[quote]Modi wrote:
mrodock wrote:
It really is amazing what you are doing, I would be completely incapacitated AND I wouldn’t be able to complete the first 2 weeks.
I know there are lots of people that DON’T make it through the base mesocycle, I wonder what separates those that makes it through and those that don’t. And I know it isn’t only mindset, some people flat out start missing reps left and right because their body doesn’t adapt. Any gains in fitness are thoroughly masked by fatigue.
Thanks again for all the support. I think you’d be surprised at what you can do if you do it intelligently.
I think the three biggest mistakes people make on any of these specialized programs is in altering/doing to much, having bad technique, and not recovering enough.
People think they are Super Heroes, and while the program has worked for hundreds of lifters just the way it’s written, they decide to add to the program, or increase their other lifts rather than maintaining. If you are going to do a specialized program, then you need to focus all of your energy on that program. And I know everyone thinks they are have some special ability to come up with the best training programs, but try not to fuck too much with the original until you’ve made it through the whole thing or at least given it a fair shot and decided what does or doesn’t work.
Number two is having bad technique/faulty mechanics. I think a lot of people have a poor lift, Bench, Squat or DL, and assume that doing a specialized program will be the answer. They may have flaws in their lifts that are exacerbated when they are fatigued. When you are doing a high volume/high intensity program every rep needs to be perfect. Once you start to break down and recruit the wrong muscles you are going to risk injury. As soon as you are injured on one of the programs you will not have a chance to recover. There just isn’t time. You have to keep everything as strict as humanly possible. Keep your mind in every rep of every set.
Number three is not taking the time to focus on recovery. I absolutely love training, but trust me there are plenty of days where I would rather not break out the foam roller, or stretch, or bother with icing my knees or elbows or shoulders. There are plenty of times when I don’t want to take a contrast shower, where a nice warm shower would suit me just fine. There are days where I’m not hungry and don’t want to bother getting in enough calories. Days where I’d rather just let my dog out in the yard for a couple of hours rather than getting out and moving my legs.
There are plenty of days where people ask me “why do you train so hard, why do you bother?” “Because I’m not like you, and because I don’t want to be like you.” I have a goal, more like a mission, and I put all my energy into achieving that goal. I completely understand that most people don’t need to be as obsessed or disciplined as some of us are when it comes to training. For many it’s a hassle, many people have ADD and switch programs weekly, skip workouts, half ass others. And that’s fine if they want mediocre results. But if you put in a half assed workout, and get half assed results, don’t complain to me about it. You get out what you put in.
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I like to read that their are like minded people out there, thank you for posting that.
