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Message: [QUOTE="DomeHolmes, post: 5344513, member: 10113"] A few things here on his squat. Obviously he is very strong and glad we have him. 1. He has a bench underneath him he is “bouncing” off of. 2. He is holding the grips on the rack which eliminates the need to balance. When squatting, a small amount of your muscles focus on balance while most focus on the lift. Doing this allows 100% to focus on the lift. 3. He is applying a small amount of upward pressure with his arms. (Not much). If he really did, that alone would add 100 lbs to the squat. His real squat is probably in the 625 range. Still impressive, but there is a reason he is using all these assistance techniques. These things make a huge difference. for example the world record official bench press is 780 lbs. With a rubber bench press “suit“, the record is 1401 lbs! Most people watching would not recognize the difference the suit made. [/QUOTE]