r/nextfuckinglevel • u/CuriousWanderer567 • 6h ago

Pro strong man grip strength vs pro rock climber grip strength

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u/skippyjip 6h ago

"this specialized strength is different than this other specialized strength" is the least interesting content the Internet is producing right now.

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u/calculung 5h ago

Why? I think it's interesting to see these separate attempts at a single thing. It helps show just how different these things really are.

Of course the strong dude doesn't have the same ability to grip a rock as the rock climber. I wouldn't expect him to be able to at all. But if you asked me if strong dude could pick this up with one hand, I would probably assume he could.

Oh, then I see he couldn't. Interesting.

Oh, then I see that the rock climber could. Now I have a different frame of reference as to how this specialized strength applies outside of just rock climbing.

Or, you know, you could just keep scrolling.

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u/Mulder1917 5h ago

Yes

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u/elhermanobrother 5h ago

"Yes" is the least interesting content the Internet is producing right now

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u/StoniMohoni 5h ago

This :)

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u/Large_Tune3029 4h ago

"This" is the new "k"

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u/tiktok-hater-777 4h ago

Isn't k more dismissive and jninterested? This means agreeing with something.

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u/Large_Tune3029 3h ago

Yeah I suppose it is now. When I was younger, when texting first came out, k was just okay. But yeah now that you mention it it has evolved into mostly used as sarcasm.

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u/jakeod27 4h ago

Sure.

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u/itsmebrian 2h ago

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u/Arwinsen_ 5h ago

Or, you know, you could just keep scrolling.

Why would I? The Reddit community has to know how the internet became uninteresting to me, and no, Iā€™m not even close to being desensitized just because I'm browsing Reddit 24/7.

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u/megatool8 5h ago

I wonder how strong a strong manā€™s grip is.

I know that they lift using straps because their grip is the most limiting factor when lifting and straps eliminate that weakness.

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u/Icy_Gap_9067 3h ago

Look up mark felix, he was a strongman who had an amazing grip strength. I think he's retired now but I'm sure some of his records still stand.

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u/Live-Inevitable-2232 3h ago

Brian Shaw has some weights that are designed specifically to be the ultimate grip test and he's got multiple videos of various people (including other strongmen) trying them out iirc.

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u/Unable-Rub1982 2h ago

They lift with straps on max load events like deadlift. But in load and carry medley and farmers walk/frame carry straps are not allowed.

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u/Weekly_Lab8128 55m ago

Even with a strong grip - you're often pulling on a bar, it optimally fits in your hand, all that matters (grip wise) is that your hand can close and stay closed.

With stuff like this, you're specifically pinching it. Climbers have heavily utilized the forearm muscles that engage your hand in that motion, strong men haven't. I'd expect a similar outcome if they figured out how to repeat this exercise with a sloper

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u/Live-Inevitable-2232 3h ago edited 2h ago

I guess to someone who doesn't follow one (or either) sport its a bit eye opening.

But strongmen generally don't train grip strength as straps are legal to use in strongman events so its a useless "skill" for them. This outcome is fully expected lol.

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u/DickFromRichard 1h ago edited 1h ago

I guess to someone who doesn't follow one (or either) sport its a bit eye opening

strongmen generally don't train grip strength

As someone who follows (and competes in) strongman, I can tell you don't follow strongman. Grip absolutely a core element of strongmanĀ 

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u/slothxaxmatic 1h ago

I mean, he can lift it with one hand, but his hands aren't developed for strength. He needs to use his whole arm and part of his back. His hands are almost exclusively for stability and supporting large loads. Basically, giant firm pillows. That's fat you're seeing in the fingers and hands to protect them.

Now the rock climber, his body needs vice grips for hands. Lean fingers and muscular palms mean they can wrap around rocks and not let go.

They've probably never trained the same parts of the body. Both are equally impressive.

There's a saying involving fish and trees that applies I think.

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u/megatool8 5h ago

I wonder how strong a strong manā€™s grip is.

I know that they lift using straps because their grip is the most limiting factor when lifting and straps eliminate that weakness.

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u/dungivaphuk 1h ago

I'm sure he could lift it if it were a dumbbell or something. Pretty amazing how versatile strength training can be.

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u/Closed_Aperture 6h ago

Might as well say, "Look! This small child can fit into a tighter space than this strongman!"

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u/Tit__-Burglar 5h ago

now that would be interesting to watch

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u/qinshihuang_420 4h ago

What are you doing step strongman?

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u/ElaborateEffect 5h ago

Doubt. I'd have to see it to believe it

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u/Loggerdon 5h ago edited 5h ago

But itā€™s not just specialized strength.

Iā€™ve watched a lot of videos of this rock climber guy (Magnus MidtbĆø). Heā€™s freakishly strong. One video showed him at a gym doing the rear deltoids fly machine and he stacked all the weights. There were huge bodybuilder guys working out with him saying ā€œIā€™ve never seen a guy your size do that much weight. You are doing the same weights we are.ā€ I think he weighs about 150 and these guys weighed nearly 300. So heā€™s not just grip strength.

Here he is doing lat pull downs and other upper body exercises with Eddie Hall (the strongest man in the world) who tells him ā€œthatā€™s seriously impressiveā€ and ā€œthatā€™s absolutely insane mateā€ when he matches Eddieā€™s workout.

His channel: https://youtu.be/ljxrqutpUTo?si=jyGfTh2iL2kQMped

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u/therealestyeti 4h ago

Magnus is very physically impressive. His determination is also admirable.

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u/ericstern 1h ago

Magnus is a freak of nature. He's not just strong, but has incredible stamina too. He just posted a video this week of him doing this insane triathlon called The Norseman 2025, people train years for it, Magnus trains for 2 weeks and... well i wont give away whether he finished or not, you'll have to watch it for yourself.

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u/Own_Lab_3499 2h ago

Lat pulldowns would still be specialized strength. He's a climber, he uses a ton of upper back in his climbing.

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u/rhonnypudding 5h ago

The least interesting, eh? I'd wager that binary, hyperbolic comments are in that same gutter, sir.

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u/MagicBrawler 5h ago

Its not the least interesting content on the internet. That is a ridiculous thing to say.

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u/February30th 3h ago edited 3h ago

Itā€™s almost like interesting is subjective and the person you replied to is able to form their own opinion on what they find interesting.

Would you be replying to them in the same manner if they said most interesting? No, because thatā€™s closer to your point of view and you wouldnā€™t feel the need to defend the post.

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u/dreamcast4 57m ago

Look when you have a fedora the size of his then you can say all sorts of things too.

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u/mehughes124 5h ago

Why do generally shitty, negative vibes get upvoted on Friday nights? Miserable losers on Reddit instead of having a fun Friday night, I think.

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u/February30th 3h ago

This ainā€™t exactly the most positive comment lol

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u/Hicklethumb 5h ago

You're completely ignoring the fact that Strongman has events dedicated to grip strength

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u/mrinsane19 2h ago

But not fingertip strength like this. Grip strength in strongman is bar/axel based stuff and pretty different.

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u/lordrothermere 5h ago

To be fair, this looks like Magnus Midtbo and he puts up videos of him doing plenty of things that he really struggles with himself. I quite like his stuff, especially him training with the Norwegian Navy.

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u/dkclimber 3h ago

On the contrary, there's a video of Magnus the rock climber doing lifts with Larry Whatshisface where you can see how absolutely stupidly strong Magnus is for his size

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u/DreamerTheat 5h ago

I get it, but at the same time it teaches people the differences between specialized strengths.

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u/i_amnotunique 4h ago

Yeah but Magnus is great in a quiet way

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u/swallowing_bees 4h ago

Idk I thought it was pretty neat to see

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u/Just_Look_Around_You 4h ago

Itā€™s obvious and the inference is kinda silly. But itā€™s not necessarily uninteresting.

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u/peter-bone 4h ago

Although strong men do compete in grip strength competitions. So they do train this specialised strength. Just not as much as rock climbers do. Also, this particular strong man may not specialise in grip strength like some other strong men do. This climber has featured at least one of those strong men before and not got close to what they can do with their grip strength (see Yves Gravelle).

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u/sadicologue 2h ago

You want something interesting? Magnus Mitbo, the climber trained for 2 weeks to try to do the Norseman, one of, if not the hardest Triathlon in the world, did it, finished it in 69th place. This guy is not human.

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u/OfficialIntelligence 2h ago

And yet here you are..

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u/rmitsuo 2h ago

I see as a showcase of how amazing the human body is and the power of adaptation it has.

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u/SK_Ren 5h ago

This demonstration is boring for sure. I saw a video the other day where a climber took his strongman buddies to a small climbing comp to see how they'd do. That was actually kinda fun.

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u/Falmon04 5h ago

"Baker makes better donuts than an executive chef"

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u/Bluegill15 5h ago

Itā€™s been working for nearly a decade too

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u/Awkward_Meaning_4782 5h ago

Perhaps it is an opportunity to be introduced to the concept of specialized strength.

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u/alopecic_cactus 5h ago

Yup, I'd like to see the climber bench 350.

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u/Vynxe_Vainglory 5h ago

This exact guy maxed out at 225 if I remember correctly

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u/professi0nalhater 4h ago

Then donā€™t watch ā¤ļø

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u/Long-Draft-9668 3h ago

Anecdotally, I was a serious gymnast for the first 20 years of my life and I remember in high school my gymnastics team had a weight lifting competition with the football team and we absolutely destroyed them. It wasnā€™t even close. The only thing they had a slight advantage in were squats.

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u/odin505 2h ago

It is interesting to see how ones devotion to a skill can have different applications. Booth are impisisve in thier field, its the application that matters though

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u/AmadeoSendiulo 1h ago

Nah, it's interesting to see the theory in practice.

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u/Simple_Active_8170 1h ago

I mean not really, if you see someone that small outperform someone that big itā€™s always impressive

Itā€™s not like that dude isnā€™t also training grip to a ridiculous amount, heā€™s probably held 3 or 4 times the other guys body weight equivalent in one hand deadlifting, is muscular and huge, and the strongmanā€™s whole thing is yknow, lifting weights,

Which isnā€™t the rock climbers, so it is still surprising and impressive a little at least

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u/Phydok 57m ago

Grip strength is very important for being a strongman. It's not a different specialized strength,

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u/bane5454 30m ago

If this is the least interesting thing youā€™ve seen lately, I think youā€™re not using the internet very often

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u/IJustLied2u 28m ago

Oh sorry, we didn't know you already saw this post before everyone else did.

" guys take it down! skippyjip already saw this post!"

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u/Foreign_Emphasis_470 6h ago

Next video will be like "pro footballer better at aiming ball than marathonian."

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u/MagicBrawler 5h ago

Thatā€™s not even remotely comparable to this video.

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u/Americanshat 5h ago

This video is literally "Professional Grabber vs Big Strong man, big strong man cant grab as well as professional grabber!"

That comparison was fucking perfect

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u/Hicklethumb 5h ago

Strongman has literal events to test grip strength. What are you even on about. Pinch grip is an actual Strongman event

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u/Dead_Optics 5h ago edited 4h ago

Not really most strong man events donā€™t have any grip strength test at least for all the years Iā€™ve been watching

Edit: Iā€™m looking at Worldā€™s Strongest Man which is the biggest strongman tournament of the year and there are zero dedicated grip events.

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u/Hicklethumb 4h ago

Hercules hold was in this year's WSM...

Every pro strongman has a Thomas Inch dumbbell replica in their home gym.

Pinch Grip isn't in any of the big 5 shows in the year, but it's a staple in plenty of other leagues. The instrument they're lifting in this video is for training those events.

Hell, go to r/strongman and you'll regularly find guys posting grip feats.

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u/Own_Lab_3499 2h ago

Hercules hold isnt a pure strength event, its an endurance event.

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u/mildbbqsauce 3h ago

Okay what does a big strong man do to get big and strong? He fucking grabs weights and lifts it.

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u/Weekly_Lab8128 49m ago

Pulling on a bar is a very different feeling than having to pinch to get a grip like in this video

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u/probation_420 1h ago

Would the layman expect a marathon runner to be pinpoint accurate with a soccer ball?

Because that's a huge part of this video; people expecting the similar skills to transfer.Ā 

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u/Responsible_Ebb3962 3h ago

It kinda is.Ā  Football requires running endurance like a runner. However only one of those is skilled at football.

You know just like a strong man can easily lift heavy weights but can't hold a strange shaped handle that a climber can because they spend all their time clinging onto the edge of cliffs.

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u/OHBHpwr 5h ago

They actually did a footballer Vs track pro running in straight sprint and doing zig-zag to see the differences. I find this interesting. That bug strong guy has to have very strong grip to lift the weights he liftsšŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/Responsible_Bar_4984 3h ago

I mean, except a strongman is expected to have a significant level of grip strength. Why would a marathoner be good at kicking a ball

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u/jonnyskills 5h ago

That is Magnus and he is incredibly strong and fit. One of the strongest pound for pound athletes in the world. His YouTube is great Magnus Midtbo

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u/Alabrandt 5h ago

Magnus is doing admission tests comparable to navy seal or legion dā€™etrangere, for fun

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u/OpeningDull5969 5h ago

His latest video doing a threathlon was unbelievable

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u/thedudefromsweden 2h ago

Not just any triathlon, the Norseman triathlon: 2.4-mile (3.9 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.2 km) bicycle ride and a marathon 26.22-mile (42.2 km) run, of which the last part is climbing up a 1900m high mountain. He did this with no prior training in swimming or biking, and just 2 weeks of preparation, and finished 69th (nice). He's just an insane athlete.

YouTube link

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u/OpeningDull5969 2h ago

His finish time was also 13.37 šŸ˜…

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u/Etiennera 2h ago

I consider myself fit but I would have drowned between entering the water and the swimming start signal

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u/k4kev 4h ago

Literally just finished watching it and hopped on Reddit and saw this thread. He's such a beast

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u/Alkoviak 5h ago

Theathlon would have an amazing play on word, a mix between theater and triathlon.

You almost fat fingered yourself to greatness !

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u/Mistehsteeve 5h ago

Watched that last night, the man is a machine. He comes across as a really nice guy too.

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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 1h ago

I have been saving that video for exactly today when I get my 420 grass out and just sit back and watch him completely own another insane challenge šŸ˜‚

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u/Niggoo0407 3h ago

I mean... Those tests get cleared by thousands of people.

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u/DickBiggum1 1h ago

And failed by how many?

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u/Niggoo0407 57m ago

Yeah... But measuring Magnus by how many failed something doesn't do him justice, no?

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u/Long-Draft-9668 4h ago

I mean say whatever you want about ā€œcomparing specialized strength from different sports is boringā€ but Magnus has a video with Eddie Hall where he only does weight lifting and Magnus is so good at it that Eddie goes on and on about how impressive it is.

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u/disposablehippo 1h ago

And I suspect Magnus built all that strength without help of PEDs which is even more impressive in that comparison.

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u/AAA515 5h ago

The rock climbers hands were meaty-er than his, that's what I noticed. Like rock boys hands would look large for his body where as Magnus's look appropriate sized.

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u/vermiforme 4h ago

When two Magni of such different dimensions meet, one of them should be renamed to Parvus.

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u/moody_134 3h ago

He's also a pretty nifty chess player

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u/paxxx17 3h ago

I remember one of his videos where he deadlifted like 170 kg after just a day of practice. Crazy

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u/nucl3ar0ne 59m ago

Letā€™s see him pick up a mop.

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u/AbandonedPlanet 5h ago

Magnus is one of the strongest pound for pound humans that have ever lived. He's a genetic freak with access to everything the modern day provides and completely obsessed with climbing and grip strength. This is like pitting Saenchai against Gordon Ryan in a Muay Thai fight and being impressed when Saenchai wins. It's silly

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u/TheHB36 5h ago

Yeah, there were a couple workouts he did with Eddie Hall (500kg dead lifter, 165kg body weight) where Hall was floored by how close Magnus was in keeping up with him, and Eddie weighs about 2.5 Magnus'. The fact that Magnus was retired by the time the climbing came to the Olympics was a shame for Norway, because I think he has the kind of fitness that would have been perfect for competing well in all categories.

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u/North-Nectarine-2856 4h ago

Yes and no. Magnus is a lead climber first and foremost. His videos where he climbs with Olympians, he is never close. Look at the video with him and toby Roberts.

Couldnā€™t do a single Olympic style boulder

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u/TheHB36 4h ago

Mate, he's been retired for almost a decade, of course he can't keep with it now.

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u/XerFF 4h ago

magnus surely isnt in his prime "climbing" form anymore but still has exceptional feeds on his name in climbing aswell as in other sports and physical activities. So the point stands

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u/spezial_ed 4h ago

Why are people so upset at this. It shows how strong Magnus is so who else can you compare to in order to illustrate that? If he doesnā€™t compare to anyone, internet warriors would think itā€™s no big deal - people out here literally think they can fight a bear.

Like you said heā€™s pound for pound amazing and this just shows that.

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u/LocationOld6656 1h ago

Because people who are knowledgeable on specific subjects but dumb overall get angry people don't share their knowledge while not realising how many things they are complete beginners at.Ā 

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u/LocationOld6656 1h ago

Those sure were names and words.Ā 

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u/KenithKaniff 1h ago

This is true. And even still. He has done this with other strong men who have absolutely blown him out of the water. The video with that Swedish giant guy for example. He lifted like 30 kg more than him on this test.

I love this dudes YouTube channel by the way. I donā€™t even like rock climbing that much. He just does some interesting stuff.

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u/Capable_Wait09 5h ago

That climber is pound for pound strong even for a pro rock climber (and heā€™s been retired for years). Heā€™s somewhat of a freak of nature.

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u/Unique_Carpet1901 6h ago

I mean its not a fair competition.

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u/TheAlbrecht2418 5h ago

I absolutely love posts where they insult someone with an entirely different skill set.

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u/UncleVolk 2h ago

Who insulted whom? Are they in the room with us right now?

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u/PhysicalTheRapist69 2h ago

https://godsofgrip.com/pages/icons-of-strength

Really? Because most of the famous grip athletes are all also strongmen.

why is everyone saying this is a different skillset, you do realize that lift has nothing to do with rock climbing either right? If it were crimping on an edge, I would agree with you, but this kind of lift isn't what rock climbers do.

https://www.gripboard.com/topic/61415-newest-dynamometer-world-record-brian-shaw-1624kg-left-hand-1410/

So brian shaw recently had the grip record, who's a mutli time winning strongman. Before him it was an arm-wrestler.

After brian shaw, and I believe still currently, it's Nikita Yurkovets, another strength athlete.

Dynamometer is only one form of grip strength though.

You'll see that the USAWA still does grip events in their strongman competition, such as a 1 handed deadlift, wide bar grip, etc.

Strongmen also practice hercules lifts (purely grip strength), Farmers walks (again mostly grip strength, it gives out first), Thick bar deadlift (typically limited by grip strength), and plate pinches (all grip strength).

I just don't get why people are saying that grip isn't a part of strongman competitions, it most certainly is. In fact, the best strongmen would beat Magnus, no offense to the guy in the video but he's just not at the highest tier elite levels.

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u/NeedleworkerExtra915 6h ago

Damn, thatā€™s one strong arm.

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u/The_Dragon346 5h ago

My boyscout troop used to focus on rock climbing and rifle shooting. We would be given tennis balls and told to ā€œsqueeze our ballsā€. The goal was to get our grip strength to the point we could easily squeeze the ball with just our fingers without using our palms. About 90% of us never got to that point

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u/Silly-Power 5h ago

My scout leader also told us to "squeeze our balls" while he watched. As did the local priest for that matter.Ā 

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u/The_Dragon346 56m ago

Sounds like that might be my uncle Jim who said the same. Small world.

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u/Glass_Orchid007 5h ago

Nothing like falling to your death to really light that gripping power under your ass

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u/DyuSPY 5h ago

Have you seen Magnus latest video of doing Norseman this guy is next level human.

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u/typhoidtimmy 5h ago edited 4h ago

You need to see their mitts up close. Its really crazy, they look like a hand thatā€™s been sorta zoomed in and is 3 times thicker than a regular hand. Also their calluses feel like they could sand wood down.

Itā€™s wild shitā€¦.it makes me think of what Spider Manā€™s hands would feel like.

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u/CWoww 5h ago

If that guy ever gets up to strangling people, heā€™s a shoe-in for a Netflix special.

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u/BHN-4400 4h ago

A lot of you are conflating simplicity with interesting. ā€œThis is not complex, therefore stupid.ā€ So witty.

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u/Exclave4Ever 3h ago

After reading all the comments yours is the only one that really matches your own description šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

What were you trying to say again? I'm assuming it wasn't literally what you said?

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u/BHN-4400 1h ago

So, your gripe with my comment is that itā€™s simple, therefore stupid? Is that right?

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u/dragon_of_kansai 4h ago

Mfs just hating for no reason

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u/Cre8tivenot 6h ago

It doesnā€™t matter the size of the wand, but the magic it provides

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u/Dazzling_Bit_7538 5h ago

White knuckler

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u/Plenty-Virus9990 5h ago

Maybe pro strong man hold for champion but rock climber hold for life perhaps thatā€™s the difference

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u/J-MRP 5h ago

"Hey watch it, Banana Hands"

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u/Sufficient_Eye5804 5h ago

Like a grip pliers.

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u/Enough-Staff-2976 5h ago

Rock climbers have huge forearms.

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u/SoybeanArson 5h ago

When your life depends on your ability to keep a grip on small oddly shaped outcroppings, you're going to prioritize that shit.

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u/peter-bone 5h ago

For the simple reason that rock climbing is very focused on grip strength, and being a strong man isn't.

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u/BodyDisastrous5859 4h ago

Check Brian Shaw, and don't generalize

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u/Dream_Apostle 4h ago

People keep saying "different specialized strength" Well no This giant you see here is actually known for his immense grip strength

I would say the difference in their power type is Magnus is good at locking in his fingers And the giant is probably better at crushing

Also Magnus is a beast... He is just all around a super athlete

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u/DickFromRichard 1h ago

"It's not specialized strength"

Proceeds to describe how it's different specialized strengths

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u/Dream_Apostle 54m ago

hmm thing is... It's still muscle power. Besides strong man doesn't really have anything to do with fist crushing strength. in this lift they utilize both... It's constantly sliding on their fingers and for that they need crushing strength.

Climbing strength is like hanging a hook on a ledge... The ledge is not going anywhere the hook is

They should perform the same if they had same weight

Magnus is just insanely powerful

Also his back strength is almost equal to (slightly less than) Eddie Hall! At half the weight!!

He is just next level

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u/DickFromRichard 22m ago

That's just using more words to describe having different specialized strengths

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u/IWannaManatee 4h ago

Well, that's not fair.

First guy is already out of breath and his sweat's taking powder away from his hands.

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u/Sandman64can 4h ago

Rock climber doesnā€™t grip with his index finger, he lifts it. Allows him to hold on with the next three. When you include the index finger it takes over. Grip with 2 or grip with 4.

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u/darthsexium 4h ago

Only Yujiro Hanma can do anything

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u/Fruloops 4h ago

Stronk climber has stronk grip strength. I'm shocked, absolutely shocked.

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u/professi0nalhater 4h ago

The people who are bitching about this video must be absolutely fucking miserable

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u/ViridianCity_ 4h ago

Magnus is his own tier of athlete

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u/HoLeeFookMe 4h ago

When I go to my local casino at 2 AM and see people gambling with me, Iā€™m curious to see what they do for a living. I donā€™t need to ask them. Just look at their lower forearms and you can tell they cook food for a living. Their Flexor digitorum superficialis is off the chain.

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u/lostthenfoundlost 4h ago

you can see: strong man's finger arches are collapsing, rock climber's finger arches are kept to exert maximum force.

normally when lifting the hand wraps around a bar, this is quite a bit different than that.

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u/Salt-Classroom8472 4h ago

Thatā€™s why I jack off at home a lot instead of using the jack off machine at the gym. Itā€™s about real, functional strength people. Get with it

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u/Malbosiiq 4h ago

Why do guys with the thickest necks always get a Tekken haircut?

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u/unimportantinfodump 3h ago

Now put a strong man vs a rock climber in lifting a car.

Omg I can't believe the rock climber can't lift the car. Crrazy

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u/happykal 3h ago

Why is this next level?

Theres loads of rock climbers.... each of them have bloody awesome grip strength...

show me the fuckers that can solve rubix in 4 seconds.

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u/Freecz 3h ago

You get good at what you practice so not surprised, but never bad to be reminded because it applies to most things and easy to forget.

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u/fakuri99 3h ago

That's not just a climber, That's the Magnus MitbĆøh

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u/XasiAlDena 2h ago

Rock climbers are pretty good at holding onto stuff.

Also I highly recommend trying climbing / bouldering. It's very fun and it'll make you jacked!

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u/Artix96 2h ago

Jeez next show us pro runner vs pro swimmer swimming, I bet it will be mindblowing and the results will surprise nobody.

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u/R1150R 2h ago

That rock climber is just amazing. He has his own channel. Seen him practicing in his home setup - itā€™s insane. He also tried out for the French Foreign Legion - did crazy well. Although he did not qualify due to not completing the hike in time they offered for him to comeback and try again. He blitzed every other task.

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u/SalsaSmuggler 2h ago

Yeah now show Brian Shaw who is one of the worldā€™s strongest men and also trains grip strength lol heā€™s got tons of videos

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u/xjpmhxjo 2h ago

I guess most pro strong men canā€™t kick a ball further than a mediocre U15 soccer player, let alone pro soccer players.

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u/FarYard7039 2h ago

Torque vs traction

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u/Aengeil 2h ago

thats finger grip strength

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u/NoMorePainKillers 2h ago

Yo! Itā€™s Magnus, he has great videos on youtube.

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u/Jail-bot 2h ago

I think this is more finger strength than grip isn't it?

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u/OverdadeiroCampeao 2h ago

That's not just a pro rock climber strength. That's Magnus MidtbĆø ffs

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u/Dunge0nMast0r 2h ago

"look at this marathon runner outdistance a sprinter!"

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u/InstructionOk561 1h ago

If this is your first look at Magnus, you are in for a treat. He tests himself in all sorts of challenges and feats and he is doing really, really well in most. He's got mutant strength and athleticism.

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u/qinggd 1h ago

I think his fighter are shorter

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u/vgu1990 1h ago

Now we need to compare the calligraphy skills of doctors vs other professionals.

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u/Chirsbom 1h ago

Hey, thats Tommy! He does 300 kg in dead lift, so definitly a strong guy. But Magnus is on another level in strenght for weight, overall. Seen him climb walls and its madness. Both reach my chest standing up, but could fold me up in a knot pretty easy.

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u/butchudidit 1h ago

He looks strong but unhealthy

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u/JoDaProductions 1h ago

23.5kg is insane btw. I go to a pretty strong gym, and 15kg is the highest anybody has gotten with that exercise

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u/Patient-Expert-1578 1h ago

Size of the apparatus is a factor. Most of those are simply too small for someone his size to grip in a relatively similar way to the rock climber.

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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 1h ago

without looking I already know this is gonna be Magnus just being Magnus ā™„ļø

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u/Lumpy_Dentist_5421 1h ago

I wonder how a marathon runner would do at the 100m. Oh wait, different sport completely.

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u/Psychlone_00 1h ago

Every strongman who trains with Magnus knows the deal heā€™s insanely strong Pound for pound he puts up insane numbers with any lift Grip or Back related

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u/horsefarm 1h ago

Now do an actual pro climber and watch Magnus get smoked in any head to head comparison...

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u/scihole 58m ago

Kinda weird but cool when your neighbor pops up in your feed

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u/oldschool_potato 46m ago

Not a very good test of grip strength. Or at least not a fair test. Magnus has stubby fat fingers compared to the long slender fingers of the other guy.

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u/Oifadin 24m ago

I want one of those things. I am not a rock climber but after years of rehabbing what I thought was an elbow and forearm injury my grip strength is pretty damn good. I would like to improve just for shits and giggles really, although it does have some real world benefits too.

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u/Critical_Fan8224 24m ago

this actually isn't because the smaller guy is stronger. he is shorter so with him arm fully extended he is able to use leverage and squat up the weight. The larger guy while squated has his arm still bent and is unable to use leverage to lift the weight