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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.

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

Due to my body attempting to destroy itself with my autoimmune issues, I haven’t trained as heavy as I have been lately in a few years. It’s going to take some time for the old CNS to adapt. It also takes a full crew willing to train heavy and stick around to spot. Thankfully I have both.

Squats w/Buffalo Bar onto a High Box (low box+harder foam pad)
145x5
235x3
325x2
w/looser Ace briefs-
415x1
w/Metal all Black knee wraps-
505x1
555x1

A post shared by Brian Schwab (@obbkingpin_elitefts) on May 31, 2018 at 4:42pm PDT

Here’s April squatting 285 followed by an almost double at 340 where she decided to bail. You can see Stephen is none too happy about her decision. She often trains alone in her garage so she's used to doing that. Then there’s vid of Stephen hitting an easy 555 off the high box without knee wraps.