Whew!
I squatted 485 yesterday.
Yes I only went down to about 3 inches above parallel, however, it was a close stance and with a manta ray (which sucks if you have never used one before). Basically the manta ray puts the weight high on your back (more quad emphasis and long lever at your torso) and slightly back and up so that its off your shoulders (really hard on the back and core).
I bottomed out at 450, I got flattened to the bench. I just couldn’t slow the weight down and conequently hit the bench pretty hard, however, (thankfully) I recovered and was able to get it back up with relative ease. So I figured, screw it, and went up to 485. I nailed it! It actually wasn’t that bad, although, I was slightly scared for my life when I unracked it.
Morale to the story, have faith in your self. Always believe you can do more then what your currently doing.
