Hi Saracen if I'm honest I am quite unfit my goal is to build a high standard of strength and conditioning but ,at 46 I have to accept that I won't be rappelling out of a black ops chopper :D Looks like a solid set-up for your situation and goals. I really like your SE cluster, think it's the perfe...

Hi Gerry,

What kind of shape are you in now, and what's your overall goal?

Smart move going with the empty bar. Keep in mind using Alpha circuits are always an option first time 'round with Base.

Awesome article. T-Nation has some solid stuff, you just gotta separate the junk.

In other words, we tend to test our maxes in nearly ideal recovery situations, but a lot (most?) of our training days are going to happen in less than ideal recovery situations because we have other priorities we are balancing. This is a profound statement that gets glossed over when it comes to us...

Hi guys, I'm currently on week 4 of the Base Building program. Really enjoying it so far. I just had a quick question on the SE elements. My current SE is: KB Swing V-Ups Goblet Squats Hand of Ground Press Up KB Snatch TRX Rows. 20kg Bell apart from the Goblets I use a 24kg bell. How hard should th...

Not to thread jack (what everyone says before the derail a thread big time) But as a young buck who still has to run a PFT every now and then, thus needs to stay fast, how many of my E sessions should be tempo/fun run/ intervals and how many should just be a good ole LSS? Depends on what stage of t...

Not to thread jack (what everyone says before the derail a thread big time) But as a young buck who still has to run a PFT every now and then, thus needs to stay fast, how many of my E sessions should be tempo/fun run/ intervals and how many should just be a good ole LSS? Depends on what stage of t...

I had a similar experience, then a revelation that made my LSS life a lot easier and more enjoyable. Starting with Base last April, I began to run again after pretty much not running regularly for a long time. There was a point in my life 30 years ago when I was doing a lot of 10k and half-marathon...

Couple of thoughts on Operator versions. How about running Operator with either: 1 . M/W/F - SQ/BP/WPU Tu/Th - HIC Sat - switching LSS and DL for every other week. You keep your Saturdays short: 30min LSS or DL only day with 1-3 sets. OR 2 . M/W/F - SQ/BP/WPU/DL (with 1-3 once a week with no WPU) T...