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. The reason why is because Ryan WATCH: Chuck Vogelpohl's 1100-Pound Squat Laughing, Coan and Tate reflect back 20 years ago when everyone was trying to emulate Chuck with their beanie hats, popped collars, and cocky attitudes. For example, Chuck Vogelpohl would do speed squats with 405-455 in a 3-week wave with one set of strong Jump-Stretch bands. impressed me because he went for a unreal 1014 in the 308 class and had a nose In United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,775 USD per year. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found. The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data. A. J. made 700-pound band and 510-pound weight that equaled 1210 pounds at the top. First Phil was taught how to box squat correctly and move out his stance. 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 benched 470 lbs. news so lets get to it!! The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. But soon he thought there must be limits to how fast a seagull could fly. I go right to the bench and do my set. Max Effort work is slow strength. bodyweight. Theyd go back and forth after each set until the other person gave up. Louie Simmons Click. MORE OF CURTIS' POWERLIFTING ARTICLES. You two scared me to death. I laughed. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity -, Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. We hated him, but at the same time, loved him for his talent and for being a great competitor. Lots of volume on small exercises. world record at 220. He believes that strength and movement skill are part of a life well-lived. He was the greatest squatter of all time. After getting up, there was blood all over the bench, and lots of glass stuck in my back. I first started talking to my wife at Chuck's 40th birthday party. But all still holds the world record at 42 of 1,140 lbs. Copyright 2023 elitefts. fails after so many attempts at 782. Look at it this way: Assuming you're not a contortionist, forgetting to squat down will exhaust your range of motion at the hips before the bar has touched down. monster in strength. All Rights Reserved. Twenty-five squats and 25 deadlifts can add up to 23,000 pounds of squats and at least 15,000 pounds of deadlifts for a 1000-pound squat. 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. raw, as they say today, and was second to Jimmy Ritchie with 475 lbs. Never having done a single Goodmorning, Phils deadlift shot up to 620 pounds very fast once he started this work. I said, I told you its in your head. At that he came after me, all 370 lbs. They said yes. 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. Chuck was the one who explained Louie's "trick" to Dave. going to go home with it!! The reason is, if you go for volume in the Big 3, the weakest link gives out first, like the lower back, or you tear a pec. And do it all while having some fun. One reason he was having a problem was that he needed to gain more size on his legs. Then, he loaded 550 lbs. And what about your mental approach? Paul was really a strong bencher. If Ive got any shot at this guy, I might have it.. . 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. Ryan bombed out and Fusdog broke the 308-pound world record for his first world record. He was a great training partner with his Zippy fired personality, along with Chuck V. who could never do enough in the workouts, and the two carried me along with them. Matt was only 33 years of age.". Week 1 they used 430x3 sets of two reps. Jake was somewhat faster. He had position problems in the squat and deadlift. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. George made 650 and missed 672 and then sat in the front row to watch KP make a 716 world record. Website: NATURALFREAK ONLINE. You said you would see what they wanted. All right reserved. This keeps you from getting injured. In an effort to punish himself, he pulled 315 for all the reps he could all week long. At the time, in 1991, a shirt was only good for 25 to 50 lbs. Tom, Kenny, Rob, and Mickey Tate are long gone, but George is still training a group of benchers at Westside. Why do you think Chuck Vogelpohl would go so insane when lifting? His 1,180 lbs. This was a setback, to say the least. These are the three abilities that make up the Westside Method. in a shirt. Vogelpohl earn somewhat more than the average income. How? 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. Build your shoulders. I hope Coan gets back As an expert, he's become keenly aware of the single most important and under-coached aspect of the deadlift, which is how you set the bar down when doing reps or, as he likes to refer to it, the dead-lower. The Vogelpohl surname is derived from the German words Vogel, meaning 'bird', and Pool, meaning 'pond', or 'pool'. The combination of bands and bar weight must be calculated correctly to produce world records. All photo's and images courtesy of Curtis Dennis and/or One day I challenged Chuck V., who had the number one bench, to bench and he said, Mother Fer, catch us when we are out of shape, I said You mother Fers are always out of shape! When it was done, they beat us by 10 lbs. One group was testing bands on the bench, mainly our top benchers, meaning world record holders. I told John Inzer. In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Vogelpohl. Bullshit. It goes without saying (though Dave says it) that Chuck Vogelpohl hated to lose more than he liked to win. 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. E-mail me @ Chuck Vogelpohl became his training partner and his understanding of the deadlift changed forever. Neospartan August 18, 2007, 8:53pm #24 [quote]SkyzykS wrote: When you are a 350 lb. They had no idea who would show up for that kind of cast. At that time, his squat was 1000 pounds. This really raised the tension. 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. Stop hating the sumo deadlift. It started to happen. But, in his last meet with Westside, in York, PA, he said he would beat my 722 lb. And that's just not how people get strong and then stay strong. 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. KP was always on. I am proud to say not only Matt trained at Westside, but also, Dave Tate, you made Elite Fitness. In one year Wes totaled 2020 pounds with a world record 890-pound squat, a 585-pound bench, and 605 deadlift. His name was Zippy in the gym, when the crazy came out to play. Tommy Fannon's Outlaws board is discussing it here and here. This is important, as everyone has a role helping with loading and with the lifter. 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. That's how we don't overtrain everything is governed by your maximum strength. Until his teammate Dave Hoff would do 1,210 at 271 lb. And of course, Mark Bell and his Super Training gym. You can see this in action during my leg workout in this video. The surname Vogelpohl is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Vogelpohl live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. What you want to do is hinge back and once the bar has cleared the knees, you squat down. The clanging of plates is a beautiful zen sound that only the devil himself would want to eliminate. Plus, 80 percent of the training is on small special exercises. 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. Westside was never and will never be a gym, but rather a club. I guess this is what George said is why he did not come to Westside for 2 years. Travis Mash has rose to the top at 220 breaking Eddie Coan's total record, not once but twice. floor press. Sign up for Patreon and get the exact programming Matt recommends for each modality. And then there's inverse curls, ab work, upper pec work, etc. I learned to train from some of the greatest coaches in the world, I trained with these people every day and yet someone who has a wifi connection and time on there hands can claim to be a great coach. After a while, he stopped and I let go of two hands full of hair. wide bench. Rob Fuzz dog Fusner broke the 308 world bench record giving Westside three bench world record holders at the same time. As you know, speed strength day calls for 9x3 reps between contests. squat at 264 lbs. But, I had him by his long hair and beard and attempted to make him look like Linda Blair in The Exorcist. Amazing I've seen Chuck do inhuman things, and have had the pleasure of training with him for a long time. 2023 Westside Barbell. Then 585, and KP made a strong 590 and called it a day. like Ryan just want to have fun! But, Kenny never did break his 728 world record again. Use census records and voter lists . total at 63 years old, 20 years after I had retired, making top 10 for 30 years and a USPF Elite Total for 37 years. KP and I told him not to do it, just to F with him. All right reserved. At the end, there was $10,000 in cash and prizes for the winner. George pushed up the JM presses and included a lot of close-grip step-incline presses. Donald Thompson, Jr To adapt to training is never to adapt. In Daytona, KP called for 722 but was miss-loaded to 821. The author was instructed to read Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a spiritual self-help book about a seagull who wanted to fly as fast as possible. The surname Vogelpohl is found most in The United States. If you can jump higher you can run faster. He said, I heard those Westside guys are crazy, but he eventually became a Westsider and still is today. And for some reason, Dave figured he could use that when going back and forth with Chuck and it would work. In Texas, John Inzer put on a Bash for Cash along with Joe McCoy. Bodybuilding.com. bodyweight. 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. This was about 46% of all the recorded Vogelpohl's in USA. 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. Eighty percent of the work volume is placed where we need with assistance exercises to support the bench, squat, and deadlift. With this post I just want to point out that you don't become a great coach in 2 years or even in 5. Roberts came to Westside with a 2400-pound total and a 715-pound bench. Fate would have it that Chuck Vogelpohl was competing at a bench press contest held in a local YMCA when he met Simmons. Now, George went on a tear, on the next 9 attempts he made 8 world records. His training partner Kenny Patterson had built 23 -inch arms on a 56 frame and could lockout anything that was on the bar. bodyweight. The only barbell lifts he does are basically Zercher squats or sumo deadlifts. Lots of dumbbell work, rowing, lat work, abdominal work, and low back work. KP jumped in like a good training partner. With no more hip flexion to give, further movement has to come from somewhere. He also on the heels of Frank who, like a juggernaut, keeps In 93, I wrote an article in Powerlifting USA, entitled Three of a Kind. On Friday he set a new box squat record on a 13-inch box. 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. When Louie Simmons talks, you'd better be listening. Kellum had a record-breaking day. High reward requires high risk and at powerlifting meets you need to wear gear. EFS: First, thanks for letting us do this interview. Further information may be obtained by. Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. You pick the muscle that you need and that's what you train. But they could not be psyched out. out a lifter who much has the biggest quads I've ever seen. I can go on Look, this is nothing I'm doing. This quick warm-up will you get you ready for just about any type of upper body training. And remember, he showed up as a high school football player. Sometimes we'll do straddle-leg good mornings (one leg out in front) which simulates single and double-leg takedowns. was expected out of him this time around. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level, Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names, Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence, Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vogelpohl, To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. putting me third in the Open World plus fourth in the total, at 50 years old. It is still a major part of our bench training at Westside. and got to keep the bench. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German vogel bird + pohl pool pond. The incidence of Vogelpohl has changed over time. I recall a money bench meet in Daytona and The Great Dave Waterman, the current world record holder at 198 body weight with 632, was there. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. Well, there is He too will be going to 242 at the Show of Strength in Atlanta. Throughout the years, Westside Barbell has produced some of the strongest bench presses in the Building a strong, fast, and resilient athlete calls for a coach to leave no stone Over the past week, I have covered the basics of max-effort training. Kenny P. was just the opposite. record did not last long before George finally had a good meet. We were the only gym with three 600 lb. sorry the quality is bad. Greg would do 9x6 repsdouble the volume. He left Westside and quit competing in gear shortly after breaking the total record in the 308s. 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. getting back into contest form for the WPO Semifinals. I look for this monster to do over 1000 He was gone. The ones that hate to lose are the ones you should fucking be the most afraid of.. Then Chuck nailed the next couple of box squats. was a record-breaking year, 2003 looks to be the same if not more and we hope to Seven of them are box squatters. Eskil was bigger than me and he could not out-squat, out-bench, or out-total me. Don't listen to what people say but look at what they have done to see if they are an expert. Plus, Greg would wear 10-pound ankle weights on his waist to make benching more difficult. And for some reason, Dave figured he could use that when going back and forth with Chuck and it would work. I think he has a lot more for the deadlift and we'll I could not believe anyone could not know how a power meet was run. deadlift. When you are a 2-300 lb. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Paul Childress The four workouts during the year raised A. J.s squat strength up to become Westsides third 1200-pound plus squatter. His reply? 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. The next week, we had 175 lb. If not, you fail. I thought, He knows how to strain, but I guess that is how he discovered to do so. Rob was also very strong in all the powerlifts. A short story about Dave: when lifting at the APE Nationals in Chicago he passed out doing a heavy deadlift. Your hips move, your knees move, and even your ankles move. His best pull in a meet is 804 pounds and you don't pull over 800 pounds without picking up a few tricks of the trade. And next weekend, we'll have five. One reason he was having a problem was that he needed to gain more size on his legs. yet. on your back again. Well, he brought me out of retirement and I made in the 7s, 8s and even 920 lbs. View Census Data for Vogelpohl | Data not to scale. Some people say, "Louie is only successful because he hand-picks the strongest lifters in the world!". Chuck Vogelpohl, one of powerlifting's favorite personalities and longtime team cornerstone, has left Westside Barbell Club. My guys bench in a bench press shirt once a month, and we only perform regular squats at meets. One day, after speed bench, George tried a 495 lb. He said that the rack pulls taught him how to strain against heavy weights. George had a bad day but came through for some cash. And we almost never pull a deadlift off the floor, usually from pins until we go to the meet. If you want to be a real champion, you must be able to handle larger and larger volumes throughout the multi-year training. No gym in the world has two 2,700 pound totals. raw bench. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. It was adding speed strength to his program. This will happen at most four times per year. But one of the best exercises is the belt squat. In three years it was 2855, and his best was 2930. Using heavy bands on his squats and deadlifts helped Chuck break through his training plateaus. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more. If you have no glutes, you'll do reverse hypers or walk in the belt squat. If you guys have been keeping up with the news in power lifting, then you JL Holdsworth is a world-champion powerlifter, grip-sport competitor, and former member of Westside Barbell. At the meet A. J. made a 1205-pound squat. A lot of this information came from George, as he helped me write this. Glen Chabot also comes to mind as a great guy, and very strong. What a day. But nobody said anything about your lumbar spine. If I want to learn something, I don't call the guy with 25-inch arms; I call the guy with a 190 IQ. At 220 lbs. Expert Insights To Get Stronger, Gain Muscle Faster, And Take Your Lifting To The Next Level. This builds lateral power and has made him incredibly strong. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. The thoracic extensors stabilize the spine during squats and deadlifts. We have four. Dave Hoff came to Westside as a 15 year-old high school football player. 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. The GPP must closely match SPP for your sport. Scot calls out Ryan and Ryan accept it. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Illinois had the highest population of Vogelpohl families in 1880. I was moving up to the 242-class for the first time. The gym had up to 155 lb. He then says, Youre right buddy. An army is only as strong as its weakest soldier. But it was how he did it, George recalls it must have taken 10 seconds to lock out and win top coefficient bench over Clark. was Gunter Schlierkamp (who I think got shafted at this years Olympia). He accomplished at world record with 782. This would be Georges last world record. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. bench in his reverse grip style. First George, then KP. champ at the WPO but also the heavyweight champ at 275 lbs. 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. The most important part of a training program is knowing what your needs and goals are. Even though he took second to Steve Goggins, it will only be a matter of time. So you squat so it doesnt look like youre loafing but youre not putting 800 pounds of effort into it. Rob lifted and tore his peck completely off in his opener, and was then gone for good. I stopped breathing for four minutes and had to be trached as well as given chest tubes. Dave is gone now, but he was a good friend. With a 450-pound raw bench, George knew Jay had to learn to use a bench shirt more efficiently, so he trained in a shirt 23 weeks in a row on M-E day. Improve your form and get a mechanical advantage boost. 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. He would do 1,000 crunches a day and too many lat pull downs to count. Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. Chuck Vogelpohl, a long-time Westside lifter who won his first National in 1987, was strong from the start, especially in the back and hips, but he had to overcome two plateaus. Only our top benchers were allowed to go to Tims to bench, the rest had to stay at Westside and suffer. This bodyweight move not only builds your forearms, it's a great way get ready for serious gymnastic-based training. I remember, at The Arnold one day, we were leaving when I heard some young guy call out to me, Mr. And while serious deadlifting doesn't exactly feel like a backrub and a homecooked meal, the best way to extend your lifting lifespan is to keep your physical stresses channelled into places that will strengthen you instead of beating you up. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. This was due to band training, now known as Combination Methods Training, a term coined by Dr. Mel Siff in Supertraining. At 19 he was the first teenager to squat 1000 and total 2400. in the new year. But, being very good at math, I found that Kenny had actually won instead. Because of this, he had many tares. Week 2 they maxed out with Jake making 700-pound band and 460-pound weight that equaled 1160 at top. As with any squat, the knees and butt must move down. In this 135th episode of Dave Tate's Table Talk Podcast, Dave Tate sits down with several of his old training partners from Westside, known as the OG AM crew. It's too easy. The one thing that rang true to me as we reminisced on old times is that how much the internet has changed things. Also at the meet He inspires both awe and fear and is known to be one of the most intense lifters ever with a meet focus that is unparalleled in its sheer ferocity. It is in my head. I was relieved for a while. Matt will also carry a 100-pound med ball in a wrestler's clinch for interval training. I guess because I handed out to everybody. has done 800 while Scot invents controversy over the net by talking like a And so we named it the JM Press. 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. I forget what he said, and Im like, I dont know if I can beat this guy. And Louie said, He aint gonna let you.. This nasty habit releases both lat and anterior core tension so that the big muscles that keep you safe are now relaxed. He beat Goggins in the squat with 1019 making the record. In 1982, when I broke my lower back for the second time, I knew I had to change what I was doing. Phil had reached a double plateau in the squat and deadlift, but Goodmornings for a stronger back and wide box squats to build his hip strength, left Phil a lifting legacy at Westside he can be proud of forever. https://patreon.com/wenningstrengthONLINE COACHING AVAILABLE!https://www.wenningstrength.com/pages/online-coachingGrab the Hypertrophy Manual!https://www.wenningstrength.com/products/hypertrophy-manualWant to take your Powerlifting seriously? Eighty percent of his training is made up of small special exercises to raise his weak muscle group. Well, Fusdog made an elite total at his very first meet. Like today, only top ranked lifters trained at Westside back in the 90s. It's the system. camber. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German, Do not sell or share my personal information. But, George finally got it right. The only way to make this happen in the deadlift is to master the dead-lower. To Tom Waddle, you talked George into coming. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Everyone takes shots at Westside. J. M. Blakely. 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. in just four meets. A 500-pound squatter would do half the bar weight and half the band tension. While its always nice to give back to the lifting community, its also a huge task full of months of hard work preparing for the event. To me, I Phil Harrington first called Westside for help on his deadlift. Dave or his helpers did not realize we made the change and he was left to make a personal record. At Westside, we use a particular weight and particular bar speed, and we control the volume by how strong you are. George and KP were ruling the bench at Westside. and broke the total record with at 2234! . Due day at Vanhorns, George went to out-bench the great Larry Pacifico, who I saw bench 590 at 228 in the early 1970s. He missed. I have girls that squat 450 at 123 pounds and 132 pounds, and girls that squat 590 at 148 pounds. This increases your risks without any further improvement in performance. Then in his next meet, he broke the world record twice, with 744 and then 766. serious vengeance and was lifting as if he was totally different lifter. This builds mechanical power. And please feel free to talk about your old Westside stories I always love hearing about the crazy things you guys have seen/done.

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