Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. They keep raising the standard. Go ahead, it's okay. 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. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966just prior to being drafted into the United States Army 50 years ago. Squat: 455kg/1003b I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. And they probably DID! My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. 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. 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. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. WTF!! 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. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! not screwing up in front of the WORLD. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). Author: Staff. 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. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? 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. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. The great Mike Bridges spent years training three times per week, squatting twice, deadlifting once or twice, and benching two and sometimes three times within any week. Show me where the IPF as said anything? 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. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. We did not know this in advance. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Larry: Yes. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). That includes making certain that the equipment is acceptable. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. I've never really changed anything. I unhooked it and stood up. 1981Mens Senior Nationals One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. 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. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" 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. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. they say he found out thursday. Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? Best Lifts: 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.. We took off and I told him what happened. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. 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. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. way to go!!! 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. My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. they can replace usapl, remember? What gives? I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. [/quote] Thanks.Louie Simmons. Was this in Tampa? 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. 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. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. 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. They were called Spanjam. it's not just Mike's!) :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. 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. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). :)[/quote] 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. 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. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. Rank. No excuses! Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. I lowered it, but too slow. 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. 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. ive read about mike bridges and his records. It was the first issue where my name wasn't there for the first time in 10 years. 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. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. It was a great trip home. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. 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). The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Why is it so hard? 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). One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Really, then what would you have done if the meet director, technical sec were standing together when they opened the box from Ivanko to find the wrong bar had been sent? Then the bar hit the supporting brace below the bench on the left side. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Best Lifts: He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. [/quote] Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. I tried to roll over but couldn't. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. 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. See you in Georgia! Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! All right reserved. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. On the morning before the meet we opened 2 brand new shipping tubes from an IPF approved manufacturer and they contained bars that did not have center knurling. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 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. It was stuck in about four inches down. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. 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. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. Well most know he won nine straight before making. 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. Former IPF world record holder in the bench press from the USA Mike MacDonald, 69, died Tuesday, January 9th 2018 in Eveleth, Minnesota after a long illness. About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. Mike Bridges' DVD series. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. 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 was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. 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. thanks Jeff Mumaw. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. No excuses! I never saw such a lifting machine. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. 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 think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. Why is it so hard? Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. 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. Also known ad Dr. Squat. View Profile View Forum Posts . [/quote] i still want to be muscular also. they can't in other parts of the world hate to say it but mike is probably screwed on this and his own fed did it to him. Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. 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. It's NOT a 45lb bar. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. 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. 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. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! 1983 Mens Senior Nationals On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. His name was Mike Bridges. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. 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. This. We both didn't try to make weight. The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. on USA SOIL! If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. 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?" But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. Hahahahah!!! Things like how they trained in the beginning. Size didnt mean anything to him. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. 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. The problem was discovered on Thursday. (365.5 kg). My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. 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. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. 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). Thread Tools. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. 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. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. 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. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. C'mon. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb way to go!!! It's about $'s! Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. No excuses! 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. they say he found out thursday. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. One would have to see the 325lb. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017).