When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. This accident took maybe a second and a half. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! Just a few years before, powerlifters had been using PEDs in low doses to help their muscles recover; maybe they gained a bit of an edge, but it wasnt overtly noticeable. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Peoria, IL. But when Bridges took the stage later that year at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) championships in Gotenborg, Sweden, and fired off the three lifts, his typical strength wasnt there. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. 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 . Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. We looked at the numbers in three of the biggest competitions: Raw Unity, USAPLs Raw National Powerlifting Championship (Raw Nationals) and the IPFs Classic Powerlifting World Championships (Classic Worlds). And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. Third, to the IPF, if you do take the records away, ask yourself why there are all these feds and why lifters are constantly jumping from fed to fed. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii Be it football, hockey, basketball etc, all the organizations have license fees payed to them for everything from clothes to what glove, stick etc will be used, and in return they are the only vendors allowed to sell or have equipment used. 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. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. I unhooked it and stood up. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. We can still make new gains and new PR's well into our master careers but we have to listen to what our bodies are telling us more. It was stuck in about four inches down. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. I tried to roll over but couldn't. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! and our That being said, steroids, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), clenbuterol and other banned substances dont make an athlete more skilled at his sport they amplify skills he already has. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! Here's my finger today. Larry: Yes. 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. Didn't he check up the rule-book? fed ex, several people with bars in ATTENDANCE who could have had fed ex deliver them, there's NO EXCUSE in this day and age. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. GIVE ME A BREAK. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. 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. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Why is it so hard? Haven't watched it yet, but fwiw Bridges benched 529 raw at 181, and Fred Hatfield called him probably the best pound-for-pound powerlifter of all time. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. I lowered it, but too slow. It was the first issue where my name wasn't there for the first time in 10 years. Way to go meet directors! 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. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). He did break the record. 3 Star CrossFit. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. 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. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Multi Time World Champion. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! Pacificos best competition lifts are an 832-pound squat, 592-pound bench press (without a bench shirt), a 771-pound deadlift, and a 2061-pound total. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. There I said it for you. Was I right! Ted did 705lb., a record! 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. It's NOT a 45lb bar. 1981Mens Senior Nationals I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! We did not know this in advance. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 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. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. [quote=TheGymMuse] I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. In total, the lifters at Raw Unity put up about 17.44 percent more weight than the lifters at the USAPL competition and 3.46 percent more than those at the IPF meet. Jim I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. For more information, please see our And tell me something about your personal life.Larry: I was vice president of Holiday and New Life Spas, there were 20 of us all total. Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. [/quote] Why?? They keep raising the standard. Mike is a World IPF Champion, IPF World Record Holder, 2008 Masters World Champion with 4 Gold Medals, and 2007 World Bench Press Gold Medalist. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. Squat: 455kg/1003b Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Louie Simmons It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. that is bullshit. i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. 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. ivanko bars suck. Why is it so hard? 2023 Westside Barbell. He sewed the two pieces together temporarily while they made arrangements for me to meet a helicopter at the University of Dayton arena to fly me and my wife Carol to Louisville, Kentucky. [/quote] Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) Wow! Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. Mike's. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. 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 don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. HOWEVER for a meet director at an IPF qualifier - and the supposed FLAGSHIP event, the men's nationals, to NOT have proper IPF bars and weights for world record breaks is UNTHINKABLE. Author: Staff. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. No one expects any more of you. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. 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. Mike, congrats on your lifting. Hewon nine consecutive IPF World Powerlifting Championships from 1971-1979 (198-pound to 242-pound weight classes) and set 54 world records during his powerlifting career. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Thanks.Louie Simmons. 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. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. His name was Mike Bridges. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. No excuses! Love it. Just lift it! squatting 804 lb. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. Just lift it! I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. Holy shit ! What gives? A winner of five world championships and several world record. See you in Georgia! I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. They run around $140 a piece, and I dont want to pass the cost onto the lifters, because I honestly think that the majority of elite guys in the sport just dont care that much anymore. Squat: 410kg/903lb Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. northernhiro Additional comment actions. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. [/quote] [/quote] For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). Harold put on a great meet. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. LOL! The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . not screwing up in front of the WORLD. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. 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. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. I trained Mac for a year. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. 7. A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. Thread Tools. lol. I stayed there for three days. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. Jim. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. Giant to appreciate his size. The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. Mike Bridges Ron Collins who would mostly lift at 181 and you were mostly a 198 and there was a lot of talk of a match between you.Larry: Yes, it would be at 198, but never happened.Lou: You won nine worlds starting in 1971, it ended at Wisconsin in 1980. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. the lousy knurling on ivanko bars is now a serious problem and despite their paying of the fee, ipf should seriously consider kicking those bars out UNLESS they can be corrected to have more sufficient knurling. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. Both of us totaled 1,815. Best Lifts: 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. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). this is a joke,if anybody should be repremanded it should be the meet directors,the issue of bars cant be held against mike bridges and the records that he set,if thats the case then the entire meet results would have to be erased. Guess we will never know for sure since neither one of us heard it first hand. Wouldn't it still be a Masters National USAPL record? I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals [/quote] But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. I would hear it from him every meet when he told me if I did not get a better bench I would never win at nationals. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! It was a great trip home. Log in or register to post comments There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. It's about $'s! The events just bring in two different powerlifting cultures. IPF did not return requests for comment. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! Yeah he was right. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. way to go!!! The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. so yes, some records were set with tpb. Those of you out there who knew Mac Richards know exactly what I mean when I say he was a great guy, great lifter, and a best friend to us all. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. it's not just Mike's!) The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. 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. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. John Gamble! That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. View Profile View Forum Posts . The squats went well. Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. I slept on the flight down and drifted in and out for the next eight hours, but I was able to watch most of the operation not only mine but both of the other two as well. When you talk about bench pressing, I have to enter Teds name for he is the only other person to do what I have done , bench press in excess of 700lb. Just lift it! The problem was discovered on Thursday. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! (365.5 kg). How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? Well, if you have ever lifted with an Eleiko or Leoko bar, they are similar to a Texas, so I would state this wouldn't be that big of a deal and a DL record set on a TPB vs. an Ivanko is arguably harder to hold on to and more distance traveled. they can replace usapl, remember? The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. We did not know this in advance. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. We are not EliteFitness.com. More on that in a bit.5. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. 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! I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! In football, the drugs can help a fullback break through what would have been a tackle; in baseball, they can help a pitcher take a 95 mph fastball to 98 mph (and also help him recover between starts). Good post, ya old fart! USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. Then, around the mid-70s, people realized that taking huge doses increased their lifts, said Bob Gaynor, a powerlifting historian and competitive lifter from the era. What happened? Show me where the IPF as said anything? At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. Best Lifts: With respect to direct lat work, you will neither find it in the detailed 1982 article by Ron Fernando, disclosing, I was there, front row at the USF SunDome in Tampa covering the contest for The Tampa Tribune when Jeff, Dave was 7 years my elder and my teen years weightlifting idol. Theyre close enough in the lighter classes, but the heavier guys are differentiated in such a way, for example, that an IPF lifter could be up to 23 pounds heavier than a Raw Unity competitor in an equal weight class. Size didnt mean anything to him. Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. Then he came and got me. way to go!!! It's NOT a 45lb bar. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. No excuses! Tests are cost prohibitive. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . Thu Oct 13, 2016. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. No one should have to put up with this BS. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. A week later Mac and I flew to California. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. Hahahahah!!! See, they cannot make an exception for a USA lifter because USA would beef huge IF a russian had an improper bar and broke records too price of having approved bars, weights, and rules. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? [/quote] 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. Good luck to all of them. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. I would ask Larry how to push up my bench and Larry would say to train my triceps because they are 75 percent of your bench. 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". My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. This time I lowered it a bit faster. 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. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1.
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