2.7.09 ME Squat, 525x1 raw box squat

[jabeaudry]

your legs are fucking ripped, kick ass squats man.

[PLoFresh]

perfection

[Snowdaddypower]

Great box squats!!!

[RedPointfitness]

very nice squatting!

[ibtarnine]

very nice lifts, i like how the the rack moved when you went to re-rack the weights =P

just out of curiosity, what's your height/weight?

[wendellsowers1234]

What are you listening to?----just wondering

[ottorotciv]

If I remember right, it was Slayer's Raining Blood.

[cheesedips]

u are strong as hell...dammm

[skerikborg]

Very strong, Vic. What's the box height?

[ottorotciv]

13.5". Just at parallel for me.

[jmaddiso]

That's impressive! What bwt are you?  And what sort of carry over do you get to a raw squat from the boxes?

[ottorotciv]

My box and free squat poundage is very similar. My best raw squat was a fairly easy 515 at my last meet.

[jmaddiso]

Thanks for the info, so you box squat more than you free squat? My box squat is about 30lbs less than my free squat

What weight class are you in at the moment?

[ottorotciv]

I'm at 184 today, and my last meet was at 181. I'd actually like to make a cut to 165 for my next meet.

I squat about 3 inches deeper when i free squat, so the poundage does go down a tiny bit.

[jmaddiso]

Thanks again, I appreciate it. I'm looking to compete in the 181lb class and then move down to the 165lb class too. I'm just all fat at the moment, 39inch waist at a height of 5'6", so not good. my best raw squat without knee wraps is 496. I box squat to a low box, I box squatted mainly because I had an IT band problem and couldn't free squat with it. I find a low box with a wide stance really helps my sumo pull. My best box squat was 440lbs when I was doing them. I quite like them

[Newtime001]

you should get a swift kick in the ovaries for not going for 545.

[ottorotciv]

You are a smelly pirate hooker.

[Blooddraine]

dam dude impressive!! That is A LOT of weight... keep it up bro.

[ottorotciv]

Thanks, i appreciate it.

[bigtonutz]

nice bro.yeap your hitting some great numbers man.congratz!!!

[Sanitarium89165]

damn dude. you're closing in on a 600 raw free squat

[ottorotciv]

I'm a ways away from that, but it's definitely the goal i aspire to reach. My box squat and my free squat are close to each other in poundage.

[maxbm]

Congrats, Vic. Great squat.

[ottorotciv]

Thanks, man.

[Matgic1]

I hate you. :-)

Great lift.

[ottorotciv]

I'm still hating you for your cheat meal video ;)

[Matgic1]

Haha, it was Shelby prescribed. :-)

What's your BW at these days?

[ottorotciv]

I was 184 this morning and just hit a 495x8 deadlift. :)

[Matgic1]

Damn you, nipping on my heels.

Made some changes to the DL programming this time around, and I'm not sure it'll pay off...you may beat me to 600. We'll see. :-)

[barbell724]

Awesome squat. You make it look too easy lol.

[ottorotciv]

Hah, I wouldn't say that but thanks, bro!

[secuervo]

Nice work man.

[ottorotciv]

thanks, dude. ME work kicks ass.

[robbty18]

You had more in you for another PR?? Curious as to who put you onto wearing a weight belt.

[ottorotciv]

I think i could've gotten 10-15 lbs more, but it wouldn't have been pretty.

I've been wearing a weight belt since I started training.