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Nick McKinless 185kg x20 Squat at 43

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Meanwhile in Britain … At age 43, ATG Reader, and 2006 Britain’s Strongest Man at 105kg – Nick McKinless – gets a lifetime goal of his. 185kg x20 Squat. Ouch! Oh, and he is also a stuntman and a filmmaker (even though he filmed his squats in portrait mode…). Check out his website and his […]

Ray Williams 412.5kg Squat (909 lbs)

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Meanwhile in South Africa … Another one from the 2014 IPF Raw Worlds. Ray Williams with a 412.5kg Squat (909 lbs) at 162.40kg bodyweight. He went 372.5, 397.5, 412.5kg for a new IPF World Record. Together with a 235kg Bench and 325 Deadlift he got a 972.5kg Total. Video of just the Squat: Watch his 432.5kg […]

Alex-Edward Raus 330kg Squat

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Meanwhile in South Africa … 22 year old Alex-Edward Raus (EST, 104.6kg bodyweight) got a 330kg ATG Squat at the 2014 IPF Raw World Championships. Hard to judge depth from this angle 😉 Together with a 215.5kg Bench Press and 310kg Deadlift he got a 852.5kg Total.

Pat Mendes 300kg Squat *Update* 295kg x2

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Meanwhile in the US … Pat Mendes (now at 104kg) is steadily progressing after his comeback from his hip surgery. Now he already squats 300kg again. Still far off of his 362kg (800 lbs) PR, but in an interview over at Lift Big Eat Big he mentioned that he does not want to be a super heavyweight again. […]

Joe Pena 317kg Squat at 15

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Meanwhile in the US … 15 year old Joe Pena squats 317kg (700lbs) at 140kg bodyweight. 15 … Redditor fsholo nailed it saying: He never got the message to stop starting strength More Youngsters: Khetag Khugav Cleaning 174kg at 69kg at age 14 Khetag Khugaev 164kg Snatch 196kg C&J at 85kg 16 y/o Harrison Maurus […]