Re: Tall's New Log Got to agree with you Bully that’s a neutral stance, and if there’s 800lbs on that bar I’ll show me arse on the town hall steps!! That looks one hell of a lot like 440lbs to me.
Also Arnie’s relaxed “spotting” suggests there’s not that much weight on the bar, if he needed help he’d be face down on the floor before Arnie got anywhere near enough to offer any help. I’ve only seen 800lb squatted a couple of times and there was 3 to 5 spotters not one bloke slouched against the wall!
Where I first started they had a bar like that, that had been bent with prolonged use not the best quality probably mild steel. They’re not super deep either they are nicely below parallel, check out his trainers they can have no support at all!
Good picture though and show the guy had good form.
Re wide stance slightly different mechanics involved, a lot of powerlifters do squat wide stance and easier for most to get lower. Just to be awkward as usual I could never get on with wide stance (feels like something is going to pop in my hips) and have never squatted wider than shoulder width, normally just inside that. |