20190615: GORUCK Tough completed. 9pm to 9am, 17 miles, four PT stops, heavy sandbags throughout and some logs at the end for extra fun. Went home, coffee and a cold shower, and now camping with my boys on no sleep. Pray for me. Nice work! I assume the kids understand not to be evil on days after l...

OP Block 1 wk 1: 2019 week 24 6/10-6/16 M 70% 3-5x5 TBDL 140, OHP 65, ring row. Ring Push Up/Swings 5x10 1 minute rest between rounds. T walk 30 minutes W 70% 3-5x5 TBDL 140, OHP 65, ring row. farmers 140 x2x60s Th walk 30 F 70% 3-5x5 TBDL 140, OHP 65, ring row. Ring Push Up/Swings 5x10 1 minute res...

I’m 58, and I agree with both of you. Although in general capacity for volume decreases while need for recovery increases, as you age, they’re still very much specific to the individual. So hopefully we at least get wiser as we age and we’re more willing to do what we need vs what we did when we we...

Are you low-carbing it, or just cleaning up sources?

What are your sets & reps on all lifts? Also, are you doing them before or after DL?

For me at 52 it's all about movement, all the time. Unless I am truly messed up, I need to be doing something that keeps me moving in a positive forward direction every day. So if I can't run, can I do yoga? Somatics? Animal movements? An extended 'warm up'? Some mobility drills? True down time is u...

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IT Band has kicked up nicely (sarcasm) so I am off running & riding for a bit. Transitioning now from BB to OP, and working on the leg.

BB 1: 2019 week 22 5/27-6/2 M MS 75% TBDL 155, OHP 70, ring rows 5x5 then 10x10 44# swings EMOM. T E walk/run sixty minutes W MS 1 75% TBDL 155, OHP 70, ring rows 5x5, then the 55’s with 44# swings & ring pushups. Out for the family reunion after that & made up for the last two years of low ...

I did a thing like this once which I got from either John McCallum or Bryce Lane that they called Progressive Pulls. Clean & Press for 3-5's until you hit near-max for 3s Clean for 2-3s until you hit near max for 2s Deadlifts for 5's Worked great. Could easily be worked into TB percentages. Tha...

I did a thing like this once which I got from either John McCallum or Bryce Lane that they called Progressive Pulls.

Clean & Press for 3-5's until you hit near-max for 3s
Clean for 2-3s until you hit near max for 2s
Deadlifts for 5's

Worked great. Could easily be worked into TB percentages.