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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

The first response our body’s make to stimulus is a neurological adaptation. As lifting is concerned, your CNS has to adapt to the weight before your muscles are able to. Our bodies will attempt to respond to whatever demand we place on them. By incorporating heavier weights to overload through less ROM or with the use of revere bands we can over stimulate our CNS to adapt so that lighter weights through greater ROM won’t seem as challenging. The reduced ROM also places less stress on your joints rather than repeatedly beating them down with full reps. This is the basis for the M2 Method.

6/14- Reverse Band Squats

Squats w/Buffalo Bar-
145x5
235x3
w/Ace briefs-
325x2
415x1
w/Reverse Average/Gray Bands-
505x1
595x1
645x1
I still need to work on my depth, but this is by far the most weight I’ve had on my back in a while.