He is my Idol. What an impressive strongman, athlete, and humanitarian. He inspired my 9 year old son to be the best he can be through taking an interest in him at a speech he made and I hope to inspire my son in the future like Kaz once did.
@7Behne Can Erik bench 661 pounds with perfectly flat back and no gear? In this video Kaz benched with peck tear. Can Erik squat 900 pounds ass to grass with no gear?
his chest was in bad condition there but he benched 518 pounds.andy kerr from britain almost got over him. .the last deadlift of kaz is unique . sweden 1983
Damn, Old school roman status. No equipment like today, just thrown in there with some underwear and some body armor(belt). haha Gladiator lifting here. I love it, the squat looks so much more athletic when the lifters take the bar out of rack. Perfect bench.
Gosh, look how explosive this man is, on ALL his lifts. Freak. Truly in contention for the title of World's Strongest Man (just in general). A majority of the record holders today couldn't carry Kaz's gym shorts.
Bill's the guy. Modern powerlifting is being tarnished with all the ridiculous equipment. For as much as Westside has helped further training knowledge, it has hurt the sport. The APF is mostly a joke.
@sgberta at worlds strongest man in 1982 (correct me if I am wrong) he tore one of his pecs during the bending the bar event and his bench was never the same after that.
@Cesiade that's right,he tore it so bad,it come off the ribs,if you look after,you can so a gap in the chest from the op to repair it.thats why he had go give up powlifting.
Look at his 3rd attempt at the deadlift .. it's even more frightening how easy he pulled 800lbs than if he had maxed out :D Looks like he could have done 900lbs quite easily as well.
this is what motivated me in the 80's to start lifting i say 80's cause i was a teenager but i started lifting with guys like this who made fun of you if you didn't go low on a squat. much less a meet go to a local gym and see what they call squats these days looks like walk out to me. cause of hip problems can only squat round 405 now but i would'nt change nothing. kaz yu're one of my hero's.
this is not a suit. it's a wrestling singlet that does help ur body tense up if anyone has ever wresltied with a tight singlet would know. This is completely raw.
@JohnS0045 i know rite? but kaz did bench 660 one time in his life! The man is a total beast i think if he wanted to hie could have sq 900 bp 650 and dl 900 all raw which would crush any total today 2,450lbs!
You got that right. I watched him in the early 80" and he was an ANIMAL.
Look up on here and you will find a video showing him dead lifting 960 twice.
Kaz did a 960 dead lift on Worlds Strongest Man and he lifted it Twice in a row to show the competition who is BOSS. If I remember correctly he did 1100lbs before also back in early 80's.
Not only deep on the squat but that is not one of the goofy squat suits of today that need 800 lbs before you can get them to break. Also those knee wraps are little more that ace bandages.
My brother called me from up north. He met Kaz last week and Kaz said he doesnt even lift weights any more.
These guys were great. Did you see Kaz needing help to get his squat suit down. You are right derek. He wasnt really unequipped. A squat suit that tight is almost as good as one used now. I never realized that.
thanks for posting the vid dude. Hope all is well.
such clean lifts. Not to take anything away from todays lifters but I think that for many federations judges have become more lenient in to try to allow records to continue to be broken though they should not always be. Take a strength sport like olympic weightlifting for example, where records from the 80's still stand
i agree with u @rodfigy i think powerlifting is degenerated now, to much gear and short movements , back arc i dont know this was awesome and i really think he could do more than that, but after him ed coan was great too.
This is proper old-school powerlifting. Some of the shit i see nowadays (shallow squats, ridiculous lifting suits, and friggin awful music playing during lifts !) is really sad. Powerlifting could have been a real sport, not the freak side show we see these days.
Kaz is one of the few powerlifters that has a perfect squat. Today its a miracle if the heavy squatters get down to parallel . Mike Millers 1220 squat is not 1/4 of the way down that kaz squat is.
@amarone1956 Although I agree that real men walk out their squats, I must say that in the long run, mono's will save your hips. Dont get me wrong, its much more impressive to see a walked out squat. Just saying for longevity purposes......
Kaz was known for having the deepest, strict squat in powerlifting..look at that form, he was good for well more than that in the same form. Kaz was the best because he excelled in and turned down no challenge, powerlifting, strongman, highland games, etc...
When and what did Kaz ever say about Paul Anderson? I've heard Kaz in the past say he felt he was the strongest man who ever lived, etc..but never heard him go after Anderson.
Kaz cast doubts on Anderson's lifts, even going so far as to claim that he had concrete proof that Anderson used fake plates. In fact, he even claimed that he owned some of the alleged fake plates. Where would he even have obtained them had they been real? At a flea market? Garage sale?
The most important thing to note about this video is that he is also a powerlifter, like modern powerlifters today, also lifting similar weights in similar lifts. The difference? Kaz goes ass to grass with 825 lbs in a textbook form squat, and it's easy for him.
Modern powerlifters 1/2 squat 1200 lbs in multiple layer suits, and they struggle to do so.
We should all learn from this man's lifting and strive to achieve the same, not the mockery of lifting that is today's powerlifting.
@krakistophales I agree 100%. The problem with the sport of powerlifting is that there are so many federations. Multiple feds, multiple rules. Whereas Olympic weightlifting only has 1 fed.
@krakistophales I COULDN'T agree with you more. I never see powerlifters going that low anymore. Yes, they handle obsene weights, but they have very wide stances and don't go that low. Kaz was, and is, the man. Just unreal watching him on that squat. You're right.
@zamsonub I never said todays powerlifters don't break parallel, I just said Kaz does. And I never discussed joint health either. I don't know why you completely changed the topic of our discussion.
Actually you did say that. "Umm, yea he does". And I wasn't trying to change the subject just point out why today's lifters break parallel. I'm sorry if my comment about joint health offended you.
@zamsonub Wow, reread our whole conversation, if you don't see what I was trying to say, then read it again. If you still don't get it then I can't help you.
@livingdeadmoose Sounds like you're trying to say is that Kaz breaks parallel. I know that, I have eyes of my own. Obviously you don't understand what I was trying to say either.
Wow. How easy was that for him. Looks like all his lifts were raw also, I love how when he gets a no lift on his second deadlift for dropping the bar he lets it down slowly.
Lol. I just knew he was going to hold on to it extra long to make a point. I like how he looks up at the judges, just holding it for an extra five seconds after it's on the platform. "Good enough, bitches?"
Kaz is a freak of nature and my personal hero. He is better than powerlifters and strongmen today because aside from them being freaks of nature, they also are freaks of science (pudz)... Kaz didnt have half the advantages that a guy like pudz has.
You make it sound like they just took a few extra steroids and - Voila! a strongman champion. They are bigger and stronger because they train harder and have great genetics. The fact that they use steroids to allow them to be able to train harder does not subtract from the fact they actually work harder.
Besides, it's not like steroids weren't around back in the 80s. In fact, steroid use was really rampant in every sport in the 70s and 80s. probably even more so than today.
I take steriods. I dont fault most athletes for taking them. I dont know if you read what i was saying but i agree with you and completely know what your talking about. I just dont think you know enough about growth factors (GH - IGF) and their effects on the human body to really comment on my post. Trust me these men are a new breed of athlete, better training, better tools for growth, stamina, and strength.
do you mean to suggest that pudz has a GH-gut ? ;) Seriously though, as for the usage of HGH, IGF-1, HGF-1 etc, I cannot make any real estimation on how prevalent their usage is or how they have affected strongman athletes since growth factors became popular,but I will accept that we are better equipped nowadays when it comes to performance enhancing drugs. However, I stand by the point I made before(ie they earned it)). And apparently ( despite the remark about "freaks of science") so do you :)
Just read your convo. with slauge, and very interesting take. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't growth Kazmier's drug of choice? I have heard this from numerous powerlifting legends. I'm not sure if IGF-1 was around back then, just asking about the growth thing. I, too, am pro-steroids. Just wanted to see if I got correct info.
I hadnt heard that. Not saying it isnt possible. In the early 80's and late 70's they were extracting it from the putuitary of corpses, ended up causing brain cell lymphoma in a lot of people. Not sure about billl though, i heard they were into the bread and butter anabolics and androgenics that resulted in major strength gains. Would like to know more about it though.
Oh shit! I didn't know that's where they were getting it, damn. A little dangerous, they would think...
Yeah, in one of my lengthy conversations with Chad Aichs we got on the subject of IGF-1 and growth, and I commented saying that I'm sure that an advantage that we have over previous powerlifters of the 80's and such. Then he said, "Oh no! Growth, that was Kazmier's drug of choice my friend!" Apparently we're talking 10 iu's a day... How's that for a drug of your choice? LMFAO
equipment IS banned in the RAW PL-federations. But they are always small and attract little interest. Apparently, the people want to see gear, and the lifters want to use it. Everyone likes big numbers.
hey bud, that Marathon, your right. It was real easy to get into, compared to today and let you go wayyyy down to a very low squat. Can not do that today. It was not raw but 100% raw is pretty dangerious. Even raw is was ultra strong, Today's ultra strong men are average at best with the gear!
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I was pretty good at PL in my time, same as Kaz days. I was in a couple of meets with him competing. With all respects to todays lifers with that mono lift and body armor. The old days were real strong men. Men today benching 600 that can't do 405 on a touch and go. What a joke! Squating 900 with the mono lift and can't do a walk out with 600!
haha those guys got atleast 100lbs out of their squat gear. top ifters were finding ways to add pounds to their totals by gear even in the 70's. i know of stories where people got caught using 20+ft knee wraps and tennis balls behind their knees. tight denim shorts etc etc.
Kaz is so genetically gifted he can do this without serious specific training for each of these lifts over many years... He does look like he has a mild case of down syndrome but I'm jelous as fuck of his build.
For the squat he only had a belt and wraps, his stance was so narrow, he went deep and he didn't struggle at all...
Sure there are powerlifters today who can do more but they have a suit, wraps, belt, they don't walk out the squat which uses up a lot of energy, they have a much wider efficient stance, they are heavier (which makes it easier), all their training in the gym is aimed at helping these 3 lifts.
yea but derkypoo42, dude, ya still gotta give Kaz credit for this lift. The guy was a monster (and still is) and was lifting those weights like they were nothing. The other competitors were wearing the same quality gear and it's quite obvious they were struggling with their weights. See the other clip of this lifting meet (with sound btw).
oh without a doubt i give him credit. just pointing out it wasn't raw. most people have a crazy misconception of "the way it used to be" meaning raw and its simply not true. got a ton of respect for kaz and he could probably do these lifts without the suit. hell this is after his nasty pec tear bending a bar over his head and still benches 500+ compared to his record breaking 300kg press before
The real sport of powerlifting right here, folks. Forget the modern crud calling itself that. With today's support gear, Bill would ANNIHILATE our current "champions".
i don't think strong man events now,are a good test of strength,to much timed runing with weights,that is power not strength,that is what makes kaz so good not only was he the best powerlifter in the world,he was at the same time the best strong man,and at the Heighland games he could put the 56lbs weight over 18'3'' a would recored by a mile at the time,and if you think he did not have power and speed just see the 1981 WSM he lodes 12 barrels by throwing most 10 feet on to the cart.
I agree. Every single event now is an endurance event, usually doing a weight for numerous reps, or doing some sort of carrying/pushing event that is over 30 seconds long. I think there needs to be an equal mix of those events with the pure 1 rep max type strength events for it to be as exciting as it could be. And I wish they would be creative with the events like they were in the early 80's...
you are spot on in what you say,is is now the same old events,that they all practice with,and the idear in the first place was to give,powerlifters,weightlifters,shot puters etc,events that they would not normaly do to see who was the strongest,some speed some power,some like the deadlift just out and out strength,even the throwing events are timed now, instead of going heigher,and I'm sick to death of the Atlass stones.
They each have their own particular strengths. Powerlifting is more absolute strength than strongman where strongman requires a lot of endurance strength.
the man has 385 kg on his shoulders and it looks like he didn't even notice it standing up from a full squat! This man isn't human.. He's a God, the God of strength! His competition never stood a chance
Amazing! This total is crazy, even crazier considering this was after he tore his pec. I still find it amazing that he benched 670lbs (303kg) Raw, setting a world record in the bench, in the same contest he broke the WR total! I don't know if Kazmaier is relatively better than Ed Coan, but I think its safe to say he's the best super heavy of all time!
definately the strongest dude who ever lived. no question.
can you say....halotestin? lol
ZRT600Rider 1 day ago
Looks to me like he had 8 reps in him
ANALAZER1 3 months ago 2
strongest raw lifter of all time
glenpinard 5 months ago
375 was DEEP
paulisacrazyfreak101 6 months ago
@krakistophales you are so fucking right.
happokylpy 7 months ago
beast
MrSexylcecream 8 months ago
He is my Idol. What an impressive strongman, athlete, and humanitarian. He inspired my 9 year old son to be the best he can be through taking an interest in him at a speech he made and I hope to inspire my son in the future like Kaz once did.
steelbrand 8 months ago
Kaz benched over 500lbs with a full blown pec tear. Anybody who has ever torn a pec knows this is an impossible feat
jaycal75 8 months ago
eric cannot do it ..sorry been around seen em all..
steve19745 8 months ago
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7Behne 10 months ago
@7Behne Can Erik bench 661 pounds with perfectly flat back and no gear? In this video Kaz benched with peck tear. Can Erik squat 900 pounds ass to grass with no gear?
m5p944 9 months ago
He made the deadlifts look easy.
delboy723 10 months ago
his chest was in bad condition there but he benched 518 pounds.andy kerr from britain almost got over him. .the last deadlift of kaz is unique . sweden 1983
winston678 10 months ago
lol, can you imagine the GRIP strength you need to hold the 777 lbs in the deadlift? lol his hand could crush someones head
Con7ent 10 months ago
Damn, Old school roman status. No equipment like today, just thrown in there with some underwear and some body armor(belt). haha Gladiator lifting here. I love it, the squat looks so much more athletic when the lifters take the bar out of rack. Perfect bench.
MelbShufffler 10 months ago
Gosh, look how explosive this man is, on ALL his lifts. Freak. Truly in contention for the title of World's Strongest Man (just in general). A majority of the record holders today couldn't carry Kaz's gym shorts.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
Bill's the guy. Modern powerlifting is being tarnished with all the ridiculous equipment. For as much as Westside has helped further training knowledge, it has hurt the sport. The APF is mostly a joke.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
Bill's traps are actually a parasitic alien lifeform.
twigiestdrip 11 months ago
a fucking beast
BulletspongeM3 11 months ago
When did PL become Gear Lifting? Many people say Midote is freakin strong like hell but he is strong only in gear lifting.
ww020269 11 months ago
When Powerlifting was a great sport before all the high tech suits. Thanks for posting the video.
krony 1 year ago
the best strongest guy not mariuzs or jon its BILL KAZMAIER
q8shiaprince 1 year ago
It's strange that he only went to barely over 500 on his bench. He set a record in bench at 661 lbs at one point.
sgberta 1 year ago
@sgberta at worlds strongest man in 1982 (correct me if I am wrong) he tore one of his pecs during the bending the bar event and his bench was never the same after that.
Cesiade 1 year ago
@Cesiade I didn't know that. That would explain it.
sgberta 1 year ago
@Cesiade that's right,he tore it so bad,it come off the ribs,if you look after,you can so a gap in the chest from the op to repair it.thats why he had go give up powlifting.
cypionate011 1 year ago
Bill the real thing, perfect form,looks and is fit(unlike the fat idiots now) And his idea of a bench shirt was a clean t shirt! not a lump of latex
127069 1 year ago
Look at his 3rd attempt at the deadlift .. it's even more frightening how easy he pulled 800lbs than if he had maxed out :D Looks like he could have done 900lbs quite easily as well.
arpussupra 1 year ago
this is what motivated me in the 80's to start lifting i say 80's cause i was a teenager but i started lifting with guys like this who made fun of you if you didn't go low on a squat. much less a meet go to a local gym and see what they call squats these days looks like walk out to me. cause of hip problems can only squat round 405 now but i would'nt change nothing. kaz yu're one of my hero's.
xjcms 1 year ago
respect to this man
albertaberg 1 year ago
Textbook squat, not any other words needed.
MaThoSch 1 year ago
An incredible athlete.
Polarcupcheck 1 year ago
he could had done much heavier in the bench and deadlift, Kaz greatest ever :)
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13andincrediblycut 1 year ago
Was he trying. That has to be the easiest deadlift ive ever seen anyone do in a meet.
MrSammers12 1 year ago
@MrSammers12 it looks like he could have repped it for 10.
ANALAZER1 1 year ago
yankees rocking..lol rangers choke
fukidomev2 1 year ago
this is not a suit. it's a wrestling singlet that does help ur body tense up if anyone has ever wresltied with a tight singlet would know. This is completely raw.
MightySaxon55 1 year ago
He isn't bad :P
Sigward123 1 year ago
I thought Kaz was a 660 raw bencher... he barely locked that 518 out??
JohnS0045 1 year ago
@JohnS0045 I think this was filmed 1983 and he tore his pec '81 and never fully recovered from it.
epaluoma 1 year ago
@JohnS0045 i know rite? but kaz did bench 660 one time in his life! The man is a total beast i think if he wanted to hie could have sq 900 bp 650 and dl 900 all raw which would crush any total today 2,450lbs!
ARMFlGHT 1 year ago
@ARMFlGHT
You got that right. I watched him in the early 80" and he was an ANIMAL.
Look up on here and you will find a video showing him dead lifting 960 twice.
Kaz did a 960 dead lift on Worlds Strongest Man and he lifted it Twice in a row to show the competition who is BOSS. If I remember correctly he did 1100lbs before also back in early 80's.
ramair1969 1 year ago
kaz is the best...period.
grayfox3284 1 year ago
What a great video, a true inspiration to all of us at the Asylum Gym.
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theasylumgym 1 year ago
What a great video, a true inspiration to all of us at the Asylum Gym
theasylumgym 1 year ago
These lifts appeared RAW to me. He wasn't even wearing a shirt for his bench press. Is this a 2166 RAW total?
cyberkai99 1 year ago
:06 Robert deniro face
MrKungFUjoe 1 year ago
Not only deep on the squat but that is not one of the goofy squat suits of today that need 800 lbs before you can get them to break. Also those knee wraps are little more that ace bandages.
Senseial 1 year ago
The legend!
ortizdr81 1 year ago
Awesome look on his face before going under the bar for the 826lbs squat.
stuqua 1 year ago
the speed that 800 lbs DL comes off the grownd
cypionate011 1 year ago
awesome!!!
ThePistolpete1963 1 year ago
You wont see guys in APF with form and depth like this.
vadertheviking 1 year ago
That was cool vintage stuff.
My brother called me from up north. He met Kaz last week and Kaz said he doesnt even lift weights any more.
These guys were great. Did you see Kaz needing help to get his squat suit down. You are right derek. He wasnt really unequipped. A squat suit that tight is almost as good as one used now. I never realized that.
thanks for posting the vid dude. Hope all is well.
whfd322 1 year ago
so easy for him
dm325 1 year ago
that squat was easy
00000asc 1 year ago
such clean lifts. Not to take anything away from todays lifters but I think that for many federations judges have become more lenient in to try to allow records to continue to be broken though they should not always be. Take a strength sport like olympic weightlifting for example, where records from the 80's still stand
acehead0987 1 year ago 8
849 pounds up like nothing. i could see him getting 900 raw. strongest man ever.
dm325 1 year ago 9
@dm325 Look up pat mendes future strongest man that ever lived
TeamRussianSambo 2 months ago
he was puttin them weightts up like nuttin if he had the proper gear like we have now he would hold world record
themusclehamster1 1 year ago
this wasn't a competition, someone just happened to be filming bill doing his warm ups
petetang1985 1 year ago 6
@petetang1985 Just a simple deload for the Kaz. Keep the blood flowing a little.
Askren 1 year ago
dave rowe is a giant!
clearliquid 1 year ago
kaz was powerlifting at its zenith . minimal equipment, nothing technical just hard training and talent. after his era it was all down hill.
rodfigy 1 year ago
i agree with u @rodfigy i think powerlifting is degenerated now, to much gear and short movements , back arc i dont know this was awesome and i really think he could do more than that, but after him ed coan was great too.
zorrillo14 1 year ago
the best.....
mightymike44 1 year ago
Imagine if kaz in his prime had the gear that todays lifters have. kaz would be holding world records.
spawn039 1 year ago 3
I have more respect for this man now... 3x strongman world champion you know he wasn't doing half squats and neither does mariuz
chadcite 1 year ago
The half squat is a great exercise for strongman.
slauge 1 year ago
Anyone notice that his deadlift form is very simillar to how konstantinovs' currently is.
Two monsters that we need to learn more from :)
o0Relinquished0o 1 year ago
Are these lifts fucking RAW?
cyberkai99 1 year ago
@cyberkai99
Yeah they are. Today's lifter's are a circus act. I don't count any lift with squat suits, bench shirts, or wrist wraps.
Vazcular 1 year ago
good damn them dead lifts are awsome, he would of got the 400kg dead lift if he tryed it, a true monster
invertedpentagram666 1 year ago
This is proper old-school powerlifting. Some of the shit i see nowadays (shallow squats, ridiculous lifting suits, and friggin awful music playing during lifts !) is really sad. Powerlifting could have been a real sport, not the freak side show we see these days.
JoeFraze 1 year ago 5
squats are so perfect.
turkeybonger 1 year ago 3
i really admire kaz as a true strength athlete..why couldn't they keep the lifting simple like it was back then today
yasinpatel12345 2 years ago
now thats a proper bench press, none of this bench shirt shit
MrAdonohue 2 years ago 42
Who picks up the 50kg plates to load the bar, thats what I want to know.
weightliftingisgreat 2 years ago
looks like he could have done 1000lbs on the squat with that bar speed, and the 799 deadlift looked too easy as well.
deanP382 2 years ago 2
I definitely agree with u. Kaz does them very explosivly.. Deadlift looks like the weight he could clean up to his chest..
haihatin 2 years ago
yes he was first who can squat 1000lbs
7urb0m4n 2 years ago
Kaz is one of the few powerlifters that has a perfect squat. Today its a miracle if the heavy squatters get down to parallel . Mike Millers 1220 squat is not 1/4 of the way down that kaz squat is.
tomn53 2 years ago 5
agreed 100%
08u235086349h08gh3 2 years ago
Ever watched IPF competition?:D All heavyweight is below parallell. OR else you get 3 red lights.
ofnair 2 years ago 4
And Kazmaier had to walk the bar out from the rack. None of this Monolift bullshit for him.
amarone1956 2 years ago 23
@amarone1956 Although I agree that real men walk out their squats, I must say that in the long run, mono's will save your hips. Dont get me wrong, its much more impressive to see a walked out squat. Just saying for longevity purposes......
tastefulphrasing 7 months ago
Kaz was known for having the deepest, strict squat in powerlifting..look at that form, he was good for well more than that in the same form. Kaz was the best because he excelled in and turned down no challenge, powerlifting, strongman, highland games, etc...
treetoptop 2 years ago 5
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Kaz also liked to talk shit about a man whose wrist wraps he couldn't carry.
The Dixie Derrick >>>>> Kaz.
GeorgeDedaj 2 years ago
George,
When and what did Kaz ever say about Paul Anderson? I've heard Kaz in the past say he felt he was the strongest man who ever lived, etc..but never heard him go after Anderson.
treetoptop 2 years ago
Kaz cast doubts on Anderson's lifts, even going so far as to claim that he had concrete proof that Anderson used fake plates. In fact, he even claimed that he owned some of the alleged fake plates. Where would he even have obtained them had they been real? At a flea market? Garage sale?
GeorgeDedaj 2 years ago
It was a bit different back then wasn't it?
I think those were the glory days of the sport.
zerk54 2 years ago 3
The most important thing to note about this video is that he is also a powerlifter, like modern powerlifters today, also lifting similar weights in similar lifts. The difference? Kaz goes ass to grass with 825 lbs in a textbook form squat, and it's easy for him.
Modern powerlifters 1/2 squat 1200 lbs in multiple layer suits, and they struggle to do so.
We should all learn from this man's lifting and strive to achieve the same, not the mockery of lifting that is today's powerlifting.
krakistophales 2 years ago 77
no lame ass bench shirt either
MurdaMook011 2 years ago 5
@krakistophales I agree 100%. The problem with the sport of powerlifting is that there are so many federations. Multiple feds, multiple rules. Whereas Olympic weightlifting only has 1 fed.
NorwichGrad97 1 year ago
@krakistophales Yeah, but in the IPF the rules still require a full squat(Breaking paralell).
pointman127 1 year ago
@krakistophales I COULDN'T agree with you more. I never see powerlifters going that low anymore. Yes, they handle obsene weights, but they have very wide stances and don't go that low. Kaz was, and is, the man. Just unreal watching him on that squat. You're right.
mixer14316 1 year ago
@krakistophales He doesn't go deeper in squats than today's powerlifters
zamsonub 8 months ago
@zamsonub Umm, yea he does. Watch the video again and pause it at the bottom of the squat. His thighs break parallel.
livingdeadmoose 8 months ago
@livingdeadmoose Ye, so does today's powerlifters. You'll just fuck up your knees if you don't break parallel.
zamsonub 8 months ago
@zamsonub I never said todays powerlifters don't break parallel, I just said Kaz does. And I never discussed joint health either. I don't know why you completely changed the topic of our discussion.
livingdeadmoose 7 months ago
Actually you did say that. "Umm, yea he does". And I wasn't trying to change the subject just point out why today's lifters break parallel. I'm sorry if my comment about joint health offended you.
zamsonub 7 months ago
@zamsonub Wow, reread our whole conversation, if you don't see what I was trying to say, then read it again. If you still don't get it then I can't help you.
livingdeadmoose 7 months ago
@livingdeadmoose Sounds like you're trying to say is that Kaz breaks parallel. I know that, I have eyes of my own. Obviously you don't understand what I was trying to say either.
zamsonub 6 months ago
what are those weights made of to be so heavy? Stainless steel?
SlabIronChest 2 years ago
i meet bill wen he opened my gym fuck he looks awesome
pickmehair 2 years ago
That is what you call SUPER GENETICS mixed in with hard work.
TheMightykaz 2 years ago 5
hahahaha, that bench was rediculous, he looks like he had 5 more reps in him
MicFrosty88 2 years ago 6
This was after a pec tear I believe. His best press ever is 661lbs which was the world record at the time.
fmarotte 2 years ago 3
@fmarotte
He would have eventually gotten 700 RAW IMO. That pec tear from bending the steel bar in the 81' WSM really effected him from then on.
Vazcular 1 year ago 3
dude no kidding
SlabIronChest 2 years ago 2
Wow. How easy was that for him. Looks like all his lifts were raw also, I love how when he gets a no lift on his second deadlift for dropping the bar he lets it down slowly.
strengthathlete 2 years ago 5
Lol. I just knew he was going to hold on to it extra long to make a point. I like how he looks up at the judges, just holding it for an extra five seconds after it's on the platform. "Good enough, bitches?"
diesel7777777 2 years ago 6
Look at his traps. He's like a bull.
mustangx218 2 years ago 4
those squats were easy for him. look how quickly he brought that weight up.
Goodatconnect4 2 years ago 4
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and roid freak
maross1388 2 years ago
kirk karwoski, also a great oldschool guy
maross1388 2 years ago 6
man he took this meet lightly:P
rantanen1 2 years ago 5
Bill has one of the strickest forms in powerlifting.He does an excellent squat form.
mpaper345 2 years ago 27
His eyes are nothing but focused. I love his eyes.
tastefulphrasing 2 years ago 8
Looks like he could've done any of those squats for reps.
Schwarzalbenheimen 2 years ago 5
man look @ that depth! better than any of the wpo b.s. you see today.
dbarnett87 2 years ago 25
i don't think anybody see's any wpo anything today, wpo has been gone for a couple years
derkypoo42 2 years ago 3
@derkypoo42 Yeah, that was a really nice, clean squat.
bluesuedeshoes2222 1 year ago
Kaz is a freak of nature and my personal hero. He is better than powerlifters and strongmen today because aside from them being freaks of nature, they also are freaks of science (pudz)... Kaz didnt have half the advantages that a guy like pudz has.
BINGBONGGG 2 years ago
You make it sound like they just took a few extra steroids and - Voila! a strongman champion. They are bigger and stronger because they train harder and have great genetics. The fact that they use steroids to allow them to be able to train harder does not subtract from the fact they actually work harder.
Besides, it's not like steroids weren't around back in the 80s. In fact, steroid use was really rampant in every sport in the 70s and 80s. probably even more so than today.
slauge 2 years ago 3
I take steriods. I dont fault most athletes for taking them. I dont know if you read what i was saying but i agree with you and completely know what your talking about. I just dont think you know enough about growth factors (GH - IGF) and their effects on the human body to really comment on my post. Trust me these men are a new breed of athlete, better training, better tools for growth, stamina, and strength.
BINGBONGGG 2 years ago
do you mean to suggest that pudz has a GH-gut ? ;) Seriously though, as for the usage of HGH, IGF-1, HGF-1 etc, I cannot make any real estimation on how prevalent their usage is or how they have affected strongman athletes since growth factors became popular,but I will accept that we are better equipped nowadays when it comes to performance enhancing drugs. However, I stand by the point I made before(ie they earned it)). And apparently ( despite the remark about "freaks of science") so do you :)
slauge 2 years ago
i really appreciate your compliment and understanding. Very Good conversation.
BINGBONGGG 2 years ago
Just read your convo. with slauge, and very interesting take. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't growth Kazmier's drug of choice? I have heard this from numerous powerlifting legends. I'm not sure if IGF-1 was around back then, just asking about the growth thing. I, too, am pro-steroids. Just wanted to see if I got correct info.
ElPorteroBestia 2 years ago
I hadnt heard that. Not saying it isnt possible. In the early 80's and late 70's they were extracting it from the putuitary of corpses, ended up causing brain cell lymphoma in a lot of people. Not sure about billl though, i heard they were into the bread and butter anabolics and androgenics that resulted in major strength gains. Would like to know more about it though.
BINGBONGGG 2 years ago
Oh shit! I didn't know that's where they were getting it, damn. A little dangerous, they would think...
Yeah, in one of my lengthy conversations with Chad Aichs we got on the subject of IGF-1 and growth, and I commented saying that I'm sure that an advantage that we have over previous powerlifters of the 80's and such. Then he said, "Oh no! Growth, that was Kazmier's drug of choice my friend!" Apparently we're talking 10 iu's a day... How's that for a drug of your choice? LMFAO
ElPorteroBestia 2 years ago
Test is test mate, doesn't matter how pretty the compound it's in, test is test.
FUZZYisBIG 2 years ago
equipment sucks, tehy should ban it
Dissection93 2 years ago
equipment IS banned in the RAW PL-federations. But they are always small and attract little interest. Apparently, the people want to see gear, and the lifters want to use it. Everyone likes big numbers.
slauge 2 years ago
I agree.
BINGBONGGG 2 years ago
hey bud, that Marathon, your right. It was real easy to get into, compared to today and let you go wayyyy down to a very low squat. Can not do that today. It was not raw but 100% raw is pretty dangerious. Even raw is was ultra strong, Today's ultra strong men are average at best with the gear!
mightymike44 2 years ago
Way back in 1894, a little girl named Madeline Crothe was skipping through the woods when a mysterious man in black snatched her. He brought her to his house, tourtered her, and starved her to death. Send this to 6 videos in the next 30 min. and you will be safe, but if you don't... at approximately 1: 34 tonight you will wake up to see an aneorexic child holding a bloodied up knife and she will kill you
2GoodAtSports 2 years ago
way back in 1962 i woke up walked in the dark for a snack........and stepped on a cat!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
mflora72 2 years ago
way back this morning i ate a sandwich
seventyeightwater 2 years ago
I was pretty good at PL in my time, same as Kaz days. I was in a couple of meets with him competing. With all respects to todays lifers with that mono lift and body armor. The old days were real strong men. Men today benching 600 that can't do 405 on a touch and go. What a joke! Squating 900 with the mono lift and can't do a walk out with 600!
mightymike44 2 years ago 4
today powerlifitng is a joke, multi ply gear, half squat belly bench press and no lock out dead.
it's so true a 1000 half squatter can't walk out with 600.
lift2live1 2 years ago 4
the fucking sound???
gabberlurgenando 2 years ago 2
pretty damn close to raw, compared to todays cheat equip....
MrIowa04 2 years ago
haha those guys got atleast 100lbs out of their squat gear. top ifters were finding ways to add pounds to their totals by gear even in the 70's. i know of stories where people got caught using 20+ft knee wraps and tennis balls behind their knees. tight denim shorts etc etc.
derkypoo42 2 years ago
Kaz is so genetically gifted he can do this without serious specific training for each of these lifts over many years... He does look like he has a mild case of down syndrome but I'm jelous as fuck of his build.
5hruglife 2 years ago
you say he looks like he has down syndrome?
mflora72 2 years ago
For the squat he only had a belt and wraps, his stance was so narrow, he went deep and he didn't struggle at all...
Sure there are powerlifters today who can do more but they have a suit, wraps, belt, they don't walk out the squat which uses up a lot of energy, they have a much wider efficient stance, they are heavier (which makes it easier), all their training in the gym is aimed at helping these 3 lifts.
5hruglife 2 years ago
he's wearing what looks like an old marathon (brand name not sport) squat suit. wasn't raw bud.
derkypoo42 2 years ago
yea but derkypoo42, dude, ya still gotta give Kaz credit for this lift. The guy was a monster (and still is) and was lifting those weights like they were nothing. The other competitors were wearing the same quality gear and it's quite obvious they were struggling with their weights. See the other clip of this lifting meet (with sound btw).
jlange73 2 years ago
oh without a doubt i give him credit. just pointing out it wasn't raw. most people have a crazy misconception of "the way it used to be" meaning raw and its simply not true. got a ton of respect for kaz and he could probably do these lifts without the suit. hell this is after his nasty pec tear bending a bar over his head and still benches 500+ compared to his record breaking 300kg press before
derkypoo42 2 years ago
@derkypoo42 But you have to admit, suits then, are NOTHING compared to suits now, where half the weight is being lifted by the suit.
tastefulphrasing 1 year ago
@derkypoo42 I mean, look at the size of those shoulder straps. Yeah, that suit is not doing very much.
tastefulphrasing 1 year ago
Kaz is a fucking freak. If only the sport was still like this.
IrishMarc1 2 years ago 5
The real sport of powerlifting right here, folks. Forget the modern crud calling itself that. With today's support gear, Bill would ANNIHILATE our current "champions".
TheTrueFortress 2 years ago 5
this is how powerlifting should be.
helpcurecatholicism 2 years ago 6
bill should have gone for more in the squat and deadlift. Looked so easy, sooo much accelleration and amazing bar speed
airtime48 2 years ago 2
bill had a very bad torn peck here,that needed surgary after,so I think he was only doing wat he had to win,and no more
cypionate011 2 years ago
true
airtime48 2 years ago
thats real power totaly raw, no bech or squat suits there
Berzerker1386 2 years ago
he could easily have gone 50 lbs more on the deadlift
suprman1020 2 years ago
before powerlifting turned to shit
samfwz 2 years ago 4
He made that squat look waaaaaaaaaaaay too easy.
SJRogers 3 years ago 4
i don't think strong man events now,are a good test of strength,to much timed runing with weights,that is power not strength,that is what makes kaz so good not only was he the best powerlifter in the world,he was at the same time the best strong man,and at the Heighland games he could put the 56lbs weight over 18'3'' a would recored by a mile at the time,and if you think he did not have power and speed just see the 1981 WSM he lodes 12 barrels by throwing most 10 feet on to the cart.
cypionate011 3 years ago
bill was a beast
lempfert22 3 years ago
i kinda agree with you. It should really be called 'World's Most Powerful Man' really, although it does involve strength events too.
TearTheRoofOff 3 years ago
I agree. Every single event now is an endurance event, usually doing a weight for numerous reps, or doing some sort of carrying/pushing event that is over 30 seconds long. I think there needs to be an equal mix of those events with the pure 1 rep max type strength events for it to be as exciting as it could be. And I wish they would be creative with the events like they were in the early 80's...
Crocodile25 3 years ago
you are spot on in what you say,is is now the same old events,that they all practice with,and the idear in the first place was to give,powerlifters,weightlifters,shot puters etc,events that they would not normaly do to see who was the strongest,some speed some power,some like the deadlift just out and out strength,even the throwing events are timed now, instead of going heigher,and I'm sick to death of the Atlass stones.
cypionate011 3 years ago
he looks like he could have done 5 reps with that 385kg,
cypionate011 3 years ago 2
Watching this guy in the Strongman comps was something else! He had sick strength!
MadLip78 3 years ago
no lie that shit went up with ease
MTHS40 3 years ago
I think a strongman event is a more way of testing strength than powerlifting
turningaxe 3 years ago
They each have their own particular strengths. Powerlifting is more absolute strength than strongman where strongman requires a lot of endurance strength.
cyberkai99 2 years ago
does anyone have the entire video ? i would like to see a british lifter called andy kerr who also lifted this year.
staplegun16 3 years ago
Don't like how he acts when he gets called on his deadlifting attempt. There is no call for that in this sport. It was clearly a failed attempt.
jackattack247 3 years ago
the man has 385 kg on his shoulders and it looks like he didn't even notice it standing up from a full squat! This man isn't human.. He's a God, the God of strength! His competition never stood a chance
dbzownsbigtime 3 years ago 2
Amazing! This total is crazy, even crazier considering this was after he tore his pec. I still find it amazing that he benched 670lbs (303kg) Raw, setting a world record in the bench, in the same contest he broke the WR total! I don't know if Kazmaier is relatively better than Ed Coan, but I think its safe to say he's the best super heavy of all time!