreal.
I shortly discovered Martins´es chanel and the Strength Unknown Series and I can only say WOW. I can´t stop watching these videos, amazing sceneries, great people, incredible feats of strength a perspective that there are things in live like strength cultures that can overcome all kinds of borders we rise between one another. Great Content and I can´t wait to see more.
Loving this new travel series, Martins! On the subject of the twirling blocks similar to kettlebells, China and Russia have a long storied history of cultural exchange dating back centuries due to both war and trade. They could have inspired each other.
I just jumped back onto TH-cam after a year off Social media and I am blown away at the quality and new direction Martin has taken. This is so awesome. So much great and fulfilling content to catch up on!
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I just wanted to thank you Martins. I met you in Myrtle Beach for WSM, and you were incredibly gracious. I was the guy who asked you during the deadlift event to take a picture with a couple of Asian girls. I know that you just wanted to watch the event, but you took the time to make a couple of fans happy, and that's freaking awesome. Good on you for being an authentically good dude.
This video series is excellent. Strength has always been an important trait, celebrated world wide, and the light that you shine on traditional strength cultures is essential to understanding humanity as a whole. Keep being a good dude brotherman.
Also, the production on these is incredible, and I hope that these pave the way to even greater things for you and everyone else involved.
Please restock the Martins x Barbell Believe Tee again! 🙃
Next time you should check India,their strength culture is amazing
Love you brotha. Not many walk the ways of the old. It’s something the modern day does not see and I thank you for sharing your time with us. I wouldn’t trade this moment for the world. And I don’t know if this is the first time I’ve said this. But maybe. Just maybe. We can unlock the doors on the strengths that Lasts forever
Friggin' kung fu rock kettlebell spinner jugglers! Brilliant!
Absolute gold - this is type of project/accomplishment that leaves a legacy - thank you for all you’re doing to promote strength across all cultures
Thank you! Spread the word! 🙏
I agree! It is an ambitious project that I'm glad they've taken on.
This inspired kettlebell
Epic series
Damn this is genuinely amazing to see elderly people do these feats of strength and skill
Yes!
I just hope i stay fit enough to go to the Gym until old age. Can't imagine life without lifting.
@@wernhard20exercising for the sake of lifting or do you plan on using that strength for anything?
@@GameTimeWhylifting can be the goal fam
@@maartenn2217 why though? Why wouldn't your goal to be functional movement so you can actually do things?
It is great seeing that such an ancient tradition of functional strenght building remains in modern countries. I am aware that in Chinese and Japanese martial arts there is also an ancient killer grip building exercise where they grip heavy ceramic jars filled with sand from the rim. Unfortunately here in Greece stone lifting has not survived in modern times even though in ancient Olympics weightlifters performed an one-handed overhead press with massive stones. There is still one dating from 600 B.C. in Olympia's museum, Bybon's stone, that now weighs 316 pounds and on it is written " Bybon, son of Phola, has lifted me over [his] head with one hand".
I felt the same way frustrated I couldn't find a Pankration school in Greece for my nephew . We even had one in Canada but it seems people want the new or trendy methods instead.
@@viciouslady1340 Unfortunately modern Pankration is not an ancient martial art like grecoroman wrestling for example. Pankration was like mma and no manuals remain save for some moves that are found in most grappling sports. Modern Pankration unfortunately is reimagined by mixing many modern martial arts, therefore a combination of kick- boxing and grappling will be 90% what they do in Pankration nowdays.
You should check out Okinawan martial arts. Look up 'nigiri game' and 'kote kitae'. Don't injure yourself.
@@sfyrisvasileios7799 "Greco-Roman wrestling" isn't really ancient either, at least not the way its name would suggest. It's likely derived from European folk wrestling and was developed in the 1800s, and then given that name basically to lend it that ancient connection. Sounds cooler, pretty much, same reason why modern Pankration is called that.
This was so inspiring!!! To see an 79 year old throw stones around that I cannot do really gives you motivation and proves age is just a number and you can keep getting stronger with time. Great video from a new subscriber
No man hits his peak 1rm strength til his mid 30s at the youngest, heck I'm tempted to say I've seen it apply to mid 50s, and if that wasn't his peak it was at least 90%ish of his peak strength - the fact is that you can get stronger at any age, and be strong at any age.
We can start anytime.
Go forth. Be strong.
Whatever we've reached, we can "maintain" the large bulk of it, if not all, on even the most minimal of inputs.
While best to be active your entire life, even if you weren't the time is now.
We all start somewhere.
This is something many don't ever apply.
They don't age well simply because they don't, never have, actively lived in that direction.
I've worked with lifetime laborers, dudes shockingly strong...dudes who don't take care of themselves, but have done hard work for decades.
I've seen people start in the weight room after retirement, and a cool one to witness was a grandma (tall - say 5'9", broad shouldered, in shape, young looking for 65-70, looked an in shape 50-55, and still partly running a family owned restaurant) and her college age granddaughter (very tall - say 5'11", broad shouldered, a tad chubby) the pair regularly deadlifting up to either 275lbs or 315lbs
THE PAIR AT~67yo AND ~21yo BOTH REGULARLY DEADLIFTING UP TO TRIPLES AT 275 OR 315lbs DEPENDING ON THE DAY.
I once had a conversation on the gym floor with this cool old timer (71 at the time), the topic of one arm pushups came up, and he got down, banged some out on the spot.
He hadn't joined a gym til after retirement, told me after awhile inactive just sitting around the house mostly, that he felt that he was declining, and realized without the massive hours he'd spent running a restaurant (funny coincidence - the two unrelated) he had plenty of time, so went out and did something about it.
The most important aspect is the mindset ; to believe that you're capable, and personally it helps to have internalized the belief that "the natural state of man is one of awesome physicality - we are meant to be strong, in shape, full of vitality for life".
Then you live with no excuses.
-J
There are also villagers in China who are 80 years old and can walk 2000 steps to the top of the mountain where they live. Physical limit is restrained only by our habits.
Holy shit Martins is gonna do weighting with Lu?! I'm really looking forward to the next episode. This series is really cool with showing different cultures, strength training styles and how similar everyone truly is no matter what country we are from
any of their oly lifters really
these videos wil get so many views over the years, thanks for making such a wonderful series
That’s the hope 🤞🫶
@@MartinsLicisPersonally, I just wish the narration was a little more sprightly. Not sure 'epic voice' always fits, where is funny, light-hearted Martins gone? Both in terms of the writing and the voice-over.
@@PletzmutzI was thinking the exact same, it felt suddenly shifted more to “tv” than the personality of a TH-camr that people like. At the same time I get it if they have ambitions to be more “mainstream”
Good shit Martins and Romark. The quality of the production is punching way above its weight class when it comes to what i'd imagine isn't a huge budget. These are so well done.
Thank you! Spread the word so we can keep doing it and make them better 😎
I don´t know why, but there´s something about "Strength Unknown" that always makes me emotional... this series is pure gold!
Thank you Martins and team! You always surprise us!
Much love from Barcelona!
My strength Unknown shirt just came in! This series is extremely artistic and beautiful. Thank you Romark, Martin Licis, and everyone involved! Y’all are my favorite TH-camrs
Thank you for supporting 😁🙏
Glad you could be the ambassador for strength across the world! And documenting other cultures of strength!
Wow, how different than in the US where the elderly are generally sedentary. Wish there were more areas like this for retired folk to hang out and exercise.
Make one!
There’s tons of parks everywhere. I think there’s a lack of community.
@@DAMusic-qu2ec Agree, in the Los Angeles area, many local parts have gym style machines that utilize one's weight to perform the exercises all over, but, every time I drive by one, they're mostly empty. Like you said, lack of community, compare to Asian countries like this for an example and many social media videos that showcase many elderly doing all types of fitness in a group, ranging from Tai Chi, calisthenics, the out door gym style machines in the parks and to the more recent trends of modern style of dancing. Maybe old homes/retirement community need to implement something with physical activities other than board games and Bingo night.
The US is sedentary because it's comfortable and old people can relax. China is poor as hell and their old people have to work and be active to survive.
China's median income is 15-18k per year after their government invents a whole bunch of fake people and businesses... Comparative countries for reference, Peru, Serbia, Kazakhstan. And China is exaggerating their data to be equivalent to those places
@@bklyncrook the elderly need barbells and dumbbells not machine weights
What could possibly motivate me more than to see an older generation so passionate about strength and longevity? Incredible to see so much history and tradition in what they do.
they use ancient Chinese technique
Yao, Romark (hope I’m spelling your name correctly) you are killing it with these scripts and Martins is delivering like he always has with these voice overs. You guys truly must have a great team. This story had me tearing up like a Parts Unknown episode, intrigued as if I’m watching a Rare Earth video and enthralled akin to a WSM competition. Bravo.
Love this!! Romark does amazing work for sure 😎- Please spread the word so we can keep this momentum!
Got genuine goose bumps after watching that... Would love if they had some of those stones down the waterfront where I live.
Been looking forward to this one, thanks for making these!
I lived in Shanghai for almost 10 years. Never saw these stone weights used! Super cool to see your exploration of the strength world and learning with you! Keep it up!!
People used to practice it in almost every park. I also saw elderly practicing whipping iron chains. Equally impressive. Then government banned those activities in most parks for some bs safety reason.
You really can see the love and enthusiasm Martins has for demonstrations of strength, it's infectious. What a truly amazing series.
This is cool stuff. I'm in Shenzhen and I powerlift. The owner of Lift On, he has been my Wechat friend for a while. Lift On brought the official stong man to China. Two years running now. I think its amazing what these guys are doing. Small world too, I did not expect to see this video. It just popped up.
That’s amazing! Forget powerlifting through. Do strongman 😉
I always thought kettlebell juggling was a silly unnecessarily dangerous addition to training. But seeing these folks flipping those stones makes me view it in a new light. Thank you for sharing.
This episode is perfect. Shanghai is my hometown, so watching this was emotional. My only complaint was that it wasn't longer! Thank you very much.
We want to eventually make them longer! Tell friends and family so we can grow and keep improving🙏
I love this! I've heard about this kind of lifting from older relatives my whole life and never been able to find a video or reference to it other than some old drawings. Amazing to see in action. You're doing great work
This is so cool and genuine. A culture of strength, frequent practice, and community of open passion & support. Definitely sub’d and look forward adventures in China as well as any where you take us. 🤘🙇🏻♂️
Incredible stuff Martins and "crew", the series keeps getting better with every episode
This is one of my favorite videos "the crew" has made. From the cinematography to exploring apart of china I did not know about. Brilliant job I look forward to the rest.
so refreshing to see this type of amazing and creative content on the fitness space, keep up the phenomenal job
Every episode of this series continues to not only make me unable to stop smiling but always ends by bringing a happy tear to my eye. As someone who loves strength sports and all modalities of strength this is just so beautiful man. Thank you for sharing this.
I’m absolutely loving this series!!
I’m definitely a fan, not only of far flung places but your enthusiasm is a joy to watch. Keep this up please!
thank you for bringing this amazing series to the world. this is just amazing
Reading this makes me happy. Spread the word, so we can keep making more!
@@MartinsLicis I will for sure!!
Strength Unknown just keeps getting better and better! Thank you Martin's, Romark and "Crew". Those dumplings looked delicious, all 50 baskets of them. 😂
This whole series is just fire
Love the narration and production quality guys cant wait for whats to come
You're a beautiful man creating truly beautiful tributes to strength culture around the world - this one was pure delight and quite moving!
Genuinely love this series so much. Thanks for putting out quality content!
Other than absolutely loving strength ya'lls videos really get me emotional! Just incredible! Thank you guys.
From the scenery to narration absolute top quality well done.
This is the first episode of this show I've watched, and I'm smitten. Not only did you quote him, but you nailed the Bourdain vibe to this travel show with a purpose. Keep it up, and let us know how to make sure this show keeps going
In germany a pound (Pfund) also exists and is sometimes still used by old people for measuring food. It also is 0.5kg, just like the jin in China!
Romark and Martins this is magnificent. This series is so well done and will bring a whole new set of viewers to this channel.
The only fault of these videos is that they're way too short! This is fantastic content, please consider stretching them to 20-30 minutes! Captivated from the getgo, I want more!
We will eventually! First need to beat the algorithm 😅 So please spread the word so we can grow and bring you longer videos!
The script and narration is just marvelous on its own. Thank you for this amazing series. Much love and peace 🙏🏼
Thank you Martin for sharing this, I am from Hong Kong ,it truly broadens my horizon on the Chinese culture, the community, the strength culture and the dynamism of different cities through your traverse across different provinces.
Please share this to your American fellows, the community, it is truly a series of golden, positive video clips amid today's difficult world
Some extra love for the crew! ❤ amazing job!
Man what a find, that was incredible! Glad the series is back, I've been excited seeing the previews on insta
More to come!
Absolutely amazing as always. With how much time and effort y’all put into this series I wish you would make the episodes longer. I know y’all have plenty of content to extend the episodes and go into even more depth. Would love to see longer episodes with more content. Again, thank you so much for your hard work with this series. It’s truly exceptional stuff.
Eventually we will! 🙏 Bear with us. We need to make it grow first, so we can keep doing this and double down on it. Spread the word!
@@MartinsLicis that makes sense. And don’t you worry big dawg, I’m telling anyone who will listen. This is truly an amazing series. Thank y’all so much!
This is so inspiring to see these guys still kicking ass.
Epic content as usual. Seriously deserves way more attention, this is better than any show on Travel or History
Love this Bourdain-inspired take on fitness content! What a breath of fresh air
Bruh that scene from Kungfu Hustle made so much sense now... The ripped villagers...
Great video Martins!
Shared and wishing you and Romark all the best👍🏼💪🏼
Thank you brother! 🙏😎 Please help spread the word.
Come to India. We are lifting a stone called 'Nal' approx. 140 kg by One hand only. You can see on youtube also.
very cool to see there are many ways people strength train across the world and how is generally unknown to most people. I had never thought beyond barbell training or traditional stone lifting before this series. thanks, the series is inspiring man!!
Thanks for sharing!
This series always gave me flashbacks to No reservations and parts unknown from the late and great Anthony Bourdain, and when you added in that quote from him you gained even more respect from me. Great Job on this series Ive loved every minute of it.
Incredible! Thank you for the travels ! Looking forward to the next instalment in China. Regards from LA
First time that i've seen your content and it has been such an inspiration for me. The honesty, curiousity and will to learn truly shows.
Thank you for sharing.😄
Just discovered this channel,you are just amazing its like you are on a journey to discover the beauty of strength across the whole world.👍👍
Awesome work on this, keep it up man I keep coming back to your stuff after years of watching.
China is so cool. can't wait for the next part!
I really liked how they were having fun with the weights, flipping them, holding them on their arms and stuff, making "boring" repetitions a little more entertaining.
Chinese culture is so great. I love this episode and I’m excited for the rest of these episodes.
Friggin amazing! What a community... so envious!
I like how the elders have not let age be their barrier but as an encouragement to remain young. Thank you so much for this video.
Can’t wait for pt. 2!!! 🔥🏋️♂️
This channel is invaluable in fostering better relations between different people of the world. This world has so much to offer, we only need to explore each others culture. World Peace.
awesome show, love traveling, lifting and food. this is such a great idea . thank you
10:12 What in the world? A combo rack and Hansu Power calibrated plates in a park?? The parks in my area could never...
Those stones are also sick. Imagine high-level Stongman competitions with stone flip/spins for reps and carry events using something like that
This is awesome. This entire series is so awesome.
This is so interesting and so well made. I love seeing how stoked you get experiencing something new like this as well and it makes it very fun to watch
We need more of this in the world. Good work, man.
So awesome you're doing this series! Definitely hear the Bourdain inspiration in your writing and narration too.
holy shit. i love this. this is amazing. some might say it detracts from strongman or derails your training, but the level of respect and how awesome these strength finds is unreal.
I shortly discovered Martins´es chanel and the Strength Unknown Series and I can only say WOW. I can´t stop watching these videos, amazing sceneries, great people, incredible feats of strength a perspective that there are things in live like strength cultures that can overcome all kinds of borders we rise between one another. Great Content and I can´t wait to see more.
Beautiful to see their joy in sharing their abilities in such a friendly hospitable way.
Excellent episode. I love the camaraderie of the park. A very nice exposure to their culture. Nice job!
This is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. China looks awesome. Those stones look so fun
This was so cool love your videos and bringing light to training methods in many cultures awesome to see Strength speaks all languages
you've done it again, absolutely fantastic series and it keeps getting better💪
Loving this new travel series, Martins! On the subject of the twirling blocks similar to kettlebells, China and Russia have a long storied history of cultural exchange dating back centuries due to both war and trade. They could have inspired each other.
Love the Anthony Bourdain style you have followed, it is so deep and close to my heart. Thanks !
Thank you! Please spread the word!
Love what your doing brother. That was emotional and inspirational.
This video was so awesome! The older men and women throwing and spinning heavy stones like it was nothing was so cool!
Love d way u narrate video ... Its soo professional and inspiring .. ❤❤
Man. This series is so amazing. Can’t wait for the next part.
AMAZING FOOTAGE AND SERIES! WAY TO LEVEL UP BROS!
Absolutely love these videos brother!
man this is more than just a strongman channel... this is like the "bestfoodreviewshowever" but with fitness. i love it
Awesome Video !! Super motivating and informative !!
I just jumped back onto TH-cam after a year off Social media and I am blown away at the quality and new direction Martin has taken. This is so awesome. So much great and fulfilling content to catch up on!
As a lover of strength sports and also of tea, I had a huge grin on my face through this whole episode. Great vid guys.
Thank you guys for the greatest docuseries out there.
Martins is so articulate and respectful of others!
Thank you Martins and Romark for these incredible videos
Awesome!! Was a pleasure to meet and learn from you guys!! 🤙🤙🤙
That was fascinating. Thanks for a great video series. Cheers from Missouri, USA
Glad you enjoyed it!
Martins could narrate anything and id listen for days. Great job Crew :)
Great videos. Thank you for uploading.
Martins you're doing great, please keep making & adding more such videos in this "strength unknown" series❤️💪✌️
That’s the plan!! Spread the word so we can keep going and making more! 🫶 Thank you for the support!
@@MartinsLicis much love & respect from India 🇮🇳🙌
What an awesome video brother. Thank you for sharing. Inspirational.
Man you guys do sooooo good at these videos! Definitely have a future in film.
Community is great! Wish you the best)
Love this! No one has ever shown this kind of stuff. Martiiiiiiiiiiins!