What gives? why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. [/quote] 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. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. Bridges. The bigger the glass, the more of everything else you can do. All other things being equal, the stronger you are, then the quicker you run, the harder you hit, the higher you jump, the faster you throw. 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. When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. 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. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb 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 Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. [/quote] Was this in Tampa? 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Why?? It's about $'s! IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! Yeah he was right. 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. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) 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. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. What has Dan done for the game? Squat: 227.5kg/501lb Squat: 455kg/1003b How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. More on that in a bit.5. they can replace usapl, remember? The meet director did the best he could given the circumstances and the pass given with the equipment presented for inspection. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. All times are GMT-5. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. How are you doing Roger?! 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. Sign up for our newsletter and get new articles sent straight to your inbox weekly. Youve probably never heard of him, but hes one of the strongest men whos ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. 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). JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. John has totaled just around 2300! Consider this 2008 American Physiological Society study, which found that the benefits of steroids in powerlifters can last several years beyond when the drugs leave their body. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, However they are coming out with a 29mm bar that should be just as stiff as an Elieko or Leoko. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. 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. Well most know he won nine straight before making. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. 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. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. so yes, some records were set with tpb. 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. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. View Profile View Forum Posts . [quote=Anonymous] well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. squatting 804 lb. 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 one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. 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. For more information, please see our Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. We took off and I told him what happened. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. 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. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. to the meet director - sorry this sounded so strong. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. Show me where the IPF as said anything? Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. 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. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? 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. 1983Mens Senior Nationals Hewon nine consecutive IPF World Powerlifting Championships from 1971-1979 (198-pound to 242-pound weight classes) and set 54 world records during his powerlifting career. They were called Spanjam. 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. Looks somewhat like Sheikos powerlifting program. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb Are world records going to be able to be broken there? I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. Nothing worked. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. Payment methods: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, and PayPal. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. :)[/quote] 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. No one ever say a word to him no matter what. This happened to Mike Bridges. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Thread Tools. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. Harold, your meet was excellent!!!! 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. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? 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. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. First offcongrats M.B on the records. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. 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. This was thursday--start making calls. Squat: 395kg/870lb Mac was frantic. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. 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. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. We are not EliteFitness.com. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Way to go meet directors! Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. 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. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. LOL! After getting out of the Army I started to compete in and around Ohio. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. 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. 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. The distinction between the groups histories with strength-enhancing drugs is important because these drugs dont just flush out completely they can leave a lasting impact. Copyright 2023 elitefts. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. I trained Mac for a year. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. Bench: 260kg/573.2lb The problem was discovered on Thursday. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. 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. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. this is a joke,if anybody should be repremanded it should be the meet directors,the issue of bars cant be held against mike bridges and the records that he set,if thats the case then the entire meet results would have to be erased. I tried to roll over but couldn't. 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. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. I was completely drained. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Squat: 446.7kg/984.4lb Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) Lexington Plummer 1.59K subscribers 3.8K views 6 years ago Mike Bridges deadlifts 755 lbs on his third attempt to consolidate a. 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. (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). [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. It was the first issue where my name wasn't there for the first time in 10 years. I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. Steve Powell has uploaded video of the first two squat attempts of powerlifting legend and pre-meet favorite, Mike Bridges (198), at the USAPL CON-CRET Raw Challenge at the Arnold Classic. 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. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. 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. mike is right. It is sad and pathetic that people have to jump on board and bash someone who has busted their butt to pull off one of the best meets. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 1981Mens Senior Nationals Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! 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. My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. When joining the IPF the USAPL agreed to follow the rules in place, not some of them or just the ones we like etc. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. I loved Mac Richards, but I never loved him as much as when he handed me that beer. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. Mike entered his first power lifting competition in 1976 and broke a world record in his very first competition. Good luck to all of them. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. 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. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! 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. Jim Welcome to the club, Mike. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 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.