How much can you squat?

[Motorhed]

500 for a triple, 315 for 20... and that's at 9600ft above sea level!!!! 6'2" 225

 

[Behemoth]

Is that while I still had a knee to stand on

or after......

Before my knees gave out....I was doing 605 for four at the end of my workout.....now i stick to lighter weight....405x10 for four or five sets.

 

[jellyman01]

6`2 233 i did 495 twice 3 days ago...legs are my strongest part...27 3/4 quads

 

[xtreem]

who cares....you will if you ever have to back up those "pretty muscles". i do bb shows. i've won open hwvywt's in a couple. BUT i always powerlift and do meets in the offseason. if i want more muscle i powerlift. that's why i care about how much i can squat.

 

[Riker29]

Questions like this are worthless unless you see someone's FORM.

I see guys at my gym throw 3-4 plates on a side, then proceed to drop down like 6 inches - and they call that a squat. What BS.

To me, if your thighs do not at LEAST go parallel to the floor, you have not gone low enough.

But most guys get SO focussed on how much IRON is on the bar (instead of doing the movement correctly) that they do half-assed squats. Same with bench presses, curls, cable rows, etc. Its sad.

I do full sets of squats with only 275 on the bar. Not a lot - right? But I know guys that will put like 400-500 on the bar and could never do my 275 and drop as low as I do.

Plus, I have been blessed with large legs, I dont work them too much becuase if I do, they get oput of proportion to the rest of me.

Anyway, its not just about "how much iron". Form and the speed of the movement have a tremendous effect.

 

[FlexBailey]

I'd love to see these claims go rock bottom..I guarentee half if not more of these guys making these claims aren't doing their squats correctly.

 

[genarr3]

I see guys at my gym throw 3-4 plates on a side, then proceed to drop down like 6 inches - and they call that a squat. What BS.

Like fingernails on a blackboard to me when I see that.

 

[Dr.X]

Personal best: 315 X 23 ass-to-the-floor reps

 

[myasshurts]

Yeah theres these guys at my gym that throw on 500 pounds and go down a couple inches, scream, grunt, yell and think they are the shit.

 

[Behemoth]

you definitely wouldnt like my form....

I do box squats but my backside isnt on the floor....and I'm a little above parallel....my knees just cannot stand the pressure of dropping below parallel any longer.

But leggz are still larger than the rest of me....I wont go below parallel any longer.