Svend Karlsen - Viking Power part 4/6

[ronaldov09]

No Ronnie cant do 370KG for 3 reps....neither could Svend at 3% BF and the conditioning of a Mr Olympia!The only way to compare is to get Svend down to around 3% BF....and I wouldn't be surprised if he couldn't lift what Ronnie lifts.My car drag car can do 0-100 in 10 secs but only has a top speed of 220km while my day car can do 270...which one is faster? Apples and Oranges.Svend trains as a powerlifter,Ronnie is a Body Builder.

[AmusingYeti]

@ronaldov09 Svend was also a world class bodybuilder and powerlifter. He earned his IFBB pro card and broke a lot of powerlifting records. The comparison is neurile however and both should be placed in the context of their sport.

[ronaldov09]

@AmusingYeti Im not saying he wasn't.Im just replying to the comments that Svend is stronger than RonnieC and im just explaining that its apples and oranges.I bet Svend could not lift the same weight when he was competing as a IFBB pro bodybuilder to when he was competing in WSM.Ronnie made those amazing lifts at around getting ready for Mr Olympia,low bodyfat,cycling carbs...thats pretty bloody amazing.

[1unitedtillidie]

why do people keep comparing ronnie to strength athletes, he is very strong agreed, but at the end of the day he is a bodybuilder, at will always be 20-50 kilos weeker than a strongman or weightlifter

[TheTrueFortress]

Svend competed as a bodybuilder, powerlifter and strongman. A true man of iron.

[brianwilson1986]

i agree i think svend is stronger but body building isnt about streanth, and im sure strong men are steroid free? so he is naturalt stronger, ronnie is a machine though, what about markus ruhl hes the biggest body builder????

[rockerroller00]

No direct hamstring work? weird...

[wolflord06]

leg press is an ego builder not a real lift compared to squats and deadlifts

[ZamolxisReborn]

i think i'll try the karlsen squat. cool idea.

[Rodintube]

This gym is phenomenal!!!

[spicewood1990]

you say svend is stronger than ronnie but id like to see svend attempt a one ton leg press an thas not jus for one rep either i think ronnie hits 7 - 9 not sure vids on youtube tho thumbs up if you agree

[AeacusCanti]

@spicewood1990 thumbs down

[TheEvulution]

@AeacusCanti thumbs up

[TungstenLion]

@spicewood1990

Lol @ 1 ton leg press.. I can even do that and I squat only 495 max squat..



[tom88cba]

Svend has arguably a pair of the strongest legs ever. Atleast the strongest legs that competed in strongman. A tad stronger than big z and glenn ross's squat. In strongman competition ive enver seen svend lose in the squat event. Big z was a lot younger and lighter back then, so I wonder who really has stronger legs.

[danbananhejsekran]

the strongman sport is infested with steroids, thats something everyone knows, in fact they dont have any testing or other preventive action to control it either. So its pretty much accepted by those who run the competitions and those who compete. Im not saying everyone is doing it, but most of them are. So i dont think its a discussion worth having. Coleman is a fag compared to Karlsen, somthing i could gladly say to his face, as long as Svend was standing next to me.

[ujmm]

His personal deadlift-record is 410 kg

[PhilM662]

this is a svend karlsen video. why the fuck are you constantly talking about ronnie coleman? what does he have to do with strong man lifting? obsessed much?

[krakistophales]

Svend is a fucking viking monster. If we lived 1,000 years ago, he would be pillaging villages and slaying his enemies with a huge fucking 20 kg axe and, at the end of all this, the Valkyries would raise him to Valhalla, where he could train like this forever

[Feon2]

That spandex looks very gay. I would not say that in front of him, anyway lol

[vootman]

Sven has DL 400kgx 3 and 410x 1. So shut the fuck up about Ronnie.... Hes out of his league.

[YaMumYaNanYaGran]

That guy who was spotting him on the right has the most unbalanced body I have ever seen. Painful just to look at him.

[Blundering08]

Someone tell me why he choses front squats over back squats. Jouko Ahola seemed to do the same in his vids and also Magnus Samuelsson.

[SilenceAllTheWicked]

@Blundering08 they favor front squats as it places more emphasis on the quads rather than the lower back...

[MultiTrollHunter]

he pulls a 270kg deadlift like its an empty suitcase!!! the man is unhuman!!

[MeNameDude]

Karlsen squat is crazy shit, if I would do that at my gym, my mates would say I'm mental

[Theycallmemrmoscow]

Dude in the green has one hell-u-va roid gut.

[Kjutte1]

for strongman you don't practise negatives at all?

[vootman]

I think for his time he had the strongest legs in strongman. He beat marious and savickas

Many times in the squat lift.

[xXxWilliExXx]

Viking Power!!!

[stjartsmor]

don´t compare a bodybuilder with an strongman , ronnie coleman wouldn´t have chance against svend.

[czarImperia]

Did Svend say that kid squats 800 lbs at 20 years old?

[iasdhiohqodhqwo58293]

Why many Strongmen more prefer Front Squat than Back Squat ?

[samskov]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 The front squat is excellent on the back. It also looks badass.

[iasdhiohqodhqwo58293]

Thank you for answer .

[iasdhiohqodhqwo58293]

Svend is stronger than Ronnie .

Ronnie can`t  370kg deadlift for 3 reps .

[gorilla3335t]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 Yes, Ronnie lift 363kg (800lbs) x2 with straps, Svend lift 370kg without straps x3

[SilenceAllTheWicked]

@gorilla3335t and Ronnie was much leaner than Svend...

[Feon2]

@gorilla3335t Also Ronnie bounced the bar on the floor, what make everything easier.

[SilenceAllTheWicked]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 Ronnie's done 800lbs for 2 at a lower body fat percentage...if Ronnie concentrated on Strongman he could easily deadlift 370kg for more than 3 reps...

[iasdhiohqodhqwo58293]

@SilenceAllTheWicked

Realy he was the lean-body but he was the best condition for him .

And Svend was not a FAT .

[SilenceAllTheWicked]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293

Svend is NOT fat...I believe Ronnie could have been much stronger if he concentrated only on Strongman instead of bodybuilding...

[imtonasty]

@SilenceAllTheWicked ronnie focuses on powerlifting as well as bodybuilding you bitch.

[Feon2]

@imtonasty no, Ronnie is just a bodybuilder

[imtonasty]

@Feon2 wrong

[cridgel]

@imtonasty if ronnie did powerlifting(and i know he didnt) Show me a meet he competed in

[EtrajbHD]

@imtonasty ronnie is a BODYBUILDER, they are just big, not strong. hush if you dont know what your talking about, were watching a real man here.

[imtonasty]

@EtrajbHD he was a powerlifter before becoming a bodybuilder, you know he can squat

800 pounds?

[EtrajbHD]

@imtonasty okay,idk. still nothing on a strongman or someone who trains for STRENGTH. atleast most bodybuilders dont. the whole mindset is getting BIG , not strong. its just so wrong.

[jonafromwales]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 2 reps

[Ivdarrr]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 Svend wasnt on a diet 5 weeks before a bodybuilding contest. Try to lift heavy weights with that kind of carb intake.

[tom88cba]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 i think ronnie was also suited for his 800lb deadlift aswell as 800lb squat.  Svend is a beast of static strength and also fast and dynamic.

[Ivdarrr]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 Strongman vs bodybuilder for one. But in Ronnies favour, he was 5 weeks out from a bodybuilding show. I doubt Sven could have that much energy in a calorie deficit. They're both impressive in what they do(did).

[morteneide1]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 YES HE CAN

[hungarianbeast]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 yeah and Ronnie was a body builder and Svend was a strongman, check the difference ;)

[Jpb90k]

@iasdhiohqodhqwo58293 He manages 363kg for 2 reps in a popular video on youtube. Not too bad. 

[Polevault1543]

omg 270 kg front squat, thats not human

[slagsida]

to all you jokers here claiming that coleman is so strong hes nothing compared to svend. Coleman is one of the strongest bodybuilders there is but u cant compare a bodybuilder with a strongman.

And svend has a max lift in deadlift at 410 kg.

[Nilli4rock]

Felt pretty good with my 160kg's today, but not so sure anymore....

[PasswordPower]

coleman on roids, these guys arnt.

[111sully111]

they are on gear you are stupid if u think they arnt

[strongsick280]

I guess im a pussy but dame i can not do front squats for shit it hurts to much i do zertcher instead with a towel if i ever do them

[vootman]

He makes those 4 reps@ 270 look pretty easy!

[Chez812]

I really didn't need to see the viking bulge lol.

[slauge]

This deadlift session really puts in perspective how amazing ronnie coleman's double at 800lbs 5½ weeks out for the Mr Olympia was. I mean, Svend is still one of the strongest men alive and ronnie is just a bodybuilder.

[big1975leo]

if i remember good ronnie is using straps on his deadlift .....none the less ronnie is a big time show !

[HeimlichkeitKJ]

Ronnie is a power lifting bodybuilder. He gets mass by lifting big weights. If he weren't on all the roids and was just lifting to be a world's strongest man competitor he wouldn't be able to hang. Stronger than most men on the planet? Sure, but doesn't hold a candle to guys like Svend.

[CatoWadel]

I don't think i've seen a bigger front squat on youtube than the 270x4 karlsen does here. Misha comes close with 260x3 on a video from a show

[Weak1987]

Check ?v=PaozriuWJqM and ?v=9Q4mPD2XU_o . The latter one is from a finnish strongmancompetitor Jani Illikainen, 305kg front squad with easy single.

[yve773]

omg he warms up with 170 kg?!? That's farkin crazy!!

[berglund97]

dumb ass???

[ofnair]

You actually think Coleman even in his prime would have had any chance at all?

[disgruntledredneck]

when you have huge legs its kind of hard to find shorts or pants that wont tear up when youre squatting.

[Darksteez]

lol @ Svend front squatting 170kg like air for a triple as a warmup. I'll be pretty fucking happy when I'm able to front squat 170kg as a one rep max!

[rox31313]

Coleman was possibly the strongest BB in recent memory, not the world's strongest man.

[xxCrazySmooth]

Johnnie Jackson is the strongest bodybuilder, even stronger than big Ronnie

[rox31313]

I know that's what the muscle tech ad said in the M&F magazine you saw it in. Comparing BB strength is as pointless as comparing vascularity in the calves of power lifters. His horrible squat form didn't quite win me over as a fan either.

[xxCrazySmooth]

He gets presented as the worlds strongest bodybuilder each year at Olympia doesn't he? Even when Ronnie was still in the game.

[rox31313]

They can introduce him as the king of Cameroon if they want, the claim is subjective and about as accurate as the supplement ads he poses for. BB needs to stick to it's main staple, staring at and judging an oiled up man in speedo's, not making pointless claims. Let's let the judging at his PL meets decide that, which to date... they haven't.

[calexrose]

point is he is a strong dude

[lausungenwpww]

depeds on your body type too ofcourse:p

[uram9000]

270x4 is harder than 280x2

[lausungenwpww]

yep

[studapsatabisce]

reza is much stronger he did 280kg twice with no problem

[heramoth]

i wan't to see reza doing a tireflip and some stone lifting..

[ChrisX50X]

@studapsatabisce SHBUT UP CUNT U KNOW NOTHING u steroid loser

[A550RGY]

594 x 4 reps on the front squat... that beats Ronnie Coleman and possibly even Reza.