wow, how many olympics have you been in? how many country records do you hold? those are 90* squats onto bench. If you go any lower, your knees and meniscus suffer hyper-mobility which can lead to premature tears/swelling. NO ONE starts or finishes any throw with the knees bent PAST 90* so why would you train to failure and cause a injury? If you could squat 670+ pounds with that kind of ease and have multiple throw records...maybe someone would listen to your opinion ;)
@astout76 I agree with everything except the knee-related injuries...dropping past 90 shifts the force off your knees and onto your hamstrings, stopping at 90 keeps it on your knees the whole lift. Try box squats to 90 and then a full Olympic squat (with proper form) and tell me which puts more strain on your knees.
@electrofr34k You're right. They're box squats, which he used as an event specific power exercise. Considering he's #9 all time in discus and the National Record Holder for Sweden, I think it's safe to say what he did was fine.
Claiming they're full squats is one thing, but doing an event training exercise is not wrong.
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This makes me actually unmotivated. He can lift all that weight and still looks like crap. My grandad looks better. Is this really what I will look like once I reach my weight lifting goals? Not even worth it
Ricky var 1.98 lång och vägde 140kg jämför det med Magnus Samuelsson som är 2m och vägde 150kg som mest. Hade strongman varit likadant 1984 som idag d.v.s användbar styrka skulle Ricky troligtvis varit i världstoppen! Dessutom är preppen mycket bättre idag än för 25 år sedan t.e.x fanns inte hgh (tillväxthormon) att tillgå.
@audiophil92 Looked insane and awesome, but really fucking stupid. He's pretty fucking strong, but he's using/teaching the wrong barbell holding techniques. You should NEVER do an exercise in which you can't see your hands. Furthermore, that "crunch" that he did is really dangerous. I'm surprised he hasn't totaled his rotator cuff.
HE was in Gatukök ! :D XD
TheMladen333 2 months ago
this arent squats.. go lower
electrofr34k 3 months ago
@electrofr34k He can't. Ricky is dead.
S1d3n 3 months ago 18
@electrofr34k
wow, how many olympics have you been in? how many country records do you hold? those are 90* squats onto bench. If you go any lower, your knees and meniscus suffer hyper-mobility which can lead to premature tears/swelling. NO ONE starts or finishes any throw with the knees bent PAST 90* so why would you train to failure and cause a injury? If you could squat 670+ pounds with that kind of ease and have multiple throw records...maybe someone would listen to your opinion ;)
astout76 3 months ago 3
@astout76 I agree with everything except the knee-related injuries...dropping past 90 shifts the force off your knees and onto your hamstrings, stopping at 90 keeps it on your knees the whole lift. Try box squats to 90 and then a full Olympic squat (with proper form) and tell me which puts more strain on your knees.
He was specific training though. Guy was a beast.
EndlersaurusRex 2 months ago
@electrofr34k You're right. They're box squats, which he used as an event specific power exercise. Considering he's #9 all time in discus and the National Record Holder for Sweden, I think it's safe to say what he did was fine.
Claiming they're full squats is one thing, but doing an event training exercise is not wrong.
EndlersaurusRex 2 months ago
@electrofr34k
I personally saw Ricky squat more weight you can even think of....
xperia69 1 month ago
how much weight are those half squats?
dominikkeul 3 months ago
anyone know what that stuff he was eating is?
fungus6million 6 months ago
My grandfather was stronger .. belive me
1231231231100 7 months ago
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benbeniiful 5 months ago
@1231231231100 but this is also about his story, not just the strength
benbeniiful 5 months ago
@benbeniiful I know
1231231231100 5 months ago
real swede... rip
steffe689 8 months ago
R.I.P Ricky He was a good guy and strong and he was swedish...=(
1231231231100 9 months ago 2
Looks really easy when he benches 2 reps on 220 kg! R.I.P RICKY BRUCH
MrJRK7519 9 months ago
What a great vid....thanks to whoever made this!
BRETZERR 9 months ago
He's a legend! R.I.P Ricky Bruch !
mangladkuk 9 months ago
RIP big man.
ohedd 9 months ago
RIP Ricky Bruch, mannen som kunde se manlig ut även i ett Musse Pigg-linne.
llamasucker 9 months ago 7
RIP Ricky Bruch
Spyflugan91 9 months ago
R.I.P. Ricky
xperia69 9 months ago
rip
kungkarlssson 9 months ago
what song is this?
calebfountaine96 9 months ago
I really want to see the documentary about him with either danish or english subtitles. Can anyone help me :) ? ?
roevihu 10 months ago
mirin hard
tylerhord13 10 months ago
Riktig man.
chickenmcfuck 11 months ago
Beast.... beast
TheDuke1011 1 year ago
Well i think its much more impressive to lift that amount of weight than having huge muscles with no power <.<
EnJoker1 1 year ago
Badass.
omgitalo 1 year ago
such pure strength is amazing, even at 6'6", 300 lbs.
bigmodean 1 year ago 2
The restaurant guy at the 1:28 point in this video is Justin Timberlake's father...
discus147 1 year ago 4
Ricky Bruch was a badass... and @ demondu30 he's not a powerlifter.
kooijker1 1 year ago
super video un vrai powerlifteur
demondu30 1 year ago
En otrolig människa på alla sätt.
ofnair 1 year ago 5
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This makes me actually unmotivated. He can lift all that weight and still looks like crap. My grandad looks better. Is this really what I will look like once I reach my weight lifting goals? Not even worth it
areyu93 1 year ago
@areyu93 you fucktard, weightlifting is not about how you look
wralphh 1 year ago 3
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TeamDiscus 1 year ago
@areyu93
there is a difference between bodybuilding and powerlifting....
One is about to do light weights heavy and the other on to do heavy weights light.
TeamDiscus 1 year ago 3
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TeamDiscus 1 year ago
Raw bench press 220kg*2 High box squat for reps 350kg Behind the neck push press 200kg / 440lbs *1
kaplika 1 year ago
Jag är ett stort fan av Ricky Bruch så det här är väldigt uppskattat.
ginriki 1 year ago 3
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karloskarjonsson 1 year ago
så ska män va!!!
awareb 1 year ago
how uch is that last jerk ??
Duffman89detmig 1 year ago
I like the power curl at 2:20. It's rarely seen. Al Oerter did those, but usually for sets of at least eight and probably with less weight.
Ramngrim 2 years ago
FUCK man him doing crunches with a barbell looked insane. how much weight was on it anyone?
audiophil92 2 years ago 7
Looks like 45kg (99lbs) to me. But I'm not sure.
Two big 10kg plate + 20kg bar and clamps 5kg.
S1d3n 2 years ago 3
@S1d3n
Hm, hard 2 say.
looks more like 2x 20kg + bar and clamps to me.
Arni4King 5 months ago
Ricky var 1.98 lång och vägde 140kg jämför det med Magnus Samuelsson som är 2m och vägde 150kg som mest. Hade strongman varit likadant 1984 som idag d.v.s användbar styrka skulle Ricky troligtvis varit i världstoppen! Dessutom är preppen mycket bättre idag än för 25 år sedan t.e.x fanns inte hgh (tillväxthormon) att tillgå.
karloskarjonsson 1 year ago 2
@karloskarjonsson dock så är/var ju samuelsson clean så att jämnföra ricky med magnus var lite fail :P
Msyodamaster 6 months ago
@audiophil92 Looked insane and awesome, but really fucking stupid. He's pretty fucking strong, but he's using/teaching the wrong barbell holding techniques. You should NEVER do an exercise in which you can't see your hands. Furthermore, that "crunch" that he did is really dangerous. I'm surprised he hasn't totaled his rotator cuff.
Mode2 1 year ago
@Mode2 why shouldn't you do excersises where you can't see your hands? admittedly the sit-ups were awesome, though dangerous looking.
herc410 1 year ago
@Mode2 , LMAO! dangerous for you, but i do it all the time with 95 pounds
87PowerMan 1 year ago
@Mode2
You mean like the clean and jerk or the snatch, the two lifts that are contested in the Olympics?
Besides, who the hell watches their hands when they lift? (bodybuilders don't count)
JacktheDaniels 1 year ago
@audiophil92 i do these with about 40lbs and they are brutal... what he's doing is insane
blixmax 5 months ago
what song is this?
stomboy34 2 years ago
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he really just looks like a normal person...wheres the fat? the muscle?
PasswordPower 2 years ago
Hmm.. I don't think the average man is 6,6 tall and weigh 300 lbs. He got muscle, and some fat too.
S1d3n 2 years ago 19
@S1d3n I think he looks pretty ripped. johnpowellassociates (dot) com/images/ricky.jpg
ohedd 1 year ago
@S1d3n youve obviously never seen him when hes stripped down to like 4% body fat
its rediculous
smurfhunterguy 1 year ago 6
@smurfhunterguy
I have seen him in his Bodybuilding days, yes. But in this movie his BF is more like 15-20%
S1d3n 1 year ago 5
A normal person? He's huge!
JacktheDaniels 2 years ago 2
@PasswordPower your a joke for that comment
H3XZOc 1 year ago
Jävligt härligt klipp, bra motivation.
olaboladenstora 2 years ago 3
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TeamDiscus 2 years ago
Ricky Bruch was a true beast
TheKrypteia 2 years ago 46
yeah was defenitely a beast. and not many know this.a true strong man doing the discus throw.
RRFF12345 2 years ago 6
and not many knew him i think.stronger than most.for sure.
RRFF12345 2 years ago 6
Nice song!
canariensiss 2 years ago 3