[/quote] Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. 3. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. 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. A week later Mac and I flew to California. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. He was right. Hahahahah!!! [/quote] Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. 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,. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . ive seen a little on his training also here it goes mon-squat, bench max weight squat- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1max partial squat- 1x1 bench- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1 max wed-squat,bench light, max deadlift squat-8,5,5,3,1,1 about 50-60% of max Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I hope this does not come true. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. He did break the record. Haven't watched it yet, but fwiw Bridges benched 529 raw at 181, and Fred Hatfield called him probably the best pound-for-pound powerlifter of all time. check out the. Why is it so hard? RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. 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 - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. Mike Gansey's . They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. 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? 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? [/quote] 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. A winner of five world championships and several world record. Squat: 410kg/903lb 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. In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. Size didnt mean anything to him. Way to go meet directors! Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Good luck to all of them. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! northernhiro Additional comment actions. Yeah he was right. I was completely drained. C'mon. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. ivanko bars suck. [/quote] One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. way to go!!! A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. Michael. How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! 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. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. When we landed my finger was twice the size. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. Wow! It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. Meshuggah. Best Lifts: SPECIAL. [quote=Anonymous] well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! Our flight out of LA was fine. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. 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. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. 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. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. I couldn't sleep on the flight. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] I said, "Are you all right Mac?" It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Peoria, IL. What has Dan done for the game? and our Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. . He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Once inside and rolling, they put the piece of finger that came off in some of the ice and stuck it in my sweatshirt pocket. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? From then on and into the 80s, Id estimate that about 85 percent of competitive American powerlifters at the national level were using something in massive doses to gain an edge: anabolic steroids, dianabol, testosterone.. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. See you in Georgia! I stayed there for three days. I don't fault the meet director. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. Just a few years before, powerlifters had been using PEDs in low doses to help their muscles recover; maybe they gained a bit of an edge, but it wasnt overtly noticeable. 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 Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. Some have tested and non-tested divisions; others randomly test a minimum of 10 percent of their lifters; and the rest the majority, in fact dont test at all. ALL THOSE RECORDS ARE NOW DEAD TOO. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. 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. 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. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. Quite simple and clear. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) 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. 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. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. 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. I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. 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. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Las Vegas, NV. Now, while I was there Mike Lambert of Powerlifting USA took the first picture of my hand and ran it in the January 1981 Issue the same issue that ran the results of the 80 worlds. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. Larry: Yes. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. 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 the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! 3 Star CrossFit. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? 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. They had time to get another bar!!! Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Mike was the superlative powerlifter. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. 2023 Westside Barbell. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. Then he came and got me. on USA SOIL! why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. 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. [/quote] No one expects any more of you. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. Mike, congrats on your lifting. (365.5 kg). How are you doing Roger?! But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? And in some years at Raw Unity, a weight class might only have two lifters (an athlete has to be very strong to qualify for the event). Show me where the IPF as said anything? How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? 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. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). 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. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals I never saw such a lifting machine. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. I lowered it, but too slow. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. What reports? It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! Jim. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. 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. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. Best Lifts: 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. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. We both didn't try to make weight. If this is your first visit, be sure to Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. 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. $29.95 each. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Squat: 365kg/804.69lb 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. 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. way to go!!! I unhooked it and stood up. mike is right. Multi Time World Champion. 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. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Steroids have been clearly shown to increase muscle mass, and theres a direct correlation between muscle cross-sectional area and the ability to produce force, said Brad Schoenfeld, an exercise scientist at the City University of New Yorks Lehman College. Mike Bridges Training ? [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Thread Tools. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. The events just bring in two different powerlifting cultures. IPF did not return requests for comment. [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. Another set of interesting data is world records. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? Didn't he check up the rule-book? Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. 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. [quote=TheGymMuse] Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. No excuses! You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back.
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