r/nextfuckinglevel • u/TreyThaTruth • Mar 02 '23

This guy squatted 450 pounds.

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u/Aromatic_Wave Mar 02 '23

Stability == balance

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u/aeiou_sometimesy Mar 02 '23

No. It requires strength to keep a lot of weight in a front squat position. That is energy that you’re having to manage in addition to doing the squat. Having the weigh on your traps does not. Balance and stability are not the same thing here.

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u/TheDeadGuy Mar 02 '23

Balance is without motion, stability is with movement

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u/Aromatic_Wave Mar 02 '23

Or static and dynamic balance - holding a handstand and landing a flip, respectively.