Strongman VS Rock Climber - Who has stronger grip?

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The thing I like the most is how encouraging they are to each other. That is the sign of true sportsmen who don't truly compete against each other as much as challenge themselves. I have great respect for these two.

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.👍

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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!

the comradery of this exercise is refreshing. Guys trying to best the other yet encouraging each other and admitting fairness. top notch. The world needs more of this.

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.

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

21:21 I definitely would like to see that! But maybe a strongman challenge, before challenging the Norwegian Hulk again? I love to see more of you guys together, challenging each other for fun and science!

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

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

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

I have huge respect for the Hulk. He must have known he couldn't compete with a professional, but still faced the challenge. Also very inspiring to see that strength is not everything, but that technique matters the same. That gives hope 😄

They were both so incredibly nice to each other! Such different skillsets, but so much mutual respect! I really enjoyed this.

Love seeing all of these incredible athletes’ reaction to Magnus’s immense strength😂

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

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. ❤

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

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

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

I would like to see him come and climb! I’m impressed with all the big guys climbing ability that you’ve have on your channel so far!

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

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.

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.

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.

the big guy is such a gentleman and so humble, both actually. Tremendous sportsmanship

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

Nice video as usual! I wonder if someday you'll manage to test the grip with an elite judoka, that would be a good and even challenge!

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!

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

I train regularly and I must to admit that I was nearly sweating by watching this lifts. Thank you for sharing!

Amazing to see how grip strengths play a role in pulling stuff; Magnus, a guy much less stronger, is able to lift more than the strong man. If strongmen like hafthor and eddie incoporate grip strength training, they would be absolute beasts!

What surprised me the most was that they were about the same height. When it opened up and their heads were even I thought for sure the rock climber was standing on something. People really do come in all shapes and sizes.

The Norwegian Hulk definitely seems like a gentle giant. Seems like a really good dude.

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

I watched these gentlemen not really interested it the subject matter but their ability to convey strength through humility and politeness really makes you realize what we have lost as a society.

Nice to see tons of kindness and respect between amazing, impressive athletes.

I was surprised about the hulks finger strength, because I don’t expect him to train it that much. But comparing body weight, Magnus performance is incredible. Casually lifting 100 kilos with one hand…

I couldn't stop smiling during whole video. Superb sportsmanship!

I want to see the Norwegian Hulk on the front line as an offensive guard or tackle in the NFL! What a nice guy, both guys were nice guys. Enjoyed this unique challenge.

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'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.

Love the good sportsmanship between the two of them.

19:56 "Almost every day for 20 years", what a king

I always had a tiny suspicion that strongmen were strong, so, to me, it was more amazing to see how strong a rock climber can be in the hands. While these specific exercises were designed for rock climbers, a strongman has to actually hang on to the insanely heavy things he's lifting, so besting a top level strongman is very impressive. The Norwegian Hulk climbing? Well... It might be fun, seeing a mountain tip over. Still, better to leave them standing, I think. He'd definitely do better at climbing, than you would in a strongman contest, though - even with the mountain collapsing over him. No offense.

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

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.

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

Completely different training to achieve completely different skills. It's amazing how strong is the grip of a climber.

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

2 amazingly different athletes, but both seem like decent guys who are good sports, readily able and willing to give the other guy opportunity and credit. I wish some countries could act that way.

The hulk never looked this friendly and kind. Amazing sportsman. Amazing sportsmanship.

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”

YES, he must go climbing. I can't wait to see him master a new challenge.

Its insane how close in size their hands are

Very interesting. The comment about having more muscle mass but not being able to use it in something this specific was correct, I think. Rock climbing is very dependent on grip strength strong man yes but not like rock climbing. Also, being able to do it over and over vs one time powerlifting type stuff is important. Great competition.

love how you have other athletes on your show and you are so respectful.

I love how there is not posturing here. They are both encouraging each other to do the best they can.

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

I think endurance is going to play a big role. Maybe a machine that calculates the grip strength in one grab.

It’s Refreshing to see gentlemanly sportsmanship….. bravo 👏🏼 lads!

I love how flabbergasted he gets at some things. I can't blame him though, grip strength is in its own realm of difficult.

What an awesome competition. This is what sportsmanship is.

That was a fun video. Who would win..... and yet it didn't matter! Just nice to see two people from different disciplines working on the same problems. 🙂

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

Excellent test and competition. So interesting to see the different abilities 👍🏻 Yes I’d also like to see NH try climbing.

I was lying in bed watching this wanting to be stronger so decided to do two pushups for every successful rep that either of you did. Let me tell you, I'm exhausted. This was the only time I let an ad play all the way through just for a rest.

Great example of a humble human interaction ❤️

The big guy is damn humble 👏

Each one is an expert on their field and mad respect for what they have achieved and the sportsmanship demonstrated. When it comes to grip strength however, my money goes to climbers, always. When it comes to total body strength, that's different story.

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.

Amazing how close they are, These guys are so cool, that was fun to watch.

Just wanted to say how humble and nice this exchange was. Scandinavia gym culture from the outside seems a lot for communal and positive than here in the UK.

The kids in his class definitely love him. He just has that look, that’s awesome!

I swear, strength and humbleness are directly related😂

I love how he just goes "wow you're strong" 😂

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.

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"!

What a nice dude. Would love to see you teach him a bit of climbing. Bet he would surprise us.

The Norwegian Hulk is very cool. What a humble guy, and a total beast. Awesome. The climber guy is cool too!

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

You can see the difference where the muscle use differs between the two. I bet the big man will change up his rotation a bit and gratz to the rock climber, super impressive. Both are very impressive and humble. This is the friendly type of competition people love to see. Big mans numbers on lifting are just ridiculous.

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!!!

he seemed like the biggest tough guy at the very start with the b roll and then it cut to him with the biggest smile that was so sweet haha

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.

The fact that both of you guys are doing this wearing no shoes...wow! My toes are still nervous 🙂