Amazing Feats Of Strength
A compilation of amazing feats of strength, ranging from powerlifting, gymanstics to rock climbing and martial arts.
We, as trainers and trainees in the fitness industry sometimes have a really biased and skewed perspective of what is considered "strong". With the rise of barbell sports like Crossfit, powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting, it can be easy to forget other forms of strength, beyond the barbell, beyond just numbers.
I get it, lifting a massive amount of weight/external load is impressive and it shows how far our humans neuromuscular system can be pushed. However, one must not forget that strength is specific and involves other variables such as coordination and timing. With that said here are some amazing displays of strength, ranging from powerlifting, all the way to martial arts.
Powerlifting: Ray William's 1005lb Squat
Olympic Weightlifting: Alexey Lochev's 582lb Clean & Jerk
Strongman: Mariusz Pudzianowski's Plane Pull
Strongman: Haftthor Bjornsson's 640kg Log Lift
Wrestling: Aleksandr Karelin
Gymnastics: Yuri Van Gelder (Rings)
Rock Climbing: Alex Honnold
Mixed Martial Arts: Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier flips 6'4'' Alexander Gustafsson.