Thanks Bark, appreciate it.

Appreciate the chance to post a log on the forum to gain some accountability and feedback. I’m a 59 year old former Army soldier, 6’2”, 245. I work an office job now. My body is very beat up, I’m in very poor condition, and my body fat is getting close to 30%. I’ve got the TB books, including Ageles...

Nice job with the Operator cycle. If it went well, why change? I’d recommend running the same cycle at least a few more times. I don’t blame you for not wanting to max. You can just add 10 pounds to your squat max and 5 pounds to your upper body lift maxes, and then recompute your Operator percentag...

I'd strongly suggest running slower than you think you need to. i.e. a conversational pace. If you feel strong at 10 miles, pick up the pace, because you'll probably be able to suffer through the last 5k. In this case it's far better to be conservative. Some good advice I've heard from others is to ...

Thanks, TBPenguin, appreciate the welcome.

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...

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 wer...