The history above is a little mixed up. The first change at the beginning of 1993 was a recognition of the impact of steroids on the record books while retaining 10 weight classes. The second in 1998 was to make room for the women who began competing in the Olympics in 2000, decreasing to 8 men's weight classes. But this is all besides the main point. Squat on brothers, I will watch from the sidelines or the smith machine.
NOOOOOOO! Not the Smith machine...I CHOOSE DEATH!!!! Atleast DB Squats instead :P