Chuck Vogelpohl- Pro Am 2009

Chuck V doing his thing...

[@strongmanzack]

I am very disappionted with how a lot of powerlifting is going as far as high squats and all the crazy questionable calls but that 1140 squat was definitely deep enough! WAY TO GO! That was incredible!

[@ville6338]

This is my absolute favorite lifting related video on youtube. Keep still coming back to it

[@CnCstrengthperformance]

The guy videoing knows what’s up I am just as excited watching it 11 years later

[@hogleg8103]

2020 gang gang buzz buzz!

[@FoxFamily0825]

Did Rat king or thicc boy mention Chuck at all or is this random?

[@hogleg8103]

Not An Expert But it’s random my friend lol

[@PWRLFTR242]

The last squat was the best! Great job Chuck.

[@powerlifter777]

Chuck is simply the greatest!

[@cyberkai99]

Great job big Chuck, you are a monster. just wished your bench would have been goot. Then we would have seen a 2600+ total out of you @ 242. Regardless, Chuck's best deadlift is 835 with a suit, sumo stance @ 275 under normal conditions. Chuck just did 820 with only briefs, a conventional stance, one weight class lower, with a broken rib. How insane does this guy get?

[@beavis66]

Chuck, you are the man--vdizenzo

[@maxxxmodelz4061]

MR. INTENSITY! There's never been anyone like him since.

[@MrEazyE357]

I thought squat suits were supposed to be really tight while his doesn't seem to be. If anything, that just makes this all the more impressive.

[@TheFlipsta97]

Not taking *anything* away from Chuck, and am say this in the utmost respect: Depends on the suit. Polyester suits need to be tight as fuck, canvas suits work quite well without being as tight. I have a super boss suit, if I'm 10lbs out it's basically a singlet. Meanwhile my canvas suit had worked for me across two weight classes.

[@chrishickson]

lovin the laugh at the end LMAO!!

[@ak632621]

@spidanez it is very hard to tell from this angle, but if you're asking if it was below parallel, then yes. Of all the great squats chuck has made over the years this one looks the best...

[@ricardorivera6740]

El mejor de todos los tiempos

[@Ian-te2gn]

Legend

[@mac5917]

the man.

[@davidturner9688]

I love the guy recording.....hilarious. To all the naysayers, put 1000+ on a bar, get whatever suit you want and see what happens. If you even budge it, I'll be impressed. Multiply suits are not easy my friends. I have lifted raw and singleply, completely different animals. Powerlifting squats will never be ATG. That's Olympic lifting. Train hard, train smart.

[@bigtonutz]

thanks bro for sharing the video. very kewl of you!

[@cyberkai99]

But if he had a better bench, we may even see him do a 2750-2825 Total @ 242 or 275. That would be HUGE. Mow granted, at least it's not all his squat like a lot of lifters where they can squat 8 inches high, call it parallel and then suck on the bench and dead where all the brute strength is needed. Chcuk is an animal and with a bigger bench, who knows what powerlifting may see.

[@dylanesc]

LEGEND

[@ak632621]

bottom is painted because the white leg sleeves make the depth look more shallow. chuck ur squats keep getting better

[@tombennettband1485]

those were legit squats...you can literally see the hip dip from the front even...not like this modern geared foolishness. He looks like he could squat 900 raw@242 which would beat Kevin Oaks record. WOW.

[@cyberkai99]

It's either "Fear" or "Numb" by Disturbed.

[@duckduckgo358]

What's the first song

[@theajayy2258]

that first squat moved like an empty bar

[@HorseFromHell]

Insane

[@cjmack23ok]

SICKNESS!!!!

[@hyoshida55]

squat and deadlift suits are different

[@SeanHatley]

I love that his face is purple. All kidding aside Chuck is the fucking man.

[@d-reckzane9822]

U think they beat cats when there done

[@ptarleton]

What's up with Chuck's Suit? It looks like he patched polyester on top of a leviathan or something. I honestly have no idea. ElPorteroBestia, I'm sure you know the exact modifications chuck has made. Fill me in, please.

[@cyberkai99]

Why the hell would he switch shirts DURING the meet?

[@michaelchandler419]

How is his deads so low compared to that freakish squat

[@flippino35]

grip and squat suits give you more compared to deadlift suits

[@thebeast-vn5hn]

This equipped lifting is al ego lifting chuck could maybe do like 600 raw or something in the squat

[@spidanez]

not taking away from him, but i have to ask, is that regulation squat depth? ive never done a power lifting meet, but i thought you had to go lower...

[@pereskiopsis]

why does he push that guy after the deadlift?

[@rishabhkashyap690]

pereskiopsis k because it's chuck vogelphol that's why

[@SquirtTribePride]

Stupify by Disturbed

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Although I'd love a lower depth, and hate this quarter squat multiply shit, I'd have to say the squat attempts two and three are pretty acceptable. I would prefer the rule books to say you have to break parallel In a noticeable manner, not match parallel. I would say they are parallel, but the the first attempt was so high and it passed. Attempt one is three red lights all day. Two and three are two of the lowest multiply squats I've seen although they'd get red lighted in reputable raw Feds. As far as that goes, it's hard to deny they aren't acceptably parallel. I mean look at those two and look at a Dave Hoff squat, Chuck gets parallel or at least very close.

[@dropsetsforeverything6061]

Wow so this is given all white lights in powerlifting? No wonder this is a sub culture sport.

[@ericy1]

this is 2000's era equipped westside lifting, not exactly known for their strict rules. IPF affliates usually have verystrict rules

[@dropsetsforeverything6061]

@@ericy1 Looks like equipped westside lifting has did damage to the sport of powerlifting.

[@ericy1]

@@dropsetsforeverything6061 maybe, but equipped lifting WAS powerlifting for a long time, hard to say if the sport would be ina better place if something else had replaced it but we'll never know.

[@dropsetsforeverything6061]

@@ericy1 Gotcha.

[@Dr_Footbrake]

@@ericy1 let’s not pretend that in 2022 there aren’t dubious squats passed in unequipped comps as well

[@thomasarbec7242]

These guys would squat half a ton but their deadlifts sucked

[@duckduckgo358]

Geared for ya. I also think there's less competition in Geared lifting

[@jeppekjr349]

ive never understood why powerlifters deadlift is so much worse than their squat

[@ChernobylAudio666]

Well... the deadlift starts at a dead position on the floor, there is no stretch reflex, no "bounce" or "rebound" to help them lift the weight. There is also no real suit that can help generate this bounce like a squat suit does. For example, without 1000+ pounds on this back, Chuck can't even sit down in this suit. He walks like a stickman here because... well.. the suit severely restricts the movement. It's multi-ply, meaning it's squeezing the shit out of him and it's built to give him a bounce off the bottom of the squat, which is debatable if he hit or not. This is the nature of equipped lifting and why squats of this nature look the way they do. The point is you really can't get any assisted lift with a deadlift like you can with squats/bench because it's a pull, not a push, and there is no way to help generate a pull other than having a strong back and a good grip.

[@jeppekjr349]

@@ChernobylAudio666 thanks for explaining. I'm new to the powerlifting world and have only really been watching strongman where deadlift is the strongest lift by far so I was just confused by that.

[@ChernobylAudio666]

@@jeppekjr349 No harm in asking. With strongman, the training is quite different and there are a lot of massive bastards in strongman, haha. Also in strongman, you can use straps so the grip strength is not a concern. If you're pretty curious about the techniques and how to get started, I'd check out programs/training systems geared towards novices. Starting Strength is a good one.