Sheikh Nasser 100k$ squat challenge

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Do you know what’s on the bar to start for Kroc?

That video actually reminded me of my old lifting partner’s squatting form, just owning the weight and moving like a machine. The best I witnessed from him was around 405x15.

There’s no “oof” in the sheikh’s incredible performance. There’s a certain amount of facial and body expression that usually accompanies getting heavy weight on and off of your back. It would also seem as if the sheikh has the sturdiest unbolted squat rack on wooden floors in the entire kingdom. Probably solid tungsten.

I sincerely hope the sheikh gets some help and overcomes whatever is compelling him to put this out there. Hopefully flats is right and he just doesn’t realize what his trainers are doing or basic physics.

Besides the Ministry soundtrack, which is one of my favorite 2 hit wonders of the 90’s, I love how Kroc’s doing it without a net and with a walk-out.

I like it in the same way that I like how I spent my childhood riding a bike far and wide without a helmet.

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  1. Goes 5 plates, 4, 3, 2, 1. Apparently 4 plates was the worst part.
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I feel slow for not having deduced that, but that’s okay. I am a bit slow at times.

I believe it can be a very important element of becoming strongerer.

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The 30 second rest would make it where I couldn’t do any two. And I believe that I could have easily done any one of those weights and reps during my 40’s.

I never trained more than 10 reps per set on any squat.

If any of these reps are remotely close to your max, IMO, the 30 second rest makes this impossible to complete.

Those of Tom Platz capability are the only ones, IMO, who have a chance completing this challenge.

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His relationship to reality seems flimsy

This 100k$ squat challenge is a challenge from him to everyone in the world by the way and he completed it to set the example

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I’m hearing a lot of jealousy. But I haven’t watched the video yet. Perhaps His Excellence is training hard, saying his prayers, taking his vitamins, and wondering what’cha gonna do with Hulkamania when those 24” pythons start running wild?

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Hey, how topical

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I tell kids that are trying to learn industrial skills “if you quit now, you will suck this badly forever.”

That usually brightens them up.

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I’m behind on my strongman because I had no idea who that guy was.

I love how he keeps a completely straight face at the four minute mark.

“This is a challenge put out by his highness… and he has completed this challenge.”

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Those blue plates might be 5#? I have seen reds that are 2.5#

Go ahead and emulate that feat with 5# increases and see if you are sweating during it.

That’s a total of 200reps.

Try it in 1-set and your upper back wil be screaming from the bar indenting into the back.

115 x117reps in 1-set is my best so far.

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did he do it finally?