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. In the warmup room, Dave said to me, I have never had even competition before, and I replied, You do now.. I told George he is Westside, he and the men I have mentioned throughout this writing. On Sunday, I walked into the warm-up room, nervous and green. I just liked to workout. Chuck Vogelpohl Talking About Squat Form. dumbbells and does 20 reps dead cold. Chuck Vogelpohl would eventually not only break world records, but do so in three different weight classes. If you don't feel a movement switch it the next workout. I put the bands over my shoulder and knew this could change the world, and it did. But, Kenny never did break his 728 world record again. 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. I would see you had a new interest in powerlifting, and you started to gear up again, just like when you first came to Westside. putting me third in the Open World plus fourth in the total, at 50 years old. 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. Kenny P. and George were the best coefficient benchers in the world for almost ten years. WATCH: Ed Coan and Dave Tate Coach the Squat One such legend is Chuck Vogelpohl, widely known for his extreme intensity and longevity with regard to powerlifting competitions. He wanted to learn what I had been doing since 1982, about the time he was born. Over around a 15-year stretch and through some serious injuries, Chuck Vogelpohl set the standard for many powerlifters that came after him. So let's say you squat 400 pounds. 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 WPO was no more, and you would fund the Power Station Pro-Am in Dayton, Ohio, with $23,000 in prize money. Youve got to be dead on; especially with heavy weights.