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 , the The OBB Power Handles and the 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.
10 mins on recumbent bike
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
Since I’m still gradually recovering from my annoying autoimmune issues and don’t have a meet planned anytime soon, I thought we’d switch things up and rotate through high rep squats one week, speed the next, then heavy the next. We’ll still follow the same M2/Minimalist method of utilizing a gradually increasing range of motion by using a high box for heavy, parallel for high rep, then low box or no box for speed work.
High Rep Raw Cambered Bar Parallel Box Squats (Low Box+soft foam pad)-
135x10
185x10
225x10
275x10
This was pretty difficult since we never do high reps like this.
Leg Press-
270x12
360x12
450x12
GHRs on the Home GHR-
BWx8x3
TKEs on Cybex Rotary Hip-
160x15
170x15
180x15
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