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. 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 I battled back and forth as to whether I should just squat with the hernia(s) since the doctor is going to fix them anyway, or just do some lighter accessory work to not aggravate the situation. Today I opted for the accessory work. Leg Press- 180x15 270x15x2 GHRs on the
The Home GHR- BWx8x3 Planks- BWx1 min. x3 I prefer to use my abs in the same manner as they’re used for squats and deadlifts with upright weighted movements, but I thought the static movement would be less stress on my hernias. TKEs on Cybex Rotary Hip- 150x15 160x15 Hopefully this was good enough to help maintain what I have left.
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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