Thursday, February 04, 2010
Chuck AhrensChuck Ahrens was never interested in showing off so no one really knew what he was capable of. Things like this had a lot of people wondering just exactly what his limits were. I count twelve 10-pound plates and 2 smaller ones, likely 7-1/2 pounders, for each dumbbell -- that's approximately 135 pounds per hand - and Chuck reportedly pressed them with ridiculous ease. Even dressed in a baggy, flannel shirt, you can tell Chuck Ahrens was built for some serious horse power.
Labels: Chuck Ahrens, dumbbell lifting, Muscle Beach, Two Dumbbell Press
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Sunday, February 08, 2009
Big Paul"Big Paul" - Paul Anderson -- shows how it's done, pressing 415 pounds for a double at Muscle Beach. Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliott are visible in the crowd.
Labels: Bert Elliott, Chuck Ahrens, Overhead Press, Paul Anderson
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Friday, January 18, 2008
 Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliot | Two fixtures in the Santa Monica, California Muscle Beach scene share a laugh in the late 1950's - Chuck Ahrens and Bert Elliott. Chuck Ahrens was a man of immeasurable power, and Bert Elliott was a champion weightlifter and bodybuilder (He won the 1954 Sr. Nationals Weightlifting Title in the 165 Pound Class (totaling 765 pounds), the 1953 "Iron Man" bodybuilding contest as well as the 1954 AAU Mr. Southern California.) At their feet is Bert Elliott's 201 pound "challenge" dumbbell which he could bent- press with ease. |
Labels: AAU, Bent Press, Bert Elliott, Bodybuilding, Challenge Weight, Chuck Ahrens, Dumbbell, Globe Dumbbell, Iron Man, Mr. Southern California, Muscle Beach
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Tuesday, January 08, 2008
| Chuck Ahrens was a giant of a man who was a part of the Muscle Beach Scene of the late 1950's. He trained at Vic Tanny's Gym and there were reports of him performing incredible feats of strength such as overhead presses with 160-pound dumbbells (for reps!), benchpressing 400 pounds for 28 reps, curling 225 with ease and tricep extensions with over 300 pounds. His shoulders were reliably measured at an incredible 26-5/8 inches across. In this famous picture, taken at Muscle Beach in 1957, Chuck Ahrens does a "muscle out" with a 75 pound girl standing on his arm. |  Chuck Ahrens |
Labels: Barbell Curls, Chuck Ahrens, Dumbbell Press, Muscle Beach, Muscle Out, Tricep Press, Vic Tanny's Gym
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