Bill Kazmaier Ranks Some of the Greatest Strongmen of All Time - Massenomics
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- čas přidán 9. 04. 2018
- Massenomics interview with Bill Kazmaier at the SBD booth from the 2018 Arnold. Bill tells us what it was like in his hay-day, and talks about where he fits in among the greatest strongmen of all time.
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I love how Kaz always goes on these long monologues. He’s such a OG
When Caz lifts in that old footage he gets the most deranged look of rage and pain. It's motivating as hell!
Super Saiyan AF
Bill Kazmaier, the only man, told he was too strong and not allowed to compete. You can't tell me, that he is not in the top 3, for strongest ever.
I worked in his gym with him in those years and he was blocked because he was too strong and just did the Strongman like a hobby sideshow.
Top 3 hell, hes #1.. he and Paul Anderson where way ahead of thier time.
J Sumrall That dude was FREAK. There are pics of him squatting from the side. Holy RHINO A$$!
@Mad Dog Fifii think if anyone believes that strongmen arent on alot of gear is naive in general! I know kaz took stuff, i took stuff, they all took stuff! The point is just taking huge amounts of steroids doesnt guarantee you to be the strongest, many many factors in play.
@Mad Dog Fifi this could be true, he indeed did have his disagreements and rounds with the wsm folks.
Mariusz wasn't the strongest, but he doesn't get nearly enough credit. Nobody can do what he did with his level of body fat/conditioning which to me is extremely impressive knowing how hard it is to do that.
Steven Kane his reign started in a time when WSM was more about speed and athleticism than now. And his titles in 2005-2008 were won when Z and virastyuk was in IFSA.
I know when his reign was pal which apparently you don't and i just said he wasn't as strong as these guys but thats because he wasn't fat or nearly the same weight as these guys. Your also wrong about Z, they were competing against each other since he won his first WSM, So obviously you haven't followed the sport very long or you'd know this. He won his first in 2002, Z came in second.... same with 2003. Mariusz is a 5 time WSM and he did it fuckin shredded. Also a fun fact in 2009, he beat Brian Shaw and lost to Z. He could have been a 7 time WSM, he was that good. It's a different era now and i have no doubt he would have adapted to it.
Not just that but then the guy retires from strongman and gets into mma and does pretty good too. He beat a few big names. Mariusz was stronger than Kaz by a mile in many events. Jon Pal was also pound for pound the best at his time. Big Z is my top guy but I think it's now going to be the time for Thor as he has finally put on more core weight and is much younger than Shaw. Can you imagine the Juice these guys are poking? Wow.
Yeah as much as i love Shaw and want him to win, it seems as if Thor is really peaking right now.
Body fat percentage absolutely does not factor into what makes the "world's strongest man"... it's more stuff like... y'know... strength?
Maybe not the strongest but most motivated was jon pall sigmarsson and good old pudzian
Peter Nicolaisen Jon Pall was awesome!
I mean considering how lean he was in most competitions it was very impressive, and when he bulked up for 1987 Pure Strength he was miles ahead of Kaz and Geoff
"Look me in the eyes and you know, 6'9, 420"
Did absolutely NOBODY pick that up? Lol.
he was saying that he was on top of the mountain and hafthor from the valley looks him in the eyes, just pointing out hafthor impressive height, Kaz is talkin about the new generation of Strongmen who are a lot taller and heavier then when he was competing
@@hititdj whoosh
Kaz lifted sometimes at the American Fitness center on Jimmy Carter Blvd when I was 18 in Georgia. I was in awe just seeing this monster make heavy iron look easy. Was very nice as well, never seemed to think he was any better than others.
MAN I would have loved to see that! You were very fortunate to see a legend in action!
Kaz with another 70-80 pounds of muscle would have been scary.
As if Mariusz with another 70-80 pounds wouldn't be scary. These guys aren't all muscle though, lol alot of that 70-80lbs wouldn't be muscle. You need fat to be extremely strong.
Kaz was an Ox back in the day!
To put on 70-80 pounds of muscle means youd have to put on 150 pounds of sheer bodyweight, no one at the level these guys are at puts on even a third of that in pure muscle
This is an absurd comment.
@@Sealed_Chamber who are you referencing, pussy?
Like it it not, you're a legend Bill, and the people love ya!
Well there's like 3 definitions for strongest man of all time. The guy who sets the most records, the guy who was the strongest for his size, the guy who would have been the strongest ever if he'd been around at the right time. I think all these deserve the same amount of credit. One paved the way, one pushed the limits, one proved what the human species was capable of.
FACT
Paul Anderson single handedly tore down the iron curtain with 1 lift.
scott dodds that is true, we can verify
Paul Anderson Squatted 1,200 pounds (on film) -Olympic gold medalist, and back lifted get this, 6,270 pounds, never replicated ever! As time goes on some one wants to question his strength, because Paul Anderson has already claimed the ("top of the Hill"), and no one today can reach it! His feats are astonishing!
having watched strongman since 1980.... id say kaz ..and mariuz pudz..no.1......no.2. geoff capes and sigmarson....these guys were vvvvv competitive...capes is v underated but he was a ferocious clever competitor ....obviously there are many greats
No mention of Sigmarrson. I was pretty shocked about that.
He never mentions JP, I think his loss to him in Pure Strength is a bit of a soft spot.
Easy bcos jp wasn’t that strong, Just athletic.
“ a fell icelanders” they said that
@@mm.7053 a few
@@caseyporter499 JPS would of beaten everyone in arm wrestling.
He had stronger grip strength, wrist strength and forearm strength .
It’s why they do all the events
What a measured and respectful.response from Bill. What a gent.
My all time Top 5
1) Big Z
2) Brian Shaw
3) Thor
4) Marius Pudzy
5) Jon Paul Sigmerson and Bill Kaz
what about Jon Pall
To be honest if Kaz was to have today's training and recovery knowledge he'd still be top dog.
Also he would have had the most WSM titles if he would have been allowed to. He is the best.
connor coyle absolutely agree!
He was, and still is, amazing
pound for pound Bill is probably the strongest. They didn't want him to compete in his prime cause fpr years the competition would eat his dust. That pretty much says it all.
Kaz for me the best, strongest most charismatic champion of all time. He was an unparalleled figure back than, a personality
When you say charismatic and dont say jon pall it means you dont know the meaning of the word itself
Maybe Kaz should tone the ego down a little.. he's achieved enough to just let others praise him, he doesn't need to do it himself.
He's just a bitter guy
Can understand it to a degree. Guy won 3 titles, then got banned from the sport he loved for years for no reason at all then being too dominant. And of course when you are obsessed with and the greatest at something, your time is up, and you can no longer do what you love, it tends to make one bitter. Doesn’t excuse it entirely of course, but I can understand where he’s coming from.
For a relatively short interview, I think this caused more controversy than many of Massenomic Podcast's full length episodes. Greatest of all time? He did say, "That's kind of tough."
My top 5: Big z, Kaz, Shaw, Hafthor, Eddie, Mariuez
WOW your top 5 is the best :D because in your top 5 you have 6 strongmans :D congrats :D
??????? no Jon Pall ????????
Mr.Bill Kazmeier, one of the Greatest Person ever 👍👍👍.
Best Wishes and Greets from Germany 😊💪👍
Kaz is a legend that will remain with the sport forever.
PS: The Icelandic people probably respects the older generation not just because they're older, but for instance Kaz competed against Jon Pall, that's not something anyone can do..
87' I saw Mr Bill Katz. In Montreal Canada after my 1st of 4 back surgeries and thought he was a giant..like most height goes with age esp. If you're dead lifting cars!! I believe he was best ever and would've lifted heavier if he competed nowadays. Would've loved to see him compete against Hafthor, Zadrunas, Shaw, Magnuson, Hall and my new favorite pound for pound , Olexski Novokov!
bill is the greatest ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yessssss! i was the 1000th like haha.
Kaz is easily top 3 greatest strongmen ever. Easily.
Not one shout out to Sigmarrson?
nope
Westernsharpie's RC Jón Páll Sigmarsson trashed bill and geoff capes won 9 out of 10 in that competition
Pall was incredible
Bill is a ass..
@@Oldfrisian cocky ass prick
Jon Pal brought a lot of needed light to strongman and backed it up being lighter than most of them. Big Z is still the best ever to date but,,,,, now is the time for Thor as he has had a taste of first place and has put on some more needed core weight. He will pull away from the pack now and still being only 29.
Bill was blocked from competing for a few years, so no telling how many titles he could have possibly won
kaz the man !!
louis cyr and thom topham
Easily Jouko Ahola in terms of pound for pound strength
He was awesome 👍
yeah strength to weight jouko wins its not even close
Legendary powerlifting titan
One of the greatest of all time
Well said bill.
Bill today would own everyone. That will and determination. With today’s science. Bills total looked like he did it so easily.
Kaz was super strong. These guys now are bigger and they don't specialize in bench press or specific lifts (unless they're going or a record), and they are limber and athletic. Think about that, guys 6'8" 420-440 and limber and athletic. When it comes to moving big things around and lifting big things (that aren't just shaped like weights), they're a cut above the guys in the 80s. The guys in the 70s and 80s, and then after that, though, paved the way to make it big enough money that guys like shaw and hafthor could create a personal brand for themselves and make money.
Bill cazmaier um dos melhores junto com jon paull sou brasileiro e adimiro o talento deles.im memoriam jon pall o Escocês ,ganharan mais um inscrito por essa entrevista
Kaz the man
Kaz need to come back to commentating! No offense to Mark Henry but you can’t do it like Kaz
Bill's arm when they shook hands!😱
KAZ. The WSM all World Strongest Men want to be !
I think Kaz meant 'PRP', not PCP... if PCP is the reason all these guys are strong, then damn....
@JSavic exactly what i was thinking, lol
I was thinking the same thing lmao
He's appropriately humble, but I'd have to say that Billy Kaz was the best ever.
Best modern strongman, id say hes tied with big z, best of all time, its gotta be louis cyr(strongest man of all time with no drugs or hormones) then paul anderson, then those two
Kaz could likely win or be top two in a ALL TIME STRONG MAN competition(if magically one would happen) Big Z would most likely win the whole thing if he was more mobile and athletic. But Kaz's combo of RAW POWER and athleticism likely make him the GOAT. Pudzianowski was really strong, but more so he was super fast, we would do well, but probably lose in most events to Kaz. Brian, and Thor too would likely finish very high too. Would be AMAZING to see them all compete against each other in their primes. Only in dreams.........
John Pall Sigmarsson was the best, a true Viking i Will never forget him. Hé was a Nice Guy with great sympathie for others.. the best
You take Kaz and put him into the knowledge and training today. He'd be the strongest of them all.
That's what it's all aboot!
Bill is s legend
Has to be Paul Anderson, greatest natural strongman of all time
Hmm yeah no WWF wrestlers are fake
Natural? Behave.
Naive, rose-tinted spectacled, fairy tale believing rube.
Crazy strong yes. Best of his time probably. But his best lifts were fairground lifts - unverified, uncalibrated, unsanctioned.
And natural? Lifters been on Test since the 30s.
Why would he be natural? Synthetic anabolics were used at the time and no one even tested for them. He was literally allowed to use.
How is Ken Patera not mentioned? Not only set records but placed in the Worlds Strongest Man with a back injury and zero training. Actually, had quit power lifting since he had retired in 1972. A complete freak of power.
Yeah Ken Patera Is a Legend As Well 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
ZYDRUNAS SAVICKAS STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED...
I LOVE KAZ THOE
Erick Gonzalez pretty hard to argue with that
Fuckin Ay.
i dont think anyone can claim to be the "strongest man who ever lived". unless we have records of guys from 500, 2000 BC , nobody can claim that title.
Righteous Ness
SHUT UR WINNIE ASS UP
BIG Z IS THE STRONGEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED
You know it.
walk it like you talk it - original way to say it
People mention Big Z's 4 wsm titles but they forget that he also won 8 Arnold classics.
And two IFSA WSM titles that were arguably higher level than the normal WSM titles for those years. I for one consider Big Z to be the 6x WSM winner.
Kazmaier: I could have done 1,075 or more if I didn't have two torn hamstrings. He was phenomenally strong at his peak, but he obviously has self esteem issues.
Agree. As time passes, he's feeling overlooked, and the insecurity is coming out. He's starting to tell a few whoppers.
True
I don’t doubt him a bit
He bested everyone at the time and was on top
If someone was around then to challenge him, he woulda got it no problem
Just go back and see how easy he did the heavy lifts in the early 80s
For anyone to doubt his ability amazes me
Correct me if I am wrong but Kaz was banned for a few years because he was too dominant. During his time they did not have recovery and did raw lifts.
Yes he was banned they (World's Strongest Man) felt if one man dominated for year's the public would get bored think conspiracy doesn't happen in Strongman? think again! O.D Wilson was about to win WSM and they changed the last event to basically a cardio event which J.P won what a joke! WSM also tailor made the events for Eddie Hall to win back in 2017 it was "time" for another English Strongman to finally win and they knew exactly how to do it (make the competition a "static" event) I sometimes wonder if it's a popularity competition. As for Kaz they did have lifting suits back then but they were new (as were knee wraps) Bill benched 300 kg raw the squat suits were a joke back then so were the knee wraps.
Jujimufu on the camera @4:00
If Kaz had today's training techniques and technology, his body would have exploded.
Powerlifting is as much a developed skill as it is strength
and nothing about Jon pal sigmarsson that beat him in a compation were 3 of the strongest guys ever compeated and jón páll won 8 of the compation and set 6 world record....????
Jon Pall was much weaker in all static lifts. He also was a powerlifter. But never compared close to what Kazmaier has done in the same era. He was a great athletic strongman yes, but he's not in the realm of strongest of all time. Kazmaier was definitely stronger. Kaz would have gotten much more than 3 WSM titles if he would have been allowed to compete.
Yozkopf Bill’s best lifts were 300 kg, 402 kg, 420 kg (bench/deadlift/squat), JPS’s were 235 kg, 365 kg, 370 kg (bench/deadlift/squat)... so yes Bill was stronger, but JPS was insanely strong as well... and has Kaz beat in the athletic department by far.
Mine would be jon pall he was an athlete not just a strong man,big z,kaz obviously shaw coz no one can deny him of what he did and id say hafthor kid has alot of potential not that old for a strong man id say he can break alot of records in the coming years
When Bill breaks down the weights the early guys did with their body weight it blurs the pound for pound strongest man ever after Halthor and Brians dimensions are given. Bills's 3 bench max total was a W.R. for a very long time. He has to be in the very small goup of strongest ever.
It's difficult to measure over time the Strongest Man in the World. You have your peak years, so they come and go.
The Strong Men today weigh much more and are taller with modern training methods and supplements, including Drugs legal and Illegal.
Anderson and Hepburn if they were at their peak today with today's modern training and supplements would be untouchable.
According to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived Louis Cyr from Montreal Canada.
agred no blood doping then no steriods no cheating
No mention was made of the role that drugs play in athletics, including weightlifting, today. How many records would vanish if drugs had not been used? My guess is that we'd probably be back to the records that John Davis set.
Aussie Yobbo's Travels,
I think there is a great need to talk about it, always and incessantly.
+Quabledistocficklepo No there's not.
Kaz the Best Strong man ever.
Paul Anderson
I think Bill meant PRP (platelet rich plasma) not PCP (bath salts) lol. Also, is that the back of Jujimufu's head ?
dfpguitar haha that is none other than Massenomics’ own Tommy. He does have the curls like Jujimufu though.
The strongest ego ever is definitely Kaz. All he freaking does in every video interview is say how great he was or makes excuses for not doing more.
not close to true and makes you sound very insecure to say that...
Cool story. @@chtomlin
@@littlethuggie yes, we are older guys now, so we let some of our stories out a bit more freely now that we are not living them so much, like in 2nd Hand Lions. He did a ton of things that had never been done before, but if you met him in person, you could see what a great guy he is if you are a good guy.
He gets a lot of props from the new guys, but he does have an unfortunate penchant for telling woulda, coulda, shoulda stories. Like 'I could've had an 800lb raw bench if I was a bench specialist' - Don Reinhoudt could've had a 1100 lb raw squat if he was a squat specialist. It doesn't add to the sport by making claims like that - which are not even true by any reasonable standard.
@Scott Grudziadz I doubt it dumb*ss
Bill Kazmaier Is A Very, Very, Physically Strong Man!!!!!
But, With All Due Respect, Paul Anderson Is The World's Strongest Man!!!!!!!
Next To Samson, Is The Mighty Paul.
I agree !!!
Agree too
Modern lifts are proven. Andersons's lifts were >90% taking his word for it. (Which you're welcome to do, of course:^)
There are films of his lifts ?
Im Yu Olympic champion? Taking his word for it??
I'm curious how much Kaz can still lift at his age!
Curling 100lbs for reps, pressing the 120s overhead for reps, Just from what Ive heard. I bet he can do 500-400-700 raw in powerlifting Even now if hes not training it. Probably he dies it sometimes so maybe he can do some more on a lift or some less on some :)
Mariusz hands down still best all time
Lol no
How tall are you today Kaz?
Dan Maler he’s the same height as he was yesterday
If Mr. Kazmaier says it,it's gospel to me!
Mariusz was probably the most athletic of all time...but Z and Kaz were the strongest of their time.
Paul Anderson is the all time Strongest man in the world
That would be Louis Cyr.
Paul anderson the king
And stronger steraroids now let's not forget that I'm a huge fan of strongman but it's not just nutrition, supplements they are all on roids but you still have to put the work in and they obviously train ridiculously hard
PCP?? these guys take angel dust for recovery.
Jon pall had a 2300 total in powerlifting, he had a bench press of 600 lb, according to kaz sigmarssons bench was only 480? Seen him say this on an interview yes kaz is definitely the stronger in powerlifting, but get your research right, saying jon pall wasn't that strong as he stated in an interview, that's just an asinine thing to say
No respect for Paul Anderson , wow .
who?
By Kaz for the best American lifter before him .
Most of his records have been expunged since he had no witnesses for the lifts other than himself and his uncle. His famous back lift was also removed since he had no evidence to support it. Dude was still probably the strongest guy of his time but he also stretched the truth a bit.
paul anderson was stronger than all them
Paul Anderson the king
Has Eddie Hall retired from strongman now?
3Vimages to a certain extent he has. I think he may continue to do select events, but I believe he wants to stay away from the lifestyle required to win worlds strongest man.
What about Brad Castleberry ??
Bill Kazmaier in my opinion is the all-time world's strongest man
Z
Shaw
Kaz
Pudzianowski
Sigmusson
jon paul sigmundson is the best
How tall are u guys
Gakul Howlader Tyler in the dark shirt is about 6’6” and I’m 6’3” (in the red shirt)
@@Massenomics u guys ar huge,
Deep respect for Bill, but at the time of this interview, as a fellow athlete in his 60’s, I think his breathing looks rather labored, he looks very stiff, and his health looks generally poor. The years of heavy lifting have taken a great toll.
Louis Cyr.
PCP??? You sure about that Kaz? If that's the reason these guys are so strong, then I may start a drug rehab program staring PCP. I'll be CRAZY STRONG! lol
Paul Anderson was the strongest man who ever lived.
no steroid superhuman strength...
Jon Pall Sigmarsson = Number 1
PAUL ANDERSON. #1 ALWAYS AND FOREVER
Mariusz Pudzianowski 5 Times World Strongest Man
Yup and he has beaten Z many times and also beat Brian Shaw.
but they didn't block him from competing like they did Kaz, who still won it 3 times as a hobby sideline event.
Yes, but his real competitors had not peaked yet (Shaw and Z) Even Phil Phister beat him and he wasn't "great" he just had a great competition and beat M.P also, there were 2 years where M.P should have won but let victory slide through his fingers.
@@mikesbbody Pudzian was dominant in WSM while Savickas was with the IFSA, and couldn't compete in the WSM. what could they both compete in at the same time? The Arnold. and Zydrunas won 6 years in a row, along with other IFSA guys placing high while Pudzian never had a podium finish at the Arnold, and he lost to Zydrunas after Z came back from the IFSA.
At no point in time was Pudzian the strongest man in the world
He didn't mention Mariusz? Funny how he said Pudzianowski is the Goat.
Kaz is the stringest man who ever lived!
bill kazmaier #1 p4p weird vocal cadence
Marius will always be number 1 to me
My top 5 in no particular order : Haftor, Shaw, Big Z, Hall, Pudz.
What happened to Kazmaier's biceps ?? They melted
Paul Anderson was/is the strongest. He accomplishèd God's love to many.
What?!
Wonderfull man paul the king and a true man with the love if christ