northernhiro Additional comment actions. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Best Lifts: He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. [/quote] A week later Mac and I flew to California. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. Bridges weighed just. i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. 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. Rank. At 49 it was 2006 lbs. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! View Profile View Forum Posts . Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. 2023 Westside Barbell. How are you doing Roger?! only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. Squat: 410kg/903lb That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! Squat: 455kg/1003b 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. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" I said, "Are you all right Mac?" Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? Giant to appreciate his size. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . And they probably DID! When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. He was a tremendous bencher. He trained with Don Cundy the first to make an 800 deadlift, and Jerry Gones who would wear a superhero suit at a meet and a wig. The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. 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. 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. Wow! 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. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships They called Mel the king of the bench press. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. so yes, some records were set with tpb. He said, "I will be in a minute." not screwing up in front of the WORLD. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. 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). Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . Yes, a 198 weighed 198 not 225 at meet time with todays 24-hour weigh-ins.I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. They had time to get another bar!!! Peoria, IL. I'm fine Jesse! 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. I went 760, 810, 832. 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. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. If this is your first visit, be sure to People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. Holy shit ! For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. 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. 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]. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! LOL! We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. Was I right! This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. True, Jack. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. I hope this does not come true. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 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. 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. Source: As told by Larry Pacifico from Pacifico Power Systems (July 2017) On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. 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. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. I couldn't sleep on the flight. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. GIVE ME A BREAK. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! Just lift it! It went all the way down except for about half an inch. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 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. 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. 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. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. WTF!! Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter Best Lifts: Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. Best Lifts: 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. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. [quote=TheGymMuse] lol. yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. 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". Thanks.Louie Simmons. Well most know he won nine straight before makinga tactical error when he jumped five pounds on his second attempt on the deadlift, which nullified a third attempt, letting Mark Dimiduk win the1980s nationals and worlds.Larry told me if I would open lighter I would do better, and he was right again.I remember Larry making a 530-pound bench press and a 1,900 total in 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at a body weight of 198. $29.95. 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. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. 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, Lee Moran (Birth date: may 17, 1955 Died july 15, 1999). 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. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Or will the USAPL overlook something again? they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. 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. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. 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. 7. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? I don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: 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. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. I bought it in the park and it was the "official hat of the team" and part of the money I payed was toward the license fee the hat company payed the baseball organization. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. ive read about mike bridges and his records. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. they say he found out thursday. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? Just start learning the gear/rule variations. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. No excuses! 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. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . 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. Harold put on a great meet. 1981Mens Senior Nationals And it's still very hard for me to write after all these years. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Multi Time World Champion. Yeah he was right. My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. True, Jack. All times are GMT-5. A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals You might say not bad well let me tell you this, maybe 12 super-heavies have done 630 plus, but Sam, at 275, has out-benched at least half of the twelve. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. Just lift it! Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! 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. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! Mine was over first. 6. 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. Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. 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. Then he came and got me. Hahahahah!!! Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). You know what I mean. 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. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. 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). Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." For more information, please see our I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. [/quote] Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. Good luck to all of them. Mike, congrats on your lifting. 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! And I won the worlds. Good post, ya old fart! I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! 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. 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. 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. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. No one should have to put up with this BS. It's NOT a 45lb bar. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: I stayed there for three days. Anyway, I digress. 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. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb He was right. 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. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). 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? Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. Within three hours I was on the operating table. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. Things like how they trained in the beginning. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. 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. [/quote] It's NOT a 45lb bar. 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. 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. Do guys in anything-goes competitions regularly hoist heavier weights than guys in drug-tested meets?3 Why allow PED use at all? Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! best of luck to everyone concerned with this! Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. I unhooked it and stood up. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. on USA SOIL! Go ahead, it's okay. Collectively, the disparities in competition averages and world records between tested and non-tested powerlifters are about what most studies say they should be. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. No excuses! Lou: There were other super stars from England. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. It's about $'s! It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Squat: 395kg/870lb 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. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. A winner of five world championships and several world record. All Rights Reserved. I hope this does not come true. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. Welcome to the club, Mike. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!!
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