You won't believe my luck. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Tragedy struck again on our way back to Dayton. 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. Good luck to all of them. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. Terry Todd isn't merely the United States' first national powerlifting champion (in 1964 and '65), he was also the first man to total 1,600, 1,700, 1,800, and 1,900 pounds. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. Blood started flowing and I started to stand up, but I passed out and rolled back on the platform. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. HOWEVER for a meet director at an IPF qualifier - and the supposed FLAGSHIP event, the men's nationals, to NOT have proper IPF bars and weights for world record breaks is UNTHINKABLE. Way to go meet directors! Another set of interesting data is world records. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. Michael Bridges. liane blyn, jessica o donnellyeah that's a group to want to have after you to slap you upside the head! Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. It's NOT a 45lb bar. His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. ive seen a little on his training also here it goes mon-squat, bench max weight squat- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1max partial squat- 1x1 bench- 8,5,5,3,2,1,1,1 max wed-squat,bench light, max deadlift squat-8,5,5,3,1,1 about 50-60% of max Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. Squat: 365kg/804.69lb I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb As promised, I left with Mac to coach him at the World Masters in Victorville. And I won the worlds. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. It's a shame his feats aren't hailed about today. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. John has totaled just around 2300! Within three hours I was on the operating table. The top of the pin stuck out about a quarter inch with a tiny loop that bent around. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. 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. It is one thing to beat someone by all those he beat, so we want to remember him too. We can still make new gains and new PR's well into our master careers but we have to listen to what our bodies are telling us more. How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! 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. the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. 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. Then came the tragedy on the bench. Las Vegas, NV. C'mon. 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. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. What has Dan done for the game? I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. Larry Pacifico is widely regarded as one of the greatest powerlifters of all time. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. I never saw such a lifting machine. The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. 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. Best Lifts: For more information, please see our 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. At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . SPECIAL. I hope this does not come true. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! Benchpress: 265kg/584lb That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached. John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. . Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. they can replace usapl, remember? 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. Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. your body doesn't suddenly break down cause you broke the 40 yo barrier. Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. Well, Bridges and I were using it as a workout. 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. 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. The rule states only official approved bars can be used for the setting of world records. 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! 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! Best Lifts: Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. I came in at 226 and Mike at 183. WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. They called Mel the king of the bench press. 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. Mike Bridges (Powerlifter) Inger Blikra (Powerlifter) Subrata Dutta . Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. Thread Tools. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Today, there are about eight larger federations and tens of smaller ones. Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. 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. 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. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! Reply . Some have tested and non-tested divisions; others randomly test a minimum of 10 percent of their lifters; and the rest the majority, in fact dont test at all. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. 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. If he would choose to use the best gear of today, it would be crazy. 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. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb To: Chip Hultquist..would like to know more about your hip replacement; facing the same thing..30+ yrs of powerlifting. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] way to go!!! He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. 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. Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! 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. so yes, some records were set with tpb. mark. so yes, some records were set with tpb. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? Mike's. Who is that? I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. Nothing worked. I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. His name was Mike Bridges. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. [quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. He saved them all. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. Robert Harris I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. i still want to be muscular also. 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 bar used was the correct weight & configuration. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. I stayed there for three days. Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. We are not EliteFitness.com. 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. The rescue squad got there in 10 minutes and away I went. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I was completely drained. 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. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. 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. Then he came and got me. Simply return it within 30 days for an exchange. 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. Gerlof Holkema 4.4K subscribers Subscribe 4.1K views 2 years ago Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs /. 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?" 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. 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 author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. [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. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb 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). He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. [/quote] If this is your first visit, be sure to That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? 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. 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?" 2. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. 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. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. I tried to roll over but couldn't. Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. 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. When they had reattached my finger weeks earlier, they put a long pin through the top of the finger. Love it. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. 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). 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. IF they used the same Texas Power Bars for that WOMEN's MEET, THE WORLD RECORDS THERE TOO ARE NOW NOT VALID. Here's my finger today. Best Lifts: I couldn't sleep on the flight. It was a national meet. 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. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. Giant to appreciate his size. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Mike Bridges' DVD series. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. 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. 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. For example, research published in the journal Sports Medicine found that steroids can increase an athletes strength by 5 to 20 percent. then on the other days he would go between 50-80% of his max for extra volume. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. (365.5 kg). check out the. This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. Best Lifts: Fantastic story. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue Let's hope they get confirmed soon. I can attest to that because I lifted in the Master's Nat's in Charlottesville, VA and along with a IPF Cat I ref, pointed out a number of infrations which where simply explained away. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 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. ivanko bars suck. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. 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". :)[/quote] It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Tests are cost prohibitive. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Quite simple and clear. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. [/quote] Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). No excuses! First of all, congratulations on a stellar performance that puts you IMO in the class with Inaba of Japan and other lifters who throw the gauntlet in the face of Father Time. I said, "Are you all right Mac?" True, Jack. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. 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. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. And in some years at Raw Unity, a weight class might only have two lifters (an athlete has to be very strong to qualify for the event). Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. 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. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Wow. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! A winner of five world championships and several world record. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. They were called Spanjam. Larry: Yes. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. 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. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! 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. 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. 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. Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. It's about $'s! 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. Bridges weighed just. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. 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. I felt good that morning and was ready to push it. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. We did not know this in advance. 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. I came up with a wrestling singlet with legs, but somehow George Langas took the idea and sold them under the name Spanjam, which I distributed.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.
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