Spoke to my family back in the UK. Feel really bad for them all being in lockdown and scared. Trying to make the best of it, but my heart goes out to them. Taking the advice to stay at home. Even though Japan isn't as bad as other places, no point in tempting fate. So workouts at home it is for the ...

03/22/2020 GM week 3 day 1 OHP 4 x 3 x 40 DL 4 x 3 x 70 Chinup 4 x 10 x BW Seated DBP 4 x 8 x 12 Machine row 4 x 8 x 50 Things getting crazier all over the world. Stricter social distancing measures coming into effect. Japan seems either lucky that infections aren't exploding or complacent in their ...

03/17/2020 GM week 2 day 2

SQ 4 x 6 x 57.5
BP 4 x 6 x 45
Hamstring curl 4 x 10 x 32
Incline DBP 4 x 10 x 14
Biceps and triceps superset

03/15/2020 GM week 2 day 1 OHP 4 x 6 x 35 DL 4 x 6 x 60 Chinup 4 x 12 x BW Seated DBP 4 x 10 x 12 Machine row 4 x 10 x 47.5 Good workout. Gym still pretty much empty. Walked straight onto the (only) barbell rack this afternoon. Changing the supplemental exercises slightly. Switched out dumbbell curl...

Friday the 13th :mrgreen: :evil: GM week 1 day 3 SQ 4 x 8 x 50 BP 4 x 8 x 40 Incline DBP 4 x 12 x 12 Leg Extensions 4 x 12 x 26 1 arm rope pushdown 4 x 20 x 6.25 TGIF Exhausting week at work. Was touch and go whether I'd go to the gym tonight. Glad I did. Wasn't a particularly memorable workout, but...

03/11/2020 GM week 1 day 2 OHP 4 x 8 x 32.5kg DL 4 x 8 x 55kg Chinups 4 x 12 x BW Seated DB press 4 x 12 x 10 Seated DB curl 4 x 12 x 8 9 years ago to the day when the triple disaster took place in Japan. I was on the 28th floor of my office building in Tokyo when the earthquake struck. Was terrifyi...

03/09/2020 GM week 1 day 1

SQ 4 x 8 x 50kg
BP 4 x 8 x 45kg

Lunge 4 x 12 x 10kg
IDB Press 4 x 12 x 12kg
Cable Tricep Ext 4 x 12 x 6.25kg

DOMS. Day after the first day and feeling the difference between Operator and Grey Man. Using a training max instead of actual 1 RM.

Well, here goes... the story so far. 46 years old, husband, father of 2, office worker, discovered TB while looking for a conditioning program for a Goruck Heavy event. The event got cancelled, but I'm sticking with TB. Completed BB, 6 weeks of Operator and pleased that I haven't picked up any injur...