Bench: 280kg/617.29lb The distinction between the groups histories with strength-enhancing drugs is important because these drugs dont just flush out completely they can leave a lasting impact. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . 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. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Michael Bridges. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. In that meet there were four men who would become IPF World Champs: Milt McKenzie, George Crawford, Vince Anello and, last but not least, Larry Pacifico, the subject of this article. [/quote] Ed Baueuscroft of California. 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. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! Back then I was a big man with a big chest. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. Hahahahah!!! 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. A week later Mac and I flew to California. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. You know what I mean. This was the best meet I've been to everything was done possible to make this the best meet for lifters and judges also for whoever came to the Meet! It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. No excuses! Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . Or will the USAPL overlook something again? ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. 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. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. I bought it in the park and it was the "official hat of the team" and part of the money I payed was toward the license fee the hat company payed the baseball organization. Gaynor said lifters at the IPF event have been more likely to get around drug tests, take PEDs leading up to the competition or have a history of PED use. A winner of five world championships and several world record. No one should have to put up with this BS. No excuses! ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Wow. Yeah he was right. Youve probably never heard of him, but hes one of the strongest men whos ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. northernhiro Additional comment actions. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. 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? 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. they say he found out thursday. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? :)[/quote] I never saw such a lifting machine. and our why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Didn't he check up the rule-book? Was this in Tampa? they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Our flight out of LA was fine. they say he found out thursday. Well most know he won nine straight before makinga tactical error when he jumped five pounds on his second attempt on the deadlift, which nullified a third attempt, letting Mark Dimiduk win the1980s nationals and worlds.Larry told me if I would open lighter I would do better, and he was right again.I remember Larry making a 530-pound bench press and a 1,900 total in 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at a body weight of 198. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb 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 Bridges Training ? :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. They had time to get another bar!!! Why?? 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. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. There was no 220 class yet. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. They keep raising the standard. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. 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,. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb What happened? 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. Reply . I hope this does not come true. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," 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 broke his prior world record by 87 lb. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. Both of us totaled 1,815. Jons training lifts around 2300lb! I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? 5. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. Log in or register to post comments Who is that? 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. I stayed there for three days. Here's my finger today. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb Holy shit ! 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. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. Copyright 2023 elitefts. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. My boyfriend was in the area on Thursday afternoon when several referees told the Technical Sec that something was wrong with the bar and they were told it was OK, it was an old Ivenko Bar. Squat: 410kg/903lb so yes, some records were set with tpb. LOL! The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. Mike Bridges' DVD series. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. 2. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. [/quote] 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. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? Quite simple and clear. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. Bridges. [/quote] Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. Wow! My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. 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. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] This time I lowered it a bit faster. 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. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. 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. 1981Mens Senior Nationals Just what do I mean? Interesting!If you actually do train at maximum intensity (many think they do) there are some changes that you will have to make as you get older (no set age). 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? 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. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. Anyway, I digress. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. The problem was discovered on Thursday. 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. 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. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. 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. They had time to get another bar!!! True, Jack. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 1. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. squatting 804 lb. 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. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. 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. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. One would have to see the 325lb. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). 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 think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. 4. The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. And squating without center knurling??? if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. Absolute stupidity. [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. Lou: I want to thank you for doing this interview and for the memories you have left imprinted on powerlifting and after knowing you for the last fifty years, on me. they can replace usapl, remember? Tests are cost prohibitive. 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. The squats went well. I can honestly say 848 would have gone up. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. 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). If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. 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 Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. No excuses! So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Was I right! 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. We are not EliteFitness.com. View Profile View Forum Posts . So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. 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. Squat: 455kg/1003b Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. 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. You might say not bad well let me tell you this, maybe 12 super-heavies have done 630 plus, but Sam, at 275, has out-benched at least half of the twelve. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. This happened to Mike Bridges. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. 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. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. 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. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. 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. A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. We did not know this in advance. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. I was completely drained. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. If this is your first visit, be sure to Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 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. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. I trained Mac for a year. I came up with a wrestling singlet with legs, but somehow George Langas took the idea and sold them under the name Spanjam, which I distributed.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. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. mike is right. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. 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". Meshuggah. [/quote] Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. 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. John Gamble! 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. 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. Best Lifts: WTF!! The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. Mine was over first. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. way to go!!! [/quote] As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. Once inside and rolling, they put the piece of finger that came off in some of the ice and stuck it in my sweatshirt pocket. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. Mike's. 3 Star CrossFit. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. What reports? I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. All times are GMT-5. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). 3. [/quote] 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.

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