30 Mar LCS squat diversity

So I posted our squat/pull training on Tuesday.  Here’s a little bit of the diversity and things that I have each of these lifters focusing on.  These are some of my geared lifters and my raw folks can be just as diverse.

Dub squatting here.  Dub bounces back and forth between geared and raw competitions based on how hectic his life can get.  Our current goal is to jack up his raw squat.  We’re using loose briefs and keeping it within his raw stance.  He’s got a pair of briefs on that are about 2 sizes too big.  If he concentrates hard on the decent, he gets some tightness out of them.  This carries over since he can have a tendency to get loose in the bottom of his raw squat.  As we progress further along, I’ll move him into some paused squats in briefs to solidify his bottom position.

Dub 535×2 #tentwentylife #1020life #lowcountrystrength #teamPRS #captainjacked #inzer #powerrackstrength #charleston #powerlifting

A post shared by Will Kuenzel (@lcstrength) on Mar 29, 2017 at 12:59pm PDT

This is Steve.  Steve is working straps up.  He’s only done one full gear meet and prior to that had only competed raw.  The goal for this training cycle is to work up close to his old full gear max in just the suit.  We’re working on his stability at the top and proficiency when we toss the straps up.

Steve 505×2 #tentwentylife #1020life #lowcountrystrength #teamPRS #captainjacked #inzer #powerrackstrength #charleston #powerlifting

A post shared by Will Kuenzel (@lcstrength) on Mar 29, 2017 at 1:00pm PDT

Nic has all kinds of issues with stability at the top.  He’s a tremendously wide stance squatter and that can lead to stability issues.  By using the cambered bar, we can force a little more control while at the same time getting him to work harder on getting his upper back tighter the whole time.

@nhrabley with 500×2 on the cambered bar #tentwentylife #1020life #lowcountrystrength #teamPRS #captainjacked #inzer #powerrackstrength #charleston #powerlifting

A post shared by Will Kuenzel (@lcstrength) on Mar 30, 2017 at 4:25am PDT

Billy is our oldest crew member.  Dude can get after it like no one else.  He’s hit his best squat in just the LUP squat suit.  We’re working on getting him more comfortable in briefs to add a bit of pop out of the bottom.  We’re also working on his ability to get his knees out.  It’s hard to tell with this angle but we’re forcing his stance out wider and really getting him to work pushing those knees out from the top but especially at the bottom where he tends to lock up and get caught forward when he doesn’t open the hips up.

Billy at 56 years young putting in the work. 445×2 #tentwentylife #1020life #lowcountrystrength #teamPRS #captainjacked #inzer #powerrackstrength #charleston #powerlifting

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Will Kuenzel is the owner of Lowcountry Strength (www.LowcountryStrength.com) in Charleston, SC. Will started his athletic endeavors as a pole vault; finishing up his collegiate career with a best vault of 16’9” at a whopping 160lbs. He the track and field world to pursue bodybuilding, his first show in 2005, he won 1st place in Men’s Novice as a middle weight. One year later he took 2nd as a Men’s Junior heavy weight. Since 2007 he has been a competitive powerlifter and totaling elite as a 220lber. His best lifts in multiply equipment are a 710lbs squat, a 605lbs bench press, a 615lbs deadlift and a 1930 total. In 2008 Will started Lowcountry Strength out of his garage. Since then it has moved into a 16,000 sq/ft facility and shares space with a mixed martial arts studio. With all disciplines of powerlifting, strongman, MMA, jiu jitsu and other sports in the Charleston area getting trained under one roof, Will heads up the strength and conditioning for a wide variety of athletes and clients.

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