I don't think I would even care if the IPF recognized it personally. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Thats total that maybe one other lifter has approached. Mike Bridges - 755 lb Deadlift @ 181 lbs (342.5 @ 82.5 kgs) he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. Why is it so hard? Was I right! 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. You had Mike Bridges who astonished the world with his absolute dominance and ground breaking lifts. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. I walked around and found a check-in counter down a hallway. Against my good judgment I took it again. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. It will be a **** shame if Mike is stripped of these records. Harold put on a great meet. All times are GMT-5. Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. But when Bridges took the stage later that year at the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) championships in Gotenborg, Sweden, and fired off the three lifts, his typical strength wasnt there. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? JOHN INZER An elite lifter, Inzer invented the bench shirtsupportive equipment that allowed for bigger lifts. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? 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. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. Theyre close enough in the lighter classes, but the heavier guys are differentiated in such a way, for example, that an IPF lifter could be up to 23 pounds heavier than a Raw Unity competitor in an equal weight class. 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. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? $29.95. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. Best Lifts: 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. So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. 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. I was a gymnast in New York where I grew up. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. Mike Bridges - OpenPowerlifting In 1983, the IPF began to test athletes for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. 1983Mens Senior Nationals It can be said that in a way he is a carbon copy of Ed coan. 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. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! His form was a model of perfection, but his physical strength was amazing in the squat and bench.He[MCJ1] was doing theBridges Flair before Mike was doing it. Needless to say, the routine listed below, is designed to work on each of these lifts. Full-Body Workouts - C.S. Sloan - Blogger Good luck to all of them. screw it. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. lift on, stay young, and live to enjoy it! No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. This happened to Mike Bridges. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). Peoria, IL. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. Just lift it! And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. [/quote] Las Vegas, NV. I'm sure if anything does happen like records being reversed, the people who are invloved will only use this as motivation to exceed their previous lifts. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. on USA SOIL! Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. John Gamble! Best Lifts: The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. Athlete: Michael Bridges | CrossFit Games He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. You won't believe my luck. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. 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). LOL! The one thing that keeps Lee from the world record total is a poor deadlift. Bridges. I would ask Larry how to push up my bench and Larry would say to train my triceps because they are 75 percent of your bench. 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. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. For more information, please see our The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. 5. lol. Thanks.Louie Simmons. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" We took off and I told him what happened. Lou: There were other super stars from England. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb From then on and into the 80s, Id estimate that about 85 percent of competitive American powerlifters at the national level were using something in massive doses to gain an edge: anabolic steroids, dianabol, testosterone.. 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. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. You know what I mean. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. We did not know this in advance. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. He saved them all. Here's my finger today. way to go!!! some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! 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. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. Best Lifts: And squating without center knurling??? $29.95 each. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. Reply . Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. 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". 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. Just lift it! Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. 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. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. No excuses! (course they also did drug tests on mike but odds are those won't be a problem). Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . 3. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. Squat: 455kg/1003b In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. 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. Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . 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. thanks Jeff Mumaw. He did break the record. The squats went well. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! Mine was over first. Mike Bridges' DVD series. We had a five-hour layover. I tried to roll over but couldn't. I'm fine Jesse! Mike Bridges Training - Starting Strength It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Giant to appreciate his size. #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records.