Raw Squat 250 kg x 5 reps / 551 lbs

[Tbergan67]

So knees coming in on the ascension isn't a bad thing? Cause I've found my knees bow in when I get to like 300+ (I'm 5'9" at 170 with a max of about 385-400 depending on the day)

[vjohn82]

@Tbergan67 You always squeeze them out... just like Pat does.

[askikr79]

Lol. He does sound like a robot.

[fakeandgay69]

why is pat weaker? there is a video of him doing 600 for 6

[Tbergan67]

@fakeandgay69 This one is from the beginning of '09, I think the one youre talking about is the last year or two. Either way, I'd be happy to 5 rep 550 :P

[dobages]

The guy in the video would have kept saying "1 more" until he fell to the ground.

[MrLmfao1989]

Unusual breathing technique. You sound like a robot lol. Nice lift though.

[Meatpieandtatters]

Sounds like a Cat excavator moving 10 yards of soil and rock, only human.

[ManagFTW66]

love these vids..i started squatting every other day and it works..i love squats..please tell me the kid is all natural...

[arturititito88]

can u dunk??

[philanthropist7Li]

do you actually use this bounce in the lowest position to get up more easily?

[muzimuzi]

Pfuuuuuuuuuu

[twigiestdrip]

That sound you hear is his bionic legs.

[Wiegieboard]

Those were very fast reps. Geat lifting well done!

[Playgurlish]

lol i like you but way to much depth but hey dam good job be careful with thos knees

[shade6787]

@Playgurlish fail

[capscave]

Hi John. I live in So Cal and going to open an O lifting specific center where I live. Wanted to know where to score some cheap and good bumpers and bars and the rest. Any info would help me out. Thank you.

[rudeboy996]

Youtube should have peoples addresses next to any comment they write. So we can hunt these keyboard warriors and smash there fucking faces in! Does my head in, every single weightlifting video, always some skinny cunt commenting with his 'professional' advice!

[ke422azn]

sounds like a piston.  PFFFFFFFF

[jgadiaz]

the guy is a fucking beast, he could slow down a bit on the way down but doesnt seem to hurt him at all...respect

[TheMudMark]

My dream is to do that weight once, you are doing it for reps. Man, you are strong as bear! Nice work! Huge respect from Latvia!

[FancyGapClawhammer]

I don't care how this dude squats...when I can walk out and squat 551 lbs ass to grass I wouldn't say a thing about the way he is lifting. Plus I wouldn't anyway, if he's comfortable and can lift it, then so be it. Good job buddy!

[jonathan1871]

Wow. If anyone here criticizes this guy's form in any way is a douchebag. That is a shit load of weight and I'm sure most people can't do that even with bad form and cheating.

[yasinpatel12345]

how can a knee explode??? i bet ppl claiming that can't squat 150 kilos

[rawphilly]

haha yeah right..... back would blow out...

[jojajo2707]

WOW! very strong!

[rubenbenega]

nice man !! increible

[SIGNITnull]

thats a squat!

[chriskallander]

He's not bouncing out of the hole at all. He has such tremendous strength and power that it may appear that way, but he's just exploding back up. I mean for christ sakes the man is squatting way past parallel with over a quarter ton on his back with nearly perfect form. From this angle his feet look a little straight for my tastes, but the man clearly knows what he's doing.

[jmovechkin80]

Form looks great. We all know heavy back squats cure cancer, it looks like you will live a long healthy life.

Don't you love how people unfamiliar with proper techniques are so quick to criticize? I wonder if any of you novices know what a snatch is, or even a full clean. These are lifts that involve explosiveness and dropping under the bar. This guy is essentially dropping under the bar in his squat.

Again, great form.

[pdblouin33]

Watching this hurt my knees.

[ThePurple0range]

Pansy

[Apjooz]

@pdblouin33

Fuck deep squats are good to my knees, I should do it more.

[Eisenbieger1986]

raw and very deep - nice squats

i think you can do more weight.

[rehanb]

the comment replies just made my day

[TheUnbreakableOne]

I live in Las Vegas, Broz, maybe I'll stop by one day and you and I can have a chat about my exercise knowledge.

[BROZKNOWS]

6165 harrison drive #7,89120 come by Any Day!

Bring a notebook.

[TheUnbreakableOne]

Aesthetics aside (I'm a strong, fat dude too), you're going to get hurt squatting like that one day. Now I understand that there's always a potential for injury but the way you're doing it is only increasing your chances. You may find an exception or two, but the best squatters in the world (1000+LBS) stay tight through the entire range of motion. You're utilizing the muscle's stretch-reflex, I understand that, but that band's going to snap one day. Be careful, man.

[BROZKNOWS]

id⋅i⋅ot [id-ee-uh t].

Psychology. a person of the lowest order in a former classification of mental retardation, having a mental age of less than three years old and an intelligence quotient under 25.

[BROZKNOWS]

Top 8 reasons why you are one:

8) you never touched a barbell until 1.5 yrs ago

7) I have 3 guys in my gym, same age as you that out squat you at ½ your body weight

6) He has done over 100kg (220lbs) more than this

5) I squatted more than your maximum with this same style before you were born, and have no injuries

4) Shane Hammond (IPF World Record Holder) did over 1000lbs with a dive bomb style

3) Most 1000+ squatters all wear gear so its impossible to ever hit rock bottom

[BROZKNOWS]

2) The same guys MUST go down slow and controlled or they will get out of the groove of their gear  and get shot across the room like a superball

**1) you cant even read the post/comment 2 below yours

[TheUnbreakableOne]

Are you two intimate with one another? It sounds to me as if you're defending your lover.

OK, ball busting aside...

What did I say to motivate you to respond to my comment with such disrespect and hostility? You, my friend, clearly have anger/adequacy issues. Seek professional help, ASAP.

And please don't challenge me to a battle of intellects because my educational achievements almost certainly exceed your own.

Have a good day!

[BROZKNOWS]

ram-ble: verb

Write at length in a confused or inconsequential way

Idiots (definition above) do this along with going off on non-weight lifting tangents.

I gave not 1, but 8 reasons why you should watch, read, learn and shut up.

I do get ANGRY because I do lack ADEQUATE patience when reading replies from pinheads.

If your exercise knowledge and reading comprehension were any indication of your educational achievements, I would guess you never made it past the 3rd grade.

[jlinteris]

Holy Christ! Strong man, STRONG!!

[Spamurai101]

He drops way too fast, one day his knees will just snap and his torso will hit the floor, its like ZOOOOM straight down, and then slowly back up, how about nice and controlled all the way?

that is a shitload of weight tho, wouldnt he want to look strong like fit instead of your only attribute being able to squat loads? cardio? whats the point, the dude looks fat, its like if your gunna put the effort in anway you might wanna at least look good

[BROZKNOWS]

Ok... First, watch this video... BUT be prepared cause he's NOT ripped. He's 5'9 , 360 lbs!

"Shane Hammon Squatting 925"

After Shane did this "dive bomb" squat, he went on to eventually do 1008 for a World Record, Switch to Olympic lifting, made 2 Olympic teams and become the strongest lifter in US history. Not bad for another "fat" guy.

Squatting fast is not a lack of control but just the OPPOSITE!! Try to move 700+ pounds quickly and without control you will miss for sure!

[BROZKNOWS]

Secondly, if everyone was as narcissistic and as vain as you, then there would be NO pro athletes. Athletes come in various sizes. Should World champion Kenyon marathon runners 'bulk up" cause their too skinny? Should all NFL Linemen who don't have a six pack get fired?

The "point" is that Weightlifting is NOT about how you look, it's about how MUCH you can lift.

Have you ever caught an episode of World's Strongest Man? Didn't think so cause your too busy waxing, tanning or flexing.

[kvon85]

Wicked response, that guy's a loser but youtube is full of them. Just started in this awesome sport to prep for my main sport, love the videos and you're guys are tanks!

[MAVsince1991]

god i love your replies to moronic idiots

they make my day

[krakistophales]

You're a fucking moron. The fact that he's able to explode out of the hole means that weight is easy for him, and it also means that his joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles and all connective tissue fire like angry pistons to pop that weight up with relative ease.

BTW, bodybuilding is the type of weightlifting with the statistically most injuries while also producing the least amount of weight moved in lifts when compared to powerlifters. Suck on that.

[MrGentleman78]

Much Respect!!

[aks73]

thats deep squatting.

[freedomsoldier187]

thats not deep squatting, thats squatting, period.

us weightlifters squat the correct way, if your not

going this deep your not squatting

[hagenissepuler]

Massive strenght dude, keep on posting em video's

*Subscribe*

[Donut62]

Beastly. All the knee explosion police can go eat a bag of dicks.

[Wiegieboard]

@Donut62 Well said!

[cheesedips]

huh? squat any way u find comfortable..i cant squat due to my f up back and hips and sholder and etc

[cheesedips]

all the PL stuff says to go wider and no bouncing..???im confused as hell...all the huge squats are wide and no bounces.

[hagenissepuler]

Most WPC lifters have a wide stance with theire feet, IPF lifters have a more narrow stance like this guy, and the squat up to 400kg + with singel ply squat suits.. So you can squat big with a narrow stance as well.

What this guy is doing is more of a "weightlifters squat". Narrow stance, no stop, and has the bar higher up on his back than the powerlifters.

Do as you prefer, try them all, change between them, or whatever. Dosent really mater that much. Its a preference.

(bad english)sry

[gggrggg]

fuckkk ... strong stuff!!!

[Harrivaara]

Great squats!!

[cheesedips]

ignorance, not..youre bouncing out of the bottom position, not good.....great squat no doubt...bad for knees thats my opinion.

[madaozeki]

Just curious, but what's your opinion based on? There's never been any scientific evidence to support what you said, and anecdotal evidence of weightlifters shows the opposite, that in fact the knees get much stronger squatting deep and through the heels or center of the foot. And what specific part of the knees is it bad for? At what load does the 'badness' start?

[Myself0101]

it's called hamstring loading, the hamstring stretch is whats causing it to look like a 'bounce'

[fatcat669]

you better let every single olympic lifter in the world know that then

[ja06mcs]

HUGE lift, do you think youl squat more than that, as i'm around those figures but i wana stop at 250, i don't think i'm mentally ready to higher

[buffmendes]

yeah i squatted 280 like a week after i wanna squat 400kg raw

[BROZKNOWS]

He will continue until he can do 330-350 for sets of 5.

[Cubu47]

crazy midsection stability

[cheesedips]

knees...ouch

[arnoud57]

ignorance, ouch

[mikeyburger1]

WOW WHAT BODYWEIGHT ARE YOU !?

[BROZKNOWS]

125kg

[mikeyburger1]

thats very impressive whats your best?

[mikeyburger1]

and u defo no your deffinition of the word squat i do 140 :( @ 69 lol!!

[killingthegame]

Beast strength !

[eigeoiegf45]

Holy crap that is incredible leg strength and power, keep up the good work, awesome video!

[hlmsabjr]

Yep hes on his way to torn knees. Keep up the bouncing out of the botton.

[BROZKNOWS]

hahaha!! guess you never saw shane rebound with 1000+ # huh? he never had knee issues. Guess all the weightlifters rebounding from the clean are in trouble as well then? LOL

[Mikeyburger3]

lol i wd like to have seen that was it this deep?