This Cuban Wrestling Powerhouse Has Made History! (Analysis)

Mijain Lopez has just cemented his GOAT status in wrestling by accomplishing an unprecedented feat in the sport. He not only matched his own record of four gold medals but has now surpassed it by winning his fifth.

[PowerTraining]

Some clarifications. Kindly read those before turning the comment section into a warzone :)


‘’But I thought Michael Phelps had the most gold medals?’’

I mentioned gold medals in an individual event, not a combined event.


‘’Are you saying that he was a better wrestler than Karelin?!’’

No, I said he has surpassed Karelin in terms of Olympic medals, not necessarily that he’s a better wrestler. I don’t know how to determine that anyway.


''Are you saying that Lopez's success is all due to genetics?! Are you disregarding his hard work?

Not at all, I am not presenting it as an either-or matter. I am mentioning how he is genetically blessed in terms of athleticism while praising his extraordinary work ethic.


‘’But wait! Are you saying that heavyweight combat sports are easier?!’’

Far from it. I am saying that the prominence of certain athletic attributes is different in the heaviest weight classes when compared to the lighter weight classes due to dramatic differences in the morphology and body mass of the athletes. The prominance of speed and agility are higher in the latter than the former, making it particularly difficult for older athletes to compete.

[karlievbayram]

Greco in general is much more relying on pure strength & endurance than any other martial arts. Speed is important but not as your strength. I remember in Soviet Union when I was a boy attending to my greco club, coaches were saying if you don't have natural strength go and play football instead of wasting your time in greco. Ahaha. It was just so simple. And the importance of your natural ability to increase your power and strength is becoming crucial when you gaining weight and slowly moving to heavyweight category. Heavyweight division is elite, the are extremely powerful, especially in greco.

[anton_seitz]

3:13 a cool exception to this: Yeldos Smetov

[robbybee]

fast twitch deteriorate with age but Boxers say power is the last thing to go, any idea why?

[velinivanov]

You should take a look at Valentin Jordanov he won gold in wrestling at 1996 Olympics in the 52 kg weight class he was 36-37 years old and but moved incredible fast for his age

[ruetay]

I love your videos. Please keep going❤

[JCBPARISPARIS]

You have also less concurrence in heavy weight classes (vs medium eg) so it could favour a longer duration. Btw it doesn't diminish the great performance of this wrestler!

[ramyar]

Do strength and conditioning for tom aspinl

[kirkhjoejoe]

What a machine! as an iranian and lover of the sport, i root for this guy. But didn't alexander karelin already have this record?

[calton-ms]

what's the difference between stamina and endurance?

[Lenovo-lmqz]

Extraordinary talents. You can remove Einstein off the list, and add Mileva Maric.

[jonaselmigerr]

could you do one for basketball players

[grindordie]

Youtube was not showing you in my feed and I may have missed your new content notification too but I didn't see a blue dot either???

[tjbk]

Can you do a video on diet for wrestling?

[youlaughyouphill]

Waiting for bro to retire and reveal his stack

[luane.jashari.frantzen]

Good points as usual. but if u have a athlete who is "clean" until his late 30s. and then starts on stuff. would it not give him some extra time to hes carrer?

[GhostSamaritan]

Caribbean countries have the most Olympic medals per capita. Definitely something in the water...

[ClaraTina-hf]

Martinez Paul Gonzalez Kevin Perez Margaret

[bruceparker]

Has he dethroned Karelin? Quite possibly.

[MorseDempsey-sk]

Lopez Donna Garcia John Rodriguez Ruth