It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. 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. Go ahead, it's okay. 3. 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 had time to get another bar!!! When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Be it football, hockey, basketball etc, all the organizations have license fees payed to them for everything from clothes to what glove, stick etc will be used, and in return they are the only vendors allowed to sell or have equipment used. 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. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb.
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Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Just what do I mean? Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. It was a great trip home. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. . Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. way to go!!! I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships.
THEN AND NOW | Westside Barbell He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. $29.95. Best Lifts: Bench: 280kg/617.29lb Where are my safety guys screaming about that? And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! Both of us totaled 1,815. 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. I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. You know what I mean. Nothing worked. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. There was no 220 class yet. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? First offcongrats M.B on the records. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. 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. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. John Gamble! Just lift it! We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. 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. This accident took maybe a second and a half. 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. 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.
Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Was I right! Reply . [/quote] Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. 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. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. Multi Time World Champion. 3 Star CrossFit. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. 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. So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. Was this in Tampa? For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. 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! Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. it's not just Mike's!) [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Peoria, IL. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! I hope this does not come true.
Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) 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". Good post, ya old fart! Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! 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. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. 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? 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. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. 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.. Larry: Yes. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? how long did u have the bar before you opened it? Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. A week later Mac and I flew to California. The events just bring in two different powerlifting cultures. IPF did not return requests for comment. Anyway, I digress. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! Squat: 365kg/804.69lb He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. mike is right. ivanko bars suck. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). 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 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. Mike Bridges Training ? some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! 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. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. [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. Our flight out of LA was fine. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. 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. Then he came and got me. Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. I've never really changed anything. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. What did this meet director think? USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: 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. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Mike Bridges One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. 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. The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. But there is one man that comes to mind that was contested by the fact he could be beaten on a bad day if someone else had a great day. He was a tremendous bencher. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! (365.5 kg). all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? 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. Love it. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. that is bullshit. 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. 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. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. It's NOT a 45lb bar. As a lifter who has done both USAPL and IPF meets, I suspect you will be denied your records as they both are inflexible and it's the rule book. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. I can attest to that because I lifted in the Master's Nat's in Charlottesville, VA and along with a IPF Cat I ref, pointed out a number of infrations which where simply explained away. No excuses! The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. 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. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. 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. Didn't he check up the rule-book?
World's Strongest Man: The Top 10 | Men's Journal The rule states only official approved bars can be used for the setting of world records. No excuses! That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Who is that? I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Absolute stupidity. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb Way to go meet directors! Mike, congrats on your lifting. Why is it so hard? 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. 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 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. There I said it for you. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing.
Mike MacDonald | Marty Gallagher - Starting Strength XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. No excuses! 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). 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. 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 unhooked it and stood up. [/quote] Show me where the IPF as said anything? This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. 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. Hahahahah!!! I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. Mac was frantic. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Good luck to all of them. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. 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. All Rights Reserved. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great 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. Yeah he was right. 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. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. [/quote] It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. 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. I hope this does not come true. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! We looked at the numbers in three of the biggest competitions: Raw Unity, USAPLs Raw National Powerlifting Championship (Raw Nationals) and the IPFs Classic Powerlifting World Championships (Classic Worlds). NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! This happened to Mike Bridges. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. 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. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. 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. 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. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! Squat: 405kg/892.87lb Size didnt mean anything to him. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) We did not know this in advance. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? One would have to see the 325lb. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. 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?" Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). 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. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. 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". Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Squat: 410kg/903lb I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. 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. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. Lou: There were other super stars from England. mark. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. [/quote] Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg).
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