Smolov with Skinny Legs
Im 38 years old and have had relatively skinny legs for most of my life (very small ankles). Ive worked a lot of compound movements but decided to give the Smolov squat protocol a try as not only was my leg size lacking, but so was my strength. In 6 weeks, Ive gone from a 1RM of 280 to 350 (today was week 6 with the 1RM test). There are 13 weeks total in the Smolov Protocol so Im about halfway through. Whiles my strength has gone up considerably, I have gain little to no quad size. I figured with the large amounts of squat volume required by Smolov. Should I expect increased leg size further on down the road or is this not the proper protocol for that?
Im 38 years old and have had relatively skinny legs for most of my life (very small ankles). Ive worked a lot of compound movements but decided to give the Smolov squat protocol a try as not only was my leg size lacking, but so was my strength. In 6 weeks, Ive gone from a 1RM of 280 to 350 (today was week 6 with the 1RM test). There are 13 weeks total in the Smolov Protocol so Im about halfway through. Whiles my strength has gone up considerably, I have gain little to no quad size. I figured with the large amounts of squat volume required by Smolov. Should I expect increased leg size further on down the road or is this not the proper protocol for that?