This Mouse will ROAR - Training Log

[Avenge]

Mouse;

Great squats there man, you can be proud. I don't have time to read through your entire log right now, but I think I'll start following yours first.

That is, if you don't mind ofcourse.

[Mouse]

No probs Avenge - good to have to back on board
Stick with it.
I read your long post from today - just a thought but if motivation/consistency is an issue - why not plan to do 8 weeks strictly with SL, diet etc and then have a week off - then come back to it. Then it's not a never ending road.
Sometimes time off is training too.

[Avenge]

No probs Avenge - good to have to back on board
Stick with it.
I read your long post from today - just a thought but if motivation/consistency is an issue - why not plan to do 8 weeks strictly with SL, diet etc and then have a week off - then come back to it. Then it's not a never ending road.
Sometimes time off is training too.

Thanks brother, I appreciate it.

Yeah, I've been thinking about that too. However, in 3/4 weeks I'll be a week on vacation, so that might be an issue. However, I'm trying to plan things more ahead of me now. I'm already looking up if they have a gym there, so that I at least can do my work-outs properly.

I'm just thinking more and more;

Suck it up, just train. And hell, maybe that is the only road for me. I already learned tremendously about myself so thats also worth a lot. And guys like you, hell, you motivate the fuck out of me. I want to squat so much too!

[KIB]

Nice big pile of fat squats, Mouse. That's the top of a HUGE pyramid!
Ah, the OHP has shown its other face to you, too, huh? Yeah, the shock of losing hard-fought gains on this lift can be such a slap.
You must have been ticked about those DLs, but you'll be back to rip them up. You know it.

... not even room in this post for a smilie

Here's one:

[Buffalo150]

Mouse-

Some days you're the hammer and some days you're the nail...

At least you kicked the Squat squarely in the arse.

-Bflo

[holvoetn]

Oi Mouse !
What do I see here ?

That's not the way to reach the target, is it ?
Was it grip ? Form ? Heat perhaps ? Or general feeling for the day ?

I notice you are not doing a lot of assisting exercises, are you ?
One thing I can tell from doing Coan/Phillipi for deadlifts is that it puts a lot of focus on high volume with a lower weight to build a solid base. It also contains a LOT of assisting exercises the first week.
From there you can peak higher.
I know it is subjective but my last session 160kg, even if only for 2 reps, felt like a walk in the park. Because of the assisting exercises ? Not sure, but I like to think it is.

BTW Curls ? You gotta be kidding me ...

[guru]

Sometimes the iron just wants to have it's way. It happens more so in the case of OHP, but I have seen it happen on the squats & deadlifts too...and it's hard to take - at least at that time. I'm sure this will pass, & your next DL workout will flatten the iron.

[Mouse]

Thanks guys - at least I did my squats

[Mouse]

@H

Assistance stuff.
Dips I do with the WOs.
Chins and pulls - well I tend to do these daily so haven't been posting numbers.
May start doing press ups daily as well.

Training at home, I cant do thing like face pulls, pull throughs etc
I'm going to start doing Farmers walks around the garden (does that count as cardio as well !!) and I really need to make TGUs more regular.

Was it grip ? Form ? Heat perhaps ? Or general feeling for the day ?

Lack of focus I think - psyched up for squats and nothing else I guess.
Felt wasted and was late into the garage - even the squirrells were packing up to go home - not sure the large steak I had for tea had settled either.

Next time

[RobCosimo]

Wednesday 01 July 09
Squats - 5x 115kg/120kg/125kg/120kg/115kg
Press - 50kg 4/4/2
DL - 70x5 110x3 155x1 165x0 160x0 150x0

Squats - brilliant - great going - nice KIBamid
Press - after recent success - this was hard to take - especially not even getting 5 in the first set
DL - absolute rubbish - totally disgusted with my dismal performance - so much so, I did 3x8 curls because I am so pathetic

If I had a birch stick i'd beat myself with it - not even room in this post for a smilie

Mouse, don't beat yourself up - I can't even dream of squatting your numbers yet. Focus on that!

[Jim Slade]

Maybe you could do SLDL or goodmornings as assistance ( unless you do and I've missed it) I've never seen a big deadlifter that didn't do at least one of these. It would mean cycling your deadlift though rather than going for linear progress, so you need to decide when this would be right to do.

[Mouse]

Thanks Jim - been thinking of incorporating some extras recently.
Still planning on Korte's 3x3 for after my trip to NY for an 8 week run and will more than likely look to 5/3/1 or similar after that.
Or I may just have to study your log in a bit more depth to come up with something

[Mouse]

Saturday 4 July 09
Squats - 100kgx5 110kgx5 120kgx2 130kgx1 140kgx1 150kgx0 100kgx10
R Dips - BW 25/15/15
Farmers - 20kg per hand 50mx2
Press Ups - 3x15

Squats - 140 was heavy, should have gone for 145 as 150 had me stuck to the pins
R Dips - will have to start adding weight
Farmers - not sure what the neighbours thought of it
Press Ups - good to finish off with

Nice WO considering a few birthday beers yesterday

[muddy]

Hey Mouse, still reading your log (about 20 pages in), but I'm really enjoying it. Inspiring work, and lots of useful information, too. That PR deadlift on May 18th was really nice, and I am glad to find out I'm not the only one who huffs and carries on like that before attempting a PR. Jim's comment about how fickle it seems a heavy DL pull can be is reassuring, too. That would drive me crazy when one week a weight would go up pretty easy, and the next week I might as well be tugging on a boat mooring. Congrats on the 140!

[holvoetn]

Great numbers. Looks like the heat is not having a lot effect on you.

Farmers - 20kg per hand 50mx2

Farmers - not sure what the neighbours thought of it

LOL