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. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) I went 760, 810, 832. [/quote] Thanks.Louie Simmons. Cookie Notice On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. This was thursday--start making calls. All times are GMT-5. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. 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. Quite simple and clear. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. We are not EliteFitness.com. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number 6 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. 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". It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. 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?" 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. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . best of luck to everyone concerned with this! Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. 7. 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. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. I hope this does not come true. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). Athlete: Michael Bridges | CrossFit Games 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. Just lift it! All rights reserved. The Best Powerlifting Workouts for Maximum Gains in Minimal Time #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. Then came the tragedy on the bench. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. C'mon. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. they say he found out thursday. I'm sure if anything does happen like records being reversed, the people who are invloved will only use this as motivation to exceed their previous lifts. I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. 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. [/quote] [quote=Anonymous] well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. mike is right. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. We had a five-hour layover. 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. 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. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. 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. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. 2. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! The squats went well. 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. they say he found out thursday. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. 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. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats | Powerlifting Watch Fantastic story. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! He trained with Don Cundy the first to make an 800 deadlift, and Jerry Gones who would wear a superhero suit at a meet and a wig. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. 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. What did this meet director think? i still want to be muscular also. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. 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. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Wow! Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. they can replace usapl, remember? Just lift it! it's not just Mike's!) 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. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! One would have to see the 325lb. Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. 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. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. I wore my ProKinetics Insoles to my first competition at the 2009 Pan American Games and I beat my previous world record in squat by 87 pounds. A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. GIVE ME A BREAK. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. [/quote] He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. And then one day it was over.Larry: Yes I have had 16 surgeries from powerlifting including one freak accident when I almost cut my fingers off when I dropped a bar on myself.Lou: I know you were one of the first to sell power knee wraps and suits.Larry: Yes. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. 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. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. lol. Good luck to all of them. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. 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. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. The rule said small jump of 2.5 kg would nullify a third and that is how I lost the bid for my 10th world championship.Lou: Tell us about your most memorable world championship.Larry: That would be my first in 1971 against John Kanter. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. I've never really changed anything. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. 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". Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. Show me where the IPF as said anything? 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. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. Mike Bridges' DVD series. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb Second, the guys that want to do drugs and get around a test can and will. On the other end of the spectrum, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) vehemently tests lifters, and its slogan is Americas choice for drug-free strength sport.. Jim. No one should have to put up with this BS. Michael. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. 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. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. It took 29 years for someone to break this raw bench record mark, set by a man that looked like a clerk at Home Depot. World's Strongest Man: The Top 10 | Men's Journal Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb 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. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. 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. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. And they probably DID! Mike Bridges at the Central AAU Sr. Championshipos, April 1978, with a world record 585 squat He broke the world total record 3 times at this meet Lemenager photo The one finally Au- 27, 1978. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. 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. Privacy Policy. Both of us totaled 1,815. WTF!! 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. Best Lifts: Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. Just lift it! :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . 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. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. 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. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. 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? check out the. We did not know this in advance. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Ted did 705lb., a record! 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. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. 6. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. 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. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. 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. [/quote] 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. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Love it. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). 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! Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. 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. He saved them all. 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. No excuses! The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. If this is your first visit, be sure to Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. 1. Mike's. Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. Well most know he won nine straight before making. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Mike Bridges Training ? Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. 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 time I lowered it a bit faster. And in some years at Raw Unity, a weight class might only have two lifters (an athlete has to be very strong to qualify for the event). This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. thanks Jeff Mumaw. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. 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. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. It's about $'s! I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number Was I right! When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. And squating without center knurling??? I stayed there for three days. Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. Mike Bridges On Training As A Master | Powerlifting Watch Size didnt mean anything to him. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. 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. Log in or register to post comments Are world records going to be able to be broken there? If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! LARRY PACIFICO | Westside Barbell His name was Mike Bridges. Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. and our liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! How are you doing Roger?! My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. All right reserved. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). A 10-Week Progressive Powerlifting Program For Huge Strength Gains! What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. 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. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar.
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