Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. moVE THAT WEIGHT EXPLODE COMING OUT OF THE HOLE. Chuck: I do think its getting somewhat out of hand, but if you want to compete at a high level, you have to wear whats out there. A lot happened from 1991-2000 at Westside. world record at 220. The saying goes, If you live by the sword, you die by the sword. Too much band tension hurt Georges peck, and also broke his best bench by 50 lbs. We had three world record holders. Another one of Louie's favorite deadlift special exercises is the deficit deadlift. Louie:Many people started their own federations and were criticized, but there was a good reason for so many. At that point, we had gone a year and a half to check the progress we had made before you would write about it. deadlift. I said it showed me how to think while I was pulling. George started out at 275 lbs. Lots of dumbbell work, rowing, lat work, abdominal work, and low back work. If youve never heard the name Chuck Vogelpohl, youre missing out on one of the most intense personalities to compete in the world of powerlifting. At 16 and 170 pounds, he was squatting 800, benching 500, and deadlifting 600. Perhaps the lack of interviews is because people are scared of him. In all the meets that I helped him at man, I was exhausted. He passed on his third attempt saving himself for the other two lifts, but his focus was so intense it could light up a city. That is the saying I would attach. 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. In referencing Louie Simmons, Tate says that he engrained in them that its their responsibility to make everyone else better. But raw should be just a beltno three-meter knee wraps. Not very fast. Lou loves the sled, but I never do it. As youll see in the video, Dave Tate, another powerlifting great from Westside Barbell, details how this squat workout with Chuck Vogelpohl came into existence. He had a terrible injury to both knees and was having trouble with it, he felt the fear of pain. And dont be offended if he doesnt sit down and bullshit with you for an hour. Chuck was one of the strongest men I ever trained with. This builds lateral power and has made him incredibly strong. That was nothing to you, and I knew then that you had what it would take to be great. Dave asks, how many more are you going to do?, this is when Chuck says, one more than you. They ended up finishing the workout at 40 sets!!! My back was starting to hurt all the time to the point I could hardly bend over. In York, PA, at the IPA World Cup, Rob was lifting against Dave Barno, a strong competitor and friend. Stay strong, Eskil, you fag. EFS: What about your diet? So there were a lot of factors that went into it. It was good for the team to learn to make, not only lifts, but to compete. Anti-slip mat on the bench! And I had never heard of jump stretch bands. EFS: Whats it like training at Westside being Chuck Vogelpohl? On the next ME day, he chose to do close grip. As they strive to make me better, I strive to make them better. And we almost never pull a deadlift off the floor, usually from pins until we go to the meet. But, in his last meet with Westside, in York, PA, he said he would beat my 722 lb. ), some of the answers were hard to understand upon listening to it. George and KP were ruling the bench at Westside. Chuck:Thanks, Louie. For a while, I did some tough man fights and won a couple of tournaments, but got the power bug. His 1,180 lbs. It was good somehow, and you would later go on at your third attempt with 738 pounds. Chuck V: Whats the deal with your tattoos? But, I told him, he must touch his chest, after all that is the hardest part of the lift for most. When Louie Simmons talks, you'd better be listening. squat at 264 lbs. But, when we got in the gym, he started putting on wraps and all kinds of painers. He is the other half of this absolutely mental squat workout/competition with Vogelpohl. in a shirt. They said yes. I told George, when someone could do 20 reps with the 155s, I would buy 175s for the gym. I told John Inzer. WATCH: Ed Coan and Dave Tate Coach the Squat. George goes right over to the 155 lb. What happened was I broke my neck and had a lot of injuries that occurred outside of the weight room and I had to make a lot of adjustments. and got to keep the bench. He later broke World Records at three weight classes. EFS: What are you views on powerlifting equipment? The gym had up to 155 lb. Overtime this didnt go very well. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Great lifters, poor organization, like many power meets. Yep. dumbbells and does 20 reps dead cold. Simmons, Mr. Simmons, can I talk to you? I said sure. I was putting up $3,000 for a meet one month, so you came in at 265 pounds and killed a 1,150-pound squat for a new all-time world record. Because I nearly died in 91, I could not put things in proper order. a couple weeks before he pulled out in the warmup room at The Arnold. His bench presses, including his final one of 633 were all done as strictly as any shirted bench press I have ever seen. What I do is now is not for everyone. You said you would see what they wanted. close grip bench, but missed it at the top. Everyone got along well while training and partying. Over the 45 minutes, they completed 43 sets with a starting weight of 330 lbs, then bumped it up to 390 lbs about halfway through. This would make him the lightest man ever to do it. I think that is very important to overload the top end. However, while this kind of intensity can drive a powerlifters competitive performance, at times it can also be, as Tate puts it, a curse. Vogelpohl also holds the second highest squat of all-time at 275 (1,150 pounds). Chuck:Yes. I remember that on the day before, you had found out you had a broken vertebrate in your thoracic spine. New equipment and new training, and I made a 1,180 at 264 pounds. The fact we always kick their asses might have something to do with it. EFS: What are your tips for mastering technique? I said sure. In Texas, John Inzer put on a Bash for Cash along with Joe McCoy. Louie:Well, Chuck, we have been through a lot since you came to Westside in 1987. The bands are what made my squat take off, but I lost a lot in stability. Then, his new training partner, Chuck Fouks, broke it with his monster deadlift, making 900 lbs. Tate agrees that Chuck certainly approaches the platform and his training programs with intensity. Louie has done more for powerlifting across the world, the United States, Columbus, Ohio and has yet to always been able to give 1000 times more to his lifters in the gym. I am very sensitive to anesthesia, and the doctor knew this, but somehow after giving me a shot to calm me down for surgery, I fell asleep and they gave me anesthesia. Here's the real story. I started Kenny Patterson at 14. It does no good to be strong in the wrong exercises or put effort into the wrong muscle groups. At age 41, Vogelpohl had a total of 2,605 lbs, his highest ever. If I recall, we did three meets before you wrote about it in Powerlifting USA. KP was always on. The only barbell lifts he does are basically Zercher squats or sumo deadlifts. His 1,180 lbs. In 1982, when I broke my lower back for the second time, I knew I had to change what I was doing. Here's a brief look at some of the personalities involved in this insane squat challenge of over 40 sets! I still do weighted sit-ups. I used to do a lot of speed work with chains and with just bar weight; I did this for years, maybe fifteen. A poster at the AFBoard shares a story from the weekly EliteFTS email about one of powerlifting's most popular competitors, Chuck Vogelpohl.. NOV 2002 This was the second year that EliteFTS had hosted the IPA Nationals. After the meet, he was sold and moved to Westside for 10 years, until he had to move back to take care of his mother. No way Jose. That was a big setback for over a year. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. So a novice should do one extra workout a week for upper body and one extra workout for the lower body, targeting whatever's needed. It takes a lot of time. I was going for my fifth Elite Total in the 275-class, but I only weighed 233, and I could see the outline of Toledo. And next weekend, we'll have five. His name was Zippy in the gym, when the crazy came out to play. Plus, what happened on max effort day I would end up going nuts both days; basically going heavy on both. George said he wanted to lose weight and go down to a lighter class. Chuck:Todays lifters, for the most part, are not as passionate as 20 years ago. I know you lifted with no gear at all in the 1960s and 70s, but as gear came into powerlifting, you adapted to gear and made top ten lifts for 34 years, so who cares? This was the last time I lifted in a USPF meet. (The classic Westside template has two Dynamic days and two Max Effort days, one of each for both the upper and lower body.) I could not talk for once. bodyweight. Chuck V: At least be at master level of the sport and your technique needs to be dead on. And to add to the list, J. L. Holdsworth, one of the strongest full lifters I have ever seen. I just read some coach arguing that you need to "learn how to grind." Please be careful! He works up to 405lbs on the bar, bands at the top ar. consistency being the key to everything,. I did not think we would get out of that town alive. It was funny how it was called the High PA. Well, almost guarantee it. as well as Louie passing, we have lost to of the best that ecer did it. EFS: How do you decide what hat to wear on squat day? Kenny had a great lockout. If you can jump higher you can run faster. The WPO was starting, and it had money to win. You lifted in the 220-pound class coming down from the 255-pound class, but still won the division belt. The gym had just a power rack, a lat pulldown, a calf-ham glute bench, a back-raise bench, and lots of weights, but most of all, lots of attitude. Benefits of the Dimel The dimel will improve the posterior strength and power of your hips and glutes. 1-2 inches above parallel. The last time I recall you said your legs felt like they weighed 900 pounds. Stretch more and do more mobility work. We recorded it on an audio tape and since Chuck speaks softly (surprised? Dave was the youngest person ever to total 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800, and 2900. If you have seen the amazing documentary Westside vs the World, you know that Chuck returns home to train again with Louie Simmons and Westside Barbell.Powerlifting entrepreneur Mark Bell posted a great tribute video to a 1260 lb reverse band squat that Chuck did in preparation for another world record breaking meet shortly after this overloaded training lift. Mind you; this was the mid-1990s before they were using chains or bands at Westside, not to mention, Chuck had recently had neck surgery. In a career spanning almost two decades, powerlifting legend Chuck Vogelpohl competed in weight classes from 90kg all the way to 125kg. Louie:At that time, you were always calling people out in the gym for some kind of a contest in some lift or exercise. Chuck V: A lot of lat work, low back work on the 45 degree back raise, Reverse Hyperextensions, Back Attack, glute ham raises. EFS: How do you calculate volume on a weekly basis and do you base this entirely on Prilipins chart and do you follow the 60% rule when performing extra workouts? Kenny P. was just the opposite. Our guys had always had it out for Waterman, after he had become the first 181 to bench 600 lbs., and said he not only was the greatest bencher, but also the best looking. Little did I know, I would return again for yet another 20 years, But, lets talk about the men who made Westside what it is today. Tom Waddle was a great team member, but was very unpredictable to say the least. Plus, Louie is always challenging you and I cant back down from the old man. Kenny P. was not doing well, and I said, Kenny, I am going to come out of retirement after tearing my patellar tendon in half, plus almost dying in 91. This was now 1995. camber. Nevertheless, from a coaching perspective, one persons opinion is never enough to take a lifters performance to the next level. I read hundreds of books and it changed my life. J. M. Blakely also benched with us. would only use 45s. But, Kenny never did break his 728 world record again. But that's how we are. But during a gym shootout, Georges peck was separated from the bone completely. At the time, in 1991, a shirt was only good for 25 to 50 lbs. Do more paused work, great for gaining strength at the bottom and fixing form. he was the lightest man ever to squat 1,000 lbs. Chuck Vogelpohl would eventually not only break world records, but do so in three different weight classes. It was not easy to beat Dave, but Rob came through for Westside. I was putting up $3,000 for a meet one month, so you came in at 265 pounds and killed a 1,150-pound squat for a new all-time world record. At the end, there was $10,000 in cash and prizes for the winner. It is in my head. I was relieved for a while. He is the man behind the JM Press. Chuck: Yes, I was tired of cutting weight and just put on 10 pounds. You'll reach your top potential while many others don't, as they'll get injured or get frustrated and quit. First and foremost, this workout is no joke, use caution. ", Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more, 2023 SET FOR SET. He then says, Youre right buddy. It had a powerlifting room by itself, and I started to train with lots of guys like Kenny Patterson (KP) and Joe McCoy, but would work my way into your group. These are the three abilities that make up the Westside Method. https://p. He now owns and operates EliteFTS, a website dedicated to all things strengths. But after six months of no progress, he jumped on board and began to make great progress. I saw him do 1,100 lb. squat at 264 lbs. For assistance work, we train certain single-joint lifts with high volume. The head ref. So if you do approach him, dont expect to get a hug. Chuck, you got bigger and bigger, but kept cutting to 220 pounds. Had knee issues because I didn't squat deep enough. Dave said that Chuck was an incredible training partner because he respected the gym, the weights and the equipment greatly. So for a 1000-pound squatter who does 12,000 pounds of squats in a workout, his reverse hypers alone would be 45,000 pounds! You earned it. George started losing body fat but kept his bench strong. We are not EliteFitness.com. Chuck taught me everything I ever knew about powerlifting. I could not believe this garage housed a national team. First, Matt Dimel broke my neck playing around in the gym. Im NOT SURE WHERE THIS ARTICAL IS GOING BUT IVE WRITTEN it FROM THE HEART. Chuck V: Yes. Chuck:I knew that those bands would lead to more experiments, and eccentric, concentric, and over-speed eccentric training. Hes always the first one in the gym and is always helping to put weights away and help others around him. Analytical Services; Analytical Method Development and Validation . Jim Wendler of 5-3-1 Fame, although it does not add up, trained at Westside. Dave and I wanted to do an interview with Chuck Vogelpohl for awhile and for several reasons. The bands wont make you squat big; check between your legs before you change anything. Note: Rests shouldnt be longer than 30 seconds; this is rapid-fire! In this clip, Tate and Coan address the question of what it was like to train with Chuck. An army is only as strong as its weakest soldier. But, we finally killed the rabbit. Tate would challenge these imitators, saying that if they really wanted to be like Chuck, then they should be the first person in the gym and the last one out at the end of the day. He was gone. So I said, Sure. Dave says he intended to make Chuck look bad and give up during this friendly competition. First, very briefly, explain how and why you structure your squat and deadlift workouts. In truth, Chuck is far from the person that people think he is. We were the only gym with three 600 lb. Think of speed strength as a transmission in a car. You ended up getting kicked out and had to have Amy Weisberger go to the scorers table and give all of our attempts. At 19 he was the first teenager to squat 1000 and total 2400. But Ive been adding a lot more chain work to help with my building my stability. Dave was the first 181 to bench 600 lbs. He always had a lot to say, like if he did not win The Arnold he would retire. On Sunday, I walked into the warm-up room, nervous and green. Another YouTube clip shows Chuck squatting the all time world record of 1110 lbs in the 242 lb class. Are you still doing this? The squat surpasses the old mark of 1,107 pounds which was held by Sam Byrd. This could get my lifts only so high, but as usual, you came into our training and added putting chains onto the bar for Accommodating Resistance. Vogelpohl also holds the second highest squat of all-time at 275 (1,150 pounds). All Rights Reserved. I should probably stay a bit more controlled. I then came to your garage gym on Larcomb on the Westside. Today, really nothing is different. Myself being 150lbs Chuck told me to start drinking as much milk as I could to put more weight on. If you are willing to give 100% in the weight room, he is willing to help you reach your goals. chuck vogelpohl powerpohlbest hockey base layer. Follow these steps to try the Chuck Vogelpohl x Dave Tate squat challenge. He became the youngest World bench press holder with 720 pounds at 20 years old. It was always for money, and it was mostly a team thing. As we came into the lifting, all we heard my name called. we ran 4 week cycles starting with first week 70% percent of our one rep max, second week 75% Third 80% then 85% of our one rep max, at the end of the four weeks we would all strive to hit a NEW one rep max. We were at a local bench meet when I saw a jacked up guy lift without gear. All raw. You both would stand the test of time while KP would hold world records in the bench along with George Halbert, and you would first break the 220-class squat record along with Matt Dimel. EFS: You talk about technique in the video. I know we are both proud of what Westside became. I had no warm-ups and bombed out. But that was a good reason to try it unofficially. Louie:I know you are about to retire from work. If any of the multiply lifters were required to squat bellow parallel to get their lifts passed Im sure they would be able to alter their suit or what not . In one month, I would do 1,025 pounds to push my 220-pound world record up. Marie Wegener - DSDS-Gewinnerin 2018 . You have to build them like any other muscle. You had won the division from great lifters like Jesse Kellum and Travis Mash, but it was time to do something healthier. But on that day, Rob beat Dave. Chuck fully takes this teaching to heart, and in doing so has one of the best eyes for dissecting and improving another lifters technique. I first met you at a bench press contest at the Valley View YMCA. Note: You can read the full interview here on Westside Barbells website. My deadlift was going up again by using lots of bands on top of the bar. Thanks KP. Chuck Vogelpohl is an American powerlifter that set numerous world records and was known for his unmatched tenacity. I told them we will be down, and to have the money in small bills. bodyweight. My lifts were going up at a slow, steady pace, but when we added bands, they really shot up. Chuck is known for his incredible squatting prowess, but as Louie says it is improving your weakest lift will make you a champion. I transcribed it the best I could. bench in his reverse grip style. Circa 1990's, Chuck Vogelpohl @220 squat training with the contrast method / dynamic effort with bands. Compound sets will get you there. I told you that everyone was strong at this meet, but you came late and made only one warm-up with 445 pounds and then had to open with 683. Not for the beginner. After getting a reload, it had taken too much out of him, and Waterman won, again. Or for people to tell /u/WeaponizedSleep to eat more. Outside of you making a training DVD, we never filmed any workouts. Im just another member of the team. Louie:Your lifts kept going up, and you won your first nationals in 1987 in Columbus. I provided lots of education so younger lifters wont make the mistakes we did. Chuck was taught by the legendary powerlifting coach Louie Simmons to have a critical eye in order to coach every one of this team mates. That's why it works for everybody. EFS: In the video you touch on a beginner not using bands. Chuck V: Ive always been weak at the top so the bands helped quite a bit; probably more than most people. This builds mechanical power. Plus Waterman showed up as well. He was a very strong bencher. They see internet videos of him squatting or deadlifting and going nuts. Chuck, you had a very high tolerance to high volume, and you maintained it for your entire lifting career. Chuck blossomed into a serious powerlifter at Westside as he was surrounded by some of the best powerlifters of the day. You lifted in Cleveland and made your first Elite Total, and pulled a 700 deadlift. When most people think of the Conjugate Method, two training methods come to mind, max Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. I took Chuck Vogelpohl to his first meet. However, the point of this post is to highlight the insane squat workout inspired by Chuck Vogelpohl. Jumping is explosive power. George had a history of back problems and asked if it would be ok if he just did bench meets from here on out. It was given to Clark. raw, as they say today, and was second to Jimmy Ritchie with 475 lbs. I almost died in 1991. Max effort training is the greatest training method because it teaches your body to strain for longer periods of time. While he was there, he told me he would pay me if I would show him how to use jump stretch, rubber bands. 475, to KPs 480. Wed Oct 14, 2020. This DVD was insane. I knew you already knew, but you just wanted to confirm it. Six lifters that trained with Chuck at the Lexen Extreme Gym averaged a 1025 squat. where every prison in the state of Ohio would converge to our Instiution,Chuck, being the recreation Director brought several programs to the table including Track and field, Boxing,Softball,Basketball,and of course Powerlifting. Eskil was bigger than me and he could not out-squat, out-bench, or out-total me. After a while, he stopped and I let go of two hands full of hair. It was the original IPF, the father of the USPF. Chuck Vogelpohl became his training partner and his understanding of the deadlift changed forever. Gerry O was to win a national championship. They are not the same as most; you dont have a max effort day and dynamic effort day. Chuck: [Stares at me. Ed Coan and Dave Tate sit down at Omaha Barbell to share insights from their respective powerlifting journeys with a group of athletes and lifters. I knew he would. Anyone who knows Chuck will appreciate the fact he is a man of few words so this interview is brief and to the point. I cannot stop training. EFS: Did you ever catch the guy that stole the sleeves of your shirt? I told him we were going to Texas for the meet and he said he would come along to report it in the magazine he was writing for. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. I took Dave Tate with me. Although Vogelpohl isnt breaking world records these days, you can find him showcasing some of his wisdom on his Instagram page, with his latest post showing hamstring glute sit backs using the belt squat and of course a box. KP made a 688 lb. Louie:We needed a boost to our training, but how? And Chuck V., Dave Tate, and myself in the squat and deadlift. and at the time, you only got up to 100 lbs. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Maybe thats how I got a cage in my back. You must switch up the exercises to avoid the law of accommodation. EFS: What does your abdominal training consist of? He said, I heard those Westside guys are crazy, but he eventually became a Westsider and still is today. Probably more than people are willing to invest. You pick the muscle that you need and that's what you train. I told him that I didnt need money from my friends. 2023 Westside Barbell. Matt uses 365 pounds strapped around his waist and he'll walk with it on for five minute rounds forward, backward, and to the side. Simply put, he is a force of nature. Chuck:First, you showed all of us the box squat and what exercises would build it. You lifted, but did not do so good. If you have no glutes, you'll do reverse hypers or walk in the belt squat. bodyweight. But one of the best exercises is the belt squat. Kenny P. and George were the best coefficient benchers in the world for almost ten years. I see that a lot more info could be added to his Wikipedia page,, With respect to direct lat work, you will neither find it in the detailed 1982 article by Ron Fernando, disclosing, I was there, front row at the USF SunDome in Tampa covering the contest for The Tampa Tribune when Jeff, Dave was 7 years my elder and my teen years weightlifting idol. Hes quieter than you think and isnt comfortable in the spotlight. Westside was always evolving, through countless hours of intense work. Paul was really a strong bencher. There is a video on YouTube entitled Chuck Vogelpohl 633 bench at the 2006 Arnold Classic which shows what an incredible strength athlete Chuck is. I told him he must make his triceps stronger so that they can carry most of the load. Chuck V: Youve got to master technique. I woke up three days later and spent another four days afterwards in the hospital.
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