It's madness that the coaches allow spotters for squats. If he's was unable to get back up the spotter could cause more harm than good. Just treach how to squat and throw the bar back should he fail.
For all those commenting its lightweight, he isn't a professional power lifter or a body builder. He's an athlete than needs to have the stamina to play a high intensity cardio based sport where speed and fitness is required. Too many muscles doesn't help with fitness. Having to recover cos you've overdone it or getting injured in training is avoided at all costs because this is his livelihood. For all we know he could be recovering from injury as well and easing his way back into training
I think he would be a good rugby league player the big runs he does. I'm not sure how 200kg compares to all black forwards or South Africa n forwards eny one no?
Of course there are couch potatoes running their mouths in the comments. This is probably mid or at the tail end of a punishing workout and as an average sized guy he still is doing reps with 200kg
Why bother risking a tendon tear for a 200kg squat? Tell me, when does a rugby player have 200kg on their back and slowly eccentrically contract during a game? Stupid
For the people saying 200kg is a lot especially when you have to play a stamina sport, it really isn’t. 200kg is achievable for nearly all men if they’re willing to put even a bit of time, effort and consistency in. These guys are heavy (which helps) and train regularly with good diets etc. not to mention recent studies show cardio actually helps gains, and especially won’t interfere at low absolute weights like 200kg
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It's madness that the coaches allow spotters for squats. If he's was unable to get back up the spotter could cause more harm than good. Just treach how to squat and throw the bar back should he fail.
Keep up the great work champ , you got a young blood coming for your position , he folded you like a deck chair 💯 cant let that happen again!
I wish these videos existed when we had the likes of Andrew Sheridan in the team! 👌🏻
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For all those commenting its lightweight, he isn't a professional power lifter or a body builder. He's an athlete than needs to have the stamina to play a high intensity cardio based sport where speed and fitness is required. Too many muscles doesn't help with fitness. Having to recover cos you've overdone it or getting injured in training is avoided at all costs because this is his livelihood. For all we know he could be recovering from injury as well and easing his way back into training
Pay for that when you're older if you do it too often.
England's forward pack you can bet they bench heavy as well
Genge needs to have a look and weep at Andrew Porter doing 8 230k reps
Went to school with his old man plus beat his team Knowle Talbot 2-0 in the GFA cup final 1995 at Bitton
And still gets turned upside down by the bok forwards 😂😂❤
This shows technique is key in the front row!!!
Cracking shape for a front rower
Springboks team does 400
200kg for 2 smooth reps is superb, for anyone…let alone a guy who uses it as an accessory… 💪
He should now challenge Andrew Porter…
Risk vs reward,
200kg high bar, naked knee squat for a double is good. fair play to him.
What a beast
I think he would be a good rugby league player the big runs he does. I'm not sure how 200kg compares to all black forwards or South Africa n forwards eny one no?
The way his eyes go black may be the scariest thing ever apart from when Jonny kicked that kick
Careful you'll shit a kidney pulling faces like that🤣
Hawt 🔥
Much better depth than I've seen from a lot of other pro rugby players
Great effort, just use a rack with better safeties. See if he back drops 200 kg it's going to blow his buddies elbows out
All blacks ⚫️ props are hitting 250kg+ squats like nothing.
Of course there are couch potatoes running their mouths in the comments. This is probably mid or at the tail end of a punishing workout and as an average sized guy he still is doing reps with 200kg
I was did 3 x 130kg. Not bad for a 5’10 80kg pup
People that say 200kg is light have a skewed perception about weights. Most men will never come close to 200kg.
can you do it without the safety belt on? you cant scrum with a belt on small rhino boy
The guy is probably running on a field for a long period during the same day of this workout. Not some gym rat doing legs.
No rep
Strong squats from a professional rugby athlete who trains for his sport
200 high bar with no knee sleeves and decent depth. Fair play gengey!
I could bench that at 13stone fact it's on you tube
Oivia Reeves is 22 y.o, 71kg and goes heavier. Ellis is great but she's a marvel!
This isn’t the risk of injury they should be doing anything under 5 reps
Watch Olivia Reeves do it.. with no belt, no spotters,
She can do 220kgs..1RM😵💫
Olivia reeves does this at a body weight of about 75kg . Now that’s impressive.
To do this and have fitness is really impressive
Why bother risking a tendon tear for a 200kg squat? Tell me, when does a rugby player have 200kg on their back and slowly eccentrically contract during a game? Stupid
I like it😋😋
He should be repping that for fun.
For the people saying 200kg is a lot especially when you have to play a stamina sport, it really isn’t. 200kg is achievable for nearly all men if they’re willing to put even a bit of time, effort and consistency in. These guys are heavy (which helps) and train regularly with good diets etc. not to mention recent studies show cardio actually helps gains, and especially won’t interfere at low absolute weights like 200kg