Watch This Giant Bodybuilder Take on Strongman Events with Eddie Hall

Emily Shiffer

February 25, 2020 3:57 PM

By now, you know that when it comes to getting in workouts, Strongmen and powerlifters like Hafthor Bjrnsson (aka The Mountain) and Brian Shaw like to do them together. And Strongman Eddie Hall is the latest to do a joint training sesh. He got one in with Jamie Johal , an IFBB pro that weighs 320 pounds, in his most recent YouTube video on his channel.

Eddie Hall and a Bodybuilder Did Strongman Events

Eddie started their workout with dumbbell shoulder presses, starting with 44-pound dumbbells, then moved up to 66 pounds, then 88 pounds, and 110 pounds, moving up to 132 pounds. Jamie on the other hand, made his way up to 70 pounds, then 85 pounds.

Next, they move onto the log with log presses, starting at 220 pounds. They move up to 242 pounds, then 286 pounds. Next, they move onto the axle press, and Hall has some pointers for Johal.

"I happen to hold the world record," says Hall. "Because it's so thick, you can't just launch it to your chest and press it. There's a technique where you've got to get it to your stomach, swap hands, and shelf again. You've got to create that shelf. Everyone's got one! Everyone's got a shelf," says Hall.

They start at 165 pounds, moving up to 209 pounds then 253 pounds.

After wrapping those up, Hall moves onto the circus dumbbell press, one of the oldest moves in weightlifting, and gives Johal a bit of a history lesson.

"In Victorian times, this is what we'd do," says Hall. " Louis Cyr , the famous French Canadian Strongman in the Victorian times, lifted a dumbbell that weighed 126 kilos."

He explains the dumbbell he has is 129 kilos (283.8 pounds), and he's pressed it a total of 3 times in his life. He challenges Johal to even press it to his shoulder. And when he attempts, he can barely lift it off the floor. And with two hands, he barely gets it to his waist.

"That's insane," says Johal.

"You feel the whole gym sort of jump when you put that down," says Hall.

Instead, they start with 77 pounds, moving up quickly to 121 pounds. Then they move to the Atlas stone run.

"It's about the size of one of his balls," jokes Hall. "Hanging fruit," Johal responds.

Then Hall gives his instructions again. "Very similar to the log press, you gotta stand up with it, then roll it down your knees so it ends up on the end of your knees. Squat, re-grip, close your hands, pull it in, and fast lift," he says. They practice with a 275 pound stone.

Finally, they move onto a shoulder workout that includes shoulder bar presses, lateral side raises, and as their final move (3 hours into their session).

"Mmmmmmm, it's good," says Hall. "It's like an enjoyable pain."

Their final workout clock in? 4 hours, 15 minutes.

"I couldn't have wished for a better tutor," says Johal.

Watch the video here:

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Emily Shiffer