A couple west coast weightlifting legends: Chuck Ahrens(left) and Bert Elliott(right) Ahrens was a man of mysterious strength who could easily press a pair of 165. lb. dumbbells. Elliott was a champion weightlifter who specialized on the bent press. At their feet is Elliott’s 201 lb. challenge dumbbell. Ahrens was said to be able to toss around this dumbbell “like a toy.”