Attempt 190kg (420 lbs) back squat

[korvix]

change the video to 'how to bail a squat'

and you change your status from fail to win

[lasive]

Wow, that's the weight of my motorcycle on your shoulders! Nice attempt.

[Obsidian1392]

how come you dumped it so early? you could tell that soon that you weren't gonna make it?

[diwr]

do you practice bailing? seems like you knew what to do there. i've thought about practicing bailing from the hole by rolling back. does it hurt the knees or ankles to do it this way?

[Vatos75]

@diwr : ahah no, but I have done it before! Mostly bailing lost snatches behind. Also, I think dropping a full snatch on my back and having it roll down got me confident in doing this!

[ahmednabil]

@Vatos75

if your a lifter then u know how to bail ofcourse , but that wasnt a very good bail ,

how did you drop a snatch on your back ? pls im interested to know this , how heavy was it and what bart of the back did it hit first ?

[Vatos75]

@ahmednabil: It was a 100kg snatch, but it didn't fall on my back, it kind of bumped it on the way down against the lower thoracic section.

[Jenovasreunion]

I love that he tried it, didn't make it, and kept in on camera. It takes balls to show when you almost got there, but not quite. You'll totally get it man :)

[tempac91]

Did you hurt the knees from the fall?

[capscave]

DAMN! Close. I know that feeling. You think you got it and then there comes a point where your brain says, "Oh s@#t!" Not today. But that's what failures area all about. Just one step closer to success.

[durner1]

haha

[34dgusto]

take a deeper breathe and then do ur rep trust me it helps alot

[collwatt]

Nice escape

[blinkvirus]

too low! you woulda made it as well

[Vatos75]

@blinkvirus: haha thank you for your comment. OLers always squat this low, it carries over to the oly lifts better.

[dannyboy9]

@blinkvirus hips lower than your knees. anything else isn't a squat

[Bosanac199pete]

@blinkvirus

That is the proper way to do it.

[trinity9011]

Nice bail! seriously! proper full squat too, none of this PL SHIT!!!

[WargeMaster1]

that was lucky potential for injury. good quick reactions

[ss4vegeta1]

I don't know man if one has long legs the bar can stil hit their ankles if not careful.

[Vatos75]

I suppose if they have long legs and long feet there is an increased risk. Good point. Perhaps it should be noted that the lifter has to dump the bar to the rear as well.

[RodrigoCabanillas]

I don't know if you can do that with powerlift squats, but escaping oly squats its not that hard really.

[Vatos75]

True, it is a lot easier than a powerlifting squat.

[yamanmustafa]

I've competed in powerlifting for years and just started doing olympic squats. I find olymipic squats MUCH harder. Powerlifting squats seem much easier - belt, big breath, low bar and feels much more stable, even with bigger weights.

Might just be what we're used to seems easier to us.

[trinity9011]

@yamanmustafa cant knock that honesty, yeah full squats are much harder than half squats. biomechanical fact! keep at that mate and youll be much stronger than were in PL

[yamanmustafa]

@trinity9011

Bloody olympic lifters calling 2" below parallel "half squats".

I've officially retired. I reckon you can get a little bounce out of the bottom with oly squats, plus more stretch reflex, but they definitely hurt more...

[trinity9011]

@yamanmustafa yeah little bounce but there is still a long way to go before you hit parallel. they are just a different beast though, the muscle activation you get from full squats is off the scale compared to half squats. you cant 'hide' during a full squat, half squats you can belt up, wrap up, suit up, stick you shoulders forward etc

[OGROKTEHUBER]

@RodrigoCabanillas

If you fail a PL squat most of the time the bar is going over your head you won't be able to do this cute shit you see here

[Vatos75]

Yeah, and you will have a half dozen helpers around you because it is so hardcore. hahah

Nothing cute about it.

I just posted it along with others from the same session.

[Shadowzz4]

Holy shit dude that was neat, slick escape! Very impressive.  That shows you have a fantastic nervous system, most people would just be crushed haha

[iamshalomguy]

how does the extra 2 giant green plates equal 5 kg in his other vid he did 185 kg with the 6 red plates now it 190 and his 8 plates wtf

[Vatos75]

haha I can see how that looks confusing! On the 185kg vid, there are small metal plates. You can kinda see some and they can be heard with the volume up.

[albertomartina]

crazy

[ozzi999]

I've always just lent backwards and fallen over as the bar comes of my back, never thought of doing it this way. I suppose its safe as long as the weight comes off before you land on your knees.

[mycenean]

Yeh you do squat very upright, I tend to squat with the bar further down my back than you, typically in a shelf created by my lower delts and traps. With my long femurs squatting isnt exactly the best exercise for me so this position is my optimum. Again though I would still like to see it done in a rack, I wouldnt want to count on dumping as my primary means of escaping from a squat. Looks as though you are very close to getting that weight though.

[Vatos75]

Thx for your comment

[tzlifts]

yeah, but he's an oly lifter though. This is an oly squat. What you're describing is a lowbar "powerlifting" squat.

[dirtyluisone]

LOLLLL fuckkk that shit was close... tight work though

[gangstahblu]

Try it in a power racc. I think you'd be able to lift it cuz you don't have to worry about the weight falling on you.

[Vatos75]

Thanks, I don't think it limits me. Actually, I would rather not dump it, so that drives me to lift...but sometimes the rhythm isn't there!

[nicholasbrunello]

Nice one.  I do that all the time just to practice my evacuation.

[Vatos75]

ahha thanks.

[sr19]

throwing your knees foward look dangerous

[Vatos75]

My knees do come forward, but really what is happening is that I am letting the bar drop off my back.

[dejavu19900]

omfg that scared the sh1t outa me

[dejavu19900]

omfg that scared the sh1t outa me

[CoolColJ]

that was scary :o

[ss4vegeta1]

Jesus that was scary.

[arnoud57]

Hey man, I was wondering how the vert is? I forgot your t-nation screenname, but I know you were also training for a bigger vertica jump. Nice vid, you'll get it next time!

[Vatos75]

ahah funny you remember that. I have stopped training specifically for a bigger vert. I don't do any jumping, etc... I am focused on oly weightlifting, although I am sure it only helps the vert. But I would have to start practicing jumping again to get the best effect. BTW screen name at t-nation is krollmonster.

[BreadAndGatorade]

Is that how you properly dump a Squat weight? I have always been curious but have never trained OLY style...

[Vatos75]

Yes, since we squat upright, it is easy to let it roll off the back.

[madaozeki]

When are you maxing out again?

[Vatos75]

IN the squat? don't know. I will max out on sn and c&j this sunday though.

[chiefwr88]

sick squads man, im envoius

[Vatos75]

Actually, I don't think that it was a matter of not thinking I would make it. Looking it over I see that I was lowering too slowly. The 408 lbs was done quite a bit faster. I actually re-racked it for a second crack at it.

[kraftsportNO]

you'll nail it soon!

[kraftsportNO]

You did not believe you could do it. When you do not believe, you won't make it! What is your 1RM squat, and what is your bodyweight??

[Vatos75]

Oh yeah, my PR is 185kg at BW of 80-81kg.

[kraftsportNO]

that is a good pr. mine is 220kg, but i am 102kg bw... are you planning on competing?

[Vatos75]

I have a compete this sunday. Opening with 95/135. Btw, you squat like a beast.

[kraftsportNO]

I wish you all the best in the meet! Squats are my life! I love it! I guess that's why I give it all!