Liftin’ Heavy S**T & Chuck Vogelpohl the Legend
In the videos above you saw me struggling out an ugly 505 deadlift!
That’s ANNOYING to be shaking that little weight up.If it was 600 + lbs then I wouldn’t be so upset.
You see Dillon, weighing 165 lbs deadlifting 455 lbs easily, his best deadlift is closer to 550 lbs, note his body structure, perfect for the deadlift, the long arms and big hands is what is known as a knuckle dragger. The kid is a BEAST….. gotta respect that!
Lesson Learned: Someone needs to get stronger. That person is ME. Period.
What about you? Satisfied with your strength and gains? Hopefully not.
Now, on to our next video. We have Mark Bell talking about the ferocious intensity when training with powerlifting legend, Chuck Vogelpohl.
Sounds like Chuck would hit his heavy work and then get busy attacking supplemental work in a circuit fashion. I also heard Chuck did LOTS of “warming up” prior to his actual workout: LOTS of ab and lat work, sled drags, reverse hypers and more.
Can one actually be strong AND in shape? Absolutely. Believe it or not, this was more of the case back in the 70s and prior. Nowadays, too many powerlifters or strength fanatics believe they need to pack on the pounds, unfortunately, these pounds come in the way of useless fat.
If you’re like me, and need to crunch strength, power and conditioning into one workout, try the following set up for your next few workouts, go ahead test drive it:
1) warm up with a variety of movement, soft tissue work, some abs and calisthenics
2) Hit the Heavy S**T First – don’t be afraid to sneak in some pull ups and ring push ups or abs between sets
3) Perform your supplemental work in circuit fashion but still HEAVY. You can see this in action during my leg workout in this video.
4) Finish with sprints of any type. For me, I go to the parking lot next to my gym and perform sprints and acceleration drills.
This is a killer way to get in there, kick ass and take names and finish off with more soft tissue / recovery work.
Don’t complicate the workout, don’t look for fancy or make excuses.
The road to becoming a BEAST is not an easy road. I’m still travelin’, how about you?
Please leave your comments below.
Peace!
–Z–
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Comments on Liftin’ Heavy S**T & Chuck Vogelpohl the Legend
Zach
What type of program do you have Dillon on ? He is about my size so I like watching video of someone my size and what numbers I should be trying to get close to as being a beast.
John
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Heck man you have a great gig a hellishly hard gig but a great one. Hard work on basics makes you strong.
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Love smelly saying it just how it is…. Straight that’s all there is:) keep it cranking zach
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Zach
Hope everything is going well on your vacation. Come back refreshed and strong. I bought the deluxe version of the USM. I could not believe how much info was in just the main manual. I will be much more informed/educated when done reading it. Almost done with all the audio interrogations and I plan on listening to them a least one more time. I would suggest to anyone who is on the fence about buying this should just go ahead and do it, especially while it is on sale. I am currently doing 531 and have committed to at least six month of it (1 month down), so I will probably not use the workouts until later this years (don’t want to be a program jumper lol), but it sounds like the 531 template is similar to what is described in this article so hopefully I am on the right path. Personally I want to build up some pure strength in the main lift (plus basic BW stuff as assistance exercises) and when the good weather is here I will work more on conditioning and GPP. Thanks Z for the post.
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Great stuff as usual! I had many training partners in the past, but they all had one thing in common. Training was done to look good, or to say they train. Having the gym card in there wallet so everytime you opened it you would see it.
I train by myself and love it. At home (took years of saving money and collecting plates) but well worth it.
Besides front squat with the safety squat bar deep, I love deadlift.
When I would train in the “clubs” I would do it until the owner had enough and said never come back.
Try standing on a short plateform so that the bar is just on top of your feet. Start light and work up in weight. Then perform traditional deadlifts from the floor, but only to the knees. Set up the rack and pound out heavy partials to lockout. Besides accessory work for the hips and lower back. Stones and tire!
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oooh, that pull was a grinder, Z! wow, bet you don’t do one of those for a while, haha! great vids, bro!
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