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 re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Place Fed Date Location Competition Division Age Equip Class Weight Squat Bench Deadlift Total Dots; DQ: USAPL: 2010-03-05: USA-OH: Con-Cret Raw Challenge: MR-M: 53: Raw: 90 A winner of five world championships and several world record. John has totaled just around 2300! 1985 Mens Senior Nationals In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. 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 Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. 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. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. 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. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. 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. 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. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? But it will inevitabably follow the same process. Then came the tragedy on the bench. I said, "Are you all right Mac?" Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! John Gamble! 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. they can replace usapl, remember? screw it. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. It seems that Jordans powerlifting was gone, but good fortune would be his as he began to train horses and became Australias top horse trainer.Lou: You know all the greats and beat them all: Marv, Phillips, Roger Estep the list is too long. 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. Mike Bridges Training ? WTF!! Louie Simmons Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Good luck to all of them. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. What gives? Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. It's NOT a 45lb bar. Within three hours I was on the operating table. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Fantastic story. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 3 Star CrossFit. It was a national meet. Best Lifts: Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] 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). They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. I can attest to that because I lifted in the Master's Nat's in Charlottesville, VA and along with a IPF Cat I ref, pointed out a number of infrations which where simply explained away. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. 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 That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. Anyway, I digress. 6. I was completely drained. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. 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. northernhiro Additional comment actions. 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. 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. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. [/quote] What has Dan done for the game? 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. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Best Lifts: He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. 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. [/quote] And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. His name was Mike Bridges. Multi Time World Champion. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. Mine was over first. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. 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. 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. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: 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. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. Show me where the IPF as said anything? My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. I've never really changed anything. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. so yes, some records were set with tpb. What happened? We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. Privacy Policy. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Ted did 705lb., a record! Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. 2023 Westside Barbell. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! 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? In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I hope this does not come true. 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. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. 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. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Yeah he was right. I trained Mac for a year. 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. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. 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. 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. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! Mike Bridges Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. 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. Our flight out of LA was fine. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? All times are GMT-5. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. They were called Spanjam. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Bridges weighed just. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. 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. Go ahead, it's okay. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. Was I right! Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. 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. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. 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. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb 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. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. I went 760, 810, 832. way to go!!! Best Lifts: Reply . My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. 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. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. 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. True, Jack. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. We both didn't try to make weight. LOL! I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. 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. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. 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. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. Things like how they trained in the beginning. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. No one expects any more of you. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. 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. Nothing worked. they say he found out thursday. The problem was discovered on Thursday. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. 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. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. 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! Steroids have been clearly shown to increase muscle mass, and theres a direct correlation between muscle cross-sectional area and the ability to produce force, said Brad Schoenfeld, an exercise scientist at the City University of New Yorks Lehman College. I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: 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. 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?" That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. Quite simple and clear. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. Meshuggah. The problem was discovered on Thursday. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? C'mon. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, 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. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Harold put on a great meet. 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. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb GIVE ME A BREAK. 1981Mens Senior Nationals 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. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. 2. 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. Mac was frantic. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform.

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