Anabolicus Begins.

[Skeptic]

The lower rep days are always easier I found... when I did the base mesocycle I could barely walk after the 4x9 day... I had never had back cramping so bad either.

 

[Anabolicus]

Dunno Skip, I like high reps better.

I knew that I had 10 sets today to accomplish. Still I was enough idiot to get myself drunk yesterday, thus todays session quality suffered. This will never happen again.

Smolov base mesocycle Week1, Day4

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx10
100kgx3

130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
130kgx3
Felt heavy. Too heavy for 130kg. I dont know how am I going to manage next week's 10x3. 10x3 is also the worst combination imo. I almost fell asleep at the end. So fucking boring.

BB curl

20kgx10
50kgx6
50kgx5
50kgx4

Concentration curl

3 sets

Abs

3 sets.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

Don't let it happen again mate. Good going getting it down though, a lot of people wouldn't have gone.

 

[Anabolicus]

Smolov base mesocycle Week2, Day1

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx10

115kgx9
115kgx9
115kgx9
115kgx9

Bench press

50kgx10
70kgx10

100kgx6
100kgx5
100kgx5

DB press

34kgx12
34kgx12
34kgx12

Incline DB fly

20kgx12
20kgx12

DB shrugs

4 sets

 

[Xiva]

Looks good, heavy squating!

 

[Anabolicus]

Smolov base mesocycle Week2, day2

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx10
100kgx3

125kgx7 (I wonder if I manage to complete this)
125kgx7 (Ok this doesn't look good)
125kgx7 (That's it, no more!)
125kgx7 (Ass!)
125kgx7 ( Last rep was a total grinder)

Got it done though

DB row

34kgx10
60kgx6
60kgx6
60kgx6
42.5kgx24

Seated UH cable row

50kgx10
70kgx10
70kgx8
70kgx8

 

[Anabolicus]

Smolov base mesocycle Week2, Day3

Squat

20kgx10
60kgx10
100kgx3

Warmup felt heavy lol. Even 20 kg felt heavy. My back is so sore from all this hammering. I thought I'd use belt this time and it really made things easier for my lower back

130kgx5
130kgx5
130kgx5
130kgx5
130kgx5
130kgx5
130kgx5

I would have failed without the belt imo.

MP

20kgx10
40kgx10
60kgx6
70kgx3
60kgx6

Side laterals

20kgx10
20kgx8
20kgx8

Tate press

14kgx10
18kgx10
18kgx10
18kgx10
18kgx10
18kgx10

 

[Bulkboy]

awesome squatting mate. dunno how u manage to get through all that squatting with the same weight each set. sounds so boring lol. but if it results in a bigger squat i guess its all worth it. strong mps as well btw

 

[Anabolicus]

Thanks Bulky!

Smolov base mesocycle Week2, Day4

Squat

20kgx10
60kgx6
100kx3
120kgx1

140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3
140kgx3 (last rep was like monkey taking a shit)

WIN! Although I'd vomit after a 20 repper set rather than rape myself with 10 sets of gayness.

BB curl

20kgx10
50kgx6
50kgx5
50kgx4

Incline DB curl

3 sets

Abs

3 sets

I feel tired

 

[Anabolicus]

Smolov base mesocycle Week3, Day1

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx6
100kgx3

120kgx9
120kgx9
120kgx9 (+belt)
120kgx9 (+belt)

My lower back is annihilated so I just had to use belt. Other than that, WIN!

Bench press

50kgx15
70kgx10

100kgx7 Failed 8th.
100kgx4
100kgx4

DB press

34kgx12
34kgx12
34kgx12

Non-lockouts.

Incline fly

20kgx12
20kgx12

DB shrugs

3x15

I doubt if I'll survive this week.

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

Superb squatting couple of days ago. I can only imagine how bad your back is, all them squats. jeez.

 

[Bulkboy]

ye all that squatting must be hell for ur lower back buddy. be careful not to injure urself. and id wear a belt on all working sets to be honest.

 

[El Freako]

I'd forgotten you were doing Smolov, it sounds like its going as per normal. In regards to belts, use when required but try to avoid relying on it. I used to try and crack out my first few sets without and then add it when they became grinders.

Enjoy the back ache. It makes walking fun doesn't it.

 

[Anabolicus]

Thanks guys and yeah lower back really is a bitch. Only 3 sessions left until I'm gonna test my new max. Let us hope I'll make it that far.

 

[Anabolicus]

Smolov base mesocycle Week3, Day2

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx8
100kgx3

130kgx7
130kgx7
130kgx7
130kgx7
130kgx7

3rd set felt strong. Everything else was a pure torture.

DB row

42.5kgx10
55kgx8
55kgx8
55kgx8

Pullups

6
5
4
lolz

Face pulls

4 sets.

oh and btw, session was being performed along with a minor headache

 

[Bulkboy]

awesome squatting mate. good on ya for pushing through all that with a headache. must have been rough.

 

[Anabolicus]

awesome squatting mate. good on ya for pushing through all that with a headache. must have been rough.

Oh yeah. As soon as I had logged my session I got this massive headache and fucked up eyesight. I couldn't understand anything. Prolly high blood pressure or something like that. I only have 2 sessions before I test my new max. I have to survive until then.

 

[PrinceVegeta]

Nice squatting going on mate

 

[Big_Guns_Lance]

"everything else was a pure torture"

Heavy DB rows dude.

 

[Anabolicus]

Thanks guys!

Smolov base mesocycle Week3, Day3

Squat

20kgx15
60kgx8
100kgx3

135kgx5
135kgx5
135kgx5
135kgx5
135kgx5
135kgx5
135kgx5

MP

20kgx15
40kgx10

60kgx6
70kgx5
60kgx10

Side laterals

20kgx10
20kgx8
20kgx8

Tate press

14kgx10
20kgx8
20kgx8
20kgx6
20kgx6
20kgx6

Proud of myself. Tomorrow will be the worst day of this cycle I guess 10x3x145kg is not cool