If you watched the rep where he did 470 and didnt struggle so much on the way up, that was pretty great form. Im assuming in training his form is really good but breaks down a little bit on his pr attempts.
Hani Ismail i did the same thing though squatting fast will help your stretch reflex and allow you to move a greater load if you do it enough. I use to do pause squats all the time the first time a tried to max out doing normal squats I could not do more than my pause because my body could not handle the amount of force slamming down throughout my core. Its good to train both speed and form
yo this is fucking great. what program were you on while you were doing this? I'm 6'6 and I can pause squat ass to grass 345 right now and I can't believe I found a video like this. I'd love to try your program and see how far I can get with it. this was so motivating!
I would use a cage whether I am doing 135 or 635, even though I definitely cannot do the latter. With that large amount, I would be uneasy about dropping it behind me during a failed attempt for numerous reasons. Also, the camera person can only run so quick in the event of an accident. Impressive lifts though.
Damn, all these arm-chair coaches in the comments section are ridiculous. Everyone that gave their two-cents doesn't even have a video of their training. Can we just admire this guy's accomplishment without telling him how to live his life!? Good squats dude, you are a true savage
Out of curiosity, what is the point to dump the bar on the floor when you’re squatting in a bulky half rack? I thought the reason Olympic lifters generally do that is because they are usually using squat stands and they don’t want to set it back on a shaky stand.
Do you stretch your hamstrings before maxing? I remember on max week this year, I squatted 275lbs Monday and the trainer told me to start stretching my hamstrings (my right hamstring was bothering me) and on Wednesday we got a chance to better our numbers and I hit 350lbs. Was a crazy experience haha.
Karel Van der Velpen at the time I was doing mostly building to heavy singles doubles or triples whenever I would train, ive added more volume into training
Great development but I feel pain internally every time you twist to the left when pushing. I'd have expected you to fix that imbalance before heading above 400 lbs. It's gonna break you man.
Impressive weight...scary ass technique though. Take care of what you have (body)...it is designed to last you a lifetime. Lose the bounce...top and bottom.
How were you able to go belt less ? I’m currently learning to oly weightlifting and I’m trying to go belt less since I don’t want to spend money on a belt (got the shoes and I’m 16, that’s why etc). Impressive weight your pulling btw
many of these squats I was wearing a belt for, some of them I just wore them under my shirt. But you dont need a belt, ive hit my best squat without one multiple times
Awesome progress, especially with that twist.There's a reason why I squat in front of a mirror. You should fix your form before an injury comes of it one day. So far you've been pretty damn lucky. Asymmetries cause all kinds of energy loss and inefficiency. You could be squatting even more if you had a cleaner squat. Nice numbers though. Single leg leg presses or pause squats in front of the mirror should help.
Crazy mobility for hitting such depth with high bar. Do you do any mobility excercises ?? I can only hit depth with mid to wide foot stance and low bar and Im not heavyweight. Thanks
Nick Johnson Try to sit down in an ass to grads squat position (if you fall over hold on to something). Sit there for 15-20mins (you can read/ watch meanwhile)- everyday. You will feel the stretch in your hips and legs+ ankles and you will be way more comfortable in the lower position. Try to widen your stance from day to day. Any other mobility exercise is not needed as any exercise that doesnt resemble the squat wont help you with squatting. This is the only exercise that has helped me with being more upright in the squat
thanks, I was actually doing it wrong. I didn't open my the legs and pull the pelvis back when at the beginning of my descent so my knee was too forward and my posture was not good overall. I saw Torokhtiy's video on the squat and fixed my form
Your forms looks ok except the head up during the lift. I do the same thing. I’m thinking “UP” so I look up and that’s wrong. I’m also not sure if you’re doing this intentionally AKA “Dan Green” or if your knees are caving inwards at the bottom of the squat. I know Dan Green advocates a slight turn inwards of the knees at the bottom of the squat and some follow that. So not a criticism from me on that point. However You should keep the spine in line. Heavy weights +90% 1rm do cause things that look like bad form. Reality its just the effort you’re putting in. Good work from my point of view
this form is just terrible... dropping with no resistance, letting your knees absorb the weight, knees buckling inward the entire time, lumbar flexion at the bottom... youre going to eventually snap haha.
"...better than any safety bar." lol smh. Sure he could bail out, but you can surely see folks miscalculating things and end up dropping the bar forward with their neck still hanging out. Also, there is always a probability of knees blowing out. So you get my point.
I hear you. I see a lot of guys in the gym ego lifting, pushing beyond their level of control and in those instances safety bars are essential. They are there to save idiots from themselves. I agree with you. I wouldn't recommend bailing out to everybody but this guy lifts like he knows what he's doing and for him and seasoned lifters like him, bailing out is a superior option to safety bars.
"The guy knows how and when to bail out safely. This is better than any safety bar. The dude knows what he's doing." Um yeah, no he doesn't - or he'd be inside the fucking rack. Go play in traffic.
^lol no do you see Olympic lifter using saftey rack? if you know how to bail out, you should be good. Hell i've seen some Olympic lifter who can pull of throwing bars overhead rather than re racking haha ...tht one would prolly be no no for me, but bailing out by throwing it behind is a perfectly fine and safe technique if you know how to execute.
In reality ATG isn’t a true measure of squat strength. Especially when there’s a bounce at the bottom. Pause squat @ hip crease below the knee shows true strength in the squat.
There is smth off in your technique. I think it is on your ascending when your lower back takes over as oppose to your quads. I would keep recording from the sides and make sure the bar just goes up and down. Also, I havent seen any pause squats of yours.
Terrible form on all these guys. They are all opening up themselves for serious injuries. Knees should not be pushing out from under them like that. I saw that on just about all of them. They also appear to be using their backs to bail them out from failing because theyre legs are just not strong enough for proper squat form at that level of weight which is grounds for serious back injuries. They dont need to go ATG for good squat form. ATG means absolutely nothing. Studies prove parallel form is more effective and less taxing on the body for long term health benefits. They all need to drop the weight tremendously and do the squats the right way or they are going to face serious permanent injuries to their backs eventually. Im a certified personal trainer and board certified Physical Therapist.
Somebody has clearly never heard of the sport of olympic weightlifting.... also would love to see a study that demonstrates that squatting to parallel is "more effective" than squatting below parallel
+Deez Nuts HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Get out of here. His training wont consist only of 1 REP workouts, this video just shows his 1 REP PR's. It is literally a showcase of him getting stronger! By the way, sick progress! 200KG squat has been one of my main goals for a while now... Keep it up bro!
If you watched the rep where he did 470 and didnt struggle so much on the way up, that was pretty great form. Im assuming in training his form is really good but breaks down a little bit on his pr attempts.
this is good shit man but that dive bomb makes me cringe every time
Stretch reflex tho...
@creatine addict lol mad
these are pr attempts, of course his form will breakdown to some extent. dude clearly knows how to ATG squat correctly.
You give me hope and realistic time-frame to pursue those high squat numbers. Ofc, may take me longer than 2 years, idk. That was sick man.
Philip thanks man but it was closer to 4 years. It was beginning of 2013 to end of 2016
Is that twist because of muscle imbalances? It seems to have persisted throughout your training.
Work on that right leg and hip. You keep buckling and that will be your demise one day. Otherwise excellent work. Heavy shit..
prolly because all these lifts are fresh PR
Fuck dude.. that 385lb twist. My god I was thinking I was about to see some fucked up shit. But hey it happens to us all every once in a while
Wicked progress I'm at 335 squat now this is motivation. Ever thought of lowering slower?
whats ur squat now?
hows the squat
lowering slower actually has helped my squat a lot. I can't crash down like he does but if it works for him then why not
Hani Ismail i did the same thing though squatting fast will help your stretch reflex and allow you to move a greater load if you do it enough. I use to do pause squats all the time the first time a tried to max out doing normal squats I could not do more than my pause because my body could not handle the amount of force slamming down throughout my core. Its good to train both speed and form
My motivation too lol I'm 16 at 365lb I wanna get 405 someday 👌
Baggy sweats and knee wraps was a great look my man. I recommend you bring that stylo back
That floor looks slippery as hell too
fucking hell he’s not even using a damn belt.... good shit man that’s something 👏🏼
yo this is fucking great. what program were you on while you were doing this? I'm 6'6 and I can pause squat ass to grass 345 right now and I can't believe I found a video like this. I'd love to try your program and see how far I can get with it. this was so motivating!
Is having that much whip on the bar before going down a good thing?
345 is my current backsquat pr! I have a long road ahead of me
Holy shit dude, well done
good shit my man thanks for sharing and God bless
Full squat! 어메이징!
Sliding the bar off you like its a snatch clean. #unlockthedouche
cant bear to watch with form like that, i just wanna close my eyes xD
Joshua Rasmussen looks like his knee is giving to cave in every rep
Fuck off dude, his form isn't perfect and he drops down a little fast but what he's accomplishing in this video is still MAD impressive
Yea fuck off. Just let him ruin his knees and do a helicopter twist.
Sure he's accomplishing his goals, and yeah its impressive. No one said it wasn't.
I would use a cage whether I am doing 135 or 635, even though I definitely cannot do the latter. With that large amount, I would be uneasy about dropping it behind me during a failed attempt for numerous reasons.
Also, the camera person can only run so quick in the event of an accident.
Impressive lifts though.
1:10 No screaming and you re-racked. Where you at Planet Fitness?
Damn, all these arm-chair coaches in the comments section are ridiculous. Everyone that gave their two-cents doesn't even have a video of their training. Can we just admire this guy's accomplishment without telling him how to live his life!? Good squats dude, you are a true savage
IronBird haha thanks, guy! I dont take it personally, but I do appreciate the kind words from you
was he 170 the whole time
Amazing progress dude! I guess you did some kind of bulgarian-ish training during that time as you were maxing out "frequently"?
strong like a chinese panda
Very good squatting fella I had the same problem with my right leg I even do it bar foot so much better
Out of curiosity, what is the point to dump the bar on the floor when you’re squatting in a bulky half rack? I thought the reason Olympic lifters generally do that is because they are usually using squat stands and they don’t want to set it back on a shaky stand.
David Forbes mostly because it made me feel cool to do it
Do you stretch your hamstrings before maxing? I remember on max week this year, I squatted 275lbs Monday and the trainer told me to start stretching my hamstrings (my right hamstring was bothering me) and on Wednesday we got a chance to better our numbers and I hit 350lbs. Was a crazy experience haha.
Sponge . Damn, nice man. I stretch a bit but not too much. I just spend a lot of time warming up wth the bar and making sure my positions are good
Thanks man and that seems to be working fantastically haha Keep up the great work!
What type of workouts did you do? Anything special?
Very impressive lift! Out of curiosity, how much did you weigh at the start and end?
Chad Wareham about 180-200
Those adipowers are cleeeeean.
0:54 is some pretty good hype music 😂😂😂👌 for maxing
how has nobody asked..... how long did this take? When was the 345 and when was the 530? Awesome stuff!
Springfield College? You in my hometown
Wtf are you dive bombing that shit.
What squat program did you use?
Karel Van der Velpen at the time I was doing mostly building to heavy singles doubles or triples whenever I would train, ive added more volume into training
Fuck the haters good shit man this got me motivated as hell
andrew hastings haha thanks man
Great development but I feel pain internally every time you twist to the left when pushing. I'd have expected you to fix that imbalance before heading above 400 lbs. It's gonna break you man.
What's your lifts?
ROCK BOTTOM... Beast!!!
Impressive weight...scary ass technique though. Take care of what you have (body)...it is designed to last you a lifetime. Lose the bounce...top and bottom.
Only Chinese WL have the strength and power to drop the weight behind after the set
Thank you
How were you able to go belt less ? I’m currently learning to oly weightlifting and I’m trying to go belt less since I don’t want to spend money on a belt (got the shoes and I’m 16, that’s why etc). Impressive weight your pulling btw
many of these squats I was wearing a belt for, some of them I just wore them under my shirt. But you dont need a belt, ive hit my best squat without one multiple times
Strong!!!
I feel bad for the floor :(
I wonder if if your squat form has improved. That's some nasty rotation you've got going on.
Schan122 yeah yeah lol
how long did it take from 345 to 440 for you?
and also what frequency did you use on average do you think?
I think like 2 ish years. I trained without a real plan during that period. Mostly heavy singles and back off doubles
Awesome progress, especially with that twist.There's a reason why I squat in front of a mirror. You should fix your form before an injury comes of it one day. So far you've been pretty damn lucky. Asymmetries cause all kinds of energy loss and inefficiency. You could be squatting even more if you had a cleaner squat. Nice numbers though. Single leg leg presses or pause squats in front of the mirror should help.
proprioception.....
Crazy mobility for hitting such depth with high bar.
Do you do any mobility excercises ?? I can only hit depth with mid to wide foot stance and low bar and Im not heavyweight. Thanks
just squat more often , and some people can hit depth with high bar some people dont be you can get better of course !
Nick Johnson Try to sit down in an ass to grads squat position (if you fall over hold on to something). Sit there for 15-20mins (you can read/ watch meanwhile)- everyday.
You will feel the stretch in your hips and legs+ ankles and you will be way more comfortable in the lower position.
Try to widen your stance from day to day.
Any other mobility exercise is not needed as any exercise that doesnt resemble the squat wont help you with squatting.
This is the only exercise that has helped me with being more upright in the squat
thanks, I was actually doing it wrong. I didn't open my the legs and pull the pelvis back when at the beginning of my descent so my knee was too forward and my posture was not good overall. I saw Torokhtiy's video on the squat and fixed my form
Your forms looks ok except the head up during the lift. I do the same thing. I’m thinking “UP” so I look up and that’s wrong. I’m also not sure if you’re doing this intentionally AKA “Dan Green” or if your knees are caving inwards at the bottom of the squat. I know Dan Green advocates a slight turn inwards of the knees at the bottom of the squat and some follow that. So not a criticism from me on that point. However You should keep the spine in line. Heavy weights +90% 1rm do cause things that look like bad form. Reality its just the effort you’re putting in. Good work from my point of view
Just imagine how much stronger he could be if that hip functioned more efficiently. That should be motivation right there.
Carson Turcotte wouldnt that be something
528*
Who let you out of the pit?
no belt what the fuck
Wtf!! Are those bars made of plastic or wtf!!
You look extremely short. Mind telling me your height?
Woffe 5’8”
keep the knees out ,and u'l squat more.keep bringing them in and eventualy they'l dissapear
Триглав 333 thanks!
this form is just terrible... dropping with no resistance, letting your knees absorb the weight, knees buckling inward the entire time, lumbar flexion at the bottom... youre going to eventually snap haha.
Mattkwish I appreciate the support!
He would of snapped already. He fine dude.
did u take steroid
squat in the squat rack with safety bars man. injury is waiting to happen.
1:58 The guy knows how and when to bail out safely. This is better than any safety bar. The dude knows what he's doing.
"...better than any safety bar." lol smh. Sure he could bail out, but you can surely see folks miscalculating things and end up dropping the bar forward with their neck still hanging out. Also, there is always a probability of knees blowing out. So you get my point.
I hear you. I see a lot of guys in the gym ego lifting, pushing beyond their level of control and in those instances safety bars are essential. They are there to save idiots from themselves. I agree with you. I wouldn't recommend bailing out to everybody but this guy lifts like he knows what he's doing and for him and seasoned lifters like him, bailing out is a superior option to safety bars.
"The guy knows how and when to bail out safely. This is better than any safety bar. The dude knows what he's doing."
Um yeah, no he doesn't - or he'd be inside the fucking rack. Go play in traffic.
^lol no do you see Olympic lifter using saftey rack? if you know how to bail out, you should be good. Hell i've seen some Olympic lifter who can pull of throwing bars overhead rather than re racking haha ...tht one would prolly be no no for me, but bailing out by throwing it behind is a perfectly fine and safe technique if you know how to execute.
Sentadilla mal realizada , no sabe hacerlas y se avienta muy rápido hacia abajo 👎
If you don't rerack the weight it doesn't count..
rock star2345 so true smh
In reality ATG isn’t a true measure of squat strength. Especially when there’s a bounce at the bottom. Pause squat @ hip crease below the knee shows true strength in the squat.
There is smth off in your technique. I think it is on your ascending when your lower back takes over as oppose to your quads. I would keep recording from the sides and make sure the bar just goes up and down. Also, I havent seen any pause squats of yours.
Heavy weight, very impressive mad props to you man. But you need to go down slower on the negative.
Terrible form on all these guys. They are all opening up themselves for serious injuries. Knees should not be pushing out from under them like that. I saw that on just about all of them. They also appear to be using their backs to bail them out from failing because theyre legs are just not strong enough for proper squat form at that level of weight which is grounds for serious back injuries. They dont need to go ATG for good squat form. ATG means absolutely nothing. Studies prove parallel form is more effective and less taxing on the body for long term health benefits. They all need to drop the weight tremendously and do the squats the right way or they are going to face serious permanent injuries to their backs eventually. Im a certified personal trainer and board certified Physical Therapist.
Ryan Heard thank you!
Ryan Heard my dick is a certified personal trainer... also, it’s one person through the entire video
Somebody has clearly never heard of the sport of olympic weightlifting.... also would love to see a study that demonstrates that squatting to parallel is "more effective" than squatting below parallel
I don’t know man I used to squat normally and it would hurt my legs and made them have a really weird feeling going atg fixed that
Why 1 rep? That is not going to get you any stronger
+Deez Nuts HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Get out of here. His training wont consist only of 1 REP workouts, this video just shows his 1 REP PR's. It is literally a showcase of him getting stronger! By the way, sick progress! 200KG squat has been one of my main goals for a while now... Keep it up bro!
Trevin Mann obviously he got stronger were you not watching the video????
He's 500+lbs stronger than you bud lol
He's displaying his prs lol. If you do more than one rep on a certain weight then that isn't your max.