How STRONG is Kyriakos Grizzly Really?

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  • How STRONG is Kyriakos Grizzly when compared to popular Bodybuilders and Strongman competitors including: Iron Biby, Leonidas Arkona, Ronnie Coleman, Andrey Smaev and Derek poundstone?
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  • @StrengthUniverse
    @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +416

    Thanks for watching. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think. If you enjoyed the video please support my channel by hitting Like, Share and Subscribe. Thank you 👍

    • @damiano7612
      @damiano7612 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Great stuff as usual 👍

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +9

      @@damiano7612 cheers buddy

    • @shumarymastersonv4256
      @shumarymastersonv4256 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      hey man do you mind telling me what music is playing at 8:55 ? would really appreciate it.

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@shumarymastersonv4256 yes mate, it's Kurt by Cheel

    • @msihcs8171
      @msihcs8171 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Cheat curls at 308? Even if they're cheat curls that's some SERIOUS power right there

  • @RA-AR20
    @RA-AR20 Pƙed 2 lety +4412

    “How deep is your range of motion?”
    Grizzly: No

  • @RFIKILLER
    @RFIKILLER Pƙed 2 lety +4441

    Eric Bugez tried doing his workouts and it really puts to perspective how strong our bloatlord is.

    • @georgepapasimeonidis2636
      @georgepapasimeonidis2636 Pƙed 2 lety +127

      Yy just saw the video with juji

    • @justgivemeanumber8215
      @justgivemeanumber8215 Pƙed 2 lety +196

      Yeah, but strength is also specific. The Bloatlord uses his power in a bouncy way if that makes sense. I try to learn from him, and I can side-raise 35s now. It's all about the whole body bounce.

    • @vaquero2322
      @vaquero2322 Pƙed 2 lety +308

      @@justgivemeanumber8215
      Bouncy? Are you trying to say he has more explosive power?

    • @cazza710
      @cazza710 Pƙed 2 lety +212

      @@jdillon575 try zercher shrugging any weight, what he does is INSANE

    • @Dennis19901
      @Dennis19901 Pƙed 2 lety +131

      @@jdillon575 That's not how momentum works.
      In fact, the "momentum" argument makes it more impressive. Because you need to slow down the downward momentum with your body, and apply an upward force again for an upward momentum.
      And the faster you change this momentum, the more force you require.

  • @emsoumelgmail
    @emsoumelgmail Pƙed 2 lety +2888

    Let me tell you some things about Kyriakos. I studied in his town (Kavala) from 2000 to 2005 and I used to trained with him for a short period of time in JKD. Back then he was half of what he is now but still a really big man. He told me that he was practicing Kick-boxing before(don't remember for how long) and turned into JKD. When I started out he was there for a year or so.. He was fast for his size and he used to pair up with another fast guy for the sparing. One time there was no other beginner at the dojo except me so I had to spar with him. So now I can gladly say that I was punched in the face by the Grizzly. His fist was the same size with my face. I quitted JKD school after 2-3 months (big mistake) but he continued. I saw him again 1-2 years after at the bowling center (he worked as security there) and he told me that bythen he learned how to kill the opponent, he even demonstrated to me some stuff (scary shit). After 15 years I found out that he is famous as the heavylifter Grizzly. Good guy..

    • @almightyrocket2464
      @almightyrocket2464 Pƙed 2 lety +258

      hahaha of course he flexed how you left and he eventually learned how to kill a man!

    • @joenance8641
      @joenance8641 Pƙed 2 lety +329

      That’s amazing you were touched by the bloatloard

    • @Monkechnology
      @Monkechnology Pƙed 2 lety +333

      You fought His Bloatiness and survived. Respect, bro.

    • @longschlongfilmz9958
      @longschlongfilmz9958 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      do you know if he was a legit powerlifter or is that just speculation?.

    • @emsoumelgmail
      @emsoumelgmail Pƙed 2 lety +74

      @@longschlongfilmz9958 "After 15 years I found out that he is famous as the heavylifter Grizzly". I am not speculating anything

  • @thespokenword6456
    @thespokenword6456 Pƙed 2 lety +675

    After watching these, it strikes me that the Grizzly is actually stronger than I thought he was. His form is actually superior to several lifts here. The Dumbell curls were astonishing, especially compared to Magnus, who used his whole body to do them. Bibby’s ‘Bent over rows’ were largely a short deadlift/dip combo. His last raises were staggering. That’s seated press was simply incredible. Plus, the Grizzly is older than all of them. People laugh and joke because he does some ‘out there’ things, but he is genuinely, truly strong.

    • @jamesbaron9711
      @jamesbaron9711 Pƙed rokem +3

      Are u watching a different channel

    • @uuh4yj43
      @uuh4yj43 Pƙed rokem +40

      @@jamesbaron9711 i mean u can take the piss at the guy, but he is strong and not every exercise shown here is performed atrociusly by him, only the most complex ones

    • @au8363
      @au8363 Pƙed rokem +12

      Jesus Is King.!!! Jesus Loves You❀.!!! John 14:6
      King James Bible
      Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..!!

    • @friedrichnietzsche7805
      @friedrichnietzsche7805 Pƙed rokem

      Magnus who? The rock climber?

    • @thespokenword6456
      @thespokenword6456 Pƙed rokem +3

      @@friedrichnietzsche7805No, Samuelsson at 4:04

  • @cherry_it_is
    @cherry_it_is Pƙed 2 lety +1620

    He was an olymlic weightlifter, snatched 180 cnj 220, but now in his mid 40s with al lot of injuries, no tendons on knees etc, he does what he can and what he likes.

    • @alexk3469
      @alexk3469 Pƙed 2 lety +61

      Well then if he lost 49 60 pounds he would look much better and would be liveable

    • @bluesnuffle2893
      @bluesnuffle2893 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      How do you know this. Did he say?

    • @cherry_it_is
      @cherry_it_is Pƙed 2 lety +72

      @@bluesnuffle2893 yes

    • @fernando8246
      @fernando8246 Pƙed 2 lety +115

      @@bluesnuffle2893 Greeks know their weightlifting dude

    • @tonymontana3949
      @tonymontana3949 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@alexk3469 want level up the Weights for this reason dont lose Bodyweight

  • @joebot9309
    @joebot9309 Pƙed 2 lety +1966

    Considering Grizzly is all natural and over a 1000 years old - he is strong as fk. All hail!!!

  • @herrschniedler4207
    @herrschniedler4207 Pƙed 2 lety +328

    Guys dont forget that this guy is actually functional af for being such a big boy. He is pretty flexible and trains boxing and kickboxing sometimes

    • @Thereis1
      @Thereis1 Pƙed 2 lety +60

      watching him do full side splits is absolutely insane

    • @MikeJohnMentzer
      @MikeJohnMentzer Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +2

      Is he the next butterbean?

    • @herrschniedler4207
      @herrschniedler4207 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      @@MikeJohnMentzer is butterbean the next him is the question

    • @Manusia.satu1
      @Manusia.satu1 Pƙed 14 dny

      0 aesthetic

    • @herrschniedler4207
      @herrschniedler4207 Pƙed 13 dny

      @@Manusia.satu1 who cares about that? only sad people

  • @elnidax_5081
    @elnidax_5081 Pƙed rokem +115

    His form isn’t great because it’s been terribly injured through the years, I don’t understand why people hold that against him, he’s created his own lifts and does what he can with others, he’s still an insane powerhouse

  • @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw
    @AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw Pƙed 2 lety +2566

    He’s blessed with a genetically gifted stomach that allows him to shorten his already short range of motion

  • @anderssandstrom545
    @anderssandstrom545 Pƙed 2 lety +3005

    He is seriously strong in the highrep area. Lacking some form yes, but even so the stamina, regarding his enormous frame, is impressive. He has some unconventional lifts to say the least but some of these are still real feats of strength. And look at those pullups!

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +404

      Absolutely bud, unorthodox, but very strong

    • @anderssandstrom545
      @anderssandstrom545 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@StrengthUniverse Haha, yes. Unorthodox :)

    • @W14n
      @W14n Pƙed 2 lety +22

      That's nothing...I've seen a video where he did at least 17 pullups.

    • @memes_man52
      @memes_man52 Pƙed 2 lety +45

      He does low ROM exercises cuz he got injured and couldn't afford surgery

    • @rbarreira2
      @rbarreira2 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@englishorchard-haze4708 How is kipping + chin below wrists great form for pullups? This guy is obviously strong, but those aren't great pullups.

  • @richardsanchez9190
    @richardsanchez9190 Pƙed rokem +39

    The only man stong enough to lift our spirits during the pandemic

  • @dhdhensmsm3280
    @dhdhensmsm3280 Pƙed 2 lety +56

    One of the strongest bicepses ever, as well as shoulders. Considering all the injuries hes sustained, hes still strong asf, thats why he doesnt hit depth on squats, because he has ruptured tendons there. His comp bench back in the day was 260, claimed by him

  • @KaosSaBotazs
    @KaosSaBotazs Pƙed 2 lety +796

    Cut tendons in both legs, tricep tear, other injuries, holds 470kg in his elbows, throws 200kg in the air and catch it with his arms, idk what people complain about, just watching his videos shows amazing feats of strenght, you don't need to beat records all day to be stronger than 99.99999999%of the yt comment section. "ah he has such a bad form", "I could do it too", yes yes, we know you could do it internet twinks. Now praise the lord and bow.
    Good video BTW.

    • @s_cuzz
      @s_cuzz Pƙed rokem

      No. Its just his form is so fucking bad that its stupid at some point. Imagine strongest people on planet do shit like him...they will do 300kg on biceps and 1t deadlifts but no,we have rules and shit to actualy say if hes strong enought or no. Hes not,he do some dumb shit ,he have good genetics but his form is trash and if he would stop ego lifting everything and focus on technic he could be somone bugger than some russian dude who do cant make 175° squat

    • @ashaikhyashukhualashaikh
      @ashaikhyashukhualashaikh Pƙed rokem +53

      not to mention the dude had a bicep tear, no idea how he does the stuff he does

    • @dragonballspaghetti154
      @dragonballspaghetti154 Pƙed rokem +5

      Facts.

    • @Joshua5.13-14
      @Joshua5.13-14 Pƙed rokem +4

      Yes!!! Perfectly said

    • @scotttaylor9133
      @scotttaylor9133 Pƙed rokem +8

      People that harp on form are people that are trying to avoid that next bicep tear (perhaps because they've had one or something similar).
      Those injuries aren't a badge of honor, they're a sign that things aren't great. That long list of injuries ALREADY HAS reduced his total career length/ how long he can do this (he just still has enough left to keep going, eventually he will not unless he's a real anomaly).
      The reason I will likely never get close to many of my fitness goals (as with everyone as they age and accumulate injuries) has a lot more to do with recovery time between minor injuries than effort on any one workout.
      They aren't saying he isn't strong or hasn't achieved something impressive, but rather that your average youtube watcher SHOULD NOT follow those footsteps or use this as an example, because we all know where they lead at some point (even for him, sorry for the negative prognostication).

  • @ayersman96
    @ayersman96 Pƙed 2 lety +584

    At first I thought Kyriakos was someone to laugh at. I quickly realized he was strong AF, and no joke.

    • @Alacard0malley
      @Alacard0malley Pƙed 2 lety +25

      Yeah no the bloat lord ain't nothin to fk with

    • @shadowguy7991
      @shadowguy7991 Pƙed 2 lety +7

      Exactly

    • @palerider2020
      @palerider2020 Pƙed rokem

      @Samuel Togi Sibarani to see bloatlord, google cheatin, half motions, fat rhino...yeah, he strong, but a joke.

    • @Peter_Turbo4
      @Peter_Turbo4 Pƙed rokem

      @@palerider2020 you’re a Joke

    • @DaviFigueiraChavez
      @DaviFigueiraChavez Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +8

      Look at the massive size of that beast, obviously he is f*cking strong

  • @Daroola415
    @Daroola415 Pƙed rokem +49

    A lot of his lifts are unconventional. But there is no denying that Grizzly is strong as hell.

    • @DaviFigueiraChavez
      @DaviFigueiraChavez Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +2

      I mean, look at his massive size... Truly a beast

  • @promiscuouscrab4040
    @promiscuouscrab4040 Pƙed 2 lety +85

    His seated press is super impressive, way harder to press from the bottom where you don’t start with a lockout and have to build tension in your muscles at their stretched positions.

    • @sleepy7337
      @sleepy7337 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

      imo thats the best way to do seated press, its blown up my shoulders and improved my pressing movements a lot

    • @justman-br3cv
      @justman-br3cv Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +1

      ​@@sleepy7337no😂

    • @justman-br3cv
      @justman-br3cv Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +1

      ​@@sleepy7337it is dangerous. You can get injured

  • @rubencastillosmith5875
    @rubencastillosmith5875 Pƙed 2 lety +802

    My man he's lifting 45kg hammers like a fucking joke, he is really strong

    • @tripaloski_6971
      @tripaloski_6971 Pƙed 2 lety +95

      35kg lateral raises also

    • @alexk3469
      @alexk3469 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Well not really he’s using his body weight to get it up but at that weight anything that can get a rep is good

    • @novaprime4120
      @novaprime4120 Pƙed 2 lety +30

      @@zman0495 he is swinging his body with it using the momentum a tiny bit is all. Even so he makes it look so easy that he could prob do it without doing that.

    • @budadi
      @budadi Pƙed 2 lety +15

      @@tripaloski_6971 There is a video of 50kg lateral raises.. insane

    • @mika274
      @mika274 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      I do 7kg and I feel like i have conquered the world. These guys are simply insane. And krygiagos is untouchable

  • @sevenman9672
    @sevenman9672 Pƙed 2 lety +847

    Those pull-ups at that weight is seriously nuts.

    • @gabrielbelmont5364
      @gabrielbelmont5364 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      But with fish techique but he is strong very strong ,but in the pull ups he push with legs a lot

    • @mimixis
      @mimixis Pƙed 2 lety

      Yeh those weren’t pull-ups
 period. Watch kali muscle for real heavy bw pullups

    • @gabrielbelmont5364
      @gabrielbelmont5364 Pƙed 2 lety +45

      @@mimixis kali muscle is lighter and juiced grizzly is strong but those "fish" pull ups are funny

    • @Daniel-ry3or
      @Daniel-ry3or Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@gabrielbelmont5364 kali is def lighter and juiced, but not sure why youre mentioning his steriod use, bc kyriakos is def not natty either.

    • @gabrielbelmont5364
      @gabrielbelmont5364 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@Daniel-ry3or yes he is natty and u can see that he has a lot of fat ,kali had a heart attack from the juices and he cant get it up without testosterone

  • @Scyllax
    @Scyllax Pƙed 2 lety +51

    He appears to have some issues with his lower body, but his upper body strength is very impressive. He is overall very strong.

    • @splitzyprime419
      @splitzyprime419 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      He's got leg injuries apparently, something with tendons

  • @goldilox811
    @goldilox811 Pƙed 2 lety +60

    There’s a video of him doing single arm side raises holding 55-65kg loaded onto ez curl bars. And he made them look light. He also threw around the 45kg dumbbells like toys

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +10

      Hey alex. 50kg side Laterals; video is featured in this newer video, hope you like it: czcams.com/video/bi8u6M7Jh_s/video.html

  • @vf6638
    @vf6638 Pƙed 2 lety +1440

    It's sad that genuine conversation about this guy is nearly impossible because of the onslaught of "BLOAT LORD" jokes. I get it. His form is atrocious but it's a terrible shame because although he looks ridiculous when he lifts, he does things that are genuinely insane strength wise. Im happy you made this video mate.

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +261

      I agree, unfortunately it's caught on. The thing I think is most sad is it's the fake instagram channel is getting all the attention that should be going to Kyriakos.

    • @adnanrawashdeh3965
      @adnanrawashdeh3965 Pƙed 2 lety +138

      Jokes aside he is truly inhumanly strong

    • @emirbfitness
      @emirbfitness Pƙed 2 lety +143

      everyone has respect for him tho. bloat lord is respect

    • @adnanrawashdeh3965
      @adnanrawashdeh3965 Pƙed 2 lety +41

      @@emirbfitness homage not just respect to be precise

    • @BroCactus
      @BroCactus Pƙed 2 lety +73

      You don't understand that the bloat lord memers are the only reason you likely know who Grizzly is.

  • @algorerhythm2751
    @algorerhythm2751 Pƙed 2 lety +490

    My guy made those hammer curls look piss easy by comparison and his pull-ups look better than Brian Shaw's. It's a good thing Greece only has one Grizzly.

    • @digenis5203
      @digenis5203 Pƙed rokem +2

      We have many Grizzly's but they prefer to drink.

    • @gughffhhghgghghgg1690
      @gughffhhghgghghgg1690 Pƙed rokem

      i know other such men here in greece....working out and martial arts have always been a common hobby here and you can find some guys like him from time to time.....who are 150 plus kg and been working out their whole lives

  • @gromswowguide7927
    @gromswowguide7927 Pƙed 2 lety +25

    Kyriakos Kapakoulak is basically if Kratos went through life only building up his strength stat lol

    • @leonhogan8294
      @leonhogan8294 Pƙed rokem +2

      Lol give him some ginger hair and a hammer and you have God of War ragnarok thor

  • @DM-kl4em
    @DM-kl4em Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +4

    He is actually holding his own pretty well in a lot of these. It is also important to note that he is approaching 50 at this point, and he is still incredibly strong. Shedding the belly weight would certainly help, but that is easier said than done in middle age. Some people like to eat, and while not great for your health, it doesn't mean you are a bad person.

  • @senateboy0909
    @senateboy0909 Pƙed 2 lety +1221

    His seated press of almost 400lbs was impressive in that he had no assistance, starting from bottom.

    • @callmeacutekitten3317
      @callmeacutekitten3317 Pƙed 2 lety +118

      The dudes upper back strength is ridiculous

    • @AboveOmnipotence
      @AboveOmnipotence Pƙed 2 lety +104

      And did you see how FAST he pressed that?! Craziness, otherworldly!

    • @wolverine8719
      @wolverine8719 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      Derek controlled the weight. Which is mutch harder.

    • @snorlaxcom
      @snorlaxcom Pƙed 2 lety +42

      That shit flew up. No stretch reflex😳

    • @alexv1817
      @alexv1817 Pƙed 2 lety +139

      @@wolverine8719 Nope. He started from the bottom which is the thoughest feat of strength one can do with a press lift. On this lift Kyriakos > Poundstone easily.

  • @blublublublublublublubl5476
    @blublublublublublublubl5476 Pƙed 2 lety +707

    His range of motion is bad because of serious injuries in the past but don’t get it twisted before he was injured he was squatting and deadlifting 300kg+ and had something like a 250-270kg bench.

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +112

      I know mate, at least that's what Kyriakos has stated.

    • @blublublublublublublubl5476
      @blublublublublublublubl5476 Pƙed 2 lety +266

      @@StrengthUniverse Well he’s built like a kodiak bear on steroids and was a known weightlifter so i have no issues believing his stats lol

    • @HIMCULES
      @HIMCULES Pƙed 2 lety +48

      Also 180kg snatch, 220kg clean n jerk, at a young age.

    • @montypythonandtheholygrail9687
      @montypythonandtheholygrail9687 Pƙed 2 lety +80

      @somefobe he injured himself resulting in his training. He used to do more conventional lifts.

    • @BuzzingGoober
      @BuzzingGoober Pƙed 2 lety +1

      How is the guy so fat though? Looks like he spends all day in the gym.

  • @ChristopherSalisburySalz
    @ChristopherSalisburySalz Pƙed rokem +7

    That 397 overhead press looked legit to me!! Not perfect form but the fact he could move it like that - I'm impressed. He's no slouch.

  • @hyper_channel
    @hyper_channel Pƙed 2 lety +15

    He is legit a very strong dude. If he had good guidance from his starting years he would be up there with the best IMO. Still I hope all this attention he is getting lately helps him achieve his goals 👍

  • @DGS_1992
    @DGS_1992 Pƙed 2 lety +547

    Glad people are showing him some respect, I'm a powerlifter myself, and yes, even though his form is bad, his lifts are unorthodox, and unique you can still tell he is top tier in terms of brute strength. Heard he has had some Injuries he has acquired over the years.. and that's why his form isn't the best. Either way the dude is a ball of mass that is strong asf lol

    • @adamjanik9043
      @adamjanik9043 Pƙed 2 lety +18

      Since he's greek I'd say his lifts are VERY ORTHODOX :D

    • @v.surendren5788
      @v.surendren5788 Pƙed 2 lety +21

      Strong like an ox

    • @thelastshallbefirst3653
      @thelastshallbefirst3653 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@adamjanik9043 haha that's really funny for those who know holy Orthodoxy!

    • @alZiiHardstylez
      @alZiiHardstylez Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      Respect? He wasn't very respectful at all, lmao.

    • @DGS_1992
      @DGS_1992 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +2

      @@alZiiHardstylez what?

  • @ethanshaw3907
    @ethanshaw3907 Pƙed 2 lety +203

    I know what men can do when they’re angry

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +9

      😂

    • @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth
      @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @Paul Allen AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @janulshofer5420
      @janulshofer5420 Pƙed 2 lety +15

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @AndyIli
      @AndyIli Pƙed 2 lety +6

      ÆÆÆÆÆ

  • @MrEazyE357
    @MrEazyE357 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    That spotter @ 7:52 was driving me crazy!

  • @gabrielgabro6797
    @gabrielgabro6797 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    Regardless of what anyone says. He's an absolute unit

  • @BonFathead
    @BonFathead Pƙed 2 lety +107

    1:32 , dashing picture of Grizzly at high school , aged just 13.

    • @ioannis7744
      @ioannis7744 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      sitting next to Kahi Kahiasvilli 3 times gold medalist in the Olympics.

  • @alessiobubbles5345
    @alessiobubbles5345 Pƙed 2 lety +300

    Finally another video on the only man that doesn't compete in WSM, in order to not hurt the feelings of Small Z & Co.

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +57

      😂😂 Brian Shaw, Tom Stoltman and JF Caron are lucky he was busy that week

    • @jerrycunningham1820
      @jerrycunningham1820 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      WTF are you talking about? The guy can't do full repetitions. He is a freak show only. He is doing a quarter squat. I saw another video a squat looked more like a good morning. He is strong for what he does.

    • @griffinhatt4669
      @griffinhatt4669 Pƙed 2 lety +41

      @@jerrycunningham1820 woosh

    • @alessiobubbles5345
      @alessiobubbles5345 Pƙed 2 lety +64

      @@jerrycunningham1820 you lad just got mogged

    • @BroTanimation
      @BroTanimation Pƙed 2 lety +19

      @@jerrycunningham1820 you lad just got mogged

  • @adamc436
    @adamc436 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Great informative mogging, thanks for the video!

  • @R_Thomp
    @R_Thomp Pƙed 2 lety +5

    5:00, the man, the myth, THE LEGEND! đŸ’Ș🏿

  • @colinwhelan2099
    @colinwhelan2099 Pƙed 2 lety +61

    It's almost upsetting how strong he really is because it's still hilarious watching him do some of these insane lifts. 35 reps of 220 lat pulldowns? What the actual hell?

  • @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth
    @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth Pƙed 2 lety +692

    STRONG ENOUGH TO BE A SIEGE ENGINE AND TO RE-TAKE CONSTANTINOPLE

    • @theguyfromnirvana8316
      @theguyfromnirvana8316 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Ä°n your Dreams

    • @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth
      @DT_Worlds_Strongest_Goth Pƙed 2 lety +100

      @@theguyfromnirvana8316 TWNK SPOTTED

    • @turkishcypriot8013
      @turkishcypriot8013 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Ha ha you must be joker come and retake northern Cyprus first

    • @minusmotivation561
      @minusmotivation561 Pƙed 2 lety +20

      @@turkishcypriot8013 HAHAHA THE TURKEY WILL BE DESTROYED AND ISTANBUL WILL BE RETURNED TO GREECE ,SAINT PAISIOS SAID.THE THIRD WORLD WAR IS COMING BRO.ONLY CHRISTIANS WILL MANAGE TO BE SAVED

    • @forgedtofight
      @forgedtofight Pƙed 2 lety +14

      He will come as Lightning!

  • @g-man2507
    @g-man2507 Pƙed rokem +1

    Such a great video ... this never gets old.

  • @GrumpyBearRawr
    @GrumpyBearRawr Pƙed 2 lety +5

    He always shows these glimpses of being really legit strong. He bounced that seated press but it was still really freaking impressive.

  • @M_-hm2vm
    @M_-hm2vm Pƙed 2 lety +349

    The fact he's lifting 470 kg in one of his videos shows he's one of the strongest man on the planet. I know it's not a deadlift, but even to just hold it in his elbows like that it takes monstrous arm and especially back strenght (zercher adds more pressure on the back than normal lifting)

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +120

      Yes including the pressure of that weight on the body especially on 1" bar is very painful

    • @M_-hm2vm
      @M_-hm2vm Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@StrengthUniverse Yes!

    • @angrybear2332
      @angrybear2332 Pƙed 2 lety

      Lol

    • @zakzwijn8410
      @zakzwijn8410 Pƙed 2 lety +36

      I got a tendon injury from just watching that

    • @budadi
      @budadi Pƙed 2 lety +19

      He has a video of STANDING 490kg zercher shrugs. Fking insane.

  • @JHMninja89
    @JHMninja89 Pƙed 2 lety +277

    Should've included his muscle snatches. His muscle snatches are literally olympic level

    • @stergiosdardas7235
      @stergiosdardas7235 Pƙed 2 lety +32

      He was an Olympic weight lifter.

    • @JHMninja89
      @JHMninja89 Pƙed 2 lety +88

      @@stergiosdardas7235 he was a national level weightlifter. But his muscle snatches are world class

    • @stergiosdardas7235
      @stergiosdardas7235 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JHMninja89 he was on the Greek team but I don't know if he ever competed outside. Anyway he got out of weightlifting and got involved into powerlifting and strongman

    • @pandabearguy1
      @pandabearguy1 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      He absolutely MOGS all the top weight lifters in muscle snatches.

    • @Violator2
      @Violator2 Pƙed 2 lety +9

      Bruh it's his most impressive lift I wonder why more people are not talking about it

  • @marcoflores6610
    @marcoflores6610 Pƙed rokem +3

    Well made video. Definitely took a lot of time and effort to find comparable lifts. 🙌🙌

  • @MovieMuscle
    @MovieMuscle Pƙed 2 lety +20

    When confronted with such lifters in the gym and hearing the haters attack them, I have a go to phrase..... " Then you do it".
    That tends to quiet the onlookers. His form is sloppy but was not so bad on certain movements, his lat pull downs weren't perfect but the man showed some serious power and endurance with the weight. For the cheat curls, I wonder how his critics would fair with 300 on the bar?

  • @a-a-rondavis9438
    @a-a-rondavis9438 Pƙed 2 lety +628

    No lie, he's doing these exercises better than the people you're comparing him to. Besides full range of motion barbell movements like squats, he's doing it at the weight or heavier and with more strict form. He beat Biby at the bent-over rows (many dudes that do BOR at 500+ lbs cheat like a mf and get no contraction at the top), while Grizzly was actually pulling the weight cleanly from the blocks to his stomach with full contraction. He definitely beat Magnus at the cheat reps, Grizzly handled those dumbbells. Same for the lateral raises. Heavier weight, just as strict form. He's got serious muscle under that fat, and he's only a meme because of the outlandish exercises he does. He moves weight like an ox, and I have yet to see anybody come close with some of the exercises he does. He's practically world-class in moving weight. Long live the MOGG.

    • @ytsux9259
      @ytsux9259 Pƙed 2 lety +28

      There's no doubt he's strong af.

    • @ABABABABABABABABABABBBBBB
      @ABABABABABABABABABABBBBBB Pƙed 2 lety +8

      his back is strong but not his strongest point. he does 230kg rows for super small range of motion, while pavlo nakonechky does 300kg with better range of motion and more reps.

    • @ElCuervoProductions
      @ElCuervoProductions Pƙed 2 lety +12

      The seated press is a incline bench press, jejjeje in the row de did a deadlift and incline for the negative part, the squat is a quarter squat, the hammer curls its more like a snatch with dumbells, the lateral raises are actually nice, the pullups are strongs AF, the cheat curl is nice, the bench press are bouncing, the deadlift its the same than his rows, jejejej, lat pulldown are impressive

    • @gabaishan1
      @gabaishan1 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      @@ElCuervoProductions seated press was not incline bench press

    • @ElCuervoProductions
      @ElCuervoProductions Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@gabaishan1 with that angle 😅

  • @cameronearls6497
    @cameronearls6497 Pƙed 2 lety +172

    His bicep strength is the most impressive thing about him IMO. 140KG cheat curls for reps is fucking nuts

    • @marklesniak8038
      @marklesniak8038 Pƙed 2 lety +38

      I'd say his pulling strength more generally. That lat pulldown of 220 for 35 reps is ungodly.

    • @TheAwast2
      @TheAwast2 Pƙed 2 lety +8

      @@marklesniak8038 that was triple of eddy hall

    • @johanjotun1647
      @johanjotun1647 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci +2

      That seated Over Head

  • @mayssm
    @mayssm Pƙed 2 lety +7

    Holy cow almost 400 on seated press, and from a dead position too.

  • @studiouswadoo5027
    @studiouswadoo5027 Pƙed rokem +2

    that bench press had me crying he was bouncing that bar on his stomach man did like 16 bounces

  • @BossManUtility29
    @BossManUtility29 Pƙed 2 lety +45

    I loved Jujimufu and Eric Bs video of trying to redo his lifts. Grizzly is insane strong. I love his videos!

  • @furiousfajitaa2367
    @furiousfajitaa2367 Pƙed 2 lety +27

    Lat pulldowns with 100kg FOR 35 REPS WHATTTTT!!? Plus that 180kg seated press was absolutely insane, the speed that went up was unreal. He's actually a beast. Its a shame that the areas in which he is strongest arent tested in powerlifting

  • @christiankleibrink1140
    @christiankleibrink1140 Pƙed rokem +5

    He should really attend strongmen Contests,He has some serious power

  • @timtrainage
    @timtrainage Pƙed 2 lety +6

    You got his weight wrong in the pull-up portion.
    He's not 408 lbs.
    He's FULL lbs.

  • @neil9383
    @neil9383 Pƙed 2 lety +82

    Grizzly lifted the seated press up from a down position... that is VERY impressive!

  • @METALSCAVENGER78
    @METALSCAVENGER78 Pƙed 2 lety +47

    At 1:32, the man right on the left of Kyriakos is the legendary world class weightlifter Kaki Kakiasvili

    • @christos.8157
      @christos.8157 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      Yeap. 3 times Olympic gold medalist. A legend in the sport of weightlifting.

  • @quasarleon4645
    @quasarleon4645 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    This first clip still is the SINGLE GREATEST THING on the Internet ever ! :)

  • @Thomas-gn3et
    @Thomas-gn3et Pƙed 2 lety

    The comparisons is most complimentary!

  • @benjaminmacintyre349
    @benjaminmacintyre349 Pƙed 2 lety +304

    He is my fav vegan natty bodybuilder crossfitter powerlifter strongman calisthenics athlete

  • @clinkz023
    @clinkz023 Pƙed 2 lety +40

    Well, i actually didnt expect him to do that well on pull ups, that was better then Iron Biby

  • @mrmann44
    @mrmann44 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci +1

    Still crushing it at 49 years old!

  • @Oyashio202
    @Oyashio202 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Imagine being able to cheat curl even 200lbs. 308lbs? Dude has thrusting power of Olympic athletes.

  • @skylinefan4420
    @skylinefan4420 Pƙed 2 lety +30

    The way he throws those 45s around is unreal

  • @princeekeson12
    @princeekeson12 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Atlas: "I'm the strongest man in the world!"
    Kyriakos: "Here, hold my PLANET."

  • @bulldozer99
    @bulldozer99 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    Hi lady, the guys aka men are glad to see another great video of you

  • @UltraAlex2000
    @UltraAlex2000 Pƙed 2 lety +170

    I mean, when you're that big, full range of motion is going to be a bit messed up, considering that you have muscles in the way. Nevertheless, the man is a beast and he's in his late 40s too. Absolute madman.

    • @DrArku
      @DrArku Pƙed rokem +4

      Yeah, consider he is in his mid 40's, has a whole list of injuries and he's still stronger than plenty of strongmen out there.

  • @generaftery9351
    @generaftery9351 Pƙed 2 lety +36

    I love anything with Grizzly. He's just a fascinating human being. Thanks for this. 😁

  • @frankcolliton10
    @frankcolliton10 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    Hes actually a pretty strong guy. Thanks for posting.😃

  • @onehit237
    @onehit237 Pƙed rokem +3

    The man...
    The myth...
    The legend himself...đŸ’Ș

  • @sososnagahae8169
    @sososnagahae8169 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    He can do pull-ups at 200kg I think this answers the question

  • @sambasedsamurai9338
    @sambasedsamurai9338 Pƙed 2 lety +30

    Beyond Omega level, too strong to determine with our level of technology.

  • @bigbludjosh
    @bigbludjosh Pƙed 2 lety +30

    I used to take this guy as a joke but he’s actually extremely strong tbh

    • @jooot_6850
      @jooot_6850 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Just look at him kickbox. One lazy leg kick and his partner was nearly buckling over from it

    • @jamesofallthings3684
      @jamesofallthings3684 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      Let him get a grip on you and then you'll know who's the joke. I wouldn't want to be on his bad side.

  • @El_Santo_De_Cerote
    @El_Santo_De_Cerote Pƙed 2 lety +2

    That seated press he started from the bottom. That's honestly pretty damn impressive

  • @dougdeal6433
    @dougdeal6433 Pƙed 2 lety +85

    Definitely alot if unorthodox lifts, but a very strong man just to pick up the amounts of weights he does. I was honestly very impressed with his pull-ups to be a 450 pound man.

    • @dhdhensmsm3280
      @dhdhensmsm3280 Pƙed 2 lety

      He was 400 lbs in that video, but still crazy strong. Did you see the lateral raises, lat pulldowns and bicep curls (db hammer curls and cheat bb curls)? It goes to show you that this man is an absolute monster. Hes got way too many injuries in his arms and knees as far as i know, limiting him ): He claimed these lifts 260 kg bench, 330 deadlift and 370 kg of 380 kg squat (i dont remember) back when he was 21, snatched 180 kg and CNJ 220 kg. Unholy strength

  • @adnanrawashdeh3965
    @adnanrawashdeh3965 Pƙed 2 lety +62

    Our Blord and saviour Kryakos
    We have to live it đŸ€Šâ€â™‚ïžđŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„

  • @Fr33zy159
    @Fr33zy159 Pƙed rokem +2

    The really nuts thing about his ROM is he's stated in several comments that he's blown out tendons multiple times. He does unconventional lifts and such because of that. Still absolutely impressive he was able to bounce back and do shit he loves.

  • @xila762
    @xila762 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

    Safe to say few movements are "strict", but to handle those weights and workloads they way he does is still super-human level. Nothing but respect.

  • @rccosplay3249
    @rccosplay3249 Pƙed 2 lety +9

    This has to be one of the best videos I saw this year! great job and narration. My kind of content💖

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Wow, thank you! I finished a part 2 video yesterday that will be published next week called: How STRONG is Kyriakos Grizzly Vs the World?

  • @BuddysDIY
    @BuddysDIY Pƙed 2 lety +365

    My fellow Grecian is strong bruh đŸ’ȘđŸ‡ŹđŸ‡·

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Pƙed 2 lety +3

      F for respect!

    • @PowerYoutuberViewer
      @PowerYoutuberViewer Pƙed 2 lety +49

      I'm convinced he's the Greek government's secret project to retake Constantinople

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Pƙed 2 lety +21

      @@PowerCZcamsrViewer Bruh, it's happening by 2030. Russia will help.

    • @TwizzElishus
      @TwizzElishus Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@MeanBeanComedy Where do I sign up as a volunteer?

    • @MeanBeanComedy
      @MeanBeanComedy Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@TwizzElishus Your local Russian Enlistment Office.

  • @Madchris8828
    @Madchris8828 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Actually for him having as many injuries as he supposedly has, coupled with him being over 40, dude is crazy impressive. I commend him on his efforts. Very cool! But this dude would look even crazier if he dieted down

  • @JohnSmith-pn1vv
    @JohnSmith-pn1vv Pƙed rokem +2

    Pull-ups are seriously impressive 👏

  • @bhavneetbhangu1248
    @bhavneetbhangu1248 Pƙed 2 lety +100

    As much as his lifts are very unorthodox, he has genuine raw power. For example, for the 270 block pulls, I am sure he can lock out if he wants but just doesn't. Also, for him to move a 200kg benchpress with that ease is quite impressive (as much as the form is very bad). His pull ups and lat pull downs were also okay... I guess he has different strength goals in life hence his unorthodox lifts and form.

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +24

      Agreed although for me the pin press (seated press)pull-ups and cheat curls are the most impressive lifts

    • @bhavneetbhangu1248
      @bhavneetbhangu1248 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@StrengthUniverse true, I actually forgot to mention the pin press and cheat curls. I agree with you 100%

    • @utgardkraft1412
      @utgardkraft1412 Pƙed 2 lety +12

      @@StrengthUniverse my dude, look at his muscle snatches. 130 kg for 6 solid REAL reps. Lasha has done 150 for 3? That to me beats all the others, even though your picks are great too.

    • @Andreas16375
      @Andreas16375 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      180kg seated press too. Much more rom than just parallel

  • @leoh1191
    @leoh1191 Pƙed 2 lety +20

    Wait..griz does 100lb hammer curls with pretty good form...yeah bro is strong AF

  • @Apex_grind562
    @Apex_grind562 Pƙed rokem +4

    This dude is damn strong. His form is better than the other guys including ronnie Coleman. Bad form and swing , this dude is still a powerhouse. That shoulder press off the bottom rack was the craziest.

  • @JtJ2024
    @JtJ2024 Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

    Repping 441 like 225 is pure raw strength. 😼

  • @tomdammeyer4968
    @tomdammeyer4968 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Absolutely ENJOYED this video
    The music + the lifts are pure harmony👀

  • @baf8189
    @baf8189 Pƙed 2 lety +14

    Holyyy Mother, those 200 Kg Bench Press where devinitly no Joke.

  • @Therealpoliticalmuscle
    @Therealpoliticalmuscle Pƙed rokem +2

    A man that heavy doing 7-10 pull-ups is a huge indicator of strength.

  • @WeAreAllRob
    @WeAreAllRob Pƙed rokem +16

    Before watching this video I had my doubts but now I’m certain he’s quite strong and I can see why all those younger athletes he trains with admire his strength. Seeming him pull more reps with more weights on a comparable lift to Ronnie and look less tried after floored me. Weight = FULL

  • @traveldude7028
    @traveldude7028 Pƙed 2 lety +16

    I really want him to compete at some event. The jokes, while funny af, make light of his amazing feats of strength. I kinda feel like Kyriakos does not get the recognition he deserves, as he does have some lifts on world/Olympic level. As his technique is quite bad in some ares, due to injury, it shines with other lifts. Underrated guy.

  • @korgothofbarbaria2841
    @korgothofbarbaria2841 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    His screaming sounds like Tom getting hit on foot by Jerry. đŸ˜­đŸ€Ł

  • @WorldCompilationsVideo
    @WorldCompilationsVideo Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

    Legend

  • @ImmortalComposer
    @ImmortalComposer Pƙed 27 dny +1

    He might be a meme, but he's a positive one. Also he is indeed crazy strong and capable regardless of the weight he has. Truly a remarkable human.

  • @raymonds3092
    @raymonds3092 Pƙed 2 lety +6

    Those lateral raises are LEGIT! Almost 80LBS damn

  • @MarquisDeSade40
    @MarquisDeSade40 Pƙed 2 lety +20

    He never showed us his F U L L strength. Only the gods knows that.

  • @alanscott8067
    @alanscott8067 Pƙed rokem +1

    Surprisingly the equipment fits him. He’s a power athlete! Still even with body English the man is amazing!

  • @combinemax
    @combinemax Pƙed rokem +1

    You managed to find so many exercises matching his technique spot on

  • @marioduron4376
    @marioduron4376 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    It was a very enjoyable experience with the excellent bass background muse!
    I am a big fan of the unorthodox weight lifter Grizzly!

    • @StrengthUniverse
      @StrengthUniverse  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Great to hear! I hope you have been ok, haven't seen you in the comments for a while.

    • @marioduron4376
      @marioduron4376 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@StrengthUniverse I really couldn't complain. Ever since I got the 70" smart TV I have mainly just given a like 👍
      I'm doing great. I have everything that I need to get strong and massive! I'm out here in Oregon country, only three miles from a grocery store. Not bad location, I'm situated at a corner of a sometimes very busy Crossway with one direction stopping at a stop sign. There haven't been as many wrecks since installing a light. If you ever wanted to visit or move to Oregon, maybe you could check it out.
      See what we are working with out here! Oregon is actually a pretty massive state. It's actually about 80 percent federally protected wildlife preserve.
      And I'm my county, Washington County we actually have what is termed, "an infinite water shed". It means we won't run out of water. But we still do need to be water conscious. The water out here actually is some of the best quality in the world. A lot of breweries recognized this. And there is a top Sake maker out in Forest Grove, Oregon. My brother is a head beer brewer out in Astoria Oregon.
      There is plenty of decent brew! Cheer's from Oregon country!

  • @wiphalander1757
    @wiphalander1757 Pƙed 2 lety +3

    Thank you for chare this video 🙏🙏👏👏

  • @Aldo-lq8fd
    @Aldo-lq8fd Pƙed rokem

    This dude's great. If you have an instagram account, check him out. Not only is he strong as fuck, but he also inspires others to be strong. Almost daily I see him sharing videos where people tag him while they're doing PRs and other heavy lifts.

  • @giannis9370
    @giannis9370 Pƙed rokem +1

    1:33 the guy with the suit sitting next to him is Akakios Kahiasvili 3 times olympic gold metalist with Greek team