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Жыл бұрын
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@princecharming4708
Жыл бұрын
Do goliath
@alexmattie5437
11 ай бұрын
My great great uncle we always love Angus maccashkill always will
@alessiobubbles5345
2 жыл бұрын
This guy was the tallest man in history who didn't suffer from growth hormone disfunctions: he's the closest thing to a giant that humans ever got
@ibrahimshams5363
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t think that’s true manute bol grandad was apparently 7’10 it’s believable because manute Bol is 7’7
@alessiobubbles5345
2 жыл бұрын
@@ibrahimshams5363 speak human please😶
@nonachyourbusiness1164
2 жыл бұрын
@@alessiobubbles5345 What did you not understand? Manute Bol is a famous basketball player
@ajsbd3815
2 жыл бұрын
@@ibrahimshams5363 while the people of the Dinka tribe are well known for being extremely tall, they often struggle to put on muscle and fat mass. Manute Bol weighed 91kg at 7'7
@alessiobubbles5345
2 жыл бұрын
@@ibrahimshams5363 grandpa anectodes aren't the way to go in the XXI century
@patb5266
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, I was Technical Director for a Cape Breton theatre company. We did a production called Angus The Giant MacAskill which we toured around Cape Breton and schools in Nova Scotia in 1995. I built a set with some furniture to scale for our 5',7" actor playing Angus. I lite him with footlights to cast upward shadows to add the illusion of height. Although at his height this would have been the reality as all homes would have been lite with oil lamps during his life. We had an 8'x16'x2' collapsible stage with backdrop that I could fit in the back of my beat up '81 F150 and it didn't go over the sides of the box. Yes I'm proud of that as it was a great accomplishment for me and our crew. We had a local musician provide an original soundtrack and it's was one of the best experiences of my life seeing people react to the production. I heard one kid at a school say to his friends, "I know how they make him look tall, stilts". Funny. Thanks for posting this, brings back some great memories.😊
@Goremachine
10 ай бұрын
13.5 inch wrists and 18 inch ankles on a lean body indicates an absolutely monstrous structure. Imagine what this man could be if alive today with access to unlimited food, modern training regimens and implements and anabolic substances.
@wp4872
4 ай бұрын
He would most likely suffer if he put on any more substantial mass. Dudes already a freak of nature, just proper training would do the trick.
@enigma9971
3 ай бұрын
Pretty sure he had access to unlimited food. Wouldn't have been able to get so huge otherwise
@AizenzPlanz
3 ай бұрын
@@enigma9971Never will know for all we know he could be the same height today
@1992jamo
Ай бұрын
@@enigma9971 In scotland in the 1800s?? This dude was eating endless oats.
@patioco
2 жыл бұрын
I would’ve been right alongside the naysayers in the past about this guy. But his hand and wrist size alone coupled with the fact that he was the most physically proportional man of that size that the world has ever seen and recorded leads me to believe that a lot of these claims about him are true.
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! A voice of reason.
@dougcoombes8497
2 жыл бұрын
One of my ancestors was Angus's Uncle and came across the Atlantic with him to Cape Breton. One story the family passed on had to do with his performance for Queen Victoria. Apparently she was so thrilled with his demonstration of strength she asked for something to remember him by. At which point he jumped in the air and came down hard on the stone floor with his boot heel leaving a permanent mark. My Mom and Dad visited the area where the MacAskills settled a few years back in Cape Breton and got to meet another cousin Kenny MacAskill who has an extensive archive on Angus.
@Elias-df6ki
2 жыл бұрын
Never happened...I promise you. Lol
@dougcoombes8497
2 жыл бұрын
@Annie Meredith Not that I know of, a lot of us are over 6 feet tall but none like the giant. One cousin Sam MacAskill is 6-3 and weighs 260 and played football for Boise State until 2016.
@dougcoombes8497
2 жыл бұрын
@@Elias-df6ki Who knows, all I know is Angus MacAskill was truly extraordinary. If a normal sized guy now can roll up metal frying pans with his hands and bend hardened metal tools, then who know what a guy who was almost 8 feet tall and weighed over 500 pounds could do. kzitem.info/news/bejne/161sx2ZupKJpjIo Angus was known as a gentle giant, but one story told about his youth is he got into a fight at a tavern and laid out a grown man with one punch. They weren't sure if the guy was going to live.
@jamesstreet228
Жыл бұрын
Was anyone else down the lineage ever of such a large size? Edit I see now you must have answered a similar question but the comment isn't here anymore. It's just hard to imagine that someone could be that size without having the giantism disease. I'm not saying it's all a lie, because I wasn't there and I don't know, I'm just saying it's EXTREMELY abnormal for a person to get that big naturally especially if there's not a history of abnormality big people back down the tree. It's like Paul Wight (The Big Show/Giant) was saying. He said there was no history in his lineage of abnormally big people and he thought he was just blessed for having such a large body then he went to some Dr and this doctor found it was indeed acromegaly or giantism just like Andre the Giant and big Robert Wadlow. They just knew alot more about it when he came along and they were able to stop it before it affected him as adversely as Andre and Robert.
@dougcoombes8497
Жыл бұрын
@@jamesstreet228 Not that I know of. My distant cousin Sam MacAskill played for Boise State football a few years back and is 6'5" and 260 pounds.
@joshuabrown7034
2 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't call BS I did tree service work for years and often would get 2 full grown men to put a 250+ log on my shoulder and haul it out of fancy yards in Hilton Head SC..so we wouldn't damage the yard with equipment...not near 400 yards but I'd do it multiple times a day...at the time I was 190lb and young...now I have a bad back .
@fostersstubbyasmr9557
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I can lift carry a 100kg long if it’s on my shoulder a pretty long distance. So I believe Someone that big could do a 300kg log
@Bubajumba
2 жыл бұрын
@@fostersstubbyasmr9557 That's very possible, but I struggle to imagine him pick up and walk with a anchor of 1 ton on his shoulders, imagine someone casually picking up a car and walking with it on his shoulder, hard to believe
@radicalstreet7029
2 жыл бұрын
I'm 6ft6, 265 pounds solid. Been weight lifting for years naturally. I'm 26. Love these types of vids because they remind me that they are some insanely big individuals and athletes out there.
@ldarm
2 жыл бұрын
Why on earth did you list your stats? 😂
@radicalstreet7029
2 жыл бұрын
@@ldarm Why on Earth did you not list yours?💩
@fostersstubbyasmr9557
2 жыл бұрын
@@artandarchitecture6399 not at 66 that’s not overweight
@megavolt67
2 жыл бұрын
@@fostersstubbyasmr9557 265 pounds at 6 foot 6 is actually considered to be slightly obese (as in worse than overweight) in terms of BMI. But since Radical Street implies that he's muscular, it's more likely that he's only somewhat overweight in terms of where he should ideally be health-wise.
@conservator6734
2 жыл бұрын
@@megavolt67 265 at 6'6" is on the thin side. I have a small frame at 5'11" at 210 and I look weak.
@TheSanityMachine33
Жыл бұрын
Jesus.... what a beast. what an absolute unit.
@SteveChiverton
2 жыл бұрын
I hate to be a downer but I think that the moment it turned out he was affiliated to P.T. Barnum, every word that came after became followed in my mind by a series of 'but was it really?' type doubts. Unfortunately that relationship due to Barnums' habit of 'hyping things up and frequently outright lieing to sell tickets' will always leave a shadow over the credibility of many an [allegedly] great feat.
@marktyrrell8892
2 жыл бұрын
Yes he was undoubtedly extremely big and tall, certainly by the looks of it over 7ft, but it's unlikely Barnum wouldn't have added inches to his height and exaggerated his weight and feats of strength. That's what Barnum did for a living.
@richardmorris7063
2 жыл бұрын
Like a modern day Vince McMahon from pro wrestling.
@Silentevil7
Жыл бұрын
@@richardmorris7063 Vince definitely learned from him on making his wrestlers seem larger than life
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
Жыл бұрын
@@marktyrrell8892 His body size is fact. They have his skeleton. But yes, his feats of strength were probably exaggerated.
@jeffreygordon007
2 жыл бұрын
As a Cape Bretoner I’ve known of this man a long time !!!!
@ZealKingdom
2 жыл бұрын
Pro wrestling promoters would be falling over each other to sign this guy were he alive today.
@Nirsterkur
2 жыл бұрын
About the Anchor, it's like the modern day car Deadlift. Only a portion goes up to the chest (leverage /Archimedes).
@speleokeir
Жыл бұрын
He wasn't just exceptionally tall he was broad with it. 44" or 3'8" across the shoulders is huge, as were his hands. He was also a lot heavier than other very tall men without being overweight. Just all round big. If you compare him to Brian Shaw he's a LOT bigger across the chest, as well as much taller. This suggests a fairly stocky build, which usually translates to power. As such you can imagine he would be massively strong.
@holdenv81000
6 ай бұрын
It would be interesting if someone took all Brian Shaw's (6' 8" tall) measurements & scaled him up to 7' 9" to match Angus MacAskill to see just how big Brian Shaw's chest., shoulders, bisceps, forearms, etc would be.
@SellierBellot-gk7wf
Ай бұрын
According to the measurement of his original jacket, the shoulder width from Angus Macaskill was less than 69 cm. Many old figures are grossly exaggerated.
@alphaownsyou
2 жыл бұрын
Feats of strength aside, imagine just seeing a man that large!
@littledragon7ca
2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for posting this. made me smile and cry
@tudortarta1903
2 жыл бұрын
He was undoubtedly insanely strong, imo wsm level, but those feats are not even close to reality. Despite all of this, I do believe that if he would have lived in today's world, with the training knowledge that we have, and the steroids athletes can use, he would be the strongest man that ever lived, and no one would come close.
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
2 жыл бұрын
He possibly really was the strongest to ever live. Even without todays training methods and performance enhancers.
@draco_1876
2 жыл бұрын
Nah
@skeletorlikespotatoes7846
Жыл бұрын
You have no idea. So please don't make assumptions.
@jmedlin81
Жыл бұрын
hundreds of witnesses to all of his feats would disagree.. anyone that size, who doesn't have the normal issues that plague giants, would by their very nature be strong beyond comparison.
@donmackie6086
Жыл бұрын
@@palmarolavlklingholm96847'9" is impressive. But what really makes him a Clydesdale are those ridiculous 44" shoulders. That's nuts!
@adamoxen
3 ай бұрын
Always thought that anchor feat was a bit of a stretch but man was still a beast
@erfan3944
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate it if you would've done a video about Wilt chamberlain about his strength and athleticism....
@Nirsterkur
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Arnold said sometime back when the biggest and strongest muscular guys did Triceps pushdowns with 120 lbs, Wilt used to do 170 lbs as if it was nothing.
@lionelmessisburner7393
2 жыл бұрын
Wilt is a liar and faked a lot
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
Wilt BLOWS alongside Giant MacKaskill!!!!
@JohnSmith-es3dn
Жыл бұрын
@@Nirsterkur I can do 250 lbs for 10. Not very impressive. Wilt was said to deadlift around 1000 and had a 600 bench though
@dannyellaboatboat
2 жыл бұрын
I can’t even imagine what a sight it would be seeing someone that size in person. 7 foot 9, makes him exactly 2 feet taller than me. Amazing
@tonsofun2
8 ай бұрын
A little background on my family, its a Norse gene thing. Macaskill's(of all spellings) are sons of Asketil(the last Viking king of Dublin) we were and are renown for our our size and strength in battle with conquests of Dublin, and the isles of Skye, and later Berneray where Angus would be born and are still mighty to this day. The shortest male in my family is 6'1 and the tallest 6'9.
@GTLees
2 жыл бұрын
Angus MacAskill is an ancestor of my father. The Giant was born 120 years before Dad and years ago my father and his brothers used to tell some stories about him. The stories were entertaining, but I cannot imagine how a person could verify their authenticity. We used to have a small paperback book that had at least a dozen stories about the Giant. I have not seen it for years and have no idea who wrote or published it. There is only one of my uncles left and he isn't capable of helping now. I regret that I have let it go for too long and most of the information and stories are lost to the ages. I did enjoy the video. EDIT - Some recent activity in this thread got me thinking about that little book I mentioned a year ago. Maybe my vitamins have made it to all of the necessary places for me to recall the name of the author heh, heh. Anyway, I am quite sure that gentleman's name was Roland Sherwood. If my memory serves he has written an impressive catalog of similar paperback books, a few of which I have read and I think they're great. There's a lot of information, maybe some legends, photos if they exist, and they are a quick, entertaining read. Also, I am inclined to believe that at least some, if not all, of Sherwood's books were self-published.
@dougcoombes8497
2 жыл бұрын
Hey cuz, my great X 4 grandfather was Angus' Uncle. He was also named Angus MacAskill and came across from Scotland with Angus his family.
@GTLees
2 жыл бұрын
@@dougcoombes8497 Right on, small world huh? And getting smaller every day too heh, heh.
@michaelb4538
2 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking Im sure someone else said they were related a few comments above. Well would you look at that boys bumpingi to long lost relatives in a yt comment section. Class. It is a small world btw but I wouldn't want to paint it. Sorry couldn't resist the old are the best etc.
@draco_1876
2 жыл бұрын
There was a bunch of eye witnesses
@HankyJim
Жыл бұрын
Ya, that was me, I’m related to him also through my grandma
@learnenglishwithblaine9604
4 ай бұрын
I am 5'5" and about 125 pounds, buy Angus was my great great great great uncle.
@jasonbigdog2808
Жыл бұрын
It's also obvious (by the measurement...and seeing the photos) he was nowhere near 44" across the shoulders either,that stat is just foolish...thats half his ht. No human formed like that, disease or not! Very amazed by rhe giant since i was a child in rural N.S. great vid. Thnx!
@StrengthUniverse
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget there are no known pictures of Angus. The ones that everyone use to portray him are of someone else altogether
@Vuk3
Жыл бұрын
He wore a coat designed for his stats That coat was over a meter shoulder to shoulder, 1.10 m to be exact Brian shaw is 88 cm shoulder from shoulder Given that he was taller thus larger than brian adding another 22 cms should not be impossible for the man of his size, I think He was measured by doctors if I am right, but if his 1.1 m shoulder 2.36 m height and 2 m chest measurements are correct then he is massive compared to average human, for example I am 1.83 height, 50 cm shoulder and 105 cm chest I measured once just how large angus would be standing next to me ( on the wall ) and guy of that size would be something like almost 3 times larger in mass than me It is possible if his height was natural, after all andre the giant was 81 cm in shoulder and 178 cm in chest and he had giantism and was kinda obese, angus was not
@Procrastinater
Жыл бұрын
Everyone is stumped by the 1 ton anchor lift, but if you do not find the 100 pounds held out by two fingers for 10 minutes much more impressive then I got some prime real estate in Ukraine to sell you. If he could pull of a feat like that, I am not at all suprised he could lift over a tonne or lift a horse over a fence. People struggle to realize how strong someone of that stature would be. The easiest way is by comparison. Imagine yourself as Angus, except you've done hard manual labor all your life, and you're built and strong for your size. You are 6ft tall, you have bigger hands, chest and wrists than anyone you know. Now you met a guy that is 5ft1, he's chubby, suffer from some physical ailments and struggle to walk properly. Imagine how much stronger than that guy you would be? Well, that's how Angus would feel looking at Andre the Giant. Idk how much the feats of Angus got exaggerated, but they are consistent. A man that could pull of one of those feats could pull off the others as well. You're talking about a man as big as a bear, of course he's going to be goddamn strong.
@youtubecreators384
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. You should do a video about Louis Cyr. The man who held four drought horses in place all by himself.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, It's on the list, just a matter of time
@youtubecreators384
2 жыл бұрын
@@StrengthUniverse Sweet.
@parkerbohnn
Жыл бұрын
Angus was "the freak of nature" just like "the freak of nature" Mission Brief from the sport of horse racing.
@RH-xs8gz
2 жыл бұрын
It would have interesting to have a contest of strength between this man and Mills Darden
@gj8313
2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always💪.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙏
@markstine781
Жыл бұрын
Mills Daren born in Rich Square, North Carolina 7'10" tall 1,100 pounds. Born 1799 died 1856.
@johnre5342
Жыл бұрын
7 foot 6
@dennisorr1746
2 жыл бұрын
I believe that even if he didn't have all those measurements or proportions back then, he certainly could've attained them and those feats if he lived nowadays.
@noey-ec4bw
2 жыл бұрын
I think Mills Darden is the strongest man of all time. But there isn't a lot of data of his feats of strength.
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
2 жыл бұрын
What about Paul Anderson? He was insanely strong, allthough much smaller.
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
Two Canadians: Giant MacKaskill and Louis Cyr. Canada Rules!!! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 he cheated.
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
2 жыл бұрын
@@SeptemberChild1835 How did Paul Anderson Cheat?
@HomicideHenry
2 жыл бұрын
One of the stories not said of Angus was when he was a teenager the oxen pulling the plows on his father's farm gave out, and he hooked himself up to the harness and began plowing the field. His mother seeing her son doing this begged his father to stop at once. So he had rather tremendous natural strength really early on in his life. Even if some of the lifts and feats were exaggerated it's probably a safe bet that he was the strongest natural man in the world, since there was no steroids or supplements or gymnasiums necessarily to strength train in his time. I'm reminded of Martin Van Buren Bates who lived in Seville Ohio and he was 7 ft 2 and he lifted a 300 lb barrel of sugar on his shoulder and walked a mile from the grocery store to his home with it. That was attested by many eyewitnesses and I find it laughable when people like Eddie Hall say certain things can't be done because he himself can't do it. Jesus Christ Almighty God bless you all 😊
@holliswilliams8426
2 жыл бұрын
''like Eddie Hall say certain things can't be done because he himself can't do it. '' He has never said that, quite the opposite.
@HomicideHenry
2 жыл бұрын
@@holliswilliams8426 Him and those other strong men on that show on the History Channel kept saying that whenever they would do some of these challenges.
@scottmacintyre45
2 жыл бұрын
Funny isn't it. Just because someone else can't do it doesn't mean that it can't or wasn't done by someone else.
@kyuss5729
2 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ my ass ..
@anembersarc
Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine if he was around today and became a Strongman...
@caesars.3261
Жыл бұрын
Just like in the Bible I truly believe strong giants like Goliath or Samson would school these modern day strongman
@BuJammy
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. As always. Now do Jan Vorenholt (AKA "John Burly - The Expander King"). :D
@vincentbasso4903
2 жыл бұрын
Hathor at 6'9 weighing 400lbs recently deadlifted just over 1200lbs. Three times his weight. The giant at 500lbs was said to lift 2800 ??? Don't think so ! If you use the metric of three times your weight, all the giant could lift is 1500lbs. 1800 maybe. Remember he was in the circus where exaggeration is commonplace
@roderickreilly9666
2 жыл бұрын
He lifted an anchor, not a deadlift. He got under the anchor and rocked it onto his shoulder. I'm certain it weighed considerably less than advertised, but was still massive.
@vincentbasso4903
2 жыл бұрын
@@roderickreilly9666 Agreed. But I point out that he was associated with P T Barnum and we all know things will spin
@roderickreilly9666
2 жыл бұрын
@@vincentbasso4903 what? You have no faith in P. T. Barnum? 😆
@alexmattie5437
Жыл бұрын
Angus MacAskil is my great great uncle...I have MacAskil blood
@douglasbooth6836
2 жыл бұрын
Been to the museum in the isle of skye. The guy who runs it is Danny micas kill the box guy. A total gent of a guy. Angus mcaskill would have been so powerful. I’m 6’2 and 300 pounds and I know my strength and he would have been scary.
@ManickGanick
Ай бұрын
I feel like him lifting the anchor is just a myth, Eddie halls doctors said it was physically impossible for a human to lift 500 kilos, and then somehow somebody lifts nearly three times that? And CARRY IT out of a building with ease? I really believe there's no way.
@GIANTMAN123
10 ай бұрын
Angus is the legend ❤❤
@bryanthussung7681
2 жыл бұрын
The strength stuff can’t be real. His height might be.
@holliswilliams8426
2 жыл бұрын
the strength stuff is bs, there were no video recordings back then so people could make up anything
@michaelhellwarth9357
Жыл бұрын
What an interesting human being! I would love if he was alive today or even just in the 80s. Who knows he could’ve worked for Vince McMahon and then the tallest wrestler in history. Maybe somebody that could throw André the giant around for real. It’s also proof that human beings can grow to a enormous heights, without acromegaly or better known as gigantism, because giants of skeletons have been found all over the world, and if he was born way earlier in time, he would’ve been at the bottom of the mound in North America or Europe.
@webslingernz
4 ай бұрын
Hmm.. the fact that he didn't spring to his height until maturity suggests he did have a tumour. His death also sounds suspiciously this way inclined too.
@johanjonsson6504
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if he had the gear and training equipment of today! Beast!
@antont4974
2 жыл бұрын
I mean, is it really possible to make claims regarding his persona? He was a very impressive person, that's certain
@mattalex8701
Жыл бұрын
We all would have loved to see Angus Mcaskill on a basketball court or on a MMA ring...surely he would crush Shaquille O Neal any day.
@enigma9971
3 ай бұрын
Mils Durden wasn't quite as tall but he weighed over half a ton and could do heavy farm work.
@StrengthUniverse
3 ай бұрын
My video on Mills is here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qq6g1G2loaKFh6g
@tommywolfe2706
2 жыл бұрын
3:39 I appreciate how the narrator says "left him seriously injured".... imagine, if you can grab 100lbs with 2 fingers and hold it in front of you for 10 minutes, even if you did manage to cripple yourself and are reduced down to 1/10th of your former strength, which I doubt happened to him, he would still be tougher than most dudes you would run into. Stories that talk about how he "crippled himself" after the anchor incident irritate me lol.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tommy, pleased you noticed that small but meaningful detail
@jamesmurphy1678
2 жыл бұрын
He was very likely the strongest non steroid person ever. With training could likely win WSM today without steroids.
@J.c410
2 жыл бұрын
This is the exact same case as Louis Cyr. Probably genuinely very strong for his time. But not a chance these claims are non exageratted or fmat out false. Modern athletes blasting roids for decades and training as hard as they can would supposedly be 3 times wekaer than guys wjo lived 100+ years ago ? No way
@joshuanicholsjr5327
2 жыл бұрын
there was one other man taller than him that is reported to have been 8' 11" and another was 8' 4" but what a story imagine an army of those guys like the Persian king did and made them wear tall hats so they looked even bigger god bless
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
Жыл бұрын
There has been several men, even a woman reported to be higher than Angus. But all of them were suffering for some kind of illness in the pituitary gland. He is the highest reported person without anything wrong with his body's growth system.
@MrExade
2 жыл бұрын
Being big does not necceseraily make you strong.
@ash_classicphysique
2 жыл бұрын
Giant Macaskill vs Robert Wadlow
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting idea although Roberts size was caused by acromegaly
@ash_classicphysique
2 жыл бұрын
@@StrengthUniverseI was joking tbh, Robert died really young bless him because of his condition caused him a lot of health issues. Couldn’t even walk properly towards end of his life
@lornekofman2163
Жыл бұрын
Try lifting a Ships Anchor! Dony push weight do reps!! Back injuries are permanent :(
@ShepherdschapelYTexplainsbible
2 жыл бұрын
Stay natural and stay alive
@JayJay-qh7fj
2 жыл бұрын
Right... holding 45kg with 2 fingers at arms length for 10 minutes is bull...the strongest man now can barely hold 30kg for 60 seconds at arms length....and the anchor is also bull.....2200lbs is 1 tonne and he just picked it up and walked out,,,rubbish....
@MrMichaelEsser
Жыл бұрын
Okay when there was the point where he held 45 kgs for 10 min in front of him for 10 minutes I am out
@chevyrider9027
2 жыл бұрын
Brain Shaw as impressive as he is strength wise is not even comparable to a man like Angus. Shaw is loaded with ped's and GH, trains for strength daily, etc. The fact he is even being compared to a modern day strongman like Shaw says something. If the guy was around today and was doing the same things Shaw trains for it would be like, who's Brian Shaw? Lol.
@dahuterschuter
2 жыл бұрын
But really I think we're all wondering, how big was IT?
@donmackie6086
Жыл бұрын
He often played golf with it. And as you may be aware, the Scots invented golf and kilts. 😀
@tomfisher7751
Жыл бұрын
Any update on a video about Louis Cyr?
@ezsmith3765
2 жыл бұрын
Thought it was Mills Darden
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Right here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qq6g1G2loaKFh6g
@aidangriffiths5075
Жыл бұрын
yes, he was a natural giant with everything in proportion. a monster
@yohohoho8412
2 жыл бұрын
Brian Shaw was 206kg at his peak weight at 2017 WSM not 190kg
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Nowhere in the video do I say that it was his peak, I used his more recent weight
@Dr.IanPlect
Жыл бұрын
Unverified counts for nil.
@thomasdalton2042
2 жыл бұрын
He died at 38
@nolansacket3457
2 жыл бұрын
I mean if I can't lift something...no one can right?
@jasonladd6400
2 жыл бұрын
Strongest without doubt
@robstaaass
Жыл бұрын
Queen Victoria wanted that Scottish kielbasa
@ralphllivrah9551
Жыл бұрын
Too bad we can’t clone him. Make a great army. We need his dna stored.
@jasonrandall5148
2 жыл бұрын
This guy could smash everyone in the UFC today With just his physical raw strength image if he had some martial training.
@axe2grind244
2 жыл бұрын
I’m afraid Giant MacAskill wouldn’t stand a chance, nor would any non-professional fighter regardless of strength or size. Mariusz Pudzionowski might be the strongest human to ever walk the earth and would get destroyed by any top 15 Heavyweight/ Light heavyweight guy in the ufc. Francis Ngannou doesn’t care how strong you are.
@BoxingUniverse_
2 жыл бұрын
@@axe2grind244 Its not just about strength its about frame. His bones were way too big and thick, even somebody like Ngannou hitting him would probably feel like a fly to him. Dude could prob make apple juice out of any heavyweight's skull with his hand.
@levondarratt787
2 жыл бұрын
@@axe2grind244 LLittle Francis would get picked up one handed ...and with one grip Angus would break his arm...wherever he would grab little Francis, that's were Francis would scream in pain....he would just bend him to his knees..all the boxing, screaming and kicking would be a smile on Angus face...Even Andre the Giant, a Foot shorter than Angus (but a foot taller than Francis) would just press the air out of him.... people would cry seeing how this man would be humiliated and played with, helpless, tossed around like a doll...
@TJ700
9 ай бұрын
His real father's name: Bill Brasky
@PatrickStar19872
Жыл бұрын
Brian is 6'6".
@StrengthUniverse
Жыл бұрын
Brian is 6'8"
@triedbuttdied
2 жыл бұрын
1:15 Brian Shaw's peak weight was about 210 kg.
@johnny5805
2 жыл бұрын
Everytime i've watched one of your videos, I thought "Yeah, but he's not as strong as Angus MacAskill !". Finally you did a video on the legend himself !
@au8363
Жыл бұрын
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@kennethmclean3679
2 жыл бұрын
As a youth living in Dartmouth NS, I heard many stories of Giant MacAskill which were super. I know Robert Wadlow from The USA was taller at 8 ft 11 and about 439 bs but it's amazing that these individuals and their stories have been found and shared . If you have others similar, please also post for us. Thanks Kenneth
@au8363
Жыл бұрын
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@kennethmclean3679
Жыл бұрын
No sorry to whomever said Robert was from Scotland. Robert perishing wardlow was born and raised in alton Illinois usa. Giant McCaskill was from Scotland...where my family hails.
@shepchester3567
2 жыл бұрын
A man of that size would be something to behold today, but back then, wow!
@GordonHeaney
2 жыл бұрын
I seem to recall a story where MacAskill met a Canadian wrestler who wanted to meet him and possible test his strength against him. When they met, they shook hands and MacAskill's grip was so immense, the wrestler backed down immediately
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
And that wrestler’s name? Andres The Giant
@lukeweber4038
2 жыл бұрын
Devon Larratt
@Jashan720
2 жыл бұрын
@@lukeweber4038 And he's been pumpkin training ever since
@lukeweber4038
2 жыл бұрын
@@Jashan720 👌👌🤣🤣
@michaelbroderick527
2 жыл бұрын
I read his hand started bleeding... Thats some hand shake.
@MrSimplesimon007
2 жыл бұрын
His feats of strength were done in front of hundreds of witnesses, and the size of his hands, wrists and arms would play a massive part, his grip would have been immense and there is no doubt in my mind this man was naturally super strong and could do things only hall Shaw etc could even dream of.
@vincentvaleur3573
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe for grip strength events but you have to consider weight into the equation, endurance becomes a huge factor.
@punkem733
2 жыл бұрын
Stop being delusional.
@xelzp
2 жыл бұрын
bro if you believed he shoulder carried 2700 pounds then you're crazy
@mrtoad3582
2 жыл бұрын
@@xelzp It's true but it was 2200 lbs, it's quite possible that he did this as he basically just lifting the weight off the ground with his legs by standing under it a powerlifter can squat over 1000 lbs and that going down parallel, they could quite easily partial squat almost twice this and they are no way as big as MacAskill
@mrtoad3582
2 жыл бұрын
@@vincentvaleur3573 Endurance has nothing to do with strength
@el_mal_de_ojo
2 жыл бұрын
13 inch wrists is absolutely insane. As reference, the current number 1 arm wrestler in the world, thought to be among the strongest ever in the sport, has wrists that are around 10, 10 and a half inches around. I reckon Angus would put up a fight with zero training.
@jeremybennoch4338
2 жыл бұрын
Levan the Georgian hulk just beat Devon larrat from Canada Levan has wrists bigger than 13 inches 22 inch forearms and 24 inch bicep he is 6 foot 3 and weighs more than 400 pounds and is the most dominant arm wrestler ever Do research
@Gullshunter
2 жыл бұрын
He obsiously knows who levan is. And most reported measurement of his wrist are 11inches. It was stated in an interview (i dont remember with whom) that it was closer to 10tho when measured with good technique (not loose and not diagonal measuring tape).
@natalieportmanfanbundlepla6060
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremybennoch4338 levans wrists arent anywhere close to 13 inches. He has a bit over 10 inch wrists which is still quite impressive indeed but 13 is on a whole new level. That's like an average dude's upper arm circumference after a year of weight lifting.
@levondarratt787
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremybennoch4338 NO that is a lie... Levan has max 10.5 -11 inch wrists , not 13"!. He weighs 389lbs, much less than 400.... He is huge for his height....but you are fan buying the numbers and exaggerate .
@jeremybennoch4338
2 жыл бұрын
@@levondarratt787 U know ur right I looked up the only video when someone measured levan it was close to 12 inches (that's what she said) but that was over 3 years ago and he has weighed 380 and almost 440 we can't argue without proof so when u can prove what u think are facts then comment again In my opinion levan is in the wrong sport Ge would kill doing strong man More money more recognition But opinions are like assholes everyone has one and most of the time they smell like dookie
@iankirk9097
Жыл бұрын
His whole physique was in proportion so that his chest measurement was one of the largest (if not the largest) of a non-obese man. Incredibly strong and yet a very gentle God-fearing man. Apparently he had a musical voice. As a teenager he got into an altercation and punched a man and thinking that he had killed him prayed to God that the man would live, which he did.
@donmackie6086
Жыл бұрын
His size did not go to his head. He was a humble, God fearing man.
@iankirk9097
8 ай бұрын
@@justinlaite5542 No not me, that is the testimony of those who knew him first hand. Give me a break!
@georgepetrou501
4 ай бұрын
You say God fearing like that's a good thing. God loving would be the better way to describe it. Why do you consider it good when someone feels fear while thinking about God?
@iankirk9097
4 ай бұрын
@@georgepetrou501 Fearing God is healthy. Yes, God is love, slow to anger but quick to forgive. People who blaspheme the name of God should shake in their shoes, or much better still, repent. He resists the proud but gracious to the humble.
@macman1469
2 жыл бұрын
What about Mills Darden. He stood around 7'6" and weighed over 490kg (1000lbs+). He led an active life ,was married and had 2 or 3 kids ,he also holds the record -greatest weight differential man and wife ,she weighed around 45kg (100lbs). He died in old age after outliving his wife.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that's a very interesting suggestion
@TheBcoolGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, she survived childbirth? A tiny 100 lb woman with a horse of a man TEN TIMES HER WEIGHT?!
@MargootMC
2 жыл бұрын
He would have to have been severely obese to be 1000 pounds
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
@@MargootMC You'll have to watch the video that will be released in the next couple of weeks to find out
@MargootMC
2 жыл бұрын
@@StrengthUniverse ooo new video ok. I'm just thinking about it logically if hes shorter than this guy but 2x the weight hes gotta be pretty fat
@dadimadh4528
2 жыл бұрын
At only 195.5cm I suddenly feel quite small... Excellent video as always. You're especially good at including interesting historical info.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tim, I'm glad you like it.
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
@Freddie Mercury Andre the Giant is dead.
@Outland9000
2 жыл бұрын
@Freddie Mercury Or Shaq.
@TheBcoolGuy
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to 5'8 world
@helkas3316
Жыл бұрын
@@Outland9000 What about Shaq who ?.
@vincentjatkoo
2 жыл бұрын
Ofcourse he did not lift an anchor wieghing above one ton (1300 kg, 2700 lbs). Look at today. With all the doping in the world, giants like Hafthor would not be even close to lifting that weight. All feats are exaggerated. He was probably strong though. But I'd bet Louie Cyr was stronger.
@billabong9215
2 жыл бұрын
Yes but Mariusz pudzinowski beats halfthor in a lot of events.
@Nirsterkur
2 жыл бұрын
@@billabong9215 Mariusz beats Thor in lots of events? Preposterous statement.
@Nirsterkur
2 жыл бұрын
Angus < Louis < Paul < Kaz < Brian < Zydrunus < Eddie < Hafthor. End of the Brute Strength scale for human beings.
@Goremachine
2 жыл бұрын
“Lift” is a vague term. People hear lift and assume it’s a deadlift/press etc. There are contemporary strongmen who can perform hip lifts with several thousand pounds. If angus lifted an anchor of that size it was certainly a very short range of motion lift. It could have already been upright and then he hugged it and lifted it a few inches off the ground.
@billabong9215
2 жыл бұрын
@@Nirsterkur why do you think it's preposterous? Or you being sarcastic. Mariusz has... 4 or 5 world titles. Hafthor has 1. Edit, I just checked... he has 5 worlds strongest man titles. 2nd edit. Mariusz was also competing against the greatest strongman athlete of all time. Big Z. So yip.... all day long in certain events mariusz is beating thor. Same way as macaskill would be cyr
@tommywolfe2706
2 жыл бұрын
One of my good friends is 7'7" and his nickname is tree. He is a pretty strong dude, but his problem is that he cant gain weight. When I last saw him, he was on a "prescription weight gainer" and still only weighed 210 lbs. Imagine how I felt, weighing the same and being almost 2 ft shorter lol. Of course, I had muscle, he looked like skin stretched over bone, except he was tough. He had a lot of struggles because of his size. Clothes were hard to find.....a bed was even harder for him, he wasnt rich but the worst I think was the place he was renting when I met him. He had to walk with his head to the side because the ceiling was so low, he couldnt stand all the way up. He could bowl a perfect bowling game though (repeatedly, with right or left hand, even switching back and forth), and I dont know if you would ever meet someone who can chuck a bowling ball the way that he could. His arms were like cannons.
@TradeInfinitum
2 жыл бұрын
things that never happen nice reddit story
@tommywolfe2706
2 жыл бұрын
@@TradeInfinitum reddit story? sure, ok.
@armando1829
2 жыл бұрын
Robert bobroczki?
@optimusprimevil1646
2 жыл бұрын
bowling you say, that makes sense. i wonder how far he could smash a driver off the tee with some training.
@pleaseenteranamelol711
2 жыл бұрын
Tree, huh? A boy at my school is named ocean and he has an older sister named tree, lmao.
@HonkeyKongLive
2 жыл бұрын
No doubts that he was a massive and powerful man but there's a reason all these people who did superhuman feats of strength existed before video evidence.
@justaguyfromreddit
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but his skeleton his real. So at least we know he truly was that big
@sbdftw1702
2 жыл бұрын
The anchor story seems very far fetched. Even if he was proportional at 500 lb, that thing weighed well over a ton. I can see the story about the barrels, etc being true if he was truly that large.
@freefromthedark6784
2 жыл бұрын
Ah no there isn't 😂 that's an assumption and ignores the fact that healthier levels of hormones, diet, and starting exceptionally young in building mind muscle connections could have effects we don't know about
@ALC0A021
2 жыл бұрын
@@freefromthedark6784 those days soil was having much more nutrients as a result food products were of far better quality than today so ofcourse people were far more stronger
@donalddann
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. 80 inch chest at his height, he wpould have weighed half a ton.
@s4squatch1
2 жыл бұрын
There were numerous sightings of Bigfoot in the area where he lived.....but it was just Giant MacKaskill going for a walk in his fur coat.
@dannybiddlecombe
2 жыл бұрын
My father used to always argue with me on this. I’ll see how the video turns out.
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Who won, you or your father?
@justiceprevail1552
2 жыл бұрын
I guess we will never know for sure just how strong he was. I do know there are exceptionally strong men out there who just go about their daily business totally unnoticed. That said, nearly fifty years ago I went to a gear making factory to pick up a special ordered gear, while waiting a truck baked into the loading dock to pick up a barrel of parts, the lift truck was inoperative so this big fellow came over, picked up the barrel and placed it into the truck. I asked a worker what was inside the barrel and he said machined parts, and that it weighed over 500 lbs. He told me that the fellow who lifted it was as strong as a bull and I believed him. So there are some extremely strong unknown men out there and this fellow was one of them.
@au8363
Жыл бұрын
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@justinlaite5542
8 ай бұрын
Relax@@au8363
@justinlaite5542
8 ай бұрын
"anecdotal unconfirmed evidence" See???????
@JackLoyal93
2 жыл бұрын
No doubt that he was strong. However, it's hard to imagine that anyone can be BOTH that naturally tall and naturally strong. I'm not saying it's impossible, but unlikely. Look at basketball players of the past and present. One that comes to mind is Shawn Bradley; at 7'6" he is one of the tallest players in NBA history. Bradley too, was naturally tall, thanks to a combination of normal genetic variations. It means that only 1 out of every 10 million (or roughly only 800 individuals on the ENTIRE PLANET) are taller than him, and of those 800 whom are naturally taller than Bradley (if any exist at all) probably only number in the single digits. However, looking at Brabley's physique, he is definitely athletic, but not physically built. Bigger people need to take in a lot more calories in order to function. Shawn Bradley is 275lbs. Angus MacAskill was 510lbs, I kind of have to believe that the fact that everyone always asking him to prove his strength, is kind of what attributed to him becoming so strong in the first place, wouldn't you? "Lift this." "Pull that." "Carry these." "Hold on to it for -." All of this manual labour type of work would help anyone gain muscle mass. Regardless, Angus' legacy lives on, and if there wasn't physical evidence of his existence (photographs and what not) you'd probably label him in the realm of John Henry and Goliath.
@Ian-if2lf
2 жыл бұрын
his skeleton is real, you can make scientific measurements from it
@Goremachine
2 жыл бұрын
MacAskill’s wrists were measured at 13.5 inches. His ankles were 18 inches. This was at a lean body composition at age 20. These measurements were collected during a medical exam. The super tall of today do not have bones that thick. Andre the giant had nearly 12 inch wrists, but that was at his fattest body composition. Angus The average for a man is around 6.75 inches.
@marcustanhalberstram6992
2 жыл бұрын
Shaq and Dwight Howard are both 7 footers who are monstrously strong and normally proportioned. It's not unthinkable that even at 7'9 MacAskill could be built far more sturdy than shawn bradley.
@draco_1876
2 жыл бұрын
@@marcustanhalberstram6992 he was tho
@theriomrasputin8233
Жыл бұрын
Igor Vovkovinskiy, was 7' 8" and 370lbs. And it was his weight which caused him a good deal of pain. He unfortunately passed away a few yrs ago at 38yrs old. In photos he looked big also. Not a thin rail as many who get that tall become.
@GTLees
2 жыл бұрын
On my mother's side of the family, there is another character who made some notoriety for himself as a strong man. He was actually smaller than the average man of the time. He lived (I believe) from 1892 to 1975 in the River John area of Nova Scotia. There are many stories about him and his incredible feats of strength. He, apparently, didn't want fame and all of the bother that comes with it but he did put himself out there for a small stretch of time because he needed the money. As he got older his son stepped up as a strong man (although not as strong as his father) and he also traveled around doing demonstrations and such. So the original man's name is Chalmers Bigney, he was a cousin to my grandmother.
@mrtoad3582
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like BS
@pleaseenteranamelol711
2 жыл бұрын
There was a great grand cousin on the irish side of my family who was huge, 6'10 or something.
@christophersmardz8196
2 жыл бұрын
How come I never Heard about this guy before is he made up
@just_someguy01
2 жыл бұрын
@@christophersmardz8196 not sure of the legitimacy of this person's story however he was a real person, he's buried in Denmark, N.S. and has his own historical marker
@GTLees
2 жыл бұрын
@@mrtoad3582 What does?
@Proud_Troll
2 жыл бұрын
I think that if he were to live in modern times, he would be the undisputed greatest strongman of all time, with no one coming close.
@SeptemberChild1835
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!! The Giant MacKaskill and Louis Cyr!!! Canada Rules!!!! 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🏒🏒🏒🥅🥅🏒🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
@rday710
2 жыл бұрын
To say biggest and strongest of all time for only those we know about is ridiculous. All through history there have been incredibly strong individuals we have no clue about. Giants of old, biblical King Og...over 12 feet tall, Roman Emporor Maximinus Thrax, heck - even Abraham Lincoln who was stronger than most strongmen today. We just don't know how strong prior generations were and to assume today we're faster, stronger and bigger than anytime in the past is just plain ignorant and somewhat arrogant.
@bigeric1982
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@liamcampbell6661
2 жыл бұрын
Love how you've brought Angus in to the light of people who might not know about him
@garyfletcher844
Жыл бұрын
Makes me think of cooking up a nice big angus beef steak.
@au8363
Жыл бұрын
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@justaguyfromreddit
2 жыл бұрын
YES YOU DID IT! I was waiting for this video for so long. Thanks man
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
No problem! thanks for the suggestion
@adnanrawashdeh3965
2 жыл бұрын
Man its good to see you here 👌
@ommin6757
2 жыл бұрын
Angus is distant relative of mine. My mum used to tell me of him when I was a child.
@stephentemple5617
2 жыл бұрын
I think the giant Scott is blow out of portion and is over exaggerated just like Paul Anderson they need folk tales and myths back in day now everything's has to be verified welcome to the 21th century great video as usual thankyou🤗
@thatguyfrommars3732
2 жыл бұрын
He may have had the potential to be the strongest man ever, but because he didn't specifically train for strength I personally don't think he was statically stronger than Brian Shaw et al. There's a difference between natural strength, even "farm strength" or "manual laborer strength" vs professional strongman or powerlifter strength. He may have been able to do some truly amazing things in grip or throwing events though.
@douglasbooth6836
2 жыл бұрын
As a guy who did manual Labour and trained I can tell you most powerlifters or strongmen struggle with the likes of tires, anvils because they have no idea and don’t actually lift for a living. Even though I was no where near as gym strong as some guys I know I could lift the heavy awkward objects way easier as I believe angus could. He worked for a living.
@ShepherdschapelYTexplainsbible
2 жыл бұрын
Drugs don't count,stay natural and stay alive
@thatguyfrommars3732
2 жыл бұрын
@@ShepherdschapelYTexplainsbible I agree. But even natural powerlifters will be stronger than manual laborers 10 times out of 10.
@palmarolavlklingholm9684
2 жыл бұрын
Personally I don't doubt he was insanely strong. But an anchor of 1200Kg and a living horse I highly doubt. The weight of a horse, sure. But not a living one. Not unless the horse was shot full of tranquilizers. But I would say it is highly likely that he in his prime, before injury, could have totally demolished todays Deadlift record. As he actually had feats of strength for a job, it is highly likely that he actually trained quite a bit. Pictures of him supports that. His body posture was quite athletic. and his chest circumference were the biggest ever measured on a person that didn't suffer from obesity.
@thatguyfrommars3732
2 жыл бұрын
@@palmarolavlklingholm9684 Maybe if he trained for it. But just walking up and deadlifting 500kg? Never. He wouldn't have had the coordination and probably lacked the muscle mass needed to do it.
@ronduffey1142
2 жыл бұрын
In order to find out his feats of strength I had a look back and yes exaggeration is made, but pure raw brute natural strength, he was the strongest true giant ever. The childe of Hale was a strong man too. Great video, well done for appreciating a man not many know about
@StrengthUniverse
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ron
@ronduffey1142
2 жыл бұрын
@@StrengthUniverse it would be wonderful if you do a video on John Middleton and Anthony Payne. That would be a wonder.
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