4. I've never really changed anything. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. I've never really changed anything. $29.95. I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. . I'm fine Jesse! The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. 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. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. Actually, I've worked at keeping everything the same since it worked before and seems to be working OK now as well. [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. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? Our flight out of LA was fine. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! Nothing worked. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. 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. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" 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. that is bullshit. best of luck to everyone concerned with this! Against my good judgment I took it again. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Bridges. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. I don't fault the meet director. And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. .4kg is way over the allowed variance of weight. 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. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Why is it so hard? It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, thanks Jeff Mumaw. 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. [/quote] Anyway, I digress. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. 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. 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! My total at around age 46 was just under 1700. 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. Since the bar and collars must weight 25kg(55.115lbs) and the TPB and collars would weigh 56.023(25.4kg). 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. 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. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. A winner of five world championships and several world record. Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Mike Bridges 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. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. WTF!! [quote=TheGymMuse] Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. Copyright 2023 elitefts. LARRY PACIFICO "Mr. Powerlifting" set 54 world records in an 18-year career. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. When we discovered the mistake we did the best we could and used the bar that was available. Jesse Rodgers, I agree. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. 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. 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?" Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb [/quote] How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. Squat: 395kg/870lb One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. First offcongrats M.B on the records. Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) I just went to a baseball game and payed $18 for a lousy $10 hat. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. 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. 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. Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. C'mon. Squat: 455kg/1003b At Na- tionals Bridges the bt . 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. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! 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 Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! It was a great trip home. Results 1 to 5 of 5 Thread: Mike Bridges Training ? it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 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. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. I hope this does not come true. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. 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. Giant to appreciate his size. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. and our George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. 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. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" I envied Larry for having such good training partners and a coach like Bob Matz. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. 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? I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. it's not just Mike's!) Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. Larry: Yes. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. I hope this does not come true. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. Squat: 410kg/903lb He did break the record. This was thursday--start making calls. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. Mike Bridges Training ? I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. Well most know he won nine straight before making. 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. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. 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. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! Absolute stupidity. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. 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. He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. 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. When we landed my finger was twice the size. 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 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. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. 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. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. They took me to Grandview Hospital where a doctor friend of the family met us. They had time to get another bar!!! If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. Bridges missed three squats of 562 pounds. Best Lifts: I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Oh they won't have to erase the meet results, no. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. 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. Mike was in powerlifting from the first days of the IPF in the early 1970s. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. I will be over at Jon Groves meet helping him this weekend, hope to see ya there. Also known ad Dr. Squat. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Mine was over first. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb While they were undoubtedly unbeatable, they were untested for the most part. No one expects any more of you. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. We took off and I told him what happened. Just lift it! Was I right! I heard from a reliable source that a lot of effort was made to remedy the situation but it was what it was. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. 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. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Meshuggah. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing.
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