I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? Why is it so hard? The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. WTF!! Mike, congrats on your lifting. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. 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. Las Vegas, NV. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) There was no money meets back then.Lou: What motivated you back then?Larry: A strong desire to be the best and win all the time at anything. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. And tell me something about your personal life.Larry: I was vice president of Holiday and New Life Spas, there were 20 of us all total. The problem was discovered on Thursday. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). on USA SOIL! And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. John Gamble! They had time to get another bar!!! MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. All times are GMT-5. We took off and I told him what happened. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. 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. C'mon. I bought it in the park and it was the "official hat of the team" and part of the money I payed was toward the license fee the hat company payed the baseball organization. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Cookie Notice Tests are cost prohibitive. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. There was no 220 class yet. Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. they say he found out thursday. 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. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. A winner of five world championships and several world record. 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. Then he came and got me. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. 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. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. The squats went well. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. 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 power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. 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'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". He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, [/quote] The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Wow! lol. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. What gives? that is bullshit. 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. it's not just Mike's!) 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. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? Mike was the superlative powerlifter. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. 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. Anyway, I digress. We did not know this in advance. $29.95 each. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. 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. 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. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. DUMB, the man had spanking new Ivanko weights and ER rack on the platform, to think that the bar was his underminding the rules is plain stupid. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Bench: 260kg/573.2lb [/quote] But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. 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. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? Where are my safety guys screaming about that? Squat: 410kg/903lb The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). 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. . XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. 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. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? 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. yes. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. Peoria, IL. A week later Mac and I flew to California. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. True, Jack. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. I trained Mac for a year. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. Squat: 395kg/870lb Are world records going to be able to be broken there? Giant to appreciate his size. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. This. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. You know what I mean. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii 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. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. they can replace usapl, remember? They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). Author: Staff. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. [/quote] I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . 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 No one ever say a word to him no matter what. He said, "I will be in a minute." John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! :)[/quote] 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. 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. Well most know he won nine straight before making. 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. 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. They keep raising the standard. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. 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. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. 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. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) 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. 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. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. 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 has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Fantastic story. Good luck to all of them. You won't believe my luck. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. What happened? Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. and our What has Dan done for the game? How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? 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. All rights reserved. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. 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. 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. 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. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! Bridges weighed just. Thread Tools. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. No one should have to put up with this BS. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. Squat: 455kg/1003b screw it. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb All Rights Reserved. What was remarkable was the little guys finger was as tiny as you would expect, and with the help of microscopic lenses he worked a miracle. [quote=Anonymous]My boyfriend was in the area on Thursday afternoon when several referees told the Technical Sec that something was wrong with the bar and they were told it was OK, it was an old Ivenko Bar. It is sad and pathetic that people have to jump on board and bash someone who has busted their butt to pull off one of the best meets. Was I right! 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. Show me where the IPF as said anything? that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. 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. 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. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. LOL! 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. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. 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. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Best Lifts: 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. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? 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. Harold put on a great meet. 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. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. 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. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. 6. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. squatting 804 lb. Jim. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. 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. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. No excuses! I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. 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. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. For more information, please see our The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. They called Mel the king of the bench press. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. Because 1983 was the first time the IPF drug-tested, most participants didnt risk using performance-enhancing drugs leading up to the meet, according to powerlifting historian Bob Gaynor. 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. 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. I never saw such a lifting machine. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. 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. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. 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. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. way to go!!! [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. 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. Just lift it! Hewon nine consecutive IPF World Powerlifting Championships from 1971-1979 (198-pound to 242-pound weight classes) and set 54 world records during his powerlifting career. Bridges weighed just 173 pounds, but at the 1983 U.S. Powerlifting Federations (USPF) national championships, he bench pressed, squatted and dead lifted1 a combined 2,011 pounds. I was completely drained. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. Quite simple and clear. 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. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Just lift it! 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. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. ALL THOSE RECORDS ARE NOW DEAD TOO. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. No excuses! 7. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Best Lifts: When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this.