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Originally Posted by ChinPieceDave667
NOOOooooo, you can't squat more than me, it's all I have. 
great job. keep up the good work. |
Yeah, but if you compare my lower body strength to my upper body, there's a HUGE discrepancy...
400 bench vs. 425 parallel squat vs. 410 OLY squat??
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In case some of you haven't known the reason behind this, I'll repost my story.
*starts violin*
Not to make excuses, but I'll honestly point out that I only STARTED squatting seriously since about 1.5 years ago. That's a very true story. Being in the Marines, I NEVER worked my legs since we ran/hiked so fucking much. Once I got out of the Marines in the summer of 2003 (after Iraq), my laziness and lack of focus in legs naturally followed me through the first year or two being OUT. So that's the reason for the differences in upper and lower body for me.
I started out doing OLY Squats (butt to ankles) about a year ago (right around there) with Bill Starr programs. I think I started with about 225 TOPS for OLY Squats!! So doing programs such as Bill's 5x5, I've put on tremendous progress for my lower body (deads and squats). For wide stance parallel squats, I've NEVER done them.. Ever!
I started those when I started this journal (believe it or not).
I figured everyone must be thinking about how the fuck I can bench 400, yet squat 425, and deadlift 500? Well, that's the reason!
So in one year I added 185 lbs to my OLY squats, and in wide parallel squats I think I started with 365, now (24 weeks later) I hit 425 and still had room for more. 100% natural as well....
