Well, I passed 400 on the squat and I'm sure there have got to be a few others around here that have or are ready to hit that milestone so lets get rolling to 500!

Well, I passed 400 on the squat and I'm sure there have got to be a few others around here that have or are ready to hit that milestone so lets get rolling to 500!

Yeah my 1RM squat is unknown, but I have done 420# pretty easily. I'm not actively aiming at 500#, but since my deadlift goal this year is 550# I would expect to move that squat towards 500#, possibly most of the way. On the other hand, I'm going to concentrate on the deadlift at the moment.

Seems like very few replies, so I guess I'll try and get to this milestone by say...4th of July 2009?

A 500lb squat is a damn good one. That would be awesome if we got a few people reaching this goal....

A 500lb squat is a damn good one. That would be awesome if we got a few people reaching this goal....

Well, hopefully I'll be there before too long. I'm currently approaching 400lbs rather quickly after a month of lifting, so in another 14 months I don't think 500lbs is TOO unreasonable. Then again, I've only been lifting for about a month....

If you don't mind gear then I'm there. Otherwise, I have much work to do. A 500 raw at my BW would be world-class.

I use wrist straps when I max out so gear is in. I try to do my reps without them to increase my grip, but for a max, the straps come on.

You're talking about straps on the DL, right? It would be pretty insane to use straps when squatting. :lol:

You're talking about straps on the DL, right? It would be pretty insane to use straps when squatting. :lol:
Glad you cleared this up I was so confused.

Well it appears I wrote that in the wrong thread :lol:

Yeah, any sort of gear is out of the question for me, especially considering I own none.

I'll still try to get 500 raw, but I don't see it happening until I hit a solid 82.5 kg instead of my current mid-range weigh-in. That would probably be a year away at the best estimate though.

You're talking about straps on the DL, right? It would be pretty insane to use straps when squatting. :lol:

I was just going to remark on that.

Dunno what I could squat suited. I know my brother got some extra pounds on his squat with a suit, but I think being old is sort of like being permanently suited - my hips are pretty stiff and resilient as it is.

I was just going to remark on that.

Dunno what I could squat suited. I know my brother got some extra pounds on his squat with a suit, but I think being old is sort of like being permanently suited - my hips are pretty stiff and resilient as it is.

It would be an experience for sure. I think you'd find the experience to be pretty enjoyable. You tend to enjoy things that are awkward and difficult, and half the fun of a squat suit is just getting it on (the other half is taking it off). You can always find gently used second hand suits on powerlifting forums if you're interested and don't want to shell out for a brand new one. I'm using a second-hand suit myself.

It would be an experience for sure. I think you'd find the experience to be pretty enjoyable. You tend to enjoy things that are awkward and difficult, and half the fun of a squat suit is just getting it on (the other half is taking it off). You can always find gently used second hand suits on powerlifting forums if you're interested and don't want to shell out for a brand new one. I'm using a second-hand suit myself.

Yeah but can I get one in the right colors?

http://photos.madeinsport.com/E08/SF-rep2-F-AH871_4_P_1_440.jpg

That's what singlets are for!

Zen, that shirt still gives me nightmares.

There was a guy at my gym squatting 495 pounds this morning. He had an entourage, including a trainer. I was in awe.

Zen, that shirt still gives me nightmares.

Hah! I just got back from this little soft ice cream stand up the road. It is a county landmark. This year they started selling t-shirts in several colors that commemorate their 1953 origin. Mine? Pink, of course.

Yesterday as I came back from fencing, we went past a cyclist wearing a team CSC suit - I live on a bike route which is popular with serious cyclists around here, so it's not uncommon to see that. The guy looked a little old for the current crop of elite cyclists, but he was going pretty fast. The thing that caught my eye was not that he was wearing the CSC team suit, but that it was really hot pink. CSC is usually white shirt and black shorts. But this was eye-popping. Possibly even past the Stade Francais standard.

I've looked around online but I can't find any examples of CSC in pink. There is a breast cancer charity ride called the "Tour de Pink" but those suits are not what I saw.

By the way the Stade Francais home, away and alternate jerseys are out for the new season.

Home:

http://boutique.stade.fr/boutique/images_produits/189599_1.jpg

Away:

http://boutique.stade.fr/boutique/images_produits/189607_1.jpg

and in case that is ruled too similar to the home teams' colors, the alternate:

http://boutique.stade.fr/boutique/images_produits/189608_1.jpg

As one that works for me pointed out - he can't imagine they will ever have to wear this. Nobody else wears anything even remotely similar to their away.