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anybody know of any upcoming meets in the bay area?

what is your mobility work like? Do you foam roll? Some sort of dynamic stretching?

Check out PT rates in your area to see what everyone else is charging. To me those prices seem on the cheap side. Know your value and dont be afraid to charge what you know your worth.

I have done this 2x. And the first time i did it i had much success and but i took like 20-30lbs off my max

That being said the 2nd run through i had expiranced something similar. My new max...

4th cycle?

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Looks effortless for you. Great job. If you arch a little harder and get a little leg drive youll be puttin up bigger numbers

No, if your max is 305, take 90% of that number and use that as your training max. Then run the program as written.

In his new book, there are templates where the deload is week 7. So you could go through 2 cycles and then deload

I would stay the course but double the progression, add 10lbs upper body, 20lbs lower body until your PR sets are a little closer to like 10 on your 5's week, 8 on your 3's week and 4-6 on your 5/3/1...

Decided to push my squat workout back a day so i had 2 bench sessions in 3 days

7/20/13 Smolov JR D3w1
Bench press 8x4 280

Pullups 10x5 durin bench
Face pull 3x20
Curls 3x
Lat pullovers...

Smolov squat cycle calls for a 20 lb increase after week 1. Smolov jr is only 5lb after week 1, max 10lbs.

Problem solved.

Smolov Jr D2W1 6/18/13
Bench Press 7x5 260
Pullups x5x10 (Ss durin bench)
Hammer seated row 3x20
DB curls 3x10

Pretty easy workout compared to the squatting. Paused last rep each set

Smolov...

Smolov Intense 6/17/13 D2W1
Foam roll, mobility work, sledx6
350x3,410x3,465x4, 525x3x3, 495x3x2

Hanging Leg raises 3x10

Well this session went so much better than last. Dropped my max to 585...

You will make faster progress on madcow if that helps

Smolov JR D1 W1 6/17/13

Bench press
6x6 245
Pullups 11x3 SS during bench
Facepulls 3x20
Lateral raises 3x10
Curls 3x10

-easy workout, paused last rep each set

Can a mod please move this to the powerlifting workout section

Key notes:
-About 5 weeks out of Raw Dawg Nationals with RPS
- end of base meso cycle i hit 605 with wrist wraps, sleeves, and belt
- started the intense cycle yesterday and smolov JR today
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Key notes:
-Graduated from npti 2006
-have been personal training steady
30-50 sessions per week for last 3 years in commercial setting
-downfall with npti theres no need for re cert

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