I woke up with 0 back pain. Usually, for some reason, I have pain in my lower back. Not today! Only felt a slight ache after 410lbs x 1. Squat TM recovery day 45lbs: 20 140lbs: 10 190lbs: 7 230lbs: 5 280lbs: 3 320lbs: 2 370lbs: 1 410lbs: 1 320lbs: 5 Face Pulls 60lbs: 12,12 … Read more
Jump Rope 3 minutes Squat 45lbs: 20 140lbs: 10 190lbs: 7 230lbs: 5 280lbs: 3 320lbs: 2 370lbs: 1 330lbs: 6,6,6 Overhead Press 45lbs: 10 75lbs: 5 100lbs: 5 140lbs: 2 165lbs: 1 Bench Press Smolov Jr, week 1, day 1 140lbs: 3 165lbs: 2 190lbs: 1 230lbs: 6,6,6,6,6,6
Some of my posts you might have missed: Training Update: Smolov Jr for Bench Press And some posts I came across this past week you should read: Fuzzy Science by Matt Perryman Carb-backloading Book Review by Sean Hyson The Development of the Russian Conjugate Sequence System by Tom Myslinski 4 Rookie Lifting Mistakes, and a … Read more
Halloween is one of my favorite time of the year. The squat is also my favorite exercise, and I’d like to hit 500lbs in the next few months. Pavel Tsatsouline, Master of Sports wrote that “Every day is a Halloween” during the Smolov base mesocycle, which is a 4 week period in a gruelling Russian … Read more
Jump Rope 3 minutes High Bar Squat 45lb: 20 140lbs:10 190lbs: 5 230lbs: 3 320lbs: 2 370lbs: 1 L-Sit V-Grip Chin Ups Bodyweight (200lbs): 10,10,10 Face Pulls 60lbs: 12,12,12 Neck Extension (Harness) 15lbs: 30 25lbs: 25 35lbs: 20 55lbs: 20 60lbs: 16 Neck Flexion (Harness) 15lbs: 30 25lbs: 25 35lbs: 20 55lbs: 20 60lbs: 16 … Read more