My Westside visit 2004

[Samonomics]

im training legs today,mans gunna b doin box squat

[viralencore84]

The guy at the end has legs like 2 of me!

[EmotionalShredd]

this is speed training day. not max effort

[ichater]

A couple of them have excellent conditioning! Who says all elite powerlifters are fat?

[mangchander]

Is a stance that wide recommended for an average Joe, or is that more of an advanced thing?

[Bsure12345]

Speed squats with 400+lbs!!!! crazy strong

[AngeelDust]

45 lb plates????????

[einlajo]

@AngeelDust : Yes.

[einlajo]

Well, you are wrong.

[m5p944]

None of these phonies can full squat even 405. This half ass shit barely parallel sumo good morning lock outs with 167 ply metal squat suit, super duper power pants, 100 feet wide stand, belt size of truck tire, 3 miles long knee wraps drive me nuts. None of these guy can't sit down with weight like oly lifters. Such a fake

[scmpirate15]

@m5p944 You said 'super duper power pants'. HAHAHA

[fighting185]

when you do these, are you supposed to relax ur muscles a little bit when you sit back on the box or no??

[einlajo]

@fighting185

I wouldn't really do that - most people relax to much and loose their form.

[tastefulphrasing]

@fighting185 The point of it is to unload your muscle spindles of kinetic energy so your muscle force is doing all the work, it is brutal, so yeah, I would so put a lot of weight on the box, too little of weight on the box, and you are missing the point.

[rmassie11]

I was woundering if anyone could answer this, the way they do squats does it hit different muscles then typical squats

[tdheoembaesl]

When I was in 6th grade I went to the Arnold Classic with my dad. I was a little fart at 70 pounds. I went to Westside and deadlifted 200, almost triple my body weight. I will never forget that. Westside is awesome. Loiue is a really nice guy.

[Liftheavy715]

They have the Eminem Show album playing, that's awesome, been listening to it all day actually.

[mrtazr]

lol thats funy when the music goes off at 438 for that guy

[kettlebellconvert]

4:38 thar she blows!

[dbarnett87]

hahaha!!! that is so funny

[bigjim44]

guy in kentucky shirt is Jim Wendler

[MaineSucks]

Thats JL in the kentucky shirt.

[Shokeybutsi]

is box squatting really that effective if i'm a beginner? (can only squat 1.4x my BW)

[mbydalek]

box squat is effective when done correctly but yes for a begginer if your looking to powerlift and get stronger then yes.

[kettlebellconvert]

once you get beyond the novice stage, yes, very much so, even if youre not a powerlifter. if youre new to strength training, id just concentrate on squats and deads and powercleans for the time being, for the lower body.

[pigfac]

Great looking guys. A pleasure watching them train.

[metallicafan53]

who is the guy in the kentucky shirt???

[einlajo]

Looks like JL Holdsworth

[born2begawlin]

im a lil ectomorph and i do nothing but powerlifting and the thought of even standing this wide pulls my groin lol...

[Nelarsen]

squatting with the weight plates nearly falling off. thats WESTSIDEBARBELL CLUB EHHHHHHHHH

[LamotteROCK]

Good one lol

[teufelhunden5811]

damn,if i squatted that wide i would blow out my freakin groin not using half that weight....guess i`m a wuss..lol

[maxfield3000]

squatting wide is actually alot more comfortable than you would think, give it a shot

[Randleman2]

why don't you just stand with your feet wider apart? gees

[emonkeybcfr]

we did the west side routine when i was in high school it was the greatest, now i cant find a gym that will let me bring chains or bands..

fucking beasts!!!!

[snakeinthegrass20]

Mike & Chuck have got legs on par with professional bodybuilders. UNREAL. Can't wait till I can squat that !!!

[liampowerlifter]

not calves though

[alideutscher]

mike ruggerio, chuck vogelpohl,tim harold the master louie simmons giving the commands himself....and the other i dont know their names but all great athletes.

great video

[prowrestlerwwe]

these guys can fucking squat! i love how small their stroke is. i wish i could be able to squat like that. gotts work at it.

[AndrewHMeador]

Who is that in the dark red shirt?!?! His legs are HUGE! By the way, I once criticized box squats (I'm pretty much a CrossFitter), but I've found them useful. The leverage on the posterior chain is impressive and has to be felt to be understood - like attempting a planche for the first time. Good mornings, reverse hypers, and box squats have their occasional place in my workouts.

[jpl315]

yea how the fuck are someones legs that big

[softybear13]

can't remember his name but he could total 2400+lbs at age 19!!!!! his extremely powerfull. he is featured in the westside barbell squats dvd and the deadlift dvd. take care

[dbennett4]

Tim Harold?

[jordan62690]

yea, working the rack

[benchman600]

Mike Brown

[jordan62690]

its tim harold, and legs get that big my squatting 1000 pounds lol

[b33k4y]

hardcore

[ElPorteroBestia]

That's PLAINLY parallel, buddy. There is no rule, nor will there ever be one that says you have to have your feet a certain distance apart. You have to respect the lifters that can put that much stress on their posterior chain, as well as the hips and abductors...

Amazing, really...

[jpl315]

adductors too

[zztoproadster]

everyone is parallel or lower...you're an idiot x 2

[rolland49]

They're clearly parallel. I found westside squatting is much easier on my joints and targets my hams, quads and glutes much better. Westside understands the practical application of squatting when it comes to biomechanics. Of course, my goal is strength, explosive strength. Westside seems to be unsurpassed when it comes to explosive strength. The proof is their lifters.

[Fiannanova]

you clearly have drank the koolaid

[bigfatfattie]

this is a dynamic day, right?

[einlajo]

Yep! This is filmed the week before Arnolds, so some of the lifting is targeted to that.

BR

Lars

[bigfatfattie]

so on max effort day, would you choose a close stance? by the way, awsome vid.

[dynamik916]

no, you'd use the same stance but you'd be using a lot more weight. closer stances force you to use your quads and knees whereas that wide stance and sitting back onto the box utilizes your posterior chain and makes your lift a whole lot stronger. it also makes a lot more sense biomechanically to squat like that or you could ruin your knees.

[overmaniskan]

thx for posting this video

[dus65]

holy cow, LH, your legs are huge!

[RichieVibes]

This video is the nuts.

I've picked up lots of pointers on form from it.

[FUZZYisBIG]

Sometimes I question wether Im in the right strength sport.

[kanadassugar]

man that one guy spotting on the left is so yoked

[VikingMan44]

Does anyone know how to box squat? ;)

[alexgilps]

westside barbell is the shit

[stitch462]

those guys are scary

[RandeT]

Is that Louis spotting on the right?

[einlajo]

Yep!

[einlajo]

I have a DV-tape from the same visit that I don't have transfered to the computer yet, and if i remember correctly it's Eskil T and Todd Brock and some more on that.

Will do that when I get time....

BR

Lars

[WestsideBarbellFan]

Absolutely great video, westside rules!

[gseimon]

strong motha fuckucaz

[MaineSucks]

hell yeah... thats a great fuckin video

[242pwrlftr]

Awesome shit bro, thanks for posting this up!