Smolov Base MesoCycle - Gained +40lbs on Squat 4 weeks. Do it Again..?????
I just ran the Smolov Base Mesocycle. I did not do the 2 weeks before it,nor the Intense Mesocycle afterwards,just the 3 week program with a 4th week of just hitting a PR on Friday.
I did nothing else but the Squats in this time period.
[b][u] Previous Squat[/b][/u] : 275 1RM
[b][u] New Squat[/b][/u] : 315 1RM
It's pretty exciting to finally put up 3 plates. I want to do it again now that I have rested for a week,but I have a question.
Can I add in Upper Body work if I am only training [b]4 days[/b] ? I don't like how far behind my Upper Body is now lagging since I did this.
I tried to Bench the other day,and 225 felt heavy when I used to do 235 for reps.
Was thinking of doing this...limiting it to [b] 4 training sessions [/b] as Smolov is, but with the following:
[b] Monday [/b] -
[i] Squat [/i]
Bench
Tri Work
[b] Wed [/b] -
[i]Squat[/i]
Press
Rows
Pull Ups & Shrugs
[b] Fri [/b] -
[i]Squat[/i]
Bench
Tri Work
[b] Sat [/b] -
[i] Squat [/i]
Rows
Pull Ups & Shrugs
Comes out to:
- [b] Squat x4 for Smolov Requirements [/b]
- Bench x2
- Rows x2
- Pullups 2x
- Tri Work 2x
Yes?no? Opinions