@vootman Olympic Lifters are the true kings of Squats IMO not taking anything away from Ed one of the all time greats! but O.L's go to the floor, often with no belt, wraps, and quite often no spotters! plus, Olympic style Squats are Harder to move more weight This is my experience as a ex Powerlifter now working on my Olympic style Squats but hey! Olympic and Powerlifting both rule!
@biglogstrongman I respect your opinion it's all to do with what you train, and what you train for example a powerlifter may struggle at Oly style squats (I know I am) and vice versa at the end of the day P.L's squat more but I'm saying they use all kinds of gear and don't go even close to the depth of O.Lifters look here on Y.T you will find video's of O.L's squatting up to 800 pounds some with no belt! no spotters, etc Ed will always be the man a Legend! great at all 3 lifts!
@mikesbbody hey buddy, your comment is fine but no spotters? what does that prove? the numbers of spotters only ensure the amount of safety for a lifter. olympic lifters might not have a spotter because they can just dump it. same with powerlifters. but then oly lifters use bumper plates and powerlifters just use regular plates. dumping regular plates can dmg them.
@ironintel Go away, do your research for a month (or, seriously, even just five minutes) and come back and comment. It's for your own good, because you just look like an idiot now.
Ed blasts through this set like only he can. Dude just pushes through reps like a machine. Solid as all darn hell. Talk about TIGHT. This video is all sorts of awesome ... and all sorts of inspirational.
Ed Coan was simply the best ever. Nobody has ever deadlifted 900+ pounds at his weight class (242) nor ever will I believe. I have seen Ed squat 950 for 2 reps in single ply deep, straps down. I'd like to see somebody do that besides Ed. Even benching he was excellent. Regularly doing 500 lbs. RAW. Best powerlifter of all times no doubt in my mind.
What I don't get is how can anyone dislike this video? I find that he is very impressive, even as he ages, and he still uses weight that I haven't even dreamed of touching. I watch this video on a regular basis to amp up my squat days.
@czoraa21 I'd like to say that Kirk is the god of the squat. The weights he did with minimal equipment and walking it out are unmatched in quantity or quality. Ed Coan is the overall best of all time though. You can't dupilicate the things he did at the bodyweights he did them at. Both are fantastic athletes though.
I still have the Powerlifting USA Magazine where he totaled over 2400 lbs @220. At that, there were only about 4 guys to total 2400 and they were all Superheavyweights. ED COAN IS POWERLIFTING!!!
people should just stop using the word steroid in their comments on youtube about powerlifters and bodybuilders. More than likely, steroids have been in the sport longer than you have been alive. get over it, its nothing new, its a part of the sport deal with it. if your anti-steroids....then DONT FUCKING WATCH, go do your 30lbs curls for girls. and flex your 14" arms in front of every mirror in the gym..remember what louie said....mirrors are for queers
I can't believe the idiots and losers on here who criticise Ed Coan.Drugs or not he is a fantastically strong man.Can anyone show me another 220 pound man who can lift what he does? Practically everyone else uses steroids anyway.He is one of the strongest humans ever,after the great Paul Anderson.
@guessmynamen00b lololol dont get annoyed just post a vid of you doing anywhere near what i did and ill be impressed, but for now just watch and learn what a real set is all about( chicken legs / parallel )plllleeeaaase!!! i made a comment your just lying!
@guessmynamen00b you havent a clue what i can lift and i like women so your wrong on both counts .just checked your vids and surprise surprise non showing how strong you are!!!!!!!
damn powerlifting is such a doddle compared to doing a real workout hell be done in about 15 mins all this 1 rep crap ...strong yes but get some 15 /20 reps down ya then see whats hard!!!!
@arniemonkey powerlifters do that too, they just focus on getting stronger, not for show like most bodybuilders although some do. Reps are part of a training program but just to increase the major lifts. You can stick to only high reps if you want to have weaker tendons and lower functional strength
@RogaJam i can appeciate that (and not calling me a weak ass faggot) but low rep week for me is so much easier than 15s and 20 s no matter how much you put on the bar for 1 rep you dont wanna puke or go home unlike the high reps thats all
@wrybeat lol yeah right im right though i know it and you do too 1 rep v 20 ...i know whats harder....so do you more weight ...you do what you can and its still over in 5 seconds
@arniemonkey dude set up a barbell with your 5rep max on it for deadlift, then add 20lbs each time you lift it successfully one time, when you fail, remove 20 lbs and do 15 more reps of that weight with 90 seconds rest in between each rep. Then come back and tell me how you feel.
and it ain't over in 5 seconds, it hurts like fuck for days. You tear callouses, you feel things "give way" inside of you, your conjuctiva bleeds, your face is covered in blown arteries, your back fucking hates you, your knees are reduced to bags of powder and its a bitch just to sit down and get up.
@arniemonkey. 1) working at such high percentages of your 1rep max will force your body to recruit as much muscle tissue as it can.
2) doing it repeatedly will increase your neural efficiency so that it can more quickly recruit maximum fibre, to the point that you could lift heavy ass wieghts with minimal warmup
3) all of your supporting muscles, will get the workout of their lives.
@arniemonkey training to push your one rep max has cross overs to both powerlifters and bodybuilders.
with powerlifters, maximum recruitment and force generation is the goal.
With bodybuilders, if you can recruit more fibers, you can do your 10-20 rep sets with more weight. I myself have always trained heavy singles on compound excercise eg: bench (5 reps total, increasing the weight to hit my 1rm on the last) before going into a split doing higher reps, and it has always benefited. Try it :)
@arniemonkey just saw your channel. GOD DAMN. Well it more than seems that what you are doing is really working out for you, but I still believe you will benefit from pushing your 5-1 rep ranges for the reasons I stated. cheers.
@wrybeat 1 rep with my 5 rep max wait 90 secs add 20lb go till i fail then drop 20lb and do 15 reps with 90 sec rest between each 1 ...is that right ill give it a go
Shows how much you know. Work through multiple sets to arrive at a poundage over six or seven hundred pounds and then hit some reps and sets. Repeat weekly. Come back and tell us how it went and how you feel.
I have competed as both a bodybuilder and a powerlifter, each requires severe work ethic and crazy intensity ... in their own ways.
Why must know-nothings always chirp up and spew ignorance and negativity? Just go away.
@TheTrueFortress i know its all about intensity oh its not ignorance its experience and i think low reps is easier thats all no need for you( fat powerlifter prob ) to get bitchy with me ill go away and do sme serious leg training wanna join me for a session?
Well, I have trained with Platz, so I know about higher-rep intensity. Repped 315 in Olympic style, ass-to-ankle for 31 reps. 405 for almost 20. Over 700 for one. Competed as both a bodybuilder and a powerlifter (as was said). Experience? I have trained for over 20 years and have been editor for such magazines as MuscleMag International, etc. Friendly with guys like Platz, Yates, Coan, etc.
You?
If you're within distance, I'll train with you, sure. PM me. Smash ya.
@TheTrueFortress wow thats a dream training with platz we squat about the same apart for the 1 rep max ive done 34 with 315...22 with 405 and 1 rep 580 dont concentrate on 1 rep ..just ya wanna see what you can do ..so smashing me is out of the question bud ..im not slagging your credentials you just started on me..im defending my point thats all oh and theyre on youtube my vids so you can see im no bullshitter...not my best but they were at the time...we both can squat looking at your numbers
Nice. You're a strong dude. Guess I wouldn't smash ya. But I maintain that whether performing low or high reps, each format requires a different type of intensity. Neither is more tough than the other, in my opinion.
Those rep numbers (not the single) were done two or more years ago. I am much stronger now. Might go for 35-40 w/ 315 and over 20 w/ 405, for fun. Just have to time it to not cut into my powerlifting mandate.
@TheTrueFortress im 7 weeks out from a show and next wed i might go for 40 with 315 ,fitness is up but strength is hanging by a thread ,cant be shashed by ya without a fight ,,,gl the 405 is too heavy at the moment so ill forget that and hpoe my numbers hold...
Good luck with that (hopeful) set of 40 with 315. That is a monster effort. And let me know how your show goes. I assume it's a bodybuilding competition? Stay the course and don't get hurt, man. All the best.
@TheTrueFortress i came 2nd in my comp qualified for the british champs ..didnt make the top 6 grrrr. 5 week s out i tried the 40 reps got 39 ill post it up anyway along with my routine and a full leg session (that should make most people cry)
Drugs or no drugs, Ed is a strong bastard. Did he cheat? I am not a position to say. But I will say that the man is amongst the very greatest of powerlifting royalty. His lifts have all been done with much less "advantaged" technique, and minimal support gear. The sport has become a joke with all this equipment and rule bending.
This is 2006 VIDEO RIGHT? I am somewhat new to Ed Coan, via YouTube. Can someone school me and tell me if Ed is going to compete again after his knee blowout in 2002?
Ya, he admitted that he took DECA, and most of the elite powerlifters have taken and still take steroids. Nevertheless, he is a beast. Before the age of the triple-ply, his totals were untouchable. He beat big kaz and weighed only 220. Check out his interview on T-Nation. It's called "atlas speaks."
I don't think he was competing against others that weren't on juice, for the most part everyone is at that level, he was just bad in his timing of use or using his masking agents. And he did have a horrible knee injury that set him way back from where he was. Honestly it is next to impossible to compare any of the old lifts to todays lifts, its just way too different. Even the single ply stuff of today adds a great amount to a lift.
Honestly, it has gotten off from my original point, Coan is a legend in this sport, Donnie Thompson is good, but he does not dominate his field like Coan did, and I' sure he would tell u the same himself. Like i said Coan beat the best by Hundreds of pounds. Did Donnie beat Bolton's numbers by 200 lbs? No. Thats my point.
I REALLY hate to say this, honestly, because I am all for it in reality- but Coan was jaked and competing against others that weren't. I know that is a fucking HORRIBLE compare/contrast here, and I can't believe I'm writing it, but once he got to multi-ply non-tested meets it wasn't like you say it was anymore.
Now, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that because I'm all for anabolics, but point taken- I've heard MANY stories from some guys about why he went back to single ply,
Why have rules in PLing become so lax? It just creates doubt! It is insane that i can't even find out what these guys can actually do raw. What can Kennelly bench raw? i have no idea. I know what Brian Siders can do only b/c he actually shows up at NERB.
Ummm, dude, Kennelly is going to break the raw record VERY soon... Right after he takes Luyando's 275 record.
I'm not judging your views, b/c your views are your views, not mine. Who am I to say that you are wrong? All I will say about the comments you just made is this is where powerlifting as a whole is going. 95% of people would rather see a 1200 lb squat than a 800 raw squat- that's just how it is. That's why the Arnold is gay as fuck now- you go from 1000 lb squatters to 700 lb squatters.
So if you respect raw numbers more than multi-ply numbers, then follow raw lifts- but don't be a gear hater. It's literally the same thing as rugby players hating on football players- relatively same sport (not as much as diff. feds in powerlifting but whatever), but most rugby players think football players are pussies for wearing pads.
Powerlifting is powerlifting, I don't care who uses what gear or lack there of- gear or no gear, everyone needs to respect everyone else's choices and shut up.
I don't care about raw vs geared, I care about feds with terrible judging so that a favourite can get his lifts in when they are bad lifts. Not only is it bad for the reputation of the sport, it's bad for the lifters who now have to compete against inflated numbers due to bad technique and ROM - that means they either use bad technique and ROM and cheat too or they stay honest but never beat the false records.
High squats and unlocked benches, deadlifts are a joke raw or equipped.
I agree completely, I really do- but don't bring the lifter into it. Bash the bad feds on here, not the guys who get "breaks" or "soft lockouts". I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but the IPA Pro-Am has brought back the hype and intensity of the best lifters in the world, along with the most strict judging there has EVER BEEN in multi-ply meets, no questions asked.
Why the fuck do you think Gary Frank and Bolton went to WPC?
I love many of today's lifters, vogelpohl is one of my favorite lifters, but honestly the only lift that is anything true in Multyply feds is the deadlift. If they are going to wear the gear, make them pause and actually lock out the bench, and can i see someone actually have their hips go below the knee in a squat they don't even have to walk out?
He got caught with steroids. All the pros use it. Even louie simmons said that all the people at the top use it. You have to do what you have to do to win. In my mind it makes the sport more interesting. They all still have to work hard.
you know its funny people say the only reason coleman and schwarzenneger people like that win is because of roids..yea thats true but what about everyone that they compete against? you know
Yeah right..He never took steroids is a damn lie..It wasnt natural..Look at him in the early years and see how ripped he was..you can tell he was juicing it..he just lies about it..like everyone else in that gym..
I'm a squat record holder in a 148lbs junior league in my country... and If you realy wana know what a perfect fom is searc for DABAYA...nothing and I mean nothing beats the olympic form!
Let me guess- you're a raw lifter or you lift in single ply gear? I have never seen as much bullshit in my life as single ply and raw lifters give to multi-ply guys. Just respect what they do, whether you want to or not, shut the fuck up, and go on with your training. Jesus Christ...
He was wearing single ply- why? Because he couldn't hang with the multi-ply guys. I'm sorry, but Coan was a great raw/single ply lifter. MOST people who are good raw lifters, often don't compete in double-ply gear. People who are that strong naturally won't put in the time and effort it takes to learn the technique multi-ply lifting has brought to powerlifting.
Not taking anything away from Ed Coan and what he's done, but he's not Donnie Thompson.
It's chalk on his upper back to help the bar get grip so it doesn't want to slip down his back any lower.
The1henchman 1 week ago
What purpose does the powder serve?
zzatikyan 2 weeks ago
great vid. what's the soundtrack?
vpansare 1 month ago
Is this the guy in the green shirt from the world Record bench press vid?
UkPR0 2 months ago
when ed coan squats, 3 more people squats with him
tldevilsh 5 months ago 3
Stan efferding is on your ass bud
Decap1t4ted 5 months ago
love the respect he gives only 2 plates showing that technique is the most important ting
wolflord06 5 months ago 13
@wolflord06 1 plate
spmspm1000 2 months ago
what's the song?
martinrotar 7 months ago
@martinrotar don't know the exact name. It's from the Kill Bill vol. 1 soundtrack.
klefto 5 months ago
every rep the same, the best no doubt.
sph34 7 months ago
Ed is a beast, but being a Olympic lifter myself, I consider those to be half squats. As in going to parallel and not ass to grass. My opinion.
vootman 8 months ago
@vootman your opinion is wrong. My opinion.
goldtogreysmoke 8 months ago
@vootman Their are definitions of a squat. Below parallel is a squat, your opinion should never matter in exercise.
xNewAgeWarriorx 8 months ago
@vootman Olympic Lifters are the true kings of Squats IMO not taking anything away from Ed one of the all time greats! but O.L's go to the floor, often with no belt, wraps, and quite often no spotters! plus, Olympic style Squats are Harder to move more weight This is my experience as a ex Powerlifter now working on my Olympic style Squats but hey! Olympic and Powerlifting both rule!
mikesbbody 4 months ago 3
@mikesbbody I disagree
biglogstrongman 4 months ago
@mikesbbody In my opinion IPF Powerlifters are the king of the squat. Malanichev will bury any Oly lifter
biglogstrongman 4 months ago
@biglogstrongman I respect your opinion it's all to do with what you train, and what you train for example a powerlifter may struggle at Oly style squats (I know I am) and vice versa at the end of the day P.L's squat more but I'm saying they use all kinds of gear and don't go even close to the depth of O.Lifters look here on Y.T you will find video's of O.L's squatting up to 800 pounds some with no belt! no spotters, etc Ed will always be the man a Legend! great at all 3 lifts!
mikesbbody 4 months ago
@mikesbbody hey buddy, your comment is fine but no spotters? what does that prove? the numbers of spotters only ensure the amount of safety for a lifter. olympic lifters might not have a spotter because they can just dump it. same with powerlifters. but then oly lifters use bumper plates and powerlifters just use regular plates. dumping regular plates can dmg them.
SmexyPC 2 months ago 2
@vootman Parallel is all you need to pass for a lift in a competition. Parallel is what got him to a 1036 squat. Where did your ATG squat get you?
DreadfulControversy 4 days ago
68 dislikes? Must've been some angry bodybuilders who thought Ronnie or Jay were the strongest LULUL
DreadfulControversy 8 months ago 24
@DreadfulControversy they are stronger than this piece of shit
ironintel 4 months ago
@ironintel Go away, do your research for a month (or, seriously, even just five minutes) and come back and comment. It's for your own good, because you just look like an idiot now.
Maddolis 4 months ago
Why has this video got so many dislikes? Ed is the best!
THEGATHERING20 9 months ago
Could have gone over 10 reps with the freakin' thing. What the hell.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
Unreal. One of the very best that has ever put a bar across his back and went into a deep-knee bend. He makes it all look so damn easy. Machine.
Now it's time for me to suit up and head to the gym. Squat day, as you might have imagined!
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
Ed blasts through this set like only he can. Dude just pushes through reps like a machine. Solid as all darn hell. Talk about TIGHT. This video is all sorts of awesome ... and all sorts of inspirational.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
Not only the greatest powerlifter ever, he is a very humble and nice person. Makes his lifting that much better ;)
chrisjenkins400 10 months ago
damn wtf @ end
SmexyPC 11 months ago
Hey...What's that music ???
Nippon1971 11 months ago
fast squat
bretchet23 1 year ago
i would love to see what his leg press is like
The49ers52 1 year ago
Kids, that is called perfect form. I'd be nice to see even just 1% of the idiots at the Y use even 50% of that form.
docsrocks 1 year ago
most respectable powerlift squater.
papasandbeer45 1 year ago
What music is this ? I love it !!!
Nippon1971 1 year ago
He is the best powerlifter to ever compete. Name someone pound for pound better. Amazing
tastefulphrasing 1 year ago
Truely magnificent!! And what a finish! =) This man is my hero.... Great motivation to squat day.
VeliPietro 1 year ago
Ed Coan should be called God
Does anyone know where i can see his 1000+ squats??
FortusTeamGym01 1 year ago
Ed Coan is just the man period. He's white as fuck too. Tucks his shirt into his sweatpants and wears really short shorts. What a beast.
aznclownwithabigdick 1 year ago
@aznclownwithabigdick that's what im sayin
zacharyninja1 1 year ago
Who in the hell dislikes an Ed Coan video?
secuervo 1 year ago
Ed Coan was simply the best ever. Nobody has ever deadlifted 900+ pounds at his weight class (242) nor ever will I believe. I have seen Ed squat 950 for 2 reps in single ply deep, straps down. I'd like to see somebody do that besides Ed. Even benching he was excellent. Regularly doing 500 lbs. RAW. Best powerlifter of all times no doubt in my mind.
powerlifter777 1 year ago 4
What I don't get is how can anyone dislike this video? I find that he is very impressive, even as he ages, and he still uses weight that I haven't even dreamed of touching. I watch this video on a regular basis to amp up my squat days.
hurleyboi8787 1 year ago
who is the better powerlifter ed coan or kirk kowalski?
czoraa21 1 year ago
@czoraa21 I'd like to say that Kirk is the god of the squat. The weights he did with minimal equipment and walking it out are unmatched in quantity or quality. Ed Coan is the overall best of all time though. You can't dupilicate the things he did at the bodyweights he did them at. Both are fantastic athletes though.
Eiuvltr 1 year ago
machine.685 for 5
fukidomev2 1 year ago
machine
fukidomev2 1 year ago
So happy I work out here, best gym in Chicagoland
Eiuvltr 1 year ago
wow this IS inspiration! howd that even happen!? what was bleeding?! what did he pop lol
joemcbobinite 1 year ago
I still have the Powerlifting USA Magazine where he totaled over 2400 lbs @220. At that, there were only about 4 guys to total 2400 and they were all Superheavyweights. ED COAN IS POWERLIFTING!!!
fowlman61 1 year ago
Yes, Ed Coan is really the Greatest Powerlifter of All Time, and he is in the sport since the 80's. It is a great pleasure to watch him lifting.
luizfer55 1 year ago
The last set: some of the most perfect squats I have ever seen!
wralphh 1 year ago
people should just stop using the word steroid in their comments on youtube about powerlifters and bodybuilders. More than likely, steroids have been in the sport longer than you have been alive. get over it, its nothing new, its a part of the sport deal with it. if your anti-steroids....then DONT FUCKING WATCH, go do your 30lbs curls for girls. and flex your 14" arms in front of every mirror in the gym..remember what louie said....mirrors are for queers
ChosenOne43 1 year ago
was this before or after his accident?
MurdaMook011 1 year ago
amazingly gifted athlete
jmaths117 1 year ago
beast
bigb3188 1 year ago
Perfect form... its a beautiful thing
rocknova 1 year ago
I can't believe the idiots and losers on here who criticise Ed Coan.Drugs or not he is a fantastically strong man.Can anyone show me another 220 pound man who can lift what he does? Practically everyone else uses steroids anyway.He is one of the strongest humans ever,after the great Paul Anderson.
a19patrol 1 year ago
Legend..
MrDickHurtzer 1 year ago
@guessmynamen00b lololol dont get annoyed just post a vid of you doing anywhere near what i did and ill be impressed, but for now just watch and learn what a real set is all about( chicken legs / parallel )plllleeeaaase!!! i made a comment your just lying!
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@guessmynamen00b you havent a clue what i can lift and i like women so your wrong on both counts .just checked your vids and surprise surprise non showing how strong you are!!!!!!!
arniemonkey 1 year ago
It's just a guess, but I'm quite sure gods don't take drugs to assist them in getting super strong :-)
poguemahole13 1 year ago
damn powerlifting is such a doddle compared to doing a real workout hell be done in about 15 mins all this 1 rep crap ...strong yes but get some 15 /20 reps down ya then see whats hard!!!!
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@arniemonkey powerlifters do that too, they just focus on getting stronger, not for show like most bodybuilders although some do. Reps are part of a training program but just to increase the major lifts. You can stick to only high reps if you want to have weaker tendons and lower functional strength
RogaJam 1 year ago
@RogaJam i can appeciate that (and not calling me a weak ass faggot) but low rep week for me is so much easier than 15s and 20 s no matter how much you put on the bar for 1 rep you dont wanna puke or go home unlike the high reps thats all
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@arniemonkey add more weight.
wrybeat 1 year ago
@wrybeat lol yeah right im right though i know it and you do too 1 rep v 20 ...i know whats harder....so do you more weight ...you do what you can and its still over in 5 seconds
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@arniemonkey dude set up a barbell with your 5rep max on it for deadlift, then add 20lbs each time you lift it successfully one time, when you fail, remove 20 lbs and do 15 more reps of that weight with 90 seconds rest in between each rep. Then come back and tell me how you feel.
wrybeat 1 year ago
and it ain't over in 5 seconds, it hurts like fuck for days. You tear callouses, you feel things "give way" inside of you, your conjuctiva bleeds, your face is covered in blown arteries, your back fucking hates you, your knees are reduced to bags of powder and its a bitch just to sit down and get up.
wrybeat 1 year ago
@wrybeat make s you think is it worth it ????lol
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@arniemonkey. 1) working at such high percentages of your 1rep max will force your body to recruit as much muscle tissue as it can.
2) doing it repeatedly will increase your neural efficiency so that it can more quickly recruit maximum fibre, to the point that you could lift heavy ass wieghts with minimal warmup
3) all of your supporting muscles, will get the workout of their lives.
4) BIG ASS TRAPS
wrybeat 1 year ago
@arniemonkey training to push your one rep max has cross overs to both powerlifters and bodybuilders.
with powerlifters, maximum recruitment and force generation is the goal.
With bodybuilders, if you can recruit more fibers, you can do your 10-20 rep sets with more weight. I myself have always trained heavy singles on compound excercise eg: bench (5 reps total, increasing the weight to hit my 1rm on the last) before going into a split doing higher reps, and it has always benefited. Try it :)
wrybeat 1 year ago
@arniemonkey just saw your channel. GOD DAMN. Well it more than seems that what you are doing is really working out for you, but I still believe you will benefit from pushing your 5-1 rep ranges for the reasons I stated. cheers.
wrybeat 1 year ago
@wrybeat cheers we have different goals but its all tough and we gym rats should be arguing with the armchair critics lol
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@wrybeat only the people who want it have ever experienced this
Drophed89 1 year ago
@wrybeat 1 rep with my 5 rep max wait 90 secs add 20lb go till i fail then drop 20lb and do 15 reps with 90 sec rest between each 1 ...is that right ill give it a go
arniemonkey 1 year ago
@arniemonkey
Shows how much you know. Work through multiple sets to arrive at a poundage over six or seven hundred pounds and then hit some reps and sets. Repeat weekly. Come back and tell us how it went and how you feel.
I have competed as both a bodybuilder and a powerlifter, each requires severe work ethic and crazy intensity ... in their own ways.
Why must know-nothings always chirp up and spew ignorance and negativity? Just go away.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
@TheTrueFortress i know its all about intensity oh its not ignorance its experience and i think low reps is easier thats all no need for you( fat powerlifter prob ) to get bitchy with me ill go away and do sme serious leg training wanna join me for a session?
arniemonkey 10 months ago
@arniemonkey
Well, I have trained with Platz, so I know about higher-rep intensity. Repped 315 in Olympic style, ass-to-ankle for 31 reps. 405 for almost 20. Over 700 for one. Competed as both a bodybuilder and a powerlifter (as was said). Experience? I have trained for over 20 years and have been editor for such magazines as MuscleMag International, etc. Friendly with guys like Platz, Yates, Coan, etc.
You?
If you're within distance, I'll train with you, sure. PM me. Smash ya.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
@TheTrueFortress wow thats a dream training with platz we squat about the same apart for the 1 rep max ive done 34 with 315...22 with 405 and 1 rep 580 dont concentrate on 1 rep ..just ya wanna see what you can do ..so smashing me is out of the question bud ..im not slagging your credentials you just started on me..im defending my point thats all oh and theyre on youtube my vids so you can see im no bullshitter...not my best but they were at the time...we both can squat looking at your numbers
arniemonkey 10 months ago
@arniemonkey
Nice. You're a strong dude. Guess I wouldn't smash ya. But I maintain that whether performing low or high reps, each format requires a different type of intensity. Neither is more tough than the other, in my opinion.
Those rep numbers (not the single) were done two or more years ago. I am much stronger now. Might go for 35-40 w/ 315 and over 20 w/ 405, for fun. Just have to time it to not cut into my powerlifting mandate.
So maybe I would smash ya. Ha, ha
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
@TheTrueFortress im 7 weeks out from a show and next wed i might go for 40 with 315 ,fitness is up but strength is hanging by a thread ,cant be shashed by ya without a fight ,,,gl the 405 is too heavy at the moment so ill forget that and hpoe my numbers hold...
arniemonkey 10 months ago
@arniemonkey
Good luck with that (hopeful) set of 40 with 315. That is a monster effort. And let me know how your show goes. I assume it's a bodybuilding competition? Stay the course and don't get hurt, man. All the best.
TheTrueFortress 10 months ago
@TheTrueFortress if i get it ill post it up and cheers
arniemonkey 10 months ago
@TheTrueFortress i came 2nd in my comp qualified for the british champs ..didnt make the top 6 grrrr. 5 week s out i tried the 40 reps got 39 ill post it up anyway along with my routine and a full leg session (that should make most people cry)
arniemonkey 7 months ago
@arniemonkey
Good stuff. Keep at it, brother! And let me know when you post the video of the 39 reps. That sounds awesome, man! Stay strong.
TheTrueFortress 7 months ago
Coan is god
Thor397 1 year ago
did he bite his lip?
gmanthebeast1 1 year ago
@gmanthebeast1 blood pressure from the lift made his nose bleed
FuckinMuscleDummy 1 year ago
Coan is the fuckin man !!! hands down!!!
evalast121 1 year ago
motherfucker spit blood... hardcore.
zkyggen 1 year ago
The man is a legend and a very impressive squatter. He made it look easy.
ekpremareggie1 1 year ago
for the record there is no one better even with no equipment no one is even close
Thor397 1 year ago
@Thor397 Andrey Belyaev maybe?
dbennett4 1 year ago
plz name song
elwiszyje 1 year ago
Why was he bleeding? Did he bite his cheek?
skaz21 1 year ago
lol, heavy weight makes people hemmorage
2000gmc1985 1 year ago
he is not from this earth!
Thor397 1 year ago 2
Wait, I saw some vids of this guy competing in the 80's. It's 2010 now and he's still going?
mylesman99 1 year ago 2
nah this is old dude he retired
ravsandhu1 1 year ago
a true legend not even past his peak!!
ironinmyveins1 2 years ago
Great to see Ed in training , so methodical , thanks for posting.
Cragails 2 years ago
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I guess it pays to never have had a real job and family in the medical field.
bkdmd 2 years ago
@bkdmd you guess? I think that's a given... more rest equals better performance!
dbennett4 2 years ago
Does any one know how tall he was?
tastefulphrasing 2 years ago
5'6" i think
Grumpy434 2 years ago
high school 5,11 now he 5,6
titty805 2 years ago
ED is THE MAN!
JimHu114231 2 years ago 2
looks so easy for him. the god of powerlifting
aminoacids13 2 years ago 28
Great work / music! Gentleman Ed Coan.
stevaus22 2 years ago
he looks like a smaller version of paul anderson, and just as strong
brucemichreb 2 years ago
doesnt even look hard for him
KustomD 2 years ago 3
he is my hero
101powerlifter 2 years ago
Picture perfect. Greatest powerlifter of all time.
baaaaaa123 2 years ago
He's the definition of man.
WesMantO0th 2 years ago
He always makes it look easy!!
larodrick1 2 years ago
Do a quick search for squat precision
where detecting perfect, legal squat depth for ANY federation has become an exact science.
Benching341 2 years ago
he's my hero!
lift2live1 2 years ago
The Best
ocpowerlifters 2 years ago
Drugs or no drugs, Ed is a strong bastard. Did he cheat? I am not a position to say. But I will say that the man is amongst the very greatest of powerlifting royalty. His lifts have all been done with much less "advantaged" technique, and minimal support gear. The sport has become a joke with all this equipment and rule bending.
TheTrueFortress 2 years ago
Wtf why was he bleeding
EdoMuslic 2 years ago
Because of the weight when you lift that much weight sometimes you blow a blood vessle
00000asc 2 years ago 2
This is 2006 VIDEO RIGHT? I am somewhat new to Ed Coan, via YouTube. Can someone school me and tell me if Ed is going to compete again after his knee blowout in 2002?
spudnutsncoffee 3 years ago
his last comp. that i know of was at the 2007 USPF meet...i think that was his very last meet he said...but who knows he might make another comeback
glcb7 3 years ago
440/260/400 needless to say...
museguest 3 years ago
400/ 250/ n im guessing thats ur deadlift but i do powerclean so 245...needless to say...
wideout185 3 years ago
whats that song called?
h4cky0u2k 3 years ago
Battle without honour or humanity by Tomoyatu Hotei or something like that
dbennett4 3 years ago
where can i find it? ;)
powertotta 2 years ago
Kill bill soundtrack
Tangerinemustang 2 years ago
dont you love when he speaks to the camera and spits blood...
kiridonkiri 3 years ago 4
okay guys i wana ask u a question, i love ed coan like crazy but i wana know if that true that he used to take roids
egyptisthebest 3 years ago
Ya, he admitted that he took DECA, and most of the elite powerlifters have taken and still take steroids. Nevertheless, he is a beast. Before the age of the triple-ply, his totals were untouchable. He beat big kaz and weighed only 220. Check out his interview on T-Nation. It's called "atlas speaks."
simsp44 3 years ago 3
Man, those were some deep and explosive squats.
rolfeder 3 years ago 3
It's the explosion from the bottom that amazes me.
amarone1956 3 years ago
because he control the descent.
museguest 3 years ago
coan = the best
monsta2679 3 years ago
Isn't rugby for those who like soccer, but find it has less dry humping of each other than they like?
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
Sorry was just looking through my email and saw that, Rugby players, LOL!
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
Rugby player, LOL, did u say Rugby players? U mean the guys who dry hump each other and call it a sport?
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
I don't think he was competing against others that weren't on juice, for the most part everyone is at that level, he was just bad in his timing of use or using his masking agents. And he did have a horrible knee injury that set him way back from where he was. Honestly it is next to impossible to compare any of the old lifts to todays lifts, its just way too different. Even the single ply stuff of today adds a great amount to a lift.
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
And how are deadlifts a joke? u grab the weight and pull it to u stand, I don't see many bad deadlifts judging wise anyway.
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
Honestly, it has gotten off from my original point, Coan is a legend in this sport, Donnie Thompson is good, but he does not dominate his field like Coan did, and I' sure he would tell u the same himself. Like i said Coan beat the best by Hundreds of pounds. Did Donnie beat Bolton's numbers by 200 lbs? No. Thats my point.
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
I REALLY hate to say this, honestly, because I am all for it in reality- but Coan was jaked and competing against others that weren't. I know that is a fucking HORRIBLE compare/contrast here, and I can't believe I'm writing it, but once he got to multi-ply non-tested meets it wasn't like you say it was anymore.
Now, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that because I'm all for anabolics, but point taken- I've heard MANY stories from some guys about why he went back to single ply,
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
Why have rules in PLing become so lax? It just creates doubt! It is insane that i can't even find out what these guys can actually do raw. What can Kennelly bench raw? i have no idea. I know what Brian Siders can do only b/c he actually shows up at NERB.
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
Ummm, dude, Kennelly is going to break the raw record VERY soon... Right after he takes Luyando's 275 record.
I'm not judging your views, b/c your views are your views, not mine. Who am I to say that you are wrong? All I will say about the comments you just made is this is where powerlifting as a whole is going. 95% of people would rather see a 1200 lb squat than a 800 raw squat- that's just how it is. That's why the Arnold is gay as fuck now- you go from 1000 lb squatters to 700 lb squatters.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
So if you respect raw numbers more than multi-ply numbers, then follow raw lifts- but don't be a gear hater. It's literally the same thing as rugby players hating on football players- relatively same sport (not as much as diff. feds in powerlifting but whatever), but most rugby players think football players are pussies for wearing pads.
Powerlifting is powerlifting, I don't care who uses what gear or lack there of- gear or no gear, everyone needs to respect everyone else's choices and shut up.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
I don't care about raw vs geared, I care about feds with terrible judging so that a favourite can get his lifts in when they are bad lifts. Not only is it bad for the reputation of the sport, it's bad for the lifters who now have to compete against inflated numbers due to bad technique and ROM - that means they either use bad technique and ROM and cheat too or they stay honest but never beat the false records.
High squats and unlocked benches, deadlifts are a joke raw or equipped.
URAGR8M8 3 years ago
I agree completely, I really do- but don't bring the lifter into it. Bash the bad feds on here, not the guys who get "breaks" or "soft lockouts". I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but the IPA Pro-Am has brought back the hype and intensity of the best lifters in the world, along with the most strict judging there has EVER BEEN in multi-ply meets, no questions asked.
Why the fuck do you think Gary Frank and Bolton went to WPC?
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
I love many of today's lifters, vogelpohl is one of my favorite lifters, but honestly the only lift that is anything true in Multyply feds is the deadlift. If they are going to wear the gear, make them pause and actually lock out the bench, and can i see someone actually have their hips go below the knee in a squat they don't even have to walk out?
Efilnikufesin76 3 years ago
WTF? We got Ed Coan, heavy squats, and bleeding. How does this only rate 3 stars?
jomjines 3 years ago
i will rate 10 stars if i can !!!
museguest 3 years ago
He got caught with steroids. All the pros use it. Even louie simmons said that all the people at the top use it. You have to do what you have to do to win. In my mind it makes the sport more interesting. They all still have to work hard.
helpcurecatholicism 3 years ago
you know its funny people say the only reason coleman and schwarzenneger people like that win is because of roids..yea thats true but what about everyone that they compete against? you know
Tangerinemustang 3 years ago
Yeah right..He never took steroids is a damn lie..It wasnt natural..Look at him in the early years and see how ripped he was..you can tell he was juicing it..he just lies about it..like everyone else in that gym..
dethlok7 3 years ago
They all juice. HGH or otherwise. Don't kid yourself.
docsrocks 3 years ago
And they hav a shit load of steroids there..i saw needles in the garbage can..with the D-bol..
dethlok7 3 years ago
I'm pretty sure Coan, or anyone else who wanted to be a serious powerlifter, wouldn't waste their time on D-Bol..
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
what´s his best raw squat?
onepounch 3 years ago
who cares?
dbennett4 3 years ago
me!
onepounch 3 years ago
at least 685.
dbennett4 3 years ago
anyone know the music pleas?
harrysandhu78 3 years ago
hey i live 8 minutes away from quads gym its pretty expensive there $600 a year!
Arley2011 3 years ago
God damn that form is PERFECT.
snizshizzle 3 years ago
I'm a squat record holder in a 148lbs junior league in my country... and If you realy wana know what a perfect fom is searc for DABAYA...nothing and I mean nothing beats the olympic form!
markobegus 3 years ago
He's a cunt-bitch olympic lifter. Ed Coan isn't an olympic lifter, nor does anyone care about that stupid fag. Get real.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
Why are there so mayn haters on the web? Cause it`s a place where sad lil, weak and unloved individuals can get off frustration.
PS: ED IS KING :)
wolfgangle 3 years ago 7
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Donny is King...
huskerpower51 3 years ago
Who's Donny?
docsrocks 3 years ago 2
Donnie Thompson- 2850 WR Holder... huskerpower51 is right- Donnie is king...
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
As a superheavweight and with a 3 ply bench shirt, correct?
docsrocks 3 years ago 3
and wpo half squat style of course...
museguest 3 years ago
What the fuck ever dude. Just because Coan can't sit back into gear, don't slam the strongest mother fucker on the planet, got me?
Plus there is no WPO anymore, so it's obvious he won't be able to squat "wpo half squat style", whatever that means.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
He's wears a regular Inzer Phenom. They happen to be 2-ply, sorry to disappoint you.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
that mean half squat, and no monolift!
museguest 3 years ago
Oh yeah, I'm sure.
Let me guess- you're a raw lifter or you lift in single ply gear? I have never seen as much bullshit in my life as single ply and raw lifters give to multi-ply guys. Just respect what they do, whether you want to or not, shut the fuck up, and go on with your training. Jesus Christ...
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago
What was he wearing 20 years ago when he was breaking records?
docsrocks 3 years ago
He was wearing single ply- why? Because he couldn't hang with the multi-ply guys. I'm sorry, but Coan was a great raw/single ply lifter. MOST people who are good raw lifters, often don't compete in double-ply gear. People who are that strong naturally won't put in the time and effort it takes to learn the technique multi-ply lifting has brought to powerlifting.
Not taking anything away from Ed Coan and what he's done, but he's not Donnie Thompson.
ElPorteroBestia 3 years ago