Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. It is not the training intensity per workout that changes as a lifter ages; it is our training frequency (recovery period allowed) that must be adapted. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. 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. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! Mike Bridges You know what I mean. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb And they probably DID! Thread Tools. I dont drug test at Raw Unity for a couple reasons, said Eric Talmant, who organizes and competes in Raw Unity, an event considered by some to be the Super Bowl of American raw powerlifting. The rule states only official approved bars can be used for the setting of world records. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. northernhiro Additional comment actions. And I won the worlds. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. 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 That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. 6. way to go!!! Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. No excuses! Powerlifting legend Mike Bridges deadlifts ~617 lb | barbell And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. Squat: 455kg/1003b TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! Or will the USAPL overlook something again? This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. Mac was frantic. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. So, as a powerlifter, if you stay in the same weight class but you lose 10 pounds of fat and gain 10 pounds of muscle, you can be tremendously stronger, because fat doesnt help you lift weight. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. See you in Georgia! About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. LOL! First of all, congratulations on a stellar performance that puts you IMO in the class with Inaba of Japan and other lifters who throw the gauntlet in the face of Father Time. Was this in Tampa? Against my good judgment I took it again. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. We took off and I told him what happened. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Best Lifts: How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? 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 wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. What really happened that day that allowed Mark Dimiduk to win the 1980 SR nationals and that would select the 1980 world team members.Larry: On a second attempt deadlift I wanted a 5 kg jump. 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. way to go!!! I was married three times.Lou: How many world records did you break in your illustrious career?Larry: 54Lou: I know you had rivals along the way. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . 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. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. I couldn't sleep on the flight. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. It was a great trip home. Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! Everyone knows that politics are stupid when it comes between a person and a hard earned accomplishment but if they let it stand then everyone will say "hey, what could have so-n-so done on a Texas Power bar instead of those whippy Ivankos?" I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. [/quote] All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. Way to go meet directors! If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. 1983Mens Senior Nationals The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. Mike Bridges at the Central AAU Sr. Championshipos, April 1978, with a world record 585 squat He broke the world total record 3 times at this meet Lemenager photo The one finally Au- 27, 1978. No one should have to put up with this BS. He was right. on USA SOIL! 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. But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. 5. Thu Oct 13, 2016. Why should IPF bend rules for 1 fed in its group rather than for another.(and since they only do that for rus or ukrwellthere's your answer). Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. The squats went well. Larry: Yes. Bridges. Then the bar hit the supporting brace below the bench on the left side. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. For all weight classes, world records in bench press, squat and dead lift are, on average, 7.9, 6.0 and 6.4 percent heavier, respectively, when the competition doesnt test for PEDs. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. [/quote] WTF!! And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Ed Baueuscroft of California. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. 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. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb C'mon. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. 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. [/quote] Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. I'm fine Jesse! Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. I got a shot under my left armpit and I didn't feel anything for three days in that arm (it's called an arm block). Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: Larry: Yes. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. I went 760, 810, 832. 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. He did break the record. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. One would have to see the 325lb. Why?? Well most know he won nine straight before making. I don't fault the meet director. Hall of Fame Powerlifter Mike Bridges Signs with KT Tape Team 1985 Mens Senior Nationals 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. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb Holy shit ! 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. This happened to Mike Bridges. $29.95 each. Also known ad Dr. Squat. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. and our 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. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. 2023 Westside Barbell. The International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame began in 1978 to recognize powerlifters who had competed in the IPF and officials who had shaped the IPF. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. Mike's. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. 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. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. 7. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. so yes, some records were set with tpb. 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. 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. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. 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. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. And squating without center knurling??? they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Good post, ya old fart! My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. . Jim. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats | Powerlifting Watch No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. 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. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. Mike Bridges - OpenPowerlifting Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. For more information, please see our I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966just prior to being drafted into the United States Army 50 years ago. They were called Spanjam. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Fantastic story. 4. Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. 1981Mens Senior Nationals I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. Rank. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. I hope this does not come true. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. Cookie Notice The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. 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. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" 1983 Mens Senior Nationals I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. Wow. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. He was a tremendous bencher. he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! His form was a model of perfection, but his physical strength was amazing in the squat and bench.He[MCJ1] was doing theBridges Flair before Mike was doing it. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Privacy Policy. [/quote] Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. Didn't he check up the rule-book? One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships In football, the drugs can help a fullback break through what would have been a tackle; in baseball, they can help a pitcher take a 95 mph fastball to 98 mph (and also help him recover between starts). 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. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb 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. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? Weighing in at only 204 lbs, Mike not only went home with gold medals, but he also broke world records in the Deadlift at 650 lbs. Then, around the mid-70s, people realized that taking huge doses increased their lifts, said Bob Gaynor, a powerlifting historian and competitive lifter from the era. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. No one expects any more of you. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. lol. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. Best Lifts: Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. The Best Powerlifting 3-Day Workout Routine - Gym Geek What has Dan done for the game? 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. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Mike Bridges - 512 lb Raw Bench @ 181 lbs (232.5 - YouTube 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. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. No excuses! All rights reserved. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. 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". 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. 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. He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL True, Jack. Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. Best Lifts: Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. they can replace usapl, remember? 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. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. Just lift it! Another set of interesting data is world records. Second, the guys that want to do drugs and get around a test can and will. On the other end of the spectrum, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) vehemently tests lifters, and its slogan is Americas choice for drug-free strength sport.. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. All times are GMT-5. John has totaled just around 2300! It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. 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. Was I right! No excuses! [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! 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. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting.
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