And they probably DID! 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. 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. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! Hahahahah!!! He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. Best Lifts: 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. 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. And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. 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 ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? 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. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. 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. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Meshuggah. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. [/quote] Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) Lexington Plummer 1.59K subscribers 3.8K views 6 years ago Mike Bridges deadlifts 755 lbs on his third attempt to consolidate a. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" $29.95. [quote=TheGymMuse] We landed in St. Louis five hours later. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. 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. View Profile View Forum Posts . The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! Thu Oct 13, 2016. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. 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. 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. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. LOL! So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. 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. on USA SOIL! squatting 804 lb. 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. [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! 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. 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. No excuses! Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. I couldn't sleep on the flight. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb 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. WTF!! Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. Assistance work may have consisted of a few sets of curls and little more yet in the opinion of many, me included, Mike can be crowned as one of the top few lifters of all time. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. 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. A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. I was completely drained. No excuses! Perfect I went around and took off my coat made a pillow out of it then took off my watch, laid it down, and fell sound to sleep. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. 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. Multi Time World Champion. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. Mike Bridges Training ? USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? 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. 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. Nothing worked. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. 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. The problem was discovered on Thursday. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. 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. The events draw the best lifters in the sport of raw powerlifting, which means the men dont use assistance gear.4 As previously mentioned, Raw Unity doesnt drug test. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. mike is right. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? 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. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. And squating without center knurling??? 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. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. [/quote] 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. Best Lifts: they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. 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! I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? All rights reserved. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. 3 Star CrossFit. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. 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". I've never really changed anything. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. 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. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." No one expects any more of you. 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. Ed Baueuscroft of California. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Size didnt mean anything to him. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. All times are GMT-5. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. For more information, please see our I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. ive read about mike bridges and his records. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. 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 More on that in a bit.5. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . Rank. Being stubborn about that and thinking I'm too tough to change what I do will derail your progress sooner or laterso listen to what the body is telling you and work with it; not against it. I've never really changed anything. A week later Mac and I flew to California. If this is your first visit, be sure to We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. See you in Georgia! I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. 5. 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. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. screw it. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. Mac was frantic. 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. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. We are not EliteFitness.com. It was a national meet. 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. 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. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Squat: 455kg/1003b One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals Benchpress: 265kg/584lb Fantastic story. Log in or register to post comments 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. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. . A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. Why is it so hard? 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. northernhiro Additional comment actions. Mike's. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. Was I right! Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. 1983Mens Senior Nationals I said, "Are you all right Mac?" Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. 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? Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! Our flight out of LA was fine. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. 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. SPECIAL. Tests are cost prohibitive. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Lou: There were other super stars from England. 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. His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. 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? I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. way to go!!! :)[/quote] In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? ALL THOSE RECORDS ARE NOW DEAD TOO. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. 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". So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Mike Bridges' DVD series. Cookie Notice :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. 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. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. It was stuck in about four inches down. 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. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. [/quote] Was this in Tampa? So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. it's not just Mike's!) also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. Anyway, I digress. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. 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. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. A winner of five world championships and several world record. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. they say he found out thursday. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. 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. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. Within three hours I was on the operating table. It's NOT a 45lb bar. I don't fault the meet director. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Another set of interesting data is world records.

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