Maryland Strongman Competition: The Clean & Press

[ThatDunneKid190]

how much is that?? and this fucking retarded by the way

[ugoodHomeBoy]

lol 4:45

[krzxalien]

Is this like the special olympics for weight lifting?

[Rapaglia1]

Wow. Way to represent Maryland.

Ha! This is laughable!

[Flaberblaber]

Some strong boys, but that's it. No technique but maybe one or two of them. Most of them doing push presses instead of dropping under it. Strong though!

[cowsfromalaska]

Are there any decent strongman type gyms in Maryland? I wanna find a place with some atlas stones haha

[FactoryClosure]

Maryland sucks.

[BrianDWalker3445]

strongman??? lol yeah ok

[lowell45]

hahahahahahahahahahaha 4:42

[coin271]

LOL..dude at 1:21 got a belly to help him..but the dude at 2:27 wished he had a belly to help him..LOL

[sniperd0g]

this is pathetic

[JETLI2012]

ROFLMAO !!! Epic fail clips.  XD

And ofcourse, I would fail too. :D

[Obsidian1392]

people put down other forms of lifting and talk about how badass strongman is but I'm embarrassed to watch some of these retards. mixed grip power clean? are you fucking serious?

[r0t8]

what is that? like 100 lbs? lol...

[Aggresivelifter1990]

lmao.... wow, they really need practice on their form

[mazercore]

Second guy looks like Paul Giamatti

[goose1077]

That one guy has an extra stage with his belly.  He might be onto something there.

[3rudymora]

It's funny how at 1:21 he rests the bar on his big gut lol

[SaberStarcraft]

This must be a weak part of town.......

[XxhashawingsxX]

How heavy is that???

[AlexisShapeShifter]

That's cleand & jerk dude!

[SufferingIsProgress]

Guy at 4:00 would have a killer split clean if he worked it

[TiN0350]

these guys look like full time accountant dads on weekdays in a weekend warrior meet.

[murozman]

Luke(second guy) needs to work on his power cleans. He has phenomenal strength but his technique is crap. How musch is that weight? 180 kg?

[whiteflash1323]

@murozman Are you fucking serious? You really think that weighs over 360lbs? That's the definition of "ridiculous". If that weighed over 225lbs I'd be shocked. This looks like some drunk dudes stumbled upon a strongman event at a carnival.

[jgaleeg17]

holy fuuuuck!... 1:30 its andy from the office!

[mirzor8283]

No, they are all annoying...

[mutsnuts1989]

Fucking hell! Did you see that guy use the lock grip. Fucking idiot.

[Glutenbob]

the clean and pres??

BAHJAHAHHAHAHHAHAH wtf is this stupid shit. Lower the weights faggots.

[teamfortutorials]

hahha the 2nd guy can break his back for doing that thats stupid its only 2 lifts clean and then press

[Obsidian1392]

i love how the second guy doesn't look like a typical gym goer at all but is still strong as fuck

[kroganeye]

umm how much weight is this?

[TiN0350]

what the fuck is the first guy doing???????

[sulkoma]

@TiN0350 LMAO i think he's trying to do bent over rows or something

[koeff]

@TiN0350 his grip is not strong enough to handle the 50mm axle

[TiN0350]

@koeff

he should stick to his day job and not do lifting competitions... he's an average joe just like the average joe doing bicep curls with 10lbs at the gym

[hazardroll1]

that cant weigh much if these guys are doing it

[Mike12784]

Any idea how much that thing weighs?

[coachdsimpson]

maryland is where girls live and train

[RedReaper209]

The one dude was liftin with his back NOOB

[BuffPenguin]

haha this made me laugh

[MrConnor2011]

FAIRYLAND STRONGMAN COMP. Have they just pulled any man jack off the street to compete because they dont look like they have trained 4 it.

[nick4parra]

the second guy is hilarious!

[aarontaylor58]

all of the first 5 guys had horrible form thats why they cant do it...

[powerlifterism1]

these do not look like strongmen!

[BowFleXuser]

@powerlifterism1 i was thinkin the saME THING

[num63getshity]

I love how no one knows the right technique to power clean

[GrixxlyStrength]

@num63getshity

This is not a typical power clean. It's a strongman axle clean and press. The bar is about 3x thicker. In strongman comps the form does not matter, Only getting the weight up.

[Kelol100]

How that first guy thinks he can clean and press it if he can't DEADLIFT it? Looks like shrug done really wrong...

[GODLIKE20000]

lol love how the second dude balances the bar on top of his beer belly lmao

[someguyhunter]

LOL funny ass music with the first guy failing. its like a soundtrack to his failure.

[someguyhunter]

also whats up with maryland? all white boys with weird haircuts hats and silly sunglasses lol

[ecgilje]

I get scared doin power cleans. I always think the bar is gonna fall on me but im still Cleaning 215.

[815Rider]

The last two guys were just KILLING it. Great lifts guys.

[fatboyfromthehills]

The first guy could barely lift it, i can clean that, lol

[al251992]

does an axle bar make this harder to lift in contrast to a normal bar?

[TheUFOeffect]

@al251992: their grip look really wide(thick bar)...makes me think it would be hard to lift without your fingers slipping.

[fatboyfromthehills]

first guy fail

[VTBalla34]

so were there any actual strong men at this strongman event? this video was frustrating as shit to watch

[ShakyUK]

This video is amazing, I mean the technique, the form, the strength, its all there, its truly inspiring... Honestly.

[tapiajose181]

THATS KUZ MUSCLES DUZNT ALWAYS EQUAL STRENGTH

[steveschnee]

Not sure what good that spotter is supposed to be.

[gh4pwner]

its strange to see the less muscular they are, the stronger they are.

[Euphorium]

@gh4pwner the 5:30 guy wasn't so bad

[microsoft4321]

@Euphorium dude that guy was flawless

[bashdkmgt]

@gh4pwner yeah this is about power not muscle mass

[beejolson]

the second guy has such a bizarre/bootleg form. never seen the bellycatch in a clean before. hahaha

[vikingpowerusa82]

@beejolson

That is actually the proper technique for the axle clean and a press. Because of the thick bar it makes it harder to grip. You can either use a prone grip or a deadlift (one hand over-one under) to get the weight up then use your legs/hips to pop it up into the press position. I only begin to use this technique once I can't clean the bar all the way, when the weight starts to get really heavy.

[beejolson]

@vikingpowerusa82

good call!

[jecnunez]

Mike, you just can't do it! And get rid of that stupid bleached spot on your forehead!

[TheAlbertnewman]

does anyone know how i can get some information bout starting off in a strongman competition????or how to start in one

[SinCity490]

anyone know how much this is ??

[paintballerx123]

ROFL the first guy tries it about 20 times...haha "COME ON MIKE" ...im just facepalming watching this...

[bigdsweet]

bad form for most

[mnk2446]

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[angelssuckass]

most disgusting display of form i have ever seen, lol deadlifting the weight and resting it on their fat guts and then hang cleaning the rest of the way!

[PowerTia86]

kg?

[InexplicableRage]

what the hell was that guy thinking alternating his grip...

[MrKf1984]

@InexplicableRage thats the way sven karlson..former worlds strongest man does it. its a pretty clever way when using the thick bar

[hunisbeast]

lomfao at the second guy

[irishenforcer]

damn im shaving me head lmao,must make ya stronger.2 dudes at the end ran with that shit lol

[m3phisto666]

Beeing bald makes you stronger don't it?

[Ieatbabyseals]

Dudes got girlie muscles not functional muscles.

He should man up and kick start his squat sets. You see it so much. Dudes with deep cuts can't lift heavy.

[thoughtheglass]

loads of people seem to be doing continentals, but everyone seems to be pressing rather than jerking. Why?

is that part of the rules?

[angrygunsmith]

wtf is this like only 100kg?

[davespark10]

you guyz are going fuck up you back... be carefull..

[rphilmacrac]

@davespark10 yea thats to much weight i like this excersise tho for some reason im still kinda scared of it

[789Rhyno]

Pathetic, I weigh 175 and clean 305 ive won bodybuilding and ironman contest im 19 some of these fools are in there 30s just give up now..., for real no hope.

[heyitsthatgreekkid]

shut the fuck up dude

[Kinghercules]

Anyone knows how you enter one of these?

[mensacyclist]

@Kinghercules

There is one real governing body for ameatur strongman in the US...North American Strongman inc. Go to their website. They have a schedule of events. Yearly membership=$40

[uberduke]

Wow, some of these lifters are awesome :D Some of them are in the half-way position for the clean for about 5 seconds or so, which shows how strong their fore-arms and wrists are.

Maybe some just saw the event and thought they'd have a go. but possibly many of the ones who failed are just starting out in strongman lifting, which is not so much an organised form of training (like powerlifting or olympic lifting) as meeting any and every challenge, like anvils, barrels, tires and rocks, haha

[mylesman99]

So to get into competing in the Metrics Worlds Strongest Man competition, you have to win these small ones?

[durvegotti]

are there weight classes or is it just show up and do work?

[16dmonkey16]

haha 4:57

[charfman84]

This looks like a twink contest.

[Headucation1]

lol almost every lifter "come on mike!"

[CorpseGrinder18]

This is pretty unique to me haha I've never seen a olympic lift in a strongman competition, let alone one with an axle! thing is so thick. Pretty awkward powercleans though =]

[theirishlion13]

i hope these aren't the people competing haha

[mrschokesondicks]

Sometimes it comes down to technique on lifting. Doesn't look that heavy. Tires 20-25lbs, rims 20-30 pounds x 2+bar.

[tpbisdivine]

wrong. It's heavy

[chlosdaddy]

Come on mrschokeondicks. do you know how thick the bar is??? it takes a lot of strength just to hold on to the bar

[jmm121884]

haha

[biqmil]

omg

[THEIIFS]

this is embarassing to all lifters out there

[ninjapewpew]

stomach lifters

[mattrjim]

hahaha that second dude cracks me up

[sandrik100]

This is my great problem too.

I weigh 240-250 lbs and can clean only 220 lbs.

[kctocho]

sure are a lot of bald weight lifters. Clean and Press is sometimes easier for shorter guys. They don't have to move the weight as far and have a lower center of gravity. They can get under the weight faster hence using more leg power to get the weight up above the chest

[ncierop]

i like how these fat asses balance the bar on there stomachs haha

[lacombekid]

@ncierop this version of the lift is called a "continental clean and press", I suggest you watch world's strongest man you moron

[armwood2010]

see at 3:39 that guy has the technique. you dont have to be the biggest guy to lift up the weight. you just need the right technique, with a little bit of muscle ;)

[NOHSDwalt85]

I like the fat bar. Are those better to use when lifting?

[JessMenu]

they reaaly work your fore arms

[Barnz87]

harder to grip so hence harder to grip

[israelcampos]

you use your hips when you do a clean

[Varsitydtack58]

its called a clean use more legs and pop under

[luke4978]

120 kg

[palex055]

a crossfitter could get that no prb...

[nxlife]

how much pounds is thats ??

[deanP382]

That 1st guy was so annoying to watch.

[tlast2012dude]

yeah you can tell when someone is a n00b lifting when they keep trying after the second fail...

[ezcondition]

right

[tmac2085]

5:45 the headbangerz from the WWF in the background.

[oakcrestrower222]

how much weight is that??????????

[Zoltrix89]

just under 250 by the looks of it

[ryanarkkelin1]

4:41 wtf O.o

[jizzle767]

yea...the clean is getting the weight on your chest and the press is putting it over your head...when you do clean "and jerks" they're really just cleans.

[coopd88]

this is such a great video....nice post ya clown

[Salladin03]

the second guy uses his stomach as support....hes gonna have a bad back...

[headbutter]

i couldnt even imagine attempting that without straps!

[john3047X]

whimp

[gnumannen]

Isn't that more clean and jerk? They seem to use their legs a lot.. or am I completely wrong?

[jimilonianarism]

it's a push press

[bchia]

the axel looks like a bitch to clean, gave everyone a hard time. Grip issue?

At least a couple guys at the end there had good technique though.

[adillion2]

thank u for putting all those good videos

[SodeeSodee]

how much weight on the bar ?

[roebuckk]

230 lbs axel bar

[toasty999]

Looks like 155-175 to me, very unlikely that small guys with guts are muscle cleaning 100kg+.

[jazzy501]

@roebuckk damn!