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Tom Varga
« on: January 16, 2009, 02:36:49 PM »
Anyone remember Tom Varga? I trained with him in the late 80's. He turned pro for a brief time, but didn't do much. Tom had a very complete physique.

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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2009, 02:38:15 PM »
Damn. a BIGGER version of him could win the Mr O a few times.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2009, 02:52:25 PM »
He is a personal trainer in St. Louis.  He runs a lot now and still has big legs.  My first impression though was," Wow, this guy is short!"
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2009, 02:56:09 PM »
dude, take this shit to match.com.  we're not hooking you up with your lover here.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2009, 04:17:24 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 02:36:49 PM
Anyone remember Tom Varga? I trained with him in the late 80's. He turned pro for a brief time, but didn't do much. Tom had a very complete physique.


i see him sometimes driving, he's a personal trainer here in STL, he's ALOT smaller but still fit and in great shape from what i can tell, drives a little white car with the name of his business on it.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2009, 04:30:11 PM »
Varga's training pictures were used to illustrate a lot of the POF articles in Ironman during the early and middle 1990s. 
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2009, 04:32:15 PM »
Quote from: QuakerOats on January 16, 2009, 04:17:24 PM
i see him sometimes driving, he's a personal trainer here in STL, he's ALOT smaller but still fit and in great shape from what i can tell, drives a little white car with the name of his business on it.
Livin the Dream.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2009, 04:33:51 PM »
Quote from: elite_lifter on January 16, 2009, 04:32:15 PM
Livin the Dream.
the guy actually looks very good these days, in very good shape, the drug bloat, thickness and size is gone but i'm sure he makes a pretty good living, cars are a stupid determinant of wealth and success, worst investment you can make.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2009, 04:36:55 PM »
Quote from: QuakerOats on January 16, 2009, 04:33:51 PM
the guy actually looks very good these days, in very good shape, the drug bloat, thickness and size is gone but i'm sure he makes a pretty good living, cars are a stupid determinant of wealth and success, worst investment you can make.

That's why I keep my Lambo's in the garage most of the time. I feel like such a dick driving them around.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2009, 04:51:10 PM »
Quote from: QuakerOats on January 16, 2009, 04:33:51 PM
the guy actually looks very good these days, in very good shape, the drug bloat, thickness and size is gone but i'm sure he makes a pretty good living, cars are a stupid determinant of wealth and success, worst investment you can make.
You are right cars are a terrible investment, but sometimes you have to make bad investments if it makes you happy.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2009, 05:19:09 PM »
Tom was very strong as a teenager. At ~170 lbs he could bench press 315x20 and 405x5. In his early 20's and around 210 pounds, there were powerlifters at George Turner's Gym in West County. They had every joint in there body wrapped and were wearing suits squatting ~500 lbs for singles. Tom walked up tp their squat rack, no warm-up, no wraps, no suit, and squatted 500lbs to the ground for 5 reps. Then just walked away, they were speachless.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2009, 05:20:26 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 05:19:09 PM
Tom was very strong as a teenager. At ~170 lbs he could bench press 315x20 and 405x5. In his early 20's and around 210 pounds, there were powerlifters at George Turner's Gym in West County. They had every joint in there body wrapped and were wearing suits squatting ~500 lbs for singles. Tom walked up tp their squat rack, no warm-up, no wraps, no suit, and squatted 500lbs to the ground for 5 reps. Then just walked away, they were speachless.
i remember that gym, off Manchester, right?
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2009, 05:25:22 PM »
Quote from: QuakerOats on January 16, 2009, 05:20:26 PM
i remember that gym, off Manchester, right?

Yep!! Some old gym friends are getting together with George Turner tonight celebrating his 81st birthday.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2009, 05:31:10 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 05:25:22 PM
Yep!! Some old gym friends are getting together with George Turner tonight celebrating his 81st birthday.
George is a character, was Jeff King training there when you were up there?
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2009, 05:39:13 PM »
Jeff King trained at George's Iron Factory in Lemay. I worked there for a short time. But, it was after Jeff had left. Phil Williams was training there at the time.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2009, 05:42:20 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 05:39:13 PM
Jeff King trained at George's Iron Factory in Lemay. I worked there for a short time. But, it was after Jeff had left. Phil Williams was training there at the time.
George had some great gyms back in the day, he'd kick people out for nothing, clinking db's together at the top of reps was a definite no-no. ;D
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2009, 05:48:45 PM »
I still cringe when I hear someone drop weights thinking George is coming out and going off. When this happened in his gyms the whole place would get quiet waiting for the hammer to fall.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2009, 05:50:24 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 05:48:45 PM
I still cringe when I hear someone drop weights thinking George is coming out and going off. When this happened in his gyms the whole place would get quiet waiting for the hammer to fall.
man can you imagine if George owned a gym today, he'd be throwing people out left and right, there'd be no music, no TV's, no dropping weights, hahahaha, he'd be out of business in a month. ;D
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2009, 07:44:37 PM »
     TOM USED TO TRAIN WITH RICK WHO WENT ON TO OWN THE GOLDS IN ST LOUIS FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS.. they had some crazy workouts rick used to tell me.. as for turner.. what a nut.. great gym though..
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2009, 08:49:14 PM »
Some pretty good bodybuilders came out of Rick's Gym. It was a small harcore gym before he bought the Golds franchise.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2009, 10:01:43 PM »
One of the most symmetrical bodybuilders ever.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #21 on: January 16, 2009, 11:20:01 PM »
Quote from: US MUSL on January 16, 2009, 02:36:49 PM
Anyone remember Tom Varga? I trained with him in the late 80's. He turned pro for a brief time, but didn't do much. Tom had a very complete physique.



he was like a munchkin on gear. ugly little round physique.

complete poo.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #22 on: January 17, 2009, 09:45:49 AM »
Amateur, right?
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #23 on: January 17, 2009, 09:46:52 AM »
Quote from: Figo on January 17, 2009, 09:45:49 AM
Amateur, right?
he was an IFBB pro.
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Re: Tom Varga
« Reply #24 on: January 17, 2009, 09:55:16 AM »
maybe hes gh?
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