Who Is Stronger?: The CrossFit GOAT vs Dr. Mike

Name: Who Is Stronger?: The CrossFit GOAT vs Dr. Mike
Uploaded: 2026-07-27T16:00:09.000Z
Duration: 15 min 39 s
Channel: Renaissance Periodization
Description: Dr. Mike beats Matt Fraser in a five-event gym strength contest, winning lateral raises and EZ bar curls while tying in pull-ups, incline bench, and tricep pushdowns. Fraser uses body English on several lifts and is out-repped by Dr. Mike’s stricter form. Dr. Mike ends the video by conceding Fraser is the real CrossFit GOAT while declaring himself the gym’s best.

Renaissance PeriodizationJuly 27, 202615m

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Introduction and Setup0:03 Event 1: Strict Standing Lateral Raises1:01 Event 2: EZ Bar Curls3:31 Event 3: Pull-Ups6:00 Event 4: Smith Machine Incline Close Grip Bench Press7:30 Event 5: Tricep Pushdowns10:01 Competition Results and Final Exchange14:33

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Dr. Mike beats Matt Fraser in a five-event gym strength contest, winning lateral raises and EZ bar curls while tying in pull-ups, incline bench, and tricep pushdowns. Fraser uses body English on several lifts and is out-repped by Dr. Mike’s stricter form. Dr. Mike ends the video by conceding Fraser is the real CrossFit GOAT while declaring himself the gym’s best.

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Matt Fraser, five-time CrossFit Games champion, encounters Dr. Mike Israetel in the gym. Fraser introduces himself and explains CrossFit involves lifting, running, and cardio. Dr. Mike claims to be "everything fitness" and proposes a fitness competition. They agree to compete in five to six regular gym lift events to determine who's stronger.

Dr. Mike explains they will do strict standing laterals with a quick pause at the top, no body English allowed. Same weight will be used for both competitors. Fraser performs 20 reps. Dr. Mike completes 26 reps for the win. Dr. Mike notes Fraser attempted to kip during the movement. Dr. Mike comments that Fraser's delts look big.

Dr. Mike describes EZ bar curls as the "exact and only determinative" of whether someone is "getting laid." Fraser performs 18 reps. Dr. Mike completes 18 reps, winning by one rep. Dr. Mike demands a drug test whenever Fraser gets close to beating him. Fraser uses hips during his set. Dr. Mike notes Fraser looks like his thumb after a hook grip rip.

Dr. Mike states he'll do "probably like 30 pull-ups." Fraser performs 7 strict pull-ups. Dr. Mike completes 7 pull-ups. Dr. Mike declares "two-ame win streak" and comments "the ultimate weapon is hope." Dr. Mike suggests Fraser's chin needs to get higher over the bar.

Dr. Mike notes Instagram fitness influencers using Smith machines. Fraser performs 20 reps. Dr. Mike completes 20 reps. Dr. Mike performs an arm reach test, noting Fraser has a big chest. Dr. Mike counts reps and comments Fraser's face turns purple during the set. Dr. Mike mentions Fraser has "like 4 inches less of range of motion."

Dr. Mike states triceps are "for work" while biceps are "for show." Fraser performs 28 reps. Dr. Mike completes 28 reps. Dr. Mike notes Fraser used his abs during the movement. Dr. Mike questions Fraser's tattoo, asking if the idea was it would "look sick" or show he's "rich." Dr. Mike comments Fraser is "5'5" and mentions his own Honda Accord being paid off.

Dr. Mike declares himself the winner of the competition. He jokes about being "the best of an era" but banned from CrossFit competition due to "excessive drug use repeatedly." Dr. Mike states Fraser is the "actual CrossFit champ five times" and "Greatest of all time." Fraser responds that any event Dr. Mike picks, he will beat him. Dr. Mike concludes by saying "there's only one, the gym, and we out here."

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Who Is Stronger?: The CrossFit GOAT vs Dr. Mike

Introduction and Setup00:03

Event 1: Strict Standing Lateral Raises01:01

Event 2: EZ Bar Curls03:31

Event 3: Pull-Ups06:00

Event 4: Smith Machine Incline Close Grip Bench Press07:30

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