I have made an executive decision....I am not deadlifting for a few weeks! I said it and thats all there is to it!

My left bicep is constantly staying sore (the reattached one) and my left shoulder is bothering more and more each time I pull so enough of that lift for awhile. I really have been putting work in on my pulls but the hardwork is not equaling out to a payoff. Im training for a bench only meet now so I will be just fine not deadlifting for a few weeks.

What I am doing is really focusing on building some mass in my quads and hammies. Fridays will be more high volume stuff to build up my legs some more plus coach my girls on their pulls in preparation for the GPC Worlds in Vegas.

Here we go....

Leg Ext

im really going real slow with these on the up and down and squeezing at the top
I am also doing occlusion sets

150 total reps

Rev Hyper

yep your reading that correctly. we got a rev hyper this week and I am stoked

50 total reps

Leg Curls

100 total reps

Bentover BB Rows

5 sets x 10 reps

DB Shrugs

100 total reps

Seated Calf Raises

100 total reps

Abs

I joined team elitefts™ in 2007. I have been competing in powerlifting for 20 years now. During these past 20 years I have competed raw bench only, multiply bench only, raw push/pull, multiply push/pull, multiply deadlift only, raw full power and multiply full power. I got my start as a raw bench only lifter. My best raw bench-press in competition is 530 pounds in the 242 weight class. I competed raw bench only many years then switched over to multiply bench only. My best multiply bench-press in competition is 805 pounds in the 308 weight class weighing in at 286 pounds.

I have remained ranked as one of the top 15 multiply bench pressers in the world for my weight class for the past 10 years. My best ranking for the year is currently 4th place for my weight class. I hold several APF and SPF Federation state, national and world records. I also have an elite total for full power raw and an elite total for full power multiply.

I am 41 years old. I am a circulation manager for two NC newspapers. I live in Nebo, NC and train at my own private training facility – Nebobarbell. My Greatest achievement is that I am a father of one magnificent, wonderful, smart and beautiful daughter - Katelyn Smith. She trains with me, she is a McDowell High Lady Titan Basketball Player, Lady Bandits Travel Basketball Player, throws shot-put and discs for her High School Track Team, competes with Team Nebobarbell in powerlifting meets and above all is a straight A student with a current 5.0 GPA.

I am currently in off season training and still rehabbing from 2 major surgeries in the past 18 months. The first surgery I went under the knife to have repaired was a complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and a lateral meniscus tear. Both of these injuries were done on the right knee. 7 months later the second surgery was to repair a complete distal biceps tendon tear. I had this reattached to the bone. The injury was to my left arm.

I am currently in off season training preparing for a multiply bench only meet some time this year….