Best RAW Squat..

JournalistBT · 05-03-2005, 08:54 PM

Lifters, have asked about what the best RAW squat is as of course the top RAW lifters are becoming unknown as gear is dominating the sport. For the fanatics of old school raw power took place at the USPF senior nationals in 1984. This was the first 1000 pound squat ever. (Obviously Paul Anderson) has been known to squat 1600lbs RAW, but it wasn't in a contest and apparently it was more of a knee bend, but anyway to the best RAW squat ever...

It was Lee Moran! He was 5'6", thickly muscled, but with a huge gut! He wore a Marathon squat suit, which was a cotton suit. Hurricane wraps, which were also cotton! Out of this type of gear the lifters only got about 25lbs to their present max. There were No monolifts, etc.or anything back then. Well, he opened with 945. 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!

Hes ok, gets up goes into the back. Time for second attempt! he 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 desends 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! hes beet red, and gasping, and blood every where! Heres where it gets good.

Third attempt, 1003! Lee comes out, looks to the crowd, and bellows, and screams for some support. He staggers out, crowd is going nuts! Lee is so red, it doesnt look real! Then POW, the collar snaps, all the 100 lb 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 grant him a fourth attempt! Due to faulty equipment! 1003 again! Lee staggers out, with the crowd at this time just in pure pandamonium! He sets up, nose explodes again! gets the squat signal. He desends again so slowly and rock bottom depth! he starts up, and to everyones suprise, its a smoke show! Pow, he explodes to lock-out! The crowd goes absolutley wild!

Lee racks the weight, runs to the front of the platform, raising his fist in victory, blood dripping down his face, beet red face! what a display of guts! To me that was the best squat of all time!

**powerman2000** · 05-06-2005, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JournalistBT

Lifters, have asked about what the best RAW squat is as of course the top RAW lifters are becoming unknown as gear is dominating the sport. For the fanatics of old school raw power took place at the USPF senior nationals in 1984. This was the first 1000 pound squat ever. (Obviously Paul Anderson) has been known to squat 1600lbs RAW, but it wasn't in a contest and apparently it was more of a knee bend, but anyway to the best RAW squat ever...

It was Lee Moran! He was 5'6", thickly muscled, but with a huge gut! He wore a Marathon squat suit, which was a cotton suit. Hurricane wraps, which were also cotton! Out of this type of gear the lifters only got about 25lbs to their present max. There were No monolifts, etc.or anything back then. Well, he opened with 945. 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!

Hes ok, gets up goes into the back. Time for second attempt! he 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 desends 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! hes beet red, and gasping, and blood every where! Heres where it gets good.

Third attempt, 1003! Lee comes out, looks to the crowd, and bellows, and screams for some support. He staggers out, crowd is going nuts! Lee is so red, it doesnt look real! Then POW, the collar snaps, all the 100 lb 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 grant him a fourth attempt! Due to faulty equipment! 1003 again! Lee staggers out, with the crowd at this time just in pure pandamonium! He sets up, nose explodes again! gets the squat signal. He desends again so slowly and rock bottom depth! he starts up, and to everyones suprise, its a smoke show! Pow, he explodes to lock-out! The crowd goes absolutley wild!

Lee racks the weight, runs to the front of the platform, raising his fist in victory, blood dripping down his face, beet red face! what a display of guts! To me that was the best squat of all time!

Wasn't that at a meet in San Jose, Calif.?

sfiximo · 05-06-2005, 04:30 PM

Wow.

05-03-2005, 08:54 PM	#1
JournalistBT New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 19 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	Best RAW Squat.. Lifters, have asked about what the best RAW squat is as of course the top RAW lifters are becoming unknown as gear is dominating the sport. For the fanatics of old school raw power took place at the USPF senior nationals in 1984. This was the first 1000 pound squat ever. (Obviously Paul Anderson) has been known to squat 1600lbs RAW, but it wasn't in a contest and apparently it was more of a knee bend, but anyway to the best RAW squat ever... It was Lee Moran! He was 5'6", thickly muscled, but with a huge gut! He wore a Marathon squat suit, which was a cotton suit. Hurricane wraps, which were also cotton! Out of this type of gear the lifters only got about 25lbs to their present max. There were No monolifts, etc.or anything back then. Well, he opened with 945. 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! Hes ok, gets up goes into the back. Time for second attempt! he 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 desends 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! hes beet red, and gasping, and blood every where! Heres where it gets good. Third attempt, 1003! Lee comes out, looks to the crowd, and bellows, and screams for some support. He staggers out, crowd is going nuts! Lee is so red, it doesnt look real! Then POW, the collar snaps, all the 100 lb 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 grant him a fourth attempt! Due to faulty equipment! 1003 again! Lee staggers out, with the crowd at this time just in pure pandamonium! He sets up, nose explodes again! gets the squat signal. He desends again so slowly and rock bottom depth! he starts up, and to everyones suprise, its a smoke show! Pow, he explodes to lock-out! The crowd goes absolutley wild! Lee racks the weight, runs to the front of the platform, raising his fist in victory, blood dripping down his face, beet red face! what a display of guts! To me that was the best squat of all time!

05-06-2005, 04:30 PM	#3
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