Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. What did this meet director think? Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! 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's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Best Lifts: oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. 1983Mens Senior Nationals The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. 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). He was a tremendous bencher. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. 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). I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. It was a national meet. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. squatting 804 lb. Everyone knows that politics are stupid when it comes between a person and a hard earned accomplishment but if they let it stand then everyone will say "hey, what could have so-n-so done on a Texas Power bar instead of those whippy Ivankos?" I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes. Both of us totaled 1,815. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. 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). Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. More on that in a bit.5. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. Michael Bridges. screw it. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. We had a five-hour layover. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. DUMB, the man had spanking new Ivanko weights and ER rack on the platform, to think that the bar was his underminding the rules is plain stupid. Mike's. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. All Rights Reserved. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! 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. C'mon. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Bench: 280kg/617.29lb Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. 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. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. It was stuck in about four inches down. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Copyright 2023 elitefts. Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? Thu Oct 13, 2016. I stayed there for three days. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? I've never really changed anything. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. 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. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. One would have to see the 325lb. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! The problem was discovered on Thursday. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. Good luck to all of them. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Author: Staff. I hope this does not come true. 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. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. 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. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! True, Jack. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. 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. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. . Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. He did break the record. 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. 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. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. 5. Mine was over first. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. I hope this does not come true. Holy shit ! Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. they can replace usapl, remember? Terry Todd isn't merely the United States' first national powerlifting champion (in 1964 and '65), he was also the first man to total 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, and 1,900 pounds. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. He was right. This. 1983 Mens Senior 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. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. 2. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Way to go meet directors! so yes, some records were set with tpb. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. 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. :)[/quote] 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. Louie Simmons Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb Mike, congrats on your lifting. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. Good luck to all of them. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. What reports? Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! No excuses! The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Didn't he check up the rule-book? He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. Mike Gansey's . Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. 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?" This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Absolute stupidity. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. He saved them all. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. A winner of five world championships and several world record. 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. Nothing worked. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. [/quote] As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. Why?? Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. 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). 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. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. They had time to get another bar!!! 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. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Bridges. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. 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.. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. 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. 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. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Some powerlifters compete in divisions in which they can wear squat suits and bench shirts, which can put them in better form and help increase lift numbers. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! 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. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. 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". Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). This time I lowered it a bit faster. No excuses! Here's my finger today. 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. Within three hours I was on the operating table. Anyway, I digress. Best Lifts: Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. Things like how they trained in the beginning. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. I've never really changed anything. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. 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. Best Lifts: [/quote] People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. 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. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. And they probably DID! and our Against my good judgment I took it again. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? I have seen a lot in 50 years as powerlifting has introduced me to all of my friends as well as most good and bad memories. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. It's about $'s! USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? There was no 220 class yet. 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. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] 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. 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. I ran to a restaurant and grabbed some napkins and ran to the gate just in time to board. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. 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. Multi Time World Champion. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. [quote=TheGymMuse] [/quote] if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. If this is your first visit, be sure to @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! No one should have to put up with this BS. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). 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 This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age.
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