I am in no way a doctor, my medical license is for emergency response as associated with my profession (FD.) I am working towards finishing my education in Exercise Science. That being said, I am NOT a guru or expert. I have read non stop for ten years and done every program that has had real merit. I have also had the opportunity of being a part of the initial test group for Brandon Lilly's Cube Method. Anything I say is my opinion and based on years under the bar. Without PED's my journey has been anything but fast. I will continue to get better, learn and hopefully help others in the process. I currently train a D1 thrower (disk, shot and Hammer) and I volunteer as a strength coach at an Oklahoma high school. I have had some success as a Highland Games Athlete (A Class), Strongman (232 class) and up coming Powerlifting (242.) Like many, for a long time I didn't want to compete cause I didn't have a elite level of strength. Always saying to myself "when I hit these numbers I'll start competing." Then as I got heavier, the bar to be competitive kept getting higher and I made more excuses. Until two years ago, I was the guy plugging away by myself in an abandoned room of a Fire Station. Training...for what? Finally I jumped into Competition, being the strongest guy on the FD and a small pond was no longer satisfying. Proverbs 27:17 "As Iron Sharpens Iron, on person sharpens another." The result of competition has only bettered who I am and what I am capable of doing. Get out of your comfort zone, compete and see what happens.
Best lifts: These are all time PR's nothing record breaking but I fought for ever pound and I am proud.
Bench 450
Squat 600x 3 scratched a single of 650
Dead 630
C&J 230 not kilos
Snatch 180 not kilos
My (olympic) weightlifting numbers are horrendous, but instead of powering up higher numbers and re-enforcing bad habits I have chosen to chase technique and form. If you can't have good form with light weight then heavy weight will never happen. Weightlifting is completely new to me. Jon Cole and M
isha Koklyaev are some of the strongest guys to ever live. Both were also competitive weightlifters, there is a level of athleticism associated with the sport and the training will yield a new challenge.
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