Gene Rychlak SSB squat 900x5

8-31-2007
Southside Iron in Allentown PA

Gene Rychlak doing SSB squats with 900 or so pounds (including the chains) for 5 reps. He went past parallel though.

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• Gene
• Rychlak
• 900
• squat
• SSB

[45xilx45]

I guess cheating is okay.. i mean not having to balance for use of the arms is cool, and very shitty stance, his legs at 2x shoulder width.

[afulop]

You obviously haven't ever done any powerlifting. In powerlifting, squat is done with a very wide stance. The wider the stance the less stress on your knees but the more stress on your hips. Your hips can take more punishment than your knees.

[BigMbot]

Is that Louie simmons on the left?

[afulop]

It's Brian Weston on the leftside of the screen

[rehwwe]

what kind of bench cycle does gene follow

[afulop]

You'll have to ask him yourself. I know Jason Strunk is following Gene's program. In the last 10 weeks Jay's put 100 pounds on his bench.

[rawnie79]

bow flex.

[dkfjndfklhklfkldfgal]

@afulop Is he holding onto the rack ?

[ZBlacktt]

@woohay fair enough. How much do you think his body weight is? He's supporting that as well. So yeah, more then 900lbs, lol. :D

[woohay]

He isn't taking 900 pounds worth of strain at the bottom of the rep, as half of the chains are resting on the ground. I wouldn't call this 900*5

[petegriswold]

@watsby7 Chains add progressive resistance to the bar, since at the bottom of the lift some of the chain is on the floor and at the top all of the chains are suspended from the bar. They slide the pins out to simulate a monolift I believe

[blondiwithstyle]

@afulop Ey, do you have any tips for bad knees? I've done varius of workouts before, at my top I did legpress 250kgx12 (So I don't really get why my knees are bad now) but anyways, started Squatting for some months ago (shoulder width stance with knees) I got good form and all, but my knees just can't take it :/

So I've stopped squatting for the moment, do you have any ideas/tips on why my knees are acting like this and perhaps how I could fix it? I can't find any leg exercise better than Squat.

[watsby7]

I lift weights and was wondering what those chains are for. I also think that sliding those pins out at the top of the movement defeats the safety of using a power cage. The pins are put in place at below bottom of squat in case you can't make it up. You guys are stronger than me so you can tell me why I am wrong. I know you can make the bar heavier without using the chains.

[m5p944]

decent weight for somo good mornings lockouts

[6reevesy9]

@magnum151515 train using the 5x5 method or 5,4,3,2,1. upping the weight each time, if you want to lift heavy, then train heavy. also train legs. properly.

[tastefulphrasing]

@45xilx45 I know, he is missing the whole point of the chains.