While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, butwon world titles along with Larry.Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. Within three hours I was on the operating table. Mike entered his first power lifting competition in 1976 and broke a world record in his very first competition. C'mon. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. 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. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! It's NOT a 45lb bar. We had a five-hour layover. LOL! 5. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! . When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," Bridges. Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. 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". Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! 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. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. 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". [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. He said, "I will be in a minute." 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. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. True, Jack. About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. Best Lifts: Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. More on that in a bit.5. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? 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. 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 more information, please see our Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. 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. 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. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes mon-squat, bench max weight squat- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1max partial squat- 1x1 bench- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1 max wed-squat,bench light, max deadlift squat-8,5,5,3,1,1 about 50-60% of max [quote=TheGymMuse] I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. The squats went well. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! 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. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. mark. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. [/quote] A week later Mac and I flew to California. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. And they probably DID! I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. All right reserved. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . 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 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. Squat: 395kg/870lb 3 Star CrossFit. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. $29.95. way to go!!! Ed Baueuscroft of California. screw it. One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. 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. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. 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. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? Back then I was a big man with a big chest. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. 3. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. Now, while I was there Mike Lambert of Powerlifting USA took the first picture of my hand and ran it in the January 1981 Issue the same issue that ran the results of the 80 worlds. 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. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . 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. His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Way to go meet directors! Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. lol. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. The problem was discovered on Thursday. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures 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. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. It's NOT a 45lb bar. 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. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Larry: Yes. 2. Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. What did this meet director think? The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. Week 7: 4 x 4 (55% of 1-RM) Week 8: Deload (50% of 1-RM) Week 9: 4 x 3 (75% of 1-RM) Week 10: 3 x 2 (90% OF 1-RM) This is a basic program to allow you to progress quickly. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. What was remarkable was the little guys finger was as tiny as you would expect, and with the help of microscopic lenses he worked a miracle. [/quote] Ted did 705lb., a record! George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? 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. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Holy shit ! [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. In 1956 in Minneapolis my buddies and I, Reps and sets ranged from 510 to 10-15 sets of lower reps, to the aforementioned 50-rep sets on some exercises,. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). way to go!!! Multi Time World Champion. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. 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. Best Lifts: Just lift it! 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. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Michael Bridges. There I said it for you. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii He went on to win seven national and three world titles. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. This. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. WTF!! Guess we will never know for sure since neither one of us heard it first hand. Wouldn't it still be a Masters National USAPL record? A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. If this is how the IPF treats their lifters it's no wonder that the WPC Eurasian Cup has 635 lifters pre- registered to lift! It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. 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. 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. What really happened that day that allowed Mark Dimiduk to win the 1980 SR nationals and that would select the 1980 world team members.Larry: On a second attempt deadlift I wanted a 5 kg jump. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. Mike Bridges Training ? 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. Mike Bridges Mike Bridges' DVD series. 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! I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Why is it so hard? 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 really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. Squat: 410kg/903lb WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. Just lift it! I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. 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. How are you doing Roger?! Louie Simmons Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. Who is that? ivanko bars suck. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. 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. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. No one should have to put up with this BS. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. so yes, some records were set with tpb. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! 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. Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. If this is your first visit, be sure to It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. 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). :)[/quote] that is bullshit. on USA SOIL! That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). 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.