Thank you. Appreciate that. Few questions if you don't mind. 1. Protein powders. Yay or Nay? 2. Any supplementation? Something like B complex, yada-yada. 3. Any issues with digestive system? 4. Did you have to break any psychological barriers when you started off as a vegan? 5. Any training related...

Hi, mate. It would be highly appreciated if you can share your vegan story. Pros/cons/perks/disappointments.. I second Barkadion's sentiment of being interested in learning more of your dietary approach. Barkadion ... I'd like to hear your thoughts as well! Thanks for the interest! I'll have to do ...

OCR specific E + SE Phase 1: Treadmill 15% incline for 15 minutes .76 miles 19:21 pace 161 max hr Phase 2: Deadlift 135, push-ups, burpees 10 rounds reverse ladder from 10 -> 1 0:39:18 This was the first session from my new OCR trainer. The 15% for 15 min is meant to establish a baseline for high i...

Op I/A #1 - 75% SQ 210 4x5 BP 170 5x5 Swings 25kg 3x20 Pull-ups BW 6,6,4,4,3 * I still have a few days left on the Pavel Fighter Pull-Up program, so I added today's progression in between the regular cluster. Missed one rep in 3rd set; no particular reason, just couldn't finish it cleanly Overall v...

Modification to the plan. In the interest of putting on the best showing I can at the Spartans later this year, I signed up for pro OCR coaching. The training sessions are basically fun runs, fobbits, and HIC sessions, and slot in perfectly with the TB max strength protocol. They include occasional ...

I've started training for a Spartan trifecta (super and sprint in Aug, beast in Sept), and the suggestions in this thread are gold. I do wonder, where would one draw the line between fun runs and fobbits? One of my suggested E sessions is 15% incline treadmill at aerobic pace with alternating burpee...

The experiment continues 6/5/2017 - 7/2/2017 Final brain dump, bringing this log up to the present. I spent this week post-Ragnar recovering and doing a proper max test now that BB and one full continuation block are behind me. I also read Ageless Athlete cover to cover, and dabbled with KB swings (...

Recovery and race week 5/29/2017 - 6/4/2017 After 14 weeks of base and continuation, I finally took a proper rest, doing some easy walking and mobility work to keep active. At the end of the week, I joined a group of friends to run a Ragnar Relay, in which teams of 12 tackle a ~200 mile course, each...

Black-Professional/Operator 4/17/2017 - 5/28/2017 I felt good after base, so chose to not take any time off and jumped right into continuation. I also chose to not use a training max for my MS work; the latter was a mistake. Starting maxes: Squat 300 Bench 240 Pull-ups BW -> Pavel's Fighter PullUp p...

Hi, mate. I am somewhat OldMan myself. 47yo. I am very interested in vegetarian lifestyle. I went meatless for a couple of months earlier this year and I didn't see any issues training wise. Surprise! I am planning on going more strict next time later this year. The ultimate goal is to go vegetaria...