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world's strongest man VS rock climbing // Larry Wheels
Larry and Magnus have such similar energy, just honest and humble with just a little bit of awkwardness that makes them more relatable. They make a great combo in this video, would love to see Magnus go train with Larry some time soon
Looking forward to the segment where Magnus takes up Larry’s invitation to the arm wrestling gym .
They appear to be on the more analyical side. Eddie didn't really break anything down - just listened - Larry liked explaining and dissecting in the same way Magnus explains...I found Magnus' explanations in this video were of higher quality, probably for the compatibility factor.
was looking for a comment about the slight awkwardness lmao
Weird though, I re-read your comment I didn't even notice a single awkward moment...They seemed on the same wavelength and to be basically completely each other's thought processes, seems like a great dance to me... Can you give a timestamp? Maybe I just thrive in this type of awkward and don't realize how awkward I am...
We are all awkward🤣stop pretending like we ain't, Larry has the geek in him just like Magnus and the rest of us in here:)
I love how kind and genuine these very strong men seem to be lol they're completely different compared to how most people would assume they're like
I think that's because they are (and they know they are) *actually* strong men, and they have no need to prove anything to anyone. And definitely have no need or desire to belittle anyone else.
I feel these "tests" are biased af... The guy was shown little to no technique, climbing with his chest way far from the wall for too long and with improper shoes...
@@Mythricia1988 yeah, same with high level fighters
@@josee.1709 well in the beginning Magnus asks if he has his own shoes and Larry says no and gets rentals, also I'm pretty sure the whole point of these types of videos is to see how guys perform outside of their comfort zone and how impressive they are considering they are very very heavy and outside of their expertise without any training, techniques or anything and just using raw strength mostly, that's usually why I'd assume Magnus encourages them to try it again
@@Mythricia1988 Yeah I agree but I also think it's the complete opposite from what random people would assume they're like, I had a bodybuilder uncle growing up and he was the kindest guy to everyone lol
I love these kinds of videos. First of all, Larry and Eddie have both been just super kind and friendly which is cool to see. But it’s also interesting to see these very strong and muscular men try climbing. It shows how different kinds of muscles are important for different sports, and also shows that having massive muscles can also be limiting
When you have to lift yourself being light helps a ton haha
It isn't massive muscles just massive strength, they aren't bodybuilders
@@Oatmea1L that is true, but massive muscled also may decrease mobility/flexibility. And it also makes you a lot heavier. That's why climbers tend to have a leaner build.
@@Oatmea1Lprofessional bodybuilders are strong. If you watch them train they lift more than 99.9% of people. Mostly with climbing it's a combination of technique and power to weight. The best climbers like Adam Ondra are all skinny guys, if you're heavier it's going to make your grip work a lot harder.
@@Sabin41 professional bodybuilders aren't nearly as strong as powerlifters or Strongmen. There very few exceptions
I can't believe this collab!! First Eddie and now Larry Wheels. I hope more like these are coming soon. Wish you the best Magnus!
another banger by magnus, idk how he does it
and devon larratt
@@flavioxy i wanna see devon climb with only his pumpkin Training arm hah
I need a series of these videos. Invite all the great athletes from all kinds of sport :)
Imagine next collab gonna be Chris Bumstead
Im 6 minutes in but i already like Larry a lot. So funnily confident but also authentic, telling when he finds something difficult
Yeah a big reason why so many people like Larry is because he is so genuine and always transparent about everything
@@MatteoBaldi 100% he’s so real. No bs. Very nice guy
Yeah, he's a nice guy but I'm not sure there's much interesting in getting more of these really strong guys to try climbing. It's the same thing every time. They're super heavy, so it makes it super hard for them to climb. That's basically it. I think it'd be more interesting to get people on who specialise in similar disciplines to climbing, or in disciplines which are helpful for climbing. Flexibility is really helpful in climbing, so get a contortionist on to see how they get up the wall or something. Could be interesting.
@@georgestone8099 In that vein, could also be interesting to see a skateboarder or football player (not u.s. football, actual football) on the wall, and see if the foot control and balance from those disciplines translates to climbing.
@@georgestone8099 I think there were two gymnasts in the past on he had on his channel, they did better obviously, but they still struggled with gripping the holds and doing dynos (keep in mind they're the top 5% of athleticism). Also Anton (the ninja warrior) actually climbs pretty well. He's pretty powerful and has insane strength
Larry looks so much freaking healthier since being just on TRT. Really makes me happy to see him taking his health serious after years of being juiced to the gills. Now I'm gonna shut up and watch the rest of the video. :)
@Mark Pečar Why?
@Mark Pečar what’s cringy. Apart from the last sentence, the majority of this comment was whole some
Nothing cringe here, got something you’re projecting here?
@markpecar6580 you're probably an edgy kid that calls everything cringe
@@markpecar6580this is why you don't have friends mark
That was definitely the biggest flex on a guest by magnus. Straight from Larry slipping off a v2 to Magnus doing a massive dyno 😂
I think he did it to get back at him for the "old Spiderman" comment... :D
As much as I love you highlighting other folks and doing cool challenges, id sure love to see you simply climb. Maybe once a month you could post a video of you climbing at the gym or outside. I really improve by watching your technique. Anywho! Thanks for being amazing and sharing with us!
He does do that I thought
His second channel is just that
Larry’s attention to detail and admiration for the level of Magnus’ climbing shows why he’s the best at what he does. Despite how easy Magnus makes it look, Larry respected his skill. Amazing collab
What’s he do??
@shane jupp power lift. I thought that clear.
@@GumbyGoons lol he’s no record holder
@shane jupp ??? He literally is a record holder but even if he wasn't he could still be a power lifter. Are you trying to be confusing?
@@GumbyGoons no not at all, just the worlds strongest power lifter is a way of description
Larry is the man. Always seems so kind and humble while being an absolute beast!!
So humble huh 🤔
@@spudo6 send evidence contradicting my statement if you have any.
so there's your evidence mate. you dont fake your position and fake weights sometimes and then get to be called humble because ya got some charisma... cuz thats what it is.
@@forget2bhuman993 I don’t see any evidence? I don’t have a problem changing my opinion if someone provides a good counter argument to anything I believe. Feel free to provide video evidence instead of personal opinion and I’ll take it into account. Little dick
He is a beast but i always found it questionable that big parts of his success were based on taking insane amounts of different steroids. I know that all pro athletes at top level where strength matters are on PEDs but i still have a hard time admiring someone who took as much as Larry. Think about it : "His success is build on becoming strong by taking all kind of peds in absurd amounts" not really someone i personally can look up to. IN some Sports PED users get witchhunts for being dirty cheaters and in powerlifting everybody is just fine with it. Feels odd to me .
You can tell Larry is frustrated because he can't just "muscle" through it. I found out the same thing when I first tried climbing. The harder you try, the quicker you tire out. Technique goes a LONG way when climbing but it's very addicting. Great collab!
Larry seems like an insanely nice guy! I had fun watching you two talk and climb.
Larry seems like such a nice dude. All these videos I’ve seen of him are just him in the zone and he seemed like someone I would be afraid to talk to. Great seeing him just chilling and being really nice!
Oh he is for sure. He's always honest and super friendly. Always encourages people and he's really humble. Just a grade A dude.
Really? I've seen him working out in "the zone" as you put it and in between sets he seems VERY chill. I'd be curious to see the ones you're talking about, because he is a gentle giant.
Nothing against Larry, but after watching this, I'm even more impressed by how well Eddie did, just considering how much weight Eddie had to move, and how smoothly he did it.
for sure, but Larry is proportioned so differently its like in-comparable almost
Larry is a lot more stiff for sure, not as athletics. That's how body builders are since they don't train like athletes. Strong men do things that are more athletic.
@@Aaron86v I don't know Larry's background, but I do know that Eddie Hall was a champion swimmer when he was a teenager and still has a sub 30-second 50 meter freestyle. He's big but is very athletic despite his size.
@@Aaron86v Yeah, Larry needs to work on his muscle group integration... Absolutely from his discipline which only has synthetic and disjoint forms... His body is pretty godlike, but there's nothing better than power to weight flexible functionality...But if he has that body already, he's only a few months away from becoming unstoppable...imagine if someone like Larry went full on with things like climbing, swimming, gymnastics, or MMA without modifying their other training...The body would naturally find the best average between the two tasks... If you look at the moment in the video where he was gripping that purple start and magnus said to rotate around the shoulder - not pull - you can see Larry is probably doing 10x the effort just for trying his naive way...Definitely goes to show Eddie's more natural strongman applied... I think Eddie is a "just doer" too, I've found most of the intuitive atheletes can't explain what they do, they just do it - Larry is more cerebral, and being that way myself, I know that one's mind can rule the body simply by frayed consternation. You hear Larry explaining what and why..he's processing too much, Eddie seemed to just be a bull that tried being concerned with why he's struggling. It's almost like for beng able to explain, that conscious awareness impinges upon the speed at which you can be dexterous and thus the quality of your rapid decision making. It's like a watched pot never boils... Things that should happen instantly and subconscious get explained with your iteration and in that focus you wasted precious thought processing that should have been just utilized to move, not think about moving, why it's struggling, etc... I compare it to using a debugger in programming development.
@@Aaron86v Eddie hall learned to generate momentum out of positions incredibly quickly, I was really impressed with his natural athleticism. He was swinging and deadpointing to catch holds within just a few climbs. There were climbs where he was squeezing two footholds in opposite directions at times too, something you'll never see a beginner do, and his pace of moving feet was really good. Its really cool seeing the caliber of athlete there is underneath that much muscle with the WSM guys.
Larry is so incredibly nice, respectful, and a joy to watch. What a legend.
I've been climbing for about a year and I still can't complete most V3s. It's a little discouraging, but seeing a fit guy like this still struggle with some V2s boosted my spirit a little. Got to remember you only fail when you give up!
Props to Larry for doing this well at his bodyweight.
He's famously strong for his bodyweight though.
@@Fabianwewclimbing is a lot different from what he trains for
"Six Degrees of Magnus Midtbø" is starting to be a game you can play with the _entire fitness industry,_ at this point
Or really _any_ vaguely atheletics-related channel, now I think on it 0_0
I've heard of Larry before, but this is the first time I've seen him. He seems like a really nice guy who is down to earth and friendly. He did so good on that wall considering his size. I think Magnus is becoming a better teacher as well which shows his growth too. What a great collaboration!
Absolutely loving these crossover vids, hope to see many more, love watching Magnus try new things or Magnus showing other athletes climbing
"like blowing your load and then okay you gotta climb" Larry killed it with that piece, my favorite part of the collab 😂
I came here for this comment 😂
Magnus: “How’s your grip strength?” Larry: Yes 😊
I love how attentive and supportive you were to Larry. You guys are both absolute beasts in y’all’s own right. I’m smitten with your content
I am genuinely impressed how humble and chill Larry is. Respect to both men! Legends.
Larry's laugh perfectly matches his body type. it's so deep and booms I love it.
Imagine Larry pull a prank on someone at dark doing a evil laugh in his voice while holding a chainsaw
Wow! How impressive a guy is Larry. What a humble man. These collabs are so interesting and enjoyable Magnus. My only critique is that it was too short!! I could watch it for hours.
he's so kind and articulate with his words! what a gentle giant, love to see it.
Larry seems like such a nice guy! Loved to see him climb! And you're always so gentle, so encouraging! I love your videos!
Now this is a Collab I didn't expect,can't wait to see how the video ensues!
It’s gotta be cool to show up one of the strongest dudes ever and impress him with your strength. Awesome video
Love the humility of these two, confident in their strengths and appreciative of what the other is capable of
What a phenomenal pairing! Not only that. But the fact that both of you understand that, you each succeed in different areas. And yet still, desire to see how the other one works. God bless y’all! That is the key to life.
Larry seems like a really cool dude, really chill and approachable. Would like to see another collab with him (he teaching you arm wrestling)?
you can tell how humble Magnus is whenever he gets a compliment from his guests lol instantly turns it around on them with a compliment.
Very refreshing. Larry is sucha cool guy. One of the most honest guys in his field. I respect him a lot and he deserves it.
That last climb by Larry was awesome. Great job comitting to the send with intensity! Also loved to see his interest and admiration for Magnus climbing
This jump at 9:08 blew my mind🤯 Magnus is a youtube climbing goat🐐 Much love❤
You and Larry Wheels is one of the best collabs ive seen in a while
I’ve gotten into climbing now. I love it so much, been watching and enjoying your videos for a while now and just wanted to say thank you for being you! 🎉🎉
Man... That was a good watch. I felt happy for him. And I learned about myself watching this video. He was feeling overwhelmed and doubting himself, but I could totally see that he was in a process of learning and that Magnus was seeing that he had was getting the hang of it. It's more about learning than just deeming it impossible.
being a huge fan of both these guys, this was really cool to see, especially when magnus blew larry's mind when he first did the v7. larry was humbled but what magnus said was true about not being able to even touch larry's weights in the gym. just goes to show how much range humans have in terms of our physicality.
It's so cool yet sooo wild to see different definitions of "strong" and just how dope it is that people optimize their body for different strengths
love this series brother, it's interesting seeing you teach these guys, and how they deal with the challenge.
Man I just love that guy's energy. I think I could just hang out with him like for weeks and he wouldn't annoy me at all. Great content, thx!
9:21 “That’s madness” No Larry, that’s Magnus 😂
There's a really interesting youtuber called Mike Boyd who documents how long it takes him to learn skills and he has recently fallen in love with climbing in a big way. I think you and him could make a really cool collab.
Larry is so gentle and kind. It’s amazing to me how much technique really is involved to see how strong a guy struggles on V2. Loving the collabs Magnus
The fact that hes even managing to get up the wall on that purple route, with his weight and the fact that his muscles are trained specifically for short sharp lifts. AND with not climbing experience is really really impressive!
You’ve inspired me to try climbing you the calmest soul watching you feel like meditation sometimes your energy is so calming
As a power lifter who recently started climbing. This is the collab I could only dream of. You are the man Magnus! 🤘
I was so stoked to see Larry do v3!! Great stuff!!
Cool to see larry liking this, definitely want to see a progression vid in some time if that's possible
Cool to see that climbing is beginning to become more popular to the public. Love the guests that magnus bring on the show, really fun and enthusiastic people with amazing achievements
I love your content Magnus! Its amazing to see someone so incredibly good at climbing actually make great, well thought out content with consistency. You and Adam are leading the youtube climbing world and I really appreciate it. Thank you
Was great to see you instructing him on the shoulder cross on the purple. As a relative beginner helps me understand how you use angles to optimise strength. Great tip.
I love the humbleness of both these athletes, impressive.
Larry is an awesome guy! What’s more impressive is the climbing community! You guys are such supportive legends! I have never seen a sport with this amount of genuine people being supportive. Give a hand to yourselves!
Amazing bit of content Magnus. You have been a HUGE part in the growth of climbing in the last few years trough videos like this, which bridge the gaps between these communities. Opening up more eyes to see the beautiful sport of climbing, thank you Magnus.
Legendary collab! Need more of this!
Love the way how gentle & friendly Larry is!
Two of my favorite creators but in different fitness worlds and then this collab, love it.
I love that all of these beastly guys you collab with turn out to be pleasant gentlemen. Great energy.
Loved seeing Larry conquer those 2 at the end and just his energy overall. Seems like such a genuine person
I have so much respect to anyone who is a great in their arena, and steps out of their comfort zone and humbles themselves to experience more of what life has to offer.
Every time Magnus drops a video my day just gets better. You're the best Magnus keep it up !
Watching you has really helped push me into climbing more I’ve finally pushed past 5.09 to do my first 5.10 thank you for making me want to do so much better and I hope the videos continue for a long while
Larry is a humble person i gotta love him for it, and is keen on learning from you and taking tips
Such positive, and motivational climbing session.. Really entertaining to watch.
I love how all Magnus's guests are so humble. Larry Wheels is so smooth and seems to be a super nice guy. Loved it, nice video.
I think the thing I love the most about those videos is it shows how kind hearted those people are for the people that don't know them. For a lot of people the gym/climbing gym is a scary place but this kind of video remind people that even being a beginner people will always be kind to you.
Your two personalities combined honestly made this video an awesome watch from beginning to the end, maybe the best! Velkomen tilbake til Noreg 🇳🇴
I was cheering him on and so nice to see him succeed!🥳
I think what I appreciate most about these videos is your expression of the climber ethos: be super supportive to all new comers no matter their skill level and help them identify their strengths. Thanks for modeling that for KZhead universe, Magnus
Absolutely love Larry! An incredible athlete in so many disciplines, but also incredibly humble and willing to admit when something is difficult for him. He's been a great positive ambassador for his sport for many years - I have a lot of time for him! Also Magnus being a great coach (and absurdly good climber) as always😂
total joy to see larry wheels here. seeing that these total superhumans have some struggles too is very interesting. i loved seeing his analytical brain at work. it shouldn't really be surprising to me, but he has this meditativeness and humbleness about him that I assume is an extension to how powerlifting and working out in general is about constantly working to overcome yourself
You're both so humble, I love it
I became a big fan of Larry within the past few years through the armwrestling community. It's so cool to see ambassadors from each of my favorite hobbies come together!
Two of the nicest guys I’ve ever seen on KZhead :)
This is the perfect definition of confidence, not cockiness. Larry knows what he's good at and he'll admit it, but he's also so open to help and criticism from Magnus because he knows Magnus is good at what he does.
Love that you just sent a nutty dyno first try and cold haha. So glad to see your channel growing and your videos have always been great.
You friggin rock Magnus! I've been subscribed and watch both of your channel and have for years. Please continue to Stay Awesome brudda!
This is so sick Magnus!! keep up the good work
I love bringing in new people to this sport because everyone I bring says the same thing "this is addicting!" Thanks for the inspiration Magnus!
I used to be athletic my whole life but chronic stress and life has crippled me, however, thanks to your passionate example, even though I’m at the worst fitness ever and have always been afraid of hates, I have just booked my first bouldering session at the end of this month. Thank you Magnus.
I used to be athletic whole life too, and chronic stress and BS crippled me as well. Not physically crippled but many health issues now. Nice to meet you.
So happy for you! Coming from someone who has always had social anxiety, especially surrounding athletics, bouldering has been so welcoming! Most gyms the people are really nice and open to giving advice and conversation
heights*
Nice! I hope you'll have a lot of fun. I'd like to give you one tip if you don't mind. Find a comfortable hold for your hands and just practice placing your feet effectively. All different angles etc and learn how much grip those shoes have in these angles. Might save a lot of energy. 💪
Good on ya, Nia. Magnus does have this effect, doesn't he! I'm 64, been climbing a few years and totally love it. Every bouldering gym I go to I find people really friendly and always willing to give advice if I ask for it, from people my level to really top climbers. Super friendly and supportive. Aim to have fun, watch others and learn, and the progress will follow. The only failure is not trying!
I love these guys! They're such an interesting mix of humility, competitiveness, and confidence. Their mindsets are just different from your average Joe. I think the way their brains work is a big part of what makes them champions. Love your videos Magnus! The quality of what you put out is unparalleled. Much love brother!
Great to see this channel thriving!
Your teaching skills are so much sharper with the more collabs you do. Love to see it. Like Eddie, Larry did a really great job. It's awesome to see athletes try something so new and absolutely just go for it.
What a collab! Keep em coming!
Only a few minutes in, but much respect for Gym Rule 7.
Great channel Magnus. Love the content. Thanks for sharing.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video! what a great collab!
Great to see this, Larry is very down to earth :)
We neither DESERVED nor knew we needed this collab!
Larry Wheels, what a big personality to go along with his strength! Magnus is doing such a great job hanging and coaching these amazing athletes from other disciplines!
bro has that final boss laugh
I knew it was only a matter of time until he did a collab with more professional bodybuilders. Amazing content Magnus!
I really like these collabs with Eddie and Larry, its very entertaining and impressive at the same time. Looking forward to the next video with Larry, and what a great idea, watching Brian Shaw try bouldering would be great!
Whenever larry retires he should definetly persue a voicing carrier
Yo this video was SO GOOD! Larry is such a chill guy, the vibe felt really off with Eddie but Larry was listening, making visible progress when applying technique and also highlighted Magnus and gave him opportunities to showcase his strength, what a great presence and it seemed like you got along pretty well. Also his intuition on the wall is mad, I'm kinda blown away with how well he climbed, his bodyweight placement and everything. Just really good intuition overall, what a guy. Would love to see more videos with this pairing
This was very specific
Pls do more with him, so a niiiice combo