Joseph Pena Squats 1005 Pounds

[Mark Rippetoe]

I was at a meet last year where a kid missed a 500 pound or so squat, the barbell slipped off his back and came crashing down on the pins in the rack.

Barbells do not slip off of backs. They are dumped. Anybody who dumps a squat at one of our meets is disqualified.

[Dave Longley]

Terrifying and grossly unfair. Not to mention incredibly impressive.

Congratulations to all involved. Bright future for that young man.

[George Christiansen]

Someone needs to take advantage of the financial opportunity for selling this kids sperm to people who want mutant babies.

[Forrest Adam Mitchell]

How old was he when he started SS?

[Mark Rippetoe]

I think he was 11.

[Dag]

And think, he's not even grown yet. If he stays with it...Holy shit.

[kanahan]

He pulls sumo though...

[Tiburon]

Terrifying and grossly unfair.

"Unfair"because he's been working hard for 7 years?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Sarcasm.

[David Lee]

I think he was 11.

Damn it. Mine started at 12--now I'll have to wait 'till he's 19 for the 1,000 pound squat.

Also, these guys are shorting him about 400 pounds: Joseph Pena's Football Recruiting Profile