ZMA.

Without it my libido suffers during a training block. Definitely not placebo.

Out of curiosity how would you go about progression and periodization with the muscle ups? It would most likely be the max-reps method outlined in the book. %s of your max reps. If one could do 5 muscle-ups, then 70% week would be sets of 3, 80% would be 4. Just round up or down. Getting in the mul...

Excellent topic.. I love me some good quotes. This was one I'd never come across until TB2 via K.B. It's Musashi , and I think it's the perfect representation of the state of the fitness industry (and others). Amazing that this was an issue even back in Musashi's day. Some things never change I gue...

Assistance work for an older lifter doesn't have to be "normal" exercises, rather movements: agility ladder, jumping rope, cone drills - stuff that gets your body to do shit you normally wouldn't do. The more you train like an "athlete" (balance, not just lifting) the better, st...

If you can't complete the last set of the last weekly session, stick to the same weight. Someone that isn't you is going to have a hard time deciphering exactly how strenuous grinding is for you. If you complete that last rep but it takes every ounce of strength and willpower you have, then stick wi...

It's been a while since I've served on a conventional unit, so take my recommendations with a grain of salt. I'm going off the assumption I have 5 days a week to PT my troops. I'd structure it something like this: Day 1: E (run or ruck) Day 2: SE Day 3: E (run or ruck) Day 4: SE Day 5: E (run/ruck o...

I posted this earlier on the Reddit sub regarding why Fighter doesn't hit the 95% range, might be helpful: You're thinking about this like someone coming from a power-lifting or strength-training-only background. If you're choosing Fighter template then it stands to reason strength is slightly lower...

Anyone do meditation regularly and find it helpful for stress reduction? If so, do you have any particularly favorite resources for learning more about it? Mindfulness in Plain English is a good book to start with. It's available for free (by author) on the net somewhere. I've been doing simple bre...

Saracen123 from r/tacticalbarbell...good to be here. Ex-military, now in the private sector in a related field. Found TB last year and it made all the other programs I've used to date seem amateur-hour by comparison. I'm not training for anything in particular other than to keep pushing and improve ...