Monday - Starting Smolov Jr: Back Squat, Snatch, Clean and Jerk,

Want to get my back squat up, so I'm giving the Smolov Jr. a try. Never done a program like this before, its a lot more volume than I am used to but whatever, time to try it. 4 days squatting per week, so every session. Since I don't plan to get rid of the classic lifts from my training, toning them down maybe (though I have eliminated deadlifting in the short term, its recommended strongly), I will be conservative and only add 15 lbs the first week and then 5 more the second week. From what I understand, I am supposed to add 10-20 the first week to my 70% and so on, and then 15-25 the next week. I assume the second week adds 15-25 to the original values, not the new ones. Otherwise thats a huge jump.

On Saturday at the meet I was able to talk with a real coach and he gave me some things to work on in the snatch. Mainly fixing the first pull from the starting position, which helped the second pull, and making sure to finish the second pull. I was too nervous at the time to do it at the meet (powered my lifts up, oh well), but I did it in training today and DAMN is it awesome. Felt so much more stable. I have a video, but the set directly after was way better. So stable in the catch, no forward movement. Felt awesome. Even after back squats.

Back Squat: (6x6x70%)

-135 lbs x 5

-185 x 5

-235 x 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Snatch:

-40 kg x 4

-50 x 3

-60 x 2

-70 x 2

-75 x 2, 2, 2 (kept it light, really hot, and this was feeling good with the input from the coach) 83% of max

Clean and Jerk:

-70 x 2

-85 x 2

-100 x 2

-105 x 2, 1miss1 (missed the jerk, did another attempt and nailed it. It was soo hot I was dying.)

Bagged bench press, arms tired and something weird in the elbow, right arm, outside was going on. Its just bench, who cares.

Wt Situp:

-50 lbs x 10, 10, 10

Ankle Rehab

Single Leg RDL:

-85 lbs x 8 each side (I was feeling my groin hurt a bit the past couple days, and this exercise really helped to rehab it earlier.)

Notes:

-it was REALLY hot in the gym from the start

-6x6 is a lot of volume. Not looking forward to this lol. Wasn't heavy, yet but it will be later.

-Snatches felt awesome. Clean and jerks, eh, not terrible. Nothing special.