We now debated on the new best course of action.

I realize that most powerlifters hit the big movements first in their workouts, but they usually don’t do them for high reps to failure.

I’m actually in the process of writing a manual explaining these techniques and many more that I have used successfully.

Here are my updates from my final hours of contest prep and the results.

It was the afternoon before the meet, a Friday. I weighed in at 240 lbs. Weigh-ins were scheduled for 9:00 am Saturday morning. In preparation for the four and a half hour drive down to the meet site, I started my cutting process by putting on four layers of sweat clothes.