I just added you to my “your so humble” list.
Great work in here, and great heart!
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Peaking Program
Week 1 Day 3
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
5x275
3x315
6x3x330
1x365
1x385
Bench
10x135
7x185
6x2x220
.[/quote]
This is my kind of workout. Squat - bench. Go home.
Great work Joe.
See, Russian Routines get repect. 
When I stall on mine this is what I am doing.
Russian Peaking Program
Week 2 Day 1
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
5x275
3x315
6x2x330
1x365
1x385
Bench
10x125
8x185
6x4x220
Things were a struggle today but I got it done.
Russian Peaking Program
Week 2 Day 2
Deadlift
5x135
5x185
5x225
5x275
5x315
6x4x345
1x365
Calf was cramping so I shut it down here.
Just curious here, why are you singling up after the work sets? Reason?
Please be careful after all the tonnage you move and then going into an above 90% of 1rm can wreak havoc on your CNS.(esp week after week) Esp. if the lift is slow or a grinder. Ie: Deadlifts.
Hell if I was to do singles I would go down to 70% and do speed reps like 5x1 - you can guage your confidence on the lift by your power/speed/control/form.
All russian coaches always prescribe to move the bar as fast as possible at all times on the the concentric phase to help “coach along power”.
FWIW I hope this helps.
Good training BTW.
^^^ Also, coming off Smolov and rolling right into another peaking program is brutal. Great work in here, Joe, just be careful!
[quote]FISCHER613 wrote:
Just curious here, why are you singling up after the work sets? Reason?
Please be careful after all the tonnage you move and then going into an above 90% of 1rm can wreak havoc on your CNS.(esp week after week) Esp. if the lift is slow or a grinder. Ie: Deadlifts.
Hell if I was to do singles I would go down to 70% and do speed reps like 5x1 - you can guage your confidence on the lift by your power/speed/control/form.
All russian coaches always prescribe to move the bar as fast as possible at all times on the the concentric phase to help “coach along power”.
FWIW I hope this helps.
Good training BTW.[/quote]
The only reason I do the singles is that I fnd if don’t the increasing weight “shocks” me when I’m doing reps. I have decided I’m only going to do one from now on though.
Yeah that was where my earlier bar speed question was going. Grinders are hard on old guys. But you are moving some great weight.
Russian Peaking Program
Week 2 Day 3
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
6x275
4x315
6x4x320
1x350
1x370
Bench
10x135
9x185
6x2x220
So I’m an idiot and I’ve been using the wrong squat number. I was supposed to use 320 instead of 330 fixed it today and dominated it.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
So I’m an idiot and I’ve been using the wrong squat number. I was supposed to use 320 instead of 330 fixed it today and dominated it. [/quote]
Been there, done that, have the T-shirt for doing the wrong exercise and/or wrong numbers. Just laugh and move on.
[quote]Kairiki wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
So I’m an idiot and I’ve been using the wrong squat number. I was supposed to use 320 instead of 330 fixed it today and dominated it. [/quote]
Been there, done that, have the T-shirt for doing the wrong exercise and/or wrong numbers. Just laugh and move on.
[/quote]
Avatar looks good, btw.
Solid work Joe. You’re an animal indeed!
james
So you squatted 330 but was supposed to do 320 instead? How awful. : )
how did the 370 feel after the shit ton of squatting before hand?
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
how did the 370 feel after the shit ton of squatting before hand?[/quote]
Surpsingly light. Had I not need to get out of the gym by then I’d have taken a long rest and tried to put up say 385-390.
Russian Peaking Program
Week 3 Day 1
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
6x275
3x315
6x2x320
1x350
Bench
10x135
10x185
6x4x220
Jesus this was harder than it should have been,
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Russian Peaking Program
Week 3 Day 1
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
6x275
3x315
6x2x320
1x350
Bench
10x135
10x185
6x4x220
Jesus this was harder than it should have been,[/quote]
Nope, not at all. This is just building “character”
Keep going and reap the rewards on this program, foam roll , pre-hab and stretch a lot.
Good work Joe!
Nice work in both WO,that Russian stuff would kill me.
[quote]FISCHER613 wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Russian Peaking Program
Week 3 Day 1
Squats
10x135
10x185
10x225
6x275
3x315
6x2x320
1x350
Bench
10x135
10x185
6x4x220
Jesus this was harder than it should have been,[/quote]
Nope, not at all. This is just building “character”
Keep going and reap the rewards on this program, foam roll , pre-hab and stretch a lot.
Good work Joe![/quote]
Yeah Joe, foam roll 