Westside Barbell Squat Training

[southerncooker05]

@AndyHarglesis me?  haha. hey doc im not the one goin off on a rant like a highschool drama queen about someones lifestyle ;)

[mijo5142]

Moto head and Nippon you both are idiots, they do "Olympic" squats for competition,. They do box squats and other variations of the squat in order to emphasize certain aspects, glutes, hams, hips to strengthen themselves in environments that are more difficult than the actual competition themselves. Plus a legit squat should emphasize the glutes, hips and hams, not quads. Which is why they squat 800+ and you squat 315, if that.

[flowride68]

I've actually incorporated these into my squat days, performing them after my Wendler cycle. 5 x 10 at half my max squat weight. I realize that some folks do these with higher weight/lower rep schemes, but I like them as a change of pace after "traditional" squats. I believe they're helping with explosiveness on my back squat.

Also, I've been recommending these at a lighter weight for folks suffering from the "navicular drop," as box squats encourage better form.

Thoughts, opinions?

[thedude2979]

@flowride68 Yeah man! Anyone who squats real weight and wants to get stronger should be doing box squats more often than regular squats. It greatly improves speed and power coming out of the hole. All bottom work is necessary. You can easily incorporate these into 531 after your main lift, even on deadlift day. These idiots posting here don't understand the importance of wide stance squatting and posterior chain development(from calves to traps). They think squatting is a quad exercise. Hahaha

[w33d1066]

is it me or does it sound like there's a seagull in the background

[curt9219]

At the guy saying no quad development, lol. That is because to squat properly you use hams Glutes hips.

[hvwrestler40]

louie's lookin rough

[conleyman67]

I love when people hate on these guys cause they don't care at all what u think...these guys do squat narrow stance raw...chuck vogelpohl can squat 835 lbs raw...but I guess haters are gonna hate

[magicdustinc]

Sterrrrrrrrroiiiiiiiids.... :)

[beefprion]

@magicdustinc You're fat...arent you?

[vettefever67]

Are all of them wearing suits? just curious

[OHWolves1694]

@vettefever67 some are, but with the straps down. others are wearing just briefs.

[TheBrradsullivan]

...thats alot of weight

[drz4392]

here.. watch a real squat w/ big weight and u can probably see the difference if u have eyes.. type in no no no squat

[drz4392]

try doing some real squats with half that weight.. 

[leftwingnazi]

@drz4392 What's that like telling some of the strongest power lifters in the world how to workout? Do you understand how fucking retarded you are?

[beefprion]

@drz4392 You should head on over to Westside and explain your position to the boys.But you're probably better off just trolling from the safety and seclusion of your parents basement.Has anyone told you how fucking awesome you are today?

[hoodloom22]

man these guys are beasts. I need someone to yell ARCH while i box squat lol.

[Glutenbob]

When louie simmons keeps saying "Arch Arch ARch.." he sounds like a seal.

[viralencore84]

@Glutenbob LOL! Good call, he really does!

[Glutenbob]

100 bucks says Nippon and motoguy (the guys hatin on the squat depth in the vid) can't max their bodyweight. thumbs up if you agree.

[motoguy05]

I respect the hell out of these guys for lifting extreme amounts of weight but they are standing so wide that they are barely going down at all. It will be impressive when they can do a Real squat with that weight.

[Nippon1971]

@motoguy05 They can't go all the way down because the have no power into their quads !!! They pretend to squat they are not really squatting because the REAL squat is the Olympic style squat !!!

[motoguy05]

@Nippon1971 EXACTLY!!!

[TheDixiesFinest]

@motoguy05 - you guys are teh cooolest!

[Knucklehead6661]

@Nippon1971 No. It all depends if they're getting used to thier suit or breif.

[Nippon1971]

No matter how much they back and forth, seated on a box, lazy , 1/16th of ass to grass these people "squat" they have no quads development meaning that this IS NOT SQUAT !!! It's some stupid kind of form going back and forth thing, God knows what.........

Hey Louie trying to front squat the same thing without this stupid harness and knee wraps man !! Meaning squat like a man !!! Without gizmos and equipment !!!

RAW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fyckthissht]

watching this with a bulging disc is so painful.....

i hope i'll be able to squat again some day

[AndyHarglesis]

wussy shit! And on STEROIDS...

I'm 1000% dope free and bench 430 perfectly and I just uploaded the video to prove it!

[OHWolves1694]

@AndyHarglesis you're right, that video about the skittles was fucking hilarious you stupid cunt.

[AndyHarglesis]

@OHWolves1694 I know, right?

But my bench is still true.

[southerncooker05]

@AndyHarglesis 430? really? i benched that in high school at 185 pounds. i bench 725 now. DRUG FREE. AND WHO CARES IF THEY JUICE? i mean honestly no one cares. people pay to see the biggest guys lift the biggest weight. it is what it is doc

[AndyHarglesis]

@southerncooker05 Only losers pay to see ROIDED failures bench two inch ROM

[southerncooker05]

@AndyHarglesis hahaha well someone fixed them up a big gallon of haterade haha. well its just sad thats all you have to live by.

[AndyHarglesis]

@southerncooker05 Haterade?

Grow up.

[automatik3000]

one of those guys has shoulder pads on....

[radjari]

Love it. I always get weird looks when I bring my chains, bands, box into the gym for squat day haha.

[tajsports10]

That ultra wide stance really makes the leverage better and makes for a short push. After squatting 'body builder" style for 25 years I'm working on that wide style. Hard to get parallel but hopefully I'll get there one day. Just wondering what these guys can squat "body builder" style. Louie is the man and I'm training guys and girls using the westside methods and they're all loving it. Thx Lou

[anyaluva25]

all on roids!...seen it in a documentary

[PastorelloPowerTeam7]

@anyaluva25 Not all of them. If you're refering to Bigger, Faster, Stronger; it was only Mark Bell and I think the 2nd oldest brother were on steroids.

[EliteExtra]

@PastorelloPowerTeam7 part of the goal of that DVD was to demonstrate that because of the american culture and the way sports have developed, top athletes are almost all taking some form of drug enhancement, like it or not its what is done to provide the best entertainment, most people just dont realise. looks like you missed the point of the documentary completely.

[sjm39]

@anyaluva25 Your point?

[sjm39]

@anyaluva25 Your point? Its not illegal.

[Satisfocalypse]

These guys got the brute strength going, but dang I wouldn't want the "old" man barking archarcharcharch in my ear as I squated.

[matklstrength]

@Satisfocalypse

yeah you're talking about louie simmons lol

[CommunityCircus]

im not trying to tell you how to squat or anything but isnt sitting down on the box on your way down like cheating in a way

[TheNtg3399]

@CommunityCircus its just a different variation of the squat. it helps build explosive strength and allows you to go heavier.

[CommunityCircus]

@TheNtg3399 ok



[matklstrength]

@CommunityCircus

they're working on pure power rather than attempting 1 rep max squats.

[sk8forlife90]

steroid users

[Filmiester]

Whats with the wide stance?

[FudgeTunneler]

@Filmiester wider stances put more emphasis on the posterior chain and also have less range of motion. they're legal in competition. probably has better transfer to deadlift because of the posterior emphasis

[samanthaparkar123]

It was worthwhile to check out this video. It’s surely something that caught my interest and for all the right reasons. Check out more Westside Barbell training videos here on youtube.com/user/TheWestsideba­rbell which I have found very useful.......

[gankzorzz]

@waterse metoo, i plan on it actually

[wazukacooloongatta]

like watching the total edition of the following motion picture at avatz (dot) net change (dot) to .

[daveslyk]

@orkan84 Louie Simmons? The founder of Westside Barbell.

[julianownz]

louie looks like some crazy old sailor that used to wrestle whales for a living, he seems pretty awesome.

[MAVsince1991]

@orkan84 you are joking right, do you know who that is..

[bobbyatopk]

i would be interesed to see what these guys verical jump and 40 yard dash would be like.

[TerraRyzer]

10mm or 13mm inzer belt?

[spidanez]

i wish my gym was like this. me and one other guy are like the hard lifters. if you had heavy music and yelling they would call a priest in.

[Stopthespamandhate]

ARCH ARCH ARCH ARCH Sounds like a seal.

[MrMuffins1000]

that is one crazy old man lmfao

[waterse]

louie simmons is a friggin beast. I wish i could train with those guys.

[MrMuffins1000]

damn these guys have big ass quads

[Tregal43]

could that wider stance mess up your knees?

[musjeu]

No this is actually lighter on the knees believe it or not.. but a wider stance will mess up your hips;)

[MrMuffins1000]

nah its just sumo stance

[ak632621]

AJ, doing a box squat with chains in a ME movement like this, do you use tight briefs like predators or single ply loose briefs?

[tempac91]

How much are they using?!?

[abovethezonewrestlin]

the question is how hard do they train? DAMN!! those are some BIG boys

[BEY0NDWARD]

WESTSIDE BARBELL

KILL EM ALL USA

[biglogstrongman]

Love Louies' energy

Very cool

[ak632621]

damn! that greg panora is nobodys nigger ill tell u that much

[monsterPowerlifter]

louie is king

[taryujiai]

Awesome video.

[cyberkai99]

Hey, if this is the real AJ Roberts, then get some more footage of Louie lifting. It's awesome to see somebody at his age kicking with heavy weights. Also, the rest of you are looking strong. I've heard AJ that you're looking at an 1050 squat? Is this true? Good luck.

[dabigguy1452]

ARCH ARCH ARCH ARCH ARCH ARCH

[cyberkai99]

Louie's the greatest.

[fukidomev2]

how do you get so wide??hurtz

[cyberkai99]

Squatting wide down to a box builds flexibility. It only took me 3 weeks to get used to it.

[alideutscher]

i missed your videos ...thanks for your effort!

Westside Barbell Rules!

[ptarleton]

Front Squats with Canvas Suit Bottoms. Who would have thought.

[LucPFT]

Chains, bands, box squats, dynamic effort, max effort... shit, who would've thought!