Brian Shaw known worldwide as one of WSM’s most colossal Strongmen, he has finished within the top four every year since 2011 and taken the World’s Strongest Man crown on 4-times – first in 2011, again in 2013 and the third triumph in 2015 with the fourth in Botswana, 2016.
Shaw also holds an extraordinary set of world strength records, from the 825lb Squat to the 880lb Deadlift, to the 1,140 strapped Hummer Tire Lift.
The 6’8, 440lb giant Brian Shaw is likely in for a future matchup with the famous one and only… Brad Castleberry! Yes, that’s right. Brian Shaw, the 4-time World’s Strongest Man champion, challenged Brad Castleberry via his official Instagram.
Brian Shaw posted the following video on his Instagram where he tagged Brad Castleberry while doing this tricep exercise and he says
“Maybe I should bump it up to 3 plates per side to match Brad Castleberry”
“Some accessory tricep work with the awesome Rogue Curl Bar. This bar weighs 30 lbs so the total weight is 210 lbs/95kg…easy working set. Maybe I should bump it up to 3 plates per side to match @bradcastleberry (Brad Castleberry)… what do you think? Haha…”
Shaw also added:
“Brad Castleberry I will fly you out here to CO so we can train together. No better way to set the record straight and shut everyone up than to train with a 4X World’s Strongest Man and show them what you can do. Let me know “
The interesting thing here is, surprisingly Brad Castleberry accepted the offer and replied to Shaw’s comments:
“I see you killing. Yeah let’s make it happen.”
and then Shaw replied to Castleberry’s comment:
“Brad Castleberry alright I will shoot you a DM so we can set it up. I’m a straight shooter and will take you at your word. Will be awesome to see you gain back some respect by training with me.”
This is a pretty different side of Brad Castleberry, we all know he’s been accused of using fake weights in his training videos and been challenged by several different peoples, but this is the only time he openly accepted the invitation on the world Strongest Man Instagram page. So could this be the end of the Brad Castleberry’s fake weights era?
Now the obvious question is, will Castleberry show up and finally proves everyone wrong or he’s not going to show up at all and just make himself look even worse?
Do you think Brad will ever take Brian Shaw’s challenge?
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Dingleberry
who gives a shit really, get over it
Nothing will come out of this
That puss will never do it.
Doubt this will happen
Ahahah rip Brad
Like he was suppose to train with Mike O’Hearn… just talk, he wont show up
It’s one thing to say u’ll do it… and another to actually do it
He won’t show
He will bitch out
He won’t do it. If he does, it exposes him permanently, and he is done in the industry.
Exactly
Its a well known,fact
He’s been challenged many times he never goes through with it
Spencer Cowan Tyler L. Williams hmm.. You think he shows?
This brad is cancer
Owen Parsons Callum Leach
Yh boiiiiiii
Wimp
Terrance Beasty Kelley
He better figure something outv
He’s going to bail
Hell yea
He should do it. If he can, then the rumors will die and he can do as he please. Until then, he’s a wanktard.
Won’t happen, castleberry is a bitch and it’s all about followers for him.
That is very true. This HAS happened before and he’s backed out every time. Eh, it’s a rise or fall situation for him.
What’s a Wanktard
Kinda like a twat-waffle, only slower.
Wanktard!!! Lmao ??????
Peter Mckenzie
Glenn Miller he’s defo fake
Nygard Travis
????????? this kid is stupid!
Jen Lukosius
I won’t hold my breath…?
Ashley Foo
Sialahhh wonder if it will happen sia
But I read in the comments ppl say he agree to mike o hearn also but end up nvr show up
Fake weights or not Castleberry looks a hell of a lot better. No one gives a shit how strong you are if you have a fat gut.
Ahmed Djelassi the heat is on
Ajmi Bin Salim Lol he’s not gonna show up. Or maybe just maybe he was waiting on one of the strongest challengers put there.
he won’t show up. that guy is not a powerlifter.
Sorry to burst the bubble lol, but Brian Shaw ain’t World’s Strongest Man anymore….
They need to correct the headline to previous WSM title holder, but he techically is the WSM as he did hold the title for 2 years. Its semantics I know, but technically the author is not wrong saying Shaw is WSM, hes just not the current title holder.. Still, I wouldnt mess with him. Shaws a monster.. Lol
M.e. O’Brien-Hughes can’t argue with that lol, he won the title on 4 separate occasions, and I certainly wouldn’t choose to mess with him lol, but Fitness Volt really do need to word their headlines better lol
Yeah. And he did hold it for 4 years didnt he? I cant remember everything.. Lol I do miss the days of Magnusson and Pudzianowski going at it. And before that Magnusson vs Samuelsson. Sigmarssen.. Lol
Its funny but it was actually an event when I was 5 where I watched Kazmeir win and I was hooked ever since. I won a few local events in the 90s but chose college football over sm and got hurt.. Never been the same since..
M.e. O’Brien-Hughes I do miss the old days, however the guys today Would destroy all of them
4 time world’s strongest man is still the strongest in my book. But hey, at that level they’re all monsters and it’s anyone’s game.
Don’t get me wrong though as I’m a BIG Brian Shaw fan and was over the moon when he won every time, but Fitness Volt really should clarify their headlines more accurately by at least putting the last year he won it “2016” down OR just saying “World’s Strongest Man Winner” lol….
AND of course, I’m British and we’re VERY PROUD over here that our man “The Beast” Eddie Hall took the title this year lol…. ????
Michael Olden I’ll always agree at their level they’re the absolute elite in a world of monsters lol, but also don’t forget mariusz Pudzianowski won the title 5 times 2002, 3, 5, 7 & 8, and as great as he was (AND as much as I still consider him my favourite WSM of all time) I think we’d all agree now that even he isn’t the strongest ever today in anybody’s book lol…
Sorry…..isn’t Eddie Hall world’s strongest man ?
in deadlifts only lol not in the actual WSM competition
He won this year’s WSM….The Mountain came second I’m pretty sure.
Check your source bro he deffo won ?
Eddie Hall won WSM in January for 2017. He is the current reigning title holder. This years WSM tournament has just started last month so until it concludes Eddie is the current WSM.
Do shaw suffer a hamstring injury during that competition?
Yes Eddy hall won this year his first WSM Shaw has 4
Yes…..and is the reigning WSM. That was my point. Not how many he has won. But thanks for the History lesson.
No one enters WSM injury free and certainly no one comes out of it injury free. Eddie has worked his way from the amateur circuit and up the rankings the hard way. Anyone who hates on that is a simpleton.
He will accept then have an injury jus before go time
If Brad was really that strong he’d be out at every gym and convention flaunting it. Not begging for publicity. In the weights game only actions speak.
Agreed!
Jonathan RossRoss Michael Kemper Nick Sauble
Usama Ahmad
I bet he has his period that day
Staford J Young here we go lol
Daaaaang!!! When is this happening?
No date. Honestly he might have agreed online but I bet he never follows through lol Shaw will just show him up too bad
No way! Bradly castleberry is clearly stronger! #boom #lightweight
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Jacob Axworthy
This is going to be epic!
He won’t show
I predict an injury a wek prior to comp…and he won’t show
Kyle Estes
Sven Vandermast
Dylan Brock
Poor Brad… he is a JOKE!!! LOL
Sam Blake
Brady
It’s about damn time for Castleberry to set this straight…
Right!!
Castleberry has a pretty darn good physique, however you can build a good physique without being extremely strong. I’m not strong compared to many many people but still have a physique. Him challenging someone who is leaps and bounds stronger than him, I don’t think that will go too well for him.
In the mean time, he really should stop stripping down all his clothes before a lift. It’s annoying and his ego/personality need to go away
Shaw challenged him, castleberry accepted
And what do you think is going to happen with that ?
It wasn’t even a challenge in the manner you’re saying it is. Read the article.
I really don’t care to dude. His ego sucks that cancels him out in my mind no time for that
I hope he follows through, im not a hater of him, one of my buddies went to his gym while in California and he was there lifting, he said that what he does is not fake. Watched him pump out a easy set of 15 an arm with 80lb db’s, which he verified were real without a doubt as he used them himself
True Brian Culek not even a challenge just got his attention and invited him to prove himself
Search the tube, he is as fake as breast implants
Fake weights = castleberry….lifting lite to meduim weight can get u a good physique but would rather lift heavy for density and size
He’s not going to show up lol
He lifts heavy, just not as heavy as some of his videos where he is near elite level powerlifting numbers lol
Exactly. Don’t claim to be the MetRX worlds strongest man when you know someone that’s 6’7″ and 350lbs is gonna whoop that ass
Nick Gonzales
Shaw isn’t challenging him, he is however offering him an opportunity to set the record straight. Whether he uses fake plates or not, I’d like to see this happen.
People are dumb. Fake plates??? Look at the guy!!! He looks like he eats plates for a cheat meal!
https://www.fakeweights.com
It’s become very common for people to use fake weights dude wake up. Yes he has a good physique but he isn’t stronger than Brian Shaw. And doesn’t lift what he claims.
if hes not using fake weights then he his literally the strongest human to ever live. Id like to see that proven as well
If he’s not backing down maybe he can back it up? We’ll see.
lol Bryan you’re the dumb one. go get educated please
Bryan Rozan The dude is claiming Eddie Hall territory 3 lifts at half of Eddie Hall’s body weight. He looks good but when’s the last time he even competed in body building? A lot of “Instagram” fitness personalities don’t compete because they probably won’t win and they loose money that way.
Tristan Tiny I’ll believe it when I see it
Lol brad castleberry won’t show hahahaha Shaw would destroy Brad’s “max lifts” like warmups ?
Brandon Ruiz
Hiren Patel
Jake Markland
Mason Bain Zack Johnson
Kyle Walsh
He’s crazy
‘Fake news..
No matter how many people call him out, he isn’t gonna show even if it’s paid in full, nor will he set up a meet time in his own hometown to prove himself. Great job getting that physique. Have fun getting called out by everybody at every convention you go to.. he’s smart tho.. he’s making money off of what he does.
Hope this happens lol Brad Castleberry
Jordan Henderson
Torrence Davis Dylan Riddle Dylan Yates Cameron English
Jacob DeMotto Riley Lloyd
Colin Van Der Haegen, Henry Penicnak, Scott Campbell, Quinn Risley
He’s not gonna show
I’ll buy it on demand
Viewing party?
Most anticipated PPV of the month
Mankirat Singh Sidhu
Salman Shahid his end is near
Mar jaye ga
Salman Shahid strong men eat bodybuilders for breakfast ?
Brendan Murray Trey Breslin
Nebyou Andualem
Austin Haywood Haggin
James Klein
Brad Castleberry, right up there with the Kardashians on the fucks given scale ?
Lee Courrau what’s your take on this?
It’s common practice in fitness to use fake weight plates for fitness pics and videos.
Jason Berrington Tom Vazson, do you think this will happen ?? Can’t see it myself
No chance
Glacier Tyler Rohrer Haha Brad fucked up
Think you’re confusing Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall when it comes to World’s strongest man ✌
Stephen Illing
Can someone tell me just exactly what the fuck a “fake weight” is? I see this term thrown around a lot.
Eddie Hall has the deadlift record.
How can he lose he gets to train with one of the world’s strongest men and gets to prove he’s not lying and if he is he’ll have to disappear
Haha oh god this is going to be bad
Matthew Pham,Sean Gardiner time to nut up or shut up.
Haha hopefully
What if they secretly plan on using fake plates during this meet..its all a conspiracy!
Be another no show.
Lachy Smith Luke Taylor
Erm….. pretty sure Eddie hall is WSM 2017
Pants down shirt off…
He won’t turn up as per
Christopher James Rosmarin
Yeah I’m sure he accepted but he’s not going to show up
Erlend Høyen
I actually hope he goes out and lifts that shit for real, after those fat fake ass wanna be gangsters in strength cartel tried to call him out the the expo I’m rooting for castleberry to step out of the douche catagory
Craig Smith
Sean Schmidt
Wow that’s surprising, he will probably cancel tho
Yeah im sure he’ll bail
Maui Tang
Alexandre Cournoyer-Gagnon
Fregoso
Maikel Hartman die Brad wat een graflul is dat jo
Eddie Hall is current WSM
Robin Daniel
Anthony
Haha we Will see
You suck Phil
Ty finally
Hahah this would be dope.id pay to see this
He ain’t gonna show up so don’t get your hopes up guys lol
Maleah Sammy GregAndrewDustin
It’s the dude from turtle bay lmao
Yup it is?
Haha what a tool
Josh’s long lost love.
Omg! ????? total tool!
Brandy Castlecherry won’t ever accept this.
Who gives a fuck. Everyone knows they’re fake weight. Just ignore him.
Bout time let’s see if this actually happens or if he bitches out last minute
Thought Eddie hall was WSM ?
Walter Jarno Sassu
Angel Sanchez
Can’t wait
Angel Sanchez I know! Can’t believe he actually replied and accepted. Probably won’t show.
Mayra Cantú who would’ve thunk it
Matt Hobbs
Damir Dorky Todoric Aldin Turan I know a few mfs like this
Hahaha bet
No show fake news
It’s hilarious how much time and effort company’s and people put into this guy and the alleged fake weights from my perspective, I see people who sip on too much #HaterAde. I assume #BradCastleberry must be doing something right if he has so many haters. You do you Brad #SwollePatrol
Castlefairy was called out by Mike OHearn and was a no show.
He’s not gonna show
The fitness industry is full of quacks, scam artists and liars anyway. Brad is making a living doing what he loves as a character on YouTube. He’s getting people off the couch and in the gym. Props to him.
I think a lot people need to take a look in the mirror. At least he’s not scamming people out of money. But I guess that’s acceptable. How many people in magazines are using fake weights.
Whatever he’s doing, more people know who he is than half the people in the industry.
Bryan Gammill Tarrin Almanza Austin Rehfeld
Lorenz Muylkens
Shit just got real!
Let it go
Wonder if he does turn up and smashes it will everyone who’s give him shit openly send him an apology? I mean this kid is a fucking unit at the end of the day and ripped to fuck with it, who knows. Like to see this happen.
95kg for 6 reps on skull crushers. Am currently doing 5 @75kg ?.
I reckon Dingleberry will be a no show0
So it’s not really impossible is it? I was thinking of you to be honest cause I’ve seen your video’s and seen you doing in some naughty weights. Now you’ve got big arms but his are every bit as big but ripped up with it. So you’d say a stronger arm, like i say who knows ?
I have heard these guys also take some serious PEDS which gives them an advantage. The industry isnt regulated for using it.
I am only a novice and am fairly solid but not ripped.
Exactly, so he may turn up and smash it cause he probably is on all kinds and he is a so called pro of some sort. And he is big and ripped. He accepted so if he doesn’t show up he’s fucked!
I hav4. During one he passed out after lifting 280kg which is a great weight. The federation published his scores for his total meets and it doesnt match up BUT he may have just got his shit together
Chris Vaerewyck
Maybe Shaw is using fake weights as well :)))))) game on Brad
Aaron McCormack
Worlds third strongest man
Brian Shaw is going to be waiting one hell of a long time to make that happen.
How nice is Brian Shaw Chris Vacic I love him
Alexi Florez
He won’t rock up
Nopee
Edgar
They can be fake but I am sure he is stronger than the average man still.
I wouldn’t give a fuck what I was lifting if I was that huge..Casselberry is a beast regardless
Looks like put up or shut up!!
Martin Syse
Patrick Bailey Myers
That’s literally the worst guy to call out…he is literally worlds STRONGEST man lol ?
Nathan Wright
Robbie Walker
Ryan Preston
I’ve seen that. Don’t think he would show you tbh
Jake Allison Alex Law Ethan Gargano
Juan Gonzalez
Who cares if you use as fake weights that’s his problem are they going to have a pose down
Arno Bracke
Castleberry need to Go on diet.. a diet off 50mg Trenbolone Suspension every 4 hours for 6 weeks.. I’m rooting for you castleberry..
Dimitri Markov il va se faire humilier s’il le fait
Il refuse deja face à Joe Donnely qui squat a 300 en maxi cest pas pour accepter face à Shaw.
Personally I don’t think it matters whether he uses fake weights or not. Just look at the size of him, does that matter
Duc Ho
castleberry is legit wallah!
Josh Smith Adam Davis
Adam Cheang
Howie Louis Velasquez
Wtf dbag kaau parts
Dennis Moses
Tom Ritchie John Hebb Jon Drane Chad Sousa
I challenge BOTH of them to do it CLEAN without juicing
Andre Dewayne Sherman
Tomáš Peťo David Xdddd
If brad backs down, he will forever and always be known to use fake weights
Jordan Cole he accepted
Fake acceptance
This would be EPIC…..
Rickie Cole Knight Laughlin Lol
Edwin Espinoza hm.
Shit just got real
Paul Roberts
Physique and gnarly strength are two different things
Benoit Provost-Gagné is this for real?!
Cest parfsit
C’est sûr qu’il choke hahaha
Il a pas le choix man
J’aimerais teeellement ça
Raja Syafiq haa padan muka dia. Nak sgt break world record. Shaw panggil dia
Pasni shaw panggil ang plk bro. Haha
Raja Syafiq kan dia dah panggil che aritu dgn marc bell. Haa ang dia belum panggil lagi sebab ang The Legend
Brad won’t show. He also accepted Mike O’Hearns challenge and ended up being a no show
David Brodbeck
nope he’ll get an injury a week out
I love this. One he will get to train with an absolute monster, 2 the guys is stronger than most of us regardless of fake weights and 3 in the age of social media and in particular social selling he is something of a phenom. Everyone keeps hating and posting and he gets paid over and over again because he is a marketing dream! Well played Brad, well played indeed.
Brian Shaw making Arnie look small!! I’m sure Arnie was definitely one of his childhood idols though!
Andrew Chris Bryce
Hope this happens
Didn’t Castleberry accept Mike OHearns combine challenge with Heath Evans and no show?
Curtis Courtney
Am I missing something? 45# plates X2, plus 30# bar does not equal 210#.
If Castleberry moves the weights he claims he does at the weight he is, he’d shatter every record in his class, and they would stand for decades……..time for this dude to prove himself in a sanctioned event.
“Put up or shut up”
Just think what Brian Shaw could lift if he used fake plates.
It keeps him earnjng loads of dolla so keep chatting about it
440lbs w a 210 skullcrusher i saw a 215lbs dude in prison repping 3 plates on each side. Dude unracked 525 on bench hit it and racked it w no spotter.
Matt Harris
Bout time
It won’t happen!!!!! Why even post this shit!!!!!
Brandon Obourn
Lorenz Muylkens jouw favoriet!
Jaa kan niet beter? dat wordt echt een feestje!
Merissa Hurt
Manlio Gamboa Casas
Pienso se va a pandear el.compa
Es obvio no tiene oportunidad
Se va a chingar la rodilla y no va a ir jajaja
Daniel Frett
I have seen Brad in the gym many of times, I have used the same weights as him , they’re not fake !!!! I never shook hands with the guy or ever introduced myself. I would see him daily and I don’t care to know the guy either but when it comes to facts. He is lifting that weight but…… like I said , I will speak facts, 1. He always uses a spotter. I never ever seen him lift his max weight by himself. 2.If he can get past the half reps and use no spotter he will have a chance. For what I have witnessed in terms of categories or labels ,he’s a really strong bodybuilder. But the truth is zero fake weights and he’s decently strong which comes with his 5’7”ish maybe 8” height. All this drama due to age of internet marketing.
when is the video going to be released? I gotta see this
Jason Urrutia
There are no fake weights at the gym, but juice makes lifters push 5+ times of their bodyweight.
the caption with the video doesnt make since the video shows a bar with a 45lb plate on each side and says the bar weights 30 pounds for a total of 210lbs when that would only be 120lbs
Thats 2 45s a side. Making 210.
But the worlds’s strongest man is Eddie Hall
I’ll believe it when I see it
Jason Pollacek
He won’t show up. He’s accepted multiple challenges and never showed
How can people still follow him?
Because they’re all 16 year olds lol
Haha valid point
If he does show,no way he will be able to hang w/Shaw.
Keshav Dabeedoal
Not gonna make it ??
Roger Jacob Sciberras Brent Koboroff….i want to see this lol
Ryan Daut
Maybe he got access to some halo or anadrol
Put up or shut up ! Castleberry needs to set the record straight, he is one of the best built out there , if he is as strong as he claims he is ,he would be one of the top athletes in the world
All these big name fitness/powerlifting guys are doing is making Brad Castleberry more famous and making him more money and he’s just setting back collecting the $$
B. Shaw would be experienced enough in the powerlifting field to know BS when he sees it.
So. Did it happen, or what?
Ahh… still waiting!