[quote]BigBen198 wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
You’re running Smolov and Smolov Jr. at the same time? You sir are bold.[/quote]
I’m not a good enough bencher to take time off but I am damn good at recovering. Thank you sheiko haha[/quote]
Haha yeah.
I just noticed something. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you lift without sweatpants unless you were wearing a singlet lol.
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
[quote]BigBen198 wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
You’re running Smolov and Smolov Jr. at the same time? You sir are bold.[/quote]
I’m not a good enough bencher to take time off but I am damn good at recovering. Thank you sheiko haha[/quote]
Haha yeah.
I just noticed something. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you lift without sweatpants unless you were wearing a singlet lol.[/quote]They keep my legs warm, they provide extra friction to help train the deadlift, and they keep me from trying to check out my legs in the gym haha these are my reasons
[quote]BigBen198 wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
[quote]BigBen198 wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
You’re running Smolov and Smolov Jr. at the same time? You sir are bold.[/quote]
I’m not a good enough bencher to take time off but I am damn good at recovering. Thank you sheiko haha[/quote]
Haha yeah.
I just noticed something. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you lift without sweatpants unless you were wearing a singlet lol.[/quote]They keep my legs warm, they provide extra friction to help train the deadlift, and they keep me from trying to check out my legs in the gym haha these are my reasons
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Lol gotcha.
I used to deadlift in sweats too, but in my case it was to shield my shins from the beating sumos put on them. Eventually I eschewed them because they were getting torn apart and caught on the bar. Now I just suck it up and pull in shorts exclusively. I don’t know how yours stay intact…maybe mine are just cheapo lol.
Anyways, good stuff in here as usual bro. I don’t post in here much and just generally lurk, but I gotta say that I have nothing but respect for you and look up to you a lot, because to me, you represent the tenacity of someone who has never been outrageously gifted genetically or otherwise, but rather was in the exact same boat as the rest of us at some point and had to put in obnoxiously massive amounts of work to get to where they were, and did so drug-free (no disrespect to geared lifters at all, but I’m sure you get my point).
TL;DR: Mirin’. 
Usually listening to your body seems like the best advice. But becoming great at something never happens on accident and sometimes you have to push forward and demand more of yourself…
Squats
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
465x5x7
Bench
225x3
275x1
295x4x8
Dips
BWx10x5
V Bar pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
I am asking a lot of myself in this program but that is intentional and I am serious about getting better from this. sometimes you have to bleed a little to achieve victory
Should have been really sore today… but decided that I am not good enough to be sore yet, maybe someday 
Squats
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
490x3x10
Bench
225x3
275x1
295x1
315x3x10
Pullups
BWx1x5
Cambered bar reverse pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
ab wheel rollouts
10x5
Day off to recover and then back at it. Next week are all the same sessions but I’ll be adding 20 lbs to all the squats and 5 lbs to all the benches. The real fun starts tuesday!
To grow as a person or as a lifter it is important to push past your comfort zone. That being said, I have decided that the hi rep days are my least favorite thing… and therefore will most likely be the most beneficial.
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
425x10
425x9x3
Bench
225x2
265x6x6
Dips
BWx10x5
Rope pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
ab wheel rollouts
15x5
Another day in the books and I am sure that this week will be challenging but I am accepting the challenge and will walk away from this a better lifter as a result!
To grow as a person or as a lifter it is important to push past your comfort zone. That being said, I have decided that the hi rep days are my least favorite thing… and therefore will most likely be the most beneficial.
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
425x10
425x9x3
Bench
225x2
265x6x6
Dips
BWx10x5
Rope pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
ab wheel rollouts
15x5
Another day in the books and I am sure that this week will be challenging but I am accepting the challenge and will walk away from this a better lifter as a result!
Day 2 of week 2 for smolov. I’m settling in and getting comfortable with the wokouts now and my focus is no longer on finishing the sessions but on making every rep as perfect as I can. this is the halfway point and I am ready to push through to the finish!
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
455x7x5
Bench
225x2
245x1
280x5x7
Pullups
BWx10x5
Rope pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
Workout was not bad at all today, sure the squats are a push to make it through but I am not on the ground at the end so I know I can make it through! bring on the weekend!
Today was mentally a challenge. I didn’t want to keep squatting but I didn’t allow myself the option of stopping and made it through. Tomorrow will be a battle but today I am still moving forward
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
485x5x7
Bench
225x2
265x1
300x4x8
Dips
BWx10x5
V-bar pushdowns/face pulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
All in all I got better today, mentally and physically. I know I will be pushing hard tomorrow but I will not stop until my body forces me too
Today I just went in and did what I had to do
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
455x1
add belt
510x3x10
Bench
225x2
275x1
295x1
320x3x10
Pullups
BWx 10x5
Reverse cambered bar pushdowns/ face pulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
Final week starts tuesday, I’m ready
Today went alright but I have farther I can go!
Squats
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
435x9x4
Bench
225x1
270x6x6
Dips
BWx10x5
Rope pushdowns/ face pulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
All in all the session went pretty fast managed it in under 2 hours even with the warmup and accessories. I’m mostly excited that I am done with the sets of 9 now! woot
today was tough, I did what I had to and even a little extra but I need to really bring my recovery game to make it through the rest of this
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
465x7x4
465x8
Bench
225x1x2
245x1x2
285x5x7
Pullups
10x4
Rope pushdowns/faceoulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
Thought about why I am doing this. and decided that it’s because I want to, even if I don’t feel like it every set. this is what I want for myself. No excuses 2 sessions left
What training max did you use for the squats again?
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
What training max did you use for the squats again?[/quote]
I used 578 for this base messo, my plan is to retest the week after and run the intense cycle on whatever number I get
Today was better than thursday but it was still a challenge.
Squats
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
455x1
add belt
495x5x7
Bench
225x1
265x1
305x4x8
Dips
BWx10x5
V-bar pushdowns/facepulls
10x5
Ab wheel rollouts
10x5
1 session left and it is definitely uncharted territory, no excuses I only have 1 opportunity left to improve!
good work ben, looking forward to seeing what your maxes are.
You’re the man now dog!
Final day, did what I had to
Squat
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
475x1
add belt
520x3x10
Bench
225x1
275x1
295x1
325x3x10
Pullups
10x5
All in all this program was just what I thought it would be, really hard and very effective. Deloading this week then I shall prep for the intensive phase the journey continues!
Been about 6 weeks since I have done a sumo deadlift and I am doing a mock meet later this week so I figured I should at least make sure I remember how =) the rest of the session was just some fun BW stuff to loosen up and deload
Deads
135x1
225x1
315x1
405x1
495x1
add belt
605x8
Pullups/dips
BWx10/10x3
Box jumps
doubles up to
48.5"x2x4
Muscle ups BWx6
today was fun, the mock meet should be fun, relaxing after will be tolerable… smolov intensive cycle will likely not be fun… but that is why it will make me better!
I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview for Lift.net about life, lifting, and some other things it was recently posted on their website and I am pretty pleased with the way it turned out.
Possibly the best gym session of my life! my consistency seems to have caught up to my effort and today was incredible. I still have a long way to go but this was a very good start!
Squat:
warmups
135x2
225x2
315x2
405x1
add belt
495x1
555x1
1st attempt: 590 good lift
2nd attempt: 615 good lift
3rd attempt: 625 good lift
Bench press:
warmups
225x2
275x1
315x1
335x1
1st attempt: 355 good lift
2nd attempt: 365 good lift
3rd attempt: 375 butt came up no lift
Deadlift:
Warmups
265x1
355x1
445x1
add belt
535x1
1st attempt: 625 good lift
2nd attempt: 715 good lift
3rd attempt: 735 good lift
total: 1725 PR no wraps total PR gym total
625 Squat was a 20 lb all time no wrap PR
365 Bench was a 10 lb all time flat footed PR I got 375 but the butt lift was too extreme
735 Deadlift was a 2 lb all time Raw PR, and was a 20 lb PR on a regular bar.
I have very high hopes prepping for my June meet now. It is too early to start calling out numbers but I will say that I am going to run the smolov intense phase to prep my squat that I will be wrapping for the meet. I will likely switch my bench back to a tucked foot position which traditionally makes my press much better, and I haven’t worked my sumo pull for 6 weeks with the exception of 605x8 earlier this week, and then came back to hit an all time PR on it (small as it may have been) I am fired up and ready to do big things in the next few months!
