@@EpicGamingEct 😂 It's shown on screen at 0:18 and as the Title of the video is "How Strong is" their bodyweight is irrelevant. This is a comparison of who can lift more weight; it's not a powerlifting competition.
Would have been nice to see some movement events compared from when Larry tried strongman. Like farmers walk or yoke. Larry is a static monster but wildly unathletic and cannot move well with very low stamina. Marius was never a big static lifter but had crazy speed, explosiveness, athleticism, and endurance which is why he dominated strongman. Only comparing them in static lifting is not a very fair comparison.
I really would have liked to but Larry only did a single amateur Strongman comp and most of those events really aren't comparable due to the much lighter weights.
He is correct Larry didn’t do many strongman’s. I think he is a gym lifter but not so much worlds strongest man lifter. I think stamina Larry wouldn’t be able to compete. Like you said he isn’t athletic really or doesn’t seem to be. He is strong af tho and no one can take that away.
@@davidkosiba624 Not athletic at all. His coordination is pretty poor as evidenced from his inability to learn armwrestling technique after 2 full years of actively training.
There's a reason Mariusz is a 5 time world champ, there were plenty of outright stronger competitors back in the day, but Mariusz has speed and insane burst strength, This is why he holds the records!
Yeah, because Strongman, contrary to the name isn't a test of brute strength. Powerlifting should probably be called "Strongman", while Strongman should be called "World's most badass man" or something
@@u.sgrant7526 Yes and I'd say that strongman actually places a higher premium on 'power' due to the benefits of executing movements quickly. Ergo I think Eddie Hall could have been an even more amazing powerlifter than strongman. The sports should really be 'stronglifting' and 'powerman' lol.
Larry is like that big guy at the gym who skips cardio. Marius is like that big guy in the gym who after a weight session is running on the treadmill with a weighted vest on
Who is better at powerlifting, the powerlifter or the strongman? Hmm I wonder... Didn't Larry compete in some local strongman and didn't even win that? Mariusz was the best of the best five times, Larry would literally not even qualify to compete with him.
Oh yeah def! Larry trained for orm’s with loads of rest between sets, Mariusz trained for strength but with endurance! Very very different. The grading here was on Larry’s specialty. In a strength contest where endurance comes into play Mariusz wins handily.
Hopefully Larry Wheels will be , in Strongman competitions. His name is all over The Internet . I read his Biography on wikipedia and wondered why he was so famous until watching this helpful documentary .
You are one of a few people that seem to understand that👍 90% of people can't embrace that training for RAW strength is different from strength-endurance-speed training. WSM before 2010 required being all round rather than just strong. Analogically, you don't train marathons if you are a short distance runner. You can't combine extreme speed and extreme endurance.
Even though he is not statistically strong as Larry, Mariusz (the dominator) used his available static strength and combined it with a never giving up attitude, unbelievable explosive strength, endurance and stamina to win those 5 WSM titles. Larry on the other hand is a freak of nature himself. A great video as usual Strength Universe!
@DIO you are conflating “freak of Nature” and “natural” when they are two totally different things. Nimal was certainly not implying that either guy was natural as we all no they are far from it but the fact remains that the average guy could take every PED under the sun and still not come close to their strength.
@DIO “There’s many who can lift just as much as him some without extra help” please feel free to name anyone who can lift as much at a similar body weight without “extra help”
Larry is truly better in weights because he trains for strength. Larry just doesn't have overall atheletic strength & endurance seen when he couldn't win a novice strongman & shown on basketball court zero endurance& can't jump. He won't try fighting against Pud,never! Larry definitely should start endurance training before he has a heart attack.
Mariusz trained log-press for many years and his best was around 175kg. Larry trained it for weeks and achieved 203 best, besting even Shaw who also trained for many years, and tied with Thor in the 2019 Log Press World Championships. That's freaking insane if you think about it. Larry is much smaller man and trained it for only a few weeks and beat most of the Strongmen in that lift. Freaking incredible!
Btw, no way in hell Mariusz could've ever benched 290kg, judging by his pressing power in other lifts. He lied about it. He was athletic and quick in the mobile events, but his pressing power was average. No way in hell he could've benched 290!!!
Mariusz was a great Strongman because he was athletic and quick in the mobile events, but his static strength was average for the Strongmen. In static strength, which is what this video is about, there's not a single lift from head to toes that Mariusz could've come close to Larry. His claims were bs as well. Judging by his pressing power throughout his life, there's no way in hell Mariusz could've ever benched the claimed 290kg. No way in hell!!! Regardless, he was a great Strongman, so I'm not discrediting him in any way. 😎
Mariusz was and is always great at mobility (based from his martial arts background) which is why he is always the best at many moving strength event and reps event (which fortunately happened to often in WSM events back in the day). He may never win Arnold Strongman Classic to comapre with static monster like Zydrunas due to Arnold's focus more to the static challange, but damn good he is as the overall strongman athlete especially with his bodybuilder shape (now and then)
Mariusz był dobry w konkurencjach dynamicznych gdzie trzabylo coś przenieść na czas albo robić powtórzenia na ilość ale z mniejszym ciężarem albo szybkościowe jak kule . Ale jeżeli chodzi o statyczna sile to on nie miał szans z innymi co ważyli 170 czy 180 kg strongmenami . Porównaj Savickasa on przy 140 kg tez wyglądałby jak kulturysta ale tu nie o to chodzi Savickas wazy Ok 180 kg są to mięśnie plus ekstra waga żeby stosunek masy ciała do ciężaru był mniejszy . Sam Pudzian kiedyś wspominał ze darzył do wagi ponad 150 kg ale jego ciało nie chciało nabierać wagi a on nigdy nie był człowiekiem pochłaniającym dużo jedzenia . Gdyby Mariusz był cięższy o 15 kg to jestem pewny ze może by i stracił na dynamice ale by zyskał na ćwiczeniach statycznych .
I think it would be really interesting to see what Mariusz would have been capable of if he had trained for Powerlifting. His claimed lifts really weren't far off of Larry's best lifts, and provided he was telling the truth he might have been neck and neck or even capable of surpassing Larry.
By far Mariusz. The dude is an absolute unit of strength, speed and power. Unmatched to this day. If Mariusz had concentrated only as a static lift strength athlete, most probably he might be at par with Larry Wheels or perhaps even surpass him. Whereas Larry Wheels cannot go the Strongman route, his body isn't made for that. You need thick tendons, thick bone structure which is why most Strongmen are bulky. Even Mariusz himself was bulky but far muscular than other Strongmen. Dude's a phenom in every sense of the word.
Larry is a freak but Mariusz is one of the strength GOATs of the era. The static big three lifts were never a focus for Pudz and to be honest, why would they be considering strongman requires power and speed. That worked well for him as he was one of the most powerful lifters in regards to explosiveness. Just an overall excellent athlete. Not taking anything away but Larry trained a bit for strongman but then stopped as he was already developing injuries. Too bad, would have been great to see him compete with Licis, Novikov, Stoltmans and the like.
Strongman competition lifts are not same as competitions focused on one or 3 different lifts or even gym lifts. Strongmen have many competitions each year and all of them are different with different events and they have to prepare for them. While in specific lifts like deadlift, squat, bench you're preparing for same events all year. I don't want to take anything from Larry in this video, he is a really strong guy but this comparison is suited perfectly for Larry. Good video
Why doesn’t Larry ever compete in the strongman competition? Too many events for him? Not enough stamina? You would think he would want to have that distinction of winning it…if he could…
Both great men. Similar. Both had the same mental drive in their peak. Was Larry stronger/better man? Not comparable. I believe Larry was more like power lifting man. his goal and drive was to lift more weight. Get to next level. Mariusz was more like champion man - he was as strong as it was required of him to become champion. If level of competition would be higher he would get stronger untill he would win or his body would collapse which did not happen so i think he still had some good margin to go.
Mariusz is simply an athletic beast, and actually won world championships as a strong man. Larry, as many of you said, is more a static or stationary powerlifter while Mariusz is more functional or athletic. But, Larry is impressive....
Absolutely insane how strong Larry is still remember when he first was featured in the old animal videos … never thought he would grow up to be one of the strongest ppl ever
one of them lifted verified weights in strict competition and the other years later lifted for TH-cam videos during a time where its been common to use fake weight plates for videos.
Larry is the only one who lifted calibrated weights in competition. The weights used in strongman are not calibrated/verified unless it's a WR attempt and it's well known that during the period when Europes strongest man was held in Poland many of the weights were incorrect for the polish competitors
You have to remember marius did most of these lifts after competing all day in strong man , larry just does the one lift so to speak. Marius has 5 x world strongest man larry has 0x end of
That is a good point. Most strongmen won't be able to lift the same amounts due to having been tired out of the 6 earlier events they've been pouring all their energy into.
Another thing to remember is mariusz was the king of keeping strength through fatigue, i bet if it was these lifts for reps are lighter weights the outcome could be different
Always interesting to see comparisons between different types of athletes. It would be even cooler to see videos of actual athletes applying their skills to different sports. Like take some bodybuilders and actually have them train for a week or so on strongman events, then do a strongman competition to see how well their training transfers. Or take a sumo wrestler and see how well they do as an offensive lineman in an NFL scrimmage. I saw a video called something like Brute Force Showdown, where they kind of did that--they took different kinds of strength athletes and had them compete in a variety of events to see whose skills transferred the best to general athleticism. I'd love to see someone expand on that idea.
Hi, I agree, i have seen a program about a year ago but nothing where they take strength sports athletes and give then some training to see how they get on in other strength sports......would be interesting
not really fair considering Mariusz puts most of his time into strongman events. The log press is still very similar to a weight lifting movement, which is larry's butter
I’m commenting before even watching the video. Pudz a much better overall strength Athlete. Larry a better static lifter. Grabbing heavy stones and odd things vs someone who is incredibly strong in gym type lifts. Larry would never ever beat Pudz in strongman comp Pudz was just to dominating and quick and agile and powerful and don’t think Pudz would ever beat Larry in powerlifting event. That is the comparison in a nut shell.
Hopefully Larry Wheels will be , in Strongman competitions. His name is all over The Internet . I read his Biography on wikipedia and wondered why he was so famous until watching this helpful documentary .
This is a silly comparison as most contests were lighter back in the day and marius trained to win thos and not 1rm static lifts... on the other side you have a powerlifter... its fun and all but at its core its silly if you take it seriously.
Larry is just so freakishly strong. People underestimate him just because his aesthetics are unreal. Both are strong men from their respective era, but there are few, if any who can match wheels by bodyweight.
To me it's Marius all around. Easy in strongman but close to powerlifting even though Marius never trained specifically on powerlifting. You could've included shoulder press standing maybe.Marius did more even though it was behind the neck
@@doublem1975x it's pretty close aside from overhead Mariusz:best squat high 700s Larry best squat:900 Mariusz best deadlift:840 Larry best:900 Mariusz best benxh:640 Larry best:650 Overhead is where there's distance Mariusz did a 160 or 170 log Larry's best log was 205
A very difficult comparison, Mariusz trained where he needed to out perform other strongmen, so endurance and athleticism were key, that's why he won not only 5 wsm titles but more events than anyone else to date, I would go as far as saying if you compared any other athletes over their 7 years at the top ( Z 14.....) Mariusz for event wins would probably be beating the next best two's accumulative score., I do agree just like Kaz, if they were to compete today there would be a performance enhancement, whether that would be enough to compete against the Thor's and Eddie's, mmmmm
Not difficult at all. 5x world's strongest Man Vs a roided up gym freak. The question was who is strongest. The answer is clear. It's like hulk Vs your grandmother
@@garethwigglesworth8187 I think both were enhanced, to a degree in today's competitions to get to the top you have to be, look at Thor now, it shows how a basketball player transformed into a Mountain, don't get me wrong every hundred years or so nature throws out a genetic freak... Angus Makaskill, Mills Darren, nearing 8 foot tall and app 600lb and 1000lb bodyweight, just remember Cleve Dean 6'8" I've heard it say at his heaviest 660lb? He went into WSM WAS NO WAY ENHANCED, imagine if he was.... Don Reinhudt, it was said he was natural, and he still beat Kaz, remember the plexi glass 1000lb squat... To say one was enhanced and comparing to a grandmother was a little off in my book, but I respect your opinion...
Mariusz was just strong everywhere more well rounded, put Larry in the same WSMs that pudz won and he would lose. Larry is still a static monster though.
@@vladoserfel. Really?? Wannabe expert clowns 🤡 on TH-cam. Watch the interview with BIG Z, on Matt Rhodes Sport. Guess what he's says about Pudzianowski & Brian Shaw. He got asked a question, who was your best competitors in WSM?? He said Pudzianowski & Brian Shaw. Overrated my Ass. 🤫 so many clowns on the Internet haven't a f**King clue about strongman competition. Its not ALL ABOUT STATIC STRENGTH!! I'd rather have Pudzianowski explosive STRENGTH than fat ass Eddie Halls STATIC strength. STATIC strength is so boring too watch. 😴
@@andyjefferson1308 He was the best in the past. Game has evolved by a lot. If he compete now days he is not going place in first 10. Guys are a lot heavier and a lot stronger. Edie Hall would smoke him easily.
Another childish "vs" video. Who defined "the strongest" as being exclusively on static events? Basically you compared Marius with the events where Larry is stronger but skipped those events where Larry is weaker.
"Childish" seems harsh and unnecessary. There's no problem if you are of a different opinion, but most people with or without knowledge of the the strength world, would define "the strongest" As an person who can lift the heavest weight. In this comparison that is clearly Larry, however if it was a comparison of 'athletic' strength, which WSM tends to be, Mariusz would most likely beat Larry every time.
@@ryutenmen He literally openned the video by saying this isn't a comparison to say larry would be a better strongman or that Mariusz wasn't as good as people claim. This is just for fun, grow up
@@J.c410 he literally contradicted himself by saying something and doing the opposite. It seems you are unable to see the "forest" because of the "trees". *You should grow up, it will do you good.
What made mariusz so incredible which isn’t factored was his speed and conditioning. He was considerably faster and had a way better gas tank than most strongman at the time.
Mariusz wasnt the strongest strongman, but the best fit for the strongman event, so strong but also fast and having endurance. Larry is stronger and humbler. Would Larry be strongman too? Perhaps, he is athletic for a strong person.
Larry has benched 292kg - 645lbs in competition. As we have not seen Mariusz claimed 290kg we do not know if he lifted his butt off the bench, used elbow wraps or lifted 290kg at all.
You know what make GOAT , the GOAT ? Mariusz last time competed in 2009. In prime 2000/2009 9 years prime. 13 year after ,people around the world talking about him , with full respect ,no one saying anything negative .This is amazing
@@SuperhumanUnchained There was a split around 2005where WSM cut ties with IFSA (a rival strongman league if you will) and athletes had to make a choice which federation to compete in. 3 out of 5 of Mariusz's titles came during this time. Competition was watered down
@@SuperhumanUnchained this is reason why he is not the goat and he is overrated. On the other hand thanks to him world strongest man is so popular. Thanks to his athletic appearance and dominant performance. Most of strongest man now days look up to him
Larry have amazing static strength and Marius have amazing moveable strength. Larry have alot potential in terms of strength competition likes strongman,crossfit and arm wrestling. But personally think that Marius might have better grip strength than Larry.
not the point. Mariusz is one of the greatest strongman of his time, Larry is one of the best powerlifter of his time (having 3 total wr in 3 different weight class is no joke), and both are roidheads
Both are/were beasts to their own right. Although I sort of feel this is like comparing Big Z with Tom Stoltman in atlas stones to take an example. The age gap is rather big and things evolve and the values increase. Meaning it will be like saying something cost 100 dollars in 1980 and claiming the value is still 100 dollars in 2016. Thats just not how things work xD Had Mariusz been in WSM today, pulling 300Kg in DL he would be outclassed by everyone. The comparison display how things change and values just keep climbing. So great way of showing this :)
Next, let’s see a video about who is stronger between Tyreek Hill and Usain Bolt, but ONLY in the 10 yard, 20 yard, and 40 yard dashes Seems about as useful and honest as this video
Wow, this puts in perspective how strong Larry is and even crazier, how much stronger can he get with time as he's still very young. I would risk a guess that if they were to compete and had more endurance competitions, prime Mariusz would totally smoke Larry, but if they'd be more like Arnold's classic with heavier weights and more static competitions, then Larry maybe would come on top Edit: before anyone freaks out over this, I know that Pudzianowski was the best at his time and it's not to take anything away from his accomplishments, but it's been long since he moved on to mma so it's not like he'll get any stronger than he was in his heyday
Gotta love the mental gymnastics the Marius fans are doing to minimize Larry being stronger than him in several lifts. Plus all of Larrys lifts are on video.
I think Larry is in steroids.. Although...I don't want to missjudge him..Of course he is strong but I think he hasn't stamina like Mariusz...Till now Mariusz holds the W.S.M titles record..If Larry want to proove us something,he needs to participate in W.S.M..Mariusz has nothing to proove us..HE IS THE G.O.A.T & DOMINATOR ❤!
Functional strength = Mariusz Pudzianowski. Flipping tires, carrying rocks and pulling trucks is something Larry wouldn't even come close to contending with Mariusz with. Strongmen has to train for 12-15 events. If they could focus on 3 lifts like powerlifters do, be certain Mariusz could better Larry as he isn't even far away from Larry in Larrys own game.
Larry is a true powerlifter with excellent technique which Pudzianowski was not. He was an allround perfect strongman and never trained for powerlifting. If you would compare for example truck pull. Larry would be smashed.
i do agree ...if they were competing at same time the numbers for lifts would have been closer... the mind has a large impact on your max lifts...Plus again strong man skills are different for sure..and training is different...
People forget there is different types of strength Larry is static mariusz is dynamic is just different Larry wouldn't fare so well in those competitions just like mariusz in powerlifting
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one thing that matters a lot which you fail too factor in is their frame size Larry Wheels is 6,1 300LBS and 6,1 256LBS !!!
@@EpicGamingEct 😂 It's shown on screen at 0:18 and as the Title of the video is "How Strong is" their bodyweight is irrelevant. This is a comparison of who can lift more weight; it's not a powerlifting competition.
@@StrengthUniverse PUDZIANOWSKI IST THE BEST NOT LARRY !
Mariusz is the only strong man that looks like a bodybuilder.
Mateusz kieliszkowski...
Yea me n him only
Derek poundstone was built as hell, and ripped. There are undoubtedly others. Though they are the minority
@Northern Tyrant Krzystof Radzikowski also.
@Northern Tyrant Jon Paul Sigmarsson won the WSM and competed as a bodybuilder.
Would have been nice to see some movement events compared from when Larry tried strongman. Like farmers walk or yoke. Larry is a static monster but wildly unathletic and cannot move well with very low stamina. Marius was never a big static lifter but had crazy speed, explosiveness, athleticism, and endurance which is why he dominated strongman. Only comparing them in static lifting is not a very fair comparison.
I really would have liked to but Larry only did a single amateur Strongman comp and most of those events really aren't comparable due to the much lighter weights.
He is correct Larry didn’t do many strongman’s. I think he is a gym lifter but not so much worlds strongest man lifter. I think stamina Larry wouldn’t be able to compete. Like you said he isn’t athletic really or doesn’t seem to be. He is strong af tho and no one can take that away.
Not athletic? He can jump pretty high and also kinda flexible , his stamina is not really good but saying that he isn't athletic is not really true
god bless
@@davidkosiba624 Not athletic at all. His coordination is pretty poor as evidenced from his inability to learn armwrestling technique after 2 full years of actively training.
There's a reason Mariusz is a 5 time world champ, there were plenty of outright stronger competitors back in the day, but Mariusz has speed and insane burst strength, This is why he holds the records!
Yeah, because Strongman, contrary to the name isn't a test of brute strength. Powerlifting should probably be called "Strongman", while Strongman should be called "World's most badass man" or something
@@u.sgrant7526 Yes and I'd say that strongman actually places a higher premium on 'power' due to the benefits of executing movements quickly. Ergo I think Eddie Hall could have been an even more amazing powerlifter than strongman. The sports should really be 'stronglifting' and 'powerman' lol.
Larry is like that big guy at the gym who skips cardio.
Marius is like that big guy in the gym who after a weight session is running on the treadmill with a weighted vest on
He is the one, who after a heavy weight session is going to work in the factory. Running to work 😀.
@@segka8536with his lunch pale.
Who is better at powerlifting, the powerlifter or the strongman? Hmm I wonder...
Didn't Larry compete in some local strongman and didn't even win that? Mariusz was the best of the best five times, Larry would literally not even qualify to compete with him.
Yes, Larry wins in these static evens but in a world strongman comp, my money would always go on Mariusz.
Oh yeah def! Larry trained for orm’s with loads of rest between sets, Mariusz trained for strength but with endurance! Very very different. The grading here was on Larry’s specialty. In a strength contest where endurance comes into play Mariusz wins handily.
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Hopefully Larry Wheels will be , in Strongman competitions. His name is all over The Internet . I read his Biography on wikipedia and wondered why he was so famous until watching this helpful documentary .
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Larry will never go into strong men competitions. He has way too many weaknesses…
If Pudz focused on pure strength and not WSM titles, I have no doubt he would have produced bigger numbers
You are one of a few people that seem to understand that👍 90% of people can't embrace that training for RAW strength is different from strength-endurance-speed training. WSM before 2010 required being all round rather than just strong.
Analogically, you don't train marathons if you are a short distance runner. You can't combine extreme speed and extreme endurance.
You nailed it bro, 👍 it is the fact!
exactly!
@@dctPL facts, static strength is king for a reason
Exactly, if Mariucz focus on being a powerlifter, he would do better
what u want to compare ? dude is 5 x world's strongest man...Larry is not...the end
One has an acne farm on his back and pudzianoswki doesn't 🤔
Just because he won world's strongest Man doesn't mean he is stronger
@@lemondawg4051 5 times
@@Gringoloko how many records does he have for conventual lifts tho
@Thor Odinson yeah...no dude
did you even watch the video?
Larry is a much better lifter. End of story.
HOWEVER, Pud is a much better strongman.
Even though he is not statistically strong as Larry, Mariusz (the dominator) used his available static strength and combined it with a never giving up attitude, unbelievable explosive strength, endurance and stamina to win those 5 WSM titles. Larry on the other hand is a freak of nature himself. A great video as usual Strength Universe!
Thanks Buddy. Mariusz had a way of figuring out the best way to bend the rules to his advantage is a similar way that Oleksii does today.
Very true 😂😂😂
Nothing natural about them
@@StrengthUniverse Exactly! Oleksii 🇺🇦 it is...
@DIO you are conflating “freak of Nature” and “natural” when they are two totally different things. Nimal was certainly not implying that either guy was natural as we all no they are far from it but the fact remains that the average guy could take every PED under the sun and still not come close to their strength.
@DIO “There’s many who can lift just as much as him some without extra help” please feel free to name anyone who can lift as much at a similar body weight without “extra help”
Larry Wheels is truly very strong, but your point is made, if Mariusz was in this era that would be trouble. Great video
i agree i dont think he could win 5x against prime-(big z brian shaw thor eddi hall) hahah
@@the-j1092 definetly not. And now, you see Tom, Oleksii, Luke Richardson, etc are all climbing to the top as well
Larry is truly better in weights because he trains for strength.
Larry just doesn't have overall atheletic strength & endurance seen when he couldn't win a novice strongman & shown on basketball court zero endurance& can't jump.
He won't try fighting against Pud,never!
Larry definitely should start endurance training before he has a heart attack.
@@the-j1092 he would win easily, he can take the same shit they do right now.
@@smartgamer47 maybe win yes, easily i dond think so
Where is the comparison about beating a Mafia Boss.
Mariusz:- 1
Larry:- 0
Mafia Boss? What are you talking about?
@segka8536 read about Mariusz Pudzianowski on wikipedia, you will know the beating of a mafia boss
This benchpress is years after he stopped competing
But he gave him his best claimed lift though, so the video was pretty irrelevant
Mariusz trained log-press for many years and his best was around 175kg. Larry trained it for weeks and achieved 203 best, besting even Shaw who also trained for many years, and tied with Thor in the 2019 Log Press World Championships. That's freaking insane if you think about it. Larry is much smaller man and trained it for only a few weeks and beat most of the Strongmen in that lift. Freaking incredible!
Btw, no way in hell Mariusz could've ever benched 290kg, judging by his pressing power in other lifts. He lied about it. He was athletic and quick in the mobile events, but his pressing power was average. No way in hell he could've benched 290!!!
Mariusz was a great Strongman because he was athletic and quick in the mobile events, but his static strength was average for the Strongmen. In static strength, which is what this video is about, there's not a single lift from head to toes that Mariusz could've come close to Larry. His claims were bs as well. Judging by his pressing power throughout his life, there's no way in hell Mariusz could've ever benched the claimed 290kg. No way in hell!!! Regardless, he was a great Strongman, so I'm not discrediting him in any way. 😎
@@Asiansxsymbol Re his bench press, I honestly don't believe it either but it's what he claimed so had to give him the benefit of the doubt .
Mariusz was and is always great at mobility (based from his martial arts background) which is why he is always the best at many moving strength event and reps event (which fortunately happened to often in WSM events back in the day). He may never win Arnold Strongman Classic to comapre with static monster like Zydrunas due to Arnold's focus more to the static challange, but damn good he is as the overall strongman athlete especially with his bodybuilder shape (now and then)
nie ma co porownywac czasow tych z tamtymi .. inne odzywki i sterydy byly,technologia itd .. Mariusz i tak jest najlepszy :)
Mariusz był dobry w konkurencjach dynamicznych gdzie trzabylo coś przenieść na czas albo robić powtórzenia na ilość ale z mniejszym ciężarem albo szybkościowe jak kule . Ale jeżeli chodzi o statyczna sile to on nie miał szans z innymi co ważyli 170 czy 180 kg strongmenami . Porównaj Savickasa on przy 140 kg tez wyglądałby jak kulturysta ale tu nie o to chodzi Savickas wazy Ok 180 kg są to mięśnie plus ekstra waga żeby stosunek masy ciała do ciężaru był mniejszy . Sam Pudzian kiedyś wspominał ze darzył do wagi ponad 150 kg ale jego ciało nie chciało nabierać wagi a on nigdy nie był człowiekiem pochłaniającym dużo jedzenia . Gdyby Mariusz był cięższy o 15 kg to jestem pewny ze może by i stracił na dynamice ale by zyskał na ćwiczeniach statycznych .
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I think it would be really interesting to see what Mariusz would have been capable of if he had trained for Powerlifting. His claimed lifts really weren't far off of Larry's best lifts, and provided he was telling the truth he might have been neck and neck or even capable of surpassing Larry.
He’d have destroyed Larry . Different league
By far Mariusz. The dude is an absolute unit of strength, speed and power. Unmatched to this day. If Mariusz had concentrated only as a static lift strength athlete, most probably he might be at par with Larry Wheels or perhaps even surpass him. Whereas Larry Wheels cannot go the Strongman route, his body isn't made for that. You need thick tendons, thick bone structure which is why most Strongmen are bulky. Even Mariusz himself was bulky but far muscular than other Strongmen. Dude's a phenom in every sense of the word.
Comparing a powerlifter and a strongman in my mind, you'd need to compare static lifts and strongman events for both to get any fair comparison
Mariusz was known for his strength and agility, how he moved the weight was his success, not just pure static lifting
Larry is a freak but Mariusz is one of the strength GOATs of the era. The static big three lifts were never a focus for Pudz and to be honest, why would they be considering strongman requires power and speed. That worked well for him as he was one of the most powerful lifters in regards to explosiveness. Just an overall excellent athlete.
Not taking anything away but Larry trained a bit for strongman but then stopped as he was already developing injuries. Too bad, would have been great to see him compete with Licis, Novikov, Stoltmans and the like.
Strongman competition lifts are not same as competitions focused on one or 3 different lifts or even gym lifts.
Strongmen have many competitions each year and all of them are different with different events and they have to prepare for them. While in specific lifts like deadlift, squat, bench you're preparing for same events all year.
I don't want to take anything from Larry in this video, he is a really strong guy but this comparison is suited perfectly for Larry.
Good video
Yea
Why doesn’t Larry ever compete in the strongman competition? Too many events for him? Not enough stamina? You would think he would want to have that distinction of winning it…if he could…
Both great men. Similar. Both had the same mental drive in their peak. Was Larry stronger/better man? Not comparable. I believe Larry was more like power lifting man. his goal and drive was to lift more weight. Get to next level. Mariusz was more like champion man - he was as strong as it was required of him to become champion. If level of competition would be higher he would get stronger untill he would win or his body would collapse which did not happen so i think he still had some good margin to go.
this is not a fair comparison
Yes because Mariusz can lift,press,squat more times than Larry ,that's why hes World strongest man.
Mariusz is simply an athletic beast, and actually won world championships as a strong man. Larry, as many of you said, is more a static or stationary powerlifter while Mariusz is more functional or athletic. But, Larry is impressive....
Absolutely insane how strong Larry is still remember when he first was featured in the old animal videos … never thought he would grow up to be one of the strongest ppl ever
Mariuz pudgenouski is so much stronger than that guy. The strongman events are real man strength tests. Larry knows dumbells, totally different
0:22 Pudzian's peak weight was 145kg
one of them lifted verified weights in strict competition and the other years later lifted for TH-cam videos during a time where its been common to use fake weight plates for videos.
Larry is the only one who lifted calibrated weights in competition. The weights used in strongman are not calibrated/verified unless it's a WR attempt and it's well known that during the period when Europes strongest man was held in Poland many of the weights were incorrect for the polish competitors
@@StrengthUniverse Wow, just wow.
Its like comparing a Slap Contest Champion to Mike Tyson.
Far from it. Both competed at the very highest level and were among the best of all time in their respective sports
It seems doubtful Mariusz specifically trained to achieve his full potential at powerlifting moves.
Chris bomstead vs Arnold or jay cutler?
Seems like a great idea to see how big of a difference the is between the new and the old Mr. Olympia winners
You have to remember marius did most of these lifts after competing all day in strong man , larry just does the one lift so to speak. Marius has 5 x world strongest man larry has 0x end of
But Larry IS NOT A STRONGMAN
@@joseimyelcaminante6879 you said it 👍
That is a good point. Most strongmen won't be able to lift the same amounts due to having been tired out of the 6 earlier events they've been pouring all their energy into.
An interesting comparison could be between John Haack vs Dan Green
Larry is stronger
If Mariusz had today's peds he may be stronger
Always good stuff on this Chanel.
Hey Henk, Glad you enjoy it!
Another thing to remember is mariusz was the king of keeping strength through fatigue, i bet if it was these lifts for reps are lighter weights the outcome could be different
Always interesting to see comparisons between different types of athletes. It would be even cooler to see videos of actual athletes applying their skills to different sports. Like take some bodybuilders and actually have them train for a week or so on strongman events, then do a strongman competition to see how well their training transfers. Or take a sumo wrestler and see how well they do as an offensive lineman in an NFL scrimmage. I saw a video called something like Brute Force Showdown, where they kind of did that--they took different kinds of strength athletes and had them compete in a variety of events to see whose skills transferred the best to general athleticism. I'd love to see someone expand on that idea.
Hi, I agree, i have seen a program about a year ago but nothing where they take strength sports athletes and give then some training to see how they get on in other strength sports......would be interesting
not really fair considering Mariusz puts most of his time into strongman events. The log press is still very similar to a weight lifting movement, which is larry's butter
I’m commenting before even watching the video. Pudz a much better overall strength Athlete. Larry a better static lifter. Grabbing heavy stones and odd things vs someone who is incredibly strong in gym type lifts. Larry would never ever beat Pudz in strongman comp Pudz was just to dominating and quick and agile and powerful and don’t think Pudz would ever beat Larry in powerlifting event. That is the comparison in a nut shell.
I think that sums it up, quite nicely.
Hopefully Larry Wheels will be , in Strongman competitions. His name is all over The Internet . I read his Biography on wikipedia and wondered why he was so famous until watching this helpful documentary .
This is a silly comparison as most contests were lighter back in the day and marius trained to win thos and not 1rm static lifts... on the other side you have a powerlifter... its fun and all but at its core its silly if you take it seriously.
They had videos of Mauriz back pressing 500lbs for reps
Larry is just so freakishly strong. People underestimate him just because his aesthetics are unreal. Both are strong men from their respective era, but there are few, if any who can match wheels by bodyweight.
To me it's Marius all around. Easy in strongman but close to powerlifting even though Marius never trained specifically on powerlifting. You could've included shoulder press standing maybe.Marius did more even though it was behind the neck
Mariusz was stronger on bench than overhead when it came to lift to average strength ratios
I don't see how this was close in powerlifting.
Larry is way stronger. It's not close.
@@doublem1975x it's pretty close aside from overhead
Mariusz:best squat high 700s
Larry best squat:900
Mariusz best deadlift:840
Larry best:900
Mariusz best benxh:640
Larry best:650
Overhead is where there's distance
Mariusz did a 160 or 170 log Larry's best log was 205
A very difficult comparison, Mariusz trained where he needed to out perform other strongmen, so endurance and athleticism were key, that's why he won not only 5 wsm titles but more events than anyone else to date, I would go as far as saying if you compared any other athletes over their 7 years at the top ( Z 14.....) Mariusz for event wins would probably be beating the next best two's accumulative score.,
I do agree just like Kaz, if they were to compete today there would be a performance enhancement, whether that would be enough to compete against the Thor's and Eddie's, mmmmm
Not difficult at all. 5x world's strongest Man Vs a roided up gym freak. The question was who is strongest. The answer is clear. It's like hulk Vs your grandmother
@@garethwigglesworth8187 I think both were enhanced, to a degree in today's competitions to get to the top you have to be, look at Thor now, it shows how a basketball player transformed into a Mountain, don't get me wrong every hundred years or so nature throws out a genetic freak... Angus Makaskill, Mills Darren, nearing 8 foot tall and app 600lb and 1000lb bodyweight, just remember Cleve Dean 6'8" I've heard it say at his heaviest 660lb? He went into WSM WAS NO WAY ENHANCED, imagine if he was.... Don Reinhudt, it was said he was natural, and he still beat Kaz, remember the plexi glass 1000lb squat...
To say one was enhanced and comparing to a grandmother was a little off in my book, but I respect your opinion...
Mariusz was just strong everywhere more well rounded, put Larry in the same WSMs that pudz won and he would lose.
Larry is still a static monster though.
Pudzianovski is overrated. He was good in his era but he would be lost now days
@@vladoserfel not so sure about that
@@vladoserfel overrated yet won it 5 times 🤣
@@vladoserfel. Really?? Wannabe expert clowns 🤡 on TH-cam. Watch the interview with BIG Z, on Matt Rhodes Sport. Guess what he's says about Pudzianowski & Brian Shaw. He got asked a question, who was your best competitors in WSM?? He said Pudzianowski & Brian Shaw. Overrated my Ass. 🤫 so many clowns on the Internet haven't a f**King clue about strongman competition. Its not ALL ABOUT STATIC STRENGTH!! I'd rather have Pudzianowski explosive STRENGTH than fat ass Eddie Halls STATIC strength. STATIC strength is so boring too watch. 😴
@@andyjefferson1308 He was the best in the past. Game has evolved by a lot. If he compete now days he is not going place in first 10. Guys are a lot heavier and a lot stronger. Edie Hall would smoke him easily.
Another childish "vs" video. Who defined "the strongest" as being exclusively on static events? Basically you compared Marius with the events where Larry is stronger but skipped those events where Larry is weaker.
"Childish" seems harsh and unnecessary. There's no problem if you are of a different opinion, but most people with or without knowledge of the the strength world, would define "the strongest" As an person who can lift the heavest weight. In this comparison that is clearly Larry, however if it was a comparison of 'athletic' strength, which WSM tends to be, Mariusz would most likely beat Larry every time.
@@shepchester3567 I've said childish because the author has some other video like this, meaning at least semi-biased.
@@ryutenmen He literally openned the video by saying this isn't a comparison to say larry would be a better strongman or that Mariusz wasn't as good as people claim. This is just for fun, grow up
@@J.c410 he literally contradicted himself by saying something and doing the opposite.
It seems you are unable to see the "forest" because of the "trees".
*You should grow up, it will do you good.
@@ryutenmen how is he supposed to compare rhem on events Larry never tried lmao
What made mariusz so incredible which isn’t factored was his speed and conditioning. He was considerably faster and had a way better gas tank than most strongman at the time.
Another good video in the series. I say "good" partly because the comparisons spur discussion. Compare Pudzianowski to Magnusson or Sigmarsson next?
Radzikowski vs larry
Mariusz Pudzianowski is also one of the best fighters ever!
Mariusz wasnt the strongest strongman, but the best fit for the strongman event, so strong but also fast and having endurance. Larry is stronger and humbler. Would Larry be strongman too? Perhaps, he is athletic for a strong person.
I really enjoy your videos - but Larry's best bench press does not count, his butt came off the bench during the lift. No lift.
Larry has benched 292kg - 645lbs in competition. As we have not seen Mariusz claimed 290kg we do not know if he lifted his butt off the bench, used elbow wraps or lifted 290kg at all.
To be fair Larry's 295 bench pause was more a rest/bounce on his chest, not a true pause, which is barely touching. Still insanely impressive.
Who wins a strongman comp though?
You know what make GOAT , the GOAT ?
Mariusz last time competed in 2009.
In prime 2000/2009
9 years prime.
13 year after ,people around the world talking about him , with full respect ,no one saying anything negative .This is amazing
Marius was doing back flips and running with those heavy stones you’ll never see a freak like him ever again
why did u made this vid marius was known for beeing weak at static events he was way better at moving is there any reason u picked him ?
This is a great matchup i love the brother Larry Wheels but i got to go with the legend Mariusz Pudzianowski he was unbelievable
Pudzianovski is overrated
@@vladoserfel no Pudzianowski is not overated at all HE IS 5 TIMES WORLDS STRONGEST MAN AND THAT SAYS IT ALL
@@SuperhumanUnchained There was a split around 2005where WSM cut ties with IFSA (a rival strongman league if you will) and athletes had to make a choice which federation to compete in. 3 out of 5 of Mariusz's titles came during this time. Competition was watered down
@@vladoserfel he still is recorded as the 5 times world strongest man we can't change that
@@SuperhumanUnchained this is reason why he is not the goat and he is overrated. On the other hand thanks to him world strongest man is so popular. Thanks to his athletic appearance and dominant performance. Most of strongest man now days look up to him
Mannnn Larry was only 23 24 and 25 during these lifts . He is 26 right now let that sink in.
His organs are 80 though
Pudzianowski was around that age when he was winning WSM titles.
Larry been on HGH and Anabolics since he was 16 though. He may be 28 and fine now but in a few years his body will be like that of a 70 yr old.
Morgan aste vs Larry Wheels
Larry have amazing static strength and Marius have amazing moveable strength. Larry have alot potential in terms of strength competition likes strongman,crossfit and arm wrestling. But personally think that Marius might have better grip strength than Larry.
Would be interested in a video on keven “da hulk” Washington guy is a beast
bro's voice is so chill i fell asleep wth
Mariusz is waaay more iconic than ‘Larry Roid Head Wheels’!
not the point. Mariusz is one of the greatest strongman of his time, Larry is one of the best powerlifter of his time (having 3 total wr in 3 different weight class is no joke), and both are roidheads
@J C Absolutely
Why is so many people talking about Mariusz athleticism, speed or endurance when the tittle clearly said "STRONG"? lol
graham hicks log pressed 200kg at a light weight cant remember the numbers though
The best videos !!
1:24 his spine will be lucky to make it to 35
Lets compare golfer with baseball player and who hit harder the ball and is golfer better because his ball fly further .
Different era, different farma,......
Both are/were beasts to their own right. Although I sort of feel this is like comparing Big Z with Tom Stoltman in atlas stones to take an example. The age gap is rather big and things evolve and the values increase. Meaning it will be like saying something cost 100 dollars in 1980 and claiming the value is still 100 dollars in 2016. Thats just not how things work xD Had Mariusz been in WSM today, pulling 300Kg in DL he would be outclassed by everyone. The comparison display how things change and values just keep climbing. So great way of showing this :)
Larry wheels Vs Jamal browner🙏
Would be a pretty weak comparison tbh, Larry destroys Jamal in all lifts pretty much with the exclusion of the deadlift
Next, let’s see a video about who is stronger between Tyreek Hill and Usain Bolt, but ONLY in the 10 yard, 20 yard, and 40 yard dashes
Seems about as useful and honest as this video
Go how strong Yuri Belkin VS Larry Wheels
Somebow I always thought larry wheels was older than that.
that moment when you dominated your times so hard they make competition comparision YEARS later :d
Mariusz had to focus on mulitple strength training techniques for competition. If he just solely focused on 3 lifts his numbers would be much higher
Wow, this puts in perspective how strong Larry is and even crazier, how much stronger can he get with time as he's still very young.
I would risk a guess that if they were to compete and had more endurance competitions, prime Mariusz would totally smoke Larry, but if they'd be more like Arnold's classic with heavier weights and more static competitions, then Larry maybe would come on top
Edit: before anyone freaks out over this, I know that Pudzianowski was the best at his time and it's not to take anything away from his accomplishments, but it's been long since he moved on to mma so it's not like he'll get any stronger than he was in his heyday
when mariusz was young bench press was 295kg, deadlift 415 kg, squat 395kg,
When was larry wheels ever 21 stone last time a new he was abt 19 Stone
Gotta love the mental gymnastics the Marius fans are doing to minimize Larry being stronger than him in several lifts. Plus all of Larrys lifts are on video.
I would like to see who is the best strongman competitor. Zydrunas Sadvickas vs Hafthor Byornsson!
I think Larry is in steroids.. Although...I don't want to missjudge him..Of course he is strong but I think he hasn't stamina like Mariusz...Till now Mariusz holds the W.S.M titles record..If Larry want to proove us something,he needs to participate in W.S.M..Mariusz has nothing to proove us..HE IS THE G.O.A.T & DOMINATOR ❤!
They were / are both using steroids
Functional strength = Mariusz Pudzianowski. Flipping tires, carrying rocks and pulling trucks is something Larry wouldn't even come close to contending with Mariusz with. Strongmen has to train for 12-15 events. If they could focus on 3 lifts like powerlifters do, be certain Mariusz could better Larry as he isn't even far away from Larry in Larrys own game.
Very comparable, similar freaks!! Awesome
They are!
Larry is a true powerlifter with excellent technique which Pudzianowski was not. He was an allround perfect strongman and never trained for powerlifting. If you would compare for example truck pull. Larry would be smashed.
You should compare Larry wheels and nich best
That would be be a fair comparison as both have an extensive history in powerlifting
I'm sorry, but this shows that 1. Larry is crazy f***ING strong and Mariusz is an absolute competitor. Think 5th title against Poundstone.
Porque no va Larry wheels a WSM ?????
mariusz doing that rekords when larry was a kid
Marius would whoop larry the ferry
i do agree ...if they were competing at same time the numbers for lifts would have been closer... the mind has a large impact on your max lifts...Plus again strong man skills are different for sure..and training is different...
MP is well rounded and complete athlete, not only powerful, after that adding MMA wins, which goes over! So he is higher overall!
The Larry Wheels I was died forever.
People forget there is different types of strength Larry is static mariusz is dynamic is just different Larry wouldn't fare so well in those competitions just like mariusz in powerlifting
If larry would get up to 350+ pounds he'd be almost unstoppable. But at 305 pounds or whatever he's just to small.
Pudsy is on another lvl total monster 🦾🦾🦾