Colin, you're starting to emulate the great Geoff Capes in his retired years with your waistline. You're still in your 40's mate, better get it in check now before you blow up to 400 pounds.
Little known fact: Gav is actually a host for The Moustache, which has migrated from face to face since the passing of its progenitor, Louis Cyr. Somewhere out there is Eugen Sandow's moustache, driving its host to greater feats of strength, so that it may one day challenge Louis Cyr's moustache for supremacy.
I can feel for big gav. I served as an US army infantry and being 6'6" also haha. Of course I had to lug around the m240 and my squad average height was 5'8"....felt like a dark joke my Sargents wanted to do haha
You joke when you announce 5’8’’ of average ??? Its average in hogwarts kitchen or gringotts bank !!!! Not possible in Army. Average of 5’10’’ ok... but 5’8’’ is impossible in Army . I ,ive in France . Minimum height for hae right to serve in Army is 1m70 ( barefoot) mesured the morning if you have chance 1m70 is 5’7’’ lot of young men have 6 FT average of 5’8’’ is impossible except if US ARMY count true dwarfs (5’6’’ or less) in your ranks !!!! Here its impossible. You can have derogation for olympian game maedalists ( in 5 first place since 2004 ) but for work in office in civilian .....not uniform.
Really enjoying these weekly podcasts and interviews but I do Wish Colin would let these guests talk and not keep interrupting them with stories. Just let the guest talk and give them a chance to answer the questions
This this the thing that always bothers me: granted we can agree Gav needs to improve his fitness to get the success he is capable of. And many people keep saying this and writing him off. But, given his army and rugby background, he has the knowledge and the past to show he can get conditioned and also knows how to do this. I think if he gets on it, he can do big things.
@@Chrontard Not yet. It does take time and Gav is still relatively new to top tier strongman. Remember how long it took Thor Björnsson to get his deadlift from 300kg to 501kg
@Kyle Thain Thor often weighted around 185-200kg in the couple years before retiring but for the deadlift he was 206kg. Brian sad he also peaked around 205-206kg in 2017. If you look at wsm 2017 you can see how massive Brian is.
Met Gav in power athletics in Caerphilly, he told me he would be world's strongest Man, I chuckled a little, then he gave me a death stare, that alone convinced me that he's potentially gonna do it
I wouldn't say it's impossible, but I would say it's highly improbable. There are a lot of athletes better than Gavin that struggle to achieve first place, and then you got the true top-tier ones, like Licis, Novikov, Kieliszkowski, T. Stoltman, etc. I see Brian Shaw winning his fifth before Gavin reaching top 5 at WSM or the Arnold.
gavin is 34, its a ridiculous thing to say. I love the guy and out of all the strongmen he looks the most like the 1800s circus lifters that started it all, but this statement is delusional. Oleksii WON wsm at 24.
@@hbpw857 I know that man. The strongest man in the world would have to be. I'm just saying it's dumb to use superlatives. Even competing at a pro level is astounding
Gav is a huge guy but there was a vid when they all showed up at wsm acouple years ago and he was by Brian and you can tell he was like damn this guy is bigger than me and I weigh more lol
Radzi for 17 days involved with the World Snooker Championships (which was absolutely unreal and the best sport to watch hands down) and contrastingly involved and talking with the strongman scene. (The other best sport to watch hands down). There is not a better sports presenter, commentator, fan out there💪💪 radzi should be a lock for a captain in a question of sport one day, hes absolutely everywhere in every sport.
Gavs correct - Infantry is the only job that matters. I was in Afghanistan same time, I was plus sized Infantryman. Gav is twice my size. Can’t believe he was Infantry. Respect.
my scare was when i drank almost 700mg of caffeine and felt like i was about to blow up. I try to stick to 300mg and below now but caffeine is dangerous. Especially now that everyone on social media double scoop 300mg pre workouts
Gav's a nice guy..love to see him lift trophy..but I just don't see him winning WSM?? too many better strongmen will be competing with him over nxt few years. ..
I worked with a guy similar, was even in the Bath reserve squad for abit, then broke his leg and got in World of Warcraft and didn't like getting tackled anymore lol
Guys, first of all, I love the show, great guests, I'm waiting for every new episode..... but try not to speak over each other, put on headphones so you can hear it. Overall its great ❤️ but when everyone is speaking at once, it becomes annoying very fast.... Other than that, these podcasts are great!
He needs a proper nutritionalist, I've heard him say he doesn't track calories and just eats whatever. Bigger isn't always better, if he can maybe slim down some more and get faster maybe he'll become one of the best, but not the way he's going now.
Ya can tell he is ex army just by the way he conducts himself,I’ve been watching him since he started strongman and now he has finally got himself in shape I think there is some good things to come as he is strong as a bill but he is probably the nicest lad in strongman.
Little known fact: Gav is so huge he's actually about a meter behind Radzi in this vid.
Wait, are you implying he is bigger than Radzi?
@@jsims1617 he is taller and heavier than radzi, and he looks bigger than radzi, look at the size and mass of his legs, shoulders and arms
@@andresilva7966 and stomach, that's why he's a metre behind him :)
Crazy how big Gavs legs are.
He needs to get a lot faster in the moving events if he wants to challenge the best
Had the privilege to train with Gav a little over a year ago, glad to see him on the Pod!
Colin, you're starting to emulate the great Geoff Capes in his retired years with your waistline. You're still in your 40's mate, better get it in check now before you blow up to 400 pounds.
Little known fact: Gav is actually a host for The Moustache, which has migrated from face to face since the passing of its progenitor, Louis Cyr. Somewhere out there is Eugen Sandow's moustache, driving its host to greater feats of strength, so that it may one day challenge Louis Cyr's moustache for supremacy.
I just love this guy and his whole energy. The Bull will go places!
I can feel for big gav. I served as an US army infantry and being 6'6" also haha. Of course I had to lug around the m240 and my squad average height was 5'8"....felt like a dark joke my Sargents wanted to do haha
You joke when you announce 5’8’’ of average ??? Its average in hogwarts kitchen or gringotts bank !!!! Not possible in Army. Average of 5’10’’ ok... but 5’8’’ is impossible in Army . I ,ive in France . Minimum height for hae right to serve in Army is 1m70 ( barefoot) mesured the morning if you have chance 1m70 is 5’7’’ lot of young men have 6 FT average of 5’8’’ is impossible except if US ARMY count true dwarfs (5’6’’ or less) in your ranks !!!! Here its impossible. You can have derogation for olympian game maedalists ( in 5 first place since 2004 ) but for work in office in civilian .....not uniform.
Really enjoying these weekly podcasts and interviews but I do Wish Colin would let these guests talk and not keep interrupting them with stories. Just let the guest talk and give them a chance to answer the questions
Definitely they all need to let the guest talk more
Didn't no gav was a soldier,big respect and thank you for your service
Hope Gav does it, such a great genuine bloke.
This this the thing that always bothers me: granted we can agree Gav needs to improve his fitness to get the success he is capable of. And many people keep saying this and writing him off. But, given his army and rugby background, he has the knowledge and the past to show he can get conditioned and also knows how to do this. I think if he gets on it, he can do big things.
fitness is one thing, but even his static strength is not there with top guys.
@@Chrontard Not yet. It does take time and Gav is still relatively new to top tier strongman. Remember how long it took Thor Björnsson to get his deadlift from 300kg to 501kg
His at biggest was 212 kg
Only guy who is haiver is josh silvas
And brian and thor at biggest was 210 kg
Brian at 2017
Thor at 2011
Glen Ross was at a similar weight
Glenn ross peaked at 217kg
Nope he was 206 when if pulled 501
@Kyle Thain Thor often weighted around 185-200kg in the couple years before retiring but for the deadlift he was 206kg. Brian sad he also peaked around 205-206kg in 2017. If you look at wsm 2017 you can see how massive Brian is.
That is easily the worlds strongest chair
So far it's survived Iron Biby AND Gav Bilton
This was a great chat. World class athlete coming across as a super sound guy. One of the many reasons I love this sport.
Met Gav in power athletics in Caerphilly, he told me he would be world's strongest Man, I chuckled a little, then he gave me a death stare, that alone convinced me that he's potentially gonna do it
Did the math and he was 473 pounds, that's absolutely astounding!
I wouldn't say it's impossible, but I would say it's highly improbable. There are a lot of athletes better than Gavin that struggle to achieve first place, and then you got the true top-tier ones, like Licis, Novikov, Kieliszkowski, T. Stoltman, etc. I see Brian Shaw winning his fifth before Gavin reaching top 5 at WSM or the Arnold.
gavin is 34, its a ridiculous thing to say. I love the guy and out of all the strongmen he looks the most like the 1800s circus lifters that started it all, but this statement is delusional. Oleksii WON wsm at 24.
@@highviewbarbell your response is delusional..like he said oleksii is elite pedigree there’s levels to everything
@@hbpw857 I know that man. The strongest man in the world would have to be. I'm just saying it's dumb to use superlatives. Even competing at a pro level is astounding
@@hbpw857 wym, oleksii won worlds and Europe's and 2md at arnolds
@@highviewbarbell I’m on about gav get with it fella lol
Gav is a huge guy but there was a vid when they all showed up at wsm acouple years ago and he was by Brian and you can tell he was like damn this guy is bigger than me and I weigh more lol
Love Gav he's a credit to us Welsh 💪❤🏴
these are so great to watch really funny
Radzi for 17 days involved with the World Snooker Championships (which was absolutely unreal and the best sport to watch hands down) and contrastingly involved and talking with the strongman scene. (The other best sport to watch hands down). There is not a better sports presenter, commentator, fan out there💪💪 radzi should be a lock for a captain in a question of sport one day, hes absolutely everywhere in every sport.
So great to see another snooker fan on a Strongman page. What a championship we've just been treated to!
Radzi's knowledge of Strongman (and every sport, for that matter) is absolutely unreal! The man is a walking encyclopaedia.
Snooker and strongman are literally the only sports I keep up with (if you don't count the odd bit of heavyweight boxing)
I love Gav but he will never be the world’s strongest man
Can't wait to see where smarter training at a lighter bodyweight will take Gavin👊
That 52 mins flew by ..brilliant
Such a great interview. So much respect for Gav.
Can’t even crack top 5 in any show let alone be strongest man
great guy, legend in the making, keep the tash!
Didnt know Radzi was a snooker-fan. Heard his voice during the intermission yesterday, and thought that voice sounds familiar. And Lo and Behold.
Brilliant, love Big Gav!
Cool series dam he's a big lad!
198 cm and 210 kgs at his biggest
Fair doos radsy held his own amongst these giants. Could of so easily just sat back and not take part. But he good presenter
Go Gavin! Be strong and healthy!
Gavs correct - Infantry is the only job that matters. I was in Afghanistan same time, I was plus sized Infantryman. Gav is twice my size. Can’t believe he was Infantry. Respect.
Best get a shift on then.
my scare was when i drank almost 700mg of caffeine and felt like i was about to blow up. I try to stick to 300mg and below now but caffeine is dangerous. Especially now that everyone on social media double scoop 300mg pre workouts
Would be cool to see Gav start winning shows
With that mustache who would doubt him
Colin return to Strongman ?? He looks 25 lbs heavier tban last year (or its sitting position ? )
hes the same size as colin in this frame and sitting about 2-3 meters further away from the camera haha
Caffeine is no more dangerous than the cycles this guy is on
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Gav's a nice guy..love to see him lift trophy..but I just don't see him winning WSM?? too many better strongmen will be competing with him over nxt few years. ..
And I'm honestly confused how novikov is fighting in a war but yet has time to leave and go compete??? Does anyone find that just weird??!!
Colin got BIG!!!! 💪💪💪💪
Unless he has improved dramatically, I just don't see it. He's just not well rounded enough. Too many legit contenders.
I worked with a guy similar, was even in the Bath reserve squad for abit, then broke his leg and got in World of Warcraft and didn't like getting tackled anymore lol
*_GREAT 👏👏👏_*
Guys, first of all, I love the show, great guests, I'm waiting for every new episode..... but try not to speak over each other, put on headphones so you can hear it. Overall its great ❤️ but when everyone is speaking at once, it becomes annoying very fast.... Other than that, these podcasts are great!
No disrespect to Gav, I just don't see him challenging the best of the best.
Lmfao, NO U WONT, gavin is a average strongman at best, he doesnt have all the skills needed to win wsm
He needs a proper nutritionalist, I've heard him say he doesn't track calories and just eats whatever. Bigger isn't always better, if he can maybe slim down some more and get faster maybe he'll become one of the best, but not the way he's going now.
197 cm and 210-212 kgs at his biggest
@@eivindgj3761 Unnecessary, probably why he had a heart attack.
@@iysaw who?
@@eivindgj3761 Gav did
@@iysaw wow
Great lad
Ya can tell he is ex army just by the way he conducts himself,I’ve been watching him since he started strongman and now he has finally got himself in shape I think there is some good things to come as he is strong as a bill but he is probably the nicest lad in strongman.
This is the manliest podcast ever, love the vibe boys !
Can't wait to see Gav lift that trophy one day 💪🏼
👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Great interview guys, keep it up!
Doubtful
I smell some bull 💩