This is what competition without ego is like. All friendly, stiff competition but full of respect for each other. Fantastic sportsmanship and you can see they’re learning from each other at the same time.

First impression, "that dude is a kindergarten teacher? I would be scared shitless" end of video, I have no doubt he would be my favorite teacher. He's so humble, gentle and nice.

Magnus' grip strength is crazy for his size. Great showcase of how training specificity plays into things.

I love the way Magnus goes back and forth with his guest. He is like a passive encourager haha, he isn't in your face and loud, but definitely gives motivation and credit to push you further and further. I also like he humble he is.

I bet the kids at his kindergarten absolutely love this guy. They are lucky to have such a great role model.

Every Norwegian you bring on your channel has a such a calm kindness to them and always so modest. Makes me want to live there.

It’s really cool to see people with different strengths and abilities go head to head and having great respect for each other.

Magnus is 5'9" and the Norwegian Hulk looks to be about the same height (perhaps even a bit shorter) so despite being nearly 400 lb and very strong, as far as strongmen go he's likely got some pretty small hands. Other huge strongmen who are much taller like Thor (6'9"), Brian Shaw (6'8") and Mark Felix (6'5") have incredible grip strength in part due to their massive hands.

Dude put up some good competition despite being entirely out of the realm he trains in. What a beast. Not to detract from your performance. You're both ridiculously strong

I love how he's genuinely impressed by what Magnus is able to do. While also managing to be impressive himself at something he isn't trained for. Quality content all around.

For the last 46 years I have coached athletes in Track and Field. Magnus is the first athlete I have seen who could not tell your their Personal Record in any event. I love the mutual respect these two men display. This should be required viewing for all American Pro Football players.

I love how the weightlifting community is so positive. Even when directly competing against each other they always cheer one another on.

It’s almost uncomfortable seeing two people being so supportive and kind to each other while competing! We need more of this!

I love how baffled the Norwegian Hulk was at that one finger lift and how Baffled Magnus was at his crimp. Surprises for the both of you.

What I really like about this is the strong man has an opportunity to be genuinely surprised by someone's strength. It's not often this guy pulls a really tough deadlift and sees someone come up and lift the same weight. Pretty cool to watch his reactions to Magnus lifting weights he's also struggling with.

I love the humility of two truly competitive people on display here. You can tell that you both work very hard on your abilities and don't take anything for granted. When I was young my father had a logging business selling firewood. I was about 16 when he shut the business down, but my brother was in that sweet spot of youth (late teens/early twenties) when we all did that kind of work. His hands were so powerful from picking up hardwood pieces one handed and throwing them (two at a time from the ends with barely the fingertips gripping the edges) that even though he has relatively small hands, he could palm a regulation basketball fully inflated by crushing it with his fingertips. I bet he would have done well on these tests back then, especially the 3rd one. That tool is shaped very much like a piece of split firewood. Your demonstration here shows how the limits of human strength are more universal than they seem. You both are strong in very different ways but your hand strength is very close because the two types of exercises you regularly do require it. Very cool.

This is obviously not news but this really shows how INSANELY strong Magnus grip truly is!!! And hats of to both athletes here, very impressive!

This guy is the definition of gentle giant. So strong yet so kind and friendly. I'd love to see him make his own channel. I'd subscribe.

The humility and mutual respect between these guys brings back fond memories of my martial arts days. Big ups to both!

The humble and kindness of both of you was very warming. We need more of this in the world🤞🏽

It's so nice to see people who don't practice the same sport training together and learning from each other, the mutual respect they both have for each other's skills is admirable. ❤

As much as I'm so impressed by their incredible grip strength... how many of us were more distracted by worrying about them dropping the weights right onto their socks and feet!?!? 😳😂

I love the part at 16:50 where he's trying to figure out Magnus's incredible finger muscle. Very nice guy, and he took it well.

That was awesome! Very fun to watch, I am very impressed with how humble you both are, and the sportsmanship is very supportive on both sides.

The fact that these guys are lifting near my body weight with one hand and making it look easy is Insane

This is the most wholesome and respectful thing I've seen in ages. Seriously impressive how you have both arrived at a very similar place from completely different directions.👍

Massively informative and entertaining. You guys show so much respect for each other!! Doing rock climbing does increase your grip massively!!

the fact he was continuously impressed with your lifts shows how humble the man is and that he can appreciate a different kind of strength.

I love how friendly and humble the competition is between them. Also I enjoy seeing people clearly giving it their all but knowing when to stop before an injury. Clearly these people know their limits and how to do it as safely as possible.

He’s like the definition of a gentle giant. Massive man with a kind heart. Great video as always magnus 💛

Wonderful example of dedication and inner strength. My family once shared a table with a gentleman from Denmark who was a massive looking weightlifter. Very intimidating. He turned out to be wonderfully kind and articulate. He was studying to be a social worker. Do not judge a book by its cover. Thank you for sharing such a friendly competition.

Very entertaining! Fantastic video as always!! It’s so good to see such sportsmanship and manners and not ego flying everywhere. As a ton of people have said it’s very enjoyable to see and be a small part of. Great energy! You two match up well I’d love to see a part 2!!

The Norwegian Hulk is so nice, humble and genuine. He tried really hard, and by the end of the video, he was amazed by your technique and strength. You guys should definitely collab again. I really enjoy when you collab with Norwegian athletes (or people, in general). Everyone seems to be humble and friendly, and speaks their mind with no problem. The pace of the video is excellent and the editing is just perfect, not chaotic or boring. Great job guys!!

I loved the moment where you could see the Hulk look at Magnus with a "Wtf, how are you this strong?" look. Probably years since he's been beaten at anything strength related by anyone weighing less than 120 kgs, much less 70! But he seemed like genuinly good dude, it takes a big man to get his ego checked and keep smiling! Could be fun to see you guys flip the script tho and go carry some boulders or something!

Awesome video. It's great to see two down-to-earth athletes test their abilities in such a friendly showcase of technique and strength.

Really respect the professionalism between you two and how open the big guy to learning. Good show you two. Very educational

This is so wholesome. Both these men are clearly incredibly impressive athletes, just with different specialties. And they are both so kind and encouraging. It just makes you feel good watching it.

I'd love to see Norwegian Hulk do rock climbing. Heck, a series of him going out and trying a bunch of new stuff would honestly be pretty great.

Im a huge strongman fan and am blown away by how competitive this was. That halfgrip test was wild

I sort of knew that Magnus was going to be the stronger one for grip, but, I was rooting for the big guy for sure. This was really fun to watch! 2 incredibly strong athletes putting ego aside and had a good friendly competition. Three cheers for you guys!

Seeing the difference between the skillsets with these two athletes was awesome. massive respect to both of you for the friendly competition.

Love how friendly you both were, Encouraging each other rather than being Too competetive

He seems like a very easy going, friendly guy! I would love to see more content with him, Magnus

Loved seeing this and the genuine comradery and support! While I've never competed in any strength competition's or anything like that and I've never been a gym guy I've just always had very strong hands/fingers which I've started to lose due to Multiple Sclerosis. Despite the extreme unpredictability of my strength from day to day or even moment to moment I think maybe I'll look into a gym membership where I can work on it in a more controlled manner. While most likely not the actual intention of this video, Thank you for the inspiration!

This man is literally how I imagine fantasy dwarves. The beard, the face, the body, and a heart of gold. I would definitely want to be a kindergartener in his class!

He performed wayyyyy closer to magnus's grip strength than I would have ever expected. Mad props being able to keep up

Incredibly humble and eager to learn something new! Love how he cheered you on! Both Impressive 💪🏼

Cool how you guys can barely communicate but still had great chemistry. I like how you guys were encouraging each other too. Good shit.

As a submission grappler, I have rolled with all kinds of body types, and various configurations of strength and athleticism. But by far, the person with the strongest grip and arms I ever encountered was a 165 pound rock climber. It was insane how easily he could manipulate other people’s limbs, almost as though he had hydraulics in his own

I liked this interaction A LOT. Both were rooting for and cheering each other. Really seemed they were testing their limits together and not against each other :)

I don't have time to watch the whole thing but I love the friendly attitude of both participants. Thank you for making this.

I love how friendly and encouraging you guys ere to each other. Very respectful. Nice...

The Norwegian Hulk is one of those people that one instantly likes. His performance in the last challenge was AMAZING!!! I used to be a rock climber and I know how tough that challenge is. For him to be able to nearly match you on that one was inspiring. Great content!!!

Hulk mostly seems to be having a problem with friction, possibly due to sweat. Magnus, you should show him some climbing specific skin drying agents besides chalk and see how he does. A little bit of Rhino Skin Performance one or two days before could go a long way for him. I say this because I can see the chalk staying on your hands Magnus and near instantly melting away from Hulk's hands from sweat running down him forearms.

They are such great guys to each other, but I love how the Hulk tries with his weaker hand first. You can visibly see his technique improve through the grips

I'm impressed, not as much by the display of strength as by the humility and no-bs attitude of both the very likeable gentlemen. Well done to both.

I would love to see a video of him climbing. He doesnt give excuses or get upset he cant do things so i think itd be cool to see you coach him through climbing. More than anything, its always cool to see how people react to climbing the first time. Theyre usually so amazed and instantly hooked.

I love how they politely push each other to do better, They're not trying to show off or beat each other, just pushing their bodies to the limit

One of my favorite collaborations so far great video. Absolute class acts

I like how both guys are extremely humble despite their massive achievements, good fair-play too!

I love the way that even when Magnus betters someone, he always seems to make them feel good about it. The Hulk is truly a gentle giant and I bet the kids at the kindergarten adore him.

Love the energy of this video. As a trainer it's interesting to see the strongman lifting using lower body mechanics and Magnus using a lot of shoulder/scapula retraction the fact it's so evenly matched up to this point is incredible

Fantastic sportsmanship, healthy competition. Ultimately nice to watch. Thank you.

Another Great video Magnus. That was fun. Props to both you and the Norwegian Hulk.

Every single time I watch one of Magnus’s videos (doesn’t matter how many), I still find it inspiring how humble and encouraging all parties are with each other. To me, this is how sport is meant to be. 👍👍 Edit: summed up as, “it’s a very specific strength”

Huge respect for both of you! Never thought id witness the old man with the birkenstock disguised as a young man go up against a friendly giant whos pretty much two people in one height and works in a kindergarten go at it in a grip challenge. Love to see you meet and interact with all these cool people Magnus! :)

I *absolutely* want to see this man climbing. Please make it happen. Also, wow. Both of you are incredible.

Both are kind gentlemen. Magnus is very humble and respectful throughout the process😊

What a fascinating comparison of the strengths and limits of these two highly specialised athletes. Thank you Magnus and Norwegian Hulk for your sportsmanship and humility and for sharing the very entertaining results with us!

Crazy to think how impressive the Hulks grip strength actually is. Getting within 10% of someone who in some way shape or form has been training forearm strength and grip daily for 20 years is a show of real strength despite the obvious physical differences between the two. Magnus as humble, impressive and encouraging as always! Really cool video idea 😊

Perfect examples in the beginning. You make good videos man, i watch this and i'm not even a climber.

I was very happy to see them cheer for each other during this. Great video.

I love the support you guys show each other rather than cut-throat competition. Also, that man is so humble for a monster.

What I've noticed being a climber myself, about grip strength, it's not so much how strong you are when you are fresh but how long you can last and still be able to grip. When i first started climbing, my hands would no longer work after only 15 -30 minutes, then when I came back I might last another 5 minites, then another 15, then an hour. I wouldn't notice my actual strength increasing that much, but I would notice that I could keep climbing for longer. This is clear example they both are on equal ground at first but by the 3rd exercise, big man hands just stop working while the climbers continue to work. And it's not simply that the muscle get stronger and have better endurance, but with learning proper technique you also learn to conserve energy so you don't wear out your muscles too fast. Climber knew this going in while the big guy wasted a ton of energy just trying to learn the thumb technique, by the time he figured it out his muscles were gone

super cool man, i learned a lot..one of the strongest men has relatively weak hands, compared to the rest of his body. goes to show how specific strength training matters in specific situations seems like a super nice guy.

Great video, the competition was good, but the best part was the gentleness , humbleness, and respect both athlete treated each other with, which makes you both winners !!! . God bless you ! Thank you ! 🤩🤗👍👏🥇🏅🏆

Amazing when two gentlemen can have the most polite and encouraging competition. Both of you are excellent in your own areas and it is clear that you both walked away with new shared insight, and it genuinely looked like you enjoyed each other's company while going through these exercises. I applaud you both.

Its so funny to watch the floor get progressively more and more covered with chalk. I'd love to see you guys climb together!

You are doing great stuff, Magnus! Great concept!

The fact that magnus can compete even though he is 100kg lighter is beyond impressive.

Love the fact that as the video went on the Norwegian Hulk was looking at Magnus more and more like "who is this monster, how is he doing this" Also he seemed like a really nice guy.

The Hulk is such a humble man, I like how polite he is.

I really enjoyed this! There is a rock climbing place close to me. I always think about going there more often. Your videos are going to change my "think" to "do"!

I have nothing but respect for how impressive you two are. It would actually kill me if I attempted even the smallest, lightest exercise you both did here.

It's admirable to see two different categories challenging each other and each understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each sport.

14:02 The kind of feeling when the others understand your hardwork and passion is so satisfying.

Omg I loved this! They were both so interested in the other person! So delightful to watch!

16:47 i love his bewildered look. its like the "but steel is heavier than feathers" moment. really shows the range of human ability in terms of adapting to a specific skill seeming kinda superhuman

This is why whenever Magnus grabs a ledge whilst flying through the air (like in various ninja warrior disciplines) I instantly think, "I can do that." But the truth is I can't at all and only think that way because his insanely strong grip makes it look so easy. Also, this just shows why no one should attempt free solo on that insane cliff like Magnus did. His grip kept him safe. That video was more scary to watch than any horror film. Great content.

It’s so interesting Giving someone encouragement makes a lot of difference 🧠💪 great work as always 🧠🙋‍♂️🇬🇧

Wow, this is so incredibly cool to see 2 athletes, who are so specialized, compete and respect each other in their own regard. Well done lads 🤙🏻

Very Impressive. Im not sure the average person realizes how hard this is, especially at that weight. You guys make it look easy. Grip and forearm training is often overlooked as part of a work out. Alot of fun and functional workouts for grip.

I'd love to see a rematch in year honestly, Norwegian Hulk is such a huge guy already and I'd be excited to see how much he could improve now by knowing what specific tasks he has to improve at

So humbling an experience !Thanks !

This was such a great watch. So fun to see the two of you in this really unusual competition. It went the way I expected, since these are really specific types of strength, so it's not super surprising a rock climber would win, but I loved how friendly and collegial you were, cheering each other on and being impressed by one anothers successes. Just the way it should be. Loved it!

Yes, I absolutely want to see that guy climbing. Make it happen! This was super fun and I love the demeanor of you two.

A lot of respect between you too, nice to watch !

Magnus makes a subtle but really important point about the vertical grips smoothness. Because this is a measure of grip strength the surfaces of the tools need to be uniform or all machined in a way where the grain runs against the grain of the lifters grip.

What a respectful rivalry. No ego bursting just pure sportmanship

Magnus. As a guy who could lift a lot of weights in my day, I enjoyed this video. There is nothing more humbling than having a pip squeek like you "out strength" someone 200 lbs heavier and who is a power lifting specialist. 😀 and to top it off, you did it with your shirt on! In all seriousness, the Norwegian Hulk was such a good sport inasmuch as he had nothing to gain coming on your channel other than exposure with the #1 youtuber. I have a ton of respect for that dude, but I'm not sure climbing is for him.