Hey all. I"ve been doing a powerlifting routine from joe skopec's site. It is www.joeskopec.com and he has a 9 week russian routine in excel form. I put in my max's as of 3 weeks ago and since then my strength has improved the most since i've started lifting weights. I really like this and am curious if anyone else has had success with powerlifting. For instance, I've lost about 15 lbs of muscle/fat combined since December. I am 5'10" 180lbs. My bench went from 280 to 310, today i did deadlifts and just wanted to see how much i could handle. With fear that i'd get a hernia without a belt I attempted a new max. With no belt or wraps i did 425lbs for 1 rep and probably could have squeezed out 430. I am curious if this is considered a good max for someone of my stature. I will continue this for the rest of the 6 weeks in this 9 week program. I would like comments, advice and critique. Also, my biceps have always been my strongest body part but today surpassed any previous strength feets i've accomplished. I did 1 set of 4 reps with 135lbs on the barbel with good form on the first 3 and some lean on the 4th. then did a few sets of dumbells and attempted to curl 70lb db's i did 1 set of 3 reps with good form. I couldn't beleive the strength gain i have made in only 3 weeks from doing this program. Please feel free to comment on the program i linked above. I noticed i have lost a little size in my arms from this program and have not been eating to keep up with the intensity but im sure if i did that i'd grow. Thanks in advance!!!