Greatest barbell squat set of all-time

[Cook]

And very little supportive gear or monolifts....notice Don isn`t even wearing standard knee wraps in that pic.

Belt,wraps,chalk..............period.

You know ? I think I remember there was a couple of years in the 70s that they made knee wraps illegal for competition.It was before I was lifting but I seem to remember some of the guys talking about it .

[Hulkotron]

Seems like stringent study but I still question the relatively low claimed BF% because he is FAT. The kind of fat that nullifies any strength feats in most peoples' minds 

Just the undershirt bunching up

[wes]

You know ? I think I remember there was a couple of years in the 70s that they made knee wraps illegal for competition.It was before I was lifting but I seem to remember some of the guys talking about it .

I don`t recall that.....but I can`t remember shit anyway so........

[illuminati]

Winning the world championships from 1973-76, Don Reinhoudt put up the biggest powerlifting numbers ever achieved. He held international all-division world records in all three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

His total of 2391 pounds (1084.5 kg.) in 1975 was the highest raw powerlifting total for 38 years! His raw squat record lasted 39 years! The guy was four decades ahead of his time.

He’s still one of the very few powerlifters to squat more than 900 pounds raw and bench press more than 600 pounds raw in the same competition.

For how long it took his records to be broken, you can make a good argument that he’s the GOAT of super-heavy powerlifting.

Good call - Don was years ahead of his time.
Definitely an ATG.

[IroNat]

Good call - Don was years ahead of his time.
Definitely an ATG.

Lots of milk and corn in that boy.

[The Scott]

I don`t recall that.....but I can`t remember shit anyway so........

Same here.  Dammit. 

[Super Nattie]

Not the greatest, but impressive

[Van_Bilderass]

Regarding supporting equipment, I read that some of the beastly squatters of the past used to tape half a tennis ball behind their knee to be able bounce a little more weight 

[mops]

683 no hand squat

[Humble Narcissist]

Regarding supporting equipment, I read that some of the beastly squatters of the past used to tape half a tennis ball behind their knee to be able bounce a little more weight 

I've heard of that trick as well.

[falco]

683 no hand squat

He wont be tearing his biceps anytime soon.

[wes]

Regarding supporting equipment, I read that some of the beastly squatters of the past used to tape half a tennis ball behind their knee to be able bounce a little more weight 

Squatting in super tight blue jeans will also add a bit of weight to your squat.

[Cook]

Squatting in super tight blue jeans will also add a bit of weight to your squat.

I have heard of some of the old timers doing that back before the rules were clearly defined.

[wes]

I have heard of some of the old timers doing that back before the rules were clearly defined.

Damn Cook.....me and you are two old bastards.   

[Cook]

Damn Cook.....me and you are two old bastards.   

haha yes we are my friend 

[wes]

haha yes we are my friend 

BUT.........we are as cool as a cucumber in a snowbank.....so there's that!    LOL 

I`ve never seen the jeans used  in a meet but have seen guys squatting in the gym wearing a pair.

[MAXX]

when loose fit sweat pants become tights

[mops]

Squatting in super tight blue jeans will also add a bit of weight to your squat.

Will it also work in super tight daisy dukes & construction boots ?

Asking for a friend...

[Cook]

Will it also work in super tight daisy dukes & construction boots ?

Asking for a friend...

Hell it’s worth a try let us know…. No homo

[mops]

Hell it’s worth a try let us know…. No homo

Ok
Lemme grab a spotter first then (No homo)

[Van_Bilderass]

Squatting in super tight blue jeans will also add a bit of weight to your squat.

Before equipped powerlifting practically disappeared, they used to wear powerlifting "briefs" under the squat suit. Same material as the squat suit. I was handed a bunch of used squat suits and I cut them off at about navel height, you want the belt to go over the material. They add a little weight to your squat and dead. But if someone has hip pain they feel amazingly good and you don't feel the bad hips. Some powerlifters say they don't think you should do any squatting without briefs and over time your hips will thank you. Of course most recreational trainers wont go through the trouble of getting them.

They were making double ply briefs too, so you had 4 layers of material with the squat suit. Probably added 500lbs and then add the wraps, at least 100lbs 

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[wes]

Will it also work in super tight daisy dukes & construction boots ?

Asking for a friend...

From my own personal experience.........YES!   

[The Scott]

For awhile I wore a hernia truss  while squating as I had a few operations as a young child trying to move (for me!) heavy stuff around the house or on the playground  I had a bad hernia once while looking for soda bottles to turn in to the 7/11 for movies and candy bars.   

This was at a construction site and I noticed a blanket and grabbed a it in my hands and proceeded to drag out of the way.  I didn't make all that far, LOL!

Turns out it was a lead lined blanket and yup, I got a hernia trying to move it.  I almost always wore sweatpants on leg day.  The rest of the time I wore jeans, a t-shirt and tennis shoes.

[ProudVirgin69]

Before equipped powerlifting practically disappeared,

Say what now?  I haven’t followed the “scene” in like 10 years but I thought that was where all the records were being set, no?

[Van_Bilderass]

Say what now?  I haven’t followed the “scene” in like 10 years but I thought that was where all the records were being set, no?

It's all raw now and even powerlifters laugh at equipped lifting, some think knee wraps are ok. I guess there are some small groups of equipped lifters putting on meets in some small room with 10 in audience, 10 of which are family and training partners/coaches, someone could set a new WR bench by 100lbs and everyone just laughs. It was unpopular then, invisible now. The training changed completely, no one trains "Westside" now, certainly none of the best raw lifters. Westside only worked with the ridiculous suits. I don't know if the Westside gym concept would even be viable today because all the guys were "nazis" and junkies, crackheads, opioid abusers, and criminals. Those briefs I posted, the small Finnish METAL brand probably went out of business because the owner posted a George Floyd joke on twitter and was dropped in minutes by EliteFTS and Dave Tate lol. Wetside today would probably have rainbow flags hanging, instead of the confederate flag, and an ADL stamp of approval with 51% minorities training there

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1400lbs, probably getting close to 1000lbs from the rocket launcher 

Proudly posing with the weight he lifted