The Current Squat Record For Each Weight Class (In Sleeves)

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[@luciocastro1418]

Ray William had no other choice but to squat that weight. Those spotters were not going to save the day.

[@johnalvarado179]

Two spotters on each side for 1080 lbs is not enough, would’ve been a disaster if he had not done it

[@GameTeamish]

@@johnalvarado179 Looking at his failed 970lbs, there had to be about 4-5 per side just to get it up lol. And those werent small bois either

[@amitaymor2922]

@@johnalvarado179 i mean, he does have two or three places to put the bar on in mid movment

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Lucio Castro I think I heard the floor give a sigh of relief

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

He got actually got saved by his spotters the last meet

[@Kirbyle7]

Who the hell hired these "average joes" to spot a 1080lbs squat?

[@theonelad7631]

I don't think they'res a single other human in this planet who even wants to attempt to spot 1080lb

[@grohlski8669]

You don't need powerlifters to spot, just someone to take a little bit of the weight off

[@Ablazey10]

Grohlstar a little? You don’t need to be a powerlifter to be strong asf. And btw each must be able to hold 250 lbs and none seemed to look strong enough for 100 lbs. they all looked weak asf

[@Jack-st2tq]

Ever spotted before?

[@hacccccc978]

@@Ablazey10 you serious? 100 lbs is nothing.

[@loeon98]

I understand that the ROM of short people is very small, but I can't even comprehend having that much weight on your back if you're that small, it's incredible

[@noonespecial6938]

Completely agree

[@joshlobley8832]

Dude they were both amazing! Couldn’t believe it.

[@elhomo6406]

Nearly 6x bodyweight on a squat... like how

[@julianunyabiz2193]

Yeah I cant even unrack that let alone try to move my feet anywhere while it's on my back.

[@justcuzamjewish]

Especially since a lot of people with dwarfism have bad spines and bones sadly so it makes it harder by that itself

[@flexphotographyproduction1240]

That 1080lbs on Rays back looked LIGHT! The explosiveness out of the hole was unreal. 😳🦍

[@pango4425]

@@campbellv4269 Where are your parents.

[@eijirokirishima8831]

Alan Duncan that made my fucking day lol

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

waycist! :"(

[@freddiegonzales5042]

@@campbellv4269 are you OK

[@julianphillips2100]

The 52 kg guy squats more than everyone up until the 82.5 kg guy. WOW.

[@Phendoxia]

To be fair bar moves like 5cm

[@markknight6364]

He is literally 3ft tall

[@peakperformancetrain]

Julian Phillips it’s all about the base

[@dunbass7149]

Julian Phillips it barely moves tho not fair on the normal sized lifters

[@dagan8659]

@@markknight6364 he isn't even go as deep as he can not even close, he wasn't even ON parallel, far from break it, it's a shame the hadn't give him 3 red lights.

[@ethansmith7359]

Ray Williams lifts it with so much speed. Almost like it's just a warm up geez

[@ReddAlert20]

Ethan Smith agreed

[@ForYou21022]

the more you accelerate the weight, the less hard it is.

[@e8f2]

huntA I don’t think that’s true

[@theKingBoiler]

huntA definitely not true 😂 it’s the same weight no matter how fast you do it

[@ryhsey.8560]

King Boiler google it

[@Reinhaudt]

Andrzej has the ROM of my calf raises, but it's still incredible! 5.6 times bodyweight.

[@Alex-yf6kg]

The same is Jeremy Smith same ROM but still an impressive squat for their height and weight, it be interesting if we could see how would their records be different if they were taller and heavier.

[@julianunyabiz2193]

@@Alex-yf6kg it would be interesting to see what Ray William's would squat as a 52kg girl too...

[@Alex-yf6kg]

@@julianunyabiz2193 Probably still more then most gym rats now a days :P

[@nattybynature1262]

Hahaha you guys have made my afternoon. Cheers!

[@Anon-y-mouse]

Visually the most impressive squat was from Kevin Oak, such a narrow technique that he uses pure power to get the bar up, very clean

[@Sealed_Chamber]

Agreed.

[@davidbonilla840]

Not to mention he went ass to grass with his squat. Truely it was a picture perfect definition of what a squat should be.

[@deeppocketz5487]

Facts. He is a beast at squatting and actually has a sick physique

[@a_pet_rock]

Is he high bar squatting it? Looks crazy.

[@jandv3539]

also high bar + ass to grass

[@geneharrogate6911]

So Rays spotters were going catch 122kg each if he blew something out? Id say they were in greater danger of injury,

[@JnixMarshel]

No kidding man. They weren't going to prevent or protect shit if things went south.

[@willspeakman2461]

I know they looked like just slightly strong guys who go to the gym a few times a week. You need guys like Brian Shaw and Eddie Hall at each end

[@phatbengt]

@@willspeakman2461 Even then it would have been awkward if they did not catch it perfectly.. If 245kg drops instantly no one will hold it arms extended in front like that.

[@ayeekoolaid520]

Will Speakman if they had Eddie and Brian on one side and then nick and Robert on the other, big man wouldn’t even have anything to worry about.

[@rocketrod9545]

Nope they were going to catch 98kg each.

[@andreasjohansson5877]

Amir Sapir is by far the worst one of these. Monolift and he is miles a way from being below parallel.

[@livestrongforever]

the worst

[@LambeauLeeeper]

And natural.

[@samchipchase2846]

His 100kg one was buried

[@julianunyabiz2193]

He can only hit depth at 100kg lmao

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

Pretty retarded how world records are still being passed super high. Takes credit away from the men who actually follow the rules of the sport

[@pupperfaust8547]

How Sapir got any white lights is beyond me

[@dagan8659]

@@edenkor squat is squat not "walk out and squat" stop saying dumb thing.

[@edenkor]

@@dagan8659 Just saying that a walked-out squat is harder than a mono-lift. If you can't grasp that, then go to a gym and try.

[@Andratos95]

Haha definitely the problem is not in the monolift bar. Who gives a shit about that. The problem is that he was higher than fucking Bob Dylan at a reggae concert

[@war7622]

Appreciate the work you put in. Definately the best powerlifting channel out there.

[@StrengthCentral]

Thank you , that means a lot! 🙏🙏🙏

[@vouvray59]

Definitely.

[@colonelbreadsticks]

Extremely impressive, I just cannot believe how strong they all were. Like, how can a simple metal bar hold so much weight? And horizontally, the weakest way. Unbelievable.

[@Slrpics]

Science

[@collinsceski605]

Kevin Oak’s squat was my favorite. Absolutely buried it.

[@Ryan-qn1wr]

I wonder how many people are even in Ray's weight class.

[@bigballoftape5343]

I know Hafthor Bjornson recently talked about the possibility of a 500 kilo squat on one of his Q&A's and he's currently around 450lbs body weight. If I'm not mistaken his squat is not too far under Rays.

[@9RedJohn9]

Not trying to take away anything, but these are not all to the same depth standards, also weight classes are almost irrelevant when u compare 24hr weigh ins vs. 2hr.

[@rob7736]

Amir's squat was high af. Still respecting him as an athlete - I couldn't do what he does. However, his squat looked high from the angle in the video..

[@lukhanssen1657]

true. I met him in Canada last year and he is a really great guy, his squats in this look pretty high though.

[@adam25325]

Agreed, still a beast but not great.

[@noahgraglia1964]

Midgets can squat more than me, I don’t know how to feel about this

[@JoinTheCyborgs]

Don't let that deter you brother, I'm 6'5" and can only squat about 350 right now.

[@noahgraglia1964]

Ionine no it’s not I’m just amazed that someone of their stature can squat 640 when most people probably can’t do 225

[@ajjenson5888]

it’s little people

[@alexanderbayer8179]

@@JoinTheCyborgs kilos!?

[@JoinTheCyborgs]

@@alexanderbayer8179 lbs

[@vouvray59]

Sapir's lifts were high and with a Monolift.

[@GLOTONADA]

Would have been a NO LIFT in a USAPL Meet

[@nuddlefull]

Fart what does monolift mean?

[@denizgulaydn955]

@@nuddlefull the lift where you unrack the bar from some kind of machine and you dont need to move the machines armes moves instead

[@nuddlefull]

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[@denizgulaydn955]

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[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

Ray Williams was born to squat

[@Duergantia]

Man that Williams is something

[@dogcatdogable]

damn Kevin Oak crosses state lines when he unracks

[@sergstrength3346]

And high bar

[@Edgarisftw]

Honestly looking at some of these non-ipf squats makes me wonder if any of them would have been white lighted if they where done in an ipf meet. I mean lets be real Amit Sapirs squats would have been three reds no doubt, I would even say that to Robb Philippus.

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

Most of these probably not, aside from aleksey.

[@Edgarisftw]

@@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562 Yeah but that's the thing. It's so hard to compare one fed to another. Especially like Ipf compared to some backyard federation. Some people might say I'm an elitist or what ever but honestly I don't think ipf standard meets should be compared to any other, I don't even care if the ipf lift is heavier like it is for Taylor Atwood for example. The rules, judging, equipment etc are so far apart its just seems stupid to compare the two.

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

@@Edgarisftw thats good and well and i semi agree with you but you just cant call yourself a powerlifter then if you only recognize the IPF. I agree with everything your saying and i think powerliufting needs to be more regulated. Standard weigh in time Same Bars across all feds which i belive should be DL Bar Squat Bar Power Bar Calibrated comp spec plates All squats Walked out All judging held to a standard get rid of the dumb IPF rules like shirts on under singlets. feet flat, head flat. Which really have ZERO reason to be a fucking rule Unfortunately this will probably never happen so the leats you can do is hold yourself accoutnable and to a standard. IN the grand scheme tho IPF has some really dumb rules and isnt the only strict federation

[@Edgarisftw]

@@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562 I'm not saying the other feds don't mean anything or that I only recognize IPF. I'm just saying that it's not fair in any way comparing different totals performed in different feds, for example Ray Williams total tend to be compared alot to untested wrapped, deadlift bar totals. There is plenty of lifters that previously competed IPF/USAPL and did not perform nearly as well as they do now that they switched federations (Yuri Belkin, Ben Pollack, John Haack).

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

John haack was successful in the IPF just FYI and obviously comparing wrapped to sleeves is dumb because it’s a different category but you can compare a raw sleeved total in RPS to a total in The IPF sand it is by all means fare as long as the lifts were judged properly you can’t just blanket statement say that you can’t compare IPF to anything. You have to take it case by case

[@alexrobert2310]

Always love your content, very appreciative for what you do and how well you do it :]

[@silatguy]

was that first one alphadestiny

[@purplecircle7413]

silatguy no

[@gr3dxdsuh865]

@@purplecircle7413 yep ggtfo

[@justbeconfidentbro5816]

Bro that dude is 5ft 3

[@GayFlyingSquriell]

Shouldn’t there be two separate categories for tested and untested lifter?

[@crazysk8ta123]

Alot of federations are tested but it's pretty easy to pass the tests regardless. No such thing as truly natural federations

[@Edgarisftw]

Callum Bell Even if you are right about the testing part, there many things that makes it harder for an ipf lifter such as strict judging, 2 hour weigh ins and so on.

[@crazysk8ta123]

@@Edgarisftw I was just commenting on the fact that almost everyone is juicing at the top level of powerlifting. I dont really care about the fact that ipf has 2 hour weigh ins bruv

[@skude3]

Who cares not like Ray is natty anyway

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

those are two seperate categorys obviously but eh title of the video is literally the bets sleeved squats in the weightclasses so tested and untested has abolutley 0 to do with this video

[@Cheemsuh]

Awesome video buddy.... Quality content.....👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@SofaKing880]

Nikulin’s squat is insane. I love watching the amazing upper back and arm position he achieves.

[@eggycat]

What a satisfying intro. Really nice. Has a vintage feel to it.

[@michaelmottice8455]

wow alot of those looked high ray looked good and thats insane how quick he was

[@sergstrength3346]

I've been waiting on this video for so long

[@Broimcatholic670]

The short squater: my spotter already squating before me

[@therealforestelf]

bugez outro. thank you, legend!

[@theoriginalbreadcrumb]

Those heavy weightclasses don't go deep enough, if they went 2 inches more down they would probably lost 150lbs of their maxes but actually hit proper depth.

[@dessertlimbo]

Well powerlifting is known for half squatters but Kevin Oak's was pretty decent also highbar

[@fartmaster--po4ti]

most certainly that was depth in the last clip. Its just hard to see because his legs are humongous.

[@Jesus-ji8dh]

It only has to be 90 degrees they’re all achieving that here

[@strengtheats6399]

The one magical single golden nut No it has to be below parallel which is below 90 degrees. Hip crease must be below the top of the knee. Ray Williams, Amit Sapir, and Phillipus all squatted high.

[@mikoajkrawczak6304]

3:20 he's truly oak!

[@CyrillicTM]

nikulin is absolutly insane

[@prometheusremington3963]

4:07 The audio quality sounds like a funny mic streamer screaming into their mic

[@ValerianTheBarbarian]

Why are some of the lifts on a monolift? Do they get counted the same as those that are in a regular rack where you have to walk out?

[@landonbragg6732]

Funny that the man that weighed 113 beat everyone up until the guy who weighed 180

[@Guitareben]

Ray Williams just EXPLODES out the hole. Incredible.

[@NickGulino]

Alexey hit a 360kg/793lb squat in sleeves in training at 83.1kg bw not that long ago! He is insane!

[@MistarWick1318]

please do one for each big fed that would be nice :)

[@niklask3696]

Imagine being a pretty built full size guy and going for record then getting that record just get out squatted by a midget

[@niklask3696]

@Eric Ruiz how am i hating?

[@anthonybaker5851]

Who else thought ray Williams In the thumb nail was mark henry

[@MrBiged1968]

all good squats. impressive

[@23_outcast79]

is it about some specific powerlifting federation or just raw squat? cuz Williams isn't record holder since December 2018

[@TheBenirons]

I just want to say, that the lightest weight category record is absolute insanity. Lil dude squatted almost 6 times his body weight! Wow! He is a bigger champ than all the rest put together.

[@sharknadofartquake2449]

His ROM is way less than everyone else though and is unfair to them that they have to have a bigger range of motion

[@thesmugz830]

The 1st one didn’t even have to squat

[@LuideMulumba]

Ray Williams was more explosive out of the hole than at the apex, absolutely ridiculous 🤯

[@danielreyes3134]

When the vid finished I thought i was hallucinating hearing the bugez say the toons baby.. till I replayed the vid lmao

[@galaxygamer3645]

4:30 Ray’s motivation was the fact that if he dropped the weight there is no way the spotters would do anything

[@joshuabailey2746]

Do you need to be able to move a weight more than 3 in I'm sorry I can't count those little people list

[@thunderstrikkk]

Yes! It's the tunes!

[@erikjohanson2898]

What is the name of the background beat in this video?

[@Avraham.Eisenberg]

Newbie here, why don't they use squat racks instead of spotters. It feels a lot safer, if you fail then just go atg and the rack will take the weight.

[@johnh6928]

Ipf think they are unprofessional looking

[@Avraham.Eisenberg]

@@johnh6928 If that's the real reason then I'll just hang myself out of irritation 🤬

[@gcg8187]

Haha I don't know

[@tanyekai4337]

Easier for judges to check depth?

[@alwaysskatingT]

I was at the same meet when Jeremy squatted 551, winter open at warhouse gym. He’s such a cool guy.

[@emp100k]

In actuality Mike Booker also hit a raw 250 kg squat at -60 kg back in 2005, so Jeremy has tied that record, but not beaten it. (open PL is still searching for the results from that meet)

[@Brey]

The little 51kg guy squatted 5.65x his bodyweight.

[@ZteveW]

I wanna train for the olympics. I weigh 225lbs. What should I be able to sqaut?

[@darryl7933]

Ray walked it out and his speed out the pocket is ridiculous!

[@coalsauce4457]

The spotters at the end tho lmao

[@rickysmith1739]

0:55 Damn Tyrion Lannister has gotten into bodybuilding? Jk It’s actually very impressive, waaaay better than I can do, so mad props to him.

[@wlproductions7533]

i just want to acknowledge the pioneer of squatting, my Uncle Fred Hatfield AKA Dr.Squat (google him) had the world record for heaviest squat long before these people and sustained that record for more than 30+ years till someone beat it. he is a legend in the powerlifting world.. he passed recently so i just wanted to acknowledge the GOAT

[@pasolesoup7430]

Could you wear wraps instead of sleeves?

[@gabrielpichorim8191]

Can you imagine how funny it would be to have a strongman event only for dwarfs? Lmao

[@danieldori8081]

Gabriel Pichorim it’s also kinda funny how they can all probably squat more than you🤷‍♂️

[@armwrestlingfan6804]

@@danieldori8081 pound for pound yeah. what's so funny? They're dwarfs

[@ham9444]

@@danieldori8081 you do notice it always about squat with dwarfs right? Theres a reason because they dont have to go down much let's see anyone them deadlift even half their squats😂

[@dooby1445]

@@danieldori8081 No shit they're 3 foot tall. ROM of my calve

[@kash125]

@@ham9444 relative to a normal human they are moving the same amount. It doesnt make it easier for them to squat because they still have to use the same muscle groups still have to bend their knees to the same angle and still have to lift the fucking weight.

[@zyphos9444]

Aleksey Nikulin is my favourite. He posted a 360 gym squat on insta recently and made it look easier than his 345.

[@MrCurlyKingx]

Idk how to work out but I’m starting Monday, any advice? Also, what are sleeves? And how do I eat lol.

[@mannycarrera1]

I'm fat having a decent time losing fat...whether you trying to get big or lose fat ( "lose" weight term can be use muscle or fat) try diets..you want to get big 80%diet 20% gym. focus on carbs ..want to lose fat 85% diet 15% gym regardless for gym excercises try compound works outs...deadlift squats pulls ups(helping machine is fine)..I lost 50 pounds last year 2018 and that put me at 250. Got a new job and now work 10pm to 7 am messed me up went up to 320lbs started working out mostly dumbells pullups deadlift minimal cardio good OMAD diet down to 290 in about a month. Also when you lose about 30-40 pounds or gain a good amount of muscle mass a nice tan works wonders for looks. Best of luck

[@SayGahTaah]

Lil dudes strong AF

[@levioneal4826]

So do the sleeves matter when squatting?

[@pol5311]

Does it make a big difference when you are wearing sleeves ?

[@dagan8659]

he doesn't mean the shirt sleeves, he mean the support you see they wear on their knee, is not a big help, and it's way harder squat with them and belt(it's called raw but raw can mean even knee wraps+belt), than with knee wraps and belt, even easier when they have suit+knee wraps+belt.(gear)

[@dustyhd2653]

I want the bench weighr class :)

[@war7622]

You should put in "with sleeves" in the title

[@angrybear2332]

Caw caw

[@StrengthCentral]

Done!

[@nope3356]

War Horde what does sleeves mean

[@Abstru5e.]

i see people complaining about dwarves having a short ROM; yet i dont see people complaining about nba players having the physical advantage of height in basketball, instead they're praised. why should this be any different? god forbid in their difficult lives they actually find an advantage.

[@ericogb9035]

Good words

[@chriswelcome8102]

Incorrect. Stanaszek squatted 290kg in the 123 division. Booker was 132. Also Kevin Oak did 837lb.

[@AssassinSaj]

Can you do tested and untested feds. Cause that amit guy squats so fucking high and if you're gonna use a monolift might as well be using wraps. Appreciate the videos.

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

I don’t think monilifts make that big of a difference for lower weight classes but 275+ lifters defiantly benefit squat bar would help Ray so much

[@olebole8827]

Kevin Oak’s squat is beautifull

[@Cakeborb]

So in powerlifting, is the range of motion for the whole squat just past a 90 degree bend at the knees?

[@whosjoe244]

ROM is just how far your body moves to do the lift. What youre asking is depth, so yes your thighs should be parallel with the ground for it to count

[@cloutmuzikbeats]

Yes, yes

[@ForgottenKnight1]

I chuckled a little at the first one. Like common, man, it's not fair :))))

[@jordstampatgolv1225]

Lol, wtf the Amit quarter squat?

[@andreasnewman-caro8072]

"it's just the toonz you play, it very well could just be the toonz baby" - Eric Bugenhagen

[@LegendaryGarageYT]

I’m still terrified if that ray Williams squat would have failed what would have happened. Squatting Over 1000lbs with no safety straps/guards and a couple of dudes that look to struggle benching 225 they would be smashed if he couldn’t get it

[@Crisicris3]

im coming for that 75kg wr. 17 still got a shit ton of training to do.

[@michaelkidby6309]

How are these the records for a single squat? I was 145 doing 720lbs during my cycling career. Yall got that low power

[@eyesyt7571]

How far down do you have to squat? I could beat some of these in a few months if I didn't have to go too far.

[@hanskazan7403]

What I noticed is that all the smaller guys wear heels and the bigger guys wear flats is there a reason for that?

[@89w26]

There was a high schooler from Texas who squatted 1020 ish pounds

[@jaredali9668]

What's the music used in the clips

[@roys3577]

Me: *looks at lowest weight class to see if I can beat it* Me: 639lbs!? I can’t fucking do that... Me: *clicks out of video*

[@sylasviper715]

Did they get those spotters from the 99cent store or what?

[@ThiefLlama]

Please can we have a video with tested and untested in proper competitions... no backyard meets that arent really recognised...

[@zachthetrashpowerlifter1562]

kind of hard to make a video like that. Solution. Get rid of all the shitty PL federations

[@MellonVegan]

All of these were done either in the IPF worlds, the affiliate US nationals or nationals and worlds in THE major federations for untested lifting. The only one I'm not sure about is Sapir's first squat, dunno what meet that was. If you want stricter judging, you really have to look at the IPF world records and nothing else. And tbh, not the heavyweights even there.

[@Cenatcenat902]

I thought that the lighter you are easier it is to squat cuz you are carrying less weight on the legs can someone explain how being heavier gives you squat strenght?

[@jasont7814]

Bigger legs, bigger glutes, bigger and stronger back.

[@Mr.mariuana]

Where is squat in 520kg from Minsk? New world record

[@23_outcast79]

525 to be precise

[@matthewmeyer49]

Wow neither of Amit’s squats should have counted. Incredibly high above depth

[@leetiger1718]

Like it how the 52kg class outlift those heavier weight class 56, 60 , 75kg

[@joshmcnulty5950]

Ray Williams made that look easy. He walked with that weight and then stood up quicker than me getting out of bed in the morning! He could easily squat 500+kg

[@javiermarquez8744]

Is it good for a 15 year old to squat 315

[@skraddypoo]

The two dudes with dwarfism are much heavier than I would have thought. Says something about how much muscle they have. Fuckin units.

[@danielkanewske8473]

Cant wait to see Ray back, healthy and squatting 500kg!

[@snowwarw7997]

Mate he cant walk anymore

[@berrybbenson8342]

Anyone know how tall charles okpoko is