- You've done it before right?
- Nah.
- No? - Never.
- Get it, yeah.
(everyone cheering)
- (clapping) Up, up, up, up!
- [Narrator] If you had to rank yourself against others
based on a specific trait,
what would it say about how you see them,
and how they see you?
To find out, we brought together five men
and had them rank each other
based on their perceived strength.
Then, we put them to the test
to reveal their actual strength.
This is "Ranking".
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- As cliche and corny it is to say, and I hate saying it,
working out is a lifestyle.
- [Voice Over] Bruh!
- I schedule my workouts and it's kind of like,
oh, Isaac do you wanna do this?
I'm like, okay, I gotta make sure
it's not interfering with my workout time.
- Yeah, I would say it would be my main hobby.
It's something, every day
that you look forward to doing.
- I would say it's between working out and gaming.
- What got you into working out
and what got you into lifting heavy?
- I started actually weight lifting,
when I was in high school.
I had the reputation of being the guy that was bigger.
Just kind of kept that going.
It's become like a part of my personality.
- I've always been involved with sports,
wrestling, football.
I started power lifting as of very recently though.
- Yeah, I was also in eighth grade, it during the summer.
And I was at a pool party with all my friends.
We were just jumping up and down the pool,
just having a great time,
and then one of the girls that I had a crush on was like,
"Hey Edward, carry me!
Throw me into the pool!"
I was like, alright! (everyone laughs)
I got this girl,
just going to the pool, about to go in and she's like,
"Oh my God, Edward!
stop, stop!"
I'm just like, "Oh, what happened?"
And she's like, "You're shaking so much,
I don't feel comfortable in your arms right now."
I'm just like, oh man.
After that, I just went home,
(loud guitar plays)
(everyone laughs)
Working out man.
- What about you? - I'm sorry.
(Angel chuckles)
When I was pretty young, I got very into video games
and I started playing "Star Wars" and "Lara Croft."
- What really got me into it was,
I was actually bullied ever since I was in elementary
'cause I was always a bigger, taller kid.
And all my friends were like, "Oh dude, Isaac,
you're so big, I bet you're so strong."
And then they would actually end up physically hurting me.
I didn't know what to do,
and so as I got older, in middle school
that's when I was like,
okay, I gotta change something.
And so I started lifting then.
When I squat, bench, deadlift as heavy as possible,
that's when I feel really empowered.
- Oh yeah, I'm so sorry about that,
that happened to you
because no one should be shamed for how they look.
(graphic swishing)
- Just to put it out there,
I think I'm just gonna rank myself as the least strongest.
Oh my God, Edward, stop, you're shaking so much.
- I will go that way too.
- I don't want to be here (chuckles)
- For me, I think it's between you two.
- Nah (chuckles).
- I feel like you, you just have a lot of knowledge
and you know a lot, and your motivation.
I just feel like you're out there.
But then you just, look at your quads bro.
- Look at his calves.
- Look at your calves.
- Wait, can you show off your quads?
- His calf is the size of my thighs, I mean.
- These are genetic.
- Bro you could crush watermelons with those quads, man.
- I think you should be in the front
and then you should be right behind him.
- If you wanna put me in the front
you're gonna have to make me.
You're gonna have to actually physically move me.
- I don't think I can do that (laughs).
(Isaac laughs)
- I think it's between you two to be.
- Well, okay. - Yeah.
- If we're talking raw strength, muscle mass,
genetically, I feel like I'm just not built to lift.
I literally had to eat 800 grams of carbs a day
to get to where I am now, and it took a long time.
- But that's the thing, you're focused on that.
Your life's focused on that- - Exactly.
And I'm not.
- [Brandon] We can see the progress,
so, get up there, buddy.
- Oh, I feel like I shouldn't be right here.
It's not for me!
- You see, but there's a problem that I have with it that,
I mean, looks aren't everything but you look strong.
And it's like, it can be deceiving.
That's why I feel like, if we have a clear definition
on what we are defining strength as.
- We're also gonna test ourselves with deadlifts.
- Deadlifts.
- So I think we should rank ourself with that.
- So we could rank ourselves with that.
- Alright, so who do we think is going to deadlift the most?
- How do you feel being there?
- I feel like we should switch.
- I actually feel like the raw power and the raw strength
that you have without the technique,
if we just compare that,
I feel like either of you two are stronger than me.
- Hmm, I'm very unsure of that.
- I don't agree to be honest, but.
- For him to be in the middle, I don't agree.
- I don't agree.
- You didn't sell me on that one.
- I think Isaac should stay number one though,
and then I think these two should switch.
- I agree with that.
- Can I actually ask, what do you do for a living?
- Military.
- Military, got it.
And what do you do for a living?
- I'm a mail carrier.
- Mail carrier.
- Yeah.
- Well that's pretty good too, I don't know.
But you guys walk a lot, and all that.
- Well, I feel like mail carriers can be strong
because there's still a lot of lifting involved.
- Yeah.
- With packages and stuff. - That's a lot
- But military?
Army or army marines?
- You wouldn't guess it (chuckles).
- Oh, Okay.
- Space.
- Got it. (whimsical music)
Well you're still jacked as hell man.
(all laughing)
so that's something.
- Yo, you gotta find aliens. - Yeah!
I think switch.
- Okay.
- Switch, yeah.
- I also, I'm thinking because I've been doing CrossFit
since last year, maybe I do have a good technique
for what we're gonna do. - Um-hm.
- And I feel like you already have a very strong base.
Maybe switch you two?
- But what do you do?
Do you do gym?
- I would agree with that.
- I do power lifting.
- Oh, power lifting.
- Yeah. - That's why I think he might-
But you said you started recently, right?
- Yes.
- Uh, Yeah.
- Okay. - Can I see your squat?
- Sure.
(upbeat music)
- Hmm.
- I wanna say switch.
- Yeah me too.
- I would switch you two.
- I'm sorry.
It's just because you're curved.
- No, you're good. - Oh yeah, cool.
- Yours, it's just gonna be perfect.
- Let's start with you. - No, no, no!
(upbeat music)
(knee pops) (Isaac grunts)
- You got a crack in there.
- You're the guts.
(hands and knees clapping)
(upbeat music)
- Um-hm.
(upbeat music continues)
- Solid.
- Well, you got a wide base.
- Yeah.
- I mean he's got a long legs, so.
- I think we're good.
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(graphic swishing)
- I think my max is gonna be around 280, 290.
- Okay.
(upbeat music) (weights banking)
- Dude, you can lift that with one hand?
- The way you were squatting there, man you got this.
- Yeah! - Let's go!
- Yeah!
(men cheering)
(bell dings)
- Oh you got moves!
You got moves!
(men clapping hands)
- Was that a sumo?
- Yeah, yeah.
- So-
- Alright, I just want to add a 10.
- Okay.
- I think that's my max right there.
- Wait, is this about to be a PR?
- I've only done this once before.
- Hey, you're about to do it a second time.
- Yeah.
- [Isaac] Take your time.
- Let's get it, let's get it, let's get it.
- [Isaac] Yup.
(upbeat energetic music)
- Lock in.
- Come on.
- Lock in.
(upbeat energetic music)
- Yup!
Yup!
(men cheering and clapping) - Okay, okay.
(men continue cheering and clapping)
(bell dings)
- [Isaac] All right. - [Brandon] Easy with it.
- All right.
- A little bit of pressure here.
- Hey, easy boy!
Let's go, let's go!
- You're about to apply pressure.
- Yeah, come on!
- [Ruben] Let's go!
Hardcore, baby!
- [Brandon] Let's get it, let's get it!
- Come on, come on! - [Isaac] Easy!
(constants and crew cheering and clapping)
- Okay!
Yup!
- Yup, yup!
- Yeah, dude! _ Alright!
(bell dings)
You're goin' up, right? - I think.
- Yeah! - I told you dawg-
(Isaac clapping)
- I'm sorry, I didn't know that I could do this.
It's the first time.
- That's a PR?
(cheering)
- Whoa! - Let's go!
- Let's get it!
(upbeat music)
- 335.
(upbeat music continues) (hands clapping)
- Come on, easy work!
Lock it it!
[Brandon] There you go! - [Isaac] Up, up, up!
Come on!
- Up, up, up! - All the way up!
- There you go!
There you go!
(men cheering and clapping)
- [Isaac] Easy work!
(bell dings)
- You got more!
You got more!
You're going up!
You think you could do it?
I don't wanna push you too much.
- Five. - Five?
Okay, okay.
- Y'all did this to me (laughs).
(hands clapping)
- All right, boys.
You gotta hype up the hell up.
Wait, he's ready?
- Ready for what.
(men cheering) (hands clapping)
- Let's go!
(men cheering)
- You got this easy work.
- [Isaac] Easy work.
Easy work!
Yup, yup, yup!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
(men cheering and clapping)
(bell dings)
- That's a 60 pound jump.
- Yeah. - That's massive.
- Well, that's a 60 pound PR.
- We push each other out.
- Thank you so much guys. - All right, we got you.
- Everyone (chuckles).
- My turn?
- We'll throw on 10s.
(upbeat music) (weights clicking)
- You've done it before, right?
- Nah. - No?
- Never.
- [Isaac] PR? - Yeah, this will be a PR.
- Let's get it, dude! - [Isaac] Yes, sir!
- Let's get it. - [Isaac] Yes, sir!
- Whoa! - Come on!
- Let's go! - Let's go's good!
- Let's go!
'Bout to lift that! - [Isaac] Yup!
Yup! - [Brandon] Light weight.
- [Brandon] Let's move that! - [Isaac] Yup!
- Come on!
- [Brandon] Let's move that one.
- Get it! - Yeah!
- All the way, yup! - All the way!
- Up, up, up, up! Move it al the way!
(all cheering and clapping)
- There we go!
(all continue cheering and clapping)
(bell dings)
- Yeah! (Isaac cheers)
- I don't know if it's weird to say it,
but you have a thick back.
You have a thick back when you deadlift.
- We both did record.
- Yeah. - Yeah?
- Oh yeah.
- Dude, I'm telling you, this guy's got raw power.
- I honestly think you can deadlift more than me today.
- You need a slap.
- I'm gonna need a slap.
- Woo!
This guy got a lot of muscle.
Come on! (hands clap)
- [Ruben] There.
(Brandon cheers)
- [Edward] Light weight baby! - Easy work!
- Yep, yep!
- [Ruben] Lock in.
Come on.
- Yup, yup, yup!
Come on!
(all cheering)
up, up, up, up!
Come on!
Up!
Got it, got it, got it, got it!
(all continue cheering)
(weight banging) (bell dings)
(Isaac and Ruben clapping hands)
- 475. - 475.
- Easy work.
- I didn't expect him to just be so much stronger.
- Let's go five plates.
- It's a lot of weight, and he about to make it look easy.
(chuckles) I'm telling you.
- He's like carrying in weight, all of us.
- There's a lot of pressure here (chuckles).
- [Ruben] Let's go, man.
- Let's go, you're about to make it look easy for us.
Come on.
- Can I get a production team to hype me up also.
(production team cheers)
- Disrespect this weight real quick.
- About to kiss (indistinguishable)
(upbeat music)
- Nice, you got it.
- Let's go, let's go, let's go man.
Come on.
Get dialed in.
- Go lock in baby.
- Let's get it, let's get it!
Come on, come on!
Get that!
Get that! - [Edward] Nice.
- [Brandon] (cheers) come on!
- Up, up, up, up, up!
Get that!
(bell dings) (all cheering)
- I was confident that he was gonna get up there with it.
So I was happy to see him keep pushing,
and it gives me something to strive for.
So I haven't really seen somebody lift weight like that.
(upbeat music)
- This was fun experience.
525, I'm surprised it moved up a lot faster than I thought
because I didn't work out this whole week.
- I'm surprised by how well he jumped up.
- Yeah. _ Yeah.
- No, That's what I like about being fit and working out
that you see other people and sometimes you judge them
just because how big they are.
I'm big, but I cannot do weight as they do.
But it's just a misconception that you think
big muscles are better, but it's not about that.
It's about your passion and how much time
do you invest on it.
Stand like this.
Mimic me.
Yeah, yeah, pretty good.
And then grab it from here.
(gentle music)
And then the thing is that the bar
needs to be touching your legs when you go up.
Yeah.
- Touching your legs - um-hm.
All the way straight. - Um-hm.
On the same, see?
(production team and contestants clapping)
It's $50.
(all chuckling)