When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. All Rights Reserved. it's not just Mike's!) Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. He was right. Ron Collins who would mostly lift at 181 and you were mostly a 198 and there was a lot of talk of a match between you.Larry: Yes, it would be at 198, but never happened.Lou: You won nine worlds starting in 1971, it ended at Wisconsin in 1980. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Being stubborn about that and thinking I'm too tough to change what I do will derail your progress sooner or laterso listen to what the body is telling you and work with it; not against it. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 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. Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? 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. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . Yes, a 198 weighed 198 not 225 at meet time with todays 24-hour weigh-ins.I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. Jons training lifts around 2300lb! This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. [/quote] A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. We had a five-hour layover. Was I right! [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? 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. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Why is it so hard? He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Las Vegas, NV. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. Best Lifts: His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. Mike entered his first power lifting competition in 1976 and broke a world record in his very first competition. [/quote] Bridges weighed just. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? 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. Way to go meet directors! No one should have to put up with this BS. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. Ted did 705lb., a record! There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, butwon world titles along with Larry.Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. Mike Bridges Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter Peoria, IL 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. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Then he came and got me. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. 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! For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. In that meet there were four men who would become IPF World Champs: Milt McKenzie, George Crawford, Vince Anello and, last but not least, Larry Pacifico, the subject of this article. Best Lifts: 1983Mens Senior Nationals The numbers from these competitions arent perfect; for example, the IPF just started hosting a raw championship,6 so there are only three years of comparable data. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. 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. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. Well most know he won nine straight before makinga tactical error when he jumped five pounds on his second attempt on the deadlift, which nullified a third attempt, letting Mark Dimiduk win the1980s nationals and worlds.Larry told me if I would open lighter I would do better, and he was right again.I remember Larry making a 530-pound bench press and a 1,900 total in 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at a body weight of 198. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. I don't fault the meet director. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" You know what I mean. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb 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.. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. This. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. He saved them all. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! on USA SOIL! Both of us totaled 1,815. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: This happened to Mike Bridges. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. 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. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Yeah he was 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. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. 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. C'mon. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. What reports? 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. Multi Time World Champion. In a Conjugate Method training program, dynamic effort training is typically focused on increasing the At Westside, we use dynamic effort training to improve our rate of force development. (365.5 kg). thanks Jeff Mumaw. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. The great Mike Bridges spent years training three times per week, squatting twice, deadlifting once or twice, and benching two and sometimes three times within any week. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). 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. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. Bridges. 5. Best Lifts: It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. No excuses! An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. 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. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. Best Lifts: Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? [/quote] My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. Wow. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Ed Baueuscroft of California. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. True, Jack. 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. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Lou: There were other super stars from England. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. Here's my finger today. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? Love it. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. 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. 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. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Absolute stupidity. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? Mac was frantic. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. [/quote] 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. He did break the record. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Rank. Didn't he check up the rule-book? Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. 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. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Good post, ya old fart! USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? In total, the lifters at Raw Unity put up about 17.44 percent more weight than the lifters at the USAPL competition and 3.46 percent more than those at the IPF meet. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 2. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. 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). 1981Mens Senior Nationals He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). I slept on the flight down and drifted in and out for the next eight hours, but I was able to watch most of the operation not only mine but both of the other two as well. I trained Mac for a year. Best Lifts: Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! way to go!!! Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. 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. 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. True, Jack. Ed did one bodybuilding show as a teenager but he did not like the idea of losing weight, he wanted to become as big as possible. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Our flight out of LA was fine. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Lou: What happened when you lifted against Paul Jordan of Austraila?Larry: Paul was talking about winning the world against my friend and fellow Ohioian Vince Annelo the greatest deadlifter. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. [/quote] Squat: 405kg/892.87lb Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" 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?" Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. 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). And they probably DID! 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. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. With respect to direct lat work, you will neither find it in the detailed 1982 article by Ron Fernando, disclosing, I was there, front row at the USF SunDome in Tampa covering the contest for The Tampa Tribune when Jeff, Dave was 7 years my elder and my teen years weightlifting idol. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. 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. screw it. [/quote] Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! And squating without center knurling??? Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. squatting 804 lb. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. No excuses! All right reserved. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Mine was over first. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. All rights reserved. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Squat: 410kg/903lb So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. Louie Simmons Or will the USAPL overlook something again? He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb 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. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. 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. this is a joke,if anybody should be repremanded it should be the meet directors,the issue of bars cant be held against mike bridges and the records that he set,if thats the case then the entire meet results would have to be erased. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). The guys in the lighter . Robert Harris And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Best Lifts: But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? 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. Just lift it! I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Good luck to all of them. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. 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. $29.95. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. He was a tremendous bencher. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. The problem was discovered on Thursday. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). Size didnt mean anything to him. Why is it so hard? Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. 3 Star CrossFit. mark. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. 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?" 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. 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 Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. 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. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. It was stuck in about four inches down. He trained with Don Cundy the first to make an 800 deadlift, and Jerry Gones who would wear a superhero suit at a meet and a wig. Best Lifts: Thread Tools. I came up with a wrestling singlet with legs, but somehow George Langas took the idea and sold them under the name Spanjam, which I distributed.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. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! View Profile View Forum Posts . 1983 Mens Senior Nationals I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. Thu Oct 13, 2016. Hahahahah!!! Mike Gansey's . JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. 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. 7. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's.
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