I think adding a 6th event is a big upgrade. As for the frame carry, they should definitely stick with the same one to keep building on the speed record with it.
I think at thos point out of the athletes, Mitch has gotta be the best ambassador for the sport. Constantly pushing the ball forward and trying to get eyes on the product. Because of how excellent he is at strongman i think that maybe overshadows what he actually does for everyone else involved.
Buddy of mine bought me my first LHBK shirt for my birthday and it happened to be one you signed! Also I love how you keep brining up getting arnold out of his chair 😂
I understand, why you prefer the timber frame to be the same as usual - there is a known record to compare your performance to/break. I would like to see the frame heavier, though, just for separation of the field. I am most exited to see, which size/weight/shape natural stone they bring into the overhead gauntlet. Those natural stones can throw people off in many ways. Odd object lifting is so interesting to watch - like the medley at Rogue Invitational, where a few athletes got no rep due to the KB, which is one of the least irregular of the odd objects used in strongman (I use the frase "odd object" for things with center of gravity shifted away from your hand, like KBs, sandbags, natural stones, anvils....). Also interesting to see, how far Hafthor has come with his over head lifts. Train hard, stay safe 👍👍
Should be a great show. May be even stronger lineup than last year, and everyone is in good shape right now. Bummer about Tomas Evans being injured, but it's part of the sport...
I don't know if it's feasible but I would actually like the frame carry to be longer, instead of heavier. It seems last year the balance was good between people who could finish it, get part way, or barely move it much, so the weight seemed fine. But make the ramp longer, just to extend the winning times (7-8 seconds just seems a little too quick for an event) and space out the placements a little more.
@BuffPomsky This frame is easily heavy enough. In the history of the Arnold no more than 4 athletes have ever finished the run in a single contest and the only year 4 did it was this year. Before this year the most was 3 in any other year.
Maybe the Arnold doesn't want to deal with the controversy around Luke since he isn't generally a podium guy at this point. Not trying to kick up crap, but its a legitimate possibility. Would not be suprised to see him booed at his first major show since the cheating, why have that at your show if you are a promoter
@@Patriot1790 Then let's hope that's the reason. Although I think it's hard to argue that Luke has been 'less good' this year than _some_ of the people on the list.
Unfortunately I have to agree with the promoters decision to lay low on Luke. Inviting him to a show too early, like you said, could be a real big bad distraction for the event. My best to all, and wishing Luke a quick return to strongman!
Hey Moose ! I always cheer for you and wish to see many more years of you compete as the best there is. I want to see Maxime close the distance and challenge you - a Canadian vs Canadian strongman battle !! MOOSE VS WOLVERINE !!!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have ideal for an awesome podcast if you could line it up. Get Jimmy Kolb (world record holder for equip bench) and Julius M. (world record holder for raw bench) to talk about differences of training, recovery and philosophy of discipline.
since power is force over time i assume he’s saying he moves weight really fast which you can see on his deadlift when he lifts it up to his knees ridiculously fast but struggles after that
ASC is a really fun show and lots of stuff over head always looks cool. I agree on the frame carry. They should keep the old one. It's a frame with lots of stories makes it easy to compare results.
massively excited for the big jerk event! even if its just bumper plates it will be cool, but imagine how cool they could make it look, two huge globes on the bar or something like that
I would say there's no need to increase the weight of the frame, last year it was assumed 7 of 11 guys could finish it and only 4 of 11 actually finished it. Only Mitch, Thor and Mateusz finished in one go.
Thor said he's secured a promoter and sponsors for an official deadlift record with suit and figure 8 straps. Are you a part of that, will you be there competing with him? I hope there will be more people too.
It's darn hard to predict. Isn't that great though. Hoop the Hoop 1st... uh... Tom... Mateusz... Hatton... Thor... or maybe a completely different order🙃. Big love to all of you though❤. The ladies comp looks stacked too. Very exciting! Be strong Canadian man of wonderment.
I kind of wish deadlift was at the end just so Thor could go for the world record, if he knows he cant come first. Mateusz, and Hooper are going to be hard to beat overall.
1. Bummed that they're not doing the Od Haugen Tombstone to shoulder again. Idk how the argument can be made with a straight face to keep using the standards/classics of the contest for the frame carry and deadlift, but not the stone. It demonstrates strength in its most raw and pure form. If the other guys can't hack it, then that's just too bad for them. 2. Not bummed that Luke isn't coming. He has yet to prove he deserves a spot at such a contest, and he seems to have enough going on in his personal life at the moment and I don't think he would give a good performance
Super insightful and well articulated predictions as always Mr. Hooper! Will be rooting for you and Mateusz to take the win even though I'm British 🤣 Shh don't tell Big Tommy!
I can see Tom making 2nd place in this comp, just feel like the deadlift will cost him the most points. Even if his pulls like a 430/440 that'll still only be good enough for top 5 and I don't think Mitch will drop below 3rd in any event.
I somehow just got into watching strongman and I’m so excited for this Arnold Seems like the coverage in this sport kind of sucks. Idek how to watch these events
I think given Luke Stoltmans current personal life issues and the Arnold not wanting that to sour the event (I'm imagining a lot of boo's and jeers) on top of him doing Britain strongest man - unsure if 100% confirmed on Feb 1st - is probably why he's not going - imo. I personally woulda liked to see Matt Rag a part of the comp.
Mitch is always the class act. Being honest in predictions, but not dumping on folks even if theyre not likely to threaten the podium. Have to appreciate that.
It should be off The First Kind Encounter ,...that,... just for the sake of 1 time,... that Polish power Mateusz will win the top podium and that Thor,Hooper and Tom wil ask themself,.... How the .... he did this 😆
Unfortunately i feel that this year is the last for Mitch, maybe for a while, maybe in time he will come back. His biceps isn't healed heading into this prep and Arnold's is a heavy show. He is either going to get through it with his biceps barely holding on or it will go. And judging from past endeavors of his this will be the trigger for him to go beyond strongman, either to let his bicep heal and get back or to move on entirely
100% don't care about the ASC. I'm exercising my freedom to not endorse, promote or help fund anything the enemy of our freedom that Arnold guy is involved in. There are other strongman contests that are at least as good or better to watch. I haven't forgot.
Just wanted to clarify the Tom Evans was invited but declined because of his injuries. --Jan Todd
You should make the timber carry heavier if anything. We should not be having .1 second separation without laser timers
Who would be out if he accepted the invitation?
Jan, THANK YOU for all you do for the sport. You are a LEGEND!!!!
I’d prefer to watch a heavier timber as well. Guys are stronger and faster than ever before. Time to level that up! Exciting times!
Thank you jan
cant wait for Mateusz to win 5 events and get second overall!
Make it 6 man competition and he'll win 🤣 Because then he'll lose 4-5 points on the deadlift and not 9 😅
Mitch is sounding and looking a lot healthier, glad to see some time off has done him good
Maybe growing a beard too? :D
Honestly, I'm not crying a tear for Luke's absence.
Luke had a great year dude
I think adding a 6th event is a big upgrade. As for the frame carry, they should definitely stick with the same one to keep building on the speed record with it.
I think at thos point out of the athletes, Mitch has gotta be the best ambassador for the sport. Constantly pushing the ball forward and trying to get eyes on the product. Because of how excellent he is at strongman i think that maybe overshadows what he actually does for everyone else involved.
Liz & Loz got their vid up ahead of you😂
but they arent competing! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Good ol Uncle Loz
Good luck, Mitch. I’ll be cheering for you.
2025 is going to be exciting! Let's go Hooper !!
Buddy of mine bought me my first LHBK shirt for my birthday and it happened to be one you signed! Also I love how you keep brining up getting arnold out of his chair 😂
I understand, why you prefer the timber frame to be the same as usual - there is a known record to compare your performance to/break. I would like to see the frame heavier, though, just for separation of the field.
I am most exited to see, which size/weight/shape natural stone they bring into the overhead gauntlet. Those natural stones can throw people off in many ways. Odd object lifting is so interesting to watch - like the medley at Rogue Invitational, where a few athletes got no rep due to the KB, which is one of the least irregular of the odd objects used in strongman (I use the frase "odd object" for things with center of gravity shifted away from your hand, like KBs, sandbags, natural stones, anvils....).
Also interesting to see, how far Hafthor has come with his over head lifts.
Train hard, stay safe 👍👍
Lucas said people don’t expect him to be fast but he’s actually really good at moving events
Back to 6 events good!! That’s how we like it! Two max events is always great.
Should be a great show. May be even stronger lineup than last year, and everyone is in good shape right now. Bummer about Tomas Evans being injured, but it's part of the sport...
I don't know if it's feasible but I would actually like the frame carry to be longer, instead of heavier. It seems last year the balance was good between people who could finish it, get part way, or barely move it much, so the weight seemed fine. But make the ramp longer, just to extend the winning times (7-8 seconds just seems a little too quick for an event) and space out the placements a little more.
Longer and heavier imo! Longer by 2 - 3 meters 100%, but I think they could throw on another 10 kg as well.
Heavier is better. We want a test of strength, not speed if possible. Smoe had it right where not everyone should complete an event
@BuffPomsky This frame is easily heavy enough. In the history of the Arnold no more than 4 athletes have ever finished the run in a single contest and the only year 4 did it was this year. Before this year the most was 3 in any other year.
Zero finished the 2024 SMOE Power Medley.
Four finished the 2024 ASC Timber Carry.
It would be nice to still have people finish it.
@@BuffPomsky It's still a test of strenght. Just a bit more muscle endurance if it'a heave AF for slightly longer.
Maybe the Arnold doesn't want to deal with the controversy around Luke since he isn't generally a podium guy at this point. Not trying to kick up crap, but its a legitimate possibility. Would not be suprised to see him booed at his first major show since the cheating, why have that at your show if you are a promoter
Yeah, I don't think they want to touch that.
I hope that's not the reason, cause that would be lame.
@@staceygram5555 Luke isn't that good anyway.
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Then let's hope that's the reason.
Although I think it's hard to argue that Luke has been 'less good' this year than _some_ of the people on the list.
Unfortunately I have to agree with the promoters decision to lay low on Luke. Inviting him to a show too early, like you said, could be a real big bad distraction for the event. My best to all, and wishing Luke a quick return to strongman!
The edits are on point, appreciated it!
Hey Moose ! I always cheer for you and wish to see many more years of you compete as the best there is. I want to see Maxime close the distance and challenge you - a Canadian vs Canadian strongman battle !! MOOSE VS WOLVERINE !!!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to watch Evan Singleton again, this man is so entertaining
I have ideal for an awesome podcast if you could line it up. Get Jimmy Kolb (world record holder for equip bench) and Julius M. (world record holder for raw bench) to talk about differences of training, recovery and philosophy of discipline.
Don't think anyone is surprised that Luke isn't invited.
Well, Melissa is...
Nice vid Moose
Where were events announced? Email or other dm? official arnold page doesnt have them yet
Everything needs to be very heavy
The Elefant bar rekord is 474kg
When you call Evan "the most powerful person on the planet", what exactly do you mean by that and if you were to test it, how would you do it?
To test - you have to calculate all the power sources in the house including batteries.
since power is force over time i assume he’s saying he moves weight really fast which you can see on his deadlift when he lifts it up to his knees ridiculously fast but struggles after that
Go watch him deadlift his speed off the ground is incredible, clearly a very powerful guy.
Watch Evan compete and you’ll understand what he means
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Stick to making sandwiches, Jess, you don't understand sports.
ASC is a really fun show and lots of stuff over head always looks cool.
I agree on the frame carry. They should keep the old one. It's a frame with lots of stories makes it easy to compare results.
That new lof drag thing needs to be very heavy and the over head gauntlet should also be very heavy but allow athletes to go in the order they want
Top notch video as usual!
I was 50/50 if i was going to go this year... leaning towards 90/10 now lol
I'm really looking forward to it.I think you're the odds on favorite
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massively excited for the big jerk event! even if its just bumper plates it will be cool, but imagine how cool they could make it look, two huge globes on the bar or something like that
Sounds like a good comp.
I would say there's no need to increase the weight of the frame, last year it was assumed 7 of 11 guys could finish it and only 4 of 11 actually finished it. Only Mitch, Thor and Mateusz finished in one go.
Thor said he's secured a promoter and sponsors for an official deadlift record with suit and figure 8 straps. Are you a part of that, will you be there competing with him? I hope there will be more people too.
how can it be a record with figure 8 straps when most organizations made them illegal to use?
@@jtf2dan we just want the bar to go up lol shouldnt be based on grip but pure lower body and back
@@jtf2dan That's what Eddie and Thor used for their records.
@@jtf2dan Eddie's 500 kg and Thor's 501 were both done with figure 8.
He said on his live the date was set on his daughter's birthday, so he declined.
I wish they would bring back the incline log press for strongman competitions.
I love the extra event.
What exactly do you mean by "the most powerful"?
He means explosive
Great vid. This will be awesome. I hope its very heavy tho.
Good luck Mitch. I hope M.K. or T-Rex wins this time, they need it.
It's darn hard to predict. Isn't that great though. Hoop the Hoop 1st... uh... Tom... Mateusz... Hatton... Thor... or maybe a completely different order🙃. Big love to all of you though❤. The ladies comp looks stacked too. Very exciting! Be strong Canadian man of wonderment.
1- Hooper
2- Mathews
3- Thor
Bold statement from Lucas coach if true. They genuinely believe that, or is it a morale and mindset thing.
moose dropping
The invitationals are difficult, because if you don't have an invitation you can't compete.
I'm starting to think the tombstone moment haunts Mitch
Mitch, Mateus, Thor, Tom, Lucas for my top 5
Mitch, do you think that if you avoid injuries, you have a chance to break Savickas' record in Arnold and Pudzianowski's record in WSM?
Frame is 400kilo correct? Might increase to 420 or 430k
I kind of wish deadlift was at the end just so Thor could go for the world record, if he knows he cant come first. Mateusz, and Hooper are going to be hard to beat overall.
I don't know who I'm rocking with, but I have a feeling I fail to make the podium.
1. Bummed that they're not doing the Od Haugen Tombstone to shoulder again. Idk how the argument can be made with a straight face to keep using the standards/classics of the contest for the frame carry and deadlift, but not the stone.
It demonstrates strength in its most raw and pure form. If the other guys can't hack it, then that's just too bad for them.
2. Not bummed that Luke isn't coming. He has yet to prove he deserves a spot at such a contest, and he seems to have enough going on in his personal life at the moment and I don't think he would give a good performance
Is it just me or does Mitch look like the Louis Cyr trophy without the hair? :P
Super insightful and well articulated predictions as always Mr. Hooper! Will be rooting for you and Mateusz to take the win even though I'm British 🤣 Shh don't tell Big Tommy!
I hope you get that 460 kg. That'll definitely make things interesting.
I can see Tom making 2nd place in this comp, just feel like the deadlift will cost him the most points. Even if his pulls like a 430/440 that'll still only be good enough for top 5 and I don't think Mitch will drop below 3rd in any event.
Dont see where bobbys american 217.5 kilo american record was taken from him, looking it up
That laptop looks sort of silly small lol. Looks like you would break it just opening it haha
It should be Epic
THREE-PEAT!
Luke would not be able to make a podium with this group
I somehow just got into watching strongman and I’m so excited for this Arnold
Seems like the coverage in this sport kind of sucks. Idek how to watch these events
I think if evan performs as well as he is capable of, he could beat all of you
Very excited. Bummer that Thomas Evans isn’t invited. Looking forward to watching Lucas Hatton.
He supposedly was invited, but turned it down due to recovering from biceps surgery.
Holy yap
I wonder why luke isn’t there?
Mitch always said he couldnt grow more than a mustache. The roids must be helping 😂
I think given Luke Stoltmans current personal life issues and the Arnold not wanting that to sour the event (I'm imagining a lot of boo's and jeers) on top of him doing Britain strongest man - unsure if 100% confirmed on Feb 1st - is probably why he's not going - imo. I personally woulda liked to see Matt Rag a part of the comp.
Mitchell with beard damn.
Mitchell With LHBK Hat Though 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mitch is always the class act. Being honest in predictions, but not dumping on folks even if theyre not likely to threaten the podium. Have to appreciate that.
We all know why luke ain’t there lol arnold doesn’t want his cheating allegations to come back to forefront either
I mean…..we all kinda know why Luke won’t be there🤷🏻♂️
It should be off The First Kind Encounter ,...that,... just for the sake of 1 time,... that Polish power Mateusz will win the top podium and that Thor,Hooper and Tom
wil ask themself,.... How the .... he did this 😆
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Luke’s clearly been left off because the women are also competing
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Thomas is recovering from a bicep injury and Luke is probably not in the right mental state just saying
Unfortunately i feel that this year is the last for Mitch, maybe for a while, maybe in time he will come back. His biceps isn't healed heading into this prep and Arnold's is a heavy show. He is either going to get through it with his biceps barely holding on or it will go. And judging from past endeavors of his this will be the trigger for him to go beyond strongman, either to let his bicep heal and get back or to move on entirely
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@spikeyspike79 what is your question?
these events ain’t it
I predict that mitch win again 💪
Trifecta for Mitch 💪
Let's Gooo 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
100% don't care about the ASC. I'm exercising my freedom to not endorse, promote or help fund anything the enemy of our freedom that Arnold guy is involved in. There are other strongman contests that are at least as good or better to watch.
I haven't forgot.
Then commenting under this video helps the algorithm, thereby increasing awareness of the show. You just helped promote the Arnolds.
than ignore content abt it maybe ?
Oh no!
Anyway...
The loser endorsed Kamala, too. Pathetic traitor. What a fall from grace.
Lol, lmao even
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