His 1,180 lbs. Sure, he couldve gone through a few more rounds, but the fact of the matter was he wasnt going to be Chuck. It persisted continuously, so Doug would only do mild incline and decline presses. He would do 1,000 crunches a day and too many lat pull downs to count. Tue Jan 01, 2019. Many consider him to be the most intense powerlifter in the history of the sport and Vogelpohl was without a doubt the . As George opened up with 633 and went on to bench 678 to cap off a three world-record rampage, Dave said to the author, I got some competition now. Yes, Dave, you certainly do. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Numb Chucks Numb Chucks E021 Chucks Ahoy / Camp Chipper Chuck. It was with 25 percent band tension. Illinois had the highest population of Vogelpohl families in 1880. He believes that strength and movement skill are part of a life well-lived. He always had a lot to say, like if he did not win The Arnold he would retire. I was very proud of our men. The video contrasts "ramping the bar" with good form: Telling people to squat at the bottom has helped us teach thousands of people to dead-lower correctly. Gerry O was to win a national championship. Once you master the initial setup and the basic mechanics of the lift, you'll quickly see that the greatest opportunity to improve comes from putting the bar down better. I saw him do 1,100 lb. Walking up to the party my wife and I realized how that really seems like yesterday but was a decade ago.It was a great time and we talked about a lot of good times that we had been through and some not so good. I can thank Kenny for my success. After Doug became accustomed to the mild angles, his flat bench began to soar to the point that Doug broke the 132-pound class world record at 405 pounds. He was a very strong bencher. In 1880 there were 49 Vogelpohl families living in Illinois. The author has named the deadlifts Dimel Deads in honor of him becoming Westsides first of seven world record holders in the squat. We don't care if you have bumpers on the bar (which just means you aren't very strong because you can't go over 500 with bumpers), but don't ever, ever, let go of the bar and drop it from the top. He became the youngest World bench press holder with 720 pounds at 20 years old. JL Holdsworth is a world-champion powerlifter, grip-sport competitor, and former member of Westside Barbell. raised it even further winning his class with a deadlift of 931!! Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. If you're not methodical about the way you put the bar back down, you're messing with your next rep. At best, you're being inefficient. But, being very good at math, I found that Kenny had actually won instead. At the time, in 1991, a shirt was only good for 25 to 50 lbs. Max effort training is a cornerstone of the Conjugate Method. Eighty percent of the work volume is placed where we need with assistance exercises to support the bench, squat, and deadlift. click here! In the warmup room, Dave said to me, I have never had even competition before, and I replied, You do now.. just a lil video i threw together to honor chuck vogelpohl. I got George to use a cambered bar with an 11/2 in. This is important, as everyone has a role helping with loading and with the lifter. Amazing View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Vogelpohl. In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Vogelpohl. What a day. However, you should still be able to put the bar down without scaring the grandad in the back of the gym as he tries to do his rotator cuff rehab exercises in peace. Bolton was the first to raise the bar to 927 and then Frank In just four meets he made the fourth highest total ever made. In 1982, when I broke my lower back for the second time, I knew I had to change what I was doing. But during a gym shootout, Georges peck was separated from the bone completely. His back strength is unbelievable due to the Goodmorningsalmost a forgotten exercise, but take Phils and Vlads word on it, they work. It's too easy. And of course, Mark Bell and his Super Training gym. On the next ME day, he chose to do close grip. If you want to get strong, the system is foolproof and works for anyone. I woke up three days later and spent another four days afterwards in the hospital. I saw the unlimited potential he had, and in one year he broke his first world record total doing 2565 at 242 body weight. Now that Wes has found his weakness, he works on his speed continuously along with his flexibility. That's why pro teams seek me out; the system keeps them from overtraining. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. EFS: First, thanks for letting us do this interview. The clanging of plates is a beautiful zen sound that only the devil himself would want to eliminate. In a career spanning almost two decades, powerlifting legend Chuck Vogelpohl competed in weight classes from 90kg all the way to 125kg. And the two were almost even for years. That was a lot of moola so I called them to be sure they really had $8,000. Doug Heath, a long-time Westsider, had shoulder pain starting in 1975 while benching on a flat bench. a city. There was crazy storiesfrom Westside days, great times at meets and a lot of other fun stuff that isn't fit to talk about in this setting. on how much a year of training can help huh! This put him in a bad mood and after arriving home at 1:30 am, he went out to the gym and loaded 315 pounds on the bar and pulled it for 15 reps. What you want to do is hinge back and once the bar has cleared the knees, you squat down. If you want to be a real champion, you must be able to handle larger and larger volumes throughout the multi-year training. Get a bulletproof core. But, Kenny never did break his 728 world record again. yet. Rob was also very strong in all the powerlifts. There was a bench meet in Lumberton, NC that offered $8,000. Think of this as setting up the setup for your setup. He came up to me after the meet and said, You got me, mother f__. We laughed, and he said, See you at the next meet. But, unfortunately, he passed on. Matt was only 33 years of age.". George and KP were ruling the bench at Westside. He made it possible for me to make a 1,885 lb. After pulling the winning deadlift, I ran on stage to congratulate him and he yells, Westside rules, just as I get to him he also yells out, and you all suck to about 700 people in the audience. It took a couple of years to recover to where he could do 535 for four reps. Matt Wenning was training at Westside and was closing in on 600 raw. Chuckie is getting close to the 2500 barrier when he did 2245 total. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. Essentially, grabbing the bar was a way to start shit. I started applying everything I could, which means I started applying science to weights. The bench made it possible for him to break the world 308-pound total record three times while at Westside. Chuck was one of the strongest men I ever trained with. How much is too much band tension? to beat me. see in the New Year. I thought, He knows how to strain, but I guess that is how he discovered to do so. Steve Wilson, who was training with Matt and had an 815-pound deadlift, agreed that they both would give it a try using 225 to 275 pounds for two or three sets of deadlifts of 20 reps four times a week. And if your hips and knees aren't moving BUT the bar is still travelling down, that's your spine doing the work, homie! George said he wanted to lose weight and go down to a lighter class. He came to train, became very strong, and started a personal training business. Like nothing happened. out a lifter who much has the biggest quads I've ever seen. Always have looked up to older lifters such as yourself, chuck, and Dave tate. In 1994, Powerlifting USA reported that "Matt Dimel died suddenly on Apr 9, 1994, when he suffered either a stroke, a seizure, or perhaps an aneurysm. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. After getting up, there was blood all over the bench, and lots of glass stuck in my back. They equal 100 pounds in the bottom and 200 pounds at the top. The same deadlifts that put Matts name on the world record list gave Steve a 50-pound increase for a meet personal record. out of the best shirts. This was good experience for Fusdog. After getting a reload, it had taken too much out of him, and Waterman won, again. He thought we were dangerous and crazy. know there is some excitement going about. It's the thing that almost all lifters are f*cking up and the reason their pull is stuck. Most injuries happen on the eccentric phase, but highly trained athletes can sustain these forces. This bodyweight move not only builds your forearms, it's a great way get ready for serious gymnastic-based training. Click here to find out more information on Curtis Dennis Nowadays, Wes has made a 900-pound squat, a 615-pound bench press, and a 620 deadlift. The internet has done wonders for "The Myth of Chuck Vogelpohl". He was going to Ball State and wanted to come train at Westside. MONSTER BENCHER! It is still a major part of our bench training at Westside. He was gone. Dave Tate steps up to bat and to answer this question since he trained with Chuck at Westside Barbell. Roberts came to Westside with a 2400-pound total and a 715-pound bench. rack pulls from just above the knee and a good box squat with 885 lbs. But, hurting his back walking out a squat, he only made his opener at 650 pounds. was expected out of him this time around. The most Vogelpohl families were found in USA in 1880. Tommy Fannon's Outlaws board is discussing it here and here. Frank also ended up with a 2562 total and folks it will Greg would do 9x6 repsdouble the volume. Try these accessory exercises to strengthen them. only get higher!!! A lot of this information came from George, as he helped me write this. 22:04. I just read some coach arguing that you need to "learn how to grind." If you have no glutes, you'll do reverse hypers or walk in the belt squat. The four workouts during the year raised A. J.s squat strength up to become Westsides third 1200-pound plus squatter. At about this time, Tony Ramos came to the gym and brought along Paul Keys to train. That's how we don't overtrain everything is governed by your maximum strength. We have four. 2023 Westside Barbell. came second to Frank doing a 2425 total. The surname Vogelpohl is found most in The United States. Dave was the first 181 to bench 600 lbs. All right reserved. Ryan bombed out and Fusdog broke the 308-pound world record for his first world record. George could blow up anything of his chest, but could not lockout big weights. Written by Team Juggernaut Full Name: David Brandon Lilly Date of Birth: 3/14/1982 Height: 6'0" Weight: 315-325 Hometown: Berea, KY Current City: Richmond, KY Years Training: 12 , Powerlifting 6+/- Gym Name & Location: Berea Barbell in Berea, KY and Lexen Xtreme in Columbus Occupation: Data Board Assembly July 2021 8. The deadlift is a simple movement. Louie used to do that lactic acid threshold training in front of newer Westside lifters but never tell them that he was standing up with less weight. Thu Oct 13, 2016. George knew he had to build a lockout like Kennys. I mean, Im probably the strongest at that point in time than Ive ever been. Coaches should include max effort training in every athlete's training plan. I quit doing it. And we almost never pull a deadlift off the floor, usually from pins until we go to the meet. On speed-strength day you train with high volume and moderate intensity. bench press. I started Kenny Patterson at 14. Like today, only top ranked lifters trained at Westside back in the 90s. Their sets kept going up, and Chuck started to look tired. I dont think this has ever happened, before or after. Here's a list of the most common technical errors you'll see when it comes to lowering the bar, or the steps that immediately precede it. I had no warm-ups and bombed out. Two things became apparent: first, there was an overspeed eccentric phase due to the bands pulling you downward due to the elastic properties of the rubber itself and second, it caused an increase in muscle mass. We were at a local bench meet when I saw a jacked up guy lift without gear. This means if you're not strong enough to lower the bar correctly, you shouldn't be picking that weight up anyway. Louie Simmons Eccentric muscle action involves high force development. A. J. made 700-pound band and 510-pound weight that equaled 1210 pounds at the top. He said they hurt his elbows and we said it hurt because the tendons and ligaments must be conditioned to withstand the work needed to push a big bench. If anything when Ryan and Scot compete in March, it will be will close but if To me, I People confuse this and forget the squat part, which causes major issues. It's not a great trade-off, especially since it'll compromise your next dead-lower before it's even started. Here are some of our success stories: Jay Fry came to Westside to train under George Halbert, a multi-class world record holder. A good rule of thumb is that it shouldn't take you any more than two times as long to set it down as it took you to pick it up. benchers, wow it has come a long way. The bands were mostly used for stretching and conditioning. That was Westside in the 90s. This quick warm-up will you get you ready for just about any type of upper body training. On a speed-strength day for squat, you'd use 50-60 percent of your 1RM for 10 sets of 2 reps. Here's a great rowing variation to use if barbell rows are too tricky for your cranky lower back. George made 650 and missed 672 and then sat in the front row to watch KP make a 716 world record. By doing wide box squats, he went on a record-breaking spree that ended up at 903 with a 680 deadlift, a 120-pound improvement in the deadlift. heard to weighing close to the 400 mark although it seems to have made him a The GPP must closely match SPP for your sport. But all still holds the world record at 42 of 1,140 lbs. Eskil was bigger than me and he could not out-squat, out-bench, or out-total me. Chuck is known for his incredible squatting prowess, but as Louie says it is improving your weakest lift will make you a champion. Finally, their sets hit 40, and Dave was struggling. You two scared me to death. I laughed. Kenny P. was just the opposite. You pick the muscle that you need and that's what you train. An army is only as strong as its weakest soldier. Chuck Vogelpohl would eventually not only break world records, but do so in three different weight classes. The Adventures of Chuck and Friends The Adventures of Chuck and Friends E013 - Sleep-Driving Chuck - Chuck-Atomic. Ano Turtianinen has been the leanest 275 lifter I've seen in a while. Week 1 they used 430x3 sets of two reps. Jake was somewhat faster. Now, George went on a tear, on the next 9 attempts he made 8 world records. It was not easy to beat Dave, but Rob came through for Westside. Now all anyone has to do is get online and tell everyone how awesome they are with 50,000 tweets per day and eventually people just believe them. We are not EliteFitness.com. Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic, Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. He was looked down upon from the elder seagulls for flying fast was not the job a seagull was intended to do. Paul Childress No gym in the world has two 2,700 pound totals. Bodybuilding.com exclusive interview with Ryan! Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. see the first man to surpass 800 on the bench, which has not been done as of On his last try, he pulled 725 lbs. There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Vogelpohl. For example, Chuck Vogelpohl would do speed squats with 405-455 in a 3-week wave with one set of strong Jump-Stretch bands. George said a great monument in his past was watching KP at John Inzers bench meet. It takes a long time and a lot of mistakes to truly become an expert. My guys bench in a bench press shirt once a month, and we only perform regular squats at meets. The last name Vogelpohl is the 272,070th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. He beat Goggins in the squat with 1019 making the record. 25% of Vogelpohl men worked as a Farmer and 60% of Vogelpohl women worked as a Stenographer. The goal with any controlled drop is for the bar to have a vertical path. case maybe true, Ryan Kennelly is not to be counted out. T. First off, back in early 2002, Chuck Vogelpohl became the first man under 300 Think of speed strength as a transmission in a car. Website: NATURALFREAK ONLINE. Louie Simmons Back to Daytona and Waterman again, plus the giant killer, Markus Schick, was in the house. dumbbells, for those who could do them. like Ryan just want to have fun! Stay strong, Eskil, you fag. a couple weeks before he pulled out in the warmup room at The Arnold. Build your shoulders. wide bench. Remember, it does no good to be strong in the wrong exercise. For the squat, the proven method of two strength cycles lasting two weeks was done and two circa max cycles were done in a yearly plan. Even today, John Inzer is a great friend to Westside and its lifters, helping out in any way possible. Only our top benchers were allowed to go to Tims to bench, the rest had to stay at Westside and suffer. Check it out: Westside Deficit Deadlifts Everyone has experienced a training plateau in one lift or another. Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner RIP w love. At that time, his squat was 1000 pounds. At 220 Chuck Vogelpohl has owned the squat record at 1025 but has worn out his welcome at 220 and will compete at 242 in Atlanta Georgia. Dave Williams of Liberty University asked Westside to do an experiment with strong rubber bands by a company called Jump Stretch, owned by Dick Hartzel. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German vogel bird + pohl pool pond. If I want to learn something, I don't call the guy with 25-inch arms; I call the guy with a 190 IQ. The box felt high, but it was the same 13-inch box he always used. That is the saying I would attach. Folks on the net say that he has 800 because he did 782, three times. Chuck Vogelpohl is a powerlifting legend. First, Dave Waterman fell off the bench three times. Chuck Vogelpohl would eventually not only break world records, but do so in three different weight classes. And that he must stay and train others and teach them like he was taught, not only by me but by the other greats before him and his training partners. But on that day, Rob beat Dave. serious vengeance and was lifting as if he was totally different lifter. think Ryan is going to "blow" away the competition proving that he's the world's pounds to squat over a 1000 in competition so it was needless to say that more The key to Gregs progress was to raise his bench volume. If you guys have been keeping up with the news in power lifting, then you At 16 and 170 pounds, he was squatting 800, benching 500, and deadlifting 600. And please feel free to talk about your old Westside stories I always love hearing about the crazy things you guys have seen/done. Then Chuck nailed the next couple of box squats. We are not EliteFitness.com. George Halpert waited two years to show up at Westside. He was the greatest squatter of all time. First, he did dumbbell extensions as heavy as possible, roll back with 110-pound dumbbells off the floor, incline, decline, and also seated French-press style. But then an eccentric man came to Westside to erase a lot of records on the record board, who was this man? The weights were set at 405 for box squats. And for some reason, Dave figured he could use that when going back and forth with Chuck and it would work. Even though he took second to Steve Goggins, it will only be a matter of time. One day, after speed bench, George tried a 495 lb. The OpenPowerlifting project aims to create a permanent, accurate, convenient, accessible, open archive of the world's powerlifting data. We were lifting in Canton, Ohio. Think of it this way: If your hips have stopped moving but you're still driving forward, that's how you know it's your back moving. His competitive best lifts include a 905-pound squat, 775-pound bench press, and an 804-pound deadlift. EFS: The major reason why we wanted to do this interview was to clear things up on your new video, "Vogelpohl XXX". This was about 46% of all the recorded Vogelpohl's in USA. Mendelson buckled down though and managed 782 easy. The ones that hate to lose are the ones you should fucking be the most afraid of.. If he does, 275 lifters, watch out!! Another one of Louie's favorite deadlift special exercises is the deficit deadlift. But they could not be psyched out. 8. Greg Panora came to Westside with a 2250 total. Then 585, and KP made a strong 590 and called it a day. This wouldn't count in a meet, it deprives you of 50% of the benefit of the lift, and at Westside, this would get you punched in the face. They had no idea who would show up for that kind of cast. But that was Tom, Westside to the bone, forever. But, I told him, he must touch his chest, after all that is the hardest part of the lift for most. Ok, Scot Mendelson had his day at the bench attempting 782, which was easy Chuck Vogelpohl, one of powerlifting's favorite personalities and longtime team cornerstone, has left Westside Barbell Club. He could also floor press 625 lbs. But that's how we are. Reels At 19 he was the first teenager to squat 1000 and total 2400. Then there was Jim, who was very slow but not explosive. Further information may be obtained by. Arnold Coleman was just starting and later became the world record holder in the squat and total at 181. Man I'm getting old.I first started talking to my wife at Chuck's 40th birthday party. Special strength plays a great role in strength training, but it is important to know what you need and, more important, to train it. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. All photo's and images courtesy of Curtis Dennis and/or And for some reason, Dave figured he could use that when going back and forth with Chuck and it would work. Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands. He made it good by sending K.P. And since you only have so long to complete a maximum rep 2 seconds, maybe 3 if you're very endurance minded you have to be fast to be strong. He looks me in the eye and says, What happened, Mom?. It's child's play. Like Phil Harrington, the Goodmorning would be the special barbell exercise that would make the difference for Vlad. And Waterman always did great, but not on a slippery 8 in. Max Effort work is slow strength. Chuck was the one who explained Louies trick to Dave. The IPA National in York was Fusdogs first big meet. Scot calls out Ryan and Ryan accept it. One day on the beach Jonathan saw a silver seagull about 100 yards away. The next meet was a money bench press meet in Daytona where all the great benchers would compete. monster in strength. Joe McCoy was one who thought that the weights might be light at the big money events, but after his opener he said to me, The weights are real. Eskil Thomasson came to visit Westside from Sweden a few weeks before the money meet because he did not believe that we trained like we said we did. He said, I heard those Westside guys are crazy, but he eventually became a Westsider and still is today. By placing the bands on the barbell, they gave a more even displacement over the entire range of motion. The Vogelpohl family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. I am proud to say not only Matt trained at Westside, but also, Dave Tate, you made Elite Fitness. Matt Wenning talks Chuck Vogelpohl!Want to know the specifics? on your back again. Well, he brought me out of retirement and I made in the 7s, 8s and even 920 lbs. They said yes. You can see this in action during my leg workout in this video. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 840 percent between 1880 and 2014. But nothing happens. It is in my head. I was relieved for a while. In York, PA, at the IPA World Cup, Rob was lifting against Dave Barno, a strong competitor and friend. This nasty habit releases both lat and anterior core tension so that the big muscles that keep you safe are now relaxed. After a couple of sets, Dave thought, I have this motherfucker. That makes things less efficient and compromises your ability to move some real weight around. Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Vogelpohl life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1977. This time George beat Dave, 650 to 628. One type of special strength changed Wes forever. Chuck Vogelpohl. His training partner Kenny Patterson had built 23 -inch arms on a 56 frame and could lockout anything that was on the bar. I asked him, What do you get out of lat pull downs? He said, Nothing, I just like to do them. I also asked him, What do you get out of those heavy pulls? He said they taught him how to strain. Generally speaking, though, don't be a douchebag and drop the bar from the top. He wanted to learn what I had been doing since 1982, about the time he was born. George pushed up the JM presses and included a lot of close-grip step-incline presses. This builds incredible strength in the glutes and hips, which is where punching power originates. Sprinkle in a lot of coaching time with Louis Simmons, Dave Tate, Steve Goggins, and Eddie Coan, and JL turned into a professor of the deadlift. He had to retire early due to personal obligations and Ryan went on to become one of the greatestif not the greatestbench presser of all time breaking all-time world records and ending with a mind-blowing 1075. First we'll teach you perfect form, then we'll work on your weaknesses so you don't get hurt. But one of the best exercises is the belt squat. He was the greatest squatter of all time. A 500-pound squatter would do half the bar weight and half the band tension. The first 800 pound squatter Pat Casey in 1970 was a box squatter from the original Westside Barbell in Culver City. In Texas, John Inzer put on a Bash for Cash along with Joe McCoy. We called for an 820-pound deadlift on Fusdogs third attempt to force Dave into an 865-pound deadlift, but changed the third to a makeable 770 pounds. Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries, View the tallest/shortest surnames in the world. But after six months of no progress, he jumped on board and began to make great progress. But, in his last meet with Westside, in York, PA, he said he would beat my 722 lb.
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