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, the
Doorway Home Gym, 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. A couple laps around the building for a warm up 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 My lower back was bothering me today, so Tyler and I opted to superset bis and tris for a change rather than to deadlift. In hindsight this may not have been the best idea since it made us unable to bench on Tuesday (I still believe that your muscles take 48 hours to recover which is why I disagree with DUP and squatting everyday). Anyway, this kind of threw the whole week off. DB Hammer Curls w/back against preacher- 30x12 35x10x2 Incline DB Tate Presses- 35x12 40x10x2 Rope Cable Curls- 45x12 60x12 75x12 Rope Tricep Pressdowns- 45x12 60x12 75x12 Cybex Curls- 60x12 70x12 80x12 Cybex Tricep Extensions- 90x12 100x12 110x12 Either way, it was fun for a change.
The M2 Method Raw Training Ebook
The M2 Equipped Training Ebook
The OBB Power Handles
The Affordable and Effective Floor Based Home GHR
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