Few powerlifters can raw squat 800 pounds, and I'll tell you more, I don't know any powerlfiter capable of doing 2 reps with 800 pounds at 4% bodyfat... The depth that Ronie did is perfectly legal, I saw powerlifters with legs wide open not going so far... Ronnie, Platz, Eddie Robinson, Ruhl could easily wipe out most powerlifters ass... with 3 months training...
You're right. Few powerlifters can raw squat 800 pounds. Ronnie ain't doing it, either. He's got a suit and wraps on. But I do think with proper training he perhaps
could have.
Please don't suggest his depth was legal. It was not. Not in a legit federation. Forget those ones where an inch above parallel is perfectly acceptable. He was close, though; I'll give him that.
Many bodybuilders from the past and present would make great powerlifters, yes. Hell, when I squatted with Platz in 1994 it was obvious how gifted he is. To see Coleman lift in person is a thing of wonder. I used to train at the gym where Robinson lifted in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, and, according to the older members, yes, the stories of his strength
are true. Extremely powerful man.
Coan could hit a triple raw with 800-plus at single-digit bodyfat, no doubt. And weighing well under 240, too. Dude deadlifted 903 at 229 pounds about 15 years ago! The true elite powerlifters lifting in legit feds like the IPF, etc. are capable of ENORMOUS feats of strength.
