This Mouse will ROAR - Training Log

by **Harsh** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:52 am

Solid performance on squats in 8 week time

1.5 BW squats are not far away now

by **Mehdi** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:28 pm

I like that 6rep on the last Squat set to make up for the missed rep in the 3rd set Mouse, good attitude.
Did you use a mixed grip on deadlifts?

by **Mouse** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:35 pm

Standard grip for reps 1/4/5, mixed grip reps 2/3. (Left hand under on rep 2 aggrevated my arm where I mentioned in the main workout post)
Any reason why you ask?
Think the bar is a bit low which is why i'm struggling to crack it off the floor. May look into acquiring some bricks or wood to lift it slightly.

by **Mehdi** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:38 pm

struggled to crack the bar off the floor
I had the same thing yesterday, on the warmup, couldn't get 120kg of the floor, used a mixed grip, there it went. Then did 3x3 135kg. if the hands can't hold it, the body can't pull it.
Check how the arm thing goes during the next day. See if you feel something in shoulder/elbow or so.

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:11 am

Friday:
Squat 112.5kg 5 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2
Press 42.5kg 5 / 5 / 5 / 4 / 2
Row 42.5kg 5x5
Chin Ups 4 / 2 / 2
TGU 10kg 3x5 L / 3x5 R

Squats - tough, just very tough.
Press - 3rd stall on these. Left arm was in agony. Aggrevated by cleaning the weight from the floor - this leads me to think I pulled something when practicing Power Cleans. Felt like someone was stabbing me in the arm.
Rows - Seem to be getting on better with these.
Chins - dropped reps from last time. Arms didn't seem to have anything left!!
TGUs - weight increase - these are hard but so much fun!

Disappointed overall with this workout.

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:18 am

Heading down to London next week on a training course for work so will be away from my weights.
Was considering looking out for a gym to visit to train, but after last night's effort, especially with the arm, it may pay me dividends to take a break and rest up with a deload on my return for week 9.
Think i'll stick to:
Leg swings
Birddogs
Supermans
Cats/Camels
Bridges
Shoulder Dislocations
Body squats
TGUs
May even throw in a few sets of pressups!
(I'll have to do something as it's photo night next Friday

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by **Mehdi** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:42 am

Ah finally stalling on the squats.
Take a week off why not, 2 workouts of 3x3 with the same weight is only a solution (easier to get back into it the week after).

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:45 am

Mehdi:
Ah finally stalling on the squats.
Take a week off why not, 2 workouts of 3x3 with the same weight is only a solution (easier to get back into it the week after).

So you think next week off then week 9 - 2 workouts same weight as my last session but only 3x3 ?

by **Mehdi** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:51 am

No next week 2 workouts 3x3 (no dips/pull-up/chin-ups, tgu). If you can of course. Else stick to dynamic stuff, back to 5x5 the week after.

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:53 am

Ok - will shoot for Monday before I get the train and Friday evening with the 3x3.

Will still do the dynamic stuff while i'm away.

by **mjh** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:37 pm

great log Mouse. I hope you get back into things with a vengeance.

BTW, the fella in your profile picture looks like he might be a distant cousin to a friend of mine.

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:42 pm

Top banana mjh !!!!

by **jdurando** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:34 pm

You are the coolest monkey ever in my book too Mouse.
Hopefully you have sense snough to leave the sexy white briefs and slippers at home with the Misses, that way you wont be driving the ladies of london out of thier minds.

by **Doo** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:10 pm

I had to go back and see when you started. Looks like you started a wekk before I did and you are at a 112.5kg squat. That's pretty good.
I made some larger increases given my past history and current performance but am still only at 85 kg squat. I could do 5x5 with 100kg right now with not much of a problem but I would likely end up stalling 2-3 weeks later. So, I am trying not to be greedy.

by **Mouse** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:02 pm

@Doo
Yeah - I made a bit of a balls up with the weight when I changed to my 7' bar and didn't realise it weighed 10kg !!!!
You'll soon enough be pushing 100kgs looking at how you've progressed.

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