PM:
Smolov; week 3; day 4
warm up x 10 mins
Squats:
60kg x 5
80kg x 3
110kg x 2
130kg x 1
150kg x 1
160kg x 3 (x5)
Comments
Done!! Got 2 vids, one from this morning and then this afternoon for comparison - was much harder this afternoon for sure!! Planning on testing the max on Sunday now…
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PM:
Hey, congrats on making it through. Pretty soon you’ll notice hair growing in funny places and your voice getting deeper. Lol. Seriously though, this program has chewed up and spit out many a lifter, so consider your survival a major achievement by itself. Any ideas on what you want to test out at?
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Hey, congrats on making it through. Pretty soon you’ll notice hair growing in funny places and your voice getting deeper. Lol. Seriously though, this program has chewed up and spit out many a lifter, so consider your survival a major achievement by itself. Any ideas on what you want to test out at?[/quote]
Thanks for the kind words mate! Felt like a tough program, but I really enjoyed it - can’t believe some of the weights/ sets I managed to hit!!
My previous belt only was 180, wraps 190 - so I want at least 10kg+, I was thinking of something like:
60 x 5, 100 x 3, 120 x 1, 140 x 1, 160 x 1, 175 x 1…then depending on how they feel, 190 and upwards! once I max out on the belt, add wraps and go for 200!
[quote]Adam-F wrote:
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Hey, congrats on making it through. Pretty soon you’ll notice hair growing in funny places and your voice getting deeper. Lol. Seriously though, this program has chewed up and spit out many a lifter, so consider your survival a major achievement by itself. Any ideas on what you want to test out at?[/quote]
Thanks for the kind words mate! Felt like a tough program, but I really enjoyed it - can’t believe some of the weights/ sets I managed to hit!!
My previous belt only was 180, wraps 190 - so I want at least 10kg+, I was thinking of something like:
60 x 5, 100 x 3, 120 x 1, 140 x 1, 160 x 1, 175 x 1…then depending on how they feel, 190 and upwards! once I max out on the belt, add wraps and go for 200![/quote]
Smolov is a man maker of a program dude, you will smash 200 kg no doubt in my mind if you can describe it as just “tough” you’ve got some guts good luck man and be sure to post a video, smolov is nasty but you reap what you sow!
[quote]BEAR BORN wrote:
Smolov is a man maker of a program dude, you will smash 200 kg no doubt in my mind if you can describe it as just “tough” you’ve got some guts good luck man and be sure to post a video, smolov is nasty but you reap what you sow![/quote]
Thanks dude!
I only did the base cycle though, not the full program…not sure how I feel about that lol
[quote]Adam-F wrote:
[quote]BEAR BORN wrote:
Smolov is a man maker of a program dude, you will smash 200 kg no doubt in my mind if you can describe it as just “tough” you’ve got some guts good luck man and be sure to post a video, smolov is nasty but you reap what you sow![/quote]
Thanks dude!
I only did the base cycle though, not the full program…not sure how I feel about that lol[/quote]
The full program is the complete inverse of Christimas, you’ll still add 20+lbs to your squat no problem probably more if you weren’t a big high frequency squatter before.
You absolute boss for making it through. Confident you’ll throw up 200kg on Sunday!
^^ here’s hoping!!
Deads
warm up x 5 mins
Deads:
60kg x 5
105kg x 3
145kg x 3
165kg x 3
Add belt
190kg x 2
200kg x 2
210kg x 2 (x4) b[/b]
Bench:
Bar x some
60kg x 5
80kg x 3
100kg x 3
110kg x 3 (x5)
Banded deads:
quadded mini’s
100kg x 2
120kg x 2
140kg x 2 (x4)
Comments
Great session tonight at the powerlifting gym, was planning on doing doubles with 190kg - felt great though so carried on up, smashed 210 instead!! For a +10kg PR too! Haven’t pulled properly for nearly 4 weeks either, sweet.
Bench was solid, technique was much more solid this time. Some of the other guys were pulling against the bands, so we decided to join in - brutal movement, didn’t have much more than that for a double today.
Also got to train with a texas power bar, eleiko bars too - my hands are in bits now though! Going back to squat on Sunday – bring on the 200kg!!! Oh and they reckon I should compete at 105 FFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Squats:
warm up x 10 mins
bar x some
60kg x 3 (x2)
105kg x 3 (x2)
125kg x 2
145kg x 2
Add belt
165kg x 1
180kg x 1
190kg x 1 +10kg (PR)
200kg x 1 +20kg (PR)
Comments
POW! still feel rubbish from friday’s session, hammys and back are aching like mad - so wasn’t holding much hope for the planned 200 attempt. Anyway, worked up to it my old PR of 180 and it felt ok - so went for it, but in smaller jumps.
The 190kg secured the PR after Smolov, but that felt good too - so went for the 200…ground it out, wanted to go for more with wraps but my back was fried and wasn’t having it…next time!
Awesome PR man! Glad you survived Smolov lol.
Awesome job, Adam. A 20kg pr is great after the base mend with a e more rest you would have gotten an even bigger #. Regardless, nice work. Next up: 250 
Thanks guys - Nov, 250?? haha yeah maybe next year 
227.5/ 500 by the end of the year for sure!!!
Great job mate, and glad to see that you’ve already got your sights set on 500lb! Vids?
Thanks boss, nah forgot my camera like a Muppet!! I will hit it again when I am fresh, just for you
Strange training with a group of lifters for once, 8 other lads there - one of them, straps down doubled 325kg!!!
Looks like our lifts are pretty similar, except for your recent squat PR which buried mine lol.
Good work in here. Oh yeah, and my name is Adam I’ll be following
I show up and PRs are broken. Well done.
Cheers fella’s
DF - Do you mind just staying here if that is the case, I have some lofty goals so you may just come in handy
Ashy - excellent name, thanks for stopping in!
Hahaha - maybe you’ll be getting 210kg when rested and with video in hand eh?
DF - share the wealth and comment on my log; I could do with some PRs! Not this week though, I’m deloading. Have to be fair and not waste the DF effect on a down week right?