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  • @BackGuy
    @BackGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +440

    CLARENCE, DID YOU PUT YOUR TREN INTO THE GOBLET OF FIRE? - Dumbbelldore said calmly
    Hit me up for coaching: www.backguycoaching.com

    • @LatimusChadimus
      @LatimusChadimus ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Telander next?

    • @BackGuy
      @BackGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Giraffe is far too overpowered ​@@LatimusChadimus

  • @Brisk855
    @Brisk855 ปีที่แล้ว +2784

    He doesn't lie about drug usage, which is something I respect.

    • @JavaBoy1337
      @JavaBoy1337 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Clarence is on PEDs?

    • @onfireforJesustoday
      @onfireforJesustoday ปีที่แล้ว +298

      @@JavaBoy1337 Yes, but he was extremely strong already before he started taking them

    • @bronson4574
      @bronson4574 ปีที่แล้ว +761

      @@JavaBoy1337 When asked if natty, he said 'No' in less than 0.3 seconds, holding the record for fastest admitting to PEDs

    • @highviewbarbell
      @highviewbarbell ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if im not mistaken that was also immediately after spending 5 minutes talking about how cool Attack on Titan is@@bronson4574

    • @M4NOK
      @M4NOK ปีที่แล้ว +160

      @@JavaBoy1337 Yes he is. He started using it after his knees exploded and he was sidelined for close to a year. He was already lifting at an olympic level before he got injured though.

  • @dvid51524
    @dvid51524 ปีที่แล้ว +1342

    When I first saw the AI-generated swole Harry Potter images, I thought, "Why do we need AI to do this? Clarence Kennedy exists"

  • @KrazyKrzysztof
    @KrazyKrzysztof ปีที่แล้ว +526

    Saying this guy doesn't lift seriously is not giving him the credit he deserves. he has been dedicated for many years

    • @Moonmi747
      @Moonmi747 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think he meant in comparison to Olympic lifters.

    • @TheDavveponken
      @TheDavveponken ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@Moonmi747 but if you've ever watched his content he regularly lifts twice a day serveral days a week if I remember correctly.

    • @georgepierre3594
      @georgepierre3594 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think what they mean is this guy usually lifts at home. and doesn't compete.

    • @TheNerdArmory
      @TheNerdArmory 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Seriously implies something a little different. Do you think if he WAS to train for a competition again he'd change absolutely and we mean absolutely nothing about what he does now? Of course he would, that's wat the implication was touching on. He probably could do certain things even more to maximize gains and strength but doesn't need to, the pace he's at now is enough. It's not the same as saying he doesn't already do a lot or doesn't take lifting seriously in general.

    • @PK-pp3lu
      @PK-pp3lu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheDavveponken 14 times a week, lol you'd tear something in less than a month doing that

  • @SteffenHausB
    @SteffenHausB ปีที่แล้ว +1671

    Ah yes. Clarence, the hydraulic press

    • @ticien1
      @ticien1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lmfao

    • @johncampolo2177
      @johncampolo2177 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clarence the steriod machine.

    • @dowhatyouwill
      @dowhatyouwill 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I laughed out loud 🤣 thank you for that

    • @johncampolo2177
      @johncampolo2177 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dowhatyouwill Steriods

    • @tacticalchunder1207
      @tacticalchunder1207 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@johncampolo2177you spelt steroids wrong, twice.

  • @guythatlovespotato
    @guythatlovespotato ปีที่แล้ว +843

    Harry you're a weightlifter.

    • @rishikoemai7655
      @rishikoemai7655 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Heavy Potter and the secret of Strengh

  • @levitheguymyguy6955
    @levitheguymyguy6955 ปีที่แล้ว +351

    "Clarence Kennedy, known as 'The Boy Who Lifted'..."
    "The boy who lifted what?"
    "Everything."

    • @drimodramo6567
      @drimodramo6567 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      All of it

    • @johncampolo2177
      @johncampolo2177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hes roided up to his neck.

    • @levoderso7469
      @levoderso7469 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johncampolo2177 he never claimed natty since he started

    • @johncampolo2177
      @johncampolo2177 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@levoderso7469 BS

    • @abhishekpaswan2198
      @abhishekpaswan2198 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@johncampolo2177 and your point? he still squated 260kg for a rep as natty? do u think u can do that even with steroids?

  • @XD-he3of
    @XD-he3of ปีที่แล้ว +205

    devastated that back guy never called him Harry Squater

  • @Pazurjon
    @Pazurjon ปีที่แล้ว +352

    Clarence actual pr's:
    310kg pause back squat
    195kg snatch
    225kg clean and jerk
    230kg clean
    340kg deadlift
    260kg front squat
    110kg or 115kg strict press
    202.5kg bench press

    • @BackGuy
      @BackGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Are the 310 squat and 195 snatch from his Patreon?

    • @Pazurjon
      @Pazurjon ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@BackGuy 195kg snatch is cut in a half, at the end of his trasformation video but Zac Telander said that he saw full video on Clarence computer. I think 310kg back squat was never recorded but Clarence talk about it a few times

    • @Pazurjon
      @Pazurjon ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sorry for my engilsh

    • @Pazurjon
      @Pazurjon ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BackGuy unfortunely no

    • @_will795
      @_will795 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Add lbs? 👉👈🥺

  • @Lamacide
    @Lamacide ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I'm really glad filthy frank is happy now doing something he loves.

    • @paul_tee
      @paul_tee ปีที่แล้ว +11

      lol he does look like a buff filthy frank

    • @sorrychangedmyusername3594
      @sorrychangedmyusername3594 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Prometheus would be proud

    • @shoobzy3431
      @shoobzy3431 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just need to hear him say "bawss can I have de puzzy pls"

  • @LongArmsShortTorse
    @LongArmsShortTorse ปีที่แล้ว +475

    I really admire Clarence. He seems very well spoken and he makes great arguments for veganism. I started lifting because of his videos. He's probably motivated hundreds of people to start training.

    • @Tsll_
      @Tsll_ ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Same here. I am lifting for fun and i am not eating meat as well

    • @AK_Catholic_Traditional
      @AK_Catholic_Traditional ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Tsll_I’m not eating non animal products. Am I doing it right?

    • @Tsll_
      @Tsll_ ปีที่แล้ว

      ur stomach its not my business@@AK_Catholic_Traditional

    • @drchops
      @drchops ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@AK_Catholic_Traditionaldon't be a kunt

    • @Glitched23
      @Glitched23 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@Tsll_how do you manage protein without eating too much carbs

  • @Nelak653
    @Nelak653 ปีที่แล้ว +296

    Clarence is one of THE fitness influencers of our generation, it is sad that he doesn't have the following other fitness influencers have.

    • @BackGuy
      @BackGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Hell yes, I believe if he uploaded more frequently, he would be one of the top guys. His voice is very much calming like somebody like Sulek, but he's also very well articulated and full of knowledge.

    • @brandonclark2585
      @brandonclark2585 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because he's not a broccoli headed goofball with a dangly cross earing with thots and douche canoe gym bros hanging around him constantly.

    • @johnhammond3605
      @johnhammond3605 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dude is the most complete athlete out there......what he lacks is that kind of camera personality.

    • @johncampolo2177
      @johncampolo2177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roids geberation.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 ปีที่แล้ว

      you have to put the work in for YT

  • @iielysiumx5811
    @iielysiumx5811 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Been watching Clarence for years now and not only is he insanely strong but he is open about his drug use while being insanely humble and just all around likeable
    He is also a vegan and an anime lover so extra points for that

  • @SandNebula232
    @SandNebula232 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    He’s one of the strongest guys on TH-cam, ever. And he’s very honest. Something that is rare combination.

    • @bradleyfischbach
      @bradleyfischbach ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And VEGAN

    • @SandNebula232
      @SandNebula232 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bradleyfischbach so what?

    • @PK-pp3lu
      @PK-pp3lu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bradleyfischbach How do you know? Do you live in his kitchen?

    • @catboi7871
      @catboi7871 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@PK-pp3lubecasue clarence is vegan, theres videos of it, can even watch Q and A videos of his if u dont belive it

    • @PK-pp3lu
      @PK-pp3lu 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@catboi7871 You can post all the videos you want about being a vegan, then go to the store 10 minutes later and buy a shitload of meat.

  • @UncleMikeDrop
    @UncleMikeDrop ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Get that guy a Muay Tai instructor and he will be a force of nature.

    • @BaconManBruh
      @BaconManBruh ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nah, he's already THE FORCE. Dude is so strong and athletic that even if you don't train him and if you did his nervous system is so sensitive he'd absorb everything you teach him and already have it on muscle memory coz of how hard and smart he trains and his core is phenomenal like the dude is a sponge absorbing so much force from those heavy weights his lifting without support.

    • @jjmuti3979
      @jjmuti3979 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't think he would be interested if he doesn't quit lifting entirely. He would have to lose a bunch of weight including a lot of muscle to fit into a proper weight class for his height which in turn would result in massive strenght loss.

    • @BaconManBruh
      @BaconManBruh ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jjmuti3979 It's not really that massive since overall he's REALLY STRONG so whatever strength he has left is still huge like Brock Lesnar for example since the dude is strong like Fighters are actually scared of him even if they are winning coz Brock has enough force to break people and his foes really mean it since almost all of them acknowledged how freakishly strong broke is so imagine someone like Harry Potter here like i can't even imagine how strong he'd be but anyways if he can't grapple then yeah :D strength neutralize but it will still be challenge for sure to anyone.

    • @cool_piglet
      @cool_piglet ปีที่แล้ว +4

      physical strength not equals striking power. otherwise, strongmen would be top fighters. but they are not. pudzian tried, but only people he can beat - are some nonames.

    • @BaconManBruh
      @BaconManBruh ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@cool_piglet He meant his athletic ability and not really his strength since Clarence does acrobatic stuff so yeah pretty sure he can kick someone to death with a clean hit like all professional fighters. Clarence strength would transfer well with grappling and his athletic ability can translate well with striking power.

  • @michaelxthunder
    @michaelxthunder ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Clarence is nothing short of incredible. One of the most powerful men on the planet

  • @Sparky_IV
    @Sparky_IV ปีที่แล้ว +134

    Clarence only has one weakness... The cold.

    • @kolekcjonerbotow1266
      @kolekcjonerbotow1266 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@rundown132 i think he is talking about video with jujimufu back in the days when they took ice bath

    • @justinparker9892
      @justinparker9892 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kolekcjonerbotow1266that’s gotta be the one

  • @kenny187ful
    @kenny187ful ปีที่แล้ว +41

    "YOU'RE A WEIGHTLIFTER, CLARENCE!!" Dumbelldore said calmly

  • @coolioguy7855
    @coolioguy7855 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Bro maxed out all athletic stats

  • @lkerygma
    @lkerygma ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Clarence was upset that his deadlift is the most viewed video on his channel and not his snatch or his Squat.

  • @jasondreams202
    @jasondreams202 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Clarence was by far the reason I took lifting as far as I have… seeing him effortlessly dominate weights was something I wanted to emulate even though I’m barely half as capable

    • @jordixboy
      @jordixboy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he is not natty just

    • @jasondreams202
      @jasondreams202 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@jordixboy I don’t care about that. Most aren’t. It’s the ease and fluidity of the movements that impress me

    • @Thanatossssx
      @Thanatossssx ปีที่แล้ว

      if he was natty, he would be the strongest person in history, as a PED user he is still one of the strongest persons in history idk whats ur pooint lol@@jordixboy

  • @Chargesheetaccountant
    @Chargesheetaccountant 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He's done what people just dream of , being strongest and not serious about it and not competing as well

  • @TeutobergForestryService
    @TeutobergForestryService ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude, Clarence has one of the most legit channels for many years running

  • @xdonnix
    @xdonnix ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He trains very seriously. He is a world class lifter in every way, who just doesn't compete.

  • @RogueLifter-nx1qz
    @RogueLifter-nx1qz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clarence is a legit dude. A freak of nature. He just goes about doing his thing and does not care too much. Dude is real.

  • @plumbbobslim9313
    @plumbbobslim9313 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hell, of he's only 31 he's got to be getting into his prime age for hitting his maximal strength.

    • @inezm8444
      @inezm8444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He hit his prime at 28.... by his own admission.

  • @1thevm1
    @1thevm1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of his most impressive feats to me is when he jumped from the ground onto the roof of a random SUV. It was a tall one, too.

  • @joaopedrosa9060
    @joaopedrosa9060 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    afaik the reason clarence bombed at multiple competitions was because he went dumb af with his training (like squatting heavy twice a day every day something like that) and fucked up heavily his knees while also refusing rest, only using painkillers to train and competing.
    he also had to actually had surgery on his knees and now managed to adapt his training so they could manage the load. thus he could probably be better at competing rn than he was earlier.

    • @joaopedrosa9060
      @joaopedrosa9060 ปีที่แล้ว

      dude is just a genetic phenomenon with an absurd work ethic. nothing short of that.

  • @ryanm1983
    @ryanm1983 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The shot at the end with Zack on the podium next to Harry Squatter and God got me good

  • @bronzeliver6735
    @bronzeliver6735 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We need lifting legends -Eric Bugenhagen

  • @doyoulikecrystalgel
    @doyoulikecrystalgel ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I literally changed my squat technique/form BECAUSE of Clarence. I used to do low bar, powerlifting style of squatting. But when I found Clarence, I just really liked the way HE did them, so I switched it up. Ngl, it took me a while to get the technique right. I thought I was already hitting decent depth with low bar, but doing an Oly style squat with ATG depth was difficult to adjust to. I'm glad I switched it up, and it's all thanks to Harry Squatter.

    • @burlhorse61
      @burlhorse61 ปีที่แล้ว

      use what technique suits your bodytype-don't follow someon else's technique.He tends to stay upright when squatting-but that 's what he feels comfortable with

  • @FilipSKlifts
    @FilipSKlifts ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "he doesnt even train that seriously" > trains harder and more serious than 90% of gymgoers.

  • @pablitus44
    @pablitus44 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    finally talking about the boss of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

  • @grassrunner7983
    @grassrunner7983 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Clarence isn't natty. He said so himself.

  • @thathsarahettiarachchi6152
    @thathsarahettiarachchi6152 หลายเดือนก่อน

    one of my favorite athletes ever. I started WL with the influence and motivation took from his videos mostly.

  • @pilky1792
    @pilky1792 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "He doesn't even train that seriously" alrighty 🤣

    • @BackGuy
      @BackGuy  ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Compared to any other athlete at his level, Clarence trains casually, he just does what he likes. Man also takes long breaks from the weightlifting specifics

    • @Lyra.lpo102
      @Lyra.lpo102 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BackGuy trains casually 2 times a day. 10 times a week lol

  • @johnpaulcross424
    @johnpaulcross424 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Clarence is awesome, love seeing him pop up

  • @skateking959
    @skateking959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can watch this guy all day and I don’t even do most of these lifts

  • @Sir-Ahmad-Khan
    @Sir-Ahmad-Khan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He is knows as Harry Squatter.

  • @vladibarraza
    @vladibarraza ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't know if he could have won, but I'm certain that he has done more for weightlifting than many Olympic medalists. In fact, he inspired me to get into the sport, and since then, I've been hooked.

  • @stefanos_g_ss5434
    @stefanos_g_ss5434 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bro could probably win a gold olympic metal in his sleep if he started eating meat again

  • @Walko-talko
    @Walko-talko หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nah dude you can’t tell me he’d take home an Olympic medal today. I don’t buy it for a second

  • @Monkini
    @Monkini ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Kerry lad is one of the reasons I go to the gym

  • @iielysiumx5811
    @iielysiumx5811 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    At the Olympics just gone Clarence with a 195 snatch and a 225 clean and jerk (his best lifts) would of won the 102 class with a 420kg total 🤷‍♂️
    With his best ever total in one session 225 and 180 he still would of won with a 405kg total
    Man is built different

  • @waskus
    @waskus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite youtube lifter of all time

  • @professionalnetworkingnurse
    @professionalnetworkingnurse 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow! What an amazing story of hard work and consistency!

  • @ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος
    @ΘάνατοςΧορτοφάγος 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Clarence rocks. Vegan ftw

  • @lwelz68
    @lwelz68 ปีที่แล้ว

    As someone whose past life was competition-it's great to see this guy has also figured out that living your best life is greater than any medal or trophy, regardless of the prestige of the event.

  • @ruzgar1372
    @ruzgar1372 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Weightlifter and can dunk is a deadly combo

  • @MultiUnknowen
    @MultiUnknowen ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he could be a gold medalist even though he takes it as a hobby. imagine if he took it seriously and sinked in all of his time and resources into improving his clean and snatch? he would be unmatched.

  • @llewery
    @llewery 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Его ролик трансформации один из самых вдохновляющих, чувак нереально силён вообще во всём 🦾

  • @wille7319
    @wille7319 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Harry Potter music in the beginning cracked me up lmao

  • @C00LDevSigma
    @C00LDevSigma ปีที่แล้ว +1

    bro did a kick up when he lost what a legend

  • @cyruskhalvati
    @cyruskhalvati 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If he managed to get around wada, yeah he could easily win.

  • @tylergnosis2581
    @tylergnosis2581 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So underrated

  • @huwhitecavebeast1972
    @huwhitecavebeast1972 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes I feel confident he could have won medals. I think the reason he underperformed in competition was a mental one. With right coaching I think he could get over his performance anxiety or whatever it is.

  • @sumatran
    @sumatran ปีที่แล้ว

    Clarence is so rad. He's such an enimga. The amazing tricking, his honesty about gear and the unfairness in organized lifting, the purity of his lifts and lack of use of lifting aids, etc. He just does it his own way, and he doesn't need a gold medal for knowledgable fans to know he's one of the very strongest men in the world at his weight. Hard not to like the guy.

  • @kaush531
    @kaush531 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Harry did you put your name into the Olympics?
    Dumbledore asked calmly

  • @xdonnix
    @xdonnix ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Athletes like Clarence are common in every sport. There are people who can put it together and perform to a high level in the gym environment. It is a whole other ask to do it under the lights for a snapshot in time.

    • @TheLyingFigure
      @TheLyingFigure 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah I see it a lot with combat sports. You will find guys who don't compete but will be putting in rounds and training with UFC fighters constantly, they just don't have the desire to or can't perform in a competition setting for whatever reason.

    • @dodoz44
      @dodoz44 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheLyingFigure
      Or they know they wouldn't pass the drug tests lol. Gives me an idea... So we've got the enhanced games, how about enhanced MMA promotion? All the dudes looking like Overeem in his juiced up prime lol.

  • @mastermindmartialarts
    @mastermindmartialarts ปีที่แล้ว

    I've always been super impressed by Clarence.

  • @YannMetalhead
    @YannMetalhead 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    For me the most impressive part is that while he is strong as a powerlifter, he looks like a bodybuilder.

  • @MrHadane
    @MrHadane ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Harry Spotter is no joke.

  • @neilmi80
    @neilmi80 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ha ha at the Harry Squattor music. Great video!

  • @Yupppi
    @Yupppi ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it fair to say Clarence is a hobbyist since all his youth he trained for the competitions and aimed to the Olympic games? And talking about not training that seriously, he did train under the coaching of Gabriel Sincraian, an olympic medalist, for a good while after he stopped competing. And now his business is making money from him lifting and coaching. But I agree, he's in way another category from other people in terms of what he's doing and his situation.
    The feels when you see him touch his shoulder after the snatch foreshadowing the shoulder giving up on jerk.
    I think it'd be fair to address PEDs because Clarence is very straight forward and transparent about that too. With no judgment, given that he started using them rather late when he had already lifted some really impressive weights, and knowing that other athletes use PEDs as well if they have any shot on Olympic medals. But Clarence is rather honest about it and staying out of the competition due to taking them so I think it's a reasonable thing to mention to not give a casual viewer misguided impression about things they might project to their own abilities. And I think the comparison to active competing lifters is also slightly skewed from them having to usually cycle out for the competition. Regardless Clarence is uniquely gifted.

  • @DarkMxtter09
    @DarkMxtter09 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I’m just a guy who’s a hero for fun

  • @mikelynch6758
    @mikelynch6758 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    he's genuinely just a ninja

  • @austinrobertson7067
    @austinrobertson7067 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He walked so sam sulek could run. Humble and openness of ped usage

  • @Feastalisk
    @Feastalisk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He’s the reason I even try Deadlift, and other strength training 👍

  • @BreyFitness
    @BreyFitness ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Clarence is the weightlifter we wish we had compete. Although he said he's not natural I just hope someday there will be a weightlifting federation that will allow PEDs so we can potentially see more people lifting insane totals like Clarence has at his bodyweight, similar to how powerlifting does it. Weightlifting already has unnatural totals out there and because drug testing has gotten a lot stricter with there being a new IWF president there won't be totals that were as high as there was at Beijing/London Olympics.
    Also no Clarence would not win an Olympic medal. Even if he was top 3 he'll just be stripped of it like Ilya Ilyin because of PEDs that he admittedly uses. He'll fail a test eventually.

    • @Padbot1
      @Padbot1 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Everyone is using at the Olympics.

    • @BreyFitness
      @BreyFitness ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Padbot1 Not as much as before. Drug testing is much more strict now because the IOC got tired of the doping bans that they threatened weightlifting to be removed

    • @CeroAshura
      @CeroAshura 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@BreyFitnessif you think that stopped weightlifters from using you are definitely naive.
      Lasha popped as a junior hitting very unimpressive lifts, the only reason they won't pop him now is the name of the sport and the dream 500 total.

    • @Arguments_only
      @Arguments_only หลายเดือนก่อน

      Everyone in weightlifting uses.
      In many countries states sponsor gear use (Russia, China etc..) and circumvent the testing.

  • @UsDiYoNa
    @UsDiYoNa ปีที่แล้ว

    3:43 Jesus, that was the swiftest pop-up like that Ive ever seen. Dude could flip all the way into push-up position with as much spring as he had in that.

  • @Strongdadlifting
    @Strongdadlifting ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Saying someone that takes gear for strength and performance gains is a “hobby lifter” is like saying a guy with 200 properties “kinda dabbles in real estate”…….

    • @jermaineayivoh8263
      @jermaineayivoh8263 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well Clarence is kind of a hobby lifter because he doesn’t officially compete in anything, and he hasn’t done so since his late teens in the junior categories.
      But that doesn’t change the fact that Clarence is a hobby lifter with elite levels of strength.

    • @Strongdadlifting
      @Strongdadlifting ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jermaineayivoh8263 okay bud. Next you’ll say that Tom Havlid guy is a guying “hobby lifter”

  • @rlockridge2
    @rlockridge2 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just needs a good coach to help him deal with the head game. And BTW so much for the theory that you can’t lift heavy and still be extremely mobile and agile. I don’t know what his endurance is like, but I bet it’s pretty god. Admirable and inspiring.

  • @terrminerr
    @terrminerr ปีที่แล้ว

    strongest hobby lifter is definitely that nurse

  • @Miller2h41
    @Miller2h41 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I must follow this guy

  • @YourstrulyIronMan
    @YourstrulyIronMan ปีที่แล้ว

    I think he perfectly represents how Batman will be in real life

  • @asabovesobelow3023
    @asabovesobelow3023 ปีที่แล้ว

    The analysis we needed

  • @stoneybakermd1936
    @stoneybakermd1936 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    his DL technique is impeccable. keeps his knees BENT till the end

    • @stayontrack
      @stayontrack หลายเดือนก่อน

      Has to be when not using a belt, less room for error

  • @noahflood
    @noahflood ปีที่แล้ว +17

    2:07 and he did it in some busted $10 sneakers 😭 Clarence is a testament to the power of persistence and dedication combined with talent. There are ZERO excuses. If you want to be great, it is not the best gear, or the best plan, or the best programming, or the best diet... it is being IN the gym day after day after day, relentlessly,

    • @McJaews
      @McJaews ปีที่แล้ว +4

      However, Clarence does have good programming, a good diet, and he uses really good "gear".

    • @yougotgamesonyourphone6947
      @yougotgamesonyourphone6947 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All of that shit you listed literally matters for the average person.

    • @noahflood
      @noahflood ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah he does now, but in this video hit a 2-plate clean pr in grandpa-griller shoes lol. that's years before his peak and he's hitting weight people take months or years to PR at, and at a (relatively) low bodyweight @@McJaews

    • @noahflood
      @noahflood ปีที่แล้ว

      yes, that is a true but separate point. my point is that consistent effort matters more than good gear. @@yougotgamesonyourphone6947

    • @PK-pp3lu
      @PK-pp3lu 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, determination and the power of your mind will overcome someone sticking a needle in their ass and boosting the fuck out of their test levels! 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

  • @MF-hz6xx
    @MF-hz6xx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s stupid heavy. Cheers!

  • @RenzinatorStrength1961
    @RenzinatorStrength1961 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clarence is Phenomenal

  • @jazzgeary2339
    @jazzgeary2339 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yo, it is kinda crazy coming across this video right before heading to the same gym featured at @5:45. It would be insane if I bump into this beast at some point.

    • @inezm8444
      @inezm8444 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Only if you live in nottingham...thats where he currently lives.

  • @JivecattheMagnificent
    @JivecattheMagnificent ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember when this dood was coaching the surf clam himself?

  • @Rembran
    @Rembran 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clarence is a national treasure.

  • @christianpage2990
    @christianpage2990 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, love this content

  • @EricMontero-jh8pc
    @EricMontero-jh8pc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this guy.

  • @adolfotux
    @adolfotux ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clarence is the reason i started to do squats ass to grass with pause

  • @ray_gaming7
    @ray_gaming7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:44 HOLY SHIT WHAT? It's like he turned off gravity then activated it again mid flight

  • @graefx
    @graefx ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the OGs

  • @Thanatossssx
    @Thanatossssx ปีที่แล้ว

    The question is not if he could have won an olympic medal, the question is how many he could have won lol

  • @yingyang5632
    @yingyang5632 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Clark Kent, Clarence Kennedy. Literally has the body and face and initials of superman

  • @Miller2h41
    @Miller2h41 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To answer your question towards the end: yes

  • @someonesomeone529
    @someonesomeone529 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    lol harry potter theme at the beginning omg :D

  • @khamluong8071
    @khamluong8071 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He actually trains at the same gym as I do which is a commercial one and whenever he’s in there people just look on in awe as he’s the only weightlifter in there maybe I’ll ask him about his PR’s

    • @luckyleo88
      @luckyleo88 ปีที่แล้ว

      Where is that? I heard he use to be from Co. Kerry in Ireland. I live in Ireland now and I think I train at one of the gyms he used to train at but at Newcastle West, Co. Limerick

  • @Hugo-ew2ko
    @Hugo-ew2ko ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guy is built different

  • @JahImEverywhere
    @JahImEverywhere ปีที่แล้ว +1

    that 306kg ass to grass squat is something

    • @YAMAZAK1
      @YAMAZAK1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, It is a weight for Lasha, a 180kg man

  • @arthurchoi8080
    @arthurchoi8080 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The boy who lifted 😂😂

  • @lolersthe4th880
    @lolersthe4th880 ปีที่แล้ว

    Clarence is genuinely just built different.

  • @DGalzak
    @DGalzak 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    NANO MACHINES SON!!!

  • @Cv2CaboVerde
    @Cv2CaboVerde ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn this dude is legendary

  • @jeffreywalker4133
    @jeffreywalker4133 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am amazed that he hasn't had serious or chronic injuries (that I know of). The heavy pause squats can tear the patellar tendon or cause chondromalacia of the patella.