This week I am working my way down again with the reverse bands and board presses. I am in my 6th week (working every two weeks in my shirt with rev bands and board) and I have worked down to my 3rd band now using the elitefts average band. I am also working down to a 1board today as well (I have been 3board and 2board only). So far so good with my shoulder. My shirt is protecting me thus far with no pain. After all of the alterations I have done to this Metal Jack Bench shirt (which is now 3 years old) I have fell back in love with it. So far it is giving me what I want and the pop I have been wanting. After today I should have a good idea where I am and hopefully when my body is ready to go through a full training cycle for a bench only meet....

 

Mutliply - Rev Band - BB Bench-Press

used elitefts average bands on all sets

used Metal Jack Shirt

used Metal all black wrist wraps on all sets

used elitefts heavy elbow sleeves on all raw sets

1 x 225 - 2

1 x 275 - 1

1 x 315 - 1

1 x 365 - 1

1 x 405 - 1

1 x 455 - 1

Added 2board

1 x 500 - 1

1 x 555 - 1

Added Metal Jack Shirt

Added 3board

1 x 605 - 1

1 x 655 - 1

Added 2board

1 x 700 - 1

1 x 765 - 1

1 x 800 - 1

Added 1board

1 x 800 - 1

Rope Tri Pressdowns

200 total reps

T-Bar Rows

100 total reps

Side Lateral Raises

100 total reps

DB Shrugs

100 total reps

Abs

Everything went well and I was able to build some more confidence. Another two weeks I will test the water again and start looking for a meet....

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….