Then, his new training partner, Chuck Fouks, broke it with his monster deadlift, making 900 lbs. He had already made an Elite Total. EFS: Do you ever do any max effort work on Monday? Youve got to be dead on; especially with heavy weights. Due day at Vanhorns, George went to out-bench the great Larry Pacifico, who I saw bench 590 at 228 in the early 1970s. His main training partners were Kenny Patterson and Gerry O. In most gyms, the strongest guy leads the way, and everyone else tries to follow his program. Tate encourages coaches to lean on one another. But, in his last meet with Westside, in York, PA, he said he would beat my 722 lb. In all the meets that I helped him at man, I was exhausted. I had a cage put in my back so that I could lift some good weights like 700-pounds raw squats and 750-pound raw sumo deadlifts with straps. Then, a few weeks after KP made 728 to make him the greatest bencher of all time. For us, that's moving the bar at 0.7 to 0.9 meters per second (mps), with bands attached to limit bar deceleration. So, Chuck, when did you meet me and start training at Westside? And, Chuck, I know you know why Westside left the USPF. to beat me. But, with our three world record holders plus JM and Mickey Tate winning the Masters, we took home all the cash. I just read some coach arguing that you need to "learn how to grind." Im just another member of the team. He was not happy to say the least. It takes more than a band to make you squat. Copyright 2023 elitefts. After getting a reload, it had taken too much out of him, and Waterman won, again. And you would do Reverse Hypers or pull a weight sled for your warm-up. EFS: First, thanks for letting us do this interview. But, when we got in the gym, he started putting on wraps and all kinds of painers. I then came to your garage gym on Larcomb on the Westside. Just ask Westside. KP jumped in like a good training partner. George was lifting in their first big money meet. EFS: The major reason why we wanted to do this interview was to clear things up on your new video, Vogelpohl XXX. He takes a wide grip, and blows up a raw 550 lb. I was moving up to the 242-class for the first time. That was a lot of moola so I called them to be sure they really had $8,000. I guess this is what George said is why he did not come to Westside for 2 years. The head ref. But during a gym shootout, Georges peck was separated from the bone completely. They said yes. Chuck:I knew that those bands would lead to more experiments, and eccentric, concentric, and over-speed eccentric training. Similarly, he was always the last person to leave the gym, meticulously ensuring that weights were put away and everything was in its proper place ready for the next group of athletes. I heard he passed in it broke my heart. I dont think this has ever happened, before or after. At 220 lbs. Just trying to keep him down, because hed get so hyped up that hed [mess] his squat up, hed fall over in the bottom, and its just like dude, settle down. 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! Nevertheless, from a coaching perspective, one persons opinion is never enough to take a lifters performance to the next level. I took Dave Tate with me. So if you have no triceps, in this workout you're going to train tris. bench in his reverse grip style. At this point, Chuck finished with a couple of sets of elevated glute-ham raises and went home. The same stuff that most everyone still does. Very few of you here actually compete, so I assume are RAW lifters. As weights get heavier, they get slower due to gravity. So when The Arnold came around, I walked up to him and said, I heard you are retiring, Glen. He got a big laugh out of that. Chuck Vogelpohl is best known for his record-breaking squats, but he did have a respectful bench and deadlift, especially considering that he suffered from some serious injuries such as a broken neck. Chuck Vogelpohl (242) squatted an all-time record of 1,110 pounds today at the IPA Iron House Classic in Columbus, Ohio. He has more 2900 totals than anyone on the planet. 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. EFS: Whats the deal with you and rap music? Kenny had a great lockout. Tom Waddle knew George and said he would like him to come bench with us on Sunday, at Tim Vanhorns place. Chuck:Yes. I guess because I handed out to everybody. We were the only gym with three 600 lb. Myself being 150lbs Chuck told me to start drinking as much milk as I could to put more weight on. Most of the guys were out at a meet, so Dave, Chuck, and Louie decided to use the power rack. This was done on a Saturday. I about passed out. As they went set for set during this workout, Dave realized he miscalculated Chucks disdain for losing. You wanted me to gain weight into the 308 and break Paul Childress 1168-pound world record, but it was hard on my health. 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. We have Mark Bell talking about the ferocious intensity when training with powerlifting legend, Chuck Vogelpohl. No way Jose. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. 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. I said it showed me how to think while I was pulling. If you don't feel a movement switch it the next workout. I need to pull something heavier than I will pull in a competition. I remember, at The Arnold one day, we were leaving when I heard some young guy call out to me, Mr. How to squat.if you are a west side power lifter going for a higher total. Chuck:Thanks, Louie. In 1956 in Minneapolis my buddies and I, Walter Klock Smoking with Schwarzenegger, Art Labare A Powerlifting Legend You Need to Know, Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. ", Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more, 2023 SET FOR SET. As our motto goes - "You don't have to get ready if you stay #alwaysready! I need to put that weight in my hands. dumbbells, which no one could do 20 reps of. In his last fight he broke his opponent's nose, jaw, and cheekbone and we don't do anything for arms other than one-arm dumbbell pressing. We have four. My guys bench in a bench press shirt once a month, and we only perform regular squats at meets. world record at SHW in the 80s. of band tension. I I still go hard and workout, I am not as strong as I use to be but Im 55 still squat over 600 bench in the fours and can pull 600. Check it out: Westside Deficit Deadlifts Rob was also very strong in all the powerlifts. We are not EliteFitness.com. All sports, including powerlifting, require speed. Vogelpohl was a force to be reckoned with and well respected by the elites of the powerlifting world. Unfortunately, this guy has to grind with 150-200 pounds less than what my guys use because we're that much stronger. But also, how to handle the high volume for all three lifts. Let's just say I'm pretty sure. I had no warm-ups and bombed out. This put a real kick into our training in the squat and deadlift, but also the bench. All right reserved. This would be Georges last world record. 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. In Daytona, KP called for 722 but was miss-loaded to 821. He said, I heard those Westside guys are crazy, but he eventually became a Westsider and still is today. While driving I said, Look you fat Fer, it is in your head. Now I am waiting for him to smack me in the mouth, like he did many times. I stopped breathing for four minutes and had to be trached as well as given chest tubes. My squat would jump from 859-pounds to a 1,000-pound world record, but I did get a better suit, too. Explosiveness is maximum velocity, but you don't develop that by lifting you develop it by jumping. Then in his next meet, he broke the world record twice, with 744 and then 766. He will be greatly missed through out the community to those who knew chuck was on his way to a powerlifiting meet would fear him showing up, knowing their hands were full trying to out total him. Basically, on Fridays I will squat and will either work up to a heavy weight, sometimes off of a higher box or instead of going heavy on the squat I will pull heavy from the pins. If you want to get strong, the system is foolproof and works for anyone. For me, and many guys here, its my second family and weve been here through bad times and good times. This is important, as everyone has a role helping with loading and with the lifter. I think that is very important to overload the top end. 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. George made 650 and missed 672 and then sat in the front row to watch KP make a 716 world record. As they strive to make me better, I strive to make them better. Sign up for Patreon and get the exact programming Matt recommends for each modality. Chuck: Yes, I was tired of cutting weight and just put on 10 pounds. he would make you feel like a weak pussy. Chuck Vogelpohl is an American powerlifter that set numerous world records and was known for his unmatched tenacity. I cannot stop training. In Texas, John Inzer put on a Bash for Cash along with Joe McCoy. First, very briefly, explain how and why you structure your squat and deadlift workouts. EFS: First, thanks for letting us do this interview. Chuck V: I think people believe that they will be perfect after one year. I think he had a 665 lb. But all the federations were the samejust jealous of each other. Chuck, you had a very high tolerance to high volume, and you maintained it for your entire lifting career. 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. EFS: Why do you think the bands worked so well for you? I still hear him in my head.. come on one more.. lets go, what the fuck are you doing move the eight, speed, speed speed he would yell.!! This builds mechanical power. Benefits of the Dimel The dimel will improve the posterior strength and power of your hips and glutes. This builds lateral power and has made him incredibly strong. Bullshit. raw, as they say today, and was second to Jimmy Ritchie with 475 lbs. Back to Daytona and Waterman again, plus the giant killer, Markus Schick, was in the house. 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. You cutting that much weight finally caught up to you. 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. If there was a problem, it could be solved inside Westside, by someone, including Drex Welch, Gabe Reitter, and many, many others. Are you still doing this? The only barbell lifts he does are basically Zercher squats or sumo deadlifts. Chuck V: At least be at master level of the sport and your technique needs to be dead on. No 100s on a Kmart bar. I did not think we would get out of that town alive. Compound sets will get you there. Gerry O was to win a national championship. We dont accept new members but this is close. Chuck would pick on me in a sence and tell me I was to weak to be a Powerlifter, He would tell me I did not have the drive to succeed jn the sport. I dont know if the bands would help this as much as they did with me at the top. Box squats become a love hate rerlationship, long story short,I left the prison August 1998 with a 600lb bench press .. with the shirt, a 785lb and a 600lb dead lift. Dave Hoff came to Westside as a 15 year-old high school football player. I began eating, giving my body all the protein and carbs needed to fuel the grueling workout chuck would put four of us through. George goes right over to the 155 lb. He had a terrible injury to both knees and was having trouble with it, he felt the fear of pain. Given their experience, both Tate and Coan have had opportunities to cross paths with many legends of the sport over the course of their careers. I became only the third to do it with two-hour weigh-ins. J. M. Blakely. Im NOT SURE WHERE THIS ARTICAL IS GOING BUT IVE WRITTEN it FROM THE HEART. An elite lifter in multiple weight classes, Tate has published tons of fitness-related articles, written books, and coached athletes of all levels. But, I told him, he must touch his chest, after all that is the hardest part of the lift for most. You ended up getting kicked out and had to have Amy Weisberger go to the scorers table and give all of our attempts. In order for me to compete in this sport I have to use the best equipment I can. Another reason you need to work speed is technique. You were right; the 220-pound class was no more. 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. But, being very good at math, I found that Kenny had actually won instead. bodyweight. You don't do many interviews and don't get involved with the internet. Chuck V: Just watch my fat. In this 45 minute workout, both Jujimufu and Joey do 2-5 box squats per set. Another example; my very first meet was the 2001 IPA Nationals, the same meet that Chuck squatted his first 1000lbs. 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. I told John Inzer. Thinking is important, but often overlooked. edubation Edu Bencher Additional comment actions. 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? and at the time, you only got up to 100 lbs. I had played high school football and had lots of fights, so I was ready for something new. At that point, we had gone a year and a half to check the progress we had made before you would write about it. Chuck was one of the strongest men I ever trained with. Follow This and You Can't Fail, Box squats plus exercises to improve them, How to handle high volume and high intensity of all three big lifts (squats, bench, deadlift), Incorporating the use of chains on the bar for Accommodating Resistance, Introduction of resistance bands into training, Find a partner with similar strength as you in the squat, Load up the bar to around 50% of your 1RM, Perform 2-5 reps, then let your partner match those. He took me under his wing, as a cadre Inmate in the institution we had recreation and had special privileges, every year the correction facility had an Olympics. Dave also hails from Westside gym, he's a specimen that has been heavily involved in the powerlifting community for decades. To know them both was a gift. floor press. Chuck fully takes this teaching to heart, and in doing so has one of the best eyes for dissecting and improving another lifters technique. 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. Anyone who knows Chuck will appreciate the fact he is a man of few words so this interview is brief and to the point. The one in the guns and roses teeshirt. camber. The epitome of Vogelpohl's will to win was demonstrated in a head to head 40+ set squat workout with fellow Westside Barbell lifter, Dave Tate that you'll learn about below. I knew you already knew, but you just wanted to confirm it. Probably more than people are willing to invest. Louie:I recall you pressed a 155-pound dumbbell for five or six reps one-armed. And then there's inverse curls, ab work, upper pec work, etc. This builds incredible strength in the glutes and hips, which is where punching power originates. I do most of my abdominal work at work or at home. Chuck V: When you and Dave told me that beginners were using bands; high school kids and below I couldnt believe it. Tony Ramos still holds the total and deadlift marks at Westside. EFS: The major reason why we wanted to do this interview was to clear things up on your new video, "Vogelpohl XXX". I let my lifting do the talking. The internet has done wonders for The Myth of Chuck Vogelpohl. He would do 1,000 crunches a day and too many lat pull downs to count. At that point, KP and I dropped to our knees and said We are not worthy over and over again as we raised our hands over our heads 10 times. 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. Then, he loaded 550 lbs. Is it hard to stay focused on your form when you are like this? He always had a lot to say, like if he did not win The Arnold he would retire. If you can jump higher you can run faster. I downed one after another until I came in at 243 pounds to lift in the 275-class. The first WPO meet was in Florida and ran until about 2 am the next morning when they shut the place down. I can go on Look, this is nothing I'm doing. You pick the muscle that you need and that's what you train. bench press. Tom Waddle was a great team member, but was very unpredictable to say the least. EFS: How about the rack deadlifts? For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. All raw. Some people say, "Louie is only successful because he hand-picks the strongest lifters in the world!". Simply put, Dave said that he is the most dependable, hardest working, most competitive lifter hes ever seen. Louie, you were really pissed off. Chuck:Louie, I am like you. No Powerlifting competitor has captured the imagination of the strength community like Chuck Vogelpohl of Columbus, Ohio. Had knee issues because I didn't squat deep enough. Another YouTube clip shows Chuck squatting the all time world record of 1110 lbs in the 242 lb class. I said sure. EFS: What did your max effort work use to be like? Dave Tate has said during multiple YouTube videos that Chuck was always the first person in the gym setting the lift of the day up and he was the last person to leave the gym, in order to make sure that everything was put away and cleaned up properly. I now present to you The Iron Man; Chuck Vogelpohl. 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 . They should put their weights away, help maintain their training environment, and take responsibility for making sure that other lifters in the gym are getting the coaching that they need. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. On his last try, he pulled 725 lbs. Chuck:Well, I could care less. Chuck taught me everything I ever knew about powerlifting. WATCH: Ed Coan and Dave Tate on Their Powerlifting Inspiration, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. I could not believe this garage housed a national team. In revealing lesser-known insights about Chuck, Tate wishes that more people appreciated and understood the actual person behind the platform. 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. The key to making someone run faster is jumping. With the explosion in the internet since the late 1990s, Powerlifting competitors and fans around the world have been able to see the best lifters compete and train. Inside, in the deep part of your soul, how does this make you feel? in a shirt. record did not last long before George finally had a good meet. Also, Chuck doesnt do a lot of interviews; in fact, I dont know if anyone has even asked him. In a career spanning almost two decades, powerlifting legend Chuck Vogelpohl competed in weight classes from 90kg all the way to 125kg. At about this time, Tony Ramos came to the gym and brought along Paul Keys to train. He is the man behind the JM Press. It also builds cardiovascular and muscular endurance at the same time. You'd train at 50-60 percent for speed strength with a bar speed of 0.8 meters per second. Until after the workout, Mickey Tate says to me, Dont ever do that again. EFS: What about your diet? During all of my warm-up sets on the squat, Chuck is running the Monolift and giving me advice. I had an 821-pound squat, and you had a 738-pound squat. No gym in the world has two 2,700 pound totals. Not much has changed really over the years. EFS: What does a Monday consist of for you? If you cant lift correctly than you are going to get hurt. https://www.instagram.com/p/CQTk68EgYbK/ In such a situation, not only would the coach be doing their trainee a disservice, but they might also be denying themselves an opportunity to learn something new as well. Me and Louie, weve been lifting for so long and were still working on mastering technique. EFS: What does your abdominal training consist of? Dave said that Chuck was an incredible training partner because he respected the gym, the weights and the equipment greatly. Louie:Today I am interviewing Chuck Vogelpohl to talk about his time at Westside, the place where he has spent more than half his life. Most people are very weak at the bottom. he was the lightest man ever to squat 1,000 lbs. Chuck and I would workout for 30-45 minutes before anyone else showed up. It takes a lot of time. Given the amount of respect that people have for him as a lifter, many would be surprised to learn that Chuck has that much more respect for the sport itself. As we came into the lifting, all we heard my name called. This was 1986. He taught discipline, discipline and more discipline. One group was testing bands on the bench, mainly our top benchers, meaning world record holders. ), some of the answers were hard to understand upon listening to it. I told them we will be down, and to have the money in small bills. rack pulls from just above the knee and a good box squat with 885 lbs. 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. If you take the first gear out of a Mack truck, how fast will it take off? Dave Waterman was one of our top rivals at money meets. Six lifters that trained with Chuck at the Lexen Extreme Gym averaged a 1025 squat. Chuck went on to call for 970 lbs on his third attempt, which would make the highest squat for his weight class of all time. Lifting in the 242-pound class, I set the world record at 1,140 pounds. I remember that if your team were 25 pounds behind in, lets say a rack pull; somehow, you would pull a big pull record to win the contest. Chuck V: I should point out that if youre here and not giving 100% than get the fuck out.
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