Video: Eddie Hall Deadlift World Record Holder

<strong>Meeting Eddie Hall deadlift world record holder was pretty cool.</strong>

But getting the chance to shoot him for Xplosive Ape was even better.

The 27-stone giant shot to world fame with a <a href="https://www.joe.co.uk/fitness-health/oops-strongman-breaks-deadlift-record-then-leaves-arnold-schwarzenegger-hanging/138">monster deadlift of 462kg</a> in front of the legendary Arnold Schwarzenegger.

He's one strong dude – and he's only 26!

I got to do a big shoot with the big man down at the <a href="https://strengthasylum.co.uk/">Strength Asylum</a> gym before he flew out to Malaysia for the <a href="https://www.theworldsstrongestman.com/">World's Strongest Man</a> 2015.

As you can see from the behind-the-scenes footage it was great fun working with Eddie – he's a real character and a funny guy.

The shoot was to show off the new <a href="https://xplosiveape.com/">Xplosive Ape</a>&nbsp;spring/summer clothing range so I wanted to capture Eddie doing his strongman thing in the new gear.

I shot him tackling the atlas stones and superyoke which are iconic strongman events – and set up some posed images with various t-shirts, hoodies and training gear on.

Eddie is known for his old-school bodybuilding approach to training – so it made sense to get him bench pressing and bicep curling for the camera.

Being the <a href="https://www.christopherbailey.co.uk/worlds-strongest-man/">world's strongest</a> deadlifter, I couldn't leave without getting some shots of him doing his signature lift with the barbell.

If you know my photography, it's clean, punchy and sharp – but the Strength Asylum has a look that gave them a cool, gritty edge.

Here are some of the images we got from the shoot:

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