It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. 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. 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. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Log in or register to post comments 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. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. 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! This was thursday--start making calls. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. See you in Georgia! [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. Meshuggah. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. 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. [/quote] 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. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. Was I right! GIVE ME A BREAK. It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! How are you doing Roger?! 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. 7. Author: Staff. And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. The rule said small jump of 2.5 kg would nullify a third and that is how I lost the bid for my 10th world championship.Lou: Tell us about your most memorable world championship.Larry: That would be my first in 1971 against John Kanter. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. 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. 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. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." First offcongrats M.B on the records. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. 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. Wow. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. Larry: Yes. on USA SOIL! 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 also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. 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. 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. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Holy shit ! George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. No excuses! 6. 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". 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. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. Interesting!If you actually do train at maximum intensity (many think they do) there are some changes that you will have to make as you get older (no set age). 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. 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. check out the. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. 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. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? He said, "I will be in a minute." No one should have to put up with this BS. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. True, Jack. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. 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. 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. 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. It was stuck in about four inches down. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. And tell me something about your personal life.Larry: I was vice president of Holiday and New Life Spas, there were 20 of us all total. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. I went 760, 810, 832. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? I'm fine Jesse! Well, if you have ever lifted with an Eleiko or Leoko bar, they are similar to a Texas, so I would state this wouldn't be that big of a deal and a DL record set on a TPB vs. an Ivanko is arguably harder to hold on to and more distance traveled. I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Size didnt mean anything to him. When we landed my finger was twice the size. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" 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. You know what I mean. 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). Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. No one expects any more of you. [/quote] I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. thanks Jeff Mumaw. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. 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. What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. Mike Bridges' DVD series. 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. WTF!! 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. [/quote] Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Thu Oct 13, 2016. Just lift it! Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! 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). I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. More on that in a bit.5. You won't believe my luck. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. I've never really changed anything. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, Just lift it! An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. And squating without center knurling??? It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. 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. 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. It was a great trip home. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . Good post, ya old fart! So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. 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.. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. No excuses! Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. LOL! Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! 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. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Our flight out of LA was fine. 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. Then he came and got me. 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). After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. This time I lowered it a bit faster. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb Best Lifts: I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. (365.5 kg). For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. The problem was discovered on Thursday. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. they say he found out thursday. Mike Bridges - 512 lb Raw Bench @ 181 lbs (232.5 @ 82.5 kgs) 2,478 views Aug 19, 2016 35 Dislike Share Save Lexington Plummer 1.52K subscribers From the 1982 USPF Sr Nat'ls, Mike Bridges. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Didn't he check up the rule-book? I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. Best Lifts: He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. No excuses! I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! 1983Mens Senior Nationals This. JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. It was a national meet. and our Assistance work may have consisted of a few sets of curls and little more yet in the opinion of many, me included, Mike can be crowned as one of the top few lifters of all time. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. Against my good judgment I took it again. This happened to Mike Bridges. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. He was right. Larry: Yes. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. 1981Mens Senior Nationals When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. I never saw such a lifting machine. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. I stayed there for three days. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Lou: I recall soon after getting home from the army in 1970 you set a national total record on the same dayas Joe Weinstein at 1675 at198. Robert Harris If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. screw it. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. 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. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. Jim Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. 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. 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. I don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. 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. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. 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. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. Nothing worked. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. 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. I hope this does not come true. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. Just lift it! Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). i'm over 40 and over the past years since i hit 40, i've actually stepped UP my sets and find i'm getting better results, doing my best even as i get older isn't a problem.. the one thing is to keep the challenges coming and step up to them, not think "oh i'm a master, maybe i shouldn't train so hard". He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. John has totaled just around 2300! I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol!
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