FunkyMcMunky24
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Hmm that's weird, deadlifting would be like the one movement I'd say you shouldn't do while running smolov for bench. No exercise besides maybe clean and jerk gives you as much systemic fatigue as a deadlift. And running it 3 times is a bit ridiculous NGL, I wonder what you'd be capable of with more optimized training. You're probably leaving strength on the table.I must admit I slacked off a bit on my other body parts during that period ( i ran the program 3 times within a 5 month time period which isn't recommended) and gave everything else like 80% instead of 100%, I didn't want to risk my body focusing on recovering other body parts to effect the strenghtgains on bench, still managed to get some decent deadlift progression during that time although it could have been much better, and when I mean sacrifice other muscle groups I mean as in potential gains during that time, maintaining was quite alright. (On a side note, I had shinsplinters in the time period hence why I focused on my bench press instead of my lowerbody)