Ball State players dressed up like superheroes on max squat day (Video)
Ball State apparently takes its max-out leg day very seriously.
A video uploaded by the team on Tuesday shows off its players squatting massive amounts of weight – all while dressed up as various superheroes, including the Hulk.
Also featured in the video were strobe lights, a tunnel of smoke, shirt ripping, face paint and yelling. Lots of yelling.
Oh, and don’t miss the guy dressed up like a wizard. He seems like fun.
Strength coach David Feeley said getting the guys to dress up raises the excitement level for the day.
“Every guy in America squats. Every guy in America benches and power cleans, but it’s how they do it and how excited they are when they perform those lifts. That’s what really matters,” Feeley said. “Results were really good. Our guys got really excited about it. Heavy weight got lifted. There was a lot of team bonding going on as well.
“There is nothing goofy about putting 500 to 600 pounds across your back and squatting it up and down. Why would you not want to have fun while you’re in here lifting as hard as you can every day?”
This one is going to be tough to top next year.
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