Kirk Karwoski Squats 1,000x2

[CarnifaxMachine]

HE WANTS TO HOLD IT.

[jklein1060]

This guy went to my high school and still holds our high school record for squats bench and deadlift , squatted 600 deadlifted 600 and benched 400 at 17 yrs old !!

[HXCpr0n]

@jklein1060 He's also the only guy on the planet to my knowledge to squat 1000 for a double, with a walkout, in old school gear and well past parallel... all while looking like a damn comic book hero rather than a fat 340lb+ slob.

[Deuce515151]

Mike Kuhns?

[confederatearmy1]

DAMN!!! my squat max is 335lbs but then i am a freshmen in high school this is very impresive

[25dall]

@confederatearmy1 Kurk was doing 300 lbs at about 14 year old :p He's a genetic freak for sure.. :D

[homeschool21]

it would have been better if that midget in the back would have been sitting on the barbell too!

[minotaro1]

I like the part where he says "I WANNA HOLD IT!@#@#!!!

[dt76028]

I think he wants to hold it.

[baldbaddad]

This guys just built to squat legendary weights,its the most impressive thing in powerlifting ive seen to date 

[fonehtiks]

why does every lifting video have at least one guy that sticks his ass in the way of the camera

[Jograndable]

CAPTAIN KIRK KARWOSKI BEST SQUATTER EVER AND ED COAN BEST POWERLIFTER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[maizdebola]

Dude went balls deep.

[Genosiidez]

is this on a video or a dvd?

[kariido1]

Amazing.. that is just mind-blowing.

[MrApeProductions]

I shit my pants just watching this.

[raybradbury3]

I WANT TO HOLD IT

[theplastickid]

There is a midget in the background

[010karl010]

Unbelievable 

[iluvjumblies]

How can anyone not like this, it's not showboating like Magnusson's billion tyres deadlift, it's just a really good lift. Second one looked a bit painful but he squats ten times what your average curlbro does

[KTCRITCH]

Lol, I am a Kirk.

[Jackednerd]

O my wow

[ahmednabil]

close feet , below parallel , high bar , OLYMBIC 2 reps of 1000 lb squat .

i dont think that happened anywhere else

[Liftingheavy703]

@ahmednabil I don't think its high bar

[wrokjon]

@ahmednabil these are powerlifting squats

[56mikeo]

@wrokjon The bar is across the top of his deltoids, not below them on the scapulae, but not on the traps, so that makes it more high bar than low bar. His feet are where you'll see any olympic lifter's feet would be in a squat. His knees go forward over his feet with very little 'sit back' in the descent. While they may not be absolutely orthodox olympic squats, they nearly are and don't really resemble powerlifting/'low bar' squats at all.

[wrokjon]

@56mikeo thats how a lot of powerlifters squat

[SportPacific]

@56mikeo Actually, low bars are positioned in the intermuscular crease between the bottom of the traps and the top of the rear deltoids. In terms of bar placement, Kirk is doing a low bar squat.

[JerommeLeBanner]

Који је ово ЦАР!

[LutherMartinIII]

@JerommeLeBanner

He's not a czar; rather, he's an obscenely strong badass. Not sure how one translates 'Badass' into Serbian, but brazen unapologetic badasserie crosses all cultural and national boundaries. Just check out Момчило Ђујић.

[mileticmarin]

@LutherMartinIII car in serbian literaly translated means emperor i.e. he fucking rules

[flatpat]

@LutherMartinIII I agree 100%

[leftyfliphero]

ahhhh 240p we meet again

[tarsen1012]

oh my.......god.

[keshav0312]

i wanna hold it ....THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID

[TotalPlaya8er]

nice form and ass to grass rom i started doing ass to grass i dont do halves any more i did one bench squat on smith machine 7 plates on fw 6 plates and raw 550 1 rep a2g no bounce

[oliveriosvideos]

holy crap

[haynesmv]

The guy to the right in the white shirt almost shit his pants when Kirk said, "I want to hold it!!!!!!!!!!. Check your draws buddy Kirk just made you poo in your pants....lololol

[Punk4Life408]

fuck he could of done it for reps

[MrDaveloveslaura]

After some of the stuff I have seen on You Tube - partial squats, partial presses, incline presses passing for "military presses", etc, this guy is for real a deep- I mean really deep-- full squatter. Very impressive, very remarkable.

[sarethums]

fucking hell

[Duffman89detmig]

he likes to hold it i guess

[popanth4r]

i think the most impressive part is tht was on his back without a cushion

[ElGrandeJiP]

@popanth4r

i think you would have to be a giant pussy to think that is the most impressive thing about this video

[cridgel]

@popanth4r no powerlifter uses a cushion.

[420nietzsche]

I think he wanted to hold it...

[CawubO]

was that a midget in the back ground?

[420nietzsche]

jesus fuck

[DudeIKilledKenny]

I WANNA HOLD IT!!! 1 second later, alright... racks weight.

okay

[powerlifter95]

@DudeIKilledKenny XD

[CGBSpender1]

He looks and sounds like Joe from Family Guy. Awesome video.

[hotsauce3888]

Wonder how many jockstraps he has to wear to hold up those 50lb brass balls of his 

[jbusername217]

@hotsauce3888 I do 235.5kg and I wear three, so I'm guessing he's got about eight!!!! All you crossfitters take notes!!!

[plantera07]

this is the most awesome thing anyone has ever done

[BermannJN1]

one of the best squatters to have ever lived

[brink2992]

@futurebbproroy9 well of course you have to train, duh. but seriously lets get real. theres nothing advanced about bodybuilding training lol. trust me, i have the upmost respect for all the top bbers and even for the amatuers because its a sport just like powerlifting but seriously, its like 70% diet and 30% training lol.

[brink2992]

@ReidHarris7 and bodybuilding is just an excuse to be week. Maybe peoe wanna powerlifting because they like advanced exercises, programs, workouts. Everyone knows bodybuilding is all diet and NO training. What's also funny is that Kirk probably has lower bfp than you and can still out lift you in anything. Idiot

[ReidHarris7]

powerlifters is just an excuse to be fat(: turn to bodybuilding kids!

[tdheoembaesl]

He probably yelled that at his dad the first time he went to the bathroom.

[Alive4Metal]

RESPECT

[eloleelole]

FANTASTIC !

[OldtimeChris]

Nothing less than a legend

[uneakbreed]

you gonna yell that at Raw Nationals this year?

[buster999121]

wahaahahahahahahhaah i wouldnt wanna be in his way after that

[hanbacca]

YEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

[maulstik]

when he wants to hold it, he holds it.

[ArentWeSpecial]

So apparently he wants to hold "it"...interesting.

[TheOneTitan]

A clear explanation of what humans are potentially capable of handling...

[iRonlMoNKleY]

I WANNA HOLD IT!!! - simply amazing.

[avatarcollides2day]

Fire in the Hall! 1:00

[Solon1]

nice workout, should try it out

[wralphh]

gotta love kirk's signature pre-squat yell

[xabcx]

"I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!! .... *adrenaline wears off* ok let's go."

[JHDIII1987]

STRONG BODY!!!

[paul418cj]

maulstar1..the idea was that most olympic lifters are stingy with their praise for powerlifters because of high squats bench shirts etc....since our standards are stricter(right or wrong) positive comments from us are scarce and more noteworthy(I guess).

[aznbcu2006]

why in the world would someone stand behind him during that? that's an easy way to shatter your knees. they should be using bounce weights

[paul418cj]

im an olympic lifter but i have to admit this is awfully impressive...

[maulstar1]

@paul418cj Im not trying to be a dick here (or trying to start another oly vpowerlifting arguement) but why does it matter that your an Olympic lifter and Kirk is a powerlifter? I cannot understand why the distinction matters. Honest question.

[hjunkai]

The only way I will ever squat that much is to probably grow 6 more pairs of legs or something....

[forme4567]

No disrespect to anyone, but this is the greatest squat video on youtube. Great legal depth, good form, and the way he grinded the second rep is just plain legendary.

[irishlax13]

@forme4567

plus there's a midget/little person in the background.  that's worth noting

[pkazim]

@forme4567 no doubt. I have looked at a few other huge squats - there is some guy from westside who does 1050. He hardly gets to parallel. Kirk shatters that and does it twice.

[benchmstr]

i curl that shit....with my cock!!!

[bigb3188]

man i feeel like a turd whenever i watch this guy lift =/

[norxcontacts]

Those are the meatiest, juiciest thighs I've ever seen.

[jonnosferatu]

Damn...

[tempac91]

Let the motherfucker hold the motherfucking bar before you starts bust some heads up in 'ere.

[liiiiiiiiiike]

i only just noticed the dwarf in the background. thats the icing on the cake for one of my favourite youtube videos

[bbbbbb222222]

LMAO 1000 POUNDS!!!!!11!

[jbrown677]

if they would have shown 10 more seconds you would have saw him tank his spotter lol

[youngjeeper]

THATS MY 1000LB BAR BITCH, BACK UP!! lol I've yelled at my spotters not to take it, but I wasn't lifting that much...yet...

[aznclownwithabigdick]

This was fucking awesome but he did this 1 week out from a meet and "only" ended up getting like 1003 or something. I think he could of done a lot more in the meet if he just did a single here. Still obviously incredible though.

[realTXballa]

white people...

[romisagi]

6 people didn't wan't to hold it.

[chrishickson]

but do you want to hold it?

[Omegalactic]

Phew, that's pretty damn awesome...

[senad54]

this guy is a midget.

[drmbowen]

And the point of your vignette is...?

[25AEAndrew]

i wanna hold it i wanna hold it holy shit man thats hardcore

[GetDownOrLayDown31]

AHAHAAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH­AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I WANNA HOLD IT I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!!!!!!!!

[carnydrew]

Captain Kirk, you're the man!

[MetaIhead89]

lol is that a midget in the background?

[Feon2]

@MetaIhead89 LOL

[DextrosJ]

I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!!!! hahahaha

[XowntXihqX]

y the hell did he start screaming at the poor fella

[jecnunez]

@XowntXihqX After squatting 1,000lbs twice I'm sure I could yell at my mom just like that.

[OHWolves1694]

did anybody else see the midget in the background?

[charznikel]

fricken beast

[roofit]

That was just AWESOME! I miss those days. REAL strong men, not these guys with rubber bands!

[sakelee]

lmfao the guys look at him like omfg when he finishes the lift and starts screaming

[scotty979979]

hahaha "I WANNA HOLD IT!!!" LOL

[joemcbobinite]

whys he wanna hold it...lol hes so pissed cuz they wont let him hold it.

[DerekD7777]

@joemcbobinite hes crazy

[joemcbobinite]

@DerekD7777 yea honestly hes got my favorite squat vids cuz he goes so low and thats friggin 1000lbs! plus he doesnt do it sumo (or super sumo..) which i dont really like.could be side effect of roids?lol jk

[DerekD7777]

@joemcbobinite Yeah he has my favorite squat too, and is was kind of disrespectful of the spotter to pull the weight while he was still standing there so i take back what i said.

[garcia0137]

great performance

[MrMuffins1000]

reguardless of raw or not raw thats still fucking insane.....

[thoomoo]

Freaking amazing

[hassoon83]

When the man tells you he's gonna hold it, you better step the fuck back.

[rebelplaymakers]

the 5 dislikes on this video are idiots

[joemcbobinite]

@rebelplaymakers maybe they got scared and fucked up? lol

[wookieeassassin]

Ludichris: there is a bounce in squatting, you use it at the bottom to utilize your stretch reflex.

[silexent]

Buried them!

[shortfatandcrass]

I pretend I'm him on squat days.

[newbiex2]

I think he wants to hold it.

[mightymike44]

simply amazing man. can we say, walk back, low squat, we we say no monliftt . His legs a proof of a true squatter..

[asdodge1]

"POWER IN THE HOLE!!"

[czoraa21]

dude my brain cant even process that right now thats fucking insane, and a full squat too!!! (I WANNA HOLD IT! I WANNA HOLD IT!) LOL

[R3ZA]

just pissed myself at that inhuman strength there.

[acehead0987]

bounce no lift. weak lifting

[czoraa21]

@acehead0987 so where is your video squating 1000 for 2? show kirk up and show us the real way to squat 1000lbs or keep your mouth shut

[Ludichris8531]

Bounce?? hahaha, that doesn't exist in squatting. That's benching. You haven't the faintest clue of what you're talking about.

[kennymrosemond]

AWESOME!

[SquirtTribePride]

love watching his old training videos.

[Shoebappa1]

NO, I'M GONNA HOLD IT :P

[VlocoG]

@Shoebappa1 , I WANNA HOLD IT!

[THESTRONGMAN1998]

THAT WAS LOW...... VERY GOOD

[MrBigwhite69]

god damn!! if he could only be in his prime now days with the new equipment and training techniques... amagine that guy with 2 ply squat suits and the new crazy knee wraps and irector shirts and useing a monolift so he dident have to walk it back..... he would run the squat game.

[caneyelive]

FUUUUUUUUCK!!!!

[indbolwebelieve]

POWER IN THE HOLE

[rantanen1]

god this dude is a legend.

[TheAssWhooper]

I thought these were gonna be half or partial squats but these squats are deeper than people squatting 225 these squats are as deep as fuck

[psvc22]

omg i love this. what a beast...king of the squat no doubt

[mohammad112388]

Wow, just wow. Thats insane. Anybody know what his max squat was, that was just sick.

[rawnie79]

ronnie coleman squats 800! blah blah blah! ronnie coleman can fuck-off!

[iHateSally]

this makes no sense to me. how can you possibly talk shit about arguably the greatest bodybuilder? just because he can't squat 1000 for 2?

[rawnie79]

that comment was directed to all the homos who think ronnie coleman is the biggest strongest man on the planet.

it just seems that so many people think his 800lbs squat while weighing much more than 300 was such an amazing feat, they dont know that there are hundreds of other lifters out there who have done more even while at a much lighter body weights.

coleman is a great bodybuilder and a very strong man, however when compared directly to REALLY strong men, he is not impressive.

[iHateSally]

his 800 lb squat was an amazing feat, especially since he was only 2 weeks out from the olympia. i understand your comparison to a powerlifter vs a bodybuilder, but discrediting ronnie in the process makes you sound just as ignorant as the "homos" you were initially adressing

[gmanthebeast1]

he wasnt 300,he was 278 2 weeks out the olympia

[garbagepants]

@rawnie79 What's impressive about Ronnie Coleman is that he trains purely for aesthetic and size reasons. What other BODYBUILDER can move what Ronnie Coleman can? Exactly. This is POWERLIFTING. Two different worlds.

[Neilius27]

@garbagepants Stan Efferding outlifts Coleman,and he's a pro bodybuilder.. Stan has hit 820 RAW in the squat, and 610 RAW in the bench @274lbs bodyweight..I agree with the general point you were trying to make..

[Ludichris8531]

Actually Stand Efferding is stronger, Kevin Levrone was on Ronnie's level of strength about 10 years ago, Branch Warren is stronger than Ronnie was, and Ben White used to be able to bench far more than Ronnie. Ronnie was a strong guy, but not THAT strong. And he trained rather heavy, so while he trained for size in many regards, he also trained with long rest periods and heavy weights on major compound lifts and that's how you train for strength. So it's not like he didn't try to get strong.

[indbolwebelieve]

shut up chicken legs

[rawnie79]

"I wanna hold it! i wanna hold it!!!"

and everyone shuts the fuck up cause its more apparent now, than ever before, that this man is a bit nuts.

i envy him. Kirk Karwoski is a seriously fucking strong, manly man.

[ultfiend217]

omg, there's a midget to the right O_O

[HUMANTORCH38]

thats all natural for you not like steroids like those other body builders

[Duppzor]

@HUMANTORCH38 yeah, you believe that...

[HUMANTORCH38]

well i can be mistaken it looks like to me but if i am wrong then i guess i am wrong.

[SquatDeadPress]

i can sympathize with him wanting to hold it... having a spotter touch your weights when you don't want him to really sucks. I'm sure other people can understand.

[CodyV38]

@SquatDeadPress AND when you hit serious weight like that you want to embrace it. I love it when I hit a new PR on the squat or DL, then I hold it for a few extra seconds before racking the weight or putting it down to stay in that moment of victory. Kirk is the best squatter EVER!

[ironinmyveins1]

i wanna hold it hell ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rbsmith240]

I love to view this vid on leg day...what a monster!

[chadcite]

I didn't watch the video yet. However I predict hes going to do a knee bend !!!

[chadcite]

@chadcite damn it. my powers are diminishing good squat

[dresendezz]

.... youre kidding right?

Captain Kirk do a KNEE BEND?

hes the ultimate deep squatter

[irishstrongman]

awesome video, Captain Kirk is the man!

I used to work out at the MARYLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, I remember this day I was in the back room where the TV was, the stretch room. People from all over came out for this day. Ian the owner is an awesome guy and his gym was great. When I was going to Paint Branch and Montgomery me and my friend Will Hill use to workout there. I remember one day after Kirk's training when he use to get nose bleeds, intense.

[MegaJames79]

NICE!!!

[nigelseakayak]

of all the powerlifting vid i have seen this has to be one of the best. deep lagal squats from a true power house.

welldone

[Baldbull67]

Hep hep. There's a midget in the background. Midgets bring good luck and give you bigger squats just with them being there.....

[imarubberninja]

i guess he really wanted to hold it.

[702decatur]

lol.. He's a lifter not a fighter.

[PowerSprinter]

and i think the dude in white on the right pooped himself at 1:22

watch his left hand

[fourtyfrets]

I WANNA HOLD IT

i think all the support made him uncomfortable

[PowerSprinter]

haha, yeah, and if he wants to hold it, guess what, he gonna hold it. or else

[Tangerinemustang]

he would simply turn around with the weight on his back and smack the dude whos trying to rack it for him haha

[PowerSprinter]

yeah man you heard him yealling

"i want to hold it, i want to hold it"

[elhef]

I recon you could run faster than him, he would be chaffing....

[twentydashone]

i wonder what those spotters were thinking when he was like "I WANNA HOLD IT"