Author Topic: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 405lbs Squat (Read 27534 times)

Mike · « **on:** April 11, 2007, 01:10:48 PM »

According to pg. 134 of the latest issues of Mens Fitness (we get it at the gym):

"...I'd warm up with 135 pounds, then add another wheel to make it 225 pounds, and then get 40 reps each with 315, 405 and then 315 again."

That is an exact quote.

Am I missing something?

40 reps with 405lbs?

The Squadfather · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:11:16 PM »

hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

XFACTOR · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:12:57 PM »

I want to see you try 40 reps with 405?

danielson · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:13:51 PM »

Skin tight jean shorts might be conducive to squatting

XFACTOR · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:13:59 PM »

Sorry were you guys laughing at the claim or lauging because you feel it's easy?

405 for 40 would be quite a feat

The Squadfather · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:14:19 PM »

Quote from: XFACTOR on April 11, 2007, 01:12:57 PM

I want to see you try 40 reps with 405?

i can only do 10-12 with that, the reason i was laughing was because there is no way he did 40 reps with 405.

Option D · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:14:29 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:11:16 PM

hahahahahahahahahahahaha.

give me a break...40 fuckin reps..what, do these guys think we will be like "oh wow thats cool man" lift claims are hilrious..

squadfather...what are some of the whopers you have heard in your day....i think mat duvall might take the cake

MONSTER_TRICEPS · « **Reply #7 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:15:49 PM »

Brutal range of motion.

The Squadfather · « **Reply #8 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:15:59 PM »

Quote from: big_mal on April 11, 2007, 01:14:29 PM

give me a break...40 fuckin reps..what, do these guys think we will be like "oh wow thats cool man" lift claims are hilrious..

squadfather...what are some of the whopers you have heard in your day....i think mat duvall might take the cake

hahahahha, exactly Mal, Duvall claimed he could Smith Machine shoulder press 635 for 2, hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa a!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hedgehog · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:16:37 PM »

Quote from: Mike on April 11, 2007, 01:10:48 PM

According to pg. 134 of the latest issues of Mens Fitness (we get it at the gym):

"...I'd warm up with 135 pounds, then add another wheel to make it 225 pounds, and then get 40 reps each with 315, 405 and then 315 again."

That is an exact quote.

Am I missing something?

40 reps with 405lbs?

What a fcuking poser.

Sorry, but this guy's a clown.

-Hedge

danielson · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:17:14 PM »

Quote from: Hedgehog on April 11, 2007, 01:16:37 PM

What a fcuking poser.

Sorry, but this guy's a clown.

-Hedge

He would so "stun" you if he read that.

XFACTOR · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:18:11 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:14:19 PM

i can only do 10-12 with that, the reason i was laughing was because there is no way he did 40 reps with 405.

My bad.

Funny sometimes I read these things, like a claim in an ad of shoulder pressing 315 for 20. Then on shoulder day I feel like a pussy struggling with 275. I try 315 and can't even get it half way up.

Saxon · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:19:12 PM »

Again, someone bigger and stronger than the average person has to tell lies about his lifts

The Squadfather · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:19:38 PM »

Quote from: XFACTOR on April 11, 2007, 01:18:11 PM

My bad.

Funny sometimes I read these things, like a claim in an ad of shoulder pressing 315 for 20. Then on shoulder day I feel like a pussy struggling with 275. I try 315 and can't even get it half way up.

you ain't the only one, if i tried 315 on shoulder presses they'd be carrying me out on a stretcher, i couldn't move a 315 shoulder press a half inch.

gordiano · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:20:42 PM »

Quote from: Hedgehog on April 11, 2007, 01:16:37 PM

What a fcuking poser.

Sorry, but this guy's a clown.

-Hedge

I thought for sure you'd mention 240's incredible squatting feat.......

Option D · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:20:59 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:15:59 PM

hahahahha, exactly Mal, Duvall claimed he could Smith Machine shoulder press 635 for 2, hahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa a!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh yeah....that was too funny...i asked did his finger slip from the 3 to the 6....and he was like na...he did 635...and i also think it might have been behind the neck

gordiano · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:22:08 PM »

BTW, Austin's got some good size wheels (or used to before fucking himself up). But I call bullshit on that claim.

The Squadfather · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:23:01 PM »

Quote from: big_mal on April 11, 2007, 01:20:59 PM

oh yeah....that was too funny...i asked did his finger slip from the 3 to the 6....and he was like na...he did 635...and i also think it might have been behind the neck

hahahahaha, then he lost his mind when i called him on it and challenged me to get in the wrestling ring with him.

XFACTOR · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:23:30 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:19:38 PM

you ain't the only one, if i tried 315 on shoulder presses they'd be carrying me out on a stretcher, i couldn't move a 315 shoulder press a half inch.

Yeah I guess it's good to keep it in percpective. A few of us on here are pretty strong I would imagine just not "Muscletech" strong.

XFACTOR · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:24:02 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:23:01 PM

hahahahaha, then he lost his mind when i called him on it and challenged me to get in the wrestling ring with him.

LMAO @ "the wrestling ring"

Hedgehog · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:24:14 PM »

Quote from: gordiano on April 11, 2007, 01:20:42 PM

I thought for sure you'd mention 240's incredible squatting feat.......

Actually, 240 or Bust "only" claimed 20 reps.

Quote from: 240 or bust on June 15, 2005, 07:35:43 PM
Hi Cheap Stomach,

I'm glad you asked. I get asked all the time about my squatting numbers and I'm always happy to help a young fan.

One fateful summer, I got that free rack, a Sports Authority set, and started. I squatted 2 times a week for one heavy set of 20 reps. Now and then I'd add deads or benching, but most of the time, it was just squats. I pigged out at the same time- I had just quit teaching and had nothing to do but lift, eat, and play PS2.

By the end of the summer I had gained 30 pounds (most was muscle- i finally filled out) and I was regularly doing 300 pounds to parallel for 20-rep squats, just like the internet article I had read had described. (We've all read that one- and it works!) It was at this time I joined a gym and started to break weights over 300.

315... 335... 355... the weights went up as my reps begain to dip below 20. I always had a spotter or two, and usually finished without assistance. Soon I was using 405, with 2 spotters, every other weekend on Sunday, with knee wraps. I got up to 8 or so very sickening reps that first time, and nearly sharted. Rough day. But I continued on. It got easier as I hit the early 420 and 430s.

Hurricane Charley came shortly thereafter and destroyed my beloved SOS Gym in Pt Charlotte, FL. So, I joined a new gym in the fall. By this time, I was working a ton and attending FT classes. I started doing cardio- for the first time in 2 years- and couldn't run 1/8 mile without stopping. Shinsplints followed. But after a while, the cardio came easier for me.

Today I usually squat without a spotter and typically don't go over 315 for 10 slow safe reps. I don't use wraps, and I don't weigh 220 anymore. I'm at 191 today. My knees ache most days from the cardio, so I am careful about risking heavy leg work while dieting.

Cheap Stomach, I thank you for your letter. Best wishes in all your endeavors. Also, I feel my placing at the Ironman this year was due to the fact that I am too involved in politics and that I defended my wife's Olympia placing. Peace.

-240 or Bust.

Option D · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:24:50 PM »

Quote from: Saxon on April 11, 2007, 01:19:12 PM

Again, someone bigger and stronger than the average person has to tell lies about his lifts

are u shittin me...you believe in the easter bunny..dude he didnt do no damn 40 reps with no 315 let alone 405..

Mike · « **Reply #22 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:25:51 PM »

The sad thing was it wasn't in an ad, it was an interview, which I take as a bit more credible.

Here's what his workout would look like

Squat

135 X 20 reps
225 X 20 reps
315 X 40 reps
405 X 40 reps
315 X 40 reps

RIDICULOUS!!!

For perspecitve, here's Steve Kuclo doing 405lbs for 20 reps:

swilkins1984 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:26:06 PM »

When I was a really hardcore wresting fan in undergrad (it got kinda lame) Stone Cold was always wearing a knee brace. I can't see him squatting anything, maybe leg presses though.

Option D · « **Reply #24 on:** April 11, 2007, 01:26:24 PM »

Quote from: The Squadfather on April 11, 2007, 01:23:01 PM

hahahahaha, then he lost his mind when i called him on it and challenged me to get in the wrestling ring with him.

exactly...like "wrestling"

with him would some how validate his bogus ass lift claim...