And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. I hope this does not come true. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. GIVE ME A BREAK. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. so yes, some records were set with tpb. Mine was over first. 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. They had time to get another bar!!! He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! Our flight out of LA was fine. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. This. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. He saved them all. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 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. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. 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. 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). Michael. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. thanks Jeff Mumaw. [/quote] Consider this 2008 American Physiological Society study, which found that the benefits of steroids in powerlifters can last several years beyond when the drugs leave their body. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. 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. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! No one should have to put up with this BS. 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. they say he found out thursday. He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. Here's my finger today. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. 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. Quite simple and clear. that is bullshit. Size didnt mean anything to him. 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. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. check out the. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. 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,. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? Louie Simmons He went on to win seven national and three world titles. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Mike Bridges' DVD series. I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. 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. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. 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. After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. You know what I mean. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. yes. They've been a nuisance for years, the smaller knurling center causes people to line up too close in the DL and it hardly grips your back at all, some of the even brand NEW bars have NO KNURLING. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. 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). I trained Mac for a year. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. 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. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. Mike Gansey's . he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. 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. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. Former IPF world record holder in the bench press from the USA Mike MacDonald, 69, died Tuesday, January 9th 2018 in Eveleth, Minnesota after a long illness. [/quote] Show me where the IPF as said anything? But there is one man that comes to mind that was contested by the fact he could be beaten on a bad day if someone else had a great day. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Mike Bridges Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter Peoria, IL 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. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. ive read about mike bridges and his records. A winner of five world championships and several world record. 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. 6. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, butwon world titles along with Larry.Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. 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. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. DUMB, the man had spanking new Ivanko weights and ER rack on the platform, to think that the bar was his underminding the rules is plain stupid. squatting 804 lb. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. Week 7: 4 x 4 (55% of 1-RM) Week 8: Deload (50% of 1-RM) Week 9: 4 x 3 (75% of 1-RM) Week 10: 3 x 2 (90% OF 1-RM) This is a basic program to allow you to progress quickly. 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. I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. Just what do I mean? i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. ivanko bars suck. As a lifter who has done both USAPL and IPF meets, I suspect you will be denied your records as they both are inflexible and it's the rule book. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Good luck to all of them. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. Lou: I recall soon after getting home from the army in 1970 you set a national total record on the same dayas Joe Weinstein at 1675 at198. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. 5. This accident took maybe a second and a half. [/quote] In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! 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. 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. 3 Star CrossFit. [/quote] northernhiro Additional comment actions. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. I drove it back over my head, I guess to keep it from tearing my pec worse, and to keep the bar from sinking in my chest. The great Mike Bridges spent years training three times per week, squatting twice, deadlifting once or twice, and benching two and sometimes three times within any week. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. C'mon. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. Bridges weighed just. For more information, please see our Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii this meet director, the ipf (USAPL) refs who inspected the platform and weights, and the USAPL EC members present, tech sec, all of these should be held directly responsible for what was discovered thursday and they did not work to correct. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. 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. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. it's not just Mike's!) The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . 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. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. Best Lifts: 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? 2023 Westside Barbell. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb Let's hope they get confirmed soon. 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. There was no money meets back then.Lou: What motivated you back then?Larry: A strong desire to be the best and win all the time at anything. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. 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. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. One would have to see the 325lb. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Peoria, IL. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. I have seen a lot in 50 years as powerlifting has introduced me to all of my friends as well as most good and bad memories. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. . Some powerlifters compete in divisions in which they can wear squat suits and bench shirts, which can put them in better form and help increase lift numbers. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. His form was a model of perfection, but his physical strength was amazing in the squat and bench.He[MCJ1] was doing theBridges Flair before Mike was doing it. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 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. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. How are you doing Roger?! This was thursday--start making calls. Michael Bridges. And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. they can replace usapl, remember? Lou: What happened when you lifted against Paul Jordan of Austraila?Larry: Paul was talking about winning the world against my friend and fellow Ohioian Vince Annelo the greatest deadlifter. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. screw it. Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) Lexington Plummer 1.59K subscribers 3.8K views 6 years ago Mike Bridges deadlifts 755 lbs on his third attempt to consolidate a. Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. Against my good judgment I took it again. 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. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. I went 760, 810, 832. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. [/quote] Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. All rights reserved. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. I stayed there for three days. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. 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. The numbers from these competitions arent perfect; for example, the IPF just started hosting a raw championship,6 so there are only three years of comparable data. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. The squats went well. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. 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. [/quote] I'm fine Jesse! It's NOT a 45lb bar. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. and our We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? Terry Todd isn't merely the United States' first national powerlifting champion (in 1964 and '65), he was also the first man to total 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, and 1,900 pounds. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. My first personal observation of Mike was at the Heart Of America Powerlifting Contest, an annual event hosted by St. Louis gym owner and bodybuilder George Turner. I don't fault the meet director. It's NOT a 45lb bar. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. Although my preparation for the event was right on schedule to maximize my strength, I feel certain that the confidence that comes with improved body mechanics and alignment allowed me to turn on every ounce of strength I needed to set my 23rd world record. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. (365.5 kg). This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. They keep raising the standard. Just lift it! They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. LOL! LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. Best Lifts: NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! [/quote] Thread Tools. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! 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! Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. Cookie Notice The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. John Gamble! also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. The International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame began in 1978 to recognize powerlifters who had competed in the IPF and officials who had shaped the IPF. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Anyway, I digress. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. Love it. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 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. We took off and I told him what happened. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. this meet director, the ipf (USAPL) refs who inspected the platform and weights, and the USAPL EC members present, tech sec, all of these should be held directly responsible for what was discovered thursday and they did not work to correct. 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.
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