What Happens When You Fail A 527.5 kg Squat

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[@lukemiles2566]

Gonna keep this in mind for the next time I squat 527.5

[@KaokashinPlays]

Pounds

[@GoogleUser-uo2bf]

@@KaokashinPlays I wish I can do that in pounds

[@cuonglv89]

Just keep it at 525 and you'll be good

[@lh1690]

Yah, I hear you Luke, especially important when pistol squatting that weight.

[@bang3929]

Grams

[@michaelmazzarella72]

Best spotting I’ve ever seen-catching that kind of weight is more difficult than the squat

[@whitestguyuknow]

Yeah I was thinking if he started to buckle his best hope is that these people can pull the weights off of him quickly or slow it just enough for an escape. But no they literally caught it. Very impressive. It took over half a dozen guys but they did it lol

[@michaelmazzarella72]

Both good points-makes you realize how small the margin for error is with these kind of weights-could be career ending

[@jaromor8808]

@Kaiser Franz von Lappen der 2. bro i am confident that powerlifter is not an idiot, to have average joes spotting him when he's lifting +500kg

[@Typidica]

no its not

[@aaronmajchen982]

That 475 was high, the 510 was WAY high. His people should've called that out. He was absolutely not ready to increase.

[@tyrone8402]

Exactly

[@Rumpled4SkinFU2]

Granted it's still impressive he can move that shit at all, you're totally right. I can see why he didn't like his judges lol

[@bradleycailor6325]

While obviously high as heck for IPF standards, he could still likely hit 1,000 pounds in sleeves, which is still extremely rare. We'll see if he hits a strictly officiated meet if he can get healthy. This sport may never be respected until all sanctioning bodies have uniform standards. We surely remember the days when multi-ply "world record" squats were high ridiculously high (but that was the standard for those sanctioning bodies). FYI: I was a national USPF referee back in the 80s and 90s, but left the sport once the APF allowed ridiculous 3" high squats.

[@xengyang5597]

When the whole gym is spotting you, you wont get hurt severely

[@Mike-iy6sy]

Those squats were way too high!

[@LuckyStrikeLT]

Who cares if a gym lift is a bit high?

[@agnwstosstratiotis]

@@LuckyStrikeLT True. But if they weren't he probably wouldnt have been injured as well.

[@thorwannabe6810]

Just a touch deeper and he'll be golden

[@juliawilliams1355]

@@agnwstosstratiotis bruh how he got injured had absolutely nothing to do with the depth of his squat. 🙄

[@agnwstosstratiotis]

@@juliawilliams1355 you're right he was injured standing. I don't know why the fuck the image of him getting injured squatting stuck in my mind. I guess i'm getting alzheimers

[@aquafreshka9308]

What is a suit in musculation ? and how does it help ?

[@nilo7727]

Get well soon!!! Amazing lifts!!!!👍👌👏💪😎

[@ss-cw6he]

In my nation highest is 455kg on squat I will tell him to be careful while doing 525kg lol

[@kennethschneider6064]

2:30 you're welcome

[@jasse85]

That weight was about to fold him with his head between his knees or worse, if the spotters hadn't cought it.

[@robociock]

How can two little ankles withstand 250 kgs each? 😱

[@Love4Hardstyle]

Correct me if i'm wrong but in (some?) powerlifting federations your bones must be aligned horizontally with the floor, so no deeper than that is needed. So why would you go any deeper? But those weights man, why not get a squat rack sponsored or something? You surely must be able to find a sponsor with those amounts of weight.

[@catedoge3206]

I did 530 kg squat but the camera was off.

[@666BIGBLOCK]

How many reps ?

[@daniellovesosrs]

Idk why he shifts his legs so much. Literally any person ive ever seen squat extremely heavy like that is ready to go down as soon as they unrack.

[@REXX399]

Congratulations you found a way to make Quasimodo and Shrek look like they had a baby.... I guess that's a small consolation prize for being able to lift a shit ton of weight twice LOL..

[@MartinTeerly]

He could easily die if not conches spotters

[@cmecu_seemeseeyou9330]

IMpressive, but the body is already being pushed past its limits... too much risk vs reward.

[@musicisthecure6934]

Dude… fuuuck

[@troytruong8246]

And people, this is the result of your ego. Extreme heavy squat and deadlift are very dangerous. This is why i dont do heavy squat and deadlift for a reason.

[@DelcoJesus]

does not hit depth. stop making videos on lifters who dont lift to comp standards

[@LiftingVault]

He hits depth in comp tho

[@grzegorzjedrzejowski5746]

Im very impressed by spotters. They managed to catch this 527 kg, amazing

[@Ripcookiethief]

No kidding! Those dudes were amazing!

[@chrisfortunato381]

Better than IPF World’s spotters

[@grzegorzjedrzejowski5746]

@@chrisfortunato381 not that big of an achievement

[@Hankola]

Seven spotters, man. That's 1100 pounds that man has on his back. Lucky man.

[@grzegorzjedrzejowski5746]

@@Hankola even tho its less than 100 kg on a person still pretty impressive they coordinated each other rapidly. Very hard also to fit 8 people incuding huge lifter, around this bar in the corner like this. Unbelievable

[@matthewkossolapov159]

Squatting over 500 without the monolift is a guaranteed injury in my opinion, that is way too much weight to ever be walked out of a rack.

[@otoyoto7153]

Yeah, it looks like there just aren't any bars stiff enough to not have too much whip to balance with at that weight.

[@bradthurkle7217]

Yes didn’t seem right.

[@PleasureInducedHypergonadism]

Agreed. He probably squats that easy with monolift. No exhaustion from walking prior to the lift.

[@usoolofstrength]

@uuzoo stfu

[@azerty1933]

@uuzoo back in my days we didn't even have those fancy we actually had no rack nor bar, we would find an animal the weight we wanted to squats, put in on our shoulders and squat it. Hard training, no bullshit calibrated plates or fancy Olympic bar, just straight natural strength Stfu clown

[@RemiliaVampire]

he should've use a forklift to move that kind of weight 😫

[@agnwstosstratiotis]

He is a human forklift

[@jotr.9786]

I'm surprised it isn't powerlifting approved yet.

[@felixleon4694]

This reminds me of the squatter that broke both knees

[@СадАсд]

paul jordan?

[@AerinQQ]

@@СадАсд I am gonna guess he means Alexander Sedykh kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWKTnXiomKd8p6M

[@dongholio707]

@@AerinQQ And Brandon Lilly as well.

[@felixleon4694]

@@СадАсд Yes it is Alexander Sedykh

[@2707198727071987]

Damn that was horrible. Everytime I think of that makes me want to give up on heavy lifting

[@kraze4kicks822]

I don’t think I can even put half of that weight on my back without dying

[@whitestguyuknow]

Lol me neither. I probably wouldn't even be helpful as a spotter. I'd just be in the way of someone more equipped to help

[@kraze4kicks822]

@@whitestguyuknow yea I can’t even believe people can do this and make it look -not easy- but not hard either

[@PhaseOG]

Those spotters seem more qualified than the ones we see in competitions

[@patrickharbo1794]

Did not look so bad on the video. But just imagine the pain!!

[@bananamontana3956]

Of failure

[@PHENOMX1000]

Did not Look so bad? I almost threw up just looking at that

[@thomasjefferson6334]

@dand clearly you've never suffered any horrific injuries

[@bobibufi1389]

@@thomasjefferson6334 what does one experiencing injuries have to do with someone else injuries? You feel sorry for them but not gonna cry everytime something bad happens. This is not about being insensitive but one would not make it very far historically if you cried everytime you hear bad news.

[@thomasjefferson6334]

@@bobibufi1389 you dont have to cry but to call someone a wimp for understanding how painful that is.... well hes obviously never had any serious injuries. When i see a really bad injury, i feel it in my balls man!

[@JacobSmith-dh7wv]

Very proud of the spotters because there have been some shit ones recently and this was the most dangerous situation I've seen in awhile possibly ever with an injury at that weight. I think they potentially saved him from death.

[@gaflippersofficial9007]

Hey guys remember that he walked it out. Imagine what he could squat in a mono lift

[@wilfordbrimley6938]

Not neccessary better for him... some people arent comfortable in monos. Even at 0:55 he takes a couple correcting steps

[@juural5808]

Probably the same amount

[@gaflippersofficial9007]

@@juural5808 naw definitely more. Maybe not much more but definitely breaking the world record

[@juural5808]

@@gaflippersofficial9007 oh yeah for sure, I thought you were saying he was going to squat an extra 50 kg orsomething

[@gaflippersofficial9007]

@@juural5808 lol no it would never add that much

[@InfoRanker]

I would not want to be that spotter in the back between him/the weight and the wall.

[@evanschrisitian2499]

@Enigma of S2000 Really?

[@chaosdweller]

Indeed

[@minotaur55]

I refuse to spot powerlifters period. fk getting injured because someone fucks up and dumps the bar on you.

[@rushv825]

Where is the depth on those squats?

[@Z28Gaming]

It feels pretty bad knowing that I can’t deadlift, or squat 527kg if that number was lbs.

[@KM-je6bf]

Neither can 99.9% of the people on the planet.

[@eugenelevin9809]

NPC #102117 0.1% of people is over 7 million people lol

[@c.dundee4313]

@@KM-je6bf or 99.9% of all roided lifters

[@KM-je6bf]

@@c.dundee4313 I was closing in on a 500+ DL in my early 30s before I blew out my back and I have a fairly dainty frame for a man. No steroids. Its definitely an easily attainable goal to achieve natty, especially with good genetics

[@c.dundee4313]

@@KM-je6bf we talking lbs or kg? Because I meant kg

[@TheStrengthDoctor]

527 Kg is the limit

[@makaan699]

527,4 kg actually, shame he overloaded it

[@Logan-dk8of]

when some random guys you lift with are better at spotting than some guys in ipf

[@PlasmaFuzer]

Crazy impressive weight used and he is clearly a super strong guy, but pretty much every squat was high and not by just a bit.... Also, smh why did he have no safeties, straps, etc for such a huge attempt (he tried it out of a damn squat stand not even a rack!!!). Tempting fate imo. Aaaaaannnnddd fate came a callin'.

[@OlMoldy]

Right wtf was anyone thinking. Safeties and a rack shouldn't be obvious in retrospect when squatting 527kilofuckingramss lol

[@ashtongates4619]

Even without hitting full depth it’s still impressive as hell. The walkout alone is insane I can’t imagine anything close to that on my back

[@PCSExponent]

The 510 was high, but not insanely so. I see way higher squats green-lighted on the regular. And that's before we even mention equipped "squatting".

[@ChowMeinChowdown]

@@ashtongates4619 u gotta keep in mind he is a giant. Just look at the size difference between him and that radiology technician

[@strengtheats6399]

Every squat in this video was in the mile high club

[@harryaurelian]

Unlucky dude, more pre workout next time maybe

[@siddhantkamat9137]

Good one. Will keep in mind when I squat 527.5 kg.

[@NASkeywest]

I squatted 145 for 10 reps and can barely walk today....

[@leeroy110]

Everyone started somewhere! Keep it up.

[@vivekmonga694]

No lift is more important than your life

[@Hrobmint]

Imagine what Ray Williams would squat in wraps if he would learn how to use them and did some traning cyles in them.

[@nateoleary]

And if he took steroids too. Like I did for years in the IPF :)

[@Hrobmint]

@@nateoleary WTF lol.

[@awos3663]

@@nateoleary he was definitely on PEDS. Doesnt take away from the fact that hes a WR holder and squatted 500kg but he was definitely not natty like he claims he is.

[@PCSExponent]

@@awos3663 Ray Williams never squatted 500.

[@awos3663]

@@PCSExponent my b 490kg*

[@BeaterCar]

the question is, are those squats IPF approved?

[@thorwannabe6810]

No

[@willvititoe2781]

Was it an ipf meet?

[@antoniocenteno1483]

TBH and i´m not shitting on the guy, after all he is moving weight that would crush me, my spotters and my beloved ones, but that dept won´t pass on a professional PL meet, wich is my problem with wraps and suited squats, they´re always done in federations where moving the bar 3 inches is a squat.

[@723southbridge]

5 or 6 inches high, in any federation

[@romakayak]

Very poor quality squats because they're so high and it encourages more weight on the bar hence a greater chance of injury.

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

Why Can’t they use the safeties lol The best spotters

[@JackNormalMemes]

Pelvic injuries like this are not very easy to come back from. Especially if he had fractures.

[@rfjohns4452]

So many past lifters from power & Olympic are handicapped with lifetime injuries. At 30 I was forced to stop high blood pressure thankfully as I would have been a deadman & went endurance exercise.

[@BusyBasaz]

If there is something I've learned, it is that you NEVER come back stronger after an injury. If he is this strong now, he'll always be weaker afterwards. A broken bone doesn't heal stronger, a tendon doesn't heal tougher. It's just how the body is. It would be different if he wasn't at his very peak of performance and strength. IE a skinny person has a back injury and after rehab starts working out can come back stronger because they were never strong to begin with. But the back will always be less than it was, the part that was hurt.

[@arikrotem9750]

Check vlad alhazov

[@peterhendry1149]

You forget steroids 😮

[@Johnnybravo40]

actually a broken bone does heal stronger. tendons and ligaments heal back without elastic properties. Cartilage damage is what weakens athletes

[@GenXPower]

Thank God the spotters were on it. I have seen so many unnecessary injuries caused by spotters that were not paying attention.

[@dzonaswickas3077]

I love heavylifting but 500kg+ is unhealty for your joints this is life risking squat

[@Mr.Eminem]

Not when you are over 180-200 kg

[@dzonaswickas3077]

I squat 250kg raw but its still feel risky

[@gromswowguide7927]

well ofc he didn't get back to competing though, the fact that he smokes his old already incredible records, im of the believe that he was natural back then, and after that he began juicing to get his gym lifts up.

[@PappaAlvaro]

He is a great quarter squatter. If you can't squat i weight below paralell, then that weight should not be on your back!

[@sethticer5108]

I know right? He probably couldn’t even squat 225 to depth with those weak legs. I could squat over 1,100 pounds no problem if I used his form. And I’d be bigger than Big Ramy if I used steroids too. Sorry, it’s really late, and idk why I typed this stupid comment lol

[@joshee6385]

Strongman: laughs in super yoke

[@vihockeyguy1]

Damn way to go spotters! They straight up caught over 1,100 pounds

[@RDR1456]

Was that x ray from the poor fucker behind that got squashed by a bloke carrying half a tonne on his back? lool

[@jimbob4456]

0:51 The spotters they have there are ridiculously under powered. They don’t have a chance in hell of holding that up.

[@rubenbraekman4515]

Jesus... spotters are one thing but why don't they just use a safety rack

[@malnutritionboy]

Ipf stubbornness

[@Rumpled4SkinFU2]

Strong or not, at a certain weight range you should really have safetys AND spotters. This man is VERY lucky.

[@Samosayummyyay]

Seems like ~500kg squat is about what the human SKELETON can handle before it breaks/moves.

[@joesilkwood4958]

I only understand pounds (1,163 lbs)

[@Mfitzy]

I would have been crapping my pants if I were a spotter for him😭😂 Glad nobody was seriously injured!

[@TheBestFilmOneLiners]

Depth is questionable

[@thorwannabe6810]

Thank God for the spotters

[@chaosdweller]

I know right

[@fallahkhan3483]

Spotter goals are spotted in this video. Also, give lifting vault a 100k subscribers already.

[@2707198727071987]

Jesus I just can t wach this videos. It puts fear in me when I m squating.

[@gabrielpichorim8191]

I was so hyped to see 500 kg raw squat last year, to bad Ray was not 100% that day, but I am sure it will happen someday, crazy strength

[@rookiebird9382]

The spotter behind is ready to be crammed

[@sleazo7]

Impressive squat but safety should be the priority

[@Rich-bo8iz]

Squats 1000 lbs but only benches 192kg?

[@peterhendry1149]

Maybe he benches the 192 with proper form unlike that half squat?

[@TheMuscleman31]

Speedy Recovery 2 you bro

[@BPAsquared]

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[@Foralluhaterz]

Very strong guy, wishing a good recovery

[@crycrcfyhf8862]

That 475kg is sooooo high tho

[@mr16325]

Why don’t they just do it in a rack? Doesn’t take away from the lift, just makes it safer

[@amariruthlessgains3771]

Impressed with the spotters, don’t want to sound like a hater here but them squats wasn’t depth at all.

[@ceez3841]

You're not the judge in any competition so your opinion matter very little

[@PCSExponent]

@@ceez3841 It's not an opinion. It's an objective rule in PW, and the video is right there. Having said that, the depth wasn't that far off. I see much higher squats on the regular.

[@Menthix]

Why are they not using power racks? This is insane! You don't even need spotters and it's 100% safe! I failed probably 10 times a PB attempt this year, but all were done in a power rack and I just laughed it off when I sat down. No worries at all.

[@LA-km5ju]

You did (I'm assuming) 10+ squat PB attempts this year? We aren't even at the end of the year lol why are you testing your one rep max more than once a month lol? And no it isn't 100% safe...

[@Menthix]

@@LA-km5ju Well I started lifting this year again, and quickly went up from 1 rep 80kg to 170kg all new pb. I failed at 110, at 135 etc. Ok, maybe not 10 times but you get the idea. And yes, it's much safer than only relying on spotters. I spot my friend all the time even in the power rack tho. The point is that the weight's not gonna fall on your neck, of course, there's still risk, but these can't be fixed by spotters (exploding knees, muscle tears etc.)

[@LA-km5ju]

@@Menthix oh right I see lol But it isn't 100% safe like you made out, something can always go wrong, however a rack is always safer than no rack, whenever I do a squat PB I use a rack, safety bars, have a component spotter and know what to do if I fail, still scares me though.

[@Menthix]

@@LA-km5ju Yea, that's what I meant. You can see squatting accidents where a safety bar could've been carrier saving.

[@CousinJesse1]

People forget the kind of weight they are dealing with. Lifting without spotters, safety rails, or even clamps on the bar to prevent the plates from just sliding off. Ridiculous.

[@aspromonte5179]

The real problem is the corner set up. If he wasn’t in the corner he would have been able to safety ditch regardless of weight. People play too many games with trying to do world class level lifts in sub-optimal lifting setups. It’s like a pro basketball player trying to play on a messed up street ball court. Why run the risk

[@Francesco-cj3oi]

Far from me to judge a strong ass monster like this one, but that is a half squat, not a Squat. Let's be clear in our terms here. You wanna see a really strong guy do an actual squat? Watch ed Cohen

[@MrBubbadon]

Moving a lot of weight for sure. Again I understand camera angles but I don’t believe any of those squats were near legal depth.

[@PleasureInducedHypergonadism]

I think for such immense weight they should be using monolift. It would be very taxing to take that weight off a standard rack prior to the squat. I didn't see what his injury was but I hope he is okay.

[@SL19993]

Lifting that kids of weight man needs to invest in better safety measures such as straps of chains not a silly little rack held down by a plate 🤦🏻‍♂️ hats off to the spotters tho would of been a different story if the wall wasn’t there to hold them all up

[@723southbridge]

Cool that he can unrack that weight but All his squats were 6-7 inches high, for any federation.

[@spongybob9087]

Stuiped about of weight and should need a special machine built for preventing injuries like this. Leave ur ego at the house

[@bishbish9111]

With all respect but 475kg was a half squat. In what rules he is beating his record?

[@Madddude]

I was about to hit pr’s today. I’m reconsidering

[@lukelucky8959]

Non of the squats are deep enough, means shit in real powerlifting, all red and no lift. Very average powerlifter.

[@oldskool7300]

Anybody notice his eyes bulging in mid squat!!..😳😳😳

[@Ale-mv3gr]

Whats the point of risking serious injury if you are not competing and barely hitting parallel?

[@luhryan8185]

Why tf do competitions never have safety bars? I never understand

[@pat5436]

Much props to the spotters, dare I say they saved his life

[@Southernbread686]

As usual the couch potatoes are judging squat depth in the comment section

[@SpaceEag11]

Without breaking parallel? Great stuff 👍

[@TheFlying0RE0]

What happens if u fail?? Simple. You die

[@jamesball7322]

Damn that was scary

[@dhdhensmsm3280]

Kyriakos Grizzly can zercher shrug this

[@Diggy2Dope]

Those weren’t even close to depth though?

[@josephfling3051]

Da fuck was he supposed to do? Kiss the floor with his butthole? Lmao

[@Diggy2Dope]

@@josephfling3051 that would be awesome if he could however parallel would be enough

[@JayChadwickRugby]

DAMN!

[@mrmister5729]

Bro how the spotters gonna catch 527.5 kg 😭 that's just as impressive as his gym PRs

[@jackhajal1806]

ok dont forget there wer 6 guys and the way the 527kg felt was slow and not high

[@comicstwisted]

my knees hurt watching this

[@djabourbialli7652]

I thought Eddie and thor were the only people on earth who lifted 500kg off the ground wtf

[@baronmunchausen645]

What does squat have to do with it

[@djabourbialli7652]

isn t squating harder than deadlifting

[@baronmunchausen645]

@@djabourbialli7652 it’s subjective. It’s easier to squat 500 in wraps and suits than deadlift 500 in suit and straps. It’s just that you are not lifting weight off the floor when you squatting 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@pontusbulow3618]

None of these squats are even close to depth

[@Samisdead87]

This guy needs a monolift