Ok so I'm a wrestler and I always thought that every other sport wasn't nearly as hard. During the summer, I got a job as a lifeguard and I life guarded at a facility where teams come to swim. Many college teams swim there and elite swimmers, Olympians as well. Overtime, I saw how tough swimming was. Anyways, one of the coaches there was a genuine guy and coached many Olympians. I always used to talk to him and one timed he asked if I played any sports and I said I wrestled. Usually people say wow that's a tough sport, but not him. I said to him a little while later, " swimming is a tough sport. Takes a lot of endurance" and he said to me and I will never forget," any sport can be tough. Any sport can be easy. It all depends on how hard you are willing to work. If you go into a tough sport like wrestling and don't wrestle hard then it won't be a tough sport for you" Ever since he said that to me I've always worked hard at every single wrestling practice and I have come to respect all sports no matter the intensity. Idk if any of you will get something out of this but I did. Hopefully someone else does as well.
He probably couldn't but it really does not matter, they both do completely different sports which require completely different strengths. Believe me, i'm a fencer and sometimes i'll fence a very strong person who is absolutely horrible at fencing because he does not know the form or the many tactics of fencing and sometimes i'll fence a very small person (once i lost to someone who was over a foot shorter than me) who I lose to because they are simply more skilled. In fencing, strength is a very minor aspect of how well you can do the sport, it is almost all strategy and skill.
I agree with fellow theburgerman03. Im not a fencer but its my favourite hobby (I dont take it professionally) and as it said in the video, fencing is about balance and edurance, bodybuilding is about muscular strength. After all in fencing you weigh a 500gram. sword (A bit more in the case of the epee) so little strangth is required. You saw how small the fencer's muscles looked, right?
he wouldn't have any problem with it, in bodybuilding u use weights relative to your own strength, his muscles might start twitching cause hes not used to it and he might get a cramp but thats about it, hes in good shape and also does bodyweight strength training so... no problem
The thing is that the workouts are fairly different if you only do fencing related workouts or body builder relater workouts. So they are both difficult in their own right.
darthclone7 it's not because historical fencing is about killing people without being killed while modern fencing is about sticking people first A great joke from HEMA is that "if you strike a guy, and then he strikes you, you both lose"
This workout would help improve your fitness, balance and core strength. This will enable your body to last longer in a fight and be more aware mentally, and have sharper reaction times. However as you know when fighting with swords, you can be superb fitness wise but if you are not also equally skilled with a blade, you can loose in the first hit. Basically this kind of workout supplements your training as a fencer (be it modern of historic) but you I would try and focus more on fencing if I had to choose.
As a historical fencer i can see the usefulness of these excercises. The trick is to make the regime work for you. I personally like to also incorporate Indian clubs, Indian maces as well as Russian kettlebells into my workouts as well as bench press, deadlifts, squats, dumbbells and shoulder press That's the strength training portion of my workouts. I also like box jumps, rowing machines and a variety of other excercises.
Foil fencing is actually the least stressing of the 3 styles. Foil attacks only the upper portion of the body and with the tip. Epee attacks all parts with the tip. Saber attacks the upper portion but they can attack with all of the edge so it's more stressing. Think of a punch where you slip through. The moment that fist past your head you're safe, that's how it is in boxing. Now image that fist follows up with a elbow strike? Well that's how it is in muay thai. In saber fencing it really changes the fighting style because your potential threat got bigger. Having great footwork and a body that can charge and retreat matters a lot more in saber fencing than the other two styles. Oh I forgot, my point is..the training for the 3 styles are all different. If you train as a saber fencing it's a lot more taxing than those other two but this claim I made is subjective because it really depends on HOW YOU the individual train. I made the claim based on the differences between the style though. Kind of like how a sprinter and a long distance runner would train. The saber fencer would be the sprinter while the epee and foil fencer would be the long distance runner.
Shuyu foil requires fast and precise training also it's more stressing for the attacker because there is such a limited range of target area and u have to consider right of way.....in eppe if both score simultaneously both get a point but in foil i have less than a second to score before the other to get a point....also if I have right of way and we both score simultaneously then I get the point because of right of way.....im sorry if any of this is wrong because I've only fenced for 4 months
Update: Enzo won an individual world title in Budapest in 2019 and led team France to a gold medal in team men’s foil at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Congrats to Enzo!
so many people are getting pissed and saying "now make the fencer do the bodybuilders workout". the video was made to prove that you don't need muscles to be successful if you're willing to put in the work to do what you want, in this case fencing, not to make the bodybuilder look weak, although that's an unfortunate side effect.
You need the muscles to do anything properly but size ≠ strength/endurance. People with six packs from the gym have a core that's way weaker than a martial artist with smaller abs. I actually think Brandon is quite good in most of these episodes. Sometimes he's just too humble.
+Katherine De Guzman "gym rats" are the most flexible people out there. You try squatting or deadlifting 600 lb while being stiff.. stupid comment from an average beta
I don't disagree with the sentiment, but deadlifting 600 lb requires you to be extremely stiff. Its a rigidness of the body that allows you to be pull that weight up. That is why powerlifting translates better to a sport like football than it does to mma/kickboxing/juijitsu.
***** Your confusing warming up with what actually happens to a muscle throughout a movement. Lifting weight is muscle contraction. You are shortening a muscle. Tightening it. So "gym rats" are not the most flexible people out there. They spend an hour and a half tightening their muscles. It doesn't mean they can't be flexible, but the sport doesn't build flexibility.
That fitness dude is actually pretty great (especially compared to th rest). He held his own, was nice and geniune, did pretty good, allaround everything was good. This was a great video!
Stop saying that Brandon the buff dude doesn't have any cardio strength... He was against an Olympian who is twig size he just looks out of shape in comparison but he's in great cardio shape compared to the average American
if you mean the average overweight american, then you are really lowering the bar. and it is not really cardio. its more of a series of quick muscle contraction. and we all know he is over reacting a bit to make it more entertaining.
Daniel Raynor lol so is anyone that can make it to the gym in the entire world cause america is failed society full of morbidly obese blobs that waste oxygen
I'm a judoka. Weight training and high-intensity interval training are part of my routine. I never thought fencers train so intensely. I used to think... Nevermind. Some things are better kept to myself.
Great video. Very interesting. No need for haters. This video shows the difference between working out at a gym and sport specific fitness. Not even the difference between bodybuilding because that too is a sport that requires specific training.
Siver Norum plus with fencing, it's not about large weights or building large muscle. it's about quick, burst strength with a lower weight but with more reps
Radicalbanana ye but the point of the video is' they both have very different workouts and cant do eachothers workouts. Saying its not fair for the olympian to do it is dumb after the bodybuilder or whatever he is does the fencers workout
jonatan black what are you even talking about? The deadlift is easily the best test of absolute strength, it involves almost every muscle in the entire body. Picking things up at a construction site is pretty much the same thing as the deadlift anyways.
I’m rlly impressed with Brandon like his form is pretty good!! I’m a saber fencer and a lot Ppl r terrible at keeping from the first time and his is not bad!!
I have been fencing saber for 5 years and been competing for 3 years. In the space of that time, I have been on the England team 3 times but still struggle to have the confidance to keep going. Sometimes I want to give up but then I realised that i spend six hours a week training so i'm not just going to quit like that.
Fencing is cool, fun and sometimes hilarious! Def give it a try if you can find near-by fencing club. Fencing community is very fun and welcoming, no matter what age or body complexity you are.
@@digimaksagreed. It's very cool, and very hard. I just started this past April. My workouts are...LOL. The nice thing is, you can start at any age. I'll be 60 next month. My grandson is eight and comes with me to practice, and he now wants to fence.
diesel828 Yes, it actually can. When your muscles get bigger and stronger by exercising them then you build more mass. More bulkiness and muscle will cause you to become slower. Yes, can exercise and make your muscles stronger without bulking up. But the guy in the video is pretty bulky.
I fenced on a competetive level for nearly 6 years. It´s requires you to be explosive but have endurance at the same time.. Fencing is however far from the most physically demanding sports. I played hockey for many many years and without a doubt hockey is so far the most physically demanding sport I've tried out. As reference all sports I´ve ever done for a period of 6 months or more are listed below: Boxing Tennis fencing climbing icehockey Floorball Soccer American football Jui jutsu Karate Judo Powerlifting Weightlifting In terms of injuries, I contracted the most injuries while playing american football (which I still am) and Powerlifting. When it comes to what translate best to other sports I´d say weightlifting in combination with boxing are the best the sport that requires the most mentality is probably icehockey. Super fast game where you constantly need to keep track of your teammates. Not sure why I decided to tell you guys this ;) But here you go, let me know if you agree or disagree or have any questions-
Rowing is extremely hard, not only the movements are really technical, but the energy it consumes is huge (almost the biggest energy consumption of any sports). I had some national champions in the club i used to go to, and their strength and endurance were off the charts.
Technique is the most important component. Don´t start lifting heavy weights untill the technique is near flawless. You can do some heavy accessory work after your technique sessions. For example, explosive deadlifts, squats, rows and military presses. I did weightlifting for 2 yrs but never actually competed more than once. If you´re like me (tall, ectomorph) it will be hard to find the right angles for the lifts. You´re probably gonna have to stretch a lot too. That will require a lot of patience. For reference I am 6,2 (189 cm) and I weigh around 215 lbs (97,5 kg). Those are the tips I can come up with right away... it´s one of the most technically demanding sports I´ve done so I would recommend you to get a trainer who can overlook your form etc. Good luck Edward
all the sports I've done (and can remember ) are basketball camogie field hockey gaeilic football gymnastics irish dancing rowing rugby soccor swimming tennis track and field the most demanding for me are swimming and irish dancing. But that's because I'm at a higher level at those sports than the others, which require more training the most enjoyable sports are gaelic football and rugby. I probaly prefer gaelic football because it isn't as exhausting. But these sports really give you a thrill
at the end Enzo survived it quite well... bodybuilding and weightlifter work on strength and look but olympic athletic do conditioning and functional training IN ADDITION to the technical workout. As a result, they have a more complete training because it's not about strength only but about balance, flexibility and mental too...
It’s in proportion to his weight so he’d be fine, but body builders would not be good fencers does that misses the point. It would be BAD if he excelled at bodybuilding because he would sacrifice control and speed for raw strength.
In my opinion it was a little bit off to get a muscular guy and a fencer. It would be great if this dude (or similar) tried to take olympic ring gymnast. These dudes are beasts and it would make more sense to see the comparison between them ;). Hope you guys will manage something like this. Anyway, amazing and interesting video.
people assume guys with better physique should be better at sports because a good physique signals strength on subconscious level(even though fat powerlifters are stronger than bodybuilders).they get intimidated by good aesthetics. you never see those losers compare curlers to swimmers.the reason you almost always see people comparing bodybuilders to athletes is that they feel insecure about the way they look. so they have to to find a physical activity they are better at than bodybuilders to feel better and try to improve their social status among good looking men. it is very instinctive if you ask me...
And there is the difference between real sports and fitness center-kids they are strong, but they can't use it in other ways than trained in the gym in real sports you train your whole body at almost the same time , but in fitness center you train small areas of your body
The Buff Dudes form the definite opposite of the stereotype fitness center kids, which is most likely the reason they (Brandon) were chosen for this video.
yeah so basically the fencer guy is doing the exercises he is accustomed to. of course he is gonna do better and look more fit. Also it seems Brandon doesn't have much cardio stregth/stamina. There are bodybuilders who do.
Anime/GamingAMVS thats a small percentage of the bodybuilding community. That's like saying American football players think they're the top or all boxers think they're the top.
@@skye.s2515 and that's kinda funny because my sabre/foil friends always joke on the fact that epee is easier in all the way. Then I had them try a epee match😉😆
This is the most pointless thing I've ever seen. They both have completely different aims and measures of success. It's like comparing a Lamborghini to a Tank, both have advantages and disadvantages...
The key is to incorporate many different forms of excercise into your life. That way youre not way strong, but have no endurance, or the other way around. Also depending on whether you're competing or not, and what you're competing in you'll obviously focus on that, but doing other types of excercises definitely complements your sport. I used to play soccer competitively and complimented that with cross country type training, some weight lifting (even though I wasn't very good), swimming and yoga . now I kickbox competitively and do weights on the side (still not great) and lots of sprint work, long distance running and pilattes.
Bringing any athlete into an unfamiliar sport they would get destroyed because they have little to no experience like bringing a soccer player and making him do a pro football players workout
I have an athlete friend and he trains 5 hours every day, some athletes up to 8 hours, there is no way for a fitness youtuber who trains 1-2 hours just for a healthy life style to be able to beat a real athlete. But I will see the video just now and see what happens xD
He shouldn't have any problem relative to his own body weight and strength (for example you can't put anyone to do 200kg bench press if his PR is 160kg), my friend practices decathlon, has elite PR in the 3 basics movements and VO2 of 60+. Buff dudes is stronger and has "better aesthetics" but overall he has a lot more weaknesses. Anyway as BroMystic Beatbox said at the end you can't compare two different fields.
nope it doesn't show any comparison what so ever at all. The fencer guy is doing the exercises he is accustomed to so of course he is gonna do better and look more fit. Also looks like Brandon doesn't have much cardio stamina which makes it even harder.
@Khoi Pham Ignorance is a bliss! I said it looks like Brandon doesn't have much cardio strength but there are plenty of other body builders out there who have strong cardio and lift strong too. Put this fencer against such beasts and you will see. haha
Come on people, those kind of videos could be so much fun without all those "oh so lets see how much hee lifts" comments. Big surprise: someone who doesn't really focus on strength training won't be able to lift as much weight as someone who does. Just like someone who doesn't focus on cardio won't keep up with someone who does that. Even more so with movements that are only trained in certain sports. And guess what, it doesn't mean that one of them is the better athlete. In fact you can't really compare them at all if they don't train for the same thing. So I think you have to be really, really insecure to feel the need to state that this fencer couldn't lift as much as the buff dude, just because - surprise - the bodybuilder couldn't compete with an olympic athlete in the sports-specific training that he has been doing for years
I don't get this video. At most we get to see a fraction of fencing training. When you put someone in unfamiliar territory of course they'll look awkward. It's like asking the fencing dude to dead lift 500 lbs.
People saying can a fencer survive a fitness workout and all but they don’t realise that no, he probably couldn’t because he doesn’t need to or want to, more unneeded muscle is more of a target. They are different sports, you don’t expect a golfer to do AFL now do you? I honestly don’t know why I’m mad at this. I just am.
all these people in the comments underestimating fencers... Fencing is a sport of discipline, balance, timing, precision, and intelligence. All you people that do different sports like basketball, football, American football, or rowing think that fencing is easy and takes no work to become good at. Fencing may not take physical size or strength, but it sure takes mental ability, which is why most people wouldn't even survive it.
i mean i know this is just a clip but as a fencer i feel like they barely did anything in this and didn't demonstrate barely any of the fitness, cardiovascular and muscular endurance, or power training or anything that is needed for fencing. And btw to non fencers, not all fencers are as skinny as lefort (i am not putting lefort down, just saying some of us are more muscular)
I have to say that Brandon's foot work isn't all that bad for a complete newbie. I haven't taken the time to look at any of the comments so I don't know if he had a lot of time to prep... but it was nice to see him get humble pretty quick. Great video.
I'm just impressed by the thin trained people, like this Olympian. No big muscles to show off, all in long curves, but man that cardio and that strenght, too !!
That is just extremely ignorant, you have clearly never done fencing, let alone the standard that these guys are performing at. When you can make a piece of extremely rigid steel that can easily shatter bones move like it made of butter with two fingers then you can talk about how some sports are easier than others.
To certain degree, it is, as I've never done fencing. However I've met fencers and played basketball and soccer with them (they were strong and fast). Brandon here, being stronger than most men, is a much better testament to how great fencers are. But still, there are sports that have been developed more, people who have taken the human limits farther than fencers have. Just take a look to the training regimes of elite fencers or archers and compare them to those of elite decathletes or rowers, even more, take a glimpse at how Phelps used to train, you'll realize that's a whole different level.
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I still preffer HEMA tho maybe it should be in olypics too.
Ok so I'm a wrestler and I always thought that every other sport wasn't nearly as hard. During the summer, I got a job as a lifeguard and I life guarded at a facility where teams come to swim. Many college teams swim there and elite swimmers, Olympians as well. Overtime, I saw how tough swimming was. Anyways, one of the coaches there was a genuine guy and coached many Olympians. I always used to talk to him and one timed he asked if I played any sports and I said I wrestled. Usually people say wow that's a tough sport, but not him. I said to him a little while later, " swimming is a tough sport. Takes a lot of endurance" and he said to me and I will never forget," any sport can be tough. Any sport can be easy. It all depends on how hard you are willing to work. If you go into a tough sport like wrestling and don't wrestle hard then it won't be a tough sport for you" Ever since he said that to me I've always worked hard at every single wrestling practice and I have come to respect all sports no matter the intensity. Idk if any of you will get something out of this but I did. Hopefully someone else does as well.
That's a great mentality.
Dean Nunziato mate rowings a whole new level trust me
It is. I have a family member who is on a rowing team. Requires lots of upper body strength and endurance.
Are Esports a sport?
tl;dr
Now they should have "Can an Olympic fencer survive a TH-cam Bodybuilder's workout"
He probably couldn't but it really does not matter, they both do completely different sports which require completely different strengths. Believe me, i'm a fencer and sometimes i'll fence a very strong person who is absolutely horrible at fencing because he does not know the form or the many tactics of fencing and sometimes i'll fence a very small person (once i lost to someone who was over a foot shorter than me) who I lose to because they are simply more skilled. In fencing, strength is a very minor aspect of how well you can do the sport, it is almost all strategy and skill.
@theburgerman03 then in that case this video doesn't matter.
I agree with fellow theburgerman03. Im not a fencer but its my favourite hobby (I dont take it professionally) and as it said in the video, fencing is about balance and edurance, bodybuilding is about muscular strength. After all in fencing you weigh a 500gram. sword (A bit more in the case of the epee) so little strangth is required. You saw how small the fencer's muscles looked, right?
he wouldn't have any problem with it, in bodybuilding u use weights relative to your own strength, his muscles might start twitching cause hes not used to it and he might get a cramp but thats about it, hes in good shape and also does bodyweight strength training so... no problem
The thing is that the workouts are fairly different if you only do fencing related workouts or body builder relater workouts. So they are both difficult in their own right.
*walks across 15 ft. beam* "This is really a testament to your hard work"
Advancing is much harder than it looks, during competition you don't think about and the next day you can't even move.
U prob dont even fence dont talk.
@@ibrahimhussain7507 uhh what? fencing isn't that uncommon. i fence.
Audrey Wong he wasn’t talking to u he’s talking to the idiot who wrote this comment
Honestly I just want to see you try this just to laugh 😂
Dean Nunziato, I applaud you. I completely agree with that coach. It's true. Every sport could be hard, but only if you try hard.
If you really want to see how fit an Olympic level fencer is watch them do a bleep test, you'll be shocked.
I wonder if this workout is apliable to historical fencing...
Gabriel Olmedo I don't see why not
darthclone7 it's not because historical fencing is about killing people without being killed while modern fencing is about sticking people first
A great joke from HEMA is that "if you strike a guy, and then he strikes you, you both lose"
Gabriel Olmedo its not unfortunatelly. Look up HEMA for historic fencing, although its obviously not as impressive
This workout would help improve your fitness, balance and core strength.
This will enable your body to last longer in a fight and be more aware mentally, and have sharper reaction times.
However as you know when fighting with swords, you can be superb fitness wise but if you are not also equally skilled with a blade, you can loose in the first hit.
Basically this kind of workout supplements your training as a fencer (be it modern of historic) but you I would try and focus more on fencing if I had to choose.
As a historical fencer i can see the usefulness of these excercises. The trick is to make the regime work for you. I personally like to also incorporate Indian clubs, Indian maces as well as Russian kettlebells into my workouts as well as bench press, deadlifts, squats, dumbbells and shoulder press That's the strength training portion of my workouts. I also like box jumps, rowing machines and a variety of other excercises.
Foil fencing is actually the least stressing of the 3 styles. Foil attacks only the upper portion of the body and with the tip. Epee attacks all parts with the tip. Saber attacks the upper portion but they can attack with all of the edge so it's more stressing. Think of a punch where you slip through. The moment that fist past your head you're safe, that's how it is in boxing. Now image that fist follows up with a elbow strike? Well that's how it is in muay thai. In saber fencing it really changes the fighting style because your potential threat got bigger. Having great footwork and a body that can charge and retreat matters a lot more in saber fencing than the other two styles.
Oh I forgot, my point is..the training for the 3 styles are all different. If you train as a saber fencing it's a lot more taxing than those other two but this claim I made is subjective because it really depends on HOW YOU the individual train. I made the claim based on the differences between the style though. Kind of like how a sprinter and a long distance runner would train. The saber fencer would be the sprinter while the epee and foil fencer would be the long distance runner.
Shuyu foil requires fast and precise training also it's more stressing for the attacker because there is such a limited range of target area and u have to consider right of way.....in eppe if both score simultaneously both get a point but in foil i have less than a second to score before the other to get a point....also if I have right of way and we both score simultaneously then I get the point because of right of way.....im sorry if any of this is wrong because I've only fenced for 4 months
why so muvh of hate on buff dude? i see nothing but respect between 2 fitness enthusiasts. Nice to see the bromance
Update: Enzo won an individual world title in Budapest in 2019 and led team France to a gold medal in team men’s foil at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Congrats to Enzo!
Unrelated but while he was fencing his phone fell out of his pocket
so many people are getting pissed and saying "now make the fencer do the bodybuilders workout". the video was made to prove that you don't need muscles to be successful if you're willing to put in the work to do what you want, in this case fencing, not to make the bodybuilder look weak, although that's an unfortunate side effect.
You need the muscles to do anything properly but size ≠ strength/endurance. People with six packs from the gym have a core that's way weaker than a martial artist with smaller abs. I actually think Brandon is quite good in most of these episodes. Sometimes he's just too humble.
@@itsover9008 Yup, the bigger guy ain't always the best.
I mean most fencers do have a lot of leg strength and core strength, but you’re right. I get what you mean lol
Honestly I’d just like to see it regardless it’d be entertaining to see the opposite side as someone who fences and works out at the gym
that's the difference between doing sports and going to the gym
John Luu the difference between cardio sports and bodybuilding
+Katherine De Guzman "gym rats" are the most flexible people out there. You try squatting or deadlifting 600 lb while being stiff.. stupid comment from an average beta
I don't disagree with the sentiment, but deadlifting 600 lb requires you to be extremely stiff. Its a rigidness of the body that allows you to be pull that weight up. That is why powerlifting translates better to a sport like football than it does to mma/kickboxing/juijitsu.
DStephen no actually. it requires you to be tight in the core is all. you being stiff only translates to your hamstrings ripping right off.
***** Your confusing warming up with what actually happens to a muscle throughout a movement. Lifting weight is muscle contraction. You are shortening a muscle. Tightening it. So "gym rats" are not the most flexible people out there. They spend an hour and a half tightening their muscles. It doesn't mean they can't be flexible, but the sport doesn't build flexibility.
HE LOOKS LIKE CHIEF HOPPER FROM STRANGER THINGS
amelieschulz agree
I always thought Hopper sounds exactly like Harrison Ford.
Trym Gjørven
Which one of them?
Completely agree
buff dudes approved. good job Brandon!
That fitness dude is actually pretty great (especially compared to th rest). He held his own, was nice and geniune, did pretty good, allaround everything was good. This was a great video!
this is a nice vid. The Fitness dude was in between exhausted. Good for him it was cut in between for recovering.
That fitness dude is the Buff dude. He is a beast.
I would've never expected any of the brothers from Buff Dudes to be on the olympics channel
Same, Brandon always seems to be the favorite though
Poor Hudson.. He's a movie director though so that's kool.
Even though I like Buff dudes, Broscience would have been perfect 😂 😂
Radames Vaz nop broscience will make this episode stupid.
Seth_%r,&s Perfecto.
Radames Vaz LOL
HAHAH I can totally see him doing what he does xD
Radames Vaz My good friend you could have not been anymore right about that XD
Stop saying that Brandon the buff dude doesn't have any cardio strength...
He was against an Olympian who is twig size he just looks out of shape in comparison but he's in great cardio shape compared to the average American
an average American can only walk 4 feet before he passes out.
Daniel Raynor they didn't do much cardio... Don't know what you're talking about
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if you mean the average overweight american, then you are really lowering the bar. and it is not really cardio. its more of a series of quick muscle contraction. and we all know he is over reacting a bit to make it more entertaining.
Daniel Raynor lol so is anyone that can make it to the gym in the entire world cause america is failed society full of morbidly obese blobs that waste oxygen
Enzo´s ability to run with that weight attached to him surprised me. These guys are really well rounded.
I'm a judoka. Weight training and high-intensity interval training are part of my routine. I never thought fencers train so intensely. I used to think... Nevermind. Some things are better kept to myself.
Mouldy CPU that's what I (as a Taekwondoka) First thought about you guys tho. Until I met a girl who did Judo.
Mouldy CPU i did fencing for about 5 years and i can tell that the trainings are intense haha
Nice I do MMA and kickboxing, however I don't lift weight that much yet coz I'm only young
so this is how obi wan became a jedi
it all makes sense now
Now do this with an Olympic long distance runner
Mr Waffles- Minecraft Or do this with a 105kg+ weightlifter.
Mr Waffles- Minecraft or do this with 110m hurdle runner, that can be fun 😂
5K runners, or 10K runners
Or any sort of marital art olympic
Synchronized swimmer.
Great video. Very interesting. No need for haters. This video shows the difference between working out at a gym and sport specific fitness. Not even the difference between bodybuilding because that too is a sport that requires specific training.
Now get the fencer to deadlift 600lbs
Siver Norum plus with fencing, it's not about large weights or building large muscle. it's about quick, burst strength with a lower weight but with more reps
Radicalbanana ye but the point of the video is' they both have very different workouts and cant do eachothers workouts. Saying its not fair for the olympian to do it is dumb after the bodybuilder or whatever he is does the fencers workout
jonatan black what are you even talking about? The deadlift is easily the best test of absolute strength, it involves almost every muscle in the entire body. Picking things up at a construction site is pretty much the same thing as the deadlift anyways.
Less people care about fencing skill.
lol what? having fencing skills is cool, being able to fence like in medieval times is so much more interesting than deadlifting
BUFF DUDES
I’m rlly impressed with Brandon like his form is pretty good!! I’m a saber fencer and a lot Ppl r terrible at keeping from the first time and his is not bad!!
I have been fencing saber for 5 years and been competing for 3 years. In the space of that time, I have been on the England team 3 times but still struggle to have the confidance to keep going. Sometimes I want to give up but then I realised that i spend six hours a week training so i'm not just going to quit like that.
Enzo left Brandon hanging when he asked for a high five, so Brandon the high gives himself ahahha
watching this just puts a smile on my face. that dude makes fencing look so cool.
Fencing is cool, fun and sometimes hilarious! Def give it a try if you can find near-by fencing club. Fencing community is very fun and welcoming, no matter what age or body complexity you are.
@@digimaksagreed. It's very cool, and very hard. I just started this past April. My workouts are...LOL. The nice thing is, you can start at any age. I'll be 60 next month. My grandson is eight and comes with me to practice, and he now wants to fence.
Now let's see the fencer bench 315, squat 475 and deadlift 545.
diesel828 doesn't need to because it will make him slow as a slug
Since when does becoming stronger, which is a component of power, make you slower? Hint: It doesn't.
+diesel828 when there's more muscle mass you are heavier hence being slow.
diesel828 Yes, it actually can. When your muscles get bigger and stronger by exercising them then you build more mass. More bulkiness and muscle will cause you to become slower. Yes, can exercise and make your muscles stronger without bulking up. But the guy in the video is pretty bulky.
There's a reason you don't see powerlifters running the 100m sprint
I fenced on a competetive level for nearly 6 years. It´s requires you to be explosive but have endurance at the same time.. Fencing is however far from the most physically demanding sports. I played hockey for many many years and without a doubt hockey is so far the most physically demanding sport I've tried out. As reference all sports I´ve ever done for a period of 6 months or more are listed below:
Boxing
Tennis
fencing
climbing
icehockey
Floorball
Soccer
American football
Jui jutsu
Karate
Judo
Powerlifting
Weightlifting
In terms of injuries, I contracted the most injuries while playing american football (which I still am) and Powerlifting.
When it comes to what translate best to other sports I´d say weightlifting in combination with boxing are the best
the sport that requires the most mentality is probably icehockey. Super fast game where you constantly need to keep track of your teammates.
Not sure why I decided to tell you guys this ;) But here you go, let me know if you agree or disagree or have any questions-
oJackOfSpades I want to get into weightlifting. Any tips and advice?
Rowing is extremely hard, not only the movements are really technical, but the energy it consumes is huge (almost the biggest energy consumption of any sports).
I had some national champions in the club i used to go to, and their strength and endurance were off the charts.
Technique is the most important component. Don´t start lifting heavy weights untill the technique is near flawless. You can do some heavy accessory work after your technique sessions. For example, explosive deadlifts, squats, rows and military presses.
I did weightlifting for 2 yrs but never actually competed more than once. If you´re like me (tall, ectomorph) it will be hard to find the right angles for the lifts. You´re probably gonna have to stretch a lot too. That will require a lot of patience.
For reference I am 6,2 (189 cm) and I weigh around 215 lbs (97,5 kg).
Those are the tips I can come up with right away... it´s one of the most technically demanding sports I´ve done so I would recommend you to get a trainer who can overlook your form etc.
Good luck Edward
oJackOfSpades Thanks For the tips man!
all the sports I've done (and can remember ) are
basketball
camogie
field hockey
gaeilic football
gymnastics
irish dancing
rowing
rugby
soccor
swimming
tennis
track and field
the most demanding for me are swimming and irish dancing. But that's because I'm at a higher level at those sports than the others, which require more training
the most enjoyable sports are gaelic football and rugby. I probaly prefer gaelic football because it isn't as exhausting. But these sports really give you a thrill
10:04 some weight disappear:D
STARZMICH quick eye
it could have been a different set
Hes not as big as the guy idiot...
Good spotting
yeah I noticed that haha
The real question is can the Olympic athlete survive Buff Dude's workout? That sled looked rough.
a fencer cannot lift weight like the dude, but a weight lifter surely can
at the end Enzo survived it quite well... bodybuilding and weightlifter work on strength and look but olympic athletic do conditioning and functional training IN ADDITION to the technical workout. As a result, they have a more complete training because it's not about strength only but about balance, flexibility and mental too...
It’s in proportion to his weight so he’d be fine, but body builders would not be good fencers does that misses the point. It would be BAD if he excelled at bodybuilding because he would sacrifice control and speed for raw strength.
Fencer shouldn't be very strong, he has to got good stamina and good logic
Both of them have hard hard work and effort put into results. That's what you need to learn from this, nothing else :)
In my opinion it was a little bit off to get a muscular guy and a fencer. It would be great if this dude (or similar) tried to take olympic ring gymnast. These dudes are beasts and it would make more sense to see the comparison between them ;). Hope you guys will manage something like this. Anyway, amazing and interesting video.
This is one of my favourite events to watch in the olympics but it never gets air time.
people assume guys with better physique should be better at sports because a good physique signals strength on subconscious level(even though fat powerlifters are stronger than bodybuilders).they get intimidated by good aesthetics.
you never see those losers compare curlers to swimmers.the reason you almost always see people comparing bodybuilders to athletes is that they feel insecure about the way they look. so they have to to find a physical activity they are better at than bodybuilders to feel better and try to improve their social status among good looking men. it is very instinctive if you ask me...
sciure sci wait who are the losers? English isn't my native tongue...
Roman 2510M
Haha! English is my native language and I'm not sure who the loser is in his comparison.
Fixed: Yeesh, it was an extra word
+shakafo00o "who is the loser is" You can't even use proper grammar
And there is the difference between real sports and fitness center-kids
they are strong, but they can't use it in other ways than trained in the gym
in real sports you train your whole body at almost the same time , but in fitness center you train small areas of your body
The Buff Dudes form the definite opposite of the stereotype fitness center kids, which is most likely the reason they (Brandon) were chosen for this video.
Okay, well I personally don't know him, thank you for telling me that
Then I revoke that part of my statement
Nevertheless, the rest is right
yeah so basically the fencer guy is doing the exercises he is accustomed to. of course he is gonna do better and look more fit. Also it seems Brandon doesn't have much cardio stregth/stamina. There are bodybuilders who do.
gym goers concentrate on compound movements more than anything
freaky channel true
like for buffdudes 😉
Hey Brandon I loved you in the role of the cop in Stranger Things
Lmfao. I thought I was the only one that thought that
Hahahajaja man that guy is david harbour but looks nearly exact
Buff Dudes!!
Anyone here after Enzo won the Budapest World Championship?
Me. Enzo is a great man indeed
It is a different type of workout to what the youtuber does sadly.
MG_Anon Why is it sad?
because bodybuilders think they are top and the best compared to any other things so if they get shown up they try to damage control it...
Anime/GamingAMVS I mean this guy was pretty humble about it
Anime/GamingAMVS thats a small percentage of the bodybuilding community. That's like saying American football players think they're the top or all boxers think they're the top.
Nice one! Having Brandon for this was a great choice, such a cool dude! Love their channel
I'd love to see a video like this with Jeff Cavaliere
revdavid11 jeff would dominate
He would correct fencer's form and prevent him from internally rotating his shoulder.
hahaha
Pat Patrik ajajaj
This is a pretty cool way for the Olympics to promote their channel. I'm digging it!
This deserves more views
I would love to see the fencer do parkour or parkour expert does fencing! I feel like it would be interesting to see the footwork and technique.
I remember when I first started out fencing (I do epee fencing) I was so sore the next day, I couldn't even get out of bed the next day 😂
I fear you... I’m a foil fencer and I am dead after I do epie...
Oh yeah I've felt that, I started going to fencing club a few weeks ago and the soreness after that first session was insane
@@skye.s2515 and that's kinda funny because my sabre/foil friends always joke on the fact that epee is easier in all the way. Then I had them try a epee match😉😆
fencing is a very fun sport, i would definitely recommend
Brandon doesn't seem like he has a V-neck personality.
This is the most pointless thing I've ever seen. They both have completely different aims and measures of success. It's like comparing a Lamborghini to a Tank, both have advantages and disadvantages...
Im sure all the other fencers on here would agree that if he had him realearn to"walk" the whole time he wouldnt have made it past the first hour.
Very true
Great video, don't feel bad that fencing guy seems to be an awesome all around sport champion.
The key is to incorporate many different forms of excercise into your life. That way youre not way strong, but have no endurance, or the other way around. Also depending on whether you're competing or not, and what you're competing in you'll obviously focus on that, but doing other types of excercises definitely complements your sport. I used to play soccer competitively and complimented that with cross country type training, some weight lifting (even though I wasn't very good), swimming and yoga . now I kickbox competitively and do weights on the side (still not great) and lots of sprint work, long distance running and pilattes.
I don't normally troll but....
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Bringing any athlete into an unfamiliar sport they would get destroyed because they have little to no experience like bringing a soccer player and making him do a pro football players workout
BUFF DUDES
I have an athlete friend and he trains 5 hours every day, some athletes up to 8 hours, there is no way for a fitness youtuber who trains 1-2 hours just for a healthy life style to be able to beat a real athlete. But I will see the video just now and see what happens xD
Artiel Palomar you cant compare two different proffesional people and their fields and expect one to beat another
lol, like to see your athletic friend do the buff dudes routine
He shouldn't have any problem relative to his own body weight and strength (for example you can't put anyone to do 200kg bench press if his PR is 160kg), my friend practices decathlon, has elite PR in the 3 basics movements and VO2 of 60+.
Buff dudes is stronger and has "better aesthetics" but overall he has a lot more weaknesses.
Anyway as BroMystic Beatbox said at the end you can't compare two different fields.
Fun video. I like seeing you guys joke around and having fun.
not even a fair comparison they are all bodyweight exercises so having loads of muscles makes it harder
HENO its Still pretty good, shows the difference between being fit, and being Buff
HENO its not even a comparison, read the title
nope it doesn't show any comparison what so ever at all. The fencer guy is doing the exercises he is accustomed to so of course he is gonna do better and look more fit. Also looks like Brandon doesn't have much cardio stamina which makes it even harder.
@Khoi Pham Ignorance is a bliss! I said it looks like Brandon doesn't have much cardio strength but there are plenty of other body builders out there who have strong cardio and lift strong too. Put this fencer against such beasts and you will see. haha
you mean against a crossfitter?
Ha! I suggested on the Buff Dudes channel that they do some Olympic cross-training during the summer! Glad to see that pay off!
Buff dude 💪🏻💪🏻
BUFFDUDES
Apparently 150kg = 200lbs
Yeah nah
They train for different things so they're better at different things. PEACE OUT.
Do one with swimming please
agreed.
Mercy Whitman That will be bad ! 😂 and you know it (I guess)
he will swim 50 meters than die
now do this with rhythmic gymnastics
AB Young yes! Or just any kind of gymnastics
I swear, those girls have no bones! The flexibility is crazy!
But with Dom
they don't reveal their full workout
He looks like Soulja Boy
Marco Mark Productions "I heard the olympics want some beef with me"
Come on people, those kind of videos could be so much fun without all those "oh so lets see how much hee lifts" comments.
Big surprise: someone who doesn't really focus on strength training won't be able to lift as much weight as someone who does. Just like someone who doesn't focus on cardio won't keep up with someone who does that. Even more so with movements that are only trained in certain sports.
And guess what, it doesn't mean that one of them is the better athlete. In fact you can't really compare them at all if they don't train for the same thing.
So I think you have to be really, really insecure to feel the need to state that this fencer couldn't lift as much as the buff dude, just because - surprise - the bodybuilder couldn't compete with an olympic athlete in the sports-specific training that he has been doing for years
I don't get this video. At most we get to see a fraction of fencing training.
When you put someone in unfamiliar territory of course they'll look awkward. It's like asking the fencing dude to dead lift 500 lbs.
Mario Macpui you sound emotional. Since when do we celebrate youtubers over olympians?
@@shv3t
You seem more upset from your post than he does, actually. Do you even understand his post?
Brandon was holding back and now tell enzo to squat 500lbs.
sanna 69 I'm sure Enzo could squat that.
ayyyy buff dudes
Buff dudes!
All sports take different levels of strength and cardio. Both are impressive in what they do
Just goes to show how hard fencers work.
rowers workout!!
I think I want to try fencing now... Buff Dudes rule!
People saying can a fencer survive a fitness workout and all but they don’t realise that no, he probably couldn’t because he doesn’t need to or want to, more unneeded muscle is more of a target. They are different sports, you don’t expect a golfer to do AFL now do you?
I honestly don’t know why I’m mad at this. I just am.
Do this with an Olympic swimmer like Nathan adrian
H4v0c gaming He wouldn't survive a swimmers workout 😂
He wouldn't survive the average junior competitive swimmer's workout.
7796761 I know!! I'm going to be doing 20 hours a week when I get back training
There's no way he would survive the workouts that I do everyday😂
all these people in the comments underestimating fencers... Fencing is a sport of discipline, balance, timing, precision, and intelligence. All you people that do different sports like basketball, football, American football, or rowing think that fencing is easy and takes no work to become good at. Fencing may not take physical size or strength, but it sure takes mental ability, which is why most people wouldn't even survive it.
When you are french and you understand everything ;)
i mean i know this is just a clip but as a fencer i feel like they barely did anything in this and didn't demonstrate barely any of the fitness, cardiovascular and muscular endurance, or power training or anything that is needed for fencing. And btw to non fencers, not all fencers are as skinny as lefort (i am not putting lefort down, just saying some of us are more muscular)
"bodybuilding influencer", ha ha what a poser title - but the video is good to show the real work an outwardly scrawny guy puts in
brine, challenge him to a workout
I have to say that Brandon's foot work isn't all that bad for a complete newbie. I haven't taken the time to look at any of the comments so I don't know if he had a lot of time to prep... but it was nice to see him get humble pretty quick. Great video.
major props to the fitness guy for the lack of ego and for putting himself out there for (possible) failure. cheers
holy god, that TH-camr has a bicep for his bicep
ZfancyMan As apposed to a foot for a bicep?
Ben Keane go to 2:16 and he has a tiny little bicep, for his big bicep... it's weird...
I'm fairly sure he has his sleeve rolled up and that's his shoulder and bicep. The angle is a bit weird.
Ossian Newby It totally is 😂😂😂
that it is actually his bicep, maybe you are confused by his deltoids
Congratulation Enzo for winning World Championship this year
Can you guys do Judo?
I'm just impressed by the thin trained people, like this Olympian. No big muscles to show off, all in long curves, but man that cardio and that strenght, too !!
now get the olympain to bench 400
Liam like any olimpic lifter from the 105kg class
He said the olympian not an olympian.
4:51 in epee we either move like this or like snails. It’s very interesting, to say the least lol.
I cringe so much when I see the little kids first doing epee galloping across the strip...
10:23 "WER IS DA PHYSIOTHERAPIS?"
Now imagine doing the whole sport with five layers on. That is the life of a fencer.
And this is just fencing, imagine if it was the workout for decathlon, imagine if it was Phelp's training for Beijing!
"Just fencing". I'm not fencer, but that is really rude.
rosem Sry, didn't mean to be offensive. But despite fencers being super fit and strong, some sports are simply tougher than others.
That is just extremely ignorant, you have clearly never done fencing, let alone the standard that these guys are performing at. When you can make a piece of extremely rigid steel that can easily shatter bones move like it made of butter with two fingers then you can talk about how some sports are easier than others.
To certain degree, it is, as I've never done fencing. However I've met fencers and played basketball and soccer with them (they were strong and fast). Brandon here, being stronger than most men, is a much better testament to how great fencers are. But still, there are sports that have been developed more, people who have taken the human limits farther than fencers have. Just take a look to the training regimes of elite fencers or archers and compare them to those of elite decathletes or rowers, even more, take a glimpse at how Phelps used to train, you'll realize that's a whole different level.
Alfredo all in trying to say is don't knock it till you try it, and you should it would be a great experience for you
That 'I can do this in English' in the intro of the fencer was soo cringy
He's Too heavy
Doesn't he look like David Harbour younger version?