I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. If you are a world class lifter, you are a world class lifter in any fed. So, after the 1983 IPF event, he and others formed the American Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation. I was never as happy as I was to see Mac walk in my room to take me home to Dayton, Ohio. 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. 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. Dan has benched 400lb in his class when most men in his class were approaching the 600lb barrier . By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Benchpress: 705.5 pounds (320kg) 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. 1980 IPF Mens World Powerlifting Championships And squating without center knurling??? Well most know he won nine straight before making. Just lift it! I lifted my hands up and that's when I saw it. Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? 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. I would ask Larry how to push up my bench and Larry would say to train my triceps because they are 75 percent of your bench. 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. Ivanko bars are awfulthey are outrageously whippy and the non-standard knarling makes setting up for the deadlift quite confusing. Mike Bridges' DVD series. It may linger and help him kick ass for years to come. Squat: 405kg/892.87lb on USA SOIL! No excuses! Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. This time I lowered it a bit faster. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. I trained Mac for a year. He was right. 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. I'm fine Jesse! First offcongrats M.B on the records. All Rights Reserved. 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. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Second, the guys that want to do drugs and get around a test can and will. On the other end of the spectrum, USA Powerlifting (USAPL) vehemently tests lifters, and its slogan is Americas choice for drug-free strength sport.. Wow! if i were running the damned thing, i'd be double checking EVERYTHING. [/quote] Tests are cost prohibitive. Doug Hepburn: Might, Muscle & Miracles Anatomy of Strength. 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. northernhiro Additional comment actions. in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the Olympics what were really talking about is how the drugs make an athletes muscles more efficient in terms of strength and recovery. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. It was a national meet. Fred is the total squatter, his squats range from 918lb thorugh 100b. At meets a certain aura surrounded you.Larry: My first rival was Joe Weinstein. $29.95. Size didnt mean anything to him. Give me a TEXAS POWER OR OKIE. Best Lifts: How many more times will you shoot yourself in the foot? A 220 pounds, Joe squatted 837lb. C'mon. [quote=Brian Mc][quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. Benchpress: 265kg/584lb I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. Love it. Reply . 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. Then came the tragedy on the bench. [quote=mark roskell]its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. Best Lifts: Unless there became a cause to recognize a record. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. I had plenty of ice packed around my hand. Why?? John in a way is like the great Doug Young, but stronger. 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. The problem was discovered on Thursday. ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. Its 2016 and this year marks the end of my first 50 years in powerlifting. How about a total of 2105 lb at 181lb body weight. . they say he found out thursday. Thats what makes powerlifting such a great sport. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. We are not EliteFitness.com. How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. I weighed 150 pounds back then.Lou: When you moved to Dayton what was your occupation? (365.5 kg). 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. One of the nicest menin the power lifting game. check out the. :)[/quote] why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. So in a desperate effort, I rolled to my left and the fucking pin pulled all the way out. 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 guess better an old fart than an old tu*d! 3. dont lie to everyone who questioned the bar and keep insisting it was an old Ivenko bar. The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. They called Mel the king of the bench press. squatting 804 lb. Go ahead, it's okay. The call to drug-test powerlifters had been gaining momentum in the sport since the mid-1970s. Most will remember the latest and greatest like Hoff, Frankel, Conan and Bridges. We landed in St. Louis five hours later. Well, finally the final chapter to this event: As I mentioned, Mac Richards came back down to pick me up in Louisville. yea i was thinking about trying this because i want to compete eventually in single ply gear and natural. Good luck to all of them. He said, "Okay, just be sure you're at the gate in time." mark. Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. Welcome to the club, Mike. Mike Bridges was the Ed Coan of powerlifting before there was an Ed Coan. 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. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! Within three hours I was on the operating table. Looking back, I have seen all the best lifters of the past 50 years. I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. Ted did 705lb., a record! I tried to roll over but couldn't. A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. Something like this should never have been overlookedEVER ! 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. Jim 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. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! Note: During the BFCM sales period all sales are final.Thus, no returns will accepted. How To Get The Most Out of Your Westside Bands, I met him in my first power meet in the summer of 1966. Modern powerlifters are some of the strongest people in history. Show me where the IPF as said anything? 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. Then Ronnie Ray from Texas and a guy they called Mel Hennessey of Minnesota. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? 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. Third, to the IPF, if you do take the records away, ask yourself why there are all these feds and why lifters are constantly jumping from fed to fed. 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?" Everything at this meet was ran by the guys in the uniforms! He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Source: As told by Larry Pacifico from Pacifico Power Systems (July 2017) On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. The great Mike Bridges spent years training three times per week, squatting twice, deadlifting once or twice, and benching two and sometimes three times within any week. Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. 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. If this is your first visit, be sure to Mike Bridges (1982) WORLD RECORD (181 lbs / 82.5 kg) POWERLIFTING TOTAL 954.5 KG . And at 51 I expect to take it even higher next week at the APF Georgia. Squat: 395kg/870lb [/quote] No excuses! 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. A 13 year old Ed saw Bill Kazmaier powerlift on television and he was instantly hooked. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? It's NOT a 45lb bar. Bench: 280kg/617.29lb No one expects any more of you. This was thursday--start making calls. Everyone there knows you did your best to make the meet as perfect as it could be, in EVERY aspect. Fantastic story. A week later Mac and I flew to California. There was a two-hour weigh-in and no round system. Now all the anonymous guys can come on here and bash the IPF for requiring approved equipment for records. Guys felt like they had to take them to stay competitive, and that became problematic, Gaynor said. And some new research shows that they help you better activate the muscle, increasing strength.. George Hechter (Birth date: august 14, 1961). We took off and I told him what happened. Tell the lifters the truth and say sorry, we have a problem and cant do world records. Dr Mike lives in st Louis and I know he has some. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. [quote=An IPF member]I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. 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. 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! A week later Mac and I were on a jet headed for Los Angeles. No excuses! Louie Simmons Mike was the superlative powerlifter. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Many powerlifters even on high level don't train more than 3-5 times a week. That's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard, did they not KNOW you need to use approved equipment? JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. I lowered it, but too slow. KT Tape is the first-ever kinesiology tape to come in pre-cut strips specifically designed for consumer use. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. 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. Gaynor said lifters at the IPF event have been more likely to get around drug tests, take PEDs leading up to the competition or have a history of PED use. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. There was no 220 class yet. 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. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. 2. Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. Just start learning the gear/rule variations. Deadlift: 367.5kg/810lb, Full Article:George Hechters incredible weight loss, Doug Furnas (Birth date: december 11, 1959 Died march 2, 2012). Within the circuits of power lifting, Mike is known as The Legend. I never saw such a lifting machine. You should tell the cycling community about your insoles. 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. I think it'd be more like shooting the jockey because he was wearing the wrong silks lol! Records should not have to be sacrificed because of this. 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. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. 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. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. 2023 Westside Barbell. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. He finally pulled out the pin and said it may never be straight again. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. I've never really changed anything. Michael Easter is an associate editor at Mens Health magazine. What Powerlifting Tells Us About The Effects Of PEDs. Hahahahah!!! One should not blame the IPF as they did not have any influence or a stake in this meet. Way to go meet directors! A winner of five world championships and several world record. You might say not bad well let me tell you this, maybe 12 super-heavies have done 630 plus, but Sam, at 275, has out-benched at least half of the twelve. If dan can get his bench together, lookout! See you in Georgia! I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. If I remember, this is not the first time a National Meet in St Louis had the wrong bar. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Video of Mike Bridges' Raw Challenge Squats. Exhibition lifts include an 885-pound squat, 610-pound bench press, and 815-pound deadlift, for a total of 2061 pounds. 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. Multiple World Champion Weight Lifter 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. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. that is bullshit. Bench: 227.5kg/501.55lb I don't fault the meet director. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. 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 At 198 he went 450-315-440 to win. Interesting!If you actually do train at maximum intensity (many think they do) there are some changes that you will have to make as you get older (no set age). The squat racks used at that meet were illegal as they could possibly get accoding to mandates of the IPF. Heres how those numbers compare for each lift.7. Deadlift: 369.6kg/814lb. Its a shame his feats arent hailed about today. why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. And in Daytona, Ohio, eight weeks later he made a 590-pound bench press at 228 bodyweight. 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 both didn't try to make weight. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. Ed Baueuscroft of California. This is the biggest USAPL meet of the year. It's NOT a 45lb bar. Mike broke his prior world record by 87 lb. if you're meant to be in this sport, you are already more durable over the years than most gym lifters. This Make your morning email scroll and coffee stronger. All of Mel's lifts are done in extremely strict style. His name was Mike Bridges. Rank. I've never really changed anything. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. The place was cheering wildly for me to take again. Mike Bridges (Birth date: february 1, 1957). That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. Peoria, IL. [quote=TheGymMuse] Mike gave it hus all and was a supporter of the sumo-style deadlift and is one of the first to use it effectively. Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. Dan is a poor bencher when it comes to fellows his weight, but he more than makes up for it in other two lifts. Author: Staff. 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. And your team Power Elite with your lifters including Topsogov Studer.Larry: We had a great team back then and I will always look back to the early days without so much politics. 1986 1st World Powerlifting Championship What gives? I also was a shotput and discus thrower and won Athlete of the Year in New York in 1964. 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.. This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. Joe came alive within months with some lifting that is still admired today. 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. A meet with the quality of lifters, albeit the lack of numbers it has previously enjoyed, SHOULD have been prepared to entertain world record attempts. The fees are a way to generate revenue to help pay expenses. John is what every new young powerlifter wants to be. I always had good results with squating and deadlifting once a week about 3 days apart each and benching once heavy and once light a week but am considering combining squat and deadlift day and only benching once a week with possibly a third day of arms and shoulders only. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. It went all the way down except for about half an inch. Why is it so hard? Lou: There were other super stars from England. Some powerlifting meets drug test, and some dont. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! 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. When squatting is being talked about , you can be sure that Hatfield will be named at the top. 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. An athlete lives at the whim of a sports rules, and when those rules change, so can their career. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. Good post, ya old fart! It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. anyway, im in agreement with most everyone here, that is, there is no way any record should be taken away because of this. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. Bridges trained all three of the power lifts in the same workout, three days a week. There I said it for you. not screwing up in front of the WORLD. Thats huge, because more muscle gives these athletes more power to perform with. We did not know this in advance. The fact that Teds total may have been low does not depreciate the astronomical effort he has left us with. Larry would drive from Dayton to Toledo for four years using a simple 5-3-1 system. I couldn't sleep on the flight. That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. If they can't get the bars right, I just wonder how the Arnold is going to turn out. I have a Texas Power Bar and it weighs 20kg. What did this meet director think? You've probably never heard of him, but he's one of the strongest men who's ever lived, and he was a powerlifting god in the early 1980s. And Don Reinhoudt the SHW world champ. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. Everything else is the liquid inside the glass. i'm over 40 and over the past years since i hit 40, i've actually stepped UP my sets and find i'm getting better results, doing my best even as i get older isn't a problem.. the one thing is to keep the challenges coming and step up to them, not think "oh i'm a master, maybe i shouldn't train so hard". Mike Gansey's . John has totaled just around 2300! Powerlifting champion and Hall of Famer Mike Bridges has officially endorsed KT Tape as his choice for pain relief and muscle support. I can honestly say 848 would have gone up. The guys in the lighter . $29.95 each. Well, the bar didn't cooperate. Dans statue, not his weight, makes him unusual for the hings that he has done. I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight. He totaled just 1,780 pounds 231 pounds, or 11.5 percent, less than hed lifted four months before. By the time they could react, I had fallen off the bench and went to feel my eye where the bar hit. 3. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. 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. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" It is sad and pathetic that people have to jump on board and bash someone who has busted their butt to pull off one of the best meets. I've also, place 2nd once, and 3rd twice in the 'open' class since age 47 in World Championships. 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. Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. When we landed my finger was twice the size. I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. Many years ago, Mike Bridges was one of the reasons I started powerlifting. It's about $'s! Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. 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. he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" He did break the record. He was and is the strongest man under 200 pounds I ever saw. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. Was this in Tampa? Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. 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. At a national level meet you should have equipment more than 2 days prior to a meet. We had a rivalry in the early 70s.Lou: Before we get into your powerlifting life, did you ever play other sports? Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. the knurling is LOUSY, and some are even slippery for the deadlift. Bridges was one of many record holders or top level men that included Marvin . It was the first issue where my name wasn't there for the first time in 10 years. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Jesse Rodgers, I agree. But while he was doing amazing feats of strength, Larry also was always making a judge, Jerom Weiss, mad. True, Jack. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. C'mon. they can replace usapl, remember? Mike Bridges do you think that maxing every week will hinder progress? I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. 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 saved them all. 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. 7. Just lift it! 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?" Possibly the closest man to Dave Waddington in the squat. He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. 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.. Squat: 410kg/903lb :), MAKE SURE THE PLATFORM WAS THE RIGHT SIZE AND THAT WEIGHTS WERE REAL AND THAT MIKE HAD THE LEGAL SHOES TO SQUAT IN!! Squat: 365kg/804.69lb Bridges weighed just. [/quote]
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