Tuesday-
1) 7M Run. Average heart rate 152, average pace 11:55. First two miles were sub 10 and sub 11 and then the heat hit me and it just sort of slowed the fuck down. Oh well. Still a solid run. Cooled down with voodoo bands around the calves and a lunge complex.

Big oof. Last weeks trip was basically a week off. Whatever, I'm forgetting the peaking for the race and just gonna count it as a long run. I've run 13.1 miles before, it's not a distance milestone for me. Anyway. Today's training: 1) Front Squat 3 x 5 x 190 w/ 45" rest(yeah, I know, but I pref...

Schedule has been crazy due to this TDY I'm on. Finally got in a good 9 mile run yesterday. Didn't have my heart rate strap but held some easy 11 minute miles.

Barkadion wrote:
So, you dig Frost, mate?

Not hugely... that poem is a favorite of an old mentor of mine, particularly that quote from it. He helped me through a real rough patch in my career where I was dealing with depression and alcoholism. I probably wouldn't be here without him.

Th- 3/2/1 @ +LT Pace with 5 minute recovery jogs, 1.5M Zone 2 Jog home Well, I accidentally PR'd my 5k and 10k, 25 and 55 respectively. Which is wild to me because I was walking/jogging during those five minute recoveries, which I guesstimate added somewhere around 10 minutes to my time, though I wa...

Barkadion wrote:
Well there are few more things to consider. Personal anthropometry, age, history of injuries, lifestyle, training goals.. it all depends.

Definitely agree. Don't want to come off as saying there's only one way-- not my intention at all.

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 w...

I think the biggest issue I have with the TBDL is the fact that the load is not in front of your body. It's perfectly in line with your center of gravity, which really doesn't simulate the way you pick up and carry objects. That being said, the deadlift can cause some awful injuries if not trained p...

W- SE Session + Core SE is definitely now a weak point for me, like so many things that used to be strong points. Hopefully this 3 week cycle will shore that hole up before the half at the end of this month, then I can take SE a lot more seriously over the course of the following 4 months of base bu...

Your lifting goals + a 5:30 mile = serious badassness. Go for it! I reckon you are at the age where you have great recovery abilities but you also have tested those limits at least twice already... so watch the red-lining heh heh. That's why I do so much zone 2 work now. Back when I ran sub 17 5ks,...