Getting to a 500 lb squat?

[The Deadlifting Dog]

Squatting and deadlifting will damage your back, hips, and knees, so save up for surgery and be prepared to be a cripple when you’re older. There is nothing healthy about compressing your spine.

blasphemy!!!!

(And coming from someone who hurt his shoulder doing DB militaries with a reported 115 lbs none-the-less....)

Squats and deadlifts done properly will only make you stronger in the long haul IMHO.

[Obs]

blasphemy!!!!

(And coming from someone who hurt his shoulder doing DB militaries with a reported 115 lbs none-the-less....)

Squats and deadlifts done properly will only make you stronger in the long haul IMHO.

Calm down guys jeeze...

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If you do anything as hard as you can you will pay the price.

But you can do it moderately and be ok.

[Test Monsterone]

blasphemy!!!!

(And coming from someone who hurt his shoulder doing DB militaries with a reported 115 lbs none-the-less....)

Squats and deadlifts done properly will only make you stronger in the long haul IMHO.

OP is talking about 500 lbs. I’m on amazon right now about to buy a hex bar so I can do deadlifts and semi-squats at home. I’m not against them complete. This is all within the context of OP trying to deadlift 500 lbs. I’ll deadlift up to 2 45’s on each, and same with squats. I can gain 90% of the size I want using just that. I’ve read that leg muscles grow well on high repetitions.

The fact that I messed my shoulder up was how I threw up the dumbbell with my knee. I twisted my shoulder during that motion, and still did 10 reps without putting it down, then a drop set and 4 other exercises.

But to make my point - yes, it was stupid and I am no longer going to be doing that. We live we learn. However, our legs and backs are something we use all the time. You can live with a bad shoulder. You can’t walk with a bad knee/hip/back. It’s a whole different ball game.

[99JT]

This is all within the context of OP trying to deadlift 500 lbs.

I pulled 500 lbs on a deadlift almost a year ago it's a 500 squat I'm going for now. The thought of a serious injury scares me a little bit but it's all part of the game. I plan to take it slowly, and strengthen my lower back and core along the way to try and prevent injuries.