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Originally Posted by red_sir
Second week of Smolov base complete! First 7.5 workouts were brutal, had to grind out almost every set in pain. Half way through today's workout I switched to a narrower stance with toes pointed out slightly more and everything just clicked. No more back or hip pain and much more power outta the hole. I swear that's how I used to squat, but somewhere along the way my form turned to shit.
On a related note, hitting upperbody as hard as ever while doing Smolov. My workouts are lasting 2.5-3hrs now but I'm actually setting small PR's in bench and overhead press after squatting. Pretty ecstatic since all my lifts were down 10% during the holidays.
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were you going ATG with the narrower stance? I'm thinking this is more of an olympic squat with its emphasis on quads and ankle drive
Many weeks ago, I did it with a plate, and it felt alot better for my knees, versus wide stance parallel which placed alot more strain onto my knees. Strictly speaking for my acl sprain, I feel like I can squat with the lighter weight with alot less pain in the knee.
Can't wait till my knee gets better so I can fucking squat heavy again