WEEK OF 2/11/24 - OP I/A + BLACK PRO Some good progress this week: First, I figured out that if I elevate my heels with some 35lb plates, I can barbell squat around 95lbs, go down all the way to 90 degrees, back up, without my hip flexor hurting at all. This makes me think ankle mobility has been a...

WEEK OF 2/4/24 - OP I/A + Black Pro A much better training week, despite the hiccups of forced overtime and some long days at work. Sometimes it feels like you don't need to be very fit (at least cardiovascularly) to be in EMS, but Sunday reminded me why that's not true: Running 50lbs of equipment ...

I read TB I, II, and GP books almost 6 months ago, and since then have alternated between sometimes adapting the general principles to other programs, and following the program to the letter. I'm an EMT, and thus spend much of my work day on my feet, lifting / moving things, so I need a high level o...