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OK. I guess I'm going to be hated for this thread too, but what does everyone think about using the Monolift for squats? Here's what I'm saying. One of the biggest factors in a successful squat is setting up properly. That means getting a good clean walkout, setting up your feet correctly, and preparing for the lift. I've judged for years in several different organizations and that has always been a major factor in the squat. Just one of the three factors in a successful squat. There has always been guys that could squat more, but they might have had a hard time setting up the lift. You had to be that much stronger to take the weight out of the rack, take a few steps back with it, set-up, and lift. The Monolift has changed all that. Yes I know it it safer, but it has also removed one the the hardest elements of squating; ie, THE SET UP. I mean taking walking steps backwards with 800,900, 1000+ on your back is hard as hell, forget squating it. It's hard to control that much weight. Now all you have to do is position yourself however you want, get under the bar, the hooks swing away, you squat, and then the hooks are put back in place. Yes I know you still have to lift the weight, but don't you think a major element of squating has been simplified????? This thread may upset some, but here again I'm not out to piss people off. I'm just trying to get you all thinking. Remember, inorder to think clearly we have to leave the egos at home and think clearly. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK????