So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. I went 760, 810, 832. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. they say he found out thursday. Bridges weighed just 173 pounds, but at the 1983 U.S. Powerlifting Federations (USPF) national championships, he bench pressed, squatted and dead lifted1 a combined 2,011 pounds. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the Olympics what were really talking about is how the drugs make an athletes muscles more efficient in terms of strength and recovery. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. the fault is with USAPL and its referees (IPF ones) and its meet director, who should have KNOWN better than to hold a MEN's NATIONALS and that women's record breaker event WITHOUT THE PROPER BARS. Best Lifts: Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. Privacy Policy. The 20kg TPB used to be approved by the IPF, until they didn't pay the licensing fee, so there are undoubtedly some IPF World record which have been set using a TPB. I dont drug test at Raw Unity for a couple reasons, said Eric Talmant, who organizes and competes in Raw Unity, an event considered by some to be the Super Bowl of American raw powerlifting. Rank. Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. In 1956 in Minneapolis my buddies and I, Reps and sets ranged from 510 to 10-15 sets of lower reps, to the aforementioned 50-rep sets on some exercises,. 4. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! It's NOT a 45lb bar. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. I lowered it, but too slow. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. [/quote] if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? Where are my safety guys screaming about that? BUT, as a lifter at the meet who is not capable of setting world records, I was very happy when I learned that we would be using a Texas Power Bar. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Harold put on a great meet. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Here's my finger today. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. I was married three times.Lou: How many world records did you break in your illustrious career?Larry: 54Lou: I know you had rivals along the way. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. The bigger the glass, the more of everything else you can do. All other things being equal, the stronger you are, then the quicker you run, the harder you hit, the higher you jump, the faster you throw. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Everyone knows that politics are stupid when it comes between a person and a hard earned accomplishment but if they let it stand then everyone will say "hey, what could have so-n-so done on a Texas Power bar instead of those whippy Ivankos?" Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. WTF!! First offcongrats M.B on the records. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. I've never really changed anything. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. We had a five-hour layover. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges due to the fact that Texas Power Bars were used at the event instead of IPF approved equipment. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures mike is right. Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. Mike Bridges - 512 lb Raw Bench @ 181 lbs (232.5 @ 82.5 kgs) 2,478 views Aug 19, 2016 35 Dislike Share Save Lexington Plummer 1.52K subscribers From the 1982 USPF Sr Nat'ls, Mike Bridges. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. In a Conjugate Method training program, dynamic effort training is typically focused on increasing the At Westside, we use dynamic effort training to improve our rate of force development. I can honestly say 848 would have gone up. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. GIVE ME A BREAK. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. So, as a powerlifter, if you stay in the same weight class but you lose 10 pounds of fat and gain 10 pounds of muscle, you can be tremendously stronger, because fat doesnt help you lift weight. Didn't he check up the rule-book? Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Source: As told by Larry Pacifico from Pacifico Power Systems (July 2017) On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. 2023 Westside Barbell. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? What really happened that day that allowed Mark Dimiduk to win the 1980 SR nationals and that would select the 1980 world team members.Larry: On a second attempt deadlift I wanted a 5 kg jump. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. Second, the guys that want to do drugs and get around a test can and will. On the other end of the spectrum, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) vehemently tests lifters, and its slogan is Americas choice for drug-free strength sport.. There was no 220 class yet. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. It was a national meet. I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966just prior to being drafted into the United States Army 50 years ago. Because 1983 was the first time the IPF drug-tested, most participants didnt risk using performance-enhancing drugs leading up to the meet, according to powerlifting historian Bob Gaynor. Both of us totaled 1,815. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. 1. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! Log in or register to post comments By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. yes. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb The 20kg TPB used to be approved by the IPF, until they didn't pay the licensing fee, so there are undoubtedly some IPF World record which have been set using a TPB. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. Was I right! The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Quite simple and clear. Ed did one bodybuilding show as a teenager but he did not like the idea of losing weight, he wanted to become as big as possible. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer.Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation, 2008 American Physiological Society study, How The Federal Reserve Is The Shadow Branch Of The Government, Why Original Predictions About The War In Ukraine Were So Off. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb If this is your first visit, be sure to My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. on USA SOIL! Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. But those accepting the pay of the sponsorship fees do not have to suffer with the bars, merely to take the money and thus approve themjust like at times platforms/stages at ipf worlds have sagged under the larger squatters, only to be considered "acceptable". i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Just lift it! Just lift it! I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. Mike Bridges Training ? I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. We did not know this in advance. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Why?? From then on and into the 80s, Id estimate that about 85 percent of competitive American powerlifters at the national level were using something in massive doses to gain an edge: anabolic steroids, dianabol, testosterone.. [/quote] Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Best Lifts: why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. This was thursday--start making calls. I got a shot under my left armpit and I didn't feel anything for three days in that arm (it's called an arm block). the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Multi Time World Champion. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. You know what I mean. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. We are not EliteFitness.com. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals HOWEVER, if you're the meet director and you're running an IPF qualifier with potential world records, YOU are responsible for making sure the bar is good. BUT, as a lifter at the meet who is not capable of setting world records, I was very happy when I learned that we would be using a Texas Power Bar. Squat: 395kg/870lb Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. The rule said small jump of 2.5 kg would nullify a third and that is how I lost the bid for my 10th world championship.Lou: Tell us about your most memorable world championship.Larry: That would be my first in 1971 against John Kanter. I hope this does not come true. Now, while I was there Mike Lambert of Powerlifting USA took the first picture of my hand and ran it in the January 1981 Issue the same issue that ran the results of the 80 worlds. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. Assistance work may have consisted of a few sets of curls and little more yet in the opinion of many, me included, Mike can be crowned as one of the top few lifters of all time. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. It was a great trip home. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. $29.95. All Rights Reserved. And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! I'm sure if anything does happen like records being reversed, the people who are invloved will only use this as motivation to exceed their previous lifts. I wore my ProKinetics Insoles to my first competition at the 2009 Pan American Games and I beat my previous world record in squat by 87 pounds. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. And in some years at Raw Unity, a weight class might only have two lifters (an athlete has to be very strong to qualify for the event). [/quote] When planning ahead for the meet today, I had to ask myself if I was capable of creating conditions in which records could be set and make it known to the lifters who entered the meet today whether the conditions in which they would find would or was not condusive to setting any records. If this is how the IPF treats their lifters it's no wonder that the WPC Eurasian Cup has 635 lifters pre- registered to lift! Jim Holy shit ! It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. For more information, please see our I tried to roll over but couldn't. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Things like how they trained in the beginning. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. (365.5 kg). Lou: You had a lot of lifters come stay with you such as Mike Bridges who you said was the strongest man under 200 pounds. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. He trained with Don Cundy the first to make an 800 deadlift, and Jerry Gones who would wear a superhero suit at a meet and a wig. Who is that? they had TIME TO FIX THIS. I couldn't sleep on the flight. Best Lifts: [/quote] Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. Yes, a 198 weighed 198 not 225 at meet time with todays 24-hour weigh-ins.I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. A meet with the quality of lifters, albeit the lack of numbers it has previously enjoyed, SHOULD have been prepared to entertain world record attempts. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. You won't believe my luck. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. I unhooked it and stood up. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. First of all, congratulations on a stellar performance that puts you IMO in the class with Inaba of Japan and other lifters who throw the gauntlet in the face of Father Time. Ed Baueuscroft of California. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. Then came the tragedy on the bench. Really, then what would you have done if the meet director, technical sec were standing together when they opened the box from Ivanko to find the wrong bar had been sent? Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. The division between the drug-tested and non-drug-tested competitions makes powerlifting a unique window into what effect todays PEDs have on an all-important athletic skill: strength. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. The squats went well. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. Author: Staff. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. They called Mel the king of the bench press. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. . ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. 3 Star CrossFit. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! On the morning before the meet we opened 2 brand new shipping tubes from an IPF approved manufacturer and they contained bars that did not have center knurling. I was completely drained. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). Mine was over first. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. Absolute stupidity. they can't in other parts of the world hate to say it but mike is probably screwed on this and his own fed did it to him. Against my good judgment I took it again. Why should IPF bend rules for 1 fed in its group rather than for another.(and since they only do that for rus or ukrwellthere's your answer). I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Show me where the IPF as said anything? At 49 it was 2006 lbs. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. He said, "I will be in a minute." What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. :)[/quote] I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. Squat: 455kg/1003b The bar used met ALL IPF specs with the exception that it was not on the paid list of approved bars. reality check will be if the IPF can look beyond that and do what is right for the lifters who set the records. they can replace usapl, remember? ive seen a little on his training also here it goes mon-squat, bench max weight squat- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1max partial squat- 1x1 bench- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1 max wed-squat,bench light, max deadlift squat-8,5,5,3,1,1 about 50-60% of max See you in Georgia! That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? Then he came and got me. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. C'mon. Peoria, IL. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Steve Powell has uploaded video of the first two squat attempts of powerlifting legend and pre-meet favorite, Mike Bridges (198), at the USAPL CON-CRET Raw Challenge at the Arnold Classic. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. For all weight classes, world records in bench press, squat and dead lift are, on average, 7.9, 6.0 and 6.4 percent heavier, respectively, when the competition doesnt test for PEDs. I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! i'm over 40 and over the past years since i hit 40, i've actually stepped UP my sets and find i'm getting better results, doing my best even as i get older isn't a problem.. the one thing is to keep the challenges coming and step up to them, not think "oh i'm a master, maybe i shouldn't train so hard". The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. way to go!!! When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue They had time to get another bar!!! A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds.
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