800 and beyond

[Phil Stevens]

Matt-

No they wouldnt do a thing for me as its a bone issue in how I am constructed now after the accident not one of support. No garment is going to change the way the bones bind and grind.

Cheers,

[Phil Stevens]

training =
Load moving truck, 18 hours to Pueblo Colorado in snow. 4 hours sleep then on a plane back to Pheonix now get cleaned up jump in a car and drive to Tucson Arizona for the night then back to here then a couple days and Fly to Kansas.
Merry Christmas

[Phil Stevens]

I think I may have to add this to my signature LOL

I dont abuse Drugs but I dont use that as an excuse to be a weak pussy

[Phil Stevens]

Dec 26th 2009 DL day

DL Conventional from floor warm up
135 x 5
225 x 3
315 x 3
405 x 3
495 x 1
585 x 1
615 x 1 easy cheesy

Rack Pull above Knee
675 x 1
705 x 3 x 5sets added 10 lbs from last time (these were a joke)
765 x 1
855 x 1 first one I had to work for

So I tied a PR and after all that other heavy volume so Im very happy with that. if I had checked my PR's prior I would have went for 860 LOL

Push Press
A few at some, was feeling hungry and week

OH press strict
190 x 5 x 3 sets
Just added another 5 lbs and ran with it, pretty easy just keep ging

Left leg band push downs
3 sets of 10

Ass blaster version 6.2
3 sets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40nXxoM44jc

[Phil Stevens]

Dec 28th 09
Bench

Everything went very well added a bit of load to everything again and with less pain Ill keep going up and should be pushing big weight again soon and hopefully pain free

Full range
Bar x 10
95 x 10
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5

Cheese head press
Slow eccentric 5 count pause
275 x 3
315 x 1
345 x 1 x 5 PR 10 lbs up from last week

Dynamic Gymnast Ring Rows
Body weight x 6 x 10 sets
then DB rows 50 x 20 x 2 sets

Foam Press with Dbl over red bands
225+ dbl red bands x 3
280+ dbl red bands x 4 PR for reps and load
225+ dbl red bands x 9 pr for reps

Band pull aparts,
curls,
left leg band presses
Crazy ropes 20 reps
3 sets for all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=794XKf4FnvM

[Phil Stevens]

Dec 29th 09
Squat

Tired lil beat down but wanted to get the work in prior to leaving tomorrow for 6 days

This is going to be a bit weird for a bit. I am going to be working anything that doesn’t hurt the hip and slowly work my way deeper trying to get a new stance left leg pointed out more and wider, try and go lower each week but what ever doesn’t hurt the hip to the point of having bone pain that keeps me up at night, more rep work and work my rear end more and less rest

Anderson squat pin #8 wide stance few inches above parallel
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
405 x 1
455 x 1
495 x 1
These were harder then they should be but felt OK. My hips have not worked like that in a long time the closer stance didn’t use them as much and is why In have these honkin ass quads now but they cause the hip to bind. Im hoping nice slow work back into these will fix that we will see. I think after a bit I will have to throw some front squatting in again or narrow stance squats at a reasonable load to keep the quad strength up for the DL

20” box squat
315 x 10 x 3 2 minutes rest
These were easy cheesy but that was the plan I will now slowly lower the box and keep the reps and load the same then add load as I can if there are no bad hip reactions

Sled sprints 30 yards
90lbs x 5 sets 1 minutes rest
These were a bit sore on the hips not horrible I will up the sets then the distance slowly

Reverse hyper 3 sets

Left leg press downs 3 sets

Abs 3 sets

That’s it nothing special at all but going to ease back in. Next session will be a heavy DL session in Kansas with one of our sponsored athletes Sam Cox. It will be my last heavy pull from the floor prior to the meet Ill go as high as I can and feels easy.

[Phil Stevens]

OK nice 6 days get away went as planned relaxation, visit family friends eat rest and go see and train with Sam Cox 1 day

Plan was to go from the floor pretty heavy somewhere between 650 and 750 what ever felt good.

Deadlift
135 x ?
225 x ?
315 x ?
405 x 3
495 x 3
585 x 1
635 x 1
675 x 1
700 x 1

Hard but didn’t feel heavy for lifting late in the day with a smooth bar and wearing pants. It was a good pull

Bench 225 x 10 x 4 I think just doing something making sure shoulder didn’t hurt.

Few chins for the hell of it.

that’s it back in the saddle now.

[Phil Stevens]

Bit of a pick up day going to do my controlled pressing Im upping each week and along with that a bit of everything just not to heavy to hit the whole body get back rolling from the break

Lots of foam rolling

Played with squats just bar working hip flexibility man I was sore

Bench
Warm up
225 x 5 x 5


Barbell Hip thrust
Tiny bit

Left leg
One set

That’s it decided to just wait for Saturday to start to train but got to help new lifting partner, Big Jake Sullivan

[Phil Stevens]

latest article

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[Phil Stevens]

Friday Jan 8th
Pressing assistance day
First half assed day back training. Feel ran down and sore caught some kind of chest nasal thing in the tundra back in Kansas

Push Press
Worked up to an easy but felt heavy 120K

Strict press
195 x 5 x 3 sets
Still just doing the slow progress not rushing this add a bit each week this wasn’t bad at all shoulder had some nice crunching going on

Band pull downs
Orange bands 5 x 10 sets

Orange band triceps extensions
Some scap depression and curls that’s it

that’s it