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Chad Wesley Smith Squat Instruction

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Chad Wesley Smith from JTS Strength shares his method of teaching the Squat. Maybe you can pick up a cue that is useful for you (or your trainees). creating a stable shelf for the bar to sit on unracking and walking out (3 step method – dominant foot, then set off foot, then set dominant foot) bracing […]

Max Aita 250kg Front Squat

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Meanwhile in the U.S … Max Aita gets a 320kg Deadlift and 250kg Front Squat. The sunny HookGrip shirt, which clearly made the lifts possible is discontinued (only XL left), but you can still get other nice shirts 😉 See his 320kg Squat here.

CAPO Australian & International Powerlifting Championships Deadlifts

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Meanwhile in Australia … Did you feel a minor earthquake this morning? Benedikt Magnusson opened with 380kg. Took 400kg for his second (which looked ridiculously easy). Unfortunately he missed his 3rd at 420kg. Oh well, next time. Australia’s Odell Manuel got a 400kg Deadlift also. Other Good Performances: Richard Hawthorne’s 272.5kg Deadlift at 60kg bodyweight (4.5x BW!) […]