Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. So when we landed I told Mac that I needed to find a place to sleep. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges due to the fact that Texas Power Bars were used at the event instead of IPF approved equipment. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. Now that is damning testimony if I have ever heard it. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. 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. John Gamble! This time I lowered it a bit faster. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. 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. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship I never saw such a lifting machine. Why is it so hard? so yes, some records were set with tpb. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. I saw the Gestapo in action first hand at the Master's Nationals and again today at a local meet. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. i just dont like the fact that theres not much assistance. This will be different for different people as we are all genetically different as to how we age. While I was there, in came a man from Texas who got his hand ground up in a meat grinder. They were called Spanjam. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. 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. Raw Nationals is drug-tested, and the Classic Worlds tests but perhaps not as strictly as the USAPL event. Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships. Why is it so hard? Dr. Kunitz would go back and forth from one to the other to the other. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. Hes laid down a base of muscle that doesnt just dry up when the drugs do. Best Lifts: What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? Harold put on a great meet. The Definitive Guide to Power Bodybuilding for Strength and Muscle - Muzcle I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. Best Lifts: Reply . In the meet Paul tore a quad and broke an ankle. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. 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. On another note, the IPF will truly commit a crime if they take Mike's records due to this smallest of technicalities. But when you can squat 1000 anytime you fell like it, who cares about a poor deadlift. Of course, it would be nave to assume that some lifters at tested events werent using PEDs. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. Mac was frantic. I guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! The competitor in the 123-pound squat data was a dwarf and indeed hoisted 639 pounds. When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. 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. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. [/quote] and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. There's a big difference between exposure and mastery! Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! That makes Booker about 62 percent stronger than Schwarzenegger was in his prime. Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. It was a bold move, because the USPF was popular its competitions were even nationally televised. He has proved that you dont have to be a giant to do record poundages! they cut it fine by sending it to you thast close to a meet. TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS.[/quote]. they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Lou: There were other super stars from England. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. Fantastic story. Also known ad Dr. Squat. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. 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. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. Although my preparation for the event was right on schedule to maximize my strength, I feel certain that the confidence that comes with improved body mechanics and alignment allowed me to turn on every ounce of strength I needed to set my 23rd world record. Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! ivanko bars suck. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. Our flight out of LA was fine. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster, Free Shipping with a $69 qualifying order. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. PDF Bridges - benchpresschampion 711 still weighs 711 on a Texas Power Bar or an Ivanko! I stayed there for three days. This year, at 52, Mike just won 4 gold medals in the Pan American Games. John has totaled just around 2300! Mike Bridges - ProKinetics : ProKinetics 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. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? Ken Lain DVD's. Tape 1 - Add 50 to 75 lbs To Your Bench Press. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. You won't believe my luck. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. Mike's. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. For more information, please see our 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. Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. Best Lifts: I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. Welcome to the club, Mike. The International Powerlifting Federation Hall of Fame began in 1978 to recognize powerlifters who had competed in the IPF and officials who had shaped the IPF. All times are GMT-5. mark. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. 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.. 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. History of Powerlifting, Weightlifting and Strength Training - Number How about dougs billing squat 985lb. 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 View Profile View Forum Posts . [/quote] Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" Louie Simmons 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. Meshuggah. 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?" way to go!!! Bench: 260kg/573.2lb 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. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. 4. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. 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. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. 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. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. Go ahead, it's okay. To many, the author included, a case can be made for Bridges being among the best three lifters in the history of the sport. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. It was a beautiful day to drive, but once we got 50 miles away, Mac said we needed to pull over. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. 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. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? C'mon. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. 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. There was a period when the IPF decided to do drug testing. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. But it will inevitabably follow the same process. 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. We know Larry was one of the greatest lifters of all time, but not much is known about many. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb The distinction between the groups histories with strength-enhancing drugs is important because these drugs dont just flush out completely they can leave a lasting impact. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] Yeah he was right. yes. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, butwon world titles along with Larry.Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. This. [/quote] I unhooked it and stood up. Today special hand surgeons are in every hospital, but in 1980 the best hand surgeon was at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. "But it weighed MORE so he should the record for sure!" Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. He was a tremendous bencher. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! 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. So the facts are the facts guys stop being a bunch of cry BABIES! He was inducted into the York Barbell Hall of Fame on June 28, 1998. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. 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. The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. 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. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. He was right. check out the. 2. Well most know he won nine straight before makinga tactical error when he jumped five pounds on his second attempt on the deadlift, which nullified a third attempt, letting Mark Dimiduk win the1980s nationals and worlds.Larry told me if I would open lighter I would do better, and he was right again.I remember Larry making a 530-pound bench press and a 1,900 total in 1972 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at a body weight of 198. Oh yeah, no squat suit until about 1976, and no disrespect, but the squat suits were not much. My training as a 65er back in the day was pretty intense and with pretty good results. 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. 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. Absolute stupidity. I would hear it from him every meet when he told me if I did not get a better bench I would never win at nationals. that'd just be the cherry on the top of this disaster! Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). 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 Love it. [/quote]The Ivanko bars were not used because they arrived from the manufacturer without center knurlings. if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. He saved them all. Good post, ya old fart! Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . Squat: 365kg/804.69lb If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar.