yeah you actually think I'm the strongest man who ever lived well there was one guy that
was a little bit stronger than Kaz 80 come on damn it and Kaz 82 probably strongest man in
the history of the world Kaz an 81 that's my take on it yeah you know who's the strongest
ever you hit the guys today Zydrunas is just unbelievable things he does Brian Shaw of
the same you know even Hafthor Bjornsson how would I beat him in loading in a running carrying race it
would have been really tough would have been a lot of work and you know capacity that was that was
then this is now times have changed so strongest guy ever it just keeps changing every year gosh
top three in the history of the world I thought about this for a long time without Kaz I guess
that makes Zydrunas Savickas number one as I I'm looking at Brian Shaw number two and gosh OD
Wilson, Eddie Hall the school's out I mean there's gonna have to be top ten let me give you that one
in the future, it leans more towards static lifts both feet firmly planted at least doing a heavy
squat a heavy deadlift I like chest strength we never seem to show it overhead strength those are
the basics and then some sort of movement but not very far I like a yoke lift where you're lifting
13 1,500 pounds carrying in 15-20 feet moving a really heavy wheelbarrow like they did in the
different n back in the 80s it was literally 900 pounds in the hands to go 20 feet was a Herculean
effort for most of the guys so I like the heavy strength not so much of the right, I really wish
the John Paul segment would be around today because as old men we could be poking each other
and having a bit of a jab jims and cracking on each other and having fun with this sport
because it was truly he and I who forged the Iron and moved the rock and got the sport going where
gosh man against man, man against implement let's see who's the strongest and the sport grew from
there and I'm really happy that I'm still here and around the events because it really is a joy
for me to sit on top of the mountain and look down and see all the others climbing in their own mom
sumo wrestling Dave Waddington I know you're listening, Dave back in that day no one knew
that both my legs were torn I couldn't even walk it was King Kong against Godzilla as I stood
before him I saw him wanting to rip my head off we fought against each other like gladiators finally
I moved in deep he went to rip my head off I did the turtle I spun in his hands I fell on top of
him I meant to do that but I truly was stronger than him and it really was an amazing event but
Dave didn't know neither the John gamble that both my legs were torn and I couldn't even walk I had
to go ¡wow! I just kind of scare them out of their wit's Jeff captures phenomenal as an athlete and
as a strong man he was truly adaptable he could pretty much assess what was going on with all
the events knew his own capabilities rose to the level of for each occasion to be able to
beat the others and he actually admitted a couple of times he said he'll beat me I could never come
close he's the strongest man who ever lived so I give Jeff Capes a lot of credit and kudos for
that because he admitted that he was second place or below behind the calves but Jeff Capes to me
it's hats off I want to be able to look back and realize that I did make an impact because I think
that ordinary people can do extraordinary things but actually the gifted can do the impossible
and I was given many gifts some through the power of prayer some from other people being
educated on how to lift and how to become strong how to be a good man I want people to realize that
you know they too when I share these gifts with them can climb those mountains and do
incredible things when I look back I don't not sure that there's too many things that I would
do less of I trained and overtrained we're in 49 days I did forty nine workouts sometimes 20 days
and I was never really recovered so my back was always sore my legs were sore I only waited two
days between heavy squat and deadlift to go again and in doing that if I were to slow down the great
dental issues of today are going every two weeks every ten days so I probably could have been a
whole lot stronger by training a whole lot less for me Eddie Hall is the kind of guy that I've
just kind of and I'm poor energy into him every time I get near him every time I see it when he
lifts that 462, 464 for the world record the crowds going to be going nuts should probably
see this little trinkle down my cheek and my my voice might go a little bit like this and
I'll go up there to give him a big man Strong man hug and go thank you that was a beautiful
experience so he'll get a big kick out of it but emotionally I think it will it's sort of like me
being covered on a hot day with ice cubes in ice water ¡buuhhh! what a chill would have thrill