19Aug08 FullSquat 315lbs x 6 (Low Bar)

[xhmoobxyoojx]

one thing about squating heavey weight by yourself is when you cant lift it anymore and it drop and i have to lift it back up on the stand thingy. lol.

[kmarroquin8]

You have a good squat but that isn't very strong for your weight.

[CoolColJ]

old video, I have one from a few months ago with 365 for 7-8 reps

had to stop training after that though

[CoolColJ]

I didn't, it just appears that I did

[collin355]

great form..most people i see at the gym will squat down only about 6 inchs.not only is that useless but people dont realize how much you can fuck up your knees by barely going down..they think that if you go deep its bad for your knees when it is actually vice versa..keep up the good work..

[sr19]

how long have you been training? i squat 225 atm and i know that it needs to be higher.

[CoolColJ]

One and off for a good few years now, making all the usual mistakes along the way. Mostly with respect to recovery

if you can add 5lbs a week on your squat, your doing well. On my good months, that's how fast my squat goes up.

[benjina1990]

nice work.

its funny reading the comments of people thinking this isnt going to improve your jump. and theyl be the people using jumpsoles and doing air alert and wondering why they have knee injuries and no jump.

[CoolColJ]

thanks

funny, I have done Jumpsoles and Air Alert, a long time ago, and never gain a single inch!

But squatting and along with regular jumping has added inches.

[benjina1990]

i see you use eric cressey foam role routine.. cooool. im starting his maximum strength program soon

[sr19]

how does the squat improve vertical? i know it strengthens legs, but i thought the best way was to do olympic lifts, the squat does not train explosive speed. how does that work?

[CoolColJ]

Well the human body is heavy, really heavy. The heavier the object needed to be propelled, the more strength helps to improve performance. How do you improve olympic lifts? You get your squat up! :)

I don't know of any guys squatting 135lbs powercleaning 400lbs....

[benjina1990]

power=strength x speed, so if you get stronger you jump higher. also a squat can and should be done as explosively as possible... olympics lifts are good aswell though

[lilbignoob]

Its not how high u jump, its how fast u jump to your max vert. 2 ppl can have 42 inch verticals, but one of them can reach 42 inches faster, w/e tho lol if it works for you it works for you.

[CoolColJ]

that statement defies the law of physics....

[lilbignoob]

dunno what that means but u wont be dunkin doin this shit

[CoolColJ]

stronger legs help you to jump higher, since your body is damn heavy

I know a guy with a 47+ inch standing vertical jump and 51 inch running jump at 5'9" 210lbs. And he full squats over 600lbs

[johnthecoolguy]

would that be ac barch jr?

[CoolColJ]

Yes :)

Alan Barch Jr

aka Squat DR

[lilbignoob]

i dunno why your doin this type of shit if your tryna get hops, maybe ur jus tryna be a body builder with above average vertical or somethin, i dont kno, keep doin what u do tho

[CoolColJ]

power is always capped by max strength

[adarqui]

damn nice.

[CoolColJ]

ya :)

it's been a while since I've had 3 wheels on the bar!