Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals I re-vamped my training to train every area only once a week. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. In powerlifting, competitors vie to lift the heaviest weight possible for one rep. I'm doing good, Buddy, how have you been? The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. Lee not only squatted 1003, but he has bench presses 617.4 to give him the highest subtotal in history of power lifting. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. 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. Deadlift: 365kg/804.69lb. Anyway, I digress. 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. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). $29.95. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. The best in the sport can, with perfect form, hoist more than a few times their bodyweight in iron. You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. A week later Mac and I flew to California. 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). Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! Ted did 705lb., a record! This was one of the most amazing feats of strength I had ever seen at that time. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. Best Lifts: I must have said 5 pounds which was a 2.5kg jump[MCJ2]. 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. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! What has Dan done for the game? When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. How about dougs billing squat 985lb. . 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. 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. 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. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. 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. And they probably DID! If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. Best Lifts: Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. I like my ProKinetics and I recommend you try them! This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Dr. Fred Hatfield (october 21, 1942 Died may 14, 2017). At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. The author and famed Mike Bridges are shown in a light moment at the 1982 World Powerlifting Championships in Munich. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) Fred has held the squat record in several classes and he has squatted 1008lb at the Budweiser meet in 1986. 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. A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. He was born September 4th, 1948 in Duluth, Minnesota. Author: Staff. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. 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. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. Just lift it! I lowered it, but too slow. Powerlifting had one federation, one national champion, Gaynor said. I'm fine Jesse! Mine was over first. Meshuggah. 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. Tests are cost prohibitive. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. 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. You know what I mean. Mike Bridges Good luck to all of them. 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. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. 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. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. I've never really changed anything. 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. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals So as we got off the plane Paul was waiting for us to step off the plane. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. Guess we will never know for sure since neither one of us heard it first hand. Wouldn't it still be a Masters National USAPL record? if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. No one expects any more of you. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. 1984 Honolulu, Hawaii thanks Jeff Mumaw. There I said it for you. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. way to go!!! Well, the bar didn't cooperate. 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. How are you doing Roger?! 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship Reply . Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. I wore my ProKinetics Insoles to my first competition at the 2009 Pan American Games and I beat my previous world record in squat by 87 pounds. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation, 2008 American Physiological Society study, How The Federal Reserve Is The Shadow Branch Of The Government, Why Original Predictions About The War In Ukraine Were So Off. 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. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. Bridges weighed just. My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. 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. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Since then Mike has competed in multiple weight classes and won every competition he has entered. 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". Steroids split us into two federations. Over time, more groups broke off from both the USPF and drug-free federation, splintering the sport further. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. [/quote] All times are GMT-5. XTREME SQUATTING-book, XTREME DEADLIFTING-book, & ADVANCED POWERLIFTING TECHIQUES-DVD. :)[/quote] I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. When we talk about how PEDs improve performance in sports e.g. Las Vegas, NV. Worlds Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier has referred to him as a god in powerlifting, and world-champion powerlifter Don Reinhouldt has said, Larry will always be a legend of all time to us.. Best Lifts: Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. 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. Mike Gansey's . Quite simple and clear. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Where are my safety guys screaming about that? I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. [quote=TheGymMuse] 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. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 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. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. 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. Wow. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? It was stuck in about four inches down. And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! #1 mike bridges training style 05-07-2008, 02:14 AM ive read about mike bridges and his records. It was a national meet. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. I dont drug test at Raw Unity for a couple reasons, said Eric Talmant, who organizes and competes in Raw Unity, an event considered by some to be the Super Bowl of American raw powerlifting. I find that while the weight I lift is less, the intensity is still high and with decent results but I stay sore longer. All who made the world team will still make the world team, all the totals are official. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Jim Squat: 365kg/804.69lb @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Ed Baueuscroft of California. way to go!!! not screwing up in front of the WORLD. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. It was a great trip home. 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?" also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. 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. 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. This happened to Mike Bridges. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand.