Powerlifting legend Mike Bridges deadlifts ~617 lb | barbell At 49 it was 2006 lbs. They called Mel the king of the bench press. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 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. :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! It went all the way down except for about half an inch. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! 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. [/quote] This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. 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. Although he seldom works them, he has pressed 300lb from behind the neck and military pressed 325lb. 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. No official word has come down from the IPF or USAPL. Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. There was no 220 class yet. Cookie Notice More on that in a bit.5. 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. I was completely drained. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. Good luck to all of them. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. [/quote] 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. With respect to direct lat work, you will neither find it in the detailed 1982 article by Ron Fernando, disclosing, I was there, front row at the USF SunDome in Tampa covering the contest for The Tampa Tribune when Jeff, Dave was 7 years my elder and my teen years weightlifting idol. The Hall of Fame began with just male lifters and officials, but started including female lifters since 1987. . We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? 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. Author: Staff. You won't believe my luck. 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. Mike Bridges Training - Starting Strength In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. The Definitive Guide to Power Bodybuilding for Strength and Muscle - Muzcle Bars don't grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation? Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Best Lifts: There I said it for you. I won on bodyweight after John missed a third deadlift. all of the sheiko guys seem to do well in these feds. 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. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Tony Carpino agreed to fly in and ref and help out. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . I was married three times.Lou: How many world records did you break in your illustrious career?Larry: 54Lou: I know you had rivals along the way. It was a national meet. They keep raising the standard. That being said, steroids, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), clenbuterol and other banned substances dont make an athlete more skilled at his sport they amplify skills he already has. 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. One time while weighing in Larry was standing on one foot just to bug him. Why should IPF bend rules for 1 fed in its group rather than for another.(and since they only do that for rus or ukrwellthere's your answer). The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? Michael Bridges. 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. For example, at a drug-tested meet in 2002, Mike Booker squatted 551 pounds but weighed just 132 pounds. Athlete: Michael Bridges | CrossFit Games 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 world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] But, when you're not doing this program, feel free to use varying rep ranges if you feel you can handle it. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. Steroids also tend to decrease body fat. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? All rights reserved. Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. Who cares what brand of bar it was loaded on?! he did this for 10 years and kept progressing but he's unreal. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. Deadlift: 372.5kg/821lb. They don't specifically train to get huge muscles, but they still end up being massive. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. If I was one of the competitors who set a world record I would definately be looking into a deferent fed. If you looked at Freds height (58) and consider what Fred has accomplished, its simply outrageous!!!! Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. 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. 1. Our flight out of LA was fine. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. I have seen a lot in 50 years as powerlifting has introduced me to all of my friends as well as most good and bad memories. . Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. 80's Power Lifting Stars - NECKBERG 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. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. Wow. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. 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 would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: Anyway, I digress. Mike Bridges indeed used anabolic/androgenic steroids (along with everybody else) to amass his several world record squats and totals in the IPF. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. And there were no bench shirts until 1984, so his bench was raw as they say nowadays. C'mon. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Without a doubt, he wasthe greatest of the 275 pounders. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. What happened? Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. 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. 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. 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. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. Sam is a world record holder in the 275lb class with a lift of 639lb in the bench press. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? Are world records going to be able to be broken there? squatting 804 lb. 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. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! A prodigy of the great Larry Pacifico. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. 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. WTF!! Way to go meet directors! He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. MIKE BRIDGES As a 50-year-old, set records in the squat and bench press. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. Holy shit ! The next day I called Dr. Kunitz and he said to call my doctor. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). mark. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Harold put on a great meet. Actually the whole meet was against the rules of the USAPL. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? His total outdid his closest competiton by some 150lb. 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. Ed Baueuscroft of California. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. Bridges. Dan, like Ed and Fred Hatfield, has proven that the little man is in! While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. they say he found out thursday. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. 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. This happened to Mike Bridges. A winner of five world championships and several world record. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth .