Jim At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? i'm over 40 and over the past years since i hit 40, i've actually stepped UP my sets and find i'm getting better results, doing my best even as i get older isn't a problem.. the one thing is to keep the challenges coming and step up to them, not think "oh i'm a master, maybe i shouldn't train so hard". he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. 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. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! 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. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. I trained Mac for a year. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. squatting 804 lb. 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. I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. LARRY PACIFICO | Westside Barbell 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. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. Squat: 395kg/870lb USAPL Powerlifter Champion Mike Bridges Wins 5th Pan-Am - Benzinga 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. Best Lifts: A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. It was a national meet. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: 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. John Gamble! When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. Our flight out of LA was fine. :)[/quote] Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. A week later Mac and I flew to California. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. 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. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships 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). WTF!! [quote=Anonymous]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. 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. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. 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. 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. I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. screw it. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. 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. 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. Full-Body Workouts - C.S. Sloan - Blogger way to go!!! Ed Baueuscroft of California. Why?? What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Terry Todd isn't merely the United States' first national powerlifting champion (in 1964 and '65), he was also the first man to total 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, and 1,900 pounds. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. . Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. Who is that? Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. and our It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. What reports? I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. Just lift it! Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. And then one day it was over.Larry: Yes I have had 16 surgeries from powerlifting including one freak accident when I almost cut my fingers off when I dropped a bar on myself.Lou: I know you were one of the first to sell power knee wraps and suits.Larry: Yes. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. it's not just Mike's!) The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Log in or register to post comments 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. 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. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. What has Dan done for the game? Good luck to all of them. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. The events draw the best lifters in the sport of raw powerlifting, which means the men dont use assistance gear.4 As previously mentioned, Raw Unity doesnt drug test. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! 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. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Louie Simmons 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. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Mike, congrats on your lifting. Pacificos best competition lifts are an 832-pound squat, 592-pound bench press (without a bench shirt), a 771-pound deadlift, and a 2061-pound total. 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! ive read about mike bridges and his records. [/quote] When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) how long did u have the bar before you opened it? Didn't he check up the rule-book? He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. We both didn't try to make weight. Did champion power lifter Mike Bridges ever use anabolic - Quora More on that in a bit.5. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). Mike Bridges Sets Multiple IPF World Records | Powerlifting Watch A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. What happened? Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. 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 also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. 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. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Mike's. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! 2. This time I lowered it a bit faster. Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics 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. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. 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. mike is right. 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. Welcome to the club, Mike. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. 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. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Michael. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? 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. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Go ahead, it's okay. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. You know what I mean. Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. And squating without center knurling??? check out the. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. 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). The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. 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. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. 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. I don't fault the meet director. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. I would ask Larry how to push up my bench and Larry would say to train my triceps because they are 75 percent of your bench. Bridges weighed just 173 pounds, but at the 1983 U.S. Powerlifting Federations (USPF) national championships, he bench pressed, squatted and dead lifted1 a combined 2,011 pounds. 2023 Westside Barbell. Then came the tragedy on the bench. He was a tremendous bencher. 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 I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. 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. We did not know this in advance. A winner of five world championships and several world record. They keep raising the standard. Best Lifts: Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: so yes, some records were set with tpb. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. 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. Thu Oct 13, 2016.

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