325 Pound Front Squat

[Maki Riddington]

Go down to the bottom of the page and it is on the right side.

I did 4 singles with this weight. I just recorded one set.

http://www.dynamicconditioning.ca/products.shtml

[getfit]

excellent maki, truly impressive

[ExtremePullups]

wow cool you went all the way down

[Anthony]

That kicks ass Maki!

[Gutz981]

Well done sir. Made it look like cake.

[JSully]

That was way too easy for a single. Watching myself in the mirror, I have more trouble with one rep of 315 (front squat of course) than you did with that. And I still managed 365x6.... SOOOooooo the moral of the story is, I bet you gotta 385x1 front squat in you.

That rep looked flawless, very good job. No sign of strugle, and I like the depth. Great job.

However, I do need to ask, how do you do that kind of weight with your arms crossed? I can't manage to keep my arms up when crossing them. I do oly style and it helps me stay positioned right so much better.

[Behemoth]

Killer squat Maki. How much do you back squat?

[MM]

Completely agree with Jake, you've got a much bigger single in you. Depth was fantastic. Nice job, Maki.

[tholian8]

Very nice front-squatting. I too am curious about what you can do on a back squat.

[Maki Riddington]

However, I do need to ask, how do you do that kind of weight with your arms crossed? I can't manage to keep my arms up when crossing them. I do oly style and it helps me stay positioned right so much better.

I just built up to it over a period of time. I noticed that my shoulder retractors were very weak and I kept straining them during Judo. So I decided to switch to front squats using this grip so I'd focus on static contractions at the scapula.

Now I'm fine.

I wish I could go heavier but I've sprained my left shoulder, so I'm pretty much useless right now.

[Maki Riddington]

Killer squat Maki. How much do you back squat?

The last time I went heavy on a back squat was about 11 months ago. I did a double box squat (well below parallel) with 410.

Bear in mind that I've been training my front squat quite religously for the last 10 months or so.

[Rex]

Excellent!

[Sidior]

very impressive, way to go

[cphafner]

great job maki, nice and deep. Did you do anything to strengthen your shoulders? I feel discomfort with anything over 225.

[HahnB]

Nice form you shot right back up.

[SW]

Too easy for ya. Great job, awesome strength.

[MM]

great job maki, nice and deep. Did you do anything to strengthen your shoulders? I feel discomfort with anything over 225.

I know what you mean. My shoulders don't necessarily hurt when going over 225, but I have trouble locking them.

[David]

You've seriously outdone yourself this time, Maki.

You went really deep on that one. Very impressive.

[Canadian Crippler]

Very nice. I'm training the front squat pretty hard right now as well, but am no where near 3pps for a single.

[MixmasterNash]

That looked really easy!

[galileo]

Very impressive!

[Beast]

That was awesome, especially since you went down so far.

[dw06wu]

That was a great looking squat. I've been thinking about switching to front squats so I can hit a better depth. Do you feel that overall development is still pretty good? I'm not sure if its a good idea for me though, because my quads already overpower my hams/hips.

[getfit]

kinda off topic, but i really enjoyed your article on "pushup power" ;)

[Relentless]

nice rep, Maki

clean and smooth

[Franco]

Looks good to me. How are you in regards to pausing the weight at the bottom?

[RBB]

very impressive front squat, maki. love the depth there.

[deeder]

NIiiiiiicccceee! So much more than I could do! Good to see some real depth on a heavy squat!

[Clifford Gillmore]

Thats awesome. I tried for a 205 on a front squat and I simply couldn't bear the weight.

[Mik]

Holy ****e! Good work Maki. Nice depth.

[ericg]

Nice squat Maki! The Judo vids are pretty cool as well.

[Titan]

Impressive as always Maki

[Maki Riddington]

Looks good to me. How are you in regards to pausing the weight at the bottom?

Are you asking if I can?

[HelpMeLift]

you atf front squat more than i parallel back squat

[spencerjrus]

Good depth, thats the only way to do em. :) How far has your front squat progressed in those 11 months Maki? Impressive strength.

[Franco]

Yes, specifically when you're doing singles

[Maki Riddington]

Yes. At least with that weight.

[lector606]

Dumb questions but how much do you weigh?

And just out of curiousity are you a fast runner?

[Maki Riddington]

I was 205 in that clip. I'm now 210.

In terms of sprinting, I'd like to think that I'm above average.

[Roark]

nice depth

[chris mason]

Good job Maki!

[MrWebb78]

impressive squat. I liked the judo vids too.

[heathj]

nice and deep! :thumbup:

[coldcuts82]

Wow, I wish I could squat like this..

[coldcuts82]

How big is that goliath guy in the vids?

[toomuchbf]

Go down to the bottom of the page and it is on the right side.

I did 4 singles with this weight. I just recorded one set.

http://www.dynamicconditioning.ca/products.shtml

Incredible...

[-TIM-]

Now that's how you're supposed to squat.

Nice match beating that black belt too in your Judo clip.

[Bob]

Awesome job Maki.. Great arm & Shoulder strength to keep that weight up there... are you going to try more?
and I apologize, but what is your top ATF Squat? (I went thru your journal, but didn't see a recent one).. I'm asking only for comparison.. and what I should shoot for.

[big calvin]

maki.... my new hero lol really impressive man!!!!

[Maki Riddington]

How big is that goliath guy in the vids?

He is 6'2 308 pounds.

[Maki Riddington]

Awesome job Maki.. Great arm & Shoulder strength to keep that weight up there... are you going to try more?
and I apologize, but what is your top ATF Squat? (I went thru your journal, but didn't see a recent one).. I'm asking only for comparison.. and what I should shoot for.

I did a box squat for a double below parallel with 410 a year ago or so.