Larry Wheels Shoulder Presses Two Barbells

[Matt]

No he is actually 275-285 lbs I believe.

Guys like Eddie, Thor and Brian Shaw are over 400lbs!

Gaining weight would help but he still has the smaller bone structure and ligaments probably etc. Only time before these heavy weights start talking a toll on his structure. But his strength is impressive as hell no doubt.

I have actually started drifting away from following bodybuilding lately. Strongman is much more interesting and watching them compete does not feel like a gay endeavor. Last thing I want to see is some bodybuilder on stage gyrating his hips to stupid, gay music. It's a beauty pageant basically. I know they busted their asses to get in shape but I'd like to see bodybuilding get back to the way it was in the 70s when Arnold competed. There was nothing about Arnold's posing or presentation that screamed gay. Also a lot of these short blacks winning in bodybuilding with small calves does not impress me. I can't get behind it. Meanwhile in strongman contests whites are dominating - I can get behind that and identify more.

That's sort of my thought process too. Strongman is as an actual objectively judged sport. Bodybuilding is a bit of a pageant.

That said, I fear for the health all around of competitors in both endeavours. I think both Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson have been 450-lb, at 6'8.5" and 6'9", respectively.

I think Hafthor has Bell's palsy now. Sad stuff.

[old-school-lifter]

As previously stated, if he ever injures himself, he's going to fall into a deep depression. All he has is lifting.

With the amount of weight he lifts, an injury is just bound to happen.

QFT


hope it doesn't happen but very likely something is going to tear, bicep or pec or rotator cuff tendon

[Bevo]

Pharma gear

Schmoes and white towels

[IroNat]

That's sort of my thought process too. Strongman is as an actual objectively judged sport. Bodybuilding is a bit of a pageant.

That said, I fear for the health all around of competitors in both endeavours. I think both Brian Shaw and Hafthor Bjornsson have been 450-lb, at 6'8.5" and 6'9", respectively.

I think Hafthor has Bell's palsy now. Sad stuff.

Bell's Palsy is a condition that usually clears up after a short time.  Not permanent.

[illuminati]

Bell's Palsy is a condition that usually clears up after a short time.  Not permanent.

Well his face was still affected after a year plus - Not seen any recent footage of him
It may well of gone now.

It can also return & sometimes be Permanent.

[Kwon]

dude looks like he can give calum von moger a fight in an intelligence test

Love when Larry laughs though, reminds me of Big Tony laughing at Arnold T-Shirt in Pumping Iron.

[Fortress]

Probably the strongest guy the world has and will seen/see.

With all due respect, my man, not even close.

[robcguns]

With all due respect, my man, not even close.

Really?You don’t think at his age with only a few years of training that he could be eventually?You know much more about power lifting/strongman shit than me so sincerely asking.He seems unstoppable but I’m sure he will injure himself but assuming he doesn’t.I mean he’s only what 250 and 23 years old.

[fredrollon]

I think Hafthor has Bell's palsy now. Sad stuff.

Sad is what happened to Jon Pall , OD Wilson and Jesse Marunde.

Temporary paralysis on one side of the face -not so much.

[Fortress]

Really?You don’t think at his age with only a few years of training that he could be eventually?You know much more about power lifting/strongman shit than me so sincerely asking.He seems unstoppable but I’m sure he will injure himself but assuming he doesn’t.I mean he’s only what 250 and 23 years old.

I’m not factoring in his age (indeed young), and his bodyweight (roughly 275-285), no, but even still, all things being equal, he’s still FAR from being at the god-like status of a, say, Ed Coan.

I do think he’s one of the very strongest of the day, in a mixed-bag sort of way.

Regardless, as I’ve said, I wish Larry no ill will, and I am gobsmacked by his lifting prowess. The dude is absolutely very gifted (and this includes his phenomenal response to gear).

But the hardcore world of elite strength athletes includes certifiable freaks, but all in differing “configurations” of legendary status.







 

[BB]

Bjornnson's palsy is slowly getting better -

Spring of 2017 -

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About 2 weeks ago -

[ProudVirgin69]

Not sure why he's training so much in Dubai.

Selling his butthole to the highest Arab bidder

[VladimirVersic]

He is strong no doubt and very likeable also. I wish him success and no injuries. But he is not the strongest the world has seen or will see. He has not deadlifted 500 kg / 1102 lbs like Eddie Hall has. He has yet to break 1000 lbs. He has not pushed as much in the log press as Big Z - 500 lbs or 227 kg. In this video he is pressing 180 kg. His best log press is 202 kg I believe. Still impressive but not at the top. Eddie Hall himself basically lifted 230 kg but due to an ankle injury could not hold it. And he did it twice within 60 seconds.

He will have to gain a lot more weight and fat to exceed the world records. I am surprised he has gone this far with his body structure. Guys like Shaw, Thor, Eddie and Big Z etc. are bigger boned, taller and built for heavy lifting. Larry has stick legs by comparison but it does not seem to hold him back. Strange really.

Good post. Concerning his lower body. His ligaments and conective tissue must be from steel.

[Hypertrophy]

Larry Wheels is a cool guy- great attitude, modest and super strong. But we have seen this story over and over again. One day- the joints, muscles or organs have a catastrophic breakdown. "The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long."

[Desperate]

Freakishly strong.Guy is pushing it way to hard and fast.Prob the strongest guy the world will and has seen but he needs to slow down.

Good Sir,
Larry Wheelies failed a 250 assisted dumbell press, and kicks like a blue-belt girl compared to Shaka Zulu. He told me in confidence on skype, he failed the lift because as he was getting the weights overhead, he got a splinter in his tongue from his Ebay'd wooden dentures, and lost concentration.  I can't confirm if truth or excuse, as I wasn't there. Wheelies seems like a straight shooter, so i give him the benefit of the doubt.

Fat Boy cranked a legit 250 w/out any assist from his recently paroled MS13 crew.  

[The True Adonis]

SLOPED SHOULDER, LARGE HEAD,  NARROW CLAVICLE, NO WIDTH, DISEASE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[robcguns]

Good Sir,
Larry Wheelies failed a 250 assisted dumbell press, and kicks like a blue-belt girl compared to Shaka Zulu. He told me in confidence on skype, he failed the lift because as he was getting the weights overhead, he got a splinter in his tongue from his Ebay'd wooden dentures, and lost concentration.  I can't confirm if truth or excuse, as I wasn't there. Wheelies seems like a straight shooter, so i give him the benefit of the doubt.

Fat Boy cranked a legit 250 w/out any assist from his recently paroled MS13 crew.  

Fat boys was flat wheels was incline.Id say Larry got the second rep and fatboys like 350 so who cares.

[Kwon]

Not sure why he's training so much in Dubai.

Paid a lot by them. Treated like a celebrity.


No money in the world would make me want to go to Dubai, India, though, not even if Matt SickOrangutang was my guide.

[Hypertrophy]

SLOPED SHOULDER, LARGE HEAD,  NARROW CLAVICLE, NO WIDTH, DISEASE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol- you do make the boards interesting, TA

[AbrahamG]

lol- you do make the boards interesting, TA

True, but he will not be writing Beethoven's 9th any time soon.