When he was at his peak, Richard could very well be the strongest armwrestler in the sport. Maybe not the best in the technical sense, but he was definitely right at the top when it came to horse power. I always say, put John Brzenk's or Devon Larratt's brain in Richard's body and you get *the* ultimate armwrestler of all time.
@bobomonkey702
4 жыл бұрын
Brzenk was that guy
@seohyunkim5655
3 жыл бұрын
He definitely does have that freak factor for sure. Thing about really strong arm wrestlers is that they're so strong that they don't need to develop their technique to win because they just blast through people. It's always a different story when someone stops the match
@SDSen
3 жыл бұрын
Yep He was right up there along with Virgil Arciero who was another freak of power
@matthewbeeler3354
3 жыл бұрын
Let me tell you a story about training with Rich. I was a college student in 2006 and 2007 when he made his comeback in Worthington, Minnesota. I was working at the gym he started training at. He was nice enough to let me lift with him from time to time. Here a few of his feats of strength I witnessed. Take into account he was in his 50's at this time: 1) Deep pause dips with six (yes six) 45 pound plates between his legs on the dip belt for 8-10 reps. 2) 1-arm dumbbell rows (he had to buy a special dumbbell to do this) with 240 pounds with perfect technique for 12 reps. 3) Hammer curls with 140 pound dumbbells for reps 4) Pull Down machine with six 45 pound plates on each side for reps. Rich trained much like a body builder. Heavy, but he loved to do lots and lots of reps. He was also an incredibly nice man. Great memories of my time there.
@wesleyhempoli5548
3 жыл бұрын
no you mean brzenks wrist, devon larratt brain and levan's arm
@neilpickup-supernaturalstr3157
3 жыл бұрын
RIDICULOUS TOP END STRENGTH & EXPLOSIVE 🧨 AS HELL - 🤨☝️🔥🎙
@bygoneera9521
3 жыл бұрын
An absolute unit of a man...just found your video with him, I don’t know how I missed it before....keep the great vids coming Neil, what you do for the sport has always and continues to be over and beyond. We all appreciate you for it 👌👍
@user-ft2md2gd4s
2 жыл бұрын
whatched a documentary on Lupkes. in the gym on a cable machine he was doing one arm biceps curl (neutral grip) lifting ALL THE WEIGHT x 2 reps
@benoitpilon6841
4 жыл бұрын
Richard was unstoppable at that tournament! He even flashed John Brzenk!!! Pure power
@benoitpilon6841
4 жыл бұрын
John did win worlds the year before beating Richard. No matter what, John Brzenk is still the G.O.A.T. but Richard was probably his hardest opponent to beat.
@sonyx4500
4 жыл бұрын
@@benoitpilon6841 As good as Brzenk was. He couldn't do anything to Lupkes that year.
@Dmgolfer22
3 жыл бұрын
@@benoitpilon6841 When Lupkes list to those guys it was a close match. He worked a farm and didn’t have guys to practice with. If he had time to train up and prepare nobody could beat him. But He didn’t do it consistently or over the long haul
@johnhumble4240
3 жыл бұрын
@@sonyx4500 one match don’t mean much It’s your matches over time Lupkes was and is still a freak John is great based on his traveling everywhere in the world 🌎 over three decades and beating virtually everyone
@maxxxmodelz4061
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, he did flash John here. I think it was only a year later, John beat him and I don't think he lost to him again after this. This is around the time that John went on a supermatch winstreak that has never been matched. Almost 20 years undefeated in supermatches. He has lost in tournaments though.
@donfanto1
3 жыл бұрын
His body looks unreal even to this day.
@dunnobagels
2 жыл бұрын
Now he is much smaller due to a really bad bout with covid and doesn't plan on returning. 😢
@donfanto1
2 жыл бұрын
@@dunnobagels guy is 65. he should lay off of steroids too, if he wants to live till he's 70.
@amxmachine
2 жыл бұрын
@@donfanto1 the guys endogenous hormone production has to be nuked. Id bet hes on TRT+
@donfanto1
2 жыл бұрын
@@dunnobagels because of his muscle mass and steroid use he is no different from 300 pound overweight 65 y/o man. he really dodged the bullet there.
@davidarchibald1124
4 жыл бұрын
Lupkes at 100% was unbeatable
@Alex-1750
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this rare video !
@CantThinkOfAHandleSoItsThis
Жыл бұрын
Richard Lupkes was basically the Denis/Levan of his time. He was definitely genetically gifted.
@bar8665
4 жыл бұрын
Gary was one of the best ever. Never seen anyone do Gary like that. Damn.
@brentlionakaboldchamp
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Lupkes was a beast, but Goodridge beat him before, as well.
@bobomonkey702
4 жыл бұрын
brentlion Because of speed
@flexguillaume9361
3 жыл бұрын
@@brentlionakaboldchamp Lupkes has a very superior H2H against Gary.
@brentlionakaboldchamp
3 жыл бұрын
@@flexguillaume9361 But still, Gary has beaten him before, because he too, is a powerhouse. Enormous amount of power for sure.
@engr.h.mbasirijaz1249
3 жыл бұрын
@@brentlionakaboldchamp he is nothing against lupkes
@SwedenArmwrestlingTelevision
4 жыл бұрын
This, is pure gold!
@ironwill4706
3 жыл бұрын
Can't believe Gary was a great armwrestler.. big fan of his mma career
@jimmynich4791
3 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking is this the same guy?
@Don-rl1sm
5 ай бұрын
R e t a r d
@Chris-vc1jj
3 жыл бұрын
MMA Legend Garry Goodrige ...that dude is a walking bad ass.
@yourfatherisgreen3838
3 жыл бұрын
When he was young so so strong..now he also strong respect with his age he still strong..🔥
@rufussthubbins8891
4 жыл бұрын
Goodridge is one of the greatest athletes of all time up there Bo Jackson and the like. Amazing footage👍
@swansonz3534
4 жыл бұрын
He's no Bo Jackson. LOL
@rufussthubbins8891
4 жыл бұрын
David Newberry lol well, let’s just say they’re different types of athlete ;]
@benjaminbushell
3 жыл бұрын
People who say Brzenk never arm wrestled people as powerful as modern Levan forget Lupkes was as powerful.
@rankson1211
3 жыл бұрын
@@maxxxmodelz4061 Read again
@StephenDoty84
3 жыл бұрын
Scott Norton was one of the most powerful too; John trained with Scott a lot leading up to the Over the Top tournament. They each won their division. Scott flashed Cleve Dean twice. No one does that.
@MelbourneMaster
3 жыл бұрын
And they forget he beat Cyplekov 6-0 two times..
@johnhawes2262
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dylan-pt1iv John and Denis never had a supermatch on left and Denis only beat him once at Zloty in 2011. John still has a winning record on Denis.
@johnhawes2262
3 жыл бұрын
@@Dylan-pt1iv he’s probably beaten John many times on left at Zloty, but he never had a left handed supermatch with him. And after 2011, the only time Denis and John could’ve met would have been at the A1 Russian Open in 2014, but there’s no footage of that match anywhere. If it did happen, Denis probably would’ve won, but I’ve never seen it, nor have I ever heard about it, and considering that footage of Denis vs Pushkar, Dave vs Denis, and Dave vs John, among others, is available easily, you think it would be easy to find.
@johnhumble4240
3 жыл бұрын
Side note - Gary Goodrich was a world champion and was no joke himself ! He beat Brzenk before too But like I said about Lupkes, Onr match don’t mean much ; beating people consistently over years of tournaments is what make you the best !
@mm13x17
4 ай бұрын
Gary was a talented athlete
@gfyhg866hgg
Жыл бұрын
Вот кто действительно большой папочка!!!💪🏽
@PronatorTendon
3 жыл бұрын
My word how this sport has evolved
@jefflevoir6127
Жыл бұрын
Absolute Monster !! But also a very nice guy.
@benjaminkorenarmwrestling9053
4 жыл бұрын
Lol, even with the jump start Richard killed him!
@Alex-1750
4 жыл бұрын
88-89 Lupkes was a steamroller (also won Worlds)
@sonyx4500
4 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-1750 This Lupkes is one of the best ever. I think he would beat Cyplenkov on the right hand.
@QuietToproll
4 жыл бұрын
Denis does kings move in a losing position. I don’t think Lupkes is good with the kings move. If we’re talking about prime Denis.
@Alex-1750
4 жыл бұрын
@Sony X4500 The Denis he faced at Arnolds definitely imo . Prime Denis I’m not sure even Rh
@sonyx4500
4 жыл бұрын
@@Alex-1750 Denis struggled against Chaffee in 2013,14. And we never saw what he was capable right hand in 2018.
@dfworkshop3225
2 жыл бұрын
Stronger than levan! superhuman tricep strenght and speed, he can flash pin ever prime armwlester in his 1989 form
@fmills1583
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I can't believe seeing anyone do that to Gary Goodridge.
@Vxneji
3 жыл бұрын
Prime Lupkes underrated, he was Stronger than levan no doubt
@seanhylton1220
3 жыл бұрын
Not stronger than Levan, definitely not stronger than Scott ‘Flash’ Norton
@dqreps
3 жыл бұрын
He is by his lifts, that's for sure. There is another post up above that talks about this from someone that trained with him. Never have I ever heard of any arm wrestler putting up the type of numbers he did. Denis, Levan or otherwise..
@ironchump1501
3 жыл бұрын
@@dqreps yeah those numbers seem crazy, i dont think Levan could do those, Cyplenkov probably had the capacity to reach those numbers tho if he focused on those movements but i think Cyplenkov focused on barbell curl and bench press more than dips and rows. Both of them probably could do things the other couldnt at their prime. And to people who didn't agree that Richard is stronger than levan...140lbs 1 arm hammer curl...i dont think Levan can do that. also Levan does like 15-20 reps of dips @ 160-170kg bodyweight and Richard apparently did BW (~150kg) + 122kg for 10 reps WITH pause. Insanity. Richard is a monster. Though Levan might have stronger hand, wrist and fingers, i'll give him that, and he has focused a lot more on the armwrestling specific movements, again more specifically in the hand area, so sure, if you put Levan vs Richard in a time machine probably Levan would win, but its just not fair to compare. You can clearly see Richard is just so much stronger. If he trained specifics like Levan and practiced as much as him and didn't have the car crash and continued competing....lets just say Brzenk wouldn't have been the goat.
@cattycats4
3 жыл бұрын
@@ironchump1501 Lupkes wouldve had a decent shot at winning Worlds Strongest Man with enough training
@SDSen
3 жыл бұрын
We don't really know how strong Levan is tbh. His match with Chaffee will end all speculation. But yeah Rich was an animal in power
@jordanmartens5591
3 жыл бұрын
I hired Gary's much younger brother to do charity work. His brother was very cool and crazy big and strong too.
@JohnRock14
3 жыл бұрын
The secret to his power is the flashy zebra pants
@999titu
2 жыл бұрын
😀😂underrated comment
@Sbc-rp9fc
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow I've never seen this one before.
@pallin2198
3 жыл бұрын
Beast
@badcid1362
3 жыл бұрын
Richards pants are sik a f
@Arnoldtoproll
4 жыл бұрын
Muito bom
@swansonz3534
3 жыл бұрын
Gary lost it at that standard Lupkes stare down after he flashes you.
@SDSen
3 жыл бұрын
ITs crazy how small Richard makes Gary look, and Gary was a big guy
@gassanbehno7952
2 жыл бұрын
🦁💪🦁💪🦁💪🦁💪🦁
@jabbaplay6579
3 жыл бұрын
Richard is strongest armwrestler ever !!!
@clash5j
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone knows Lupkes was a beast, but I rank Goodridge a top tier armwrestler. 1991, 1994 - 1996 he was great. He also was better with his left hand
@user-ct6lt8ro4n
15 күн бұрын
When was this guys? Which year?
@armsportvideos
14 күн бұрын
@user-ct6lt8ro4n This is from Barrie, Ontario in 1989
@devonkenny889
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. 😳
@gypzino
3 жыл бұрын
Gary goodrige the mma Fighter?
@armsportvideos
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, before starting his MMA career, Gary was a very accomplished armwrestler.
@Remmaster
3 жыл бұрын
Wowww
@schoggr7641
3 жыл бұрын
Ого! Не знал, что Гарри ещё и в арме выступал оО. Красавчик!
@brianbook3797
2 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/news/bejne/splmtauffGtzrY4
@shubhojithalder9640
2 жыл бұрын
"Scott Norton" & "Richard Lupkes" is most powerful arm wrestlers of all time!
@annihilationHaven
3 жыл бұрын
You know those pants ended up in Value Village.
@danielfaulk6288
4 ай бұрын
did John Brzenk ever beat Gary Goodridge?
@user-fd8eh5sl1t
2 ай бұрын
있다
@wayistman
13 күн бұрын
The real terminator
@TimmyTurner421
3 жыл бұрын
Lupkes made Gary look small and Gary is a big dude
@alemao1352
3 жыл бұрын
Omg, look what he did to a guy who was able to top roll Cleve Dean
@NemeanLion-
4 жыл бұрын
Nice video, but you’re literally rolling your credits and promotion on the screen before the match even starts.
@armsportvideos
4 жыл бұрын
Was not aware of that. Thanks.
@zillamode8206
2 жыл бұрын
So that is where Donnie Baker got his pants from
@AdrianSaturn
3 жыл бұрын
man looked like matt mask put on veovodas body
@mrswolls
3 жыл бұрын
He's like 3 feet across 😵
@CometdownCat
Жыл бұрын
Weird seeing Gary with hair
@mohdsaif4517
3 жыл бұрын
Prime Richard would defeat levan🌟
@brianbook3797
2 жыл бұрын
But not the GOAT. kzitem.info/news/bejne/splmtauffGtzrY4
@AK-mz9yk
Жыл бұрын
Nope, Richard would get manhandled by Levan
@Gerbs964
Жыл бұрын
this must be the only black guy in the history of the sport.
@monkeyb1820
Жыл бұрын
Johnny Walker, Cobra Rhodes (sp?) are a couple others. Walker was dominant and would be Brzenk regularly until John finally got to a certain size and age (maybe early to mid 20s) where John overtook him.
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