Smolov Base Mesocycle Results - 672 Raw Squat

[russellian01]

Where is this training facility located?

[NjDehaan34]

I got a question...i've been following a russian time program where the beginning was all condition like 6 sets of 3 and then 4 and then on the 10th week you find your new max. After you find your max can you just start the cycle back up to act as your deload since you are working with 80% again for quite a bit of volume or is a actual deload still necessary? I've been successful so far with 3 cycles just jumping right back in but wanted a opinion from a accomplished person like yourself.

[Valhallx]

Looked almost easy! Nice job.

[tbarragan29]

Killer!! Great job...

[Bruce777999]

Props!!!

[JGoodsify]

Do you squat low bar or high bar?

[RedWildz]

Man... your reps are so clean. My final 2 days of the Smolov mesocycle are coming up starting tomorrow, and while I complete the sessions, I'm pulling all the stops to hit those final reps. Nowhere near this level of strength, though.

Do you use any mental cues or techniques to ensure you maintain such an upright position? I notice you come forward a bit after a couple reps, but recover smoothly. Pulling the bar down hard, things like that?

[w1cked001]

Great strong full squat!

[THESQUATINATOR]

This is one of the few squat videos on youtube which have left me impressed. Very good work on the smolov routine and congrats on the PR. You aint squat til you squat.

[eugenenikolov]

300 kg Raw Squat , awesome . great `technique .

[tempac91]

I love that in all your vids, your technique is always solid. Deep controlled squats.

[aikibushi74]

amazing squat! i'm a powerlifter too, i train with sheiko program. i would like to try the smolov, the base mesocycle for squat and bench too, a little modified for the bench (like 6x6 in the 1° day, 5x7 2° day, 4x9 3° day, the same 3x10 for the 4° day) what do you think? how many cycle you do with smolov usually?

[jkiller0094]

28 more pounds:D

[toppowerlifter275]

those are weightlifting shoes right? what kind do you wear?

[jabeaudry]

man sweet vid, do you do powerlifting meets as well

[Jesse4713]

probably have a few more lbs in you but not after attempting the 672 and the other 2 over 650, I'm just saying I could definitely see a 690

[hoodloom22]

awesome squatting. Loved the ammonia too lol.

[frootlups]

Amazing, man!

[deepsquat600]

That was great ,,,fantastic form too!

[UploadedProduct]

How long have you been lifting? What are you up to these days, any more vids? Thanks.... Best youtube channel!!

[Blenderate]

@UploadedProduct About 11 years. I just finished cutting to 242 and I have a meet this weekend. There will be new videos soon.

[UploadedProduct]

@Blenderate Well that is 11 yrs well worth spent training, ... looking forward to more videos!!!

[MadManATA]

How can i increase my benchpress? i have been stuck at 120 for one month. My strength seems to stop increasing.

[frootlups]

@MadManATA Try eating food.

[Jerezle]

Hey dude, just finished a semi smolov to prepare for nationals and now i'm doing some volume squats. I'm hitting around 10 - 12 at 180kg (405) @ 90kg body weight with raw + no belt at the moment but I'm just starting to prepare for my first international comp.. I was actually hoping to get some advice if possible?! Especially because my squat style is so similar to yours. Anyway email is I_am_Jeza@ hotmail.com if you get a chance.. Cheers mate, Jez

[SacredOreo]

you are a champion! what was that thing you took a sniff of before the 672 squat?

[Blenderate]

@SacredOreo Ammonia.

[PodzniakovisElite]

@Blenderate How does that help the lift? I know it's a very strong smell. Took a whiff once and recoiled back as fast as I could.

[cjgarnet]

do u know how much a belt adds to ur complete raw squat...jus curious...i havent found out how much for me yet...thannks..crazy squatting

[Blenderate]

@cjgarnet I'm not sure because I haven't done a 1RM without it in a long time. Probably about 20 lbs.

[JacktheDaniels]

@cjgarnet

Compared the Blenderate I'm the biggest noob ever, but IMO the amount that a belt helps depends a lot on your back strength (i.e. spinal erectors) relative to your leg/hip strength. My spinal erectors are pretty strong relative to my legs/hips, so for me a belt doesn't actually add any weight at all to my squat when my back is fresh. I do use one when my back is tired, though.

I should note that this is for a high-bar rock-bottom squat.

I imagine a belt would help a lot for low-bar.

[RIP77777]

Very, very impressive...Real Raw squat, with great depth and weight is brutal too...Very nice work, big congrats!

[snizshizzle]

Hey man been a while since your last upload. How did the rest of the Smolov go?

[Blenderate]

@snizshizzle I didn't finish it due to a calf injury. Check my training log if you want more details.

[herc410]

damn, nice squatting.

[cam427]

very impressive

[tdmonster]

Awesome shit, man. Good Job.

[dbennett4]

Those are some damn fine looking squats man- 3 whites in any fed on earth. Great work!

[Tammyhutchins2]

YOU ARE CRAZY HOT!

[MindNbody27]

Heavy squats and Hatebreed! Does it get any better?.

How often do you squat?. I just bought a pair of Kanama weightlifting shoes, they are awesome!.

[sr19]

fuck man thats crazy impressive

[armstrongw5]

fuuuuuu on smolov now, week two. motivating.

[MrAliv3]

Was that smelling salts? lol.

Nice work though.

[Blenderate]

@MrAliv3 Yep. They irritate the nasal passages, which causes the nervous system to "wake up" and get ready for action.

[kraftsportNO]

@Blenderate Do you feel this helps you lift more? Stupid questions perhaps, but do you honestly think it helps physically, or is it just a mind trick? I've seen others do it too, but never tried it myself!

[Blenderate]

@kraftsportNO Yes. I think it invokes the fight-or-flight response. You can achieve the same thing in other ways, though. Face slapping, loud music, imagining a loved one in danger, etc.

[vincek7]

Damn Nice, whats your bodyweight?

[Blenderate]

Around 265 in this video.

[bluenote04]

Nicely done, Quadzilla! It must be all that ankle mobility (inside joke.) Tell Dustin to stop clapping & start spotting. :o)

[graedy2]

Amazingly crisp technique!

[Blenderate]

I like that. I have crisp technique. :)

[razegfx]

nice work andy, hard to imagine that you'd ever missed 661 before with the way you handled it here. how have your other lifts held up while running smolov? and is smolov harder when dealing with a higher theoretical max?

[Blenderate]

I think my bench and deadlift have stayed about even. I'm doing bodybuilding-type stuff for my upper body while I run Smolov. I'm not sure how difficult Smolov has been for me in comparison with people who have lower maxes. It's certainly been very difficult, though. I had a lot of doubt that I would be able to finish the base mesocycle.

[squatsquatsquat666]

the craziest thing about these is that the are high-bar

ive never seen anyone be so strong @ hb squats like he is

[Blenderate]

There are some videos of olympic lifters on Youtube handling weight in the 300-350 kg range. It will be a while before I can do 350!

[ev1bl]

Nice squat man! Must feel great to squat 300kg+ raw like that.

One question though, you obviously have pretty decent quads.. How do you keep them flexible? I try to squat with a somewhat similar form but my quads are so tight they give me inflammation in the knees due to being on my toes. Got any tips on this?

[Blenderate]

I do very little extra stretching for my quads. They get stretched every time I hit the hole in the squat. I also do some foam rolling in between workouts.

[prolapsus1]

Picture perfect! Incredible technique 8-)

Congratz!

[TriumphAthletics]

Blow it up!!!

[gol10dr1]

Wow, all that torture and sadism really paid off!

I've got a nice 12 week window after my next comp till Nationals. I think I'm going to give this Smolov a try. I'll prepare for it by whipping and pouring hot wax all over myself for the next month. Stay tuned.......

[TModi]

Very nice job. Smolov is hell, but the results are worth it!

[ravsandhu1]

great lifting andy. i've recently started doing higher reps in squat and feel as if it's really working, your youtube channel will come in handy preworkout haha. take it easy bud.

[mrinderle]

Strong stuff Andy!

[martin1106]

That's insane! Awesome job! congratulation!

BEAST!

[dexbot]

Awesome work Andy!

[darkcrayz]

nice lift man. looked like you had another 5-10lbs in the tank.

[tigerak02]

ugh I can't believe I missed this vid, 700 is coming soon

[jabaloob]

I just wanted to say Mr. Andy Ruse, when I do squats and feel like giving up on the last rep, I think of your videos and how damn hard you work.

[Blenderate]

Wow... thanks. :) That means a lot to me.

[UHDUDEsss]

1 day i will be like you

[UHDUDEsss]

you are my idol...no homo....you are a BEAST

[JuSeo91]

what were you smelling before squatting?

[Blenderate]

Nose Tork, a brand of ammonia smelling salts. It helps to push you in to fight-or-flight mode for an extra kick of adrenaline.

[teamjinsoku]

i crapped a little.

[Blenderate]

LOL. You might want to get that checked out, buddy. :)

[kraftsportNO]

You look insanely strong, and you are! Fantastic! It will be interesting to see how far you can make it! What is your goal now? Keep going with the switching, and then intense? 12.5kg is an incredible gain at such an advanced level. How much bodyweight did you gain? Did you use creatine, or any other supplements during the base cycle? Fantastic, fantastic! Did Tigerak also do the program? How much did he gain?

[Blenderate]

Yeah, I'm going to complete the Smolov program. My goal is to make it through the intense cycle without missing any reps. :)

I gained about 4 lbs. (1.8 kg). I used creatine, BCAAs, various vitamins (especially vit. B, C, and D), CoQ10, and fish oil. And of course, lots of food and protein.

Tigerak didn't do it b/c it conflicted with him competing at the Arnold. I think he still plans to do it at some point.

[kraftsportNO]

Thanks for the answer. I've done the complete program for back squats twice. I am sure you will get through it. And it is sickenly hard! I wish you the most of success, it could give you even more strength. Usually I got the most gains from the last part of the program, but I tell you it is insanely hard. I think you can do it, you have the mindset. Good luck, and post some sets if you care, would be nice to watch! :) Good motivation for me, trying to get back from injury!

[RedLij2]

Awesome job Andy!! Inspirational.

[WeightLifterNerd]

700+ will fall soon bro!

[jlinteris]

Jesus, man! Not only strong, but insanely deep!

[rpickett578]

you sir are a beast!!

[cepoctb]

Awesome! 12.5kg gain at your level is fantastic. Sergei Smolov would be proud of you )

[jusres]

LOL incredible!!! how does your brain feel?

[Blenderate]

Not bad at all, but I had quite a few headaches after some of those insane squat workouts.