I posted this back in October...... 39/M. Former Canadian military, currently LE. Recently discovered the TB books through friends in the Cdn SO community that spoke very highly of the program. Once upon a time I was in excellent shape. Now I consider myself so-so or even below average if I use my o...

Ten8 wrote:I thought I was imagining it but LSS is really straightening out my posture, strengthening my lower back and supporting muscles.

Not your imagination...I'm experiencing the same thing.

There are two kinds of people: 1) people that have internalised the principles laid out in the books to such an extent that they can be creative and devise their own program 2) people that like the mentality and principles laid out in the books, but want to be told more or less exactly what to do I...

So I am working on getting my mileage up to 30 mpw on 4 days running per week. Roughly following Pfitz guide to base building, which typically has 1 long run, 2 aerobic runs and 1 speed work run (either Tempo or strides), roughly the idea of the Green protocol. So what I am wondering is if followin...

Outdoor: Pistol Squat x 3/leg OAP x 3/arm ....and 5 x pull-ups when I pass suitable branches/playground depending on route Really liking the combo of high tension cals + easy steady state Indoor Instead of sticking to just one or two exercises I've been cycling through a KB circuit: Swings x 10 Run...

Good info here, thanks everyone. In the end I guess it depends where your priorities lay, not getting caught up in the numbers and then just doing it. I don't have all the answers, but I would guess it depends on what your personal max aerobic heartrate is. Refer to #2 in KB's post. So maybe that h...

Equafi, there was an awesome thread about HR here: http://tacticalbarbell.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=111&start=20 Here's a post by KB in the thread that diminished some of my ocd about it. #2 probably most applies to your question: The heartrate guidelines are just that, guidelines. I've ...

Hey guys, it's out and available as an eBook now (pre-order) for those of you still waiting. I just ordered my copy of the kindle version:

https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Barbell ... 1544080824

This is great, just what I've been looking for. Thanks.

How does he explain the original Tabata study then? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897392 5 days a week for 6 weeks 7-8 sets of 20 second high intensity intervals at 170% of VO2 Max (pretty fkn' high intensity!) VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic capacity ALL increased significantly. I'm not seein...