{"id":13431,"date":"2023-07-12T15:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=13431"},"modified":"2023-07-12T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T15:01:58","slug":"nick-best-squats-364-2-kilograms-802-9-pounds-for-the-27th-year-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/nick-best-squats-364-2-kilograms-802-9-pounds-for-the-27th-year-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Best Squats 364.2 Kilograms (802.9 Pounds) for the 27th Year in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 10, 2023, World’s Strongest Man<\/a> (WSM) champion Mitchell Hooper<\/a> posted a video to his YouTube channel featuring a leg-training<\/a> session with strength sports icon Nick Best. After some warm-ups and deliberative conversation with his eventual spotter in Hooper, the 54-year-old Best successfully locks out a 364.2-kilogram (802.9-pound) back squat<\/a><\/strong> with wraps starting at around the 4:45 mark in the video. According to Best in the video, it is now the 27th consecutive year<\/strong> that the athlete has squatted at least this much weight for one rep. In a post on his Instagram, Hooper called it an “absolute privilege” to watch Best continue his personal tradition. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThat makes 27 years now. The first time was in 1996.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Best wore a lifting belt<\/a>, knee sleeves, and wrist wraps to help him with his squatting achievement. Such an equipment set-up would count under a “Wraps” qualification in a sanctioned powerlifting context. Best remains an active professional powerlifter but retired from competitive strongman in November 2022<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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