Kirk Karwoski Squats 1,000x2

[@omiejay]

Doctor: "Congratulations, it's a beautiful baby girl :)" Kirk: "I WANNA HOLD IT"

[@dannyboi472]

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[@fierce3006]

🤣🤣

[@panconjamon-]

XD

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

omiejay lmfaooooo holy shit that’s funny.

[@bigbeardedbeastcollector9404]

This deserves way more likes man lol this made me cry

[@timfosho]

He scared the crap out of everyone when he yelled i wanna hold it.

[@xabcx]

"I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!! .... *adrenaline wears off* ok let's go."

[@CarnifaxMachine]

Probably the greatest set of squats in human history.

[@ethanlewis7635]

this has been done raw now.

[@dasdos002]

@Gore4ever FulciLives Could you post a video of someone outdoing this?

[@ahmetgurbuz8270]

@@dasdos002 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGPOeYt_qpZ5ppo

[@PackWillStrengthCond]

@@ahmetgurbuz8270 nowhere near Karwoski’s depth.

[@markshanahan8147]

@@ahmetgurbuz8270 What William Pack said.

[@8acun]

Have you ever seen a squat set so great, you didn't notice a midget in the background?

[@emanueltorres1159]

Holly fuck....

[@vlgl5752]

Legend says it he was the guy who'd attempted that weight prior to Kirk. Used to be a 6-footer...

[@bigwon5883]

Looks like lee priest 😅

[@tfs1237]

Now that is a real competition squat, walk it out, confirm it with a second rep, yell louder than the crowd that its your kill, way below depth, walk it back in......out-standing!

[@schoonerchow]

everything you just said I was thinking the same thing, Beast

[@EvilSecondTwin]

billyboy1969 I think you lied when you said, "everything you just said I was thinking the same thing."

[@christiangerhardt2408]

One thing missing....telling the crowd to piss-off it is your bar and you will re-rack it yourself.

[@Bergred]

Brendan Hughes --not one lifter has doubled that weight at that depth..no one....not even in that Animal Cage everyone goes so beserk about....

[@anonymousinternetcowardmcq4967]

Bergred exactly, this is mid 90s lifting at its finest, laughable liftjng gear, walked out and set up squats, unquestionable depth and no fucking bullshit "beast mode" or "alpha" shit talking

[@jumrobe]

I've seen this video countless times, and the first rep is still the damnedest thing I've ever seen. 1000lbs moving with such speed is unreal, even 20 years after the fact.

[@EvilSecondTwin]

Me too. I've seen this so many fucking times it's not even funny. Along with his other interviews. Capt Kirk is definitely the go-to-guy to get some adrenaline heading into the gym.

[@scottmoyer3854]

That first rep would have made an awesome video on its own. The energy in that room when he refuses to rack it, and drops down a second time is glorious

[@forme4567]

No disrespect to anyone, but this is the greatest squat video on youtube. Great legal depth, good form, and the way he grinded the second rep is just plain legendary.

[@emailvonsour]

first rep was hiiiiiiigh

[@UraharaKisukeTaichou]

LMFAO, When Kirk starts screaming.. white shirt guy takes his hands off the plates SO fast.

[@dude157]

I would too.

[@trevorandthegunrunners4166]

Every time I see this vid now I crack up at that moment

[@supaflyho24]

Wow. This was so beautiful that I might have shed a couple tears.

[@Nekrocold]

1000lbs for 1 would be nutz but 1000lbs for 2 is beyond fucking awesome and incredible strength.

[@bluenote04]

Yup, that lift was indeed genuine. I was the one taping the lift- it was deep and it was easy. Lifting with Kirk was a thrill, and I miss it. Watching him train & compete was witnessing 'athletic arrogance' in action. I was witness to it that day at Maryland Athletic Club, and again when he squatted 1003 at the Sr Nationals in Baton Rouge. It's funny what time does to your memory. I remember that day in the gym like it was yesterday, but I could've sworn the weight was 1005.

[@standepain]

...not to brag but my forklift did this once.

[@g29000]

Nice

[@livestrongforever]

no one will ever match this intensity this atmosphere this moment

[@alyoshazeifman4657]

Fucking incredible. "I wanna hold it!"

[@thehistoryoftheworld]

+Traffic xxx its a suit. No one has ever done 1k+ without a suit.

[@MrKoolaidjam]

+thehistoryoftheworld LOL wot? Andrey Malanichev, Zahir Khudarov, Eric Lillibridge

[@RobG2209]

Ray Williams just did 1005 without a suit this past weekend. RAW. And drug tested.

[@MrKoolaidjam]

Rob G drug tested means nothing.

[@SvupperZ]

It sure does. If anything, it limits their usage, especially during the peak.

[@alexjvolk]

I believe this is the most impressive squat feat I've seen. The equipment he has is nothing compared to nowadays. Absolutely Incredible. But haters still gon' hate

[@Taureg]

haha next time I'm yelling at my spotter with that intensity 'LET ME HOLD IT"

[@omgwtfDancer]

I love how everybody in the room squats with him

[@jamesshaw1602]

4 step walkout and BURIED it deep and strong!!! Nothing done these days looks like that!!!

[@bakermcq]

Legend has it everyone in that room’s testosterone production was permanently increased by 20% after witnessing this

[@MrDaveloveslaura]

After some of the stuff I have seen on You Tube - partial squats, partial presses, incline presses passing for "military presses", etc, this guy is for real a deep- I mean really deep-- full squatter. Very impressive, very remarkable.

[@irishstrongman]

awesome video, Captain Kirk is the man! I used to work out at the MARYLAND ATHLETIC CLUB, I remember this day I was in the back room where the TV was, the stretch room. People from all over came out for this day. Ian the owner is an awesome guy and his gym was great. When I was going to Paint Branch and Montgomery me and my friend Will Hill use to workout there. I remember one day after Kirk's training when he use to get nose bleeds, intense.

[@venom286__worldoftanks3]

The man wants to hold it

[@gavfiddy2328]

one of the most impressive feats of strength of all time

[@NicksStrengthandPower]

He shoulda screamed FUCK PARALLEL !!! Cuz that was like a foot below parallel lol

[@bencole2407]

it would have seriously been amazing to even witness this squat set in person.... i really feel like sometimes i was born in the wrong time period, and i think im right!

[@bencole2407]

+Andrew Lipham lol yeah I should take a vacation down there haha

[@czoraa21]

just shaking my head....just shaking my head.....

[@tgadde]

That was fucking BEAUTIFUL!

[@IzzyNarvaez]

One of the most impressive things I've ever seen.

[@TheLouisianan]

Finding one of your 10 year old comments is unreal. Love your info btw.

[@iRonlMoNKleY]

I WANNA HOLD IT!!! - simply amazing.

[@SquirtTribePride]

love watching his old training videos.

[@mikehammond9137]

Don't worry kirk. We're still watching this in 2023

[@StonemetzStrength]

I'm here in 2024 🦾

[@getzapt743]

Monsters do exist I tell ya

[@fazed657]

you know, in my opinion, it seems as if he wants to hold it

[@bromin6]

phenomenal. power beyond description.

[@chriswww]

This man is a fucking beast.

[@SJRogers0786]

Squattin' can't get no better than this!!!!

[@Bmonahan147]

I WANNA HOLD IT! I WANNA HOLD IT!!!!!

[@jordankanavel8762]

he squats 1000lbs lower than i squat 250

[@sleepingtube]

Jordan Kanavel Drop to 200 and start squatting to depth. build your strength up from there. Don't cheat yourself

[@Rafael-oq9vu]

sleepingtube i was squatting 90° 200kg, dropped to 130kg and started to full squat, 1 month later my knees were fucked up. After years squatting 90° I think my body cant handle the full movement

[@PearsAreOkay]

@@Rafael-oq9vu Why did you squat to below parallel? Mark Rippetoe writes in his book, Starting Strength, that for the squat mechanics, once you go past parallel (or thereabouts), your low back loses its extension (so-called "butt wink") and the tension on hamstring slackens. I do not think an individual is suppose to squat (loaded) so far below parallel without an active (i.e., rounded) lower back. If they do squat that far, then it should be unloaded.

[@Rafael-oq9vu]

@@PearsAreOkay After these 2 years i had to stop working out due to some personal problems, but just started again in august, and now im doing a2g squats @160kg without knee problems. Ik about this book and the reason i do below parallel squats is bc after watching some oly lifters squatting i thought this was the most aesthetic way to squat lmao. Now im just used to it, dont know if i should change my form again tho.

[@plantera07]

this is the most awesome thing anyone has ever done

[@Rothbardy]

Amazing.. that is just mind-blowing.

[@CodyV38]

@SquatDeadPress AND when you hit serious weight like that you want to embrace it. I love it when I hit a new PR on the squat or DL, then I hold it for a few extra seconds before racking the weight or putting it down to stay in that moment of victory. Kirk is the best squatter EVER!

[@StanleyKu]

Best squatter I have ever seen!

[@rhhr5698]

THIS GETS ME FUCKIN PUMPED

[@eloleelole]

FANTASTIC !

[@BodyByGamma]

Lets get it in... NO I WANNA HOLD IT I WANNA HOLD IT... look at the spotters faces...priceless

[@Wisey_83]

Best squatter. Love this kent.

[@dude157]

Has there ever been a greater feat of strength ?

[@phiten40]

@Gore4ever FulciLives 1015lb raw deadlift by Benedikt Magnussen

[@RetreatHell518]

@Gore4ever FulciLives 770 lb bench by julius maddox

[@joys8634]

@@RetreatHell518 1000+squat>1000+deadlift 770bench>1000squat

[@Str8Deenin47]

Konstantinovs 400 kg beltless deadlift

[@terrystrand]

Amazing that he did that off a pair of squat stands, no safety bars, power rack, cage, nothin'! But if he would have missed it totally those spotters would have never been able to save him from a near fatal accident. They would have grabbed the bar and pulled it unevenly and might have killed Kirk. That's a half ton, bro!

[@rantanen1]

god this dude is a legend.

[@TheSpiritWalk]

YOU are not in beast mode...THIS ^ is beast mode

[@LazySniper]

i guess he wants to hold it YYYEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[@EzeKill666]

Damn that's some crazy shot

[@SJRogers0786]

"I'm gonna hold it!! I'm gonna hold it!!!!"

[@bluenote04]

True story: Kirk, along with a few other friends from MD Athletic Club, where this was filmed, were at my house recently. I asked Kirk "Hey man, want a beer?" "Sure." I handed him a beer. When he went to take it, I tightened my grip & said "I WANNA HOLD IT! i WANNA HOLD IT! OK, TAKE IT!" Everyone laughed but Kirk. He just had a sheepish grin on his face.

[@hassoon83]

When the man tells you he's gonna hold it, you better step the fuck back.

[@mitchelltom32]

the most impressive double ever!

[@godwavenexus]

Yes, they are, in fact, quite lethal.

[@czoraa21]

dude my brain cant even process that right now thats fucking insane, and a full squat too!!! (I WANNA HOLD IT! I WANNA HOLD IT!) LOL

[@GunShowTickets]

Is that Peter Dinklage in the background?

[@cyberkai99]

Did you see how scared the spotter looked when he screamed "I wanna hold it"? That was fucking amazing!

[@BodybuildingUniverse]

pretty sure they're saying "YOU'RE the man!" Awesome display of strength regardless

[@wralphh]

gotta love kirk's signature pre-squat yell

[@jusomeswoleguy7131]

What a legend

[@rbsmith240]

I love to view this vid on leg day...what a monster!

[@ImDrizzt]

YOU SHALT NOT HOLD IT!!! *ROARRRR*

[@MrJoshua861978]

The best squatter ever!

[@rigidrider66]

Looks like a tribute to Dr. Squat Fred Hatfield right there, that's how it used to be done! Capt. Kirk was(is) a beast!

[@LazySniper]

he wants to hold it, let the accomplishment sink in. Hell if i did 1000x2, i would want to hold it.

[@scottmoyer3854]

What a nut. Coolest lifting vid ever.

[@Powerhouse735]

Captin Fucking Kirk. Everyone needs to put a fucking bar on their backs and just fucking squat.

[@krakistophales]

This man is a beast. He squats 1000 lbs for 2 reps and goes ALL THE WAY DOWN. A full squat...amazing. This guy is among the best.

[@deadlifttillyoudrop]

1000x2 thats mind boggling. And we should remember that this is with a walkout,very deep and single ply from the 90s,nothing compared for todays gear.

[@mattvanderlip1]

That's electric

[@medvidekmisa]

if he would say that with that voice like here...that doctor will shit his pants :D

[@thoomoo]

Freaking amazing

[@PRL1]

Awesome. And two full reps.

[@ljkyekennels]

Kirk is the real deal

[@drumttocs8]

One of the best comments I've seen on a lifting video lol

[@rawnie79]

"I wanna hold it! i wanna hold it!!!" and everyone shuts the fuck up cause its more apparent now, than ever before, that this man is a bit nuts. i envy him. Kirk Karwoski is a seriously fucking strong, manly man.

[@EricMCKiller]

He walks it out too.. hot damn

[@bloodyawakening]

road trip to florida... my friend: you gotta shit? restrooms are only a mile a way bro, hold up. me: I WANNA HOLD IT! I WANNA HOLD IT!

[@twentydashone]

i wonder what those spotters were thinking when he was like "I WANNA HOLD IT"

[@ReBooooo]

that guy shure got his hands of that weight when kirk screamed at him hahahaha

[@meatymutt2608]

WTF!! Bet every female within a 5 mile radius was impregnated with the overflowing testosterone from that awesome feat!!

[@blackangus92]

Those guys squatting with him are called spotters.

[@DonnieDarko727]

"I wanna hold it!!"" Fuck yea baby.

[@maulstik]

when he wants to hold it, he holds it.

[@roofit]

That was just AWESOME! I miss those days. REAL strong men, not these guys with rubber bands!

[@adisondenham2426]

Love this

[@harrew]

Best squats of all time

[@rehwwe]

cool are those the best sites. nice one man

[@lolmmmol]

shit dude...he even walked it out. much respect

[@jmm121884]

I WANNA HOLD IT!!! WhAT A FUCK! LOL LOVE IT

[@sakelee]

lmfao the guys look at him like omfg when he finishes the lift and starts screaming

[@25AEAndrew]

i wanna hold it i wanna hold it holy shit man thats hardcore

[@kennymrosemond]

AWESOME!

[@shamekapettiway]

Lol that guy was terrified 😨

[@derkypoo42]

by god he held it too

[@qtpie2630]

i would even go further and say it's the most impressive feat of strength of alll fucking time