Smolov is a Russian strength training routine designed by Master of Sports S.Y. Smolov. Smolov is guaranteed to increase your Squat. Increases of up to 100lbs in 13 weeks are possible. Here’s the full routine.
Ripped calluses are not only painful, they can easily take 2 weeks to heal. Add another 2 weeks where the callus can tear again if you go too heavy, too soon, on Deadlifts or Barbell Rows and that means almost 1 month of training lost. Unless you treat your ripped calluses properly to speed up [...]
Callus formation is a byproduct of strength training & weight lifting, just like building muscle & losing fat are. The pressure of the bar against the bones of your hands promotes callus formation.
Gripping the bar remains painful as long as you don’t have calluses. That’s one reason you should never wear gloves. However big calluses tear apart more easily, so you should minimize callus formation. Here’s how.
Scraped shins are the price to pay for deadlifts. The closer the bar to your shins, the less torque on your lower back. Scraped shins prove you’re keeping the bar close to you during deadlifts.
Unfortunately, scraped shins can turn into bleeding shins. Which will hurt. And when your shins hurt, you’ll deadlift with the bar away from the shins. Here are some ways to minimize shin scraping from deadlifts.
NOTE by Mehdi: this post was written by StrongLifts Member Jake McMillan (18y, Canada, page 187 inside the 5×5 report) who currently holds the British Columbia records with his 600lb Squat and 600lb Deadlift. ### [Training partners] are the key ingredient. If you train by yourself good, you get your workout in, but you didn’t go anywhere. [...]
Try finding a Squatter who has never experienced lower back pain at least once during his Squatting career. There was a time where I had to stop doing Squats completely for several months because I couldn’t do them painlessly anymore – too much sitting was my culprit. Maybe that sounds familiar to you. Fast forward [...]
