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Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Multi Time World Champion. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. View Profile View Forum Posts . [/quote] Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. Mike Bridges If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. Following this mind set I've won 10 Masters World Championships and broken 14 World Master's Records; and am also one of only 11 men over 50 to bench over 600 in competition. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. 1983Mens Senior Nationals I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. 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,. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Michael. 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've never really changed anything. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. thanks Jeff Mumaw. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. Within three hours I was on the operating table. 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. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. Michael Bridges. [/quote] I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. No one expects any more of you. The squats went well. American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation, 2008 American Physiological Society study, How The Federal Reserve Is The Shadow Branch Of The Government, Why Original Predictions About The War In Ukraine Were So Off. Size didnt mean anything to him. Our flight out of LA was fine. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. Squat: 395kg/870lb I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. His name was Mike Bridges. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. 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. 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. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. 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 used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. They called Mel the king of the bench press. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. We are not EliteFitness.com. 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. Squat: 410kg/903lb Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. 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. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. 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 the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. 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. 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. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer.Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. 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. mark. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. 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. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. they say he found out thursday. Show me where the IPF as said anything? it matters what the rules actuially are!!! Where are my safety guys screaming about that? "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" They keep raising the standard. Mac was frantic. Reply . (365.5 kg). if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Best Lifts: I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 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. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges answers that at 50 he still trains the same. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. 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. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? Robert Harris Holy shit ! Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: [/quote] Just what do I mean? 6. There I said it for you. How are you doing Roger?! Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. Thanks.Louie Simmons. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. 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. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! What did this meet director think? When we landed my finger was twice the size. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 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. This happened to Mike Bridges. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! [/quote] Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. [/quote] Thread Tools. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. 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. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Best Lifts: 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. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Was I right! I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. Nothing worked. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. 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. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. 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. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Wow. We looked at the numbers in three of the biggest competitions: Raw Unity, USAPLs Raw National Powerlifting Championship (Raw Nationals) and the IPFs Classic Powerlifting World Championships (Classic Worlds). Was this in Tampa? For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. And it's still very hard for me to write after all these years. C'mon. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. John Gamble! How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Why is it so hard? 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. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" 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. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. More on that in a bit.5. Fantastic story. Cookie Notice To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. 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. It was a national meet. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. I never saw such a lifting machine. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. ivanko bars suck. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. 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. Bridges. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. Go ahead, it's okay. Anyway, I digress. This accident took maybe a second and a half. 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. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. I would hear it from him every meet when he told me if I did not get a better bench I would never win at nationals. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. I drove it back over my head, I guess to keep it from tearing my pec worse, and to keep the bar from sinking in my chest. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. Both of us totaled 1,815. [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? When you talk about bench pressing, I have to enter Teds name for he is the only other person to do what I have done , bench press in excess of 700lb. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. Jim. It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. Just lift it! Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Log in or register to post comments Best Lifts: Louie Simmons Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. All rights reserved. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! 1985 Mens Senior Nationals 2023 Westside Barbell. Best Lifts: northernhiro Additional comment actions. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. It was stuck in about four inches down. And I won the worlds. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. True, Jack. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? 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. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! Didn't he check up the rule-book? I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. 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. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii 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. It's NOT a 45lb bar. $29.95. Jim so yes, some records were set with tpb. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. check out the. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. 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=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Mike's. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). 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. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 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. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. The guys in the lighter . 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. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Just lift it! Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! Squat: 455kg/1003b Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. 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. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 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. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. We took off and I told him what happened. 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. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb 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. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Wow! Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. 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. Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. 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. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. He was right. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /.

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