The World's results

Hi everyone,

Well today didn't go quite as planned, but I still did ok. I hate lifting early in the morning, it is way out of my routine. I didn't sleep well as I had a lot on my mind. So, here is how things went, warm ups were good and I was nervous. I usually don't get too nervous but this was the World's, so I was nervous. I opened at 407 lbs. which was real easy. I went 424 lbs. on my second attempt, that was easy as well. Up to this point every thing was going as planned, so I went to 454 lbs. which would have been a new Nevada State recond and would have put me when in 8 pounds of the winning bench by Doug Noebe. (462) I brought the bar down too low on my belly and I missed it at the top by 2 or 3 inches. I was not happy at all. I've never been this close to be world champion and I was upset. Oh well, 424 is a personnal best for me at this weight in a meet. This is only my second meet at 198 so I should be happy, but I know that I should of had the 454.

Thanks to all of you who prayed for me, it means a lot. Special Thanks to Dale (the old guy) for taking the day off work to help me. Thanks you to Barry, Chad, Adam and Peter for being there to support me. Peter took some awesome video that I am hoping to have up as soon as I can, so please stay tuned. I might be able to get it up by tonight.

George  

This week at the worlds

Kyle lifted today and did ok. He was second in the bench with a nice 352 bench. Kyle lifts in Class 1 at 198 lbs. Class. Kyle had some problems in the deadlift but still did 496.

Tomorrow I lift at 9 am. There is only one other guy in my class (Master Men's 198 lbs. 47-53 years old) and he is the number one bencher in the world. His name is Doug Nobe. Doug had been in the game as long as I have. I am the number two bencher in the world so it should be a shoot out between me and Doug tomorrow. I hope and pray that God will be with me and I 'll do my best. I will post the results as soon as I can tomorrow. I also hope to have video and pictures to post as well.

Normally there would be 5 to 7 guys in our class, but not this year, and that is ok with me. I like the fact that the top two guys are the only ones lifting, let the best man win.  

This week training for Dale and the girls

Monday-

Strength Exercises:
Perfect Push Ups- 3x10
Db Shoulder Press-3x8
Laterals- 3x8

Tabata:
Jumping Jacks- 15 sec.
Mountain Climbers- 15 sec.
Tower Pull Downs- 15 sec.
Step Ups- 15 sec.
Denise Austins- 20 reps
Crunches- 20 reps

Tuesday
Couture training
Nortic trac- 5 mins
Jumping Jacks- 20 reps
Windmills with Kettle Bell- 10 reps on each hand
Db Shoulder Press- 10 reps
Crunches- 20 reps

They did 3 sets.

Thursday
Timed Circuit
Nordic trac- 3 mins
Jumping jacks- 30 sec.
Hill Climbers- 30 sec.
Crunches- 3 mins The girls did 90 sec.

They did 2 sets.

Monday - the guys

Bench Press- Dale did warm ups x5 then 3 sets of 5.
Brandon and I did shirt work for the up coming worlds.
Warm ups x 5. 1 set of 3 at 90% of raw max. Then shirts on. Brandon went 215, 225, and was real close at 240. He should get 240 at the meet. He only weighs 132.
Coach Phipps- warm ups x5 then 90%x3, shirt on (new Rage X 46) 345x3 (3 boards), 365x3 (3 boards), 405x1 (2 boards), 425x1, (1 board) 440 x1 (1 board), 450x miss ( 1 board) Anything I can touch on a 1 board I can touch in the meet. 440 is a new personal record for me at this weight. I was real happy with this. I was not happy with my attempt at 450, but that's ok I get it next week.

Assistance work- Dale did: Shoulder Press: 3x5, Laterals- 3x10, Tri Push downs 3x15, and over head Tri extensions- 3x15
Brandon- shirted tri work 85% of max with a purple band for resistance for 3x3. These are real hard.
He then did everything that Dale did.

It was a good night I was real happy with how things went.        

Monday- the guys

Heavy shirt work tonight.

Dale did several warm ups and then worked on doing some reps. He just had his colon scoped so he was not at full strength. LOL!

Here is how the night went.
Several warm ups x 5 reps, then new Rage X 46 on. Wow this shirt is super tight.
335x3 (three boards) 365x3 (three boards) 405 x(2 two boards), 425x1 (2 boards) 440x1 (2 boards) 460 x bad miss (2 boards) 460 x miss (2 boards) Took off the new shirt and put on my open back Rage X 46 425 reverse bands (purple) 2x2 (1 boards)
Tri Push downs 3x15
Over head tri extensions 3x12
Abs- 40 body curls

My shoulder is a mess maybe 70% but things are going pretty well. Three weeks to go to the worlds.
No John and Brandon tonight.

Tuesday

The guys

Hammer curls- 4x10
Arnold Curls- 3x10
Supported Db rows- 4x10
Lat pull downs- 3x15
Arrow Pulls- 3x10-12

Abs- V-ups: 30 reps, Crunches 30 reps, Denise Austins 30 reps.

Tonight was good.

Monday- The guys

Bench work- several warm ups x5 reps, work up to 90%x3, the Old Guy did sets of 5.
Dale and Brandon then did banded (purple) bench starting at 85% x3 then add weight as you can until you can only do one rep.

I did shirt work. Warm ups then shirt on. Rage X 46 Open back (training shirt) 335x3 (3 boards), 365x3, 385x2 (2 boards), 405x1 (1 board) 425x1 (1 boards) 435x1 (1board) 405x2x4 (reverse band purple)

Assistance work- perfect push ups (bands) 3x10, Laterals 3x10, Tri push downs 3x15.

Tonight was a good night 435 was the best I have done in several months and that is with a shoulder at 65% maybe. Praise God!