THE JOURNEY (Part 1)
I was always intrigued by the sport of powerlifting. I started my journey into powerlifting in 1966. There was a power meet in nearby Dayton, Ohio, in late...
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Top 10 Westside Benches
Westside Barbells Top 10 Benches Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jason Coker 900 198 195 530.37 2 Dave Hoff 1000 275...
Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats
Westside Barbells Top 10 Squats Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Dave Hoff 1210 275 271 633.9 2 Dave Hoff 1200 308...
Top 10 Westside Deadlifts
Westside Barbells Top 10 Deadlifts Rank First Name Last Name Total Wt Class Body Weight Coefficient 1 Jake Norman 900 308 298 458.1 2 Chuck Vogelpohl 816...
VISITORS TO WESTSIDE
At Westside Barbell we have a steady Invasion of visitors. Recently people have come from Brazil , North-west Territory (Canada), and South Africa and from all across the...
TRAINING EQUIPMENT: NEVER LOOKING BACK
I made the Top 10 in the United States in 1972 in Powerlifting News. At that time, they kept track only of the Top 10 and this was...
THE BENCH PRESS SHIRT
There’s always a lot of talk today about the bench shirt. In the beginning everyone welcomed it on the scene. Unfortunately, bench shirts provided only a small increase...
AMY WEISBERGER
Westside women have proven to be stronger as a group than those from any other gym. Six women have squatted or deadlifted more than 500 pounds. Mariah Liggett,...
ANGELO BERARDINELLI
Angelo Berardinelli has become one of the premier middleweights in the world. The sky was the limit for Angelo, having made an elite total as a teen. But...
THEN AND NOW
My powerlifting memories start in 1966, just one month before my induction into the Army. I feel like Captain Ahab with his obsession with Moby Dick. I am...
PART TWO OF MY JOURNEY
Larry’s string of Worlds stops at 9 after jumping 2 1/5 k’s on his second attempt, negating a third. Dan Wohleber pulls the first 900 pound deadlift. Dave...
WESTSIDE BENCHERS
I receive many calls asking how our top benchers train. We have 17 benching over 700: one has done 830 (Mike Wolf), in addition to two 198’s who...