Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. 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). One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. im just so sick and tired if people bashing the ipf. Although my preparation for the event was right on schedule to maximize my strength, I feel certain that the confidence that comes with improved body mechanics and alignment allowed me to turn on every ounce of strength I needed to set my 23rd world record. Mike Bridges Training - Starting Strength Thu Oct 13, 2016. Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. 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. I tried to roll over but couldn't. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. 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. World's Strongest Man: The Top 10 | Men's Journal Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. [/quote] He said, "I will be in a minute." 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. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? i still want to be muscular also. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb The bigger the glass, the more of everything else you can do. All other things being equal, the stronger you are, then the quicker you run, the harder you hit, the higher you jump, the faster you throw. 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. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. In total, the lifters at Raw Unity put up about 17.44 percent more weight than the lifters at the USAPL competition and 3.46 percent more than those at the IPF meet. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. They keep raising the standard. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. 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. Mike entered his first power lifting competition in 1976 and broke a world record in his very first competition. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! Or will the USAPL overlook something again? Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. 1981Mens Senior Nationals When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. $29.95 each. 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. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. 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. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. It's NOT a 45lb bar. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. 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. check out the. C'mon. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals 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. 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. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. A 10-Week Progressive Powerlifting Program For Huge Strength Gains! 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. See you in Georgia! Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. Privacy Policy. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. Good luck to all of them. Mine was over first. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Log in or register to post comments He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. Jim. He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. 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. way to go!!! [/quote] Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! [/quote] 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. Hahahahah!!! I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. 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. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. Steroids have been clearly shown to increase muscle mass, and theres a direct correlation between muscle cross-sectional area and the ability to produce force, said Brad Schoenfeld, an exercise scientist at the City University of New Yorks Lehman College. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Way to go meet directors! The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. :)[/quote] 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. I hope this does not come true. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. yes. 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. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. Fantastic story. This. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. 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. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? they say he found out thursday. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Jim 7. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. 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. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. 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.. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. [/quote] Another set of interesting data is world records. mike bridges training style - IntenseMuscle.com He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. 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 have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. All times are GMT-5. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. I trained Mac for a year. No excuses! Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Gaynor said lifters at the IPF event have been more likely to get around drug tests, take PEDs leading up to the competition or have a history of PED use. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. The problem was discovered on Thursday. Bridges weighed just. We had a five-hour layover. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. Best Lifts: 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. THEN AND NOW | Westside Barbell I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? He saved them all. 3 Star CrossFit. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. Harold put on a great meet. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. What has Dan done for the game? 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. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. LEGENDARY BENCH PRESSER MIKE MACDONALD (USA) PASSED - Powerlifting He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. Size didnt mean anything to him. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). WTF!! Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. Quite simple and clear. Go ahead, it's okay. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . I don't fault the meet director. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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". 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. 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. Love it. Hall of Fame Powerlifter Mike Bridges Signs with KT Tape Team How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. [/quote] I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number Who is that? I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Mike Bridges Training ? Was I right! Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. Mike's. 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). It's about $'s! 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. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? [/quote] This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. More on that in a bit.5. Copyright 2023 elitefts. All rights reserved. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. Ted did 705lb., a record! Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? 1983 Mens Senior Nationals 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. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. Absolute stupidity. Multi Time World Champion. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. (365.5 kg). WTF!! Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. No one expects any more of you. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Mike Gansey's . That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Thanks.Louie Simmons. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. Muscle & Fitness Salutes the Greatest | Muscle & Fitness Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. 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. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Then came the tragedy on the bench. 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. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. I said, "Are you all right Mac?" All right reserved. You won't believe my luck. Our flight out of LA was fine. 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. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! 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. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. 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. A winner of five world championships and several world record. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024?