Back Squat PR!

We survived Smolov! 1 RM Day: Diana 270# PR!, Me 320# PR!..Missed 2 weeks of the cycle due to a pulled muscle, still manged to PR. Must have been the mustache! #smolov #backsquat #prcity #mytrainingpartnerrocks #crossfitseguin #bootcampdivas #threeplates #longhairdontcare #mustache #trainforlife #trainingpartner #liveyourpassion #everydaystronger

A post shared by Jesus Gaitan (@jesus.gaitan.35) on Mar 20, 2017 at 5:42pm PDT

My training partner, Diana, and I just completed a brutal Squat cycle. The Smolov Squat Cycle. Very effective but very brutal!  You can download the app on your phone. First few weeks are free, then it's a small fee to continue to the next phase. We both PR'd on the first phase, then bought the final weeks and each hit another PR. Diana hit three PRs during this cycle. I hit two. Diana started at 240# and in 13 weeks hit 270! She isn't even a year out yet from her ACL reconstruction surgery! 

I started at 295# and hit 320# in thirteen weeks. I had to miss two weeks of the cycle(went light) because of a pulled muscle. Just a week before my PR I struggled to Squat 195# because of it. 

This cycle is pretty rough. There are a lot of  90% and 95% for multiple reps on the second phase. Be sure to have a spotter or Squat in a Squat cage if you are going to compete this cycle. 

Brutal yet Effective!