I was very fortunate at this meet to have had excellent help at this meet. Dear friends helped manage the meet, wrapped my knees, called my depth, and gave me coaching advice and lifting cues.
During SSTSS 2019, Chris Janek sat down and briefed us on his childhood, previous jobs, geared and raw lifting, and the effects of having four open-heart surgeries. Now, he’s on a heart transplant waiting list and doing as much as he can without overdoing it.
The lifting world is small — if I’m being generous, there are a couple hundred thousand of us. There are over 7 billion people on this planet. You are no one. How’s that for some perspective? If you haven’t noticed, I’m going to rant about the crap that annoys me.
I had help getting into my single-ply suit and didn’t have to wrap my own knees, but there was still the hand to deal with. There’s a long way to go and I’m taking it one post-surgery PR at a time.
Raw classic or single-ply? 181 or 198? And what about my hand? There are still a lot of questions to be answered.
This article is for those of you who are on the fence. For those of you who have considered a return to the sport but are having difficulty pulling the trigger. For those of you who need to feel at home again.
Single-ply, multi-ply, 20 different kinds of raw — what is the right way for you to compete?
People always want to talk about when geared powerlifting ruled the sport. Now they think raw is in charge. What’s the answer?
From wraps and singlets to briefs and suits, here are the things I believe you should be wearing when you step on the platform.
You might have your training plan right but your recovery plan wrong.
I knew I wasn’t done powerlifting, not by a long shot, but something needed to change.
In the third and final part of this series, I’ll detail the downstreaming strategy in regards to attempt selection.
Over the past twenty years in powerlifting, the squat suit has changed in many ways.
Serious lifters love it, but novice lifters have no clue how to get started. Our top gear experts answer your questions!
