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Zygimantas Stanulis 300kg Squat

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I guess here is another awesome Squat of the day. Zygimantas Stanulis (94kg European Junior Champion) with a 300kg Squat. He told me that we may see him in the Europeans in April or the Junior Worlds in May. Don’t tweak your neck.

Andrés Mata 210kg Squat x4 at75kg

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Here is a video of then 18 year old Andrés Mata from Spain. He competed in London as a 77kg lifter and was recently 3rd in the Junior Europeans. In the clip he squats 210kg x4 at 75kg, so almost triple bodyweight x4. Update: Weight corrected from 220kg to 210kg, thanks to Fuerza Extrema. If you speak […]

Chad Wesley Smith & Stan Efferding Squat

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Chad Wesley Smith spend a weekend training with Stan Efferding. Here is a quick interview he did with Stan. They talk about his plans for the next Backyard Meet on 24th March. Interesting is that Stan “only” squatting every other week (alternating with deadlifts). And here are some of their squats. Chad hits some nice […]

Dead Quarter Squats

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We talked about Dead Squats before. But how about dead quarter Squats to overload the part of the movement where you usually get stuck? Below is D’angelo Osorio doing it with  276kg (607lbs) for 3. Have you used it? Maybe D’angelo somehow reads this and can comment on it. Update: Some of you think it is not useful for weightlifters. Here […]

Travis Cooper 170kg Clean Complex

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Meanwhile at MDUSA … For regular updates and videos from the team, LIKE their Facebook Page – MuscleDriverUSA. Here is a Clean Complex with 170kg from Travis Cooper. Clean Pull Hang Clean 2 Jerks Thanks to Phil for submitting. Travis also got a nice 241kg Squat for 3 recently. And in case you have not seen it […]