Yeah, I know that’s not how the saying goes.
My hope is that my coaching log will help you by:
- Showing the benefits of high intensity/low volume training that I’ve followed injury free for over 20 years which has developed into the The Minimalist/M2 Raw Training Method and the The M2 Equipped Training Ebook
- Teaching through the experiences of my training partners and I.
- Helping to show how to overcome adversity, regardless of what it may be.
- Demonstrating the equipment I’ve designed to help benefit lifters such as yourself.
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 OBB Power Handles and wrote the 12 Weeks to a Bigger Bench EBook.
My latest contributions were 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 and The M2 Equipped Training Ebook, the only ebook designed specifically for equipped lifters.
6/25- Deadlifts w/chains
10 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
Deadlifts-
135x5
225x3
w/Ace briefs-
315x2
405x1
455+40 lbs of chains x1
455+80 lbs of chains x1
Here’s April pulling 405 for the first time in a while and making it look easy:
Cable Rows w/Lat Saw-
120x12
135x10
150x10
GHRs on The Home GHR-
BWx10x3
My deadlift seems to be the one lift that’s consistently improving for me (at least for now). My right shoulder crunches on the bottom of the bench and I have a weird painful lump that forms right where I place the bar above my left shoulder blade every time I squat. I’m pretty sure these issues have a lot to do with my autoimmune issues as well as the meds that f-d me up, but being under heavy weight for over 23 years is going to take a toll as well. I’m headed to the orthopedic doc on August 8th and still hoping that the weird lump will gradually go away (I had them on both sides for a while and the one on the right eventually went away).
The M2 Method Raw Training Ebook
The M2 Equipped Training Ebook
The Affordable and Effective Floor Based Home GHR
12 Weeks to a Bigger Bench EBook
