Now that is a real competition squat, walk it out, confirm it with a second rep, yell louder than the crowd that its your kill, way below depth, walk it back in......out-standing!
Bergred exactly, this is mid 90s lifting at its finest, laughable liftjng gear, walked out and set up squats, unquestionable depth and no fucking bullshit "beast mode" or "alpha" shit talking
I've seen this video countless times, and the first rep is still the damnedest thing I've ever seen. 1000lbs moving with such speed is unreal, even 20 years after the fact.
Me too. I've seen this so many fucking times it's not even funny. Along with his other interviews. Capt Kirk is definitely the go-to-guy to get some adrenaline heading into the gym.
That first rep would have made an awesome video on its own. The energy in that room when he refuses to rack it, and drops down a second time is glorious
No disrespect to anyone, but this is the greatest squat video on youtube. Great legal depth, good form, and the way he grinded the second rep is just plain legendary.
Yup, that lift was indeed genuine. I was the one taping the lift- it was deep and it was easy. Lifting with Kirk was a thrill, and I miss it. Watching him train & compete was witnessing 'athletic arrogance' in action. I was witness to it that day at Maryland Athletic Club, and again when he squatted 1003 at the Sr Nationals in Baton Rouge. It's funny what time does to your memory. I remember that day in the gym like it was yesterday, but I could've sworn the weight was 1005.
I believe this is the most impressive squat feat I've seen. The equipment he has is nothing compared to nowadays. Absolutely Incredible. But haters still gon' hate
After some of the stuff I have seen on You Tube - partial squats, partial presses, incline presses passing for "military presses", etc, this guy is for real a deep- I mean really deep-- full squatter. Very impressive, very remarkable.
it would have seriously been amazing to even witness this squat set in person.... i really feel like sometimes i was born in the wrong time period, and i think im right!
awesome video, Captain Kirk is the man! I used to work out at the MARYLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, I remember this day I was in the back room where the TV was, the stretch room. People from all over came out for this day. Ian the owner is an awesome guy and his gym was great. When I was going to Paint Branch and Montgomery me and my friend Will Hill use to workout there. I remember one day after Kirk's training when he use to get nose bleeds, intense.
sleepingtube i was squatting 90° 200kg, dropped to 130kg and started to full squat, 1 month later my knees were fucked up. After years squatting 90° I think my body cant handle the full movement
@@Rafael-oq9vu Why did you squat to below parallel? Mark Rippetoe writes in his book, Starting Strength, that for the squat mechanics, once you go past parallel (or thereabouts), your low back loses its extension (so-called "butt wink") and the tension on hamstring slackens. I do not think an individual is suppose to squat (loaded) so far below parallel without an active (i.e., rounded) lower back. If they do squat that far, then it should be unloaded.
@@PearsAreOkay After these 2 years i had to stop working out due to some personal problems, but just started again in august, and now im doing a2g squats @160kg without knee problems. Ik about this book and the reason i do below parallel squats is bc after watching some oly lifters squatting i thought this was the most aesthetic way to squat lmao. Now im just used to it, dont know if i should change my form again tho.
@SquatDeadPress AND when you hit serious weight like that you want to embrace it. I love it when I hit a new PR on the squat or DL, then I hold it for a few extra seconds before racking the weight or putting it down to stay in that moment of victory. Kirk is the best squatter EVER!
True story: Kirk, along with a few other friends from MD Athletic Club, where this was filmed, were at my house recently. I asked Kirk "Hey man, want a beer?" "Sure." I handed him a beer. When he went to take it, I tightened my grip & said "I WANNA HOLD IT! i WANNA HOLD IT! OK, TAKE IT!" Everyone laughed but Kirk. He just had a sheepish grin on his face.
Amazing that he did that off a pair of squat stands, no safety bars, power rack, cage, nothin'! But if he would have missed it totally those spotters would have never been able to save him from a near fatal accident. They would have grabbed the bar and pulled it unevenly and might have killed Kirk. That's a half ton, bro!
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Kirk: "I WANNA HOLD IT"
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omiejay lmfaooooo holy shit that’s funny.
This deserves way more likes man lol this made me cry
"I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!! .... *adrenaline wears off* ok let's go."
He scared the crap out of everyone when he yelled i wanna hold it.
Have you ever seen a squat set so great, you didn't notice a midget in the background?
Holly fuck....
Legend says it he was the guy who'd attempted that weight prior to Kirk. Used to be a 6-footer...
Looks like lee priest 😅
Probably the greatest set of squats in human history.
this has been done raw now.
@Gore4ever FulciLives Could you post a video of someone outdoing this?
@@dasdos002 th-cam.com/video/r2kHXIu1Fp8/w-d-xo.html
@@ahmetgurbuz8270 nowhere near Karwoski’s depth.
@@ahmetgurbuz8270 What William Pack said.
Now that is a real competition squat, walk it out, confirm it with a second rep, yell louder than the crowd that its your kill, way below depth, walk it back in......out-standing!
everything you just said I was thinking the same thing, Beast
billyboy1969
I think you lied when you said, "everything you just said I was thinking the same thing."
One thing missing....telling the crowd to piss-off it is your bar and you will re-rack it yourself.
Brendan Hughes --not one lifter has doubled that weight at that depth..no one....not even in that Animal Cage everyone goes so beserk about....
Bergred exactly, this is mid 90s lifting at its finest, laughable liftjng gear, walked out and set up squats, unquestionable depth and no fucking bullshit "beast mode" or "alpha" shit talking
I've seen this video countless times, and the first rep is still the damnedest thing I've ever seen. 1000lbs moving with such speed is unreal, even 20 years after the fact.
Me too. I've seen this so many fucking times it's not even funny. Along with his other interviews. Capt Kirk is definitely the go-to-guy to get some adrenaline heading into the gym.
That first rep would have made an awesome video on its own. The energy in that room when he refuses to rack it, and drops down a second time is glorious
1000lbs for 1 would be nutz but 1000lbs for 2 is beyond fucking awesome and incredible strength.
LMFAO, When Kirk starts screaming.. white shirt guy takes his hands off the plates SO fast.
I would too.
Every time I see this vid now I crack up at that moment
No disrespect to anyone, but this is the greatest squat video on youtube. Great legal depth, good form, and the way he grinded the second rep is just plain legendary.
first rep was hiiiiiiigh
no one will ever match this intensity this atmosphere this moment
...not to brag but my forklift did this once.
Nice
I love how everybody in the room squats with him
Yup, that lift was indeed genuine. I was the one taping the lift- it was deep and it was easy.
Lifting with Kirk was a thrill, and I miss it. Watching him train & compete was witnessing 'athletic arrogance' in action. I was witness to it that day at Maryland Athletic Club, and again when he squatted 1003 at the Sr Nationals in Baton Rouge.
It's funny what time does to your memory. I remember that day in the gym like it was yesterday, but I could've sworn the weight was 1005.
Legend has it everyone in that room’s testosterone production was permanently increased by 20% after witnessing this
The man wants to hold it
Wow. This was so beautiful that I might have shed a couple tears.
I believe this is the most impressive squat feat I've seen. The equipment he has is nothing compared to nowadays. Absolutely Incredible. But haters still gon' hate
Fucking incredible. "I wanna hold it!"
+Traffic xxx its a suit. No one has ever done 1k+ without a suit.
+thehistoryoftheworld LOL wot? Andrey Malanichev, Zahir Khudarov, Eric Lillibridge
Ray Williams just did 1005 without a suit this past weekend. RAW. And drug tested.
Rob G drug tested means nothing.
It sure does. If anything, it limits their usage, especially during the peak.
haha next time I'm yelling at my spotter with that intensity 'LET ME HOLD IT"
4 step walkout and BURIED it deep and strong!!! Nothing done these days looks like that!!!
After some of the stuff I have seen on You Tube - partial squats, partial presses, incline presses passing for "military presses", etc, this guy is for real a deep- I mean really deep-- full squatter. Very impressive, very remarkable.
one of the most impressive feats of strength of all time
it would have seriously been amazing to even witness this squat set in person.... i really feel like sometimes i was born in the wrong time period, and i think im right!
+Andrew Lipham lol yeah I should take a vacation down there haha
awesome video, Captain Kirk is the man!
I used to work out at the MARYLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, I remember this day I was in the back room where the TV was, the stretch room. People from all over came out for this day. Ian the owner is an awesome guy and his gym was great. When I was going to Paint Branch and Montgomery me and my friend Will Hill use to workout there. I remember one day after Kirk's training when he use to get nose bleeds, intense.
love watching his old training videos.
FANTASTIC !
Monsters do exist I tell ya
phenomenal. power beyond description.
Legends gonna legend
I WANNA HOLD IT!!! - simply amazing.
thanks for the extremely valuable information man!
FANTASTIC
Amazing.. that is just mind-blowing.
Don't worry kirk. We're still watching this in 2023
Best squatter. Love this kent.
he squats 1000lbs lower than i squat 250
Jordan Kanavel Drop to 200 and start squatting to depth. build your strength up from there. Don't cheat yourself
sleepingtube i was squatting 90° 200kg, dropped to 130kg and started to full squat, 1 month later my knees were fucked up. After years squatting 90° I think my body cant handle the full movement
@@Rafael-oq9vu Why did you squat to below parallel? Mark Rippetoe writes in his book, Starting Strength, that for the squat mechanics, once you go past parallel (or thereabouts), your low back loses its extension (so-called "butt wink") and the tension on hamstring slackens. I do not think an individual is suppose to squat (loaded) so far below parallel without an active (i.e., rounded) lower back. If they do squat that far, then it should be unloaded.
@@PearsAreOkay After these 2 years i had to stop working out due to some personal problems, but just started again in august, and now im doing a2g squats @160kg without knee problems. Ik about this book and the reason i do below parallel squats is bc after watching some oly lifters squatting i thought this was the most aesthetic way to squat lmao. Now im just used to it, dont know if i should change my form again tho.
Squattin' can't get no better than this!!!!
Best squatter I have ever seen!
He shoulda screamed FUCK PARALLEL !!! Cuz that was like a foot below parallel lol
the most impressive double ever!
Kirk is the real deal
What a legend
Love this
That was fucking BEAUTIFUL!
god this dude is a legend.
this is the most awesome thing anyone has ever done
One of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
Finding one of your 10 year old comments is unreal. Love your info btw.
The best squatter ever!
Freaking amazing
@SquatDeadPress AND when you hit serious weight like that you want to embrace it. I love it when I hit a new PR on the squat or DL, then I hold it for a few extra seconds before racking the weight or putting it down to stay in that moment of victory. Kirk is the best squatter EVER!
AWESOME!
MONSTER!!!
just shaking my head....just shaking my head.....
Best squats of all time
Damn that's some crazy shot
I love to view this vid on leg day...what a monster!
Yes, they are, in fact, quite lethal.
Lets get it in... NO I WANNA HOLD IT I WANNA HOLD IT... look at the spotters faces...priceless
RESPECT
I WANT TO HOLD IT
"I'm gonna hold it!! I'm gonna hold it!!!!"
That's electric
True story:
Kirk, along with a few other friends from MD Athletic Club, where this was filmed, were at my house recently. I asked Kirk "Hey man, want a beer?"
"Sure."
I handed him a beer. When he went to take it, I tightened my grip & said "I WANNA HOLD IT! i WANNA HOLD IT! OK, TAKE IT!"
Everyone laughed but Kirk. He just had a sheepish grin on his face.
I MUST HOLD IT
gotta love kirk's signature pre-squat yell
NICE!!!
Unbelievable
Has there ever been a greater feat of strength ?
@Gore4ever FulciLives 1015lb raw deadlift by Benedikt Magnussen
@Gore4ever FulciLives 770 lb bench by julius maddox
@@RetreatHell518 1000+squat>1000+deadlift
770bench>1000squat
Konstantinovs 400 kg beltless deadlift
Just Wow!
YOU SHALT NOT HOLD IT!!!
*ROARRRR*
YOU are not in beast mode...THIS ^ is beast mode
He walks it out too.. hot damn
This man is a beast. He squats 1000 lbs for 2 reps and goes ALL THE WAY DOWN. A full squat...amazing. This guy is among the best.
I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!
pretty sure they're saying "YOU'RE the man!" Awesome display of strength regardless
kirk could lift youtube.
“I wanna hold it”
this dude was different
When the man tells you he's gonna hold it, you better step the fuck back.
This man is a fucking beast.
What a nut. Coolest lifting vid ever.
HE WANTS TO HOLD IT.
i wonder what those spotters were thinking when he was like "I WANNA HOLD IT"
cool are those the best sites.
nice one man
I WANNA HOLD IT! I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!!
Awesome. And two full reps.
he wants to hold it, let the accomplishment sink in. Hell if i did 1000x2, i would want to hold it.
when he wants to hold it, he holds it.
this is my pre-workout
Now that's what I call real squattin'!!!!
Amazing that he did that off a pair of squat stands, no safety bars, power rack, cage, nothin'! But if he would have missed it totally those spotters would have never been able to save him from a near fatal accident. They would have grabbed the bar and pulled it unevenly and might have killed Kirk. That's a half ton, bro!
holy crappers!!
I think he wants to hold it.
fricken beast
Omg 16 years ago
beast
i guess he wants to hold it
YYYEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
1000x2 thats mind boggling. And we should remember that this is with a walkout,very deep and single ply from the 90s,nothing compared for todays gear.
Those guys squatting with him are called spotters.
goosebumps