Kirk Karwoski | 2 x 1000 lbs / 454 kg squat with warmup
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- In 1995 Kirk Karwoski performed a 1000 pound squat for tow reps in training. Later that same fall i did 1003 pounds / 455 kg in a competition. That was the first 1000 lbs world record in the IPF.
Kirk "Captain Kirk" Karwoski was a six time IPF world champion along with seven time National champion. Kirk came in to powerlifting in the 80s and dominated as a junior lifter. In the 90s he competed as a senior at the IPF wolrds and USPF antionals were he completle dominated and set world records. He retired from competitive powerlifting after world in 1996. However he did a raw competition in 2004 as a last performance, this was before raw lifting went big. He set a squat and total world record in the 110 kg / 242 lbs class.
This is footage from Video power magazine.
Best part - "I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!!!!"
SAVAGE
1s after: "ok, let's go"
The 1,000lbs double is even more impressive when you consider the energy he had to expend on warm ups alone. His final warmups of 860 & 940 are elite lifts on their own, but to then walk out 1,000lbs and dunk it for two?! This is legendary.
I can say from experience that doing a lift in a competition is different than in a gym.
@@uuzoo weird thing to bring up atm, it’s clearly training footage and for you to try and be dismissive is straight up corny my guy, 1000 x 2 is impressive by any standard
when depth mattered...
Ed Coan blessing the bar before the last lift
@@uuzoo
Thank you for letting us know your experience, albeit completely irrelevant to my point: most people watching will overlook that his final two warmups were enough to win his weight class and he still had enough in the tank to double 1,000lbs. There will only be one Captain Kirk!
When that dude said I wanna hold it he entered legendary status
I have the quote "there is no reason to be alive if you can't do deadlift - Jon Pall Sigmarsson" tattooed across the top of my back. I'm now tempted to get "I wanna hold it - kirk karwoski" below it.
@@paulharper4196 Haha did you end up getting that tattoo brother?
watch bottom right at 1:50
Face plant lol
Oh god what a way to participate in the most epic squatvideo of all time.
i am laughing my ass off right now
KBR Arn 😂
DEAD
Kirk is one of the greatest ever. At my gym we had a picture of Kirk in the hole with 1000+ pounds behind the squat rack. Every time you walked in for your set, you saw Kirk and you saw what the human body could do. What a hero!
What a great image, might be something I'll have to put in front of my rack in my garage gym
With drugs
@@brucedickinson12 Almost every athlete in any sport on earth is on steroids/drugs. It's time for you to grow up and realize this. Athletes entire lives, childrens lives, childrens future are all dependent on physical performance and generally performance against another person. Someone with that riding on them would be silly to not use steroids, especially when your competitors are using them against you.
Man this was back when powerlifting was the shit and brutal
Back when? How long ago could 2 reps of a grand be?
@@erich7662 '95
You're right, it's now weak and timid.
Its not weak. Guys and gals are pulling insane amount of weights. While staying healthy. The "Hardcore" factor of the old days are long gone though.
PLing is gay now.
Not only superhero strong but had one of the best physiques of his generation. Pure strength and size is that man Kirk. Hero.
Walking it out and back in, no monolift here.
@anonymous The real question is can you squat with a thousand pounds not whether is a monolith or you can walk it out give me a break!
Monolifts are for those doing sumo squats. Imagine walking out a sumo squat thats anywhere close to a max haha :D Captain did awesome mad respect for old school hard work!
@anonymous so Westside lifters are considered millennials?
@@kibe1146 wide stance squat*
THAT NECK THO
What neck? His traps start under his ears.
I looooove the intensity this guy creates for his lifts
Dude...the comp lifts were insanity. What a beast.
Some Guy: "Wanna be my girlfriend"
Kirk: "I just made that weight my girlfriend" 🤣
😅
@@johntrains1317 p o
Hp ovl
Good ole American muscle right there son 🇺🇸
Hes polish 🤣
Best ever at squat IMO. Walked out also. Absolute insanity.
5:35 the G.O.A.T. Getting the bar ready.
I loved it when Ed came out. That has to be humbling!
Legendary shit! What a era the early to mid 90s were for powerlifting classic raw just before the triple ply era properly came in. Kirk, coan, Carney among a few that were smashing it 👊
They where equipped, geared lifting was the golden era
@@Jake_maguire1990 they were using entry level single ply not exactly geared really compared to the triple ply stuff of the early 2000s onwards. The triple ply geared lifting era was great for sure watching the likes of Chuck v, Donnie Thompson and Andy Bolton there was some amazing lifting going on
He was in Pori too 1995 in Finland and won world champion. I was there as a spectator.
Damn, that must have been awesome to witness!
He had some humongous legs!
Neck too.
I guess squatting 1000lbs gives you some decent quads.
@@lelmaahn5131 surely not
In the 90’s I went to high school with this guy at Arundel he crushed every record known in Maryland and most likely still hasn’t been broken to this day.
0:37 *QUACK*
Had to click that cause i missed it the first time now im laughing my ass off :D
im laughing so hard LOLLL
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
He actually say “Wham!", but that was funny.
Absolutely insane! So smooth and those thighs are just monstrous!
This BEAST is from another planet!! A true T-REX!!
I'll tell you, "taking it out" and back takes a lot out of him. Imagine if he had new equipment and just lifted and squat.
Great point, a monolift would have helped a lot.
If he had a more modern suit i'm sure he would of been good for a decent chunk more weight. Walking out equipped squats with a tight knee wrap is lunacy.
Nothing but respect!
SMOKE IT!! Yeaaaahhh.
Love it. Great video
Now this is real powerlifting
I felt lighter in my chair when he reracked the weigh
For christ sake this is an opener man!
Legendary quote
It's fun watching old school lifters lift.
Kirk is built like a bulldog made of bricks.
404 neck not found
neck so huge people cant even perceive its existence
Need a fucking crew like this 😤😤😤
Chris Duffin joined the greats recently with 1000x3. Hats off to both
Exceot chris duffin doesnt even hit depth where this dude does.No doubt chris is a monster but still.
@@GeneralHellsing it's powerlifting. No body hits depth 🤫
FANTASTIC
"I WANNA HOLD IT!!!" 💎🙌
THIS IS AN OPENER MAN!!!
Wow! New angle! Amazing!
Is that the other cameraguy in the bottom left corner at 03:29 shooting the angle that was already up on youtube?
That energy in that room gets through the fuckn screen, prly much stronger than whole ufc stadium event
The wonderful Marty Gallagher watches on. What a monster he created with Kirk. Amazing.
The equipment change was test-e to test-p laced with test-c
“I wanna hold it” followed by “i want a beer” lol
My best friend Craig Still, the giant guy in the World Gym sweatshirt used to spot for Kirk all the time.
He put on a squat suit and hit depth. Holy shit
Captain fuckin’ Kirk, we salute you 🫡
What a beast of a man
He’s actually my neighbor.. I literally talked to him yesterday it’s wild asf I didn’t even know whole time
Super. The beast!
YEAH FANTASTIC!!!!!
Unreal squats
That was badass
That’s the way it’s done Louis
Awesomeness
Was he about to make a back to the future joke when the interview got cut?! Haha!
Pretty good for a little guy!
Monster
*BEST FUCKING NECK IN POWERLIFTING*
Smoke it!
Kirki my bi g salzbur love
LoL candid camera angle.
Kirk's neck was like a third leg. I don't think I've seen a man with a thicker neck.
His freaking neck is huge..
schucks he cut them high red lights
Top 10 most based moments in lifting history
I wanna beer....lol. Fuckin' great!!
And this was all natural ladies and gentlemen. Imagine how much he would lift if he used some steroids.
Di Di Lmaooo
Di Di hope that was sarcasm
No way he could have completed those lifts without that guy yelling "Head and chest up! Yeah!!!"
I would have to curl in the rack before he has to squat
"I WANNA HOLD IT" lmao
Mark rippetoe was a beast
B E A S T ! ! !
Holy Shit
anybody else's palms sweating?
I want a beer.”😆
Louie Simmons wet is having this man at west side
filmed with a pinhole camera?
epic vid though.
that’s what wide angle technology in camera lenses was at the time, “fisheye”. when recording space is limited and the camera has to be near the image, the field of view is widened
Love the generic words of encouragement that ultimately did nothing for his lift
Being hype is half the point of lifting, science has shown if you're hype you can lift 300% heavier weights meaning you can lift around 500% more all together.... Think about it
da'bepic mem'era'ma no one’s ever shown the numbers before, that’s amazing! Can’t argue science amirite?!
It's all about getting your lifter into the right mindset. If your lifter is not convinced he's gonna make the lift there's a good chance that they won't. Especially if your lifter is an emotional lifter such as Kirk.
Remco van Woerkom if the lifter doesn’t think he’s gonna lift it, they have no business in even putting weights on the bar..
@@soldierside365 what? That makes no sense. Especially when you're close to your max, nerves can get to you. It's important to be confident in your lift, especially with a squat. Insecurities might cause you to make a mistake or misgroove the lift. Just because you need to be in the right mindset for a lift doesn't mean you shouldn't attempt it?!!
my screen was sweating steroid juice for a couple days after this played.
Dudes neck is wider than his head
Never seen a squat yet
You haven’t seen a woman’s vagina yet, either.
Does people really belive this? How did a sub 300 guy back then do this weight raw when the wr is now about the same weight but guys weighing 450+?
Bruh ,that was equipped squat...
Btw ,it's high bar squat nowhere near to competition depth. I mean when he did 1000x2
@@ПавелРоманов-ю1к maby its because its so long ago but doesnt seem like a suit to me buddy, seems like a regular singlet really, but its prob single ply?
@@RustyIsScared Yep,it is definetly a single ply.
Anyway it can add like 50 -100 kilos to thy squat
@@ПавелРоманов-ю1к pretty sure youre exagerating alot there bro. I know suits for squat add alot but even a multiply will prob only add 50kg tops, single isnt that strong though
@@RustyIsScared yo right
Don't know if he broke parallel.
man what the shiTTTTT??????
Member depth?
Танк
All nattty bro!
Way high fool
Dam I bet that guy can’t walk anymore
He can walk. Used to bench with him on Saturdays back in the day. Good guy. Gained a bit of weight these days.
Both reps looked high from that angle
This angle does kinda suck but he does hit at least parallel
High? He's got a thousand pounds on his back, which he walks out.
cdcaleo yes and?
Nah look at his right hip crease
You can also tell when he used his stretch reflex to come up
Americans are full of it
MAGA 2020
Too easy
Depth sucked
Blame the judges, not the lifter
Well he's a single ply lifter plus he has wraps on.
th-cam.com/video/Oo1tU1YqPp0/w-d-xo.html watch this, different angle
Seriously? His ass was to the grass and thighs below parallel!
If the shitting stance isn’t deep enough ,so what is really deep?
Where’s the other half of that squat.
This is sone kind of partial bullshit.
I remember Kazmaier doing speed work with 900 ass to grass not this partial movement
Listen Commie. Look up this video with the better angle. The fisheye lens makes it look high. Now stfu.
Not deep enough
your 1000lbs for 2 reps a bit deeper are they?
Agreed.
Watch till the very end dummy he hit depth with a 1003 pounds
Gtfoh...u kidding me?