Possibly World's Strongest Man In The Near Future...?

[Wulfgar]

I dont think he competes in a chosen discipline. Granted his cleans etc are strong but squat he bounces out of the hole as if he were plastic man, 500lb bench, and 730 deadlift for 4 reps utilizing ground..

are you actually critiquing the guy???
honestly you have no clue then how weightlifting works. The point of accelerating quickly into and out of the deep positions is to generate a massive myotatic stretch reflex response. It is actually MORE impressive to handle the weight with so much speed because the transitional load heavier as they are being accelerated downward by gravity.
The guy is an absolute monster. Possibly the most impressive lifter that has ever lived considering his age.

 

[SPEKTOR-AAA]

are you actually critiquing the guy???
honestly you have no clue then how weightlifting works. The point of accelerating quickly into and out of the deep positions is to generate a massive myotatic stretch reflex response. It is actually MORE impressive to handle the weight with so much speed because the transitional load heavier as they are being accelerated downward by gravity.
The guy is an absolute monster. Possibly the most impressive lifter that has ever lived considering his age.

Well stated....

At the earlier post, I honestly dont see how you can judge his athleticism based on the videos. That kid with the right conditioning could do amazing things.

 

[Dogfox]

are you actually critiquing the guy???
honestly you have no clue then how weightlifting works. The point of accelerating quickly into and out of the deep positions is to generate a massive myotatic stretch reflex response. It is actually MORE impressive to handle the weight with so much speed because the transitional load heavier as they are being accelerated downward by gravity.
The guy is an absolute monster. Possibly the most impressive lifter that has ever lived considering his age.

I find squatting in this manner in no way makes it harder, the stretch reflex is greater but I fail to see how this would make a lift harder? Even attempting this technique makes heavier loads seem easier, its a technique lifters of the ABG seem to employ.
He could not squat the weights used in the video at a relatively controlled pace as opposed to that in his videos.

Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Kevin Nee, Jesse Marunde, Žydrūnas Savickas, the list goes on. They were all impressive lifters in their early 20s. To say this guy is the most impressive lifter ever is a far cry, to my understanding he has not competed to prove himself.
To say he might be the most impressive at snatch considering his age is more appropriate.

 

[Tblock1]

YouTube - 230kg Clean Jerk attempt
There's a video of mendes competing

Scroll down a tiny bit for an 11 minute interview with mendes
Weightlifting epiphanies: Tuesday's trinket

I dont know what else you need to believe that he is training for olympic lifting