One thing I've noticed with those who have a big (raw) squat..

[Anthony21]

This this real life? God damn that was easy for him.

[kayne695]

Good lord, I've never heard of this guy before. He handed 986lbs unlike anyone else I've seen. By far the strongest squat I've witnessed.

America's best recent olympic lifter and can also dunk and do a standing backflip
not bad for a short fat man

[RW2]

What is going on with the sound at 0:23 - 0:28?

[samsont]

What is going on with the sound at 0:23 - 0:28?

looks to be a VHS rip... draw your conclusions based on that lol wtf.. sick squaat who cares bout the sound :P

i particularly like how he ****ing manhandled that weight on the walk out like it was nothing

[TheRealAPOLLOS]

Amazing thing about Hamman is he's been crazy strong since he was a kid. What you're seeing there in his case is about 90% freak genetics with about 10% training for form, technique and refinement.

For those who are not familiar, he holds numerous records and is probably one of the strongest men in America. He's doing that RAW!!! No gear!

[kayne695]

What is going on with the sound at 0:23 - 0:28?

that is just the noise that the local environment makes when someone in close vicinity squats 900+ pounds raw

[Kregna]

dive boming squat is retarded in my opinion and you WILL have a knee problem squatting like that
Do it like this chinese bro imo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8yKSJbpFI

he's not bouncing out the bottom but his knees come in quite a bit

[RW2]

that is just the noise that the local environment makes when someone in close vicinity squats 900+ pounds raw

That makes sense. Also explains why I only hear laughing around me when I squat.

[viperman5000]

Youre correct.

And the first and seconds guys OP posted are both Olympic Lifters, ive seen a ton of their vids. They take advantage of the stretch reflex at the bottom after catching a snatch/clean.

not entirely. they squat that way to take advantage of the whip of the bar.

[TheBateman]

dive bombing a squat is a quick way to shorten your (heavy) squatting career. I prefer longevity and have a relatively slow and controlled descent, with minimal bounce. Training to get STRONGER WITHOUT THE BOUNCE, will inevitably make you stronger in general.

i agree that controlling the weight down and without the bounce will make you stronger but why do you think it will shorten your heavy lifting career? not totally adept when it comes to anatomy of the human limbs but curious to see your logic

[untranslatedZA]

If u can dive bomb without injuries, then do it, if u cant then dont, point is if u guna try, try it little by little or goodnight sweet prince. U cant change your squat style in a day. And if u take the the 5 wilks rated raw squats im pretty sure ull see they all lift diffirently, i also believe that dive bomb with wraps vs without wraps makes a big diff

[TheRealAPOLLOS]

If u can dive bomb without injuries, then do it, if u cant then dont, point is if u guna try, try it little by little or goodnight sweet prince. U cant change your squat style in a day. And if u take the the 5 wilks rated raw squats im pretty sure ull see they all lift diffirently, i also believe that dive bomb with wraps vs without wraps makes a big diff

Totally agree with this. If you've been doing something for a while and it hasn't resulted in injuries, a sudden drastic change could bring on injury.

It's the old if it ain't broke don't fix it. That being said, I'm still a strong proponent of beginners starting out to learn and practice strict form.

[getout87]

[pottro563]

My hips could not handle bombing squats. I do speed work but I stay in control the whole way down and just work on speed burst. If you can handle big weight and have that pace by all means stay killing it!

[Aestho]

he can do it because he's on a boat