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 The OBB Power Handles and the Doorway Home Gym, wrote the 12 Weeks to a Bigger Bench EBook, and produced the 12Weeks to a Bigger Bench DVD.
My latest contribution was 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.
Trinity and I headed to York, South Carolina to visit with her dad for Thanksgiving. Before we left I attempted to contact a couple of the local Powerlifting gyms to see if they would be open on Friday, if they had a daily fee, and if they had a monolift. Thankfully Rob Polenik from Brutal Iron Gym promptly replied and told me that although he would be out of town I was still welcome to train at his gym.
Still stuck with my Standard warm up:
5 mins. Treadmill
Prehab
Got to use the rumble roller to roll on my:
Lower back, shifted to right and left
Upper back, shifted to right and left scapula w/hips up
Armpits
Hamstrings
Glutes
Adductors
Walked out Squats with the Duffalo Bar-
I feel the need to specify that these were walked out since I haven’t walked weight out to squat since we trained at a commercial gym when we went to SC for Thanskgiving last year.
145x5
235x3
w/Metal single ply M briefs-
325x2
w/Metal all black knee wraps-
415x3
465x3
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My plan was to work up to 70% of my projected max for next week’s meet with straps down, but I only had Trinity to spot me and knew that she wasn’t comfortable with this to begin with so I stuck with briefs only and went lighter.
Light Reverse Hypers- 50x12x3
Cable Ab Crunches-
135x12
150x12
165x12
I was happy to see that Brutal Iron Gym even had one of my Home GHRs!
There were many signs around the gym that could, and will now, be added to the walls of OBB. This was one of them:
Thanks again Rob! I would definitely recommend Brutal Iron Gym to anyone looking to train at a Powerlifting gym in upstate South Carolina.
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