[quote]atypical1 wrote:
I see that Matty has another Paul Carter convert in the house…
How many more weeks do you have of Smolov?
james[/quote]
I finsih this week, have the four week intense cycle and then retest.
It looks like the the Carter things ins’t quite quick enough for a peaking program so I’m going to push that off later even though it sounds interesting.
I found a extended Russian Peaking program that will put me right at Nationals though.
strong work in here Joe
Do you have to wait for the retest to see if the Smolov did any good, or can you tell already?
[quote]cavalier wrote:
Do you have to wait for the retest to see if the Smolov did any good, or can you tell already?[/quote]
I’ve added 30lbs to my squat so far and 15lbs to my dead lift and I still have the hard part to go so I’m pretty confident its work.
Smolov Switching Phase- Wednesday
Week 2 Day 2
Deadlifts
Warm ups
5x135
5x185
5x225
5x275
Working Sets
12x2x325
Smolov Jr Bench Cycle
Week 1 Day 2
Warm ups
8x135
5x185
Working Sets
7x5x215
Was kind of gassed at the end of this and fell a little worn out today I think I’ve been undereating a bit and thats contributing to it.
Because of scheduling I’m going to start my Intense phase on Sunday which means I’ll have to bench three days in a row Fri-Sat-Sun so I’m not loving the thought of that. Hopefully food, icy hot, foam rolling and stretching will get me through that.
Good work Joe. Saw you mention Nationals…is that SPF in June?
[quote]greystoke wrote:
Good work Joe. Saw you mention Nationals…is that SPF in June?[/quote]
Yep, it sure is. In Gatlinburgh
Just checking in on you to see when you start the next phase. I’ll keep my eye out for your updates on Sunday.
Smolov Jr Bench Cycle
Warm Ups
8x135
5x195
Working Sets
8x4x230
Decided to do tomorrow’s bench today so I didn’t have to bench three days in a row. Arms feel like they are going to fall off.
Smolov Switching Cycle
Week 2 Day 3
12" Box Squats
Warm ups
5x135
3x185
2x205
Working Sets
12x2x225
This was far more tiring than I thought it should be.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Smolov Switching Cycle
Week 2 Day 3
12" Box Squats
Warm ups
5x135
3x185
2x205
Working Sets
12x2x225
This was far more tiring than I thought it should be.[/quote]
Pounding the volume while making them fast?
Smolov Jr Bench Cycle
Bench
Warm Ups
8x135
3x185
3x205
3x225
Working Sets
10x3x245
Nice work in here, Joe!
what weight and age bracket will you be in?
Nice work. That’s a whole lot of benching.
james
Great work you old bastard!
[quote]hawkcapt1912 wrote:
Nice work in here, Joe!
what weight and age bracket will you be in?
[/quote]
I’ll be Masters 1 and hopefully in the 198lb.
Smolov Insense Cycle
Week 1 Day 1
Squats
Warm Ups
5x135
5x185
5x225
Working Sets
3x250
4x290
3x4x325(+1 rep PR on the first set)
Smolov Jr. Cycle
Warm ups
5x135
5x185
Working Sets
6x6x205
Smolov. I love it. How bad do your hips hurt? Great work in here.
How did it feel on the first intense day?
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
How did it feel on the first intense day?[/quote]
The bar felt very heavy after the light speed work and it was a struggle but today was much, much better.