squat vid 500

if you look closely, you can see he has what looks like a 2.5lb plate on the bar... which would make it 500lbs... if not.. who cares.. it's a pretty incredible lift for someone only 18 years old.... I can only imagine what you'll be squatting by the time your 25....

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looked pretty close to parallel for me, only looks like 495 to me tho

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   Clearly above legal depth... you would probably get one white light if you were lucky, you wouldn't get the lift. I personally exaggerate the depth on my opening squat to make sure I don't bomb out. And when training you should definetly go lower than needed. The top of your thigh by the hip should be below your knee.


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If it wasn't painfully difficult then you didn't do it right

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wow alot of you just wanna shut this out dont ya ? goood god
 
it was paralell get over it , its amazing the lengh some of you go to ,
 

Clearly above legal depth... you would probably get one white light if you were lucky, you wouldn't get the lift. I personally exaggerate the depth on my opening squat to make sure I don't bomb out. And when training you should definetly go lower than needed. The top of your thigh by the hip should be below your knee.



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u cant even see my leg clearly

bench - 305 lbs
squat - 505 lbs
dead - 550 lbs
only with a belt i dont care for suits

I would just take it as constructive criticism man.  It's a great squat.  Hell, I can't do even 300 lbs. yet, but I think everyone is just giving you their honest opinion.  You posted a video, and opinions are for your own help to further improve yourself. 
 
It definately wasn't a full squat, but was it parallel? I'm not sure.  I can't exactly tell from the camera angle if it would have been of legal powerlifting competition depth.  
 
I would reduce the weight, and start working on your full squat below parallel.  That wouldn't even have been questionable then.  Not to mention the fact that it's much harder, and there's a lot more posterior chain muscle involvement.   Overall a full squat dominates a parallel squat as far as effectiveness, so why bother doing anything less then full?  Plus it's much safer on the knees. 
 
But all critique aside, congrats on the 500 lb squat.
 

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wow alot of you just wanna shut this out dont ya ? goood god

it was paralell get over it , its amazing the lengh some of you go to ,

Clearly above legal depth... you would probably get one white light if you were lucky, you wouldn't get the lift. I personally exaggerate the depth on my opening squat to make sure I don't bomb out. And when training you should definetly go lower than needed. The top of your thigh by the hip should be below your knee.



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u cant even see my leg clearly

There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing

 

   Even without being able to see your leg clearly I can see that the bottom of it is not angled towards the floor its angled up.  You got the weight. I was just saying that if you were at a competition you wouldnt get the lift. Its not even a questionable lift, and if its questionable the judges usually aren't going to give you the benefit of the doubt unless your at a really small comp.

Overall a full squat dominates a parallel squat as far as effectiveness, so why bother doing anything less then full?  Plus it's much safer on the knees. 

 
there was no reason to take past legal depth all they ask for in meets is paralell nothing more
all my squat training always goes into full squats , theres no point taking a max weight to the floor if you think you look better like that go ahead
 
im not about to lower the weight again ive worked a long 5 months on this and not about to cut the weight down again since i hit 500 ive bumped my work sets up to 485 wich i can take deep if you wanna see that , hell i'll post it to 
 
now look i aprecaite everyones opinions but come on some either say well it wasnt a full squat doesnt count
 
YOU DONT NEED NOTHING MORE THAN PARALELL
 
 
im proud of myself as you can see
ive turned into a chimp through my excitement
 
awsome picture by the way
 
i waited almost 3 years to post another video and well i did it right this time cant take that away

bench - 305 lbs
squat - 505 lbs
dead - 550 lbs
only with a belt i dont care for suits

Like I said.. the video is not great but it looks parallel to me.. and you should be proud.. As someone else said.. just holding 500lbs on your back is difficult, much less going down to or past parallel..
 
But I do agree with another post.. you're in a rack.. use the rails and have the spotter back off.. I'd feel much safer with rails in a rack than some guy behind me...
 
but again.. Great lift... and progress...

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   you are required to break paralell/ go just below paralell.  stopping at paralell willnot get you the lift in a meet.

Squat
1.       The lifter shall face the front of the platform. The bar shall be held horizontally across the shoulders, hands and fingers gripping the bar, and the top of the bar not more than the thickness of the bar below the outer edge of the shoulders. The diagram on page 18 indicates the legal position of the bar across the shoulders. The hands may be positioned anywhere on the bar inside and or in contact with the inner collars.
2.       After removing the bar from the racks, (the lifter may be aided in removal of the bar from the racks by the spotter / loaders) the lifter must move backwards to establish the starting position. When the lifter is motionless, erect (erect to mean not leaning forward from the waist more than an angle of 15 degrees) with knees locked, and the bar properly positioned the Chief Referee will give the signal to begin the lift. The signal shall consist of a downward movement of the arm and the audible command “Squat”. Before receiving the signal to “squat” the lifter may make any position adjustments within the rules, without penalty. For reasons of safety the lifter will be requested to “Replace” the bar, together with a backward movement of the arm, if after a period of five seconds he is not in the correct position to begin the lift. The Chief Referee will then convey the reason why the signal was not given.
3.       Upon receiving the Chief Referee’s signal the lifter must bend the knees and lower the body until the top surface of the legs at the hip joint is lower than the top of the knees. Only one decent attempt is allowed. The attempt is deemed to have commenced when the lifters knees have unlocked. The bar may move from its starting position downwards on the lifters back the thickness / diameter of the bar during the performance of the lift.
4.       The lifter must recover at will to an upright position with the knees locked. Double bouncing at the bottom of the squat attempt or any downward movement is not permitted. When the lifter is motionless (in the apparent final position) the Chief Referee will give the signal to rack the bar.
5.       The signal to rack the bar will consist of a backward motion of the arm and the audible command “Rack”. The lifter must then move forward and return the bar to the racks. For reasons of safety the lifter may request the aid of the spotter / loaders in returning the bar to, and replacing it in the racks. The lifter must stay with the bar during this process.
6.       Not more than five and not less than two spotter / loaders shall be on the platform at anytime. The Referees may decide to the number of spotter / loaders required on the platform at any time 2, 3, 4, or 5.

    I would never trust one guy spotting me with 500 on my back. definetly go with the crash rack next time, unless you have 3 guys spotting.


       you could get 500 you would just need togo lower ina meet. If I were you I would open up with 450 or 485 depending on how hard 500 is for you. Then based on how you feel 500 should be your second or third. I would go with second and just shoot for the moon with the third.

If it wasn't painfully difficult then you didn't do it right

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I think some of these guys are just nitpicking you because of competitiveness/jealousy. It's a great lift and you should be proud.

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   On the bright side though when you start going to tournaments you'll probably have started practicing with a squat suit. Mine doesn't fit me too tight and it adds about 85-100 lbs. I got 505 with my suit(and wraps) and the most I've gotten without it is only 415. It doen't help as much on deadlift but it adds some poundage.
       My current suit is an inzer, but I like the Titan squat suits a lot more. I do like Inzer's shirts. With gear you should be in the 1500 lb range... A good place to be at 18.

       And I haven't been trying to say that you didn't or can't get the weight I'm just saying its not a legal lift.

If it wasn't painfully difficult then you didn't do it right

age:18
5' 81/2"
173 lbs
goal : 195


supplements: Multi, fish oil

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I think some of these guys are just nitpicking you because of competitiveness/jealousy. It's a great lift and you should be proud.

i dont think so, were just trying to give constructive criticism. no ones saying it's not impressive, they're just saying it wasnt parallel and trying to explain why

havent gave much thoughts to equipment until recently when im secure enough with the weights on working with now i'll look into suits
 
even without it raw im still flirting with 1300-1400 total
my bench is in the low 300's deadlift is undetermend last time i pulled was 455x5 im sure its raised
 
either way if the squat wasnt legal im getting closer to when i feel i can compete and be in contention for a good placing ((maybe if i get knee raps wich are allowed in raw comp they can give up to 30 lbs increase)) i wanna compete raw before going for or trying equiped meeting

bench - 305 lbs
squat - 505 lbs
dead - 550 lbs
only with a belt i dont care for suits

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   Clearly above legal depth... you would probably get one white light if you were lucky, you wouldn't get the lift. I personally exaggerate the depth on my opening squat to make sure I don't bomb out. And when training you should definetly go lower than needed. The top of your thigh by the hip should be below your knee.


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I don't think that line is accurate, the angle of the camera makes it nearly impossible to tell if his thigh was parallell or just over.

Also, those plates are made of styrofoam.

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Also, those plates are made of styrofoam

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I don't think that line is accurate, the angle of the camera makes it nearly impossible to tell if his thigh was parallell or just over.

yea i could just said that but ranted instead

bench - 305 lbs
squat - 505 lbs
dead - 550 lbs
only with a belt i dont care for suits