Shane yates....

[Deciever]

Has anyone ever heard of this kid?? He's 16 years old, and squatted 848 lbs(something around there) in a competition recently. On his 3rd attempt he blew out his knee i believe. but either way its incredible. He weighs in at like 308 lbs so he's a big kid but strong as shit. Im pretty sure Louis Simmons said something about getting him to start training at westside with him.

Pretty damn impressive if you ask me.

 

[Cubanito17]

HELL YEA THAT'S IMPRESSIVE 2 years younger than me, roughly, and squats close to 300lbs under my total, DAMN I GOTTA WORK ON THAT.

Do you know how long he's been liftin??

Another GENETIC FREAK!!!!

 

[Deciever]

i know he was squatting 525 when he was 14 in the 275 weight class.

nows he 318

I've heard his form is horrible though, so imagine what he'll be doing when he coems back from his injury, fixes his form and trains westside for 10 years..
http://www.powermagonline.com/headlines/images/shaneyatessmall.gif

theres a pic of him squatting in a comp. dont know how much weight that is though.

 

[Cubanito17]

That kid is only 16 he looks like he's at least 25 or so that's first.

Second what's up with having his legs come out like bent out from his knees???? Isn't that how you have knee injuries b/c of a stance like that

 

[lilmikey]

yeah it looks as though if he descended further his knees would move inward and that could mess them up pretty good. yeah and what's up with his age? I mean i have respect for his strength but he does NOT look sixteen... he looks, like cubanito says, older; imo he looks like he is 30 something. anyway, he is one to keep the eyes on.

 

[p03t1c]

i've heard something about louie speaking to a young guy about lifting at westside, but i dont remember the name. if the stats are right (age) then this guy is gonna definately be a force. where are they growing these kids?

 

[Parabellum]

Second what's up with having his legs come out like bent out from his knees???? Isn't that how you have knee injuries b/c of a stance like that

Everytime my knees start to bend in I know it's over, it's too heavy for me. But his numbers are still amazing.

 

[Deciever]

yeah, very strong kid, just poor form, which lead to his slight injury. By the time im 16, i hope to be squatting 450... maybe at around 165 bw

 

[musclehed275]

When i was at the Arnold classic, there was a kid...fifteen yrs old...he benched in the 5's.....to see the kid was incredible that he was that strong!! He is just a doughy, soft looking kid, with no hardness or muscularity, threw on a double poly..it fit like a leisure suit too! strong kid!!

 

[lilmikey]

did he look old in the face like this other kid though? or did he just look like a "husky" 15 year old?

 

[Deciever]

i dont think it was the same kid... It may have been Joshua Ward who benched 500 @ 14 or 15 years old in the 308 c lass

Joshua was 276 i do believe when he did 514 and he is now over 300lbs and has a bench over 530

 

[powerlifterjay]

Josh ward was at the APF nationals bench presses the weekend we competed and he was 15yrs old and hit 550 there in a double poly. And Musclehed was right he was soft and doughy, but dam strong. BUt big as hell.

I wish i lived close to my little brother. (he is indiana) but wheni was there we trained togther but he then was 16yrs old and is 6'5 285lbs. He is now 17 and freakin bigger. If he lived by me for anytime i would make him into the next gray frank!