How good are box squats?

[showmestate08]

Either he's training with some phenom who's set to break the all-time raw squat record, or the OP is full of it. Or the OP has no idea what real squat depth is. or the OP has no idea how to correctly total the weight on the bar. Or this person was using fake plates. Or a lot of things.

Somehow, I doubt there's some random guy in a commercial gym squatting that much.

This. Ready4negs

[Jericoe]

I dont know his name. He just walked up to me one day when i was squatting and started giving me tips. Every time he sees me he always starts giving me tips then talks about his lifts (lol). I know what real squat depth is. I know how to add up the weight and the plates were real. The dude swears by westside and he told me that he has louie simmons number. All i really know about the guy is that he is a cop. Ive seen him do planks with 450lbs on his back for 15+ seconds. I havent seen him actually squat 875lbs, this is just what he told me. Do i believe him about all of this? idk but he is pretty damn strong.

and this is all in a commercial la fitness gym (100% srs)

maybe hes trying to rape me

[arian11]

I dont know his name. He just walked up to me one day when i was squatting and started giving me tips. Every time he sees me he always starts giving me tips then talks about his lifts (lol). I know what real squat depth is. I know how to add up the weight and the plates were real. The dude swears by westside and he told me that he has louie simmons number. All i really know about the guy is that he is a cop. Ive seen him do planks with 450lbs on his back for 15+ seconds. I havent seen him actually squat 875lbs, this is just what he told me. Do i believe him about all of this? idk but he is pretty damn strong.

and this is all in a commercial la fitness gym (100% srs)

maybe hes trying to rape me

1. Lol at doing a plank with 450lbs for 15+ secs being the definition of pretty damn strong.
2. If he does Westside, why would he lift at LA Fitness? Seems like he wouldn't have access to the proper equipment to follow the conjugate method.
3. Can LA Fitness equipment even handle 875 lbs? I would think their bars would start bending by then. And their sleeves wouldn't be long enough to fit enough 45 lbs plates to get to 875 lbs. You can get to 7 plates (675) with most bars and standard plates before you have to go to 100 lbs plates.
4. When you meet someone older than you, it is proper to introduce yourself by telling them your name and asking theirs in return. You should do that and then you would have his name.

[Torrtrefireto]

Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film

Let's stop tap-dancing around the issue here: The claim is bull****. If he's 2" shorter than the OP, and the OP is 5'7" at 184, let's be EXTREMELY charitable with this fictitious person's weight, and say he's 220 at 5'5".

The all-time raw with wraps squat record is Pozdeev: 220 815 Konstantin Pozdeev Russia 12/19/10 WL

At 198 and 242:
198 760 Phil Harrington USA 07/09/11 IPA
220 815 Konstantin Pozdeev Russia 12/19/10 WL
242 859 Zakhir Hudoyarov AZE 05/29/2011 EURO


Either he's training with some phenom who's set to break the all-time raw squat record, or the OP is full of it. Or the OP has no idea what real squat depth is. or the OP has no idea how to correctly total the weight on the bar. Or this person was using fake plates. Or a lot of things.

Somehow, I doubt there's some random guy in a commercial gym squatting that much.

He did 881 in training
But awesome post, reps/10
My guess is high squatting or lying about numbers or poor math
Could be wrong though

1. Lol at doing a plank with 450lbs for 15+ secs being the definition of pretty damn strong.
2. If he does Westside, why would he lift at LA Fitness? Seems like he wouldn't have access to the proper equipment to follow the conjugate method.
3. Can LA Fitness equipment even handle 875 lbs? I would think their bars would start bending by then. And their sleeves wouldn't be long enough to fit enough 45 lbs plates to get to 875 lbs. You can get to 7 plates (675) with most bars and standard plates before you have to go to 100 lbs plates.
4. When you meet someone older than you, it is proper to introduce yourself by telling them your name and asking theirs in return. You should do that and then you would have his name.

655 is enough to bend the **** out of most commercial bars to the point it should be thrown away

[Jericoe]

1. Lol at doing a plank with 450lbs for 15+ secs being the definition of pretty damn strong.
2. If he does Westside, why would he lift at LA Fitness? Seems like he wouldn't have access to the proper equipment to follow the conjugate method.
3. Can LA Fitness equipment even handle 875 lbs? I would think their bars would start bending by then. And their sleeves wouldn't be long enough to fit enough 45 lbs plates to get to 875 lbs. You can get to 7 plates (675) with most bars and standard plates before you have to go to 100 lbs plates.
4. When you meet someone older than you, it is proper to introduce yourself by telling them your name and asking theirs in return. You should do that and then you would have his name.

1. He walked up to me literally in the middle of my squat set and just started giving me tips. There was no time to introduce myself, but i have seen him more then once so i guess i could ask his name next time i see him. I have manners, i know whats proper, sorry i didnt shake his hand in the middle of squatting.

2. He never squatted 875lbs at la fitness. as i said in my last post "I havent seen him actually squat 875lbs, this is just what he told me."

3. About him lifting at la fitness, im wondering the same thing.

[isaku900]

2. He never squatted 875lbs at la fitness. as i said in my last post "I havent seen him actually squat 875lbs, this is just what he told me."
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well now you know that he's a liar. so we can all move on and you can forget about him.

[Jericoe]

He did 881 in training
But awesome post, reps/10
My guess is high squatting or lying about numbers or poor math
Could be wrong though

655 is enough to bend the **** out of most commercial bars to the point it should be thrown away

the bar looked like it was gonna snap, seriously i was scared standing on the side that the weight was gonna break off and hit me.

he wasnt squatting high, and i dont have poor math (lol at this claim)

He could lie though

[Jericoe]

well now you know that he's a liar. so we can all move on and you can forget about him.

But as i said, i saw him do 745lbs for a couple of reps. This is the only reason i slightly believe him.

[isaku900]

But as i said, i saw him do 745lbs for a couple of reps. This is the only reason i slightly believe him.

well....in that case, we're back to you being full of ****.

either way this thread sucks.