Smolov Intense Phase
Week 2 Day 2
Squats
Warm ups
5x135
5x185
5x225
Work Sets
3x250
3x290
4x325
3x3x345
Non-Smolov Moron Sets
1x375
1x325
1x325
1x325
Smolov Jr bench Cycle
Warm Ups
5x135
5x185
Working Sets
7x4x210
I have some sort of routine deficit disorder and cannot just stick to a freak plan.
Bought new elitefts heavy knee sleeves to replace the regular elitefts sleeves I have that have tears right at the knees in both sleeves. These things feel like they are made out of iron. Also bought a pair of micro mini bands. next will be chains…
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I have some sort of routine deficit disorder and cannot just stick to a freak plan.
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I have the same disorder. I always have to tweak programming.
bands and chains, oh my
adding in stuff, guess this isn’t the intense phase, huh?
Sleeves, bands, chains . . . is all this part of Smolov?
No, this is all part of “Guy who can’t follow a program”… which is fine, as long as he let’s me borrow the bands 
[quote]lil power wrote:
bands and chains, oh my
adding in stuff, guess this isn’t the intense phase, huh?[/quote]
No this is the Intense Phase, I’m just getting my stuff early.
Joegood = crazy as hell…
Extra sets is loco. Great work in here.
[quote]damutt wrote:
Joegood = crazy as hell…[/quote]
Yeah I know, its jsut that I’m finding the Intense pahse to be not all that Intense. Infact teh base mesocycle at the start seemed much harder.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]damutt wrote:
Joegood = crazy as hell…[/quote]
Yeah I know, its just that I’m finding the Intense phase to be not all that Intense. In fact the base mesocycle at the start seemed much harder.[/quote]
Smolov Intense Phase
Week 2 Day 3
Squats
Warm Ups
5x135
5x185
5x225
Working Sets
3x250
4x270
4x325
4x5x345(+1 rep PR)
Smolov Jr Cycle
Warm ups
5x135
5x185
Working Sets
8x4x220
I felt like crap today and it showed. I pretty much suck.
Okay now i am feeling the Smolov like people said I would.
Mental Health Day
back work x shit ton
I am done with the Smolov bench stuff for the next two weeks I’ll do some sort of pressing with some pulling after squats but I’ll have an extra day off as well.
Good for you…nothing like securing mental health.
Im with you I felt like crap all week, what a fucking grind
No, you don’t suck. You are soundly beating the 99.9% of us that don’t have the balls for Smolov plus a goodly number of the rest who do.
intense phase catching up on you?
[quote]lil power wrote:
intense phase catching up on you? [/quote]
Hopefully not, I feel pretty good today even after helping someone move.
You’re in the home stretch now Joe, its just a matter of putting in the time and reaping the rewards. I will say, I’d stick with the program and not do extra, as it can sneak up on you. That Russian was pretty good at figuring out a formula that will almost break you–but not quite.
Joe, the work is looking really solid. I’m still tempted to try it out. I can’t wait to see how much you add at the end. How many weeks left?