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Originally Posted by Frank.S
a 400lbs stepup is going to be much easier then a 800lbs squat.
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i disagree. i'd like to see someone do 400lb step ups, or 400lb lunges.
of course, the lifts are equipped that you're talking about as well. We all know suits give someone assistance on squats. Now that's fine, but there's a big difference in doing squats in a suit, and doing unilateral work without any form of assistance.
For one, unilateral work is by itself harder than bilateral work. If you're squatting 800 in a suit, you're not squatting 800 raw, correct? what, a 600-700 (maybe MAX) raw squat? So you're going to be doing lunges with only 33% less of your 1RM? That would be a pretty strong lunge.
That means if a lifter is squatting 1100 in a suit, he should be doing step ups with 725lbs.
Mike Miller's 1200lb squat, he should be able to do step ups with 800lbs?
The whole point of this is that there comes a point where just because a weight LOOKS light relative to what you're doing on two legs, doesn't mean it's easy on one or even POSSIBLE. Numbers or percentages lower than your best equipped squat doesn't mean you can do it.
This is why oly lifters get benefits doing step ups with 400lbs when they're best full squat is probably 600-700 (i'm guessing?).
I would love to try and see someone who's a geared lifter squatting 1200lbs try and lunge or do step ups with 800lbs without getting injured.