95 Pound Front Squat Test

Pictured above: Richie Aylward in the middle of a complex including squat jumps, clap pushups, and 25 pound plate corkscrews. Rich has been training with me for close to a year now and continues to train with me during the football season. Hard work like this has led to some excellent results for Rich. Keep it up buddy.

=>This week at the gym as a change of pace I have added in a couple of tests in order to bring out a little competition among the guys. The tests have been a 95 pound front squat test to technical failure, max pullup test, and a 95 pound bench press test. Another reason for implementing the test was to train for some mental toughness. A set of front squats where you take it into the high teens, 20s, 30s, and 40s, tells you a lot about yourself. Can you push past discomfort? Can you deal with some adversity?

=>During the 95 pound front squat test we had some great results.

Eddie O'Connor set the bar at 28. Brian Talbot went after Ed and posted a number of 30. Pat Bohan batted third and got 35. Brian Mac went and posted 40. Brian Byrne got 42. Pat Bohan dialed it up for another set and posted the record number at 46. The atmosphere during the testing was electric. Guys cheering each other on to get one more rep secretly hoping that their number would remain atop the leaderboard. I was more than satusfied with the way this test went and will use it in the future to test the guys in addition to the regular 3RM tests we do in various movements.

=>There is definitely something to be said for gym atmosphere. Get a group of like minded guys trying to get stronger together and you get results far greater than what you could accomplish on your own.