Benchpress: 265kg/584lb Nothing worked. Good luck to all of them. Anyway, I digress. Bridges weighed just. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. [/quote] I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. A winner of five world championships and several world record. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. 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. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. Privacy Policy. 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. Didn't he check up the rule-book? What has Dan done for the game? yes. 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 also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. [/quote] The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? 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 realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. 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). barbell | 21K views, 632 likes, 8 loves, 38 comments, 118 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Old School Strength: Powerlifting legend Mike Bridges deadlifts ~617 lb in the 198 lb weight class. Just lift it! Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. Both of us totaled 1,815. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Michael Bridges. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. LOL! Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. We are not EliteFitness.com. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. Show me where the IPF as said anything? Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center 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. 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. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). When we landed my finger was twice the size. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. Just lift it! Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. 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. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. 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. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. [/quote] I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. No excuses! I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966just prior to being drafted into the United States Army 50 years ago. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. [/quote] Yeah he was right. way to go!!! We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. 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). 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. 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). My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. 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 don't care if this was your first nationals and you came in last, you still shouldn't have to lift with the wrong equipment. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. HOWEVER for a meet director at an IPF qualifier - and the supposed FLAGSHIP event, the men's nationals, to NOT have proper IPF bars and weights for world record breaks is UNTHINKABLE. Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [quote=Anonymous] well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. Good post, ya old fart! Bench: 280kg/617.29lb $29.95 each. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. He did break the record. Thread Tools. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" No excuses! 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. If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. they say he found out thursday. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. Best Lifts: A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships I hope this does not come true. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. 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. 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. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Fantastic story. it's not just Mike's!) You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. They were called Spanjam. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. A week later Mac and I flew to California. 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. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . 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. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. Meshuggah. 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. 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. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. 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. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Copyright 2023 elitefts. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. 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? No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! I always had good results with squating and deadlifting once a week about 3 days apart each and benching once heavy and once light a week but am considering combining squat and deadlift day and only benching once a week with possibly a third day of arms and shoulders only. 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! KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Hahahahah!!! The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. Well most know he won nine straight before making. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, way to go!!! 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. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. 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. It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Best Lifts: One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. We did not know this in advance. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Larry: Yes. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. 1983Mens Senior Nationals He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! Was this in Tampa? on USA SOIL! I tried to roll over but couldn't. 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. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. Lou: There were other super stars from England. 1. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. Why should IPF bend rules for 1 fed in its group rather than for another.(and since they only do that for rus or ukrwellthere's your answer). 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. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? 1983 Mens Senior Nationals My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. [/quote] When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. I said, "Are you all right Mac?" It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. 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. 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,. Ted did 705lb., a record! Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. 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. check out the. 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. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004.

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