:), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. Bridges weighed just. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. (365.5 kg). Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Best Lifts: He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. And tell me something about your personal life.Larry: I was vice president of Holiday and New Life Spas, there were 20 of us all total. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue 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. For more information, please see our I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? Squat: 395kg/870lb I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. They called Mel the king of the bench press. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. John has totaled just around 2300! 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. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. George has spread his body weight from 242 pounds all the way to the high 300s. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. People need to have a reality check, as if Harold thought ..hey, let me sabotage this meet and give them a non-approved bar. They were called Spanjam. lol. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Holy shit ! When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. 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. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. It was a national meet. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. 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. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? Larry: Yes. 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. It took 29 years for someone to break this raw bench record mark, set by a man that looked like a clerk at Home Depot. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Best Lifts: My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. I unhooked it and stood up. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. Just lift it! A meet with the quality of lifters, albeit the lack of numbers it has previously enjoyed, SHOULD have been prepared to entertain world record attempts. LARRY PACIFICO | Westside Barbell 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. 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. Good luck to all of them. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. 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. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. 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. No one should have to put up with this BS. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! IPF Hall of Fame Inductees | International Powerlifting Federation Wiki When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter 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. Then came the tragedy on the bench. 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. Mike Bridges - 512 lb Raw Bench @ 181 lbs (232.5 @ 82.5 kgs) 2,478 views Aug 19, 2016 35 Dislike Share Save Lexington Plummer 1.52K subscribers From the 1982 USPF Sr Nat'ls, Mike Bridges. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). Against my good judgment I took it again. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. He saved them all. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. Maliek Derstine : Barrier Breaker | Powerlifting Watch 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. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. I also know you were never cocky or arrogant, but totally confident and fun when I was around you. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. powerlifting workout - NECKBERG At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. So I wiped the blood off with my coat and pushed the pin back down my finger. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. Michael. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. What reports? We landed in St. Louis five hours later. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. This was thursday--start making calls. Nothing worked. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. The problem was discovered on Thursday. 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. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. Back then I was a big man with a big chest. The squats went well. 2. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number 6 He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. USAPL Powerlifter Champion Mike Bridges Wins 5th Pan-Am - Benzinga To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. Privacy Policy. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. 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 Mike Bridges Sets Multiple IPF World Records | Powerlifting Watch I trained Mac for a year. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. I hope this does not come true. 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. some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! And I won the worlds. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. 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. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. 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. 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. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! This happened to Mike Bridges. Absolute stupidity. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. 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. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Only in Powerlifting Flashback with Larry Pacifico 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. 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. 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. Thanks.Louie Simmons. Mac was frantic. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). 1985 Mens Senior Nationals For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. Lou: What happened when you lifted against Paul Jordan of Austraila?Larry: Paul was talking about winning the world against my friend and fellow Ohioian Vince Annelo the greatest deadlifter. 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. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? John Gamble! ALL THOSE RECORDS ARE NOW DEAD TOO. Mike Bridges On Training As A Master | Powerlifting Watch [/quote] [/quote] They had time to get another bar!!! I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. I never saw such a lifting machine. I drove it back over my head, I guess to keep it from tearing my pec worse, and to keep the bar from sinking in my chest. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 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. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Michael Bridges. Who is that? I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics Some powerlifters compete in divisions in which they can wear squat suits and bench shirts, which can put them in better form and help increase lift numbers. Best Lifts: I tried to roll over but couldn't. [quote=TheGymMuse] 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. True, Jack. LOL! Mike's. [/quote] I was completely drained. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. This. Best Lifts: The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. Why?? Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. Love it. Robert Harris My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. DUMB, the man had spanking new Ivanko weights and ER rack on the platform, to think that the bar was his underminding the rules is plain stupid. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. Then the bar hit the supporting brace below the bench on the left side. Good luck to all of them. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. Rogers post about changing the frequency of training seems to fit. 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). In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges answers that at 50 he still trains the same. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? We both didn't try to make weight. 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. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. And it's still very hard for me to write after all these years. the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Our flight out of LA was fine. A winner of five world championships and several world record. C'mon. We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. If this is your first visit, be sure to After the last time you would think they would be extra careful to see it didnt happen again. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! 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). Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. How are you doing Roger?! 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. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . [quote=Anonymous] well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. check out the. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. 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 hope this does not come true. Squat: 410kg/903lb After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. I don't care if this was your first nationals and you came in last, you still shouldn't have to lift with the wrong equipment. mike bridges training style - IntenseMuscle.com He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. 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 came in at 226 and Mike at 183. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? [quote=Jack Marcus]I do not understand why the IPF is being bashed over this unfortunate incident. 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. Meshuggah. 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. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. He was a tremendous bencher. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. way to go!!! 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. 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. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. No one expects any more of you. George is to be feared, and why not , it isnt everyone who can squat 985 and total 2369lb. that is bullshit. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. 7. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Best Lifts: Another set of interesting data is world records. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Mike Bridges' DVD series. 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. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. Hahahahah!!! Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. I would hear it from him every meet when he told me if I did not get a better bench I would never win at nationals. It is the one meet I would EXPECT to see someone do a good record break! 6. It's NOT a 45lb bar. Just what do I mean? The rule said small jump of 2.5 kg would nullify a third and that is how I lost the bid for my 10th world championship.Lou: Tell us about your most memorable world championship.Larry: That would be my first in 1971 against John Kanter. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb I was married three times.Lou: How many world records did you break in your illustrious career?Larry: 54Lou: I know you had rivals along the way. Mike Bridges - Bridges was one of the greatest powerlifters of all time, competing in the 165 and 181 pound classes. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 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. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. yes. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. Quite simple and clear. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. The Best Powerlifting 3-Day Workout Routine - Gym Geek