Smolov day 3, bench press, curls, dips

Smolov Day 3, week 1

Back Squat
7x5x290#


5/3/1 Bench Press
5x145#
5x170#
7x190#
5x10x70#


EZ Bar Curls
70x12x2

Strict Dips 5x10


COMMENTS

• General: Once again a solid day on Smolov minus a little body trouble. I noticed the inside of my right knee really tight and reluctant to go down into the hole on my squat while I warmed up but it went away as I began the work out. My hip was also pretty tight. My guess is I did not wait long enough after the 50k to start the program like I should've and my body is telling me it's not happy with my decision. If the problems get more severe I may have to call it quits but as of right now I'm full steam ahead ready to crush 10 sets tomorrow.
• Nutrition: Dynamite but maybe ate too many carbs past curfew (6ish)
• Body: I feel solid, nothing too sore minus my back bothering me over the last few days as usual. I think my CNS is pretty strung out and is thanking me for any rest it's getting.
• Sleep: 10 hours or so
• Reflections: Not too much, planning on making one slight change in my strength training. I think it may be more beneficial for me to do my upper body pressing movement first before I squat from now on. I tend to feel more lose at the beginning of the work out but after I fry my energy levels with a shitload of squats I tend to feel a bit weaker. I may give this a go next week. I will only be doing pressing movements twice a week for a while on 5/3/1 anyway so it won't be a huge change. Few other things to note.... Wapack finally opened and I will be signing up within the next couple days. Also planning to do a run on either Sunday or Tuesday, nothing big just a light one.