Squat: 455kg/1003b You won't believe my luck. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. mike is right. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Within three hours I was on the operating table. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. As a lifter who has done both USAPL and IPF meets, I suspect you will be denied your records as they both are inflexible and it's the rule book. 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 also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. 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. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter We did not know this in advance. 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. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. Larry: Yes. But when Bridges took the stage later that year at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) championships in Gotenborg, Sweden, and fired off the three lifts, his typical strength wasnt there. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! [/quote] Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. Privacy Policy. The guys in the lighter . 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Thread Tools. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. They called Mel the king of the bench press. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. 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). Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. 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 Training DVD's Mike Bridges Training ? [quote=Roger Ryan]I agree Buddy. All times are GMT-5. We are not EliteFitness.com. Consider this 2008 American Physiological Society study, which found that the benefits of steroids in powerlifters can last several years beyond when the drugs leave their body. I opened with 540 very easy, then the 242 world record of 578. I've never really changed anything. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Absolute stupidity. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii Squat: 405kg/892.87lb Did champion power lifter Mike Bridges ever use anabolic - Quora I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. More on that in a bit.5. No excuses! Quite simple and clear. As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. 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?" So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. 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. Copyright 2023 elitefts. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. Lou: I want to thank you for doing this interview and for the memories you have left imprinted on powerlifting and after knowing you for the last fifty years, on me. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) 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. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. 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. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. 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. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. This happened to Mike Bridges. 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. 5. Mine was over first. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Just what do I mean? Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. In a Conjugate Method training program, dynamic effort training is typically focused on increasing the At Westside, we use dynamic effort training to improve our rate of force development. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. Jim Good luck to all of them. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? [/quote] all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. 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. Didn't he check up the rule-book? if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Log in or register to post comments PDF Bridges - benchpresschampion Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. ive read about mike bridges and his records. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. 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. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. WTF!! Good luck to all of them. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. No excuses! I hope this does not come true. The bar used met ALL IPF specs with the exception that it was not on the paid list of approved bars. reality check will be if the IPF can look beyond that and do what is right for the lifters who set the records. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. 2023 Westside Barbell. 2. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? on USA SOIL! JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Mike Gansey's . Mike Bridges - 512 lb Raw Bench @ 181 lbs (232.5 - YouTube 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. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. Way to go meet directors! 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. I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong 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. and our [/quote] they had TIME TO FIX THIS. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. How are you doing Roger?! Ed Baueuscroft of California. lol. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. 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. Our flight out of LA was fine. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. 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. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. See you in Georgia! And squating without center knurling??? Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! Best Lifts: He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. i still want to be muscular also. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! A 10-Week Progressive Powerlifting Program For Huge Strength Gains! One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? 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. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Mac was frantic. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). 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. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. 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.. [/quote] Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. [/quote] If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. 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. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Las Vegas, NV. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." 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 Bridges at the Central AAU Sr. Championshipos, April 1978, with a world record 585 squat He broke the world total record 3 times at this meet Lemenager photo The one finally Au- 27, 1978. that is bullshit. Ted did 705lb., a record! We took off and I told him what happened. Harold put on a great meet. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. Why is it so hard? 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. Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico Mike Bridges - OpenPowerlifting It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Those of you out there who knew Mac Richards know exactly what I mean when I say he was a great guy, great lifter, and a best friend to us all. 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. 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. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception.