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Fra thedjskay1:

"Now, after the 1000 lbs. Raw squat door is open, it's interesting to look back and see the history of such a intense lift. The story of the 1000 lbs. squat (454 kg.) start at the USPF senior nationals in 1984, It was Lee Moran. He was 5'6", thickly muscled, but a big waist! He wore a Marathon squat suit, which was a polyester suit. His hurricane wraps by pat's power products, were elastic. Out of this type of gear the lifters only got about 25 lbs. to their present max. There were No monolifts or anything back then.

Well, Lee opens with 945 lbs. He walked out, he was staggering, stumbling, the crowd was in a frenzy! He passes slap out! Falls, spotters cant touch the weight! He falls flat on his back! In fear they scream "nooooo, oh my god"!!!

Despite this real TV like tragedy, he continues to fight like a champion. Time for second attempt, He unlocks the weight, staggers out again, his nose explodes with blood, Lee is gasping for air, every breath, the blood is flying, he takes a deep breath, and descends to a rock bottom squat, creeps out of the hole, so slowly, it was one of the hardest gut wrenching squats I have ever seen! He shakes at the top, but with a loud bellow, he finishes. Lee is beet red, and gasping, and blood every where. The crowd gets insane and this only increases the attitude to this hardcore powerlifting freak scene. Now, Here is where it gets good.

Third attempt, 1003 lbs. Lee comes out, looks to the crowd, and bellows, and screams for some support. He staggers out, crowd is going nuts, he is so red, it doesn't look real, Then POW, the collar snaps, all the 100 lbs. plates slide off one side, whipping the bar across Lees back, slinging plates everywhere, lee covers up for protection, spotters running etc What a sight.

They decide to grant him a fourth attempt, Due to faulty equipment, 1003 lbs. again. Lee staggers out, with the crowd at this time just in pure pandemonium. He sets up.. nose explodes again and gets the squat signal. He descends again so slowly and rock bottom depth! He starts up, and to everyone's surprise, it's a smoke show! Pow, he explodes to lock-out! The crowd goes absolutely wild! But Unfortunately it was in a suit so today we can't call it Raw. He was the first one to squat it officially. (Video:http://youtu.be/SnkyhKRiKmU?t=9m34s).

Second guy to squat a 1000 lbs. and first man to do it Raw were Robert Wilkerson. Robert competed at the SPF Ironman March 5, 2011 and squatted 1000 lbs. raw with knee wraps and finished the day with a 2210 lbs. total. Officially, this was the first 1000 lbs. Raw Squat ever. (Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEij1-b5VHA).

2 years later, at the Raw Unity Meet 7 in Port St. Lucie, FL on February 9, 2014. Andrey Malanichev squats 1,014 lbs. / 460 kg. without Monolift, walked out traditional way. He is hold the highest raw total of all time too with 2469 lbs. / 1120 kg. (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Fp_V9PGkY).

20 Days later at SPF Nurtri-Sport Meet, Des Moines, Iowa. March 1st, 2014, Kent Fleming became the 3rd man to squat a 1000 lbs. Raw (Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWOqOGLfSLc).

3 months later at June 1, 2014 at Super Training Gym Derek Kendall Attempt 1019 lbs. Raw squat but unfortunately he stumble at the top and miss the lift. A few months prior he squat at the gym 1037 lbs. raw for the highest Raw squat unofficially. (Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jahVDVNZvuA).

Yesterday, Eric Lilliebridge became the 4th man to handle 1000 lbs. Raw squat for 2 sets of 1 rep. (Video come up soon).

At the GPA Worlds 2014 in Australia next month, Andrey and Eric goin to compete for the next 1000 lbs.+ Raw Squat."