only thing worse than being old is being an old fart. It wasn't as meteculous years ago when the USAPL was first cutting their teeth after becoming the IPF affiliate. When we competed against each other I won 575 to 505. Squat: 227.5kg/501lb 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. 1980 IPF Men's World Powerlifting Championships. wouldnt u think for a comp that big, that everything would be above board, regardless of what you think the rules should be? A man who can get into slick clothes and not sacrifice his size or strength. I called him and he got me in and said it might never straighten out again. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. For all weight classes, world records in bench press, squat and dead lift are, on average, 7.9, 6.0 and 6.4 percent heavier, respectively, when the competition doesnt test for PEDs. Mike won the second most prestigious national powerlifting in 1977 when he won the Junior National Powerlifting Championships. 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. Bob Matz would judge meets and was down right scary to look at. Or will the USAPL overlook something again? TPB makers stood to gain by keeping the sponsorship fee up, after all, it's a BUSINESS. [quote=mark roskell]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. Powerlifting differentiates between world records set at tested and non-tested competitions. Had Wade Hooper eclipsed his squat record, for example, which was also QUITE possible, then what would this meet director say! 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. On October 4, 1980 I lifted at a meet in Dayton, Ohio that I promoted. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. 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. they can replace usapl, remember? best of luck to everyone concerned with this! 7. Brand spankin new bar, just no center knurling. ALL THOSE RECORDS ARE NOW DEAD TOO. In my opinion, it's a horrible situation all the way around. What happened? 6. All Rights Reserved. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Quite simple and clear. :), [quote=Anonymous][quote=Jeff Fiss]Harold put on a great meet. 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. Larry: Yes. Ivanko pays them a lisence fee to approve their stuff and Texas Power Bar doesn't! That all said, heres how the average lifters totals (squat, bench press, dead lift) at the competitions compare. What is big, strong, and is shaped like a bodybuilder? That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. What can be said about a guy that can do exploits like that? Strength is like a glass, said lifting coach Brett Jones, who is considered one of the best trainers in the country. All right reserved. In powerlifting we have had lifters such as Pacifico who many times totaled more than the heavyweights in the early years of powerlifting. He bench pressed well over 400, squatter more than 700 and deadlifted close to that. No excuses! There was also another little boy who came in from Tennessee. 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. Author: Staff. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures I drove it to within an inch from locking it out. Benchpress: 272.1kg/599.88lb Holy shit ! If they were lifetime PR's for you as well, then even greater congratulations are indeed in order! When he first saw Vince hecould tell he had dropped down to 198,then he saw me all bulked up and ready for battle. Sure, some bars are exactly the same but some payed a license fee to the IPF and some did not--they have a choice. John Gamble! 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. This means they have to use IPF-approved equipment on the platform. Mike is going to get robbed because it's an IPF rule, tpb isn't approved equipment and so he's getting american records. Just what do I mean? My hand was slipping off the bar when it hit. Go ahead, it's okay. Where are my safety guys screaming about that? NO ONE HAD THE RIGHT BARS!! 4. Its also important to note that competitions use different weight-class systems. Jons training lifts around 2300lb! He did break the record. Within three hours I was on the operating table. also what do you guys think about this every monday he would max out on bench/squat and max out on deads every wednesday. LOL! Trying to figure this out with the same type hip replacement as Rickey Crain. He saved them all. The problem was discovered on Thursday. I checked the rules on the USAPL site and they just referenced the IPF rules. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. 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. This happened to Mike Bridges. Deadlift: 320kg/705.48lb. Mike was the superlative powerlifter. Try Squatting with all that weight with a smooth middle! When you squat 800 pounds, every joint in your body needs to be optimally aligned. I've never really changed anything. In fact, the folks in Missouri have always done a great job. Cookie Notice We landed in St. Louis five hours later. I've never really changed anything. Just as we assume that every athlete in other drug-tested leagues isnt clean, we shouldnt here, either. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. 1984Mens USPF Senior Nationals: When people talk about competitive weightlifting, theyre usually talking about Olympic lifts, which are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Bench: 160kg/352.74lb(WR) Tests are cost prohibitive. how long did u have the bar before you opened it? Squat: 455kg/1003b So, even if drugs arent in an athletes system, he might be lifting heavier because he used PEDs a few years ago. My friend Arnold Coleman broke Mike's and Gene Bell's total record at the 2005 Arnold Classic. way to go!!! I wonder how it would feel to have a 700+ pound bar slide down your back. I guess he got too much publicity and I wanted to crush him. 1985 Mens Senior Nationals Just before it touched, my left pec began to tear. You can train as hard as ever; but there will be a time that you have to allow more recovery time. 1983 Mens Senior Nationals Gaynor said most powerlifters think PEDs give them about a 7 to 12 percent increase in strength. well yeah they were legal when they kept the sponsorship fee up. But just how much horsepower and torque do athletes gain? He was right.After 10 yearsfrom 1970 to 1980I won my first nationals with my first top-ten bench. As for everyone saying ivanko bars are shit because they are so whippy you have to remember they were actually designed for weightlifting. 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?" I slid under it and the bar hit me just over my left eye, tearing off half my eyebrow. What reports? It's unfortunate that an error like this had to happen, but the bar we were using was just fine!! Here's my finger today. No one ever say a word to him no matter what.The Conversation. Way to go meet directors! RECENT:Joe "The Lad" Ladnier Mississippi Monster. (BUT he's not alone, there will be some very angry WOMEN TOO on this! He also would tell others if they wanted to get a bigger bench gain weight. 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. 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. I seem to remember Mike Bridges getting stiffed on a squat at the USAPL Nationals in 2004. Good luck to all of them. Reply . This time I lowered it a bit faster. [quote=Harold Gaines]I was the Meet Director for this event and I would like to put to rest this issue (if possible). 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. Size didnt mean anything to him. I went to get up but the pin was hooked into the carpet and I couldn't move. Every so often an athlete shows an exceptional talent in his sport that baffles the mind. As I'm now fast closing on 49 I find my biggest problem is not overtraining, but under-recovering. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Second, to the meet directors "if" they(IPF) actually does wipe out the records, it will be your fault, not the IPF's. The TPB was usewd because it DID have center knurlings. You won't believe my luck. Ed was born in 1963 to a large loving family in the Chicago,Illinois suburb of Evergreen Park. This page was generated at 11:54 PM. WAS THE PAPER IT WAS WRITTEN ON WAS THE RIGHT SIZE! Why is it so hard? he was just as good as coan just in a lighter weight class. It took him three more hours to fix the other hands. 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 This accident took maybe a second and a half. My finger was bleeding and I was sweating and I had to make that flight. How about a man who can squat 892.9lb; bench press around 580lb and deadlift in the 800s. I used to be able to recover from training each area twice a week. [quote=Anonymous]And squating without center knurling??? Lou: There were other super stars from England. 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. "Bars dont grow on trees, what would you have done in this situation??" why someone running a meet like this waits to the last second anyway is a damned good question. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges answers that at 50 he still trains the same. 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. He went on to win seven national and three world titles. Mike Bridges ( Birth date: february 1, 1957) Who is that? [/quote] the only people who are happy with those lousy bars are benchers. I have three kids: Jimmy who works with me at Pacifico Power, Pat who lives in Coco Beach, and daughter Theresa Nelson. The bar we used was 45lbs plus the collars. The power lifts are the bench press, squat and dead lift. Deadlift: 285kg/628.32lb(WR). 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. For more information, please see our 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. Power bodybuilding requires you to re-learn technique and reach new movement standards. USAPL, was it "modified rules" which were in effect this time? 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. I could not believe it Paul was calling my room and even trying to send girls to my room. My friend Eric Stuber and the two side spotters couldn't even react in time. He lifted like what he was, a world champiom. In that meet there were four men who would become IPF World Champs: Milt McKenzie, George Crawford, Vince Anello and, last but not least, Larry Pacifico, the subject of this article. And squating without center knurling??? No excuses! The events just bring in two different powerlifting cultures. IPF did not return requests for comment. If possible, structure your training as follows: Mon - Bench day Weds -Deadlift day Fri - Squat day Day 1 (Monday) Bench day: If this is how the IPF treats their lifters it's no wonder that the WPC Eurasian Cup has 635 lifters pre- registered to lift! Best Lifts: Squat: 410kg/903lb This is powerlifting not Olympic weightlifting no need for some Broz type of nonsense. Come on, guys.Mike LIFTED the f***ing weight! some even fresh from factory seem unduly "slick"! I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. They were called Spanjam. it matters what the rules actuially are!!! He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. About 45ish I began to realize that I couldn't recover from that frequency any more. 3 Star CrossFit. Peoria, IL. so yes, some records were set with tpb. That number is even more amazing when you consider that at the 1968 German powerlifting championships, 176-pound Arnold Schwarzenegger squatted 460 pounds. Arnold Schwarzenegger (3). Then a week after that, Frank Zane and I had a seminar in New Jersey. I was completely drained. That has got to be more dangerous that squatting without wraps. How is this the USAPL shooting themselves in the foot? 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. 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. 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. Larry was the one getting all of the attention setting American records before World records were official. [quote=Travis Werner]I really hope the IPF overlooks this and lets the record stand. Then, around the mid-70s, people realized that taking huge doses increased their lifts, said Bob Gaynor, a powerlifting historian and competitive lifter from the era. 1983Mens Senior Nationals It's about $'s! Then he came and got me. 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? Best Lifts: My middle finger and both the fingers on each side were caught. Sams donation to powerlifting is stupendous! Harold put on a great meet. Mike's lifts are pending on the IPF website. Wow! 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. He got his little finger caught in a sliding door. They had time to get another bar!!! and the Squat at an astonishing amount of 804 lbs. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING, [quote=Anonymous] I doubt it, that's wishful thinking and USAPL is at fault. Let's hope they get confirmed soon. Show Printable Version; 04-21-2012, 04:33 PM #1. [/quote] Kyrsten Sinema's Odds Of Reelection Don't Look Great. Mike Bridges The Peoria Powerhouse as told to POWERLIFTING USA by Herb Glossbrenner Great Form from the beginning. Squat: 260kg/573.2lb(WR) He was right. 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". Putt Houston. now with more Bom Chicka Wahwahhhhhh, http://usapowerliftingforum.com/cgi-bin/config.pl?read=12709. 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. [/quote] I checked my watch and had three hours to sleep and make the flight. they had TIME TO FIX THIS. Bodybuilding and physique-training provide exposure to the powerlifting exercises but not the technique. squatting 804 lb. In response to a question about how his training has changed as he has gotten older, powerlifting legend Mike Bridges. 3. He was lifting at National Masters and I was his coach. Carl said "I realize that rules are rules but, don't shoot the horse because the jockey was overweight." Now that I know the whole story from Harold I feel bad about the situation and my earlier comments. And they'd be American records. its not the fault of the ipf, but the stuff up of the meet directors!!! [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. 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. Mike Bridges at the Central AAU Sr. Championshipos, April 1978, with a world record 585 squat He broke the world total record 3 times at this meet Lemenager photo The one finally Au- 27, 1978. Mike Bridges, age 50, captured multiple IPF Master's 2 (50+) World Records last weekend at the USAPL Men's Nationals. Mike's best official lift was 608 made in 1977. Are world records going to be able to be broken there? Back then I was a big man with a big chest. In the meantime, Dan has squatted 960lb and has made valid attempts to be the first with 900 in the deadlift. 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. 1980-11-07, USA-VA, Arlington. The manufacture send Bench bars with the middle knurling missing and no one in the area had the right bars! 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. Following this mind set I've won 10 Masters World Championships and broken 14 World Master's Records; and am also one of only 11 men over 50 to bench over 600 in competition. George has put his time in and i know we all appreciate Georges effort in supporting the game through his participation. Mac Richards drove down and took Carol home. He started lifting at 58 and was that one-in-a-thousand who had that Special Super Strength. 600lb bench and a deadlift of 815 for a world record total of 2400 pounds. Hahahahah!!! Can you imagine a man that tiny hoisting a dead lift of nearly 600lb. Jeff King: An update on a Bodybuilding Legend, Consent Management Platform by Real Cookie Banner. I didn't know exactly what they were but I knew there would be some kind of difference between the bars. It is said the that the road of good intentions a paved with, "Reports have surfaced that the IPF will take those records from Bridges,,,,,," Whats more, nearly every powerlifter who competed at the U.S. competition and went on to the IPF event saw a significant drop.2. That's when Bridges competed in the ADFPA (American Drug Free Powerlifting Association). Bridges' squat of 711 pounds, bench of 512 pounds, and total of 1,896 pounds are all new 198 class World Records. 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. 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. I flew back to Louisville every other week for two months. thanks Jeff Mumaw. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. @Michael_Easter, Steroids (6 posts) I hope this does not come true. Orders shipped out within 1 - 5 business days. Raw Unity lifters outdo IPF competitors by about 3 to 4 percent and USAPL competitors by 17 to 18 percent. And he held a special "women's gateway open" with lifters all breaking WR's TOO..WHERE WAS THIS MAN's BRAIN??? Everyone has asked me, "Why do a meet only a month before trying to win your 10th world title?" One would have to see the 325lb. check out the. 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. they can't in other parts of the world hate to say it but mike is probably screwed on this and his own fed did it to him. 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. Deadlift: 272.5kg/600lb. We looked at the numbers in three of the biggest competitions: Raw Unity, USAPLs Raw National Powerlifting Championship (Raw Nationals) and the IPFs Classic Powerlifting World Championships (Classic Worlds). 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. One official got yelled at for asking about the bar while my boyfriend was checking his rack height later on thursday. Against my good judgment I took it again. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. When you see him lifting over 500lb in the benchpress in such a smooth Continue Just the fact that the TPB is 45lbs makes it not meet all requirements for use. They had time to get another bar!!! Benchpress: 172.5kg/380lb Bridges came back to bench press and hit 440 pounds, good for ninth . ERNIE FRANTZ A pioneer in the sport, Frantz squatted 821 at age 64. My team was also lifting, including Eric Stuber, Mac Richards, John Topsoglou, and several others. Did the meet director think for one moment all the WORLD RECORDS unassailable at the MEN'S NATIONALS? 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. True, Jack. 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. WTF!! they're listed as pending cause someone turned in teh record forms and until ipf looks into this, they're pending. Yeah he was right. They keep raising the standard. By this time I was pouring sweat and time was running out. He has broken over 100 combined Nationals and World Records in his storied career. 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. The movement standards of powerlifting competitions are going to be a significant challenge. Our flight out of LA was fine. Prior to any National meet, there is a meeting held by the Technical Secretary to ensure compliance to rules. That might not seem like much, but because these guys lift so much, it translates to between 30 and 344 pounds. Lou: Was there somebody you loved to beat?Larry: Yes. 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". So, I think I can back my ideology up pretty well. 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! 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. More on that in a bit.5. When powerlifting, you train with three exercises in mind: Bench press, squats, and deadlifts. My training poundage started climbing again and I felt more and more like busting it in the gym again. they say he found out thursday. Good luck to all of them. The bar used was the correct weight & configuration. if indeed he's been robbed before, then he's pretty tough for sticking in there and coming back. Mel has benchpressed 535lb, squatted 535lb and deadlifted 600lb. Mac's first meet was two months before this when he qualified to lift in Victorville. Men (65+) 2022 open 28th Worldwide. 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. For example, 7 sets x 3 reps at a lower percentage (50-60%) of . The ProKinetics Natural Body Balance Insoles naturally help me align my feet and knees just right without me consciously having to alter my posture. 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. I hope it wasnt 45lbs cos USAPL/IPF rules stipulate metric measures 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. lol. My training put me at 835-580-800-2215. Good post, ya old fart! 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. I tried to roll over but couldn't. He went back and opened the trunk and brought back two tall, really cold bottles of beer. [/quote] Thu Oct 13, 2016. Didn't he check up the rule-book? 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. Several people in the area had Ivenko Bars--within 2oo miles I bet there were four available. I invited several well-known lifters of that time: the great Mike Bridges, Terry Dillard, Dave Waddington, Steve Wilson, and Mark Chaillet. Most guys at the USAPL meet, on the other hand, tend to not do steroids, he said. I would think you would have everything ready to go at least a week out. I started training at Bob Matzs gym in Toledo, Ohio, with George Crawford and Milt McKenzie, but. Best Lifts: You need to start being aware of your recovery capability. The point is the TPB is not approved and does not even meet all the requirements to be approved. I am aware of the wrong bar that was shipped because I warmed up with it in the warm up room. I unhooked it and stood up. Love it. We assumed that the manufacturer sent us the approved/correct bars. oh yeah and IPF who gets the SPONSOR FUNDING EVERY YEAR for keeping them APPROVED. (365.5 kg). 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). Will Democrats Rally Behind President Biden In 2024? Use was rampant, but that didnt mean every lifter wanted to pump himself full of chemicals. The world is blessed with FED ex overnight, next MORNING. I checked my watch and I had only 10 minutes to make my flight. No one expects any more of you. 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". I went 760, 810, 832. Steroids have been clearly shown to increase muscle mass, and theres a direct correlation between muscle cross-sectional area and the ability to produce force, said Brad Schoenfeld, an exercise scientist at the City University of New Yorks Lehman College. What did this meet director think? northernhiro Additional comment actions. I recall weighing less after a meet back in those days. That's total that maybe one other lifter has approached.