Ben Johnson squatted 600 pounds for 6 reps

[flinstones1]

An elite Bulgarian weightlifter, as in one who is hand picked from a young age and groomed at a young age... is front squatting 450-500 pounds  by the time he is  14-15  years old. If he doesn't he doesn't make the cut

[Darren Avey]

Is Coach suggesting powerlifters arent athletes?

[Marty Champions]

This small guy squats 600+ like its nothing

this was actually proven fake by some debunkers last year

[Skylge]

Todays sprinters are faster than Ben and never use peds.....it's a miracle!   

[anabolichalo]

What a joke. The fact some believe this nonsense is further proof a majority of members haven't a clue about strength.

I lifted at a gym where Ben worked out, perhaps 20-odd years ago. He was muscular but slight (still in his best shape) and wasn't capable of squatting even 405 for several reps, unaided and to legal depth.

Six hundred for six?! Do some of you fools have ANY idea how strong this is?!! Johnson was a tremendous athlete but to suggest you believe such total and outrageous bullshit is unimagineable.

P.S. In that video, he's bouncing off a bench set above parallel with 495 (at the Variety Village community centre in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada). He's got someone pulling on him, as well. And some wank in this thread says he is good for perhaps two at 600 because he does six or whatever reps with five plates in this style?!!!

I'm done with this shit, on this here board. If it's strength-related, it's guaranteed to be full of members who just have no idea.

on getbig everybody with a sack can bench 315 for reps naturally

[Coach is Back!]

Is Coach suggesting powerlifters arent athletes?

I'm suggesting they're not track athletes

[Pray_4_War]

Ben Johnson showed up at my high school track to work out one time.  He ended up racing a couple of my faster football teammates.  Smoked them.  I was a defensive lineman so I sat that one out.

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]