Smolov Squat Cycle

[Perpetual-burn]

Its going good but its getting SOOOOO demanding, so much squatting.. Anyways, I deadlifted along with it but I am just getting destroyed in the lower back now, if I hold off deads completely and finish the program, my dead will still even go up thanks to the squats improvement, no?

I mean today it feels like I got hit by a truck and then run over with a tank and then kicked a few times. Ok, maybe not that bad, but close anywyas, and you get the point.

[corey_hayes]

STOP DEADLIFTING.....
thats something you really cant do on this routine/cycle, and your deadlift will go up alot, but you can still do assistance work (upper back)....

[xbrob]

Ya I suggest you cut the deads out, you dont want to overtrain or anything.

And yes if you follow the cycle correctly your lifts should increase.

[J_K]

whats the link to this routine i remmber reading it

[Deciever]

here's a caluclator i made...
http://www.fortifiediron.com/smolovroutine.xls

[J_K]

curious so would you guys do this squat routine and nothing else then next do a bench routine then a deadlift routine..

also correct me if im wrong but with this routine u use ur max to find out what the correct % is for each day.does this mean u use the same numbers for the entire 8-10 weeks or every week u add weight.

[LongLarry]

I just finished the base meso cycle and I did no deads during it. It would have just been too much. did do a bench routine. All my lifts soared deadlift feels good and I put about 20 lbs on my bench

[SlammaJamma]

I just finished the base meso cycle and I did no deads during it. It would have just been too much. did do a bench routine. All my lifts soared deadlift feels good and I put about 20 lbs on my bench

What did you do for upper body?