saw my buddy at the gym, he said he was training with another dude. claimed he squatted 720 at 160.
“suited?”
he didn’t know what that meant. so i explained and he said not suited. guy probably ~20 years old. and was going to play for usc football before injury.
my first thought was quarter squats which could explain why he’s injured go figure.
i’m not really familiar with these big numbers, so i don’t want to make big judgments before calling both of them idiots. i’m going with bs though. thoughts?
Forget whetehr he actually did it (he didnt.) I’m questioning whether he even did a 1/16th squat and THINKS that that’s a full squat (in which case a 720 walkout @ 165 would still be fairly impressive) or if he is just an out and out liar (which also makes me question the “usc football, but then i got injured” story)
[quote]KBCThird wrote:
Forget whetehr he actually did it (he didnt.) I’m questioning whether he even did a 1/16th squat and THINKS that that’s a full squat (in which case a 720 walkout @ 165 would still be fairly impressive) or if he is just an out and out liar (which also makes me question the “usc football, but then i got injured” story)[/quote]
Whose gonna play D1 Ball at 165 if they’re not the kicker?
Best raw squat by a 165er in the past year is 615, and it is 500 lbs for the stricter organizations. Single ply it is 777 by Wade who is a lot higher than everybody else, and multi ply it is 815.
So to answer your question 720 raw at 165 is unheard of and BS unless you see it yourself and test the weight.
[quote]FightingScott wrote:
KBCThird wrote:
Forget whetehr he actually did it (he didnt.) I’m questioning whether he even did a 1/16th squat and THINKS that that’s a full squat (in which case a 720 walkout @ 165 would still be fairly impressive) or if he is just an out and out liar (which also makes me question the “usc football, but then i got injured” story)
Whose gonna play D1 Ball at 165 if they’re not the kicker?[/quote]
I doubt DeSean Jackson is much more than 165
ok, decided not to be lazy and actually checked. They list him at 175 (and thats in the nfl,) and those are often generous. The bw doesnt set off my bs detector the way the “squat” does.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
I had someone tell me once that they benched “about 700lbs” raw.
That was awesome.[/quote]
Oh cool, you met scott mendelson. Did you get his autograph or what?
unracking 720 is a massive achievement… though it could explain the injury as well. ‘i can nearly squat 720, i did the negative part of the rep easy, went complete ATG too, but then i got injured’
I wonder what elite level powerlifters think when they hear about all these people who can lift more than them I wonder if they try and call them on their bullshit straight out, or ask them to compete and enjoy hearing the excuses to why they don’t squat or benchpress anymore.
[quote]Laughing Man wrote:
Hanley wrote:
Bullshit. Without a shadow of a doubt.
Sure Hoop did 753 at 165 in full single ply gear at last year’s IPF world champs and he’s one of the best 165’s i nthe world!
Hoop is awesome, he’d be no way near 720 raw back then at 165 though. BS is right!
Wonder how much he gets out of his gear, I’m guessing 150-200lbs.[/quote]
we appear to have the same inspiration, as per our profile pictures, you sir, are a bastard. I say the only way to settle this is an internet duel. chop chop, backs to each other, let us take 10 spaces, on the count of 3,2,1…
I wonder if they try and call them on their bullshit straight out, or ask them to compete and enjoy hearing the excuses to why they don’t squat or benchpress anymore.
