JUST HOW BADLY DO YOU WANT
BIGGER, STRONGER LEGS? GO
REP FOR REP WITH AKIM WILLIAMS’
OLD-SCHOOL WORKOUT TO FIND OUT.
Here is one angle of my monster squats
with Team @blackstonelabs_official
shoot today out in Boca, FL. This was
#8plates and a #quarter total of #815lbs….
Think it’s safe to say that we have
officially done some #ronniecoleman
shit maybe even a lil bit more insane.
—Posted to Akim Williams’
Instagram page
Q
Great bodybuilding champions
are admired for the hardware
they’ve earned onstage. And rightfully
so—being crowned the best at what
you do is a testament to hard work,
talent, and perseverance.
Still, that reverence comes with an
undeniable disconnect. That is, seeing the
finished product doesn’t provide a glimpse
into the intensive, difficult work that went
into it. As when you watch the scoreboard
intently instead of the game itself, it can be
hard to forge a deep, visceral connection
with the stomach-churning, sweat-soaked,
exhaustive efforts that went into building
and refining the bodies on display.
That’s why, in bodybuilding, strength
matters. While few among us can relate
to stripping down to posing trunks and
stepping before a panel of judges to flex
our way to stardom, any one of us can
immediately recognize a feat of strength like
a 550-pound bench press, an 850-pound
deadlift, or an 815-pound squat.
It’s also why the title of “world’s
strongest bodybuilder,” despite being a
completely arbitrary, unofficial designation,
is still a thing. One that has passed from
the likes of Dorian Yates and Ronnie
Coleman to Johnnie Jackson and Branch
Warren. And now, stepping into that
always-heated conversation, there’s IFBB
pro Akim Williams—owner of the three
personal bests listed above.
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