I have been competitively powerlifting for over 20 years. Within that time I have competed raw, single ply and multi ply. I hold the highest all time total of 1930 at 148, the third highest total of 2045 at 165 and have broken over 35 world records, over 25 of which I still hold. Through the years in this sport I have learned a great deal from various training methods, met and formed long lasting friends, as well as learned the importance of balancing life, work, and training.
Elitefts accepted me as a team member over ten years ago and I am currently the longest standing still competing powerlifter on the site. I appreciate Dave Tate and Elitefts for giving me the opportunity to learn from and teach others through the Q&A and my training log.
In 2005 I opened Orlando Barbell – a 24 hour powerlifting friendly gym. As well as running Orlando Barbell I designed and sell the Home GHR and Doorway Home Gym, wrote the 12 Weeks to a Bigger Bench EBook, and produced the 12Weeks to a Bigger Bench DVD.
My latest contribution was writing the M2 Method EBook, designed to be the quintessential Raw Powerlifting training manual for beginners to advanced lifters looking to get stronger and prevent injury while incorporating the powerlifts.
I'm currently in off season training and plan to compete in the single ply division in the RPS South Florida Conquest on October 3rd.
Standard warm up:
5 mins. Treadmill
Prehab
PVC rolled on:
Lower back, shifted to right and left
Upper back, shifted to right and left scapula w/hips up
Armpits
Hamstrings
Glutes
Adductors
GHRs on The Home GHR x8x3
I tried to briefly hold the position when my legs were fully extended on each rep. Thanks to this I got a horrible hamstring cramp in the middle of the night. You know the one where you want to stand up to walk it off, but you know it will just make it worse in the process. Not fun.
Mid Grip Pulldowns-
150x10
165x10
180x10
Cybex Ab Crunch-
140x15
150x12
160x10
So, on Wednesday I provided just about every sample possible for the start of the clinical trial I’ll be participating in for my wonderfully debilitating Ulcerative Colitis which seems to be progressively getting worse. Hopefully I’ll get an actual medication that helps (not a placebo which is possible since it’s a double blind study) within the next month. My energy levels have been progressively dropping making it more and more difficult to train. Unfortunately this has made it impossible for me to be able to compete in the upcoming RPS meet as planned. Things have been rough lately, but they could always be worse, and I’m at least working on finding a way to improve.
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