White Collar Forest Worker's Log

[isotee]

Introduction

Greetings from Northern Europe! I'm M47 y/o, 182 cm/98 kg (~5'12 / 216lb). I have physically easy office work but during leisure time I do forestry activities which requires decent strength base as well as SE-capacity - the traditional ranch- or farm-type-features or attributes.

I found the TB-system and downloaded the Kindle versions of both books TB1 and TB2. After studying the philosophy I decided to give a try, I trust this approach might support my activities in forestry. For the record, I've been playing with barbell more than 30 years, tried "everything" but still having problems with combining farm/forest activities with training. So far it has been either/or but I trust and hope the TB-system would help me to reach my goals: decent strength and endurance base which support, not disturb, the physical work.

My plan is to run the Operator-template on winter Dec-Jan-Feb, then switch to Base Building Block for Mar-Apr in order to build aerobic/anaerobic base for the summer works. May and so forth will be forest work, 1-2 strength session per week for maintaining, xc-biking for endurance.

My current strength numbers are bench 100 kg, bsq 120 kg, dl 150 kg, on top of that snatch 70 kg, clean&jerk 90 kg.

Let's see how this goes. Looking forward to see.

[Barkadion]

Welcome and good luck!

[isotee]

Operator wk 1

Mon Nov 30
bp 3*5*70kg
bsq 3*5*80kg
pullups 3*5 bw
planks 3*30"

Tue Dec 1
easy walk 40'

Wed Dec 2
bp 3*5*70kg
bsq 3*5*80kg
pullups 3*5 bw
planks 3*30"

Fri Dec 4
bp 3*5*70kg
bsq 1*5*80kg
clean grip dl 3*5*100kg
obliques, core diagonal chains w/10kg disc 3x10

Sat Dec 5
forest walk 70'

Easy start. Bp feels good. Some discomfort feeling in right hip/groin area, adductor issue.

[VenomousCoffee]

Hey, someone older than me! Welcome!

[isotee]

Hey, someone older than me! Welcome!

Thank you! Still (trying) to go strong.

[isotee]

Operator wk 2

Mon Dec 7

wup 4 rnds:
ring row 10, push up 5, goblet sq 24k*5, kbs 24k*10

bench 3*5*80kg
bsq 3*5*90kg
pullups 5,5,5,4 bw
planks 3*40"

Hip felt rather OK after a good wup.

[isotee]

Tue Dec 8

Easy walk 30'

[isotee]

Wed Dec 9

Bp 3x5x80kg
Bsq 3x5x90kg
Pullups 4x4
Midsect. Rotations w. Disc 3x20

[isotee]

Fri dec 11

Am 0530 hrs
Easy walk 30'
Cln grip dl 3x3x100kg
Pullups 3x3 bw
Abs w. 10kg disc

Felt great after early morning wakeup, workout and a very good breakfast.

Pm 1600 hrs
Bp 3x5x80kg
Bsq 1x5x90kg
Cln grip dl 3x5x120kg

Bp OK. R. Hip still bit uncomfy.

Good day. Today I had lot of energy.

[isotee]

Sat dec 12

Se circuit 3x10, rest 30"/30"
Push press 30kg, Ring row, Kbs 24k, Goblet sq 24k

Finisher
Thrower core standing rotations w. Barbell 30kg, 3x20