He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. 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. He was right. 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 3. 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). (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! they had TIME TO FIX THIS. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. 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. Just lift it! Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. All right reserved. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. 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. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. He was a tremendous bencher. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. Author: Staff. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 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). It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. Things like how they trained in the beginning. 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. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 1983Mens Senior Nationals well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? 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. $29.95 each. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. Just a few years before, powerlifters had been using PEDs in low doses to help their muscles recover; maybe they gained a bit of an edge, but it wasnt overtly noticeable. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment 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. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Was I right! A winner of five world championships and several world record. There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. 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 indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! Lou: What happened when you lifted against Paul Jordan of Austraila?Larry: Paul was talking about winning the world against my friend and fellow Ohioian Vince Annelo the greatest deadlifter. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. $29.95. They keep raising the standard. Giant to appreciate his size. Michael. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. that is bullshit. 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). Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" 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. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. Then, around the mid-70s, people realized that taking huge doses increased their lifts, said Bob Gaynor, a powerlifting historian and competitive lifter from the era. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. I went 760, 810, 832. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. I'm fine Jesse! I hope this does not come true. Thanks.Louie Simmons. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. I never saw such a lifting machine. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? It was a national meet. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the Olympics what were really talking about is how the drugs make an athletes muscles more efficient in terms of strength and recovery. 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. 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. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. 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. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) Lexington Plummer 1.59K subscribers 3.8K views 6 years ago Mike Bridges deadlifts 755 lbs on his third attempt to consolidate a. 7. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. No excuses! Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) No one should have to put up with this BS. Just lift it! Best Lifts: I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Reply . KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. 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. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! 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. It's about $'s! Las Vegas, NV. 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. Cookie Notice Squat: 395kg/870lb They called Mel the king of the bench press. Good luck to all of them. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? they can replace usapl, remember? And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Just lift it! I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. so yes, some records were set with tpb. Hahahahah!!! 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. he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. 1981Mens Senior Nationals You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. [/quote] Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. When we landed my finger was twice the size. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. 3 Star CrossFit. 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. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. He said, "I will be in a minute." Holy shit ! they say he found out thursday. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. 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. 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. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Wow! 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. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. 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. You know what I mean. Worlds Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier has referred to him as a god in powerlifting, and world-champion powerlifter Don Reinhouldt has said, Larry will always be a legend of all time to us.. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. See you in Georgia! I said, "Are you all right Mac?" More on that in a bit.5. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? Good luck to all of them. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? [/quote] some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. John Gamble! [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. I always had good results with squating and deadlifting once a week about 3 days apart each and benching once heavy and once light a week but am considering combining squat and deadlift day and only benching once a week with possibly a third day of arms and shoulders only. Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. Jim We did not know this in advance. They had time to get another bar!!! I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. check out the. 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. 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. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. Anyway, I digress. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Bridges weighed just. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. What has Dan done for the game? Why is it so hard? The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! 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. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . Thread Tools. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. True, Jack. I don't fault the meet director. 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. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, 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. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. Size didnt mean anything to him. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. Rank. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. 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). Fantastic story. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Mine was over first. The problem was discovered on Thursday. so yes, some records were set with tpb. 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 They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. 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.
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