How much can you squat??

[skacorica]

I hate to call bullshit on some of your lifts but here are Rippetoe's squat standards for men:

Squat - Adult Men
Body Weight - Un-trained - Novice - Intermediate - Advanced - Elite
114 78 144 174 240 320
123 84 155 190 259 346
132 91 168 205 278 369
148 101 188 230 313 410
165 110 204 250 342 445
181 119 220 269 367 479
198 125 232 285 387 504
220 132 244 301 409 532
242 137 255 311 423 551
275 141 261 319 435 567
319 144 267 326 445 580
320+ 147 272 332 454 593

Is that for max? That seems low. Though youd have a hard time convincing me that someone at 200 lbs couldnt squat 135 lbs once. I am looking back at my training logs (and yes I have most of them spanning 6 years) and after 2 years of training, I was definitely up there in comparison to what I should have been doing according to those charts...

That being said, we all know theres a lot of lying that goes on about peoples abilities. Said it once and Ill say it again, theres lots of claims on here, and very few pictures/vids/etc

 

[b fold the truth]

I'm just saying there are many guys on here making big claims...
if they are true, they should be PAID pro athletes... and not just gym rats (like most are).

I still don't see a lot of big claims. My best squat ever was 800 and the last time I trained in a PL gym 800 was less than most people my weight was opening with.

A 700 lb squat just isn't really "Elite" unless you are a pretty small guy.

 

[thebadguy54]

Keep in mind these squat are "ass to the grass". It doesn't count unless the crease of the hip (in other words the fold in your shorts when you squat down) is lower than the patella in the bottom position.

Real squats dude.

If you can do 700-800 lbs. rock bottom, you are one big strong motherfucker! I'm not doubting you can do it... I'm just saying, how many guys out there are as big and strong as you? 17 guys can squat over 500 just in this thread? "Bodybuilder" type guys? I don't know, I suppose it's possible?

 

[DaveTSI]

Keep in mind these squat are "ass to the grass". It doesn't count unless the crease of the hip (in other words the fold in your shorts when you squat down) is lower than the patella in the bottom position.

Real squats dude.

If you can do 700-800 lbs. rock bottom, you are one big strong motherfucker! I'm not doubting you can do it... I'm just saying, how many guys out there are as big and strong as you? 17 guys can squat over 500 just in this thread? "Bodybuilder" type guys? I don't know, I suppose it's possible?

yeah i highly doubt 17 guys on here can dunk 5 wheels

ive been lifting for 10 years now and ive been to countless gyms and ive seen maybe 5 guys including myself that can claim this.

 

[thebadguy54]

yeah i highly doubt 17 guys on here can dunk 5 wheels

ive been lifting for 10 years now and ive been to countless gyms and ive seen maybe 5 guys including myself that can claim this.

That's what I'm saying. I'm creeping up close to 2x bodyweight and I'm still 100 lbs away from 500!

Any how many guys sqaut improperly, or on the smith machine etc.

C'mon. Rip's table aren't that far off.

 

[b fold the truth]

Keep in mind these squat are "ass to the grass". It doesn't count unless the crease of the hip (in other words the fold in your shorts when you squat down) is lower than the patella in the bottom position.

Real squats dude.

If you can do 700-800 lbs. rock bottom, you are one big strong motherfucker! I'm not doubting you can do it... I'm just saying, how many guys out there are as big and strong as you? 17 guys can squat over 500 just in this thread? "Bodybuilder" type guys? I don't know, I suppose it's possible?

I can't get "ATG", my hams stop me. The squat in the picture above was basically my OLY squat (my weakest squat, except for my front squat). I was in the hole in the pic above as well and 290 lbs (been in hospital again, AND had a baby since that picture).

And I do get paid to compete.

When I was 18 I could squat 405 x 8 with Wal-Mart Knee Wraps on DEEP oly BBer style. I just find that a 500 lb squat for someone who is 200 lbs is easily doable with a PL stance, knee wraps, and some technique work.

2 guys squatting over 700 just doesn't seem that impressive.

 

[DaveTSI]

2 guys squatting over 700 just doesn't seem that impressive.

ummm.. thats 1 guy, and thats you

guess you didnt look at the other guys profile huh lol

and obviously ATG is just a figure of speech. Thats what we say when we mean as deep as possible, i dont think ive ever seen someone actually touch the ground bro.

I just find that a 500 lb squat for someone who is 200 lbs is easily doable with a PL stance, knee wraps, and some technique work.

lol are you serious dude? most people that weigh 200lbs cant squat their BW deep, never mind 2.5X's.

obviously your good at squatting and probably have never been 200lbs from the look of you in that picture. 200lbs lean and 300lbs and huuuge is a big difference bro. im not saying your fat or anything...but you have alot of extra bodyweight helping you get out of the hole you know what i mean. i just think your downplaying the difficulty and dedication it takes for someone to squat that kind of weight the right way. Most people arent 300lbs. dude, I struggle to maintain 210.

 

[thebadguy54]

ummm.. thats 1 guy, and thats you

guess you didnt look at the other guys profile huh lol

and obviously ATG is just a figure of speech. Thats what we say when we mean as deep as possible, i dont think ive ever seen someone actually touch the ground bro.



lol are you serious dude? most people that weigh 200lbs cant squat their BW deep, never mind 2.5X's.

obviously your good at squatting and probably have never been 200lbs from the look of you in that picture. 200lbs lean and 300lbs and huuuge is a big difference bro. im not saying your fat or anything...but you have alot of extra bodyweight helping you get out of the hole you know what i mean. i just think your downplaying the difficulty and dedication it takes for someone to squat that kind of weight the right way. Most people arent 300lbs. dude, I struggle to maintain 210.

I think we are comparing apple to oranges here. I'm not a powerlifter. I don't use a PL stance, I don't wrap my knees, I don't wear a squat suit and I don't wear a belt. I have no idea how much I can squat with any or all of those things.

At 198 lbs. (right now, NO GEAR) I can do almost 2x BW ATG. Do I think I'm special? No. BUT, I do think my legs are pretty fuckin' strong for a guy that can also run 10k in 50mins, 5k in 20 mins and rep out sets of 25 pull-ups until the cows come home.

 

[b fold the truth]

ummm.. thats 1 guy, and thats you

guess you didnt look at the other guys profile huh lol

and obviously ATG is just a figure of speech. Thats what we say when we mean as deep as possible, i dont think ive ever seen someone actually touch the ground bro.

lol are you serious dude? most people that weigh 200lbs cant squat their BW deep, never mind 2.5X's.

obviously your good at squatting and probably have never been 200lbs from the look of you in that picture. 200lbs lean and 300lbs and huuuge is a big difference bro. im not saying your fat or anything...but you have alot of extra bodyweight helping you get out of the hole you know what i mean. i just think your downplaying the difficulty and dedication it takes for someone to squat that kind of weight the right way. Most people arent 300lbs. dude, I struggle to maintain 210.

I didn't see the other guy's profile. I have some pictures of me doing a DEEP squat with 660 x 8 somewhere.

200 lbs? I began at 6'2", size 16 shoe, and 154 lbs. I've worked a long freaking time to get to 200, 240, 260, and have even been 305...all drug free.

Someone who is 200 lbs who can't squat their bodyweight just boggles me. I have a guy I'm working with who has been training legs for less than 2 months and I had him raw squatting 322 x 1 raw a couple weeks ago at a body weight of about 215.

Extra bodyweight? I know what you mean...my belly? I'm not a bodybuilder but I do have abs when I take my shirt off. I have just learned to really push my belly out when I squat to protect my back and to help me drive out of the hole. And 8 months of corticosteroids has totally screwed up the way that my skin looks (seriously harsh stuff on all parts of the body).

The struggle for weight gain is something that I know very much about. I forcefed for the last year and went from 285 to less than 240 and then finally touched 290 around the time of that picture (yeah, been very sick).

Squats are fun. They are meant to be fun and a place for the demons to come out. Like looking war straight in the face and your inner fight will determine if you win or lose.

Here are a few odds and ends pictures of me.

175 lbs, after gaining 21 lbs already.

4th from the left, shooting a contest for EuroSport, 280 lbs or more.

Me next to 308 lb Travis Ortmayer, 3x WSM competitor, top 10 in the World.

 

[silver_shadow]

ummm.. thats 1 guy, and thats you

guess you didnt look at the other guys profile huh lol

and obviously ATG is just a figure of speech. Thats what we say when we mean as deep as possible, i dont think ive ever seen someone actually touch the ground bro.



lol are you serious dude? most people that weigh 200lbs cant squat their BW deep, never mind 2.5X's.

obviously your good at squatting and probably have never been 200lbs from the look of you in that picture. 200lbs lean and 300lbs and huuuge is a big difference bro. im not saying your fat or anything...but you have alot of extra bodyweight helping you get out of the hole you know what i mean. i just think your downplaying the difficulty and dedication it takes for someone to squat that kind of weight the right way. Most people arent 300lbs. dude, I struggle to maintain 210.

wow are you serious?! you should reconsider your approach if you cannot squat body weight for reps. not trying to diss you but seriously, you should be able to do that at any bf%.

EDIT: damn! i misunderstood
so i have to rephrase that - those 200+ lbers who can't squat bodyweight for reps need to reconsider what they are doing, irrespective of bf.