bgn
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Funny you're mentioning joints being a mess and injuries. That is why I have never managed to finish Smolov and gave up after week 9 as knees, hips and lower back were objecting to back squatting 4 times per week.I was just looking at Phase 1 for the time being. It would mean 10 singles at a weight you could do about 4 times and then 5 doubles on the other day to start. Of course, it would build to 10 triples over a few months.
I think if I did it 2x per week, Sun and Thurs, and set the weight for more of a 5 rep max, it might be doable.
I have never done such heavy weight for such a long period of time though, so I have zero idea how it would go after a couple months. I kinda worry that there would not be enough high rep sets and that my joints would be a mess.
I am going to finish the 6 week block of work I laid out already or keep at it till it gives me a sign it is bad or does not work (probably finish it barring some sort of injury), before undertaking Strong for squats.
Phase 1, 8 weeks, highest volume per week would be 67 squats; seems achievable. Give it a go. If you dont crash then maybe I will do something similar with bells next year