Las Vegas, NV. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. 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. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! Third, to the IPF, if you do take the records away, ask yourself why there are all these feds and why lifters are constantly jumping from fed to fed. I lowered it, but too slow. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. For more information, please see our [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Jons training lifts around 2300lb! 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. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. Mike Bridges Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter Peoria, IL 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. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. Larry: Yes. For all weight classes, world records in bench press, squat and dead lift are, on average, 7.9, 6.0 and 6.4 percent heavier, respectively, when the competition doesnt test for PEDs. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. thanks Jeff Mumaw. 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. Perfect I went around and took off my coat made a pillow out of it then took off my watch, laid it down, and fell sound to sleep. 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. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! My first personal observation of Mike was at the Heart Of America Powerlifting Contest, an annual event hosted by St. Louis gym owner and bodybuilder George Turner. Was I right! Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. that is bullshit. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. 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. A week later Mac and I flew to California. Ed did one bodybuilding show as a teenager but he did not like the idea of losing weight, he wanted to become as big as possible. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. 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? 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. 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. He said, "I will be in a minute." Squat: 405kg/892.87lb That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. The division between the drug-tested and non-drug-tested competitions makes powerlifting a unique window into what effect todays PEDs have on an all-important athletic skill: strength. $29.95. But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. mark. So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. 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?" TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. Lou: There were other super stars from England. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. We had a five-hour layover. 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! You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Best Lifts: Best Lifts: Bridges. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. We are not EliteFitness.com. Michael. Privacy Policy. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). [/quote] When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. The rule states only official approved bars can be used for the setting of world records. About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. I don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. 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. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. I suddenly woke up startled and couldn't remember where I was. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. Bridges weighed just. 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. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. A winner of five world championships and several world record. Quite simple and clear. 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. After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. 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 USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! It was a great trip home. 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. 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. 5. mike is right. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. 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. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. The meet always attracted the very best lifters in the country and 1978's version was no exception. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. No one expects any more of you. Ron Collins who would mostly lift at 181 and you were mostly a 198 and there was a lot of talk of a match between you.Larry: Yes, it would be at 198, but never happened.Lou: You won nine worlds starting in 1971, it ended at Wisconsin in 1980. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! In that meet there were four men who would become IPF World Champs: Milt McKenzie, George Crawford, Vince Anello and, last but not least, Larry Pacifico, the subject of this article. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. Within three hours I was on the operating table. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. 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. WTF!! As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. [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. To this day 37 years later, I don't know why I tried to bail out from that bar. Mike entered his first power lifting competition in 1976 and broke a world record in his very first competition. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship Just lift it! By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Mike, congrats on your lifting. 4. 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. To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. No excuses! Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. Week 7: 4 x 4 (55% of 1-RM) Week 8: Deload (50% of 1-RM) Week 9: 4 x 3 (75% of 1-RM) Week 10: 3 x 2 (90% OF 1-RM) This is a basic program to allow you to progress quickly. The events just bring in two different powerlifting cultures. IPF did not return requests for comment. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. :)[/quote] 2023 Westside Barbell. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. It's about $'s! I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Thanks.Louie Simmons. It's NOT a 45lb bar. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. View Profile View Forum Posts . I slept on the flight down and drifted in and out for the next eight hours, but I was able to watch most of the operation not only mine but both of the other two as well. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 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". Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). He did break the record. Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. John Gamble! Just lift it! 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. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! how long did u have the bar before you opened it? so yes, some records were set with tpb. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Mike Bridges' DVD series. 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). Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] 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. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. They were called Spanjam. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. What has Dan done for the game? Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. 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. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. The problem was discovered on Thursday. They had time to get another bar!!! The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. I hope this does not come true. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." There I said it for you. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. Yeah he was right. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. . 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. Good post, ya old fart! 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. Best Lifts: Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. 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. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. WTF!! 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. I'm fine Jesse! 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. GIVE ME A BREAK. Holy shit ! People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. 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. Fantastic story. 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. Was this in Tampa? Squat: 227.5kg/501lb Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. If this is how the IPF treats their lifters it's no wonder that the WPC Eurasian Cup has 635 lifters pre- registered to lift! Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. This happened to Mike Bridges. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. 3 Star CrossFit. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 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". What gives? Reply . 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. 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. Jim. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? 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. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. (365.5 kg). There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. I hope this does not come true. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. 6. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. I hope this does not come true. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. on USA SOIL! What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? . Giant to appreciate his size. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. 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. 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. 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. In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Mine was over first. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. 1. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. and our if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. And they probably DID! I stayed there for three days. All rights reserved. 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 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). I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . [/quote] Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) 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. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. 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. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. 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 think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! [/quote] No one should have to put up with this BS. This time I lowered it a bit faster. I can honestly say 848 would have gone up. The guys in the lighter . Meshuggah. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Mac was frantic. 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.

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