I just wanted to chime in here because I have experience with LP and a massive cardio load--after boot camp my average mpw running was somewhere around 40-50 plus usually a 10+ mile ruck and also a swim at some point. I did SS and while maintaining speed I went from my emaciated 160-post-boot-camp ...

Thanks @TBK for another great reply! After two outdoor activities over last 3 days where I was paying attention to my body, I now better appreciate what you meant by my priority is likely 'endurance followed by strength'- I did a long 20 mile snow hike (involving traversing steeper slopes thus needi...

Thanks folks, very useful comments! I do agree I'm overthinking- after all I do get paid (meagerly) to overthink! It seems I'll go with BB with Strength First and then switch to Operator/Green (if I am still making a lot of progress in MS) and then maintain Fighter(Bangkok)/Green. @TBK, thanks for c...

Hi Folks! I am 32, an avid hiker who used to never work out or even visited a gym. That changed a two years ago when I moved to Colorado, where as a mean to cover more terrain in a day, I got into trail running, and before I knew it into mountaineering and backcountry skiing. I moved to Southern Cal...