I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. True, Jack. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? We are not EliteFitness.com. 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: IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. See you in Georgia! One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. LOL! $29.95. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. 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. 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. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. 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. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Squat: 395kg/870lb The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. 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. Jons training lifts around 2300lb! So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation, 2008 American Physiological Society study, How The Federal Reserve Is The Shadow Branch Of The Government, Why Original Predictions About The War In Ukraine Were So Off. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. SPECIAL. All rights reserved. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! We did not know this in advance. It was the first issue where my name wasn't there for the first time in 10 years. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. 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. John has totaled just around 2300! How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? 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. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. 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'm fine Jesse! Michael Bridges. In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. [/quote] Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. No excuses! How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Size didnt mean anything to him. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Bridges weighed just 173 pounds, but at the 1983 U.S. Powerlifting Federations (USPF) national championships, he bench pressed, squatted and dead lifted1 a combined 2,011 pounds. Just lift it! HOWEVER for a meet director at an IPF qualifier - and the supposed FLAGSHIP event, the men's nationals, to NOT have proper IPF bars and weights for world record breaks is UNTHINKABLE. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. 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. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. Tests are cost prohibitive. 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). 7. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb 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. 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. Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb We did not know this in advance. 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. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. It's NOT a 45lb bar. 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. And it's still very hard for me to write after all these years. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. I hope this does not come true. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Squat: 455kg/1003b 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. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. WTF!! To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. The squats went well. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. way to go!!! they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. 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. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. I don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. 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. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. Perfect I went around and took off my coat made a pillow out of it then took off my watch, laid it down, and fell sound to sleep. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. it's not just Mike's!) Jesse Rodgers, I agree. [/quote] The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. 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. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. I've never really changed anything. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! This time I lowered it a bit faster. It was a great trip home. And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 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! No excuses! Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Best Lifts: Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. Against my good judgment I took it again. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. [/quote] They were called Spanjam. And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue 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?" 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. 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. Harold put on a great meet. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. 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. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? 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. There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! i still want to be muscular also. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. I said, "Are you all right Mac?" What happened? I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. 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. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. 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. No one expects any more of you. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. More on that in a bit.5. One would have to see the 325lb. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . Mike Gansey's . All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. It was stuck in about four inches down. 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. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. They keep raising the standard. Mike Bridges We had a five-hour layover. 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. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Mike Bridges Training ? And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. I wore my ProKinetics Insoles to my first competition at the 2009 Pan American Games and I beat my previous world record in squat by 87 pounds. Some have tested and non-tested divisions; others randomly test a minimum of 10 percent of their lifters; and the rest the majority, in fact dont test at all. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. Absolute stupidity. Here's my finger today. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. Both of us totaled 1,815. This. Quite simple and clear. 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? they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. Didn't he check up the rule-book? 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. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Go ahead, it's okay. 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. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. 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. 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. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. Author: Staff. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" Thu Oct 13, 2016. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. How are you doing Roger?! WTF!! 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. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? [/quote] [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. 6. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. 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. The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. We can still make new gains and new PR's well into our master careers but we have to listen to what our bodies are telling us more. 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. Yeah he was right. 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. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. and our Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. He sewed the two pieces together temporarily while they made arrangements for me to meet a helicopter at the University of Dayton arena to fly me and my wife Carol to Louisville, Kentucky. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. so yes, some records were set with tpb. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. so yes, some records were set with tpb. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. 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). It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. 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. We both didn't try to make weight. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. That being said, steroids, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), clenbuterol and other banned substances dont make an athlete more skilled at his sport they amplify skills he already has. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. 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. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. this meet director, the ipf (USAPL) refs who inspected the platform and weights, and the USAPL EC members present, tech sec, all of these should be held directly responsible for what was discovered thursday and they did not work to correct.

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